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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-patients-blood-evaluating-near-miss-wrong-transfusion-event
July 01, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
“This is the wrong patient's blood!”: Evaluating a Near-Miss Wrong Transfusion Event
Citation Text:
Barnhard S. “This is the wrong patient's blood!”: Evaluating a Near-Miss Wrong Transfusion Event. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Dep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/final_spotlight_latex_allergies-slides.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of
a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex
Allergy
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by K…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33728/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - In Conversation With…David C. Classen, MD, MS
May 1, 2012
In Conversation With…David C. Classen, MD, MS. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdavid-c-classen-md-ms
Editor's note: David C. Classen, MD, MS, is Chief Medical Information Officer for Pascal Metrics and an
Associa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838222/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - In Conversation With... Jack Westfall, MD, MPH
September 28, 2022
In Conversation With.. Jack Westfall, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jack-westfall-md-mph
Editor’s note: Jack Westfall, MD, MPH, is a retired professor from the University of Colorado School of
Medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withchristopher-p-landrigan-md
April 01, 2005 - In Conversation with…Christopher P. Landrigan, MD
April 1, 2005
Also Read an Essay
Citation Text:
In Conversation with…Christopher P. Landrigan, MD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/introducing-new-ahrq-webmm-and-ahrq-patient-safety-network-psnet
April 01, 2005 - Introducing the New AHRQ WebM&M and AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
Robert M. Wachter, MD | April 1, 2005
Also Read a Conversation
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Wachter R. Introducing the New AHRQ WebM&M and AHRQ Patient Safety Ne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49714/psn-pdf
August 21, 2014 - Pitfalls in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis
August 21, 2014
Goh T, Goh LG. Pitfalls in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pitfalls-diagnosing-necrotizing-fasciitis
Case Objectives
State the epidemiology of necrotizing fasciitis.
Appreciate the high mortality a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49564/psn-pdf
July 01, 2008 - Dependence vs. Pain
July 1, 2008
Gordon AJ. Dependence vs. Pain . PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dependence-vs-pain
Case Objectives
Define opioid dependence and opioid withdrawal syndrome.
Describe the treatment of opioid withdrawal syndrome including the use of the Clinical Opioid
Withdra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_overdose_of_gabapentin_and_oxycodone_in_a_patient_with_end-stage_renal_disease.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Gabapentin Overdose_12.21.2022 FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Overdose of Gabapentin and Oxycodone in a Patient
with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Case for Appropriate
Interruptive Drug-Disease Alerts
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the January 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72911/psn-pdf
March 15, 2021 - The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors
March 15, 2021
Branch J, Hiner D, Jackson V. The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/impact-communication-medication-errors
The Case
A 93-year-old man with a history of chronic systolic heart failure…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850361/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Critical Echocardiogram Result Lost to Follow-up
June 14, 2023
Boctor N, Molla M. Critical Echocardiogram Result Lost to Follow-up. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-echocardiogram-result-lost-follow
The Case
A 63-year-old man with history of stroke, systolic heart failure, and ventric…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interruptions-and-distractions-health-care-improved-safety-mindfulness
February 01, 2014 - Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved Safety With Mindfulness
Suzanne Beyea, RN, PhD | February 1, 2014
Also Read the Conversations
In Conversation With… Enrico Coiera, MB, BS, PhD
In Conversation With… Richard Kronick, PhD
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866993/psn-pdf
October 30, 2024 - In Conversation with Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar about
Harm Reduction Strategies to Improve Safety for People
Who Use Substances
October 30, 2024
Salisbury-Afshar E, Gale B, Mossburg S. In Conversation with Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar about Harm
Reduction Strategies to Improve Safety for People Who Use Substances. P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/safety-i-safety-ii-and-new-views-safety
October 02, 2024 - Safety I, Safety II, and the New Views of Safety
Citation Text:
Scanlon M, Jacobson N. Safety I, Safety II, and the New Views of Safety. PSNet [internet]. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2025.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/impact-communication-medication-errors
August 01, 2009 - The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors
Citation Text:
Branch J, Hiner D, Jackson V. The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/84413/psn-pdf
February 23, 2022 - A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis
February 23, 2022
Landefeld J, Teasdale S, Jain S. A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/loss-trust-and-missed-diagnosis
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Counci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/loss-trust-and-missed-diagnosis
October 31, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis
Citation Text:
Landefeld J, Teasdale S, Jain S. A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867651/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Safety I, Safety II, and the New Views of Safety
February 26, 2025
Scanlon M, Jacobson N. Safety I, Safety II, and the New Views of Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/safety-i-safety-ii-and-new-views-safety
Background and Context
Safety I and Safety II (Safety I/II) are not safety method…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dependence-vs-pain
October 30, 2019 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dependence vs. Pain
Citation Text:
Gordon AJ. Dependence vs. Pain . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73202/psn-pdf
April 28, 2021 - A Postpartum Woman with an Erroneous SARS-CoV-2
Test
April 28, 2021
Martin SA, Kanjilal S, Schiff G. A Postpartum Woman with an Erroneous SARS-CoV-2 Test. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/postpartum-woman-erroneous-sars-cov-2-test
The Case
A full-term pregnant patient was admitted in March 2…