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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.299_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical Error
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Joseph O. Jacobson, MD, MSc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49421/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - Urine a Tough Position
October 1, 2003
Gandhi TK. Urine a Tough Position. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urine-tough-position
The Case
A 22-year-old unmarried woman came to her doctor’s office worried that she might be pregnant. Although
she did not want to have a baby at that time, she sta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49559/psn-pdf
April 01, 2008 - The Forgotten Drip
April 1, 2008
Josephson AS. The Forgotten Drip. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-drip
The Case
A 45-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his friends because of a 1-day history of a
severe headache and "bizarre behavior." A computed tomography (C…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49509/psn-pdf
April 01, 2006 - Insert Omission
April 1, 2006
Darney P. Insert Omission. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/insert-omission
The Case
A multiparous woman presented to the gynecology clinic requesting intrauterine contraceptive (IUC)
placement (Figure). She was appropriately counseled on the risks and benefits o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867804/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Are We Safer Today?
February 26, 2025
Bates DW, Lee M, Mossburg SE. Are We Safer Today? PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-we-safer-today
In the 1999 report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine (now the
National Academy of Medicine) drew on two lar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33755/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - What We've Learned About Leveraging Leadership and
Culture to Affect Change and Improve Patient Safety
September 1, 2013
Singer SJ. What We've Learned About Leveraging Leadership and Culture to Affect Change and Improve
Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-weve-learned-ab…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33725/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Balancing Supervision and Autonomy: An Ongoing
Tension
February 1, 2012
Dine JC, Myers JS. Balancing Supervision and Autonomy: An Ongoing Tension. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/balancing-supervision-and-autonomy-ongoing-tension
Perspective
Graduate Medical Education (GME) has changed …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.251_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case
Mobility Lost in the ICU
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jim Smith, PT, DPT, MA; Associate Professor of Physical …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.64_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2004 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case June 2004
The Wrong Shot:
Error Disclosure
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June 2004
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Pediatrics
CME credit is available through the Web site
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
Commentary by: Thomas H. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49500/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - Confusion With Acetaminophen
January 1, 2006
Heubi JE. Confusion With Acetaminophen. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen
The Case
Parents brought their 5-year-old son to the emergency department (ED) with a 24-hour history of fever,
cough, and frontal headache. Physical e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49425/psn-pdf
November 01, 2003 - Misread Label
November 1, 2003
Franklin BD. Misread Label. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misread-label
The Case
An infant was born with sluggish respirations. During labor the infant’s mother had received meperidine
[Demerol, a pain medication], a narcotic with a half-life of 2.5-4.0 hours…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.326_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering
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This presentation is based on the June 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Thomas A. Smith, CHPA, CPP, President, Healthc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33872/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - Update: Patient Engagement in Safety
January 1, 2018
Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Update: Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/update-patient-engagement-safety
Annual Perspective 2018
Background
Patient engagement has become a cornerstone of patient safety. A Patient Saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/duty-hours-and-patient-safety
June 15, 2024 - Duty Hours and Patient Safety
Citation Text:
Duty Hours and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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January 01, 2017 - Annual Perspective
Update: Patient Engagement in Safety
Rachel J. Stern, MD, and Urmimala Sarkar, MD | January 1, 2018
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Citation Text:
Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Update: Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockvi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/triggers-and-trigger-tools
September 15, 2024 - Triggers and Trigger Tools
Citation Text:
Triggers and Trigger Tools. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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July 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Watch the Warfarin!
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Raman Khanna, MD, and Margaret Fang, MD, MPH; University of California, Sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33882/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Building a Safety Program Using Principles of Resilience
Engineering
June 1, 2019
Hegde S, Fairbanks RJ, Bisantz A. Building a Safety Program Using Principles of Resilience Engineering.
PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/building-safety-program-using-principles-resilience-engineering
Persp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-short
May 20, 2020 - Coming Up Short
Citation Text:
Hochberg Z'ev. Coming Up Short. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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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
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