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April 01, 2009 - This is consistent with the pattern in other safe industries; outside pressure can help promote the cultural
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September 27, 2023 - Cultural or linguistic barriers, or fears of legal or occupational consequences, may interfere with obtaining
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January 01, 2024 - Failure to do so in this case suggests implicit bias, perhaps due to the patient's age cultural or communication
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January 01, 2016 - It's almost a cultural taboo.
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February 01, 2014 - EC : That's a very important cultural issue.
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June 01, 2016 - Communication With Consultants
June 1, 2016
Cohn SL. Communication With Consultants. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-consultants
The Case
A 30-year-old pregnant woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with nausea, headaches, and
fevers. Her laboratory studies were nota…
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February 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another
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This presentation is based on the February 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
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Commentary by: Eric S. Holmboe, MD, American Board of Internal…
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May 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Duty to Disclose Someone Else’s Error
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This presentation is based on the May 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
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Commentary by: Thomas H. Gallagher, MD University of Washington
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February 26, 2025 - Misdiagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction in the Setting of Previous Abdominal Operations A man with a history of prior umbilical hernia repair presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain and was initially diagnosed with cholelithiasis before being discharged home. However, the next day he returned to …
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February 01, 2023 - Nothing Called Small Surgery
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Manske C. Nothing Called Small Surgery. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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September 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Multifactorial Medication Mishap
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Yang A. Multifactorial Medication Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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June 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Paul Aylin, MBChB
June 1, 2017
Also Read an Essay
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November 13, 2024 - Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies
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Gomes-Lima C, Burman KD. Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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April 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… … Jennifer Schulz Moore, LLB,
MA, PhD
April 1, 2019
In Conversation With… … Jennifer Schulz Moore, LLB, MA, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jennifer-schulz-moore-llb-ma-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Schulz Moore is the Director of Learning and Teaching at…
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January 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Maureen Bisognano
June 1, 2015
In Conversation With… Maureen Bisognano. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-maureen-bisognano
Editor's note: Maureen Bisognano is President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
(IHI). We spoke with her about I…
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June 01, 2015 - Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters
June 1, 2015
Newman DK, Strauss R, Abraham L, et al. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unseen-perils-urinary-catheters
The Case
A 68-year-old man with a history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, seizures, cerebral vascular at…
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July 21, 2025 - Breadcrumb
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January 01, 2024 - PSNet
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Patient as a Team Member in Clinical Care
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Foundations
Patient Engagement for Patient Safety: The Why, What, and How of Patient Engagement for Improving
Patient Safety.
Kendir C, Fujisawa R, Brito Fernandes O, et al. Paris, F…
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April 26, 2023 - Annual Perspective
Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety
A Jay Holmgren, Susan McBride,Bryan Gale, Sarah Mossburg
| March 29, 2023
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Holmgren AJ, McBride S, Gale B, et al. Technology as a …
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October 02, 2019 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another
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Holmboe ES. One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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