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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/final_dec_spotlight_code_status_vs_care_status.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Dec Spotlight_Code Status vs Care Status.pptx
Spotlight
Code Status vs. Care Status
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the December 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Rebe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-preanesthetic-evaluation-airway-trouble
November 01, 2023 - Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble
Citation Text:
Blitz J. Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble. 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/clostridium-difficile-relapse-secondary-medication-access-issue
October 01, 2015 - Clostridium Difficile Relapse Secondary to Medication Access Issue
Citation Text:
Walker PC, Nagel J. Clostridium Difficile Relapse Secondary to Medication Access Issue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865778/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Navigating Complications: The Unintended Journey of a
Guidewire During Dialysis Catheter Placement
May 29, 2024
Vuyyuru S, Kapa N. Navigating Complications: The Unintended Journey of a Guidewire During Dialysis
Catheter Placement. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/navigating-complications-unint…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865656/psn-pdf
April 24, 2024 - Verbal Orders and Medication Overrides: A Dangerous
Combination
April 24, 2024
Mueller C, MacDowell P, Bourgeois JA. Verbal Orders and Medication Overrides: A Dangerous
Combination. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/verbal-orders-and-medication-overrides-dangerous-combination
The Case
A 26-ye…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49779/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - The Empty Bag
December 1, 2016
Vincent C. The Empty Bag. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-bag
The Case
A 90-year-old woman with end-stage dementia was admitted to an acute care hospital for treatment of a
hip fracture after a fall at a nursing home. During the hospitalization, her kidne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865376/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a
Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures
March 27, 2024
Loseth C. Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/navigating-chaos-fatal-iatrogenic-liver-injury-patient-admi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854848/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures
October 31, 2023
Mieu H, Olson KA. Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-malignancy-diagnosis-reflects-systemic-failures
The Case
A 32-year-old man presented to the hospital with…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843151/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ+ Population
February 1, 2023
Wesley C, Van CM, Mossburg S. Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ+ Population. PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-concerns-and-lgbtq-population
Challenges to Obtaining Needed Patient-Centered and Safe Health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33746/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… David M. Gaba, MD
March 1, 2013
In Conversation With… David M. Gaba, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-m-gaba-md
Editor's note: David M. Gaba, MD, is a Professor of Anesthesia at the Stanford University School of
Medicine. An international leade…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836841/psn-pdf
June 01, 2020 - The Cleveland Clinic Pairs Advanced Practice Registered
Nurses and Paramedics To Provide Home Visits to
Recently Discharged Patients at Highest Risk for Hospital
Readmission
April 7, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/cleveland-clinic-pairs-advanced-practice-registered-nurses-and-
paramedics-provide-home
Sum…
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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/toolkits
March 01, 2025 - Toolkits
Patient safety toolkits provide practical applications of PSNet research and concepts for front line providers to use in their day to day work. These toolkits contain resources necessary to implement patient safety systems and protocols.
Want to submit a Toolkit?
Has your organization deve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/continuing-education
February 26, 2025 - Continuing Education
What is PSNet Continuing Education? PSNet Continuing Education offerings include WebM&M Spotlight Cases and Commentaries, which are certified for Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Education Units (CME/CEU) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit through the University of Calif…
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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/web-mm/check-twice-transport-once
March 15, 2023 - Check Twice, Transport Once
Citation Text:
DePew A, Rice J, Chou J. Check Twice, Transport Once. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49573/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Dangerous Shift
November 1, 2008
Patterson ES. Dangerous Shift. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-shift
Case Objectives
Review the evidence base on erroneous actions related to shift changes.
Understand the limits of standardizing handoffs in preventing errors at shift change.
Expla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49501/psn-pdf
February 03, 2006 - Lost in Transition
February 1, 2006
Beach C. Lost in Transition. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-transition
Case Objectives
Provide an overview of transitions in continuously operating industries
Review cognitive error
Describe the complex dynamics of transitions in emergency care
Pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/covid-19-team-and-human-factors-improve-safety
September 15, 2024 - COVID-19: Team and Human Factors to Improve Safety
Citation Text:
Zipperer L. COVID-19: Team and Human Factors to Improve Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/navigating-complications-unintended-journey-guidewire-during-dialysis-catheter-placement
February 23, 2022 - Navigating Complications: The Unintended Journey of a Guidewire During Dialysis Catheter Placement
Citation Text:
Vuyyuru S, Kapa N. Navigating Complications: The Unintended Journey of a Guidewire During Dialysis Catheter Placement. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualit…