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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49483/psn-pdf
June 01, 2005 - Getting to the Root of the Matter
June 1, 2005
Saint S, Flanders S. Getting to the Root of the Matter. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-root-matter
Case Objectives
Appreciate the goals and limitations of root cause analysis
Outline the steps to conduct root cause analysis
The Case
A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72516/psn-pdf
November 25, 2020 - Premature Closure: Was It Just Syncope?
November 25, 2020
Maurier D, Barnes DK. Premature Closure: Was It Just Syncope? PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/premature-closure-was-it-just-syncope
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/final_spotlight_case_and_commentatry_io_line_extravasation-04.08.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Intraosseous Line Extravasation in a
Pediatric Trauma Patient
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the April 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: David Barnes, MD and Joseph Yoon, MD
o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857061/psn-pdf
November 27, 2023 - In Conversation with... Joan Stanley about The Role of
Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety
November 27, 2023
Stanley J. In Conversation with.. Joan Stanley about The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in
Patient Safety . PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-joa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73128/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - Hospital at Home? Care Reduces Costs, Readmissions,
and Complications and Enhances Satisfaction for Elderly
Patients.
April 7, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/hospital-homesm-care-reduces-costs-readmissions-and-complications-
and-enhances
Summary
The Hospital at Homesm program provides hospital-level care…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73102/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - Care Managers Use Software-Aided Medication Review
Protocol for Frail, Community-Dwelling Seniors, Leading
to More Appropriate Medication Use
March 31, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/care-managers-use-software-aided-medication-review-protocol-frail-
community-dwelling
Summary
Care management staff (such …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33859/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Richard Hoppmann, MD
June 1, 2018
In Conversation With… Richard Hoppmann, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-hoppmann-md
Editor's note: Dr. Hoppmann is the Dorothea H. Krebs Endowed Chair of Ultrasound Education, Professor
of Medicine, and Dire…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/845971
January 01, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Value and Patient Safety
Curated Library
Foundations
Safety is the preservation of value.
Vandeskog B. J Safety Res. 2024;89:105-115.
Safety is at the heart of safety science, and yet “safety” lacks a consensus definition among safety
resea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-root-matter
September 01, 2005 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Getting to the Root of the Matter
Citation Text:
Saint S, Flanders S. Getting to the Root of the Matter. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
Copy Citation
Format:
Google Schola…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/syringe-swap-during-regional-block-case-medication-error-and-recovery
July 22, 2020 - Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of Medication Error and Recovery
Citation Text:
Beres K, Gutierrez MC. Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of Medication Error and Recovery.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Serv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-haas-md-msc
March 01, 2019 - Vision and Leadership
Setting strategic goals and establishing values and a focus on safety at the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49503/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - Workaround Error
February 1, 2006
Pape T. Workaround Error. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/workaround-error
The Case
A retired 81-year-old physician with metastatic colon cancer was admitted to an acute care hospital with
pneumonia and congestive heart failure (CHF). After his acute hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.224_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case October 2010
Dangerous Dialysis
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2010
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jean L. Holley, MD, University of Illinois, Urbana-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33778/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Diagnostic Errors
January 1, 2014
Sarkar U, Shojania KG. Diagnostic Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors
Annual Perspective 2014
Until very recently, diagnostic errors received relatively little attention in the field of patient safety,
particularly when compared wi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49563/psn-pdf
May 01, 2008 - Is It Safe to Be Direct?
May 1, 2008
Kulkarni NS, Williams M. Is It Safe to Be Direct? PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/it-safe-be-direct
The Case
A 92-year-old man with hypertension and heart failure (HF) was evaluated by his primary care physician
(PCP) for progressive shortness of breat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49730/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transition to Nowhere
April 1, 2015
Farrell TW. Transition to Nowhere. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transition-nowhere
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of prostate cancer, poorly controlled myotonic dystrophy, hypertension,
and chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49488/psn-pdf
August 21, 2005 - PCA Overdose
August 21, 2005
Doyle JD. PCA Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pca-overdose
The Case
A 49-year-old woman underwent an uneventful total abdominal hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-
oophorectomy. Postoperatively, the patient complained of severe pain and received intravenou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49841/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards
September 1, 2018
Bergsbaken J. Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chemotherapy-administration-safety-standards
The Case
A 67-year-old woman with cancer was admitted to the hospital to begin a chemotherapy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49845/psn-pdf
October 01, 2018 - Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug
Shortages
October 1, 2018
Plogsted S. Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-short-maintaining-safety-face-drug-shortages
The Case
A 1-month-old preterm infant in the ne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49469/psn-pdf
December 01, 2004 - Overriding Considerations
December 1, 2004
Holtzman NA. Overriding Considerations. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/overriding-considerations
The Case
Mrs. G visited her obstetrician for first trimester routine prenatal care. The obstetrician offered genetic
testing for a variety of condition…