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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicares-decision-withhold-payment-hospital-errors-devil-details
March 13, 2013 - Classic
Medicare's decision to withhold payment for hospital errors: the devil is in the details … This commentary outlines the details of the proposed policy, the estimated impact on costs, and the expected
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40255/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Medication details documented on hospital discharge:
cross-sectional observational study of factors … Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-
sectional observational study of factors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-details-documented-hospital-discharge-cross-sectional-
observational-study-factors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-details-documented-hospital-discharge-cross-sectional-observational-study-factors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-details-documented-hospital-discharge-cross-sectional-observational-study-factors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37499/psn-pdf
January 10, 2017 - Medicare's decision to withhold payment for hospital
errors: the devil is in the details. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicares-decision-withhold-payment-hospital-errors-devil-details
Beginning … This commentary outlines the details of the proposed policy, the
estimated impact on costs, and the … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicares-decision-withhold-payment-hospital-errors-devil-details
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/final_psnet_spotlight_retained_vaginal_packing_04.08.2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - healthcare providers can lead to
retained packing after obstetric and surgical procedures
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Case #1 Details … patient if “everything” had been removed;
she said "yes" and was discharged to home
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Case #1 Details … been
removed
– The patient said yes, that “it” had and was then discharged to home
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Case #2 Details … Take-Home Points (3)
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• Handoff information should include specific details about nature
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Two cases of retained
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/spotlight_lost_in_transitions_of_care_09.22.2021_final.pdf
January 01, 2021 - All dates have been altered but reflect the actual
duration between fill dates.
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Case Details … Patient’s PDMP entries through SNF stay and subsequent
outpatient visits
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Lost in transitions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-details-documented-hospital-discharge-cross-sectional-observational-study-factors
April 24, 2018 - Study
Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-sectional observational … Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-sectional observational study of factors associated … Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-sectional observational study of factors associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/final_spotlight_stacked_opioid_administration_01.03.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - strategies for optimal management of
patients administered perioperative opioid therapy
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Case #1 Details … • Upon admission, home doses of an antidepressant and lorazepam
were continued.
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Case #1 Details … respiratory deficit, he was successfully
weaned off mechanical ventilation and extubated.
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Case #2 Details … was stabilized medically and sent to
surgery for a trans-metatarsal foot amputation.
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Patient Safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/spotlight_case_missed_pneumothorax_10.09.2022_-_final.pdf
January 01, 2022 - complications associated with
bronchoscopy and strategies to improve perioperative safety
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Case Details … The patient recovered without change in respiratory symptoms or
vital signs in the PACU.
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Case Details … to follow up “as needed,” as his vital signs and
respiratory symptoms remained normal.
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Case Details … day after treatment with supplemental oxygen; thoracostomy
drainage was not necessary.
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False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37144/psn-pdf
May 16, 2008 - health-care-associated-infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-housestaff-implementing-medication-reconciliation-admission-academic-medical-center
March 30, 2011 - This article details how one academic medical center engaged housestaff in tactics to achieve higher … March 30, 2011
Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-sectional observational
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/final_spotlight_case_delays_in_the_ed_powerpoint_for_cme_review_03.09.2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - crowding, limitations of the ED triage
process, and failures of teamwork and
communication.
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Case Details … Respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute
– Pulse oximetry 98% on room air
– Oral temperature 36.6˚C
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Case Details … resuscitation room and assessed by
the Emergency Medicine attending physician and resident
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Case Details … Vascular Surgery evaluated patient and agreed to take the patient to
the operating room (OR)
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�SOME PATIENTS CAN’T WAIT: IMPROVING TIMELINESS OF EMERGENCY
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-06/final_spotlight_miscommunication_possible_artifact_06.21.2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - radiologists and referring physicians can contribute to
delays in diagnosis and treatment
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Case Details … most possibly artifact, however follow-up
chest X-ray is advised for further evaluation”
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Case Details … any knowledge of or
follow-up for the “soft tissue density” in the left suprahilar
region
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Case Details … Source and Credits
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The Consequences of miscommunication regarding a possible artifact
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Communication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/final_spotlight_case_mistaken_capacity.pdf
January 01, 2022 - psychosocial history contributed to poor
care for an older man with metastatic prostate cancer
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Case Details … Urinalysis revealed large leukocyte esterase
and many white blood cells.
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• The … • The palliative care service was consulted to clarify goals of care.
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• Further … • However, he continued to miss scheduled appointments.
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A Case of Mistaken Capacity
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43393/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - safe-surgery-saves-lives-second-global-patient-safety-challenge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38533/psn-pdf
January 31, 2011 - measuring-preventable-harm-helping-science-keep-pace-policy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/spotlight_case_strongyloides_final_11.21.22.pdf
January 01, 2022 - infection and strategies to
improve identification of patients at risk of this infection
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Case Details … the US in the 1980s, travels
frequently to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Central America
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Case Details … • He was admitted to the intensive care unit.
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Strongyloides: A Hidden Traveler and Potentially Lethal Missed Diagnosis
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Strongyloides: A Hidden Traveler and Potentially Lethal Missed Diagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/final_spotlight_case_mesenteric_ischemia_08.05.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - how to prevent diagnostic errors that
can impede early identification and treatment.
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Case Details … scattered
petechial hemorrhages and mucosal thickening on both the EGD and
colonoscopy.)
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Case Details … No
imaging was performed.
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• Finally, another gastroenterologist covering for … Spotlight
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Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
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Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Background
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/trocar_injury_final.pdf
January 01, 2022 - patient
history and abdominal anatomy when considering approaches to
abdominal entry
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Case Details … oophorectomy was a mixed echogenic
ovarian mass concerning for possible ovarian cancer.
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Case Details … another hospital 9 hours after being
discharged, due to increasing pain, nausea, and fever.
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Case Details … fascia was
closed, the skin was left open, and a negative pressure dressing was
applied.
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Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-accidents-and-injuries-mri-suite
July 18, 2024 - Please refer to the information link below for further details.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/spotlight_case_prolonged_dka_in_pregnancy_-_slides_-_revised.pdf
January 01, 2023 - communication, and a culture of safety can improve care in
complex health care situations.
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Case Details … • Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), endocrinology, and gastroenterology were
consulted.
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Case Details … developed a progressively
worsening metabolic acidosis with an anion gap peaking at 20.
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Slide 4: Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown
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Slide 8: Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case