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April 01, 2016 - Lost in Sign Out and Documentation
April 1, 2016
Detsky ME. Lost in Sign Out and Documentation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-sign-out-and-documentation
The Case
A 71-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain. While being evaluated by the
emergency physician, …
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September 27, 2023 - Insulin Administration: Pen vs Vial – Similar, but Not
Interchangeable
September 27, 2023
Camarillo H. Insulin Administration: Pen vs Vial – Similar, but Not Interchangeable. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/insulin-administration-pen-vs-vial-similar-not-interchangeable
The Case
A fourteen-ye…
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January 01, 2011 - Risk Management and Patient Safety
December 1, 2010
Manuel BM, McCarthy JL, Berry WR, et al. Risk Management and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/risk-management-and-patient-safety
Perspective
In 1990, a Harvard-based research team reported the incidence of medical errors …
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August 01, 2009 - Hiding in Plain Sight
August 1, 2009
Weinberg JM. Hiding in Plain Sight. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hiding-plain-sight
The Case
A 65-year-old woman presented to an emergency department (ED) with 48 hours of nontraumatic left lower
back pain and general malaise. She was diagnosed with a …
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February 23, 2010 - Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain
February 1, 2010
Sethi MK. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/defensive-medicine-glowing-pain
The Case
A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of abdominal pain and
vomiting. The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/timely-diagnosis-esophageal-perforation
September 27, 2023 - Timely diagnosis of esophageal perforation
Citation Text:
Utter GH, Cooke DT. Timely diagnosis of esophageal perforation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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December 01, 2009 - Misleading Complaint
Citation Text:
Soni K, Dhaliwal G. Misleading Complaint. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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July 01, 2012 - Misleading Complaint
July 1, 2012
Soni K, Dhaliwal G. Misleading Complaint. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misleading-complaint
The Case
A 54-year-old homeless man with a history of alcoholism presented to the emergency department (ED) with
complaints of knee problems. The triage nurse docu…
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January 01, 2006 - Confusion With Acetaminophen
January 1, 2006
Heubi JE. Confusion With Acetaminophen. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen
The Case
Parents brought their 5-year-old son to the emergency department (ED) with a 24-hour history of fever,
cough, and frontal headache. Physical e…
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February 01, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip
February 1, 2012
Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip
The Case
A 25-year-old woman in her first pregnancy was seen at 33 weeks' gestation with new onset hypertension
an…
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April 01, 2008 - The Forgotten Drip
April 1, 2008
Josephson AS. The Forgotten Drip. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-drip
The Case
A 45-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his friends because of a 1-day history of a
severe headache and "bizarre behavior." A computed tomography (C…
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October 01, 2013 - Safety in Radiology
October 1, 2013
Pinto A. Safety in Radiology. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-radiology
Perspective
The use of medical imaging to depict and to help diagnose illness and injury as well as to guide therapeutic
interventions has expanded greatly during the past …
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December 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the December 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John Halamka, MD, MS, Chief Informa…
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October 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case
Spotlight Case
Difficult Encounters:
A CMO and CNO Respond
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2009
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Ernie Ring, MD; Jane Hirsch, RN, MS
UCSF Medical Cen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-organisational-accident-need-error-wisdom-frontline
November 18, 2015 - Commentary
Beyond the organisational accident: the need for "error wisdom" on the frontline.
Citation Text:
Reason J. Beyond the organisational accident: the need for "error wisdom" on the frontline. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004;13 Suppl 2:ii28-33.
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July 10, 2017 - Commentary
Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors.
Citation Text:
Williams M. Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors. Br J Radiol. 2007;80(953):297-301.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/obstetric-care-consensus-no-5-severe-maternal-morbidity-screening-and-review
August 20, 2018 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines
Obstetric Care Consensus No. 5: Severe Maternal Morbidity: Screening and Review.
Citation Text:
Obstetric Care Consensus No. 5: Severe Maternal Morbidity: Screening and Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2016;128(3):e54-60. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000001642.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-harm-general-surgery-prospective-study
November 16, 2022 - Study
Patient harm in general surgery--a prospective study.
Citation Text:
Kaul AK, McCulloch PG. Patient Harm in General Surgery-A Prospective Study. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(1). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e318030c2ec.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-college-radiology-white-paper-mr-safety-2004-update-and-revisions
September 28, 2022 - Clinical Guideline
American College of Radiology White Paper on MR Safety: 2004 Update and Revisions.
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doi:10.2214/ajr.182.5.182111.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-committee-opinion-no-447-patient-safety-obstetrics-and-gynecology
July 19, 2017 - Commentary
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology.
Citation Text:
Improvement AC of O and GCC on PS and Q. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: Patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114(6):1424-7. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c6f90…