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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33695/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest
for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety
Performance
April 1, 2010
Roberts LL, Ward MM, Evans TC. The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for
Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49434/psn-pdf
February 01, 2004 - Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding
February 1, 2004
Mandelblatt J. Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding . PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/undiagnosed-vaginal-bleeding
The Case
The patient is a 34-year-old gravida 3, para 3 woman with a 2-year history of increasingly profuse vaginal
bleeding. Over the past…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49703/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - After-Visit Confusion
March 1, 2014
Ventres W. After-Visit Confusion. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/after-visit-confusion
The Case
An otherwise healthy 18-year-old woman presented to an urgent care clinic with new bumps and white
spots near her tongue. The patient's mother accompanied her …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.368_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2016 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards
1
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2016
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Tara Kirkpatrick, MD, and Chad LaGrange, MD, Univer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33739/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered
Patient Safety Tool
October 1, 2012
Joseph A, Malone EB. The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool. PSNet
[internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/physical-environment-often-unconsidered-patient-safety-tool
Perspective
Now that…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49710/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - Discontinued Medications: Are They Really
Discontinued?
May 1, 2014
Mankey CG, Varkey P. Discontinued Medications: Are They Really Discontinued? PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discontinued-medications-are-they-really-discontinued
The Case
A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic atrial f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49835/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Don't Pick the PICC
July 1, 2018
McGill RL. Don't Pick the PICC. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-pick-picc
The Case
A 63-year-old man with diabetes mellitus complicated by retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy;
glaucoma; and stage IV chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49592/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption
October 1, 2009
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
The Case
A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had
metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49707/psn-pdf
April 01, 2014 - CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected
April 1, 2014
Gonzalez CJ. CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cyp450-drugs-expect-unexpected
The Case
A 42-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (CD4 count 198), hip dystocia, and
generalized anxiety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49526/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Crossing the Borderline
December 1, 2006
Oldham JM. Crossing the Borderline. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-borderline
The Case
A 24-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder was admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit
following a failed suicide attempt with excess doses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-opportunity-lost
February 17, 2017 - Critical Opportunity Lost
Citation Text:
Genzen JR, Signorelli HN. Critical Opportunity Lost. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49607/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Missed Patient Assignment: Is Anyone There?
August 1, 2010
Sittig DF, Campbell EM, Singh H. Missed Patient Assignment: Is Anyone There? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-patient-assignment-anyone-there
The Case
In one hospital, nurses' patient assignments were communicated by listing the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33782/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety
Measurement Program?
March 1, 2015
Scott IA. Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? PSNet [internet].
2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program
Perspective
Much…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/febrile-neutropenia-and-almost-fatal-medication-error
February 01, 2012 - Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error
Citation Text:
Faig J, Zerillo JA. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
May 01, 2015 - OR Peeping
Citation Text:
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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Dow…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33823/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Workplace Safety in Health Care
January 1, 2017
Simon RW, Canacari EG. Workplace Safety in Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care
Perspective
The patient safety movement has highlighted the risks that patients face when receiving health care. But,
impo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49641/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - Liver Failure After Chemotherapy: Did We Forget
Something?
November 1, 2011
Lubel J. Liver Failure After Chemotherapy: Did We Forget Something? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/liver-failure-after-chemotherapy-did-we-forget-something
The Case
A 51-year-old Cantonese-speaking female with a his…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49436/psn-pdf
February 26, 2004 - Transfusion "Slip"
February 1, 2004
Kaplan HS. Transfusion "Slip". PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-slip
The Case
A married couple, Mr. and Mrs. M, was brought to the emergency department (ED) of a Level 1 trauma
center after a half-ton truck that had skidded out of control struck…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33624/psn-pdf
December 01, 2005 - In Conversation with…Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, MPH
December 1, 2005
In Conversation with…Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withtroyen-brennan-md-jd-mph
Dr. Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: What got you interested in the law and its interface…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73999/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in
the Operating Room
October 27, 2021
Aldwinckle R, Florendo E. To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dilute-or-not-dilute-drug-errors-and-consequences-operating-room
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