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March 20, 2013 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Too Tight Control
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Rubin HR, Fajtova VT. Too Tight Control. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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May 27, 2020 - Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability
Citation Text:
Semkiw K, Anderson D, Natale JA. Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Heal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49779/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - The Empty Bag
December 1, 2016
Vincent C. The Empty Bag. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-bag
The Case
A 90-year-old woman with end-stage dementia was admitted to an acute care hospital for treatment of a
hip fracture after a fall at a nursing home. During the hospitalization, her kidne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49639/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - Near Miss with Bedside Medications
November 1, 2011
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
Case Objectives
Understanding the definition of near miss—also known as close call.
Appreciate the importance of close calls in reducin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49865/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy
June 1, 2019
Blumenthal K. Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-sepsis-management-due-ambiguous-allergy
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a past medical history of hemorrhagic stroke, coron…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853773/psn-pdf
September 27, 2023 - A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.
September 27, 2023
Bellini A, Salcedo ES. A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-never-event-wrong-patient-and-wrong-side
The Case
A first-year orthopedic surgery resident was consulted…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care
April 1, 2014
Betjemann J, Josephson AS. A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reflexive-diagnosis-primary-care
Case Objectives
Appreciate that primary care doctors may be caring for an increasing number of patients wi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49732/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Errors in Sepsis Management
May 1, 2015
Shimabukuro D. Errors in Sepsis Management. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/errors-sepsis-management
Case Objectives
Define sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock.
Describe the severe sepsis/septic shock resuscitation bundle.
Recognize commonly encou…
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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/node/846768/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe
Obesity During Eye Surgery.
March 29, 2023
Bohringer C. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endotracheal-tube-fallout-patient-severe-obesity-during-eye-surgery
The Ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49528/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - The "Customer" Is Always Right
February 1, 2007
Sehgal NL. The "Customer" Is Always Right. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/customer-always-right
Case Objectives
Understand the importance of identifying a patient's agenda.
Appreciate the factors that contribute to unmet patient expectations.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33746/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… David M. Gaba, MD
March 1, 2013
In Conversation With… David M. Gaba, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-m-gaba-md
Editor's note: David M. Gaba, MD, is a Professor of Anesthesia at the Stanford University School of
Medicine. An international leade…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836841/psn-pdf
June 01, 2020 - The Cleveland Clinic Pairs Advanced Practice Registered
Nurses and Paramedics To Provide Home Visits to
Recently Discharged Patients at Highest Risk for Hospital
Readmission
April 7, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/cleveland-clinic-pairs-advanced-practice-registered-nurses-and-
paramedics-provide-home
Sum…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49642/psn-pdf
December 01, 2011 - Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap
December 1, 2011
Halamka J. Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/order-interrupted-text-multitasking-mishap
Case Objectives
State the prevalence of mobile devices among clinicians and their common health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49699/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Multifactorial Medication Mishap
February 1, 2014
Yang A. Multifactorial Medication Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multifactorial-medication-mishap
Case Objectives
Understand the system-based causes of medication errors.
Describe a model for a systems approach to error analysis.
Id…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33805/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP
April 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-thomas-j-nasca-md-macp
Editor's note: Dr. Nasca is Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Educat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73302/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - In Conversation With... Chris Cebollero, BS, CCEMT-P
May 26, 2021
In Conversation With.. Chris Cebollero, BS, CCEMT-P. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-chris-cebollero-bs-ccemt-p
Editor’s Note: Chris Cebollero, BS, CCEMT-P, is the President and CEO of Cebollero & Associates
C…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49819/psn-pdf
February 01, 2018 - Signout Fallout
February 1, 2018
Starmer AJ, Landrigan CP. Signout Fallout. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/signout-fallout
Case Objectives
Understand the role of communication failures in medical errors and preventable adverse events.
Review the evidence in support of handoff improvement pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33818/psn-pdf
November 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD
November 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-andrew-bindman-md
Editor's note: Dr. Bindman was appointed as Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) in May 2016. P…