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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/strengthening-business-case-patient-safety
May 01, 2013 - Has pay-for-performance decreased access for minority patients? Health Serv Res. 2010;45:6-23.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49795/psn-pdf
June 01, 2017 - The Perils of Contrast Media
June 1, 2017
Sadat U, Solomon R. The Perils of Contrast Media. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/perils-contrast-media
Case Objectives
Recognize that contrast media are potentially nephrotoxic.
Identify key risk factors for the development of contrast-induced kidne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/american-view-uks-patient-safety-enterprise-top-down-vs-bottom
December 01, 2005 - An American View of the UK's Patient Safety Enterprise: Top Down vs. Bottom Up
Robert M. Wachter, MD | June 1, 2012
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Citation Text:
Wachter R. An American View of the UK's Patient Safety Enterprise: Top Down vs. Bottom Up. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ectopic-or-not
March 27, 2024 - Ectopic or Not?
Citation Text:
Givens VM, Lipscomb GH. Ectopic or Not?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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June 01, 2025 - Failure to Rescue
January 29, 2025
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue
Updated in January 2025 by Irina Tokareva RN, BSN, MAS, CPHQ and Patrick Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet
primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect cur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/caution-interrupted
October 01, 2016 - Caution, Interrupted
Citation Text:
Wears RL. Caution, Interrupted. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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October 01, 2017 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?
Citation Text:
Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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August 10, 2019 - Renal Failure Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
August 10, 2019
Barry MJ, Garnick MB. Renal Failure Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/renal-failure-due-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia
The Case
A 65-year-old man was referred to urology for a 5-year history of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/myasthenia-crisis-after-delayed-diagnosis-medically-complex-patient
February 21, 2020 - Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a Medically Complex Patient.
Citation Text:
Chaffin Z. Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a Medically Complex Patient.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49547/psn-pdf
October 01, 2007 - Code Blue—Where To?
October 1, 2007
Adams BD. Code Blue—Where To? PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-blue-where
The Case
An 80-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and schizophrenia was
admitted to an inpatient psychiatry service for hallucinations and anxi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintentional-ketamine-overdose-operating-room-mixing-ampules
March 25, 2020 - Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules
Citation Text:
Bohringer C. Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dilute-or-not-dilute-drug-errors-and-consequences-operating-room
July 28, 2021 - To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room
Citation Text:
Aldwinckle R, Florendo E. To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33622/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - In Conversation with…Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
November 1, 2005
In Conversation with…Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdonald-m-berwick-md-mpp
Editor's Note: Dr. Berwick is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Healthcare
I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge
February 23, 2011 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
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Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/other-hand
December 12, 2012 - On the Other Hand
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Henneman EA. On the Other Hand. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-471
December 31, 2024 - January 22, 2025 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, report…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-instructions-pacu-who-remembers
August 05, 2009 - Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?
Citation Text:
Engel KG. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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November 01, 2010 - Treatment Challenges After Discharge
November 1, 2010
Coffey C. Treatment Challenges After Discharge. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/treatment-challenges-after-discharge
Case Objectives
Understand types and frequencies of adverse events occurring between patient discharge from the
hospital …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.176_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2008
Diagnosing HIV: It Doesn’t Take a Brain Surgeon
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2008
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Roger Chou, MD, Oregon Health &…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60173/psn-pdf
March 30, 2020 - In Conversation With... Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM and
Bruce Spurlock, MD
March 30, 2020
In Conversation With.. Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM and Bruce Spurlock, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ann-gaffey-rn-msn-cphrm-and-bruce-spurlock-md
Editor’s note: Ann D. Gaffey, RN, …