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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49821/psn-pdf
February 01, 2018 - Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength
February 1, 2018
Jelincic V, Greenall J. Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-place-right-drug-wrong-strength
The Case
A 2-year-old girl was admitted to a hospital burn unit for a 10% total body surface area bur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49805/psn-pdf
September 01, 2017 - The Forgotten Radiographic Read
September 1, 2017
Coil CJ, Witt MD. The Forgotten Radiographic Read. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-radiographic-read
The Case
A 60-year-old woman with peripheral artery disease and chronic mesenteric ischemia was admitted for
management of inferior…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836942/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake
Patient: Risks of Improper Medication Labeling in an
Operating Room
April 27, 2022
Kriss RS. Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks of Improper Medication
Labeling in an Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33623/psn-pdf
December 01, 2005 - The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical
Liability Legislation
December 1, 2005
Barach P. The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/unintended-consequences-florida-medical-liability-legislation
Perspective
Quality health …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49551/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - Too Hot For Comfort
December 1, 2007
Cleland H, Wasiak J. Too Hot For Comfort. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-hot-comfort
The Case
A 4-month-old infant admitted to rule out sepsis was receiving maintenance intravenous (IV) fluid and IV
antibiotics via a peripheral line in the left antec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.275_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case
Spotlight Case
No News May Not Be Good News
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the August 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Carlton R. Moore, MD, MS; University of North Carolina, School of Medicin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49659/psn-pdf
July 01, 2012 - Sloppy and Paste
July 1, 2012
Hirschtick RE. Sloppy and Paste. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sloppy-and-paste
The Case
A 78-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes presented to an emergency department (ED) with new
onset chest pain. The ED physician reviewed the patient's electronic me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49631/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - Patient Safety and Adherence to Self-Administered
Medications
July 1, 2011
Spall H, Van-Spall C, Nieuwlaat R, et al. Patient Safety and Adherence to Self-Administered Medications.
PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-and-adherence-self-administered-medications
The Case
A 30-year-o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49487/psn-pdf
August 21, 2005 - Surprise Wire
August 21, 2005
Pearl JM, Donaldson NE. Surprise Wire. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surprise-wire
The Case
A 39-year-old man with a history of liver disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with
gastrointestinal bleeding and altered mental status. Due to his clinic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49832/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error
June 1, 2018
Faig J, Zerillo JA. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/febrile-neutropenia-and-almost-fatal-medication-error
The Case
A 33-year-old woman with recently diagnosed acute …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49791/psn-pdf
April 01, 2017 - Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the
Preventable
April 1, 2017
Barrington MJ, Uda Y. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable. PSNet
[internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-side-bedside-paravertebral-block-preventing-preventable
The Case
An 84-year-old wo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49650/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Turn the Other Cheek
March 1, 2012
Starling J. Turn the Other Cheek. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/turn-other-cheek
The Case
A 56-year-old man underwent two skin biopsies to evaluate clinically concerning lesions. The first biopsy
was diagnostic for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and docume…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.194_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
All in the History
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February/March 2009 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Christopher Fee, MD, University of California, San Francisco
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dual-therapy-debacle
February 01, 2007 - Dual Therapy Debacle
Citation Text:
Kayser SR. Dual Therapy Debacle. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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March 29, 2023 - Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce
Hospital Readmissions and Improve Health Outcomes
March 29, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/enhancing-support-patients-social-needs-reduce-hospital-readmissions-
and-improve-health
Summary
With increasing recognition that health is linked to the condit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49649/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Cultural Dimensions of Depression
March 1, 2012
Kinzie DJ. Cultural Dimensions of Depression. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cultural-dimensions-depression
The Case
A 55-year-old Vietnamese man was admitted to a general medicine ward with vague complaints of inability
to breathe and swallow…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850362/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for
Error on Discharge from the Hospital
June 14, 2023
Agrawal G, Nguyen DM. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from
the Hospital. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/home-medications-contribute-unique-opp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharged-blindly
October 26, 2022 - Discharged Blindly
Citation Text:
Iezzoni LI. Discharged Blindly. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/organizational-change-face-highly-public-errors-i-dana-farber-cancer-institute
December 23, 2020 - Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—I. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience
James B. Conway; Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD | May 1, 2005
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Conway JB, Weingart SN. Organizational Change…