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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60653/psn-pdf
April 25, 2020 - Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID-
19 Pandemic
June 29, 2020
Dopp AL, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-delivery-and-pharmacists-during-covid-19-pandemic
Medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33797/psn-pdf
January 01, 2016 - Diagnostic Errors: A New Chapter in Patient Safety
Science, Policy, and Practice
January 1, 2016
Singh H. Diagnostic Errors: A New Chapter in Patient Safety Science, Policy, and Practice. PSNet
[internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors-new-chapter-patient-safety-science-policy-and-prac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836942/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake
Patient: Risks of Improper Medication Labeling in an
Operating Room
April 27, 2022
Kriss RS. Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks of Improper Medication
Labeling in an Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49617/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Failure to Reevaluate
December 1, 2010
Wong-Beringer A. Failure to Reevaluate. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
The Case
A 61-year-old woman receiving palliative chemotherapy for non–small-cell lung cancer at a community
hospital developed methicillin-resistant staphylococc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49626/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Outbreak
May 1, 2011
Rothman R, Stapleton S. Outbreak. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outbreak
The Case
A 36-year-old healthy man developed an acute febrile illness associated with a vesicular rash. He
presented to an urgent care clinic where he was diagnosed with varicella infection ("chic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.60_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2004 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2004
Too Tight Control:
The Risks of Intensive Insulin Therapy
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2004
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Medicine
CME credit is available through the Web site
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
Comm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49487/psn-pdf
August 21, 2005 - Surprise Wire
August 21, 2005
Pearl JM, Donaldson NE. Surprise Wire. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surprise-wire
The Case
A 39-year-old man with a history of liver disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with
gastrointestinal bleeding and altered mental status. Due to his clinic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49826/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Air on the Side of Caution
April 1, 2018
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
The Case
A young woman with morbid obesity was scheduled for cardiac catheterization to evaluate shortness of
breath and chest pain. A decision was m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49700/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute
Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients
February 1, 2014
Piccini JP, Newby KL, Califf R. Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes:
Recognizing High-Risk Patients. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nonsustaine…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49850/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Critical Order Set Change and Critical Limb Ischemia
January 1, 2019
Clay B. Critical Order Set Change and Critical Limb Ischemia. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-order-set-change-and-critical-limb-ischemia
The Case
A 72-year-old woman with a history of severe peripheral vascular dis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33684/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice
May 1, 2009
Baron RJ. Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-perspective-office-practice
Perspective
Most patient interactions with the health care system occur in the outpatien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.173_slideshow.ppt
April 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case April 2008
Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis: A Simple Decision Gone Bad
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the April 2008
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Sumant Ranji, MD,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33676/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
November 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsanjay-saint-md-mph
Editor's note: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan and the Ann
Arbor VA …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49515/psn-pdf
July 01, 2006 - Over Not So Easy
July 1, 2006
Cucina R. Over Not So Easy. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/over-not-so-easy
The Case
A 62-year-old woman with end-stage liver disease was hospitalized for recurrent variceal bleeding. On
admission, she reported allergies to a number of medications as well as a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33687/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health
Care
August 1, 2009
Tucker AL. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
Perspective
Frontline health care providers are challen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/resources/hospscanform.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
SOPS
TM
Hospital Survey
Version: 1.0
Language: English
Note
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods,
establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based survey, and preparing and
analyz…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Communicating Infectious Concerns With Antibiotic Prescribers
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Communicating With Prescribers
1
Objectives
Describe the components of, and when to use SBAR:
Situation
Background
Assessment …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/program-dev-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) Development
Developing an Antibiotic
Stewardship Program
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Developing a Program
1
Objectives
Name the goals of antibiotic stewardship and why it is important in long-term care (LT…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-cleary-slides.pdf
March 01, 2010 - CAHPS® Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research Webcast
The Value and Impact of CAHPS
Paul D. Cleary, Ph.D.
Yale School of Public Health
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Reported Patient Experiences are Related to
other Important Processes and Outcomes
Among dozens of studies examined in a
recent systematic revie…