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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50949/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens
February 26, 2020
Tran NK, Liu Y. Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pre-analytical-pitfalls-missing-and-mislabeled-specimens
The Case
Case #1:
A 56-year-old man was admitted to…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33635/psn-pdf
July 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...Allan Frankel, MD
July 1, 2006
In Conversation with..Allan Frankel, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withallan-frankel-md
Dr. Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Tell us a little bit about how you became interested in this
kind of work.
Dr. Allan …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33704/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - In Conversation with...Geri Amori, PhD
December 1, 2010
In Conversation with..Geri Amori, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withgeri-amori-phd
Editor's note: Geri Amori, PhD, is Vice President for the Education Center at The Risk Management and
Patient Safety Institute, a…
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September 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
A Lot of Pain (Medications)
1
This presentation is based on the September 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medic…
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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/node/33744/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson
February 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-beverley-h-johnson
Editor's note: Beverley H. Johnson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Patient-
and Family-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33674/psn-pdf
February 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…Robert M. Wachter, MD
October 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Robert M. Wachter, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrobert-m-wachter-md
Editor's note: At the University of California, San Francisco, Robert M. Wachter, MD, is Professor and
Chief of the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovations
February 26, 2025 - Innovations
The PSNet Innovations page highlights pioneering advances that can improve patient safety. PSNet innovations are defined as “new or updated interventions, approaches, systems, tools, policies, organizational structures or business models implemented to improve or enhance quality of care and reduce harm.” …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842923/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric
Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest
Closure.
February 1, 2023
Partridge E, Dodson D, Reilly M, et al. Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient
Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure. PSNet [internet]. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49584/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - EMR Entry Error: Not So Benign
April 1, 2009
Koppel R. EMR Entry Error: Not So Benign. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emr-entry-error-not-so-benign
The Case
A 47-year-old man with advanced AIDS was admitted to an academic medical center with a chief complaint
of shortness of breath. He was …
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March 13, 2013 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Missed Appendicitis
Citation Text:
Adams JG. Missed Appendicitis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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November 13, 2019 - Spinal Epidural Abscess
Citation Text:
Lu Y, Salvador D. Spinal Epidural Abscess. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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December 04, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine.
Citation Text:
Fazio S, Blackmon E, Doroy A, et al. An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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August 01, 2024 - An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine.
May 26, 2021
Fazio S, Blackmon E, Doroy A, et al. An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-bolus-norepinephrine
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Counc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/april_2023_spotlight_the_dose_makes_the_poison.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric ED_03.27.2023.pptx
Spotlight
The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During
Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency
Department
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the April 2023 AH…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ongoing-journey-prevent-patient-falls
December 18, 2024 - The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls
Patricia Dykes, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN, FACMI, Zoe Sousane, BS, Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD | December 18, 2024
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Dykes PC, Sousane Z, Mossb…
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December 18, 2024 - In Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls
Patricia Dykes, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN, FACMI, Zoe Sousane, BS, Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD | December 18, 2024
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December 01, 2012 - empowering nurses, respiratory therapists, and physical therapists to manage those care processes; and (iii) ensuring
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January 13, 2021 - Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy
Citation Text:
Blumenthal K. Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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