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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-wrongs-dont-make-right-kidney
April 01, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney)
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DeVine JG. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney). 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/web-mm/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
February 24, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?
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Bosk CL. Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wandering-floors-safety-and-security-risks-patient-wandering
August 21, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering
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Smith TA. Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Huma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72618/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral
Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care
Value and Quality of Care
December 23, 2020
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/nudge-unit-supports-physician-patient-behavioral-changes-towards-
medical-decisions
Summary
Nudges are a change in the way choices ar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dilute-or-not-dilute-drug-errors-and-consequences-operating-room
July 28, 2021 - To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room
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Aldwinckle R, Florendo E. To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72834/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Communication
March 10, 2021
Schnipper JL, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Communication . PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/approach-improving-patient-safety-communication
Introduction
Each one of the countless necessa…
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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/sites/default/files/2019-11/webmm_spotlight_suicide_risk_assessment.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Spotlight
Missed Opportunities for Suicide
Risk Assessment
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2019 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
○ See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
○ CME credit is available
• Commentary by: Glen Xiong, MD & Debra Kahn, MD
○ Editors in Chief, AHRQ We…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854897/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical
Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
October 31, 2023
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an
Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-…
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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/node/867985/psn-pdf
January 01, 2025 - Suicide Prevention
March 25, 2025
Boudreaux E, Gale B, Mossburg SE. Suicide Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 20024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/suicide-prevention
Introduction
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 50,000 deaths in
2022, a 36% rise since 2000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bandemia-harbinger-stercoral-colitis-and-impending-perforation
November 25, 2020 - Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation
Citation Text:
Flynn S, Barnes DK. Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/personal-health-literacy
October 31, 2023 - Personal Health Literacy
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Bakerjian D. Personal Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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July 23, 2024 - Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care Value and Quality of Care
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August 30, 2023 - Personal Health Literacy
August 30, 2023
Bakerjian D. Personal Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/personal-health-literacy
Originally published in July 2017 by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. Updated in
August 2023 by Deb Bakerjian, PhD, RN, APRN, FAA…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-height-juxtaposition-electronic-medical-record-causing-accidental-medication
March 15, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
Citation Text:
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-looks-arent-all-they-appear-be-medication-error-uncommon-indication
July 02, 2019 - When Looks Aren’t All They Appear to Be: A Medication Error in an Uncommon Indication
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Ton K. When Looks Aren’t All They Appear to Be: A Medication Error in an Uncommon Indication . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/thin-air
March 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Thin Air
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Gaba DM. Thin Air. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/simulation-training
September 15, 2024 - Simulation Training
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Edward JJ, Nichols A, Bakerjian D. Simulation Training. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inpatient-stroke-management-adolescent-type-1-diabetes-and-home-insulin-pump
February 01, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Inpatient Stroke Management in an Adolescent with Type 1 Diabetes and Home Insulin Pump
Citation Text:
Bagley B, Zuidema D, Crossen S, et al. Inpatient Stroke Management in an Adolescent with Type 1 Diabetes and Home Insulin Pump . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Heal…