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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/impguide.html
August 01, 2022 - Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process
Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: The Toolkit Implementation Guide is a reference for organizational leaders who are committed to improving their response to unexpected patient harm events. The guide describes the CANDOR process, implementatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854897/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical
Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
October 31, 2023
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an
Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/final_dec_spotlight_code_status_vs_care_status.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Dec Spotlight_Code Status vs Care Status.pptx
Spotlight
Code Status vs. Care Status
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the December 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Rebe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837659/psn-pdf
July 08, 2022 - Medication Safety Events Related to Diagnostic Imaging
July 8, 2022
Sanchez L, Porras H, Lammers C. Medication Safety Events Related to Diagnostic Imaging. PSNet
[internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-safety-events-related-diagnostic-imaging
The Cases
Case #1: A 42-year-old woman admitted with…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49779/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - The Empty Bag
December 1, 2016
Vincent C. The Empty Bag. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-bag
The Case
A 90-year-old woman with end-stage dementia was admitted to an acute care hospital for treatment of a
hip fracture after a fall at a nursing home. During the hospitalization, her kidne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74251/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult
Hemothorax Following Complicated Central Line Insertion
Leads to Cardiac Arrest
January 26, 2022
Raff G, Goudy B. Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated
Central Line Insertion Leads to Cardiac Arrest. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49712/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
June 1, 2014
Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/may-i-have-another-medication-error
The Case
A 40-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after having a seizure. Upon admission, the patient, a
pharmacology-tra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49498/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - An Ounce of Prevention
January 1, 2006
Kucher N. An Ounce of Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ounce-prevention
Case Objectives
Assess risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients
List recommended strategies for VTE prevention for various risk groups
Identify pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.113_slideshow.ppt
January 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case January 2006
An Ounce of Prevention
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the Jan. 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Nils Kucher, MD; University Ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ounce-prevention
February 17, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
An Ounce of Prevention
Citation Text:
Kucher N. An Ounce of Prevention. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
Copy Citation
Format:
Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836841/psn-pdf
June 01, 2020 - The Cleveland Clinic Pairs Advanced Practice Registered
Nurses and Paramedics To Provide Home Visits to
Recently Discharged Patients at Highest Risk for Hospital
Readmission
April 7, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/cleveland-clinic-pairs-advanced-practice-registered-nurses-and-
paramedics-provide-home
Sum…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49608/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Emergent Triage Miss
August 1, 2010
Travers D. Emergent Triage Miss. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to a busy urban emergency department (ED) and approached the triage
nurse. The patient told the triage nurse that she had "3 days o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49859/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room
April 1, 2019
Benowitz NL. E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-cigarette-explosion-patient-room
The Case
A 49-year-old woman was admitted for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
without…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33865/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Rebecca Lawton, PhD
September 1, 2018
In Conversation With… Rebecca Lawton, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-rebecca-lawton-phd
Editor's note: Rebecca Lawton, a Professor in the Psychology of Healthcare at the University of Leeds, is
a health psycho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33696/psn-pdf
June 01, 2010 - In Conversation with…Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD
June 1, 2010
In Conversation with…Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpat-croskerry-md-phd
Editor's note: Pat Croskerry, MD, PhD, is a professor in emergency medicine at Dalhousie University in
Halifax, Nova…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49543/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
September 1, 2007
Poon EG. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-whose-job-it
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence and impact of medication discrepancies at times of transition in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/delayed_diagnosis_and_treatment_of_sle.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus_SLIDES - FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus with a Psychiatric Presentation
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the March 2024 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full …
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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/60745/psn-pdf
October 01, 2020 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting
of Medications Used by Anesthesia
July 29, 2020
Nguyen DD, Harper TA, Cello R. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications
Used by Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involvi…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
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October 06, 2003
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