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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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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Ann L. Hendrich, RN, PhD
December 1, 2011
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In Conversation With… Ann L. Hendrich, RN, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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August 11, 2021 - More Treatment—Better Care?
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Redberg R. More Treatment—Better Care?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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August 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Double Trouble
Citation Text:
Gurwitz JH. Double Trouble. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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August 28, 2024 - Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong
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Peerally MF, Dixon-Woods M. Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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November 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD
November 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-andrew-bindman-md
Editor's note: Dr. Bindman was appointed as Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) in May 2016. P…
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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
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June 14, 2023 - Patient and Family Roles in Safety
June 14, 2023
Johnson B, Lee M, Mossburg S. Patient and Family Roles in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-and-family-roles-safety
Moving From Engagement to Partnership
Involving patients and families in healthcare decisions about patient c…
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September 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Sidney Dekker, MA, MSc, PhD
September 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Sidney Dekker, MA, MSc, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-sidney-dekker-ma-msc-phd
Editor's note: Sidney Dekker is Professor and Director of the Safety Science Innovation Lab at Grif…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49573/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Dangerous Shift
November 1, 2008
Patterson ES. Dangerous Shift. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-shift
Case Objectives
Review the evidence base on erroneous actions related to shift changes.
Understand the limits of standardizing handoffs in preventing errors at shift change.
Expla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33664/psn-pdf
March 01, 2008 - In Conversation with...Bradley T. Rosen, MD, MBA
March 1, 2008
In Conversation with..Bradley T. Rosen, MD, MBA. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbradley-t-rosen-md-mba
Editor's note: Dr. Rosen is Medical Director of the Inpatient Specialty Program (ISP) Hospitalist service…
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September 23, 2020 - Failure to Rescue the Mother
Citation Text:
Vivero A, Klapper EB, Gregory KD, et al. Failure to Rescue the Mother. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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August 30, 2023 - Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication
Breakdown.
August 30, 2023
Marshall S, Boe NM. Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/prolonged-dka-pregnancy-case-communication-breakdown
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January 01, 2023 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication
Breakdown
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
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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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March 01, 2025 - Toolkits
Patient safety toolkits provide practical applications of PSNet research and concepts for front line providers to use in their day to day work. These toolkits contain resources necessary to implement patient safety systems and protocols.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy
December 15, 2024 - Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy
Citation Text:
Takhar S, Nelson N. Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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October 04, 2023 - From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient
Citation Text:
Markham K, Usui M, Smith C. From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-469
December 31, 2024 - January 8, 2025 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports…