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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49507/psn-pdf
April 01, 2006 - Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?
April 1, 2006
Bosk CL. Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
Case Objectives
Describe the myth of the "surgical personality"
Identify featu…
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April 01, 2017 - Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the
Preventable
April 1, 2017
Barrington MJ, Uda Y. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable. PSNet
[internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-side-bedside-paravertebral-block-preventing-preventable
The Case
An 84-year-old wo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33638/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story
August 1, 2006
Cooper JB. Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/getting-patient-safety-personal-story
Perspective
My journey into patient safety began in 1972. It was born of serendipity enabled by the…
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June 01, 2018 - Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error
June 1, 2018
Faig J, Zerillo JA. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/febrile-neutropenia-and-almost-fatal-medication-error
The Case
A 33-year-old woman with recently diagnosed acute …
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June 14, 2023 - Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for
Error on Discharge from the Hospital
June 14, 2023
Agrawal G, Nguyen DM. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from
the Hospital. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/home-medications-contribute-unique-opp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.146_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case March 2007
Failure to Report
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Patrice L. Spath, BA, RHIT, Brown-Sp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49574/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - A Mid-Summer Fog
November 1, 2008
Braddock CH. A Mid-Summer Fog. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mid-summer-fog
The Case
A 33-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus was admitted for symptoms of left flank pain, dysuria,
and emesis, concerning for pyelonephritis. The patient was taking …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33846/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower
Patients and Improve Safety
November 1, 2017
Rozenblum R, Bates DW. The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve
Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.320_slideshow.ppt
January 01, 2020 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
A ʺReflexiveʺ Diagnosis in Primary Care
1
This presentation is based on the April 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John Betjemann, MD, and S. Andrew Josephson, MD, University of California, San…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lethal-cap
December 19, 2018 - Lethal Cap
Citation Text:
Schillinger D. Lethal Cap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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May 28, 2020 - The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety
May 28, 2020
Fitall E, Hall KK, Gale B. The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-fda-ensuring-device-safety
Introduction
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in ensuring the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/612828/psn-pdf
February 23, 2022 - Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications
February 23, 2022
Kapa N, Morfín JA. Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-kidney-transplant-complications
Objectives
Recognition, early evaluation, and management of kidney …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
May 22, 2017 - Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem
May 22, 2017
Murimi IB, Alexander CG. Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Opioids serve a valuable role in the treatment of acute pain and pain associat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mark-my-tooth
June 01, 2014 - Mark My Tooth
Citation Text:
Smith RA. Mark My Tooth. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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March 15, 2007 - Back to Basics
March 1, 2007
Hellman R. Back to Basics. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/back-basics
The Case
A 48-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with
right upper quadrant pain, fever, and leukocytosis, prompting admission for pres…
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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Lorri Zipperer, MA
November 1, 2015
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Lorri Zipperer, MA. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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August 01, 2009 - Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health
Care
August 1, 2009
Tucker AL. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
Perspective
Frontline health care providers are challen…
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December 15, 2024 - Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events
Citation Text:
Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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August 05, 2022 - Emergence of Application-based Healthcare
August 5, 2022
Marvel FA, Dowell P, Mossburg SE. Emergence of Application-based Healthcare. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emergence-application-based-healthcare
Introduction
The demand for digital healthcare, including both telemedicine and hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45769/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired
Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National
Efforts to Make Health Care Safer.
December 21, 2016
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-scorecard-rates-hospital-acquired-conditions-2010…