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January 31, 2020 - Say It Again
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Henriksen K, Hall KK. Say It Again. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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February 21, 2020 - Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
Dopp AL, Hall KK. Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/pharmacist-role-patient-safety
Background: The Evolving Role of the Pharmacist
Medication errors are highly pervasive across all settings of care,[1] w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/home-medications-contribute-unique-opportunity-error-discharge-hospital
May 16, 2022 - Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from the Hospital
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Agrawal G, Nguyen DM. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from the Hospital.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US De…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-kidney-transplant-complications
January 29, 2020 - Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications
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Kapa N, Morfín JA. Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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February 24, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?
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Bosk CL. Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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December 01, 2005 - Low on the Totem Pole
December 1, 2005
Wachter R. Low on the Totem Pole. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/low-totem-pole
Case Objectives
Understand the concept of authority gradient
List steps that can be taken to increase communication across an authority gradient
Consider the current cultu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/new-patient-mistakenly-checked-another
October 01, 2013 - New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another
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Green RA, Adelman JS. New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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July 01, 2011 - What Have We Learned About Safe Inpatient Handovers?
March 1, 2011
Kripalani S. What Have We Learned About Safe Inpatient Handovers? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-have-we-learned-about-safe-inpatient-handovers
Perspective
The care of hospitalized patients is marked by numerous tra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2019-12/spotlight_code_status_dec_2019_powerpoint.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Spotlight
Spotlight
"Do You Want Everything Done?":
Clarifying Code Status
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the December 2019
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
○ See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
○ CME credit is available
• Commentary by: Karl Steinberg MD, CMD, HMDC & Thaddeus
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March 15, 2023 - Sepsis Resulting from Delays in Treatment and
Miscommunication among Specialists
March 15, 2023
Shi L, Noren E. Sepsis Resulting from Delays in Treatment and Miscommunication among Specialists.
PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sepsis-resulting-delays-treatment-and-miscommunication-among-
spec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49554/psn-pdf
January 01, 2008 - Chemotherapy Extravasation
January 1, 2008
Schulmeister L. Chemotherapy Extravasation. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chemotherapy-extravasation
The Case
A 73-year-old woman with no past medical history was diagnosed with stage IIIA breast cancer. She and
her oncologist decided to begin sys…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/i-just-want-go-home-understanding-deliriums-impact-treatment-preferences
December 18, 2019 - I Just Want to Go Home: Understanding Delirium’s Impact on Treatment Preferences
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Steinberg K. I Just Want to Go Home: Understanding Delirium’s Impact on Treatment Preferences. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Servi…
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February 01, 2007 - Crossed Coverage
February 1, 2007
Kayser SR. Crossed Coverage. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossed-coverage
The Case
A 27-year-old woman with a history of congenital heart disease was admitted for cardiac transplantation
evaluation. She had already undergone multiple surgeries, including…
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September 01, 2004 - Doctor, Don't Treat Thyself
September 1, 2004
Rosvold EO. Doctor, Don't Treat Thyself. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/doctor-dont-treat-thyself
The Case
A 50-year-old radiologist presented to the emergency department of the community hospital where he
worked and reported increasing shortnes…
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October 27, 2022 - The Unhappy Patient Leaves Against Medical Advice.
October 27, 2022
Nichols A. The Unhappy Patient Leaves Against Medical Advice. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unhappy-patient-leaves-against-medical-advice
The Case
A 61-year-old woman was placed on bedrest following major surgery. Her posto…
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June 01, 2016 - July Syndrome
June 1, 2016
Young JQ. July Syndrome. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/july-syndrome
The Case
A 64-year-old man was seen in the thoracic surgery clinic in June after being diagnosed with a right lower
lobe lung cancer. The attending surgeon saw the patient along with his fellow,…
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September 01, 2005 - The Wrong Channel
September 1, 2005
Gosbee JW. The Wrong Channel . PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-channel
The Case
A 28-year-old woman in labor began receiving treatment with magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia. Initial
dosing started at 50 mL/hour using a multi-channel medication pump…
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December 01, 2015 - Hyperglycemia and Switching to Subcutaneous Insulin
December 1, 2015
Wetterneck TB. Hyperglycemia and Switching to Subcutaneous Insulin. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyperglycemia-and-switching-subcutaneous-insulin
The Case
A 47-year-old man with type 2 diabetes was admitted to the hospita…
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July 01, 2012 - Patient Safety and Health Information Technology:
Learning from Our Mistakes
July 1, 2012
Koppel R. Patient Safety and Health Information Technology: Learning from Our Mistakes. PSNet
[internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-health-information-technology-learning-our-mistakes
Perspe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/inpatient-transitions-care-challenges-and-safety-practices
June 15, 2024 - Inpatient Transitions of Care: Challenges and Safety Practices
Citation Text:
Satake A, McElroy V. Inpatient Transitions of Care: Challenges and Safety Practices. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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