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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33753/psn-pdf
August 22, 2013 - Update on Safety Culture
August 22, 2013
Frankel A, Leonard M. Update on Safety Culture. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/update-safety-culture
Perspective
Safe and reliable care requires a culture of safety: a collaborative environment in which skilled clinicians
treat each other with r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49667/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places
October 1, 2012
Manias E. Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/looking-meds-all-wrong-places
The Case
A 40-year-old uninsured woman with anxiety ran out of her prescribed clonazepam and had a seizure. She
went to t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74022/psn-pdf
March 01, 2021 - The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety
October 25, 2021
Luchen GG, Hall KK, Hough KR. The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety . PSNet [internet].
2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-community-pharmacists-patient-safety
What is a community pharmacy?
Community pharmacies are somet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49647/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip
February 1, 2012
Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip
The Case
A 25-year-old woman in her first pregnancy was seen at 33 weeks' gestation with new onset hypertension
an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49692/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - A Picture Speaks 1000 Words
September 1, 2013
Hemphill RR. A Picture Speaks 1000 Words. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picture-speaks-1000-words
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type A aortic dissection
repair presented with chest p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.200_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Delirium or Dementia?
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2009
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: James L. Rudolph, MD, SM
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robert Wachter, MD
Sp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49460/psn-pdf
September 01, 2004 - Security Lapse
September 1, 2004
Mason D. Security Lapse. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/security-lapse
The Case
A medical student learned that the hospital's radiology image library was accessible throughout the
university's computer system, meaning that patient x-rays could be viewed in d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventable-rash
October 01, 2012 - Preventable Rash
Citation Text:
McLean C. Preventable Rash. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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Format:
Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/myasthenia-crisis-after-delayed-diagnosis-medically-complex-patient
February 21, 2020 - Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a Medically Complex Patient.
Citation Text:
Chaffin Z. Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a Medically Complex Patient.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-bronchoscopy-two-errors
December 09, 2020 - One Bronchoscopy, Two Errors
Citation Text:
Leiten E, Nielsen R. One Bronchoscopy, Two Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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Format:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60376/psn-pdf
July 30, 2020 - COVID-19: Team and Human Factors to Improve Safety
July 30, 2020
Zipperer L. COVID-19: Team and Human Factors to Improve Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/covid-19-team-and-human-factors-improve-safety
Background
The rapid transmission of COVID-19 has resulted in an international pandem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49609/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - Dangerous Dialysis
October 1, 2010
Holley JL. Dangerous Dialysis . PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-dialysis
Case Objectives
List common errors that occur in dialysis units.
Describe steps that can be taken by dialysis units to prevent these common errors.
Describe the role of the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/over-counter-oversight
March 21, 2009 - Over-the-Counter Oversight
Citation Text:
Janamanchi V, Modha K, Whinney C. Over-the-Counter Oversight. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-pneumonia
June 01, 2005 - Missed Pneumonia
Citation Text:
Rohde JM, Flanders S. Missed Pneumonia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33672/psn-pdf
September 01, 2008 - In Conversation with…Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH
September 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-witheric-g-poon-md-mph
Editor's note: Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH, is Director of Clinical Informatics at Brigham and Women's
Hospital and Assi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49664/psn-pdf
January 01, 2013 - Empty Handoff
September 1, 2012
Goldman A, Catchpole K. Empty Handoff. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-handoff
The Case
A 29-year-old man with "brittle diabetes" was admitted to the surgery service for incision and drainage of a
leg wound. The patient's medical history included chronic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49582/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - Breakage of a PICC Line
April 1, 2009
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
Case Objectives
Appreciate the incidence and consequences of PICC line breakage.
Understand the risk factors for PICC line breakage.
Understand the treatment options in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49513/psn-pdf
July 01, 2006 - Moving Pains
July 1, 2006
Schell H, Wachter R. Moving Pains. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moving-pains
Case Objectives
Appreciate the risk posed by intrahospital transport
Identify key features of current transport practice and policies
Propose interventions that might improve safety of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.407_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Diagnostic Delay in the Emergency Department
1
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2017
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Kyle Marshall, MD, Geisinger Medical Center, Danv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49594/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - Standard Deviations
December 1, 2009
Sabin JE. Standard Deviations. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/standard-deviations
Case Objectives
Understand the safety risks associated with patients being discharged against medical advice
(AMA).
Recognize safety risks associated with being part of a …