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March 31, 2021 - March 29, 2023
WebM&M Cases
Procedure Complications
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December 22, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning
Citation Text:
Heyland DK. Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017. …
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November 01, 2023 - Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble
Citation Text:
Blitz J. Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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April 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD
April 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-timothy-b-mcdonald-md-jd
Editor's note: Dr. McDonald is President of the Center for Open and Honest Communication at the
MedStar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33767/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance
May 1, 2014
Marra AR, Edmond MB. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance
Perspective
One hundred sixty-five years after the publication of Ignaz Semmel…
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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation with...Albert Wu, MD, MPH
July 1, 2008
Citation Text:
In Conversation with..Albert Wu, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.In Conversation with...Albert Wu, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Departm…
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August 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS
August 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-karl-bilimoria-md-ms
Editor's note: Dr. Bilimoria is the Director of the Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center of
Northwester…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49816/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap
January 1, 2018
Chou R. A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-medication-reconciliation-mishap
Case Objectives
Recognize that substance use disorders are common in patients with acute pain.
Understand th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49516/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art?
August 1, 2006
Thompson GR, Verghese A. Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/physical-diagnosis-lost-art
Case Objectives
Appreciate the decline in proficiency and reliance on physical examination skills among health care
providers.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33885/psn-pdf
August 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Susan Smith, MD
August 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Susan Smith, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-smith-md
Editor's note: Dr. Smith, a family medicine physician, is chief faculty practices officer for UCSF Health.
Over the past 3–4 years, the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33822/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA
January 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-h-oneill-mpa
Editor's note: Mr. O'Neill served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President George
W. Bush and, prio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49676/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Death by PCA
February 1, 2013
Hicks RW. Death by PCA. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/death-pca
The Case
A healthy 21-year-old pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby via Caesarean section after an
uncomplicated pregnancy. Two hours after delivery, the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safeguarding-diagnostic-testing-point-care
September 30, 2011 - Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care
Citation Text:
Kost GJ, Ehrmeyer SS. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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October 31, 2023 - Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures
October 31, 2023
Mieu H, Olson KA. Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-malignancy-diagnosis-reflects-systemic-failures
The Case
A 32-year-old man presented to the hospital with…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49864/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You
in Training About Feedback and Burnout
June 1, 2019
Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About
Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyperbilirubinemia-refractory-phototherapy
March 01, 2006 - Hyperbilirubinemia Refractory to Phototherapy
Citation Text:
Bhutani VK, Wong RJ. Hyperbilirubinemia Refractory to Phototherapy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger
May 1, 2005
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
The Case
A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of
the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49645/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - E-prescribing: E for error?
February 1, 2012
Ashton EW. E-prescribing: E for error? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-prescribing-e-error
Case Objectives
Define e-prescribing.
Describe ways in which e-prescribing can reduce health care costs.
State how commonly prescription errors occur wit…
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June 01, 2012 - Transfer Troubles
June 1, 2012
Hains IM. Transfer Troubles. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfer-troubles
Case Objectives
Recognize that transfer of patients between hospitals is common.
Understand the frequency of errors and adverse events in the transfer of patients between hospitals.
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February 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson
February 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-beverley-h-johnson
Editor's note: Beverley H. Johnson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Patient-
and Family-…