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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49858/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - What Happened on Telemetry?
April 1, 2019
Sandau KE, Funk M. What Happened on Telemetry? PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/what-happened-telemetry
Case Objectives
Describe current hospital practices for continuous telemetry monitoring.
Appreciate key recommendations from the Update to Practice…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74252/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - In Conversation With... Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the
Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and Rhonda
Dickman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, the Director of the Tennessee
Hospital Association PSO
January 12, 2022
In Conversation With.. Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and
Rhonda…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865540/psn-pdf
April 11, 2024 - Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration
April 11, 2024
Singh A, Huang C. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-nasogastric-tube-resulting-aspiration
The Case
An 82-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865411/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery Leads to
Cardiac Arrests and Emergency Hysterectomy
March 27, 2024
Lopez C, Tache V. Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery Leads to Cardiac Arrests and
Emergency Hysterectomy. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/uterine-artery-injury-during-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49388/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia
February 1, 2003
Barach P. Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unexplained-apnea-under-anesthesia
Case Objectives
Clinical Objectives
List the causes of prolonged apnea in the operating room
Describe the steps in management …
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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/865412/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus with a Psychiatric Presentation
March 27, 2024
Bourgeois JA, Xiong G. Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with a
Psychiatric Presentation. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-and-treatmen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73336/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping
Healthcare Providers
May 26, 2021
Glaser K, Vongspanich-Dray J. The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers
The Case
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33837/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD
July 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-michelle-mello-mphil-jd-phd
Editor's note: Michelle Mello is Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Professor of Healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33803/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… Richard Kronick, PhD
February 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Richard Kronick, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-kronick-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Kronick has served as director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality since
August 2013 …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49765/psn-pdf
August 21, 2016 - Cognitive Overload in the ICU
August 21, 2016
Patel VL, Buchman TG. Cognitive Overload in the ICU. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-overload-icu
Case Objectives
Identify the role of cognitive overload—especially interruptions—in compromising quality of care and
patient safety.
List…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unexplained-apnea-under-anesthesia
December 01, 2005 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia
Citation Text:
Barach P. Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/verbal-orders-and-medication-overrides-dangerous-combination
September 27, 2023 - Verbal Orders and Medication Overrides: A Dangerous Combination
Citation Text:
Mueller C, MacDowell P, Bourgeois JA. Verbal Orders and Medication Overrides: A Dangerous Combination. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/866419
March 27, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Artificial Intelligence: System-Level
Considerations
Curated Library
Foundations
Generative artificial intelligence, patient safety and healthcare quality: a review.
Howell MD. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33:748-754.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
February 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Near Miss with Bedside Medications
Citation Text:
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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Format:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/open-wider-failure-use-interpreter-results-fractured-teeth-and-hypoxia-during-simple
January 29, 2021 - Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.
Citation Text:
Bohringer C, Godoy L. Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Ag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33799/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Burnout Among Health Professionals and Its Effect on
Patient Safety
January 1, 2015
Lyndon A. Burnout Among Health Professionals and Its Effect on Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/burnout-among-health-professionals-and-its-effect-patient-safety
Annual Perspective 2015
Bur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.2_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2003 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case February 2003
Apnea in a Patient Under General Anesthesia
webmm.ahrq.gov
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on February 2003 Surgery–Anesthesia Spotlight Case
See full case–commentary on webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available online
Commentary by: Paul Barach,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867676/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Responding to Patient Safety Events
February 26, 2025
Shaikh U. Responding to Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/responding-patient-safety-events
Background
Patient safety events that occur in health care facilities require prompt action to ensure that further harm is
mit…