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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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60172/psn-pdf
March 01, 2021 - Verification Screen That Includes Prominent Patient
Photograph Significantly Reduces Errors Caused by
Orders Placed in Wrong Chart
Originally published on June 12, 2020
Last updated on January 11, 2021
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49573/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Dangerous Shift
November 1, 2008
Patterson ES. Dangerous Shift. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-shift
Case Objectives
Review the evidence base on erroneous actions related to shift changes.
Understand the limits of standardizing handoffs in preventing errors at shift change.
Expla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33723/psn-pdf
December 01, 2011 - Implementing a Fall Prevention Program
December 1, 2011
Healey F. Implementing a Fall Prevention Program. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program
Perspective
Throughout the developed world, most hospital beds are occupied by older people, many of whom have
b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49501/psn-pdf
February 03, 2006 - Lost in Transition
February 1, 2006
Beach C. Lost in Transition. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-transition
Case Objectives
Provide an overview of transitions in continuously operating industries
Review cognitive error
Describe the complex dynamics of transitions in emergency care
Pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49702/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - Tough Call: Addressing Errors From Previous Providers
March 1, 2014
Martinez W, Hickson GB. Tough Call: Addressing Errors From Previous Providers. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tough-call-addressing-errors-previous-providers
Case Objectives
Define what it means to be a professional.
Identi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unfamiliar-catheter
November 01, 2006 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
Citation Text:
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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June 21, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Breakage of a PICC Line
Citation Text:
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mechanical-prosthetic-valve-thrombosis-thromboembolism
August 21, 2005 - Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism.
Citation Text:
Hedayati N, White RO. Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism.. 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/web-mm/getting-diagnosis-both-right-and-wrong
May 29, 2024 - Getting the Diagnosis Both Right and Wrong
Citation Text:
Olson AP. Getting the Diagnosis Both Right and Wrong. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-blue-where
March 30, 2020 - Code Blue—Where To?
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Adams BD. Code Blue—Where To?. 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/web-mm/slow-down-right-drug-wrong-formulation
October 13, 2018 - Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation
Citation Text:
Amato MG, Schiff G. Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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September 15, 2024 - Failure to Rescue
Citation Text:
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2025.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/renal-failure-due-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia
February 01, 2004 - Renal Failure Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Citation Text:
Barry MJ, Garnick MB. Renal Failure Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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March 01, 2007 - Failure to Report
March 1, 2007
Spath P. Failure to Report. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-report
Case Objectives
List common causes of medical errors.
Appreciate the magnitude of underreporting of adverse events.
List the common barriers to reporting adverse events and near misses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33806/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Amy J. Starmer, MD, MPH
April 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Amy J. Starmer, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-amy-j-starmer-md-mph
Editor's note: Dr. Starmer is Director of Primary Care Quality Improvement and Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture
January 29, 2020 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture
Citation Text:
Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE
December 1, 2016
Citation Text:
In Conversation With.. James P. Bagian, MD, PE. PSNet [internet]. 2016.In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33767/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance
May 1, 2014
Marra AR, Edmond MB. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance
Perspective
One hundred sixty-five years after the publication of Ignaz Semmel…