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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-turn-through-colon-misplaced-peg
May 01, 2017 - July 5, 2023
Prescribing errors in children: why they happen and how to prevent them.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-suction-tip
January 01, 2006 - Surgical tools left in five patients: UW surgeons take precautions to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33621/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early
Experience
November 1, 2005
Krimsky WS. Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rapid-response-teams-lessons-early-experience
Perspective
Health care organizations throughout the world have ide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49471/psn-pdf
December 01, 2004 - Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
December 1, 2004
Krumholz A. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day). PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/carpe-diem-seize-day
The Case
A 53-year-old man presented for a new patient visit at a local medical clinic. He had several chronic
medical conditions including hypertension, h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49405/psn-pdf
June 01, 2003 - XL or Smaller?
June 1, 2003
Kozer E. XL or Smaller? PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/xl-or-smaller
The Case
With a history of hypertension and chronic renal failure secondary to hemolytic uremia syndrome at age 3,
a 14-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with dehydration second…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49595/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem
December 1, 2009
Dhaliwal G. "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/superficial-report-leads-deep-problem
The Case
A 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of left foot and an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.443_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2018 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Out-of-Office Test Result Management
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2018
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Eric Poon, MD, MPH, Duke University School o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49626/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Outbreak
May 1, 2011
Rothman R, Stapleton S. Outbreak. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outbreak
The Case
A 36-year-old healthy man developed an acute febrile illness associated with a vesicular rash. He
presented to an urgent care clinic where he was diagnosed with varicella infection ("chic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.173_slideshow.ppt
April 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case April 2008
Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis: A Simple Decision Gone Bad
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the April 2008
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Sumant Ranji, MD,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33676/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
November 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsanjay-saint-md-mph
Editor's note: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan and the Ann
Arbor VA …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849660/psn-pdf
May 31, 2023 - Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy.
May 31, 2023
Seidel E, Cortes T, Chong C. Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-improve-organizational-health-literacy
Background
Health literacy is important at both the personal …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case November 2006
Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip
September 26, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip
Citation Text:
Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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Format:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33689/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - The Media: An Essential, If Sometimes Arbitrary,
Promoter of Patient Safety
October 1, 2009
Wachter R. The Media: An Essential, If Sometimes Arbitrary, Promoter of Patient Safety. PSNet [internet].
2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/media-essential-if-sometimes-arbitrary-promoter-patient-safety
Perspective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33773/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - Overuse as a Patient Safety Problem
September 1, 2014
Moriates C. Overuse as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/overuse-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Nearly half of primary care physicians in the United States believe that patients cared for in their own
prac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dual-therapy-debacle
February 01, 2007 - Dual Therapy Debacle
Citation Text:
Kayser SR. Dual Therapy Debacle. 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/33846/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower
Patients and Improve Safety
November 1, 2017
Rozenblum R, Bates DW. The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve
Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842779/psn-pdf
January 12, 2011 - Resilience Engineering in Practice: a Guidebook.
January 12, 2011
Hollnagel E, Parie?s J, Woods DD et al eds. Farnham UK; Ashgate, 2011. ISBN:
9781472420749
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resilience-engineering-practice-guidebook
Safety-critical industries rely on organizational aptitude to respond to disr…