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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropping-new-lows
December 18, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dropping to New Lows
Citation Text:
Juang PC, Kulasa K. Dropping to New Lows. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/university-texas-system-clinical-safety-and-effectiveness-course
February 01, 2011 - The University of Texas System Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Course
Eric J. Thomas, MD, MPH; Jan Patterson, MD, MS; Sherry Martin, MEd; Doris Quinn, PhD; Gary Reed, MD; Ken Shine, MD | February 1, 2011
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-9.html
August 01, 2025 - Mental Health Quality Measures
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Contents Overview Experience of Care and Health Outcomes Survey (ECHO™) Overview The lack of reliable and useful quality meas…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/choosing/choosing.doc
June 02, 2025 - Choosing Quality Measures
Choosing Quality Measures
Contents
Some Planning Suggestions
· Think Long Term
· Consider All Available Measurement Tools
· Think Fewer Measures
· Develop a Plan
Factors to Consider
· Making Comparisons
· Databases and Benchmarks
· Trends Over Time
· Service Delivery Systems
· Unit of Ana…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-delirium
February 13, 2014 - Mismanagement of Delirium
Citation Text:
Merrilees J, Lee KP. Mismanagement of Delirium. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tough-call-addressing-errors-previous-providers
July 17, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Tough Call: Addressing Errors From Previous Providers
Citation Text:
Martinez W, Hickson GB. Tough Call: Addressing Errors From Previous Providers. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/use-case
January 01, 2023 - Use Case
Description
A use case is a set of instructions that an individual in a process completes to go through one single step in that process. It describes what the user does to interact with a system.
Uses
To understand how a user is aided by a system when completing a specific task.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49485/psn-pdf
August 29, 2024 - Blind Spot
June 1, 2005
Lee LA. Blind Spot. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/blind-spot
The Case
A 36-year-old woman with no significant past medical history underwent right nephrectomy in the left lateral
position. The surgery was uncomplicated—her blood pressures intraoperatively were withi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49732/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Errors in Sepsis Management
May 1, 2015
Shimabukuro D. Errors in Sepsis Management. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/errors-sepsis-management
Case Objectives
Define sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock.
Describe the severe sepsis/septic shock resuscitation bundle.
Recognize commonly encou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49508/psn-pdf
January 01, 2007 - Language Barrier
April 1, 2006
Flores G. Language Barrier. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier
The Case
A previously healthy 10-month-old girl was taken to a pediatrician's office by her monolingual Spanish-
speaking parents when they noted that their daughter had generalized we…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier
February 28, 2024 - Language Barrier
Citation Text:
Flores G. Language Barrier. 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/discharging-our-responsibility
January 16, 2019 - Discharging Our Responsibility
Citation Text:
Fonarow GC. Discharging Our Responsibility. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/new-oral-anticoagulants
July 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
New Oral Anticoagulants
Citation Text:
Fang MC. New Oral Anticoagulants. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49633/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care
September 1, 2011
Vogelsmeier AA. The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-and-quality-long-term-care
Case Objectives
Identify commonly reported adverse events in long-term care.
Identify two to three challenges…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49482/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger
May 1, 2005
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
The Case
A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of
the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/bloodclots.pdf
May 01, 2009 - Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots
Your Guide to
Preventing and
Treating Blood Clots
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
AHRQ Pub. No. 090067C
May 2009
Swelling
Clot
Vein
Blood clots can for…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module2-speaker-notes.html
February 01, 2023 - Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
Slide 1
Say:
In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections or CAUTI in the intensive care unit or ICU, as well as metho…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/mcconnochie.pdf
January 01, 1994 - Neighborhood Telemedicine Access Tool
NEIGHBORHOOD TELEMEDICINE ACCESS
Information for Nurses and Doctors who:
Are providing Phone Triage/Management
Want to optimize convenience for families
Want to decrease the burden on staff and providers
in our office
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49504/psn-pdf
March 01, 2006 - Liposuction Gone Awry
March 1, 2006
Yates JA. Liposuction Gone Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/liposuction-gone-awry
The Case
A 54-year-old man with HIV was referred to a plastic surgeon for cosmetic surgery. In the plastic surgeon’s
office, he underwent neck and facial liposuction wit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49535/psn-pdf
May 01, 2007 - Production Pressures
May 1, 2007
Carayon P. Production Pressures. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/production-pressures
The Case
A 65-year-old man with bipolar disorder was scheduled for maintenance electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a
procedure he had received dozens of times before. These pro…