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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865455/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - Communication During Transitions of Care
March 27, 2024
Gurses AP, Sousane Z, Mossburg S. Communication During Transitions of Care. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/communication-during-transitions-care
Introduction
Inaccurate or untimely communication and ineffective teamwork in healthca…
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May 01, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
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Poon EG. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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March 01, 2009 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
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Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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September 27, 2022 - Burnout
September 27, 2022
Yellowlees P, Rea M. Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/burnout
Originally published in December 2011 by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
Updated in September 2022 by Peter Yellowlees, MD and Margaret Rea, PhD. PSNet primers are regu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/snfs-opening-black-box
August 27, 2012 - SNFs: Opening the Black Box
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Ouslander JG, Bonner A. SNFs: Opening the Black Box. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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August 29, 2021 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications Used by Anesthesia
Citation Text:
Nguyen DD, Harper TA, Cello R. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications Used by Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49690/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage
September 1, 2013
Manchikanti L, Hirsch JA. The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pains-chronic-opioid-usage
Case Objectives
Describe the appropriate initial assessment of patients with chronic non-cancer pain.
List the most comm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73642/psn-pdf
August 25, 2021 - Sudden Collapse During Upper Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy: Expect the Unexpected
August 25, 2021
Wieck M. Sudden Collapse During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Expect the Unexpected. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sudden-collapse-during-upper-gastrointestinal-endoscopy-expect-
unexpected
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33766/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS
May 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-didier-pittet-md-ms
Editor's note: Didier Pittet, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Infection Control
Programme and WHO Co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49474/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - Hidden Mystery
March 1, 2005
Brunette DD. Hidden Mystery. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-mystery
Case Objectives
Appreciate the challenges of caring for morbidly obese patients.
List specific interventions that can be implemented when caring for obese patients.
Develop a rational ap…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49592/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption
October 1, 2009
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
The Case
A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had
metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33651/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Diane Rydrych, MA
June 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Diane Rydrych, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdiane-rydrych-ma
Editor's Note: Diane Rydrych, MA, is Assistant Director of the Division of Health Policy at the Minnesota
Department of Health,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
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Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-physician-office-setting
November 04, 2015 - Patient Safety in the Physician Office Setting
Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH | May 1, 2006
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Elder NC. Patient Safety in the Physician Office Setting. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Researc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/unintended-consequences-florida-medical-liability-legislation
February 01, 2003 - The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation
Paul Barach, MD, MPH | December 1, 2005
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Citation Text:
Barach P. The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation. PSNet [internet].…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33661/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - Care Transitions
December 1, 2007
Kripalani S. Care Transitions. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/care-transitions
Perspective
Hospital discharge is often viewed as the end of an acute medical event. Goodbyes are said as patients
pack their belongings and return home. Physicians scratch …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73335/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition
Error
May 26, 2021
Haas K, Lee A. Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition Error. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyponatremia-secondary-home-parenteral-nutrition-error
The Case
A 4-year-old (former 33-week premature) boy with a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49713/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other
June 1, 2014
Feil M. CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-removal-procedure-any-other
The Case
A 27-year-old man with a history of Behçet disease and recurrent liver abscesses was admitted to the
hospital for a p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/primary-care-and-patient-safety-opportunities-interface
September 28, 2022 - Primary Care and Patient Safety: Opportunities at the Interface
September 28, 2022
Also Read the Conversations
In Conversation With... Freya Spielberg, MD, MPH
In Conversation With... Jack Westfall, MD, MPH
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psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm-case-studies
March 25, 2025 - WebM&M: Case Studies
WebM&M (Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web) features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by our readers. Spotlight Cases include interactive learning modules available for CME/CPE . Commentaries are written by patient safety experts and published monthly. Have you encou…