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June 28, 2006 - Nurse error spotlights drug's danger.
June 28, 2006
Greene L. Tampa Bay Times. June 19, 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-error-spotlights-drugs-danger
This article reports on the death of a pregnant 18-year-old after an overdose of magnesium sulfate.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-error-spotlights-drug…
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June 14, 2023 - Government Response to the Investigation into the Death
of Elizabeth Dixon.
June 14, 2023
Department of Health and Social Care. London, England: Crown Copyright; 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/government-response-investigation-death-elizabeth-dixon
Following an investigation into the death of 11-mon…
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August 07, 2019 - Get the Medications Right Institute.
August 7, 2019
8230 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 420, Tysons Corner, VA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/get-medications-right-institute
A comprehensive systems-focused approach must be employed in the hospital and at home to ensure
reliable medication use. This institute supports m…
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March 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
All in the History
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February/March 2009 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Christopher Fee, MD, University of California, San Francisco
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March 15, 2025 - Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism
in Healthcare.
January 22, 2025
Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism in Healthcare. Agency for Healthcare Quality and
Research. Fed Register. December 27, 2024. 89:105605-105606.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/request-information-regarding-impa…
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April 11, 2007 - Beth Israel cited for improving obstetrics care.
April 11, 2007
Kowalczyk L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beth-israel-cited-improving-obstetrics-care
This article reports on an award recognizing Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital for its approach to improving
patient safety in response to the death of an infant in 200…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846457/psn-pdf
March 22, 2023 - Feds move to rein in prior authorization, a system that
harms and frustrates patients.
March 22, 2023
Sausser L. Kaiser Health News. March 13, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/feds-move-rein-prior-authorization-system-harms-and-frustrates-patients
Lack of access to appropriate testing, procedures, and medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50849/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Prescription drug overload: critics fighting to curb an
epidemic of medication side effects.
January 29, 2020
Weisman R. Boston Globe. January 13, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-drug-overload-critics-fighting-curb-epidemic-medication-side-
effects
Polypharmacy is a known contributor to adverse dr…
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February 01, 2023 - Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing
Homes.
February 1, 2023
Grimm CA. Washington DC: Office of the Inspector General; Nov 2022. Report no. OEI-07-20-
00500.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-trends-psychotropic-drug-use-nursing-homes
Misdiagnosis can result in inappropriate medication u…
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June 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
The ECG is Not Normal
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Abigail Zuger, MD, Columbia University
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robe…
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September 01, 2007 - Rediscovering the Power of the Surgical M&M
Conference: The M+M Matrix
September 1, 2007
Gordon LA. Rediscovering the Power of the Surgical M&M Conference: The M+M Matrix. PSNet [internet].
2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rediscovering-power-surgical-mm-conference-mm-matrix
Perspective
There is a slumbe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50701/psn-pdf
November 26, 2019 - In Conversation With... Heidi Wald, MD
November 26, 2019
In Conversation With.. Heidi Wald, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-heidi-wald-md
Editor’s note: Dr. Wald, MD, MSPH, is the Chief Quality and Safety Officer at SCL Health in Denver, CO.
She has previously served as …
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January 01, 2021 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medication/Drug Errors
Curated Library
Primers
Medication Administration Errors
Paul MacDowell, PharmD, BCPS, Ann Cabri, PharmD, and Michaela Davis, MSN, RN, CNS | March,
12 2021
Medication administration errors are a persistent patient saf…
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December 03, 2014 - Joshua’s Story.
December 3, 2014
Anderson-Wallace M, Denning R. Leeds, UK: Patient Stories; October 18, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joshuas-story
Patient stories are a growing component of understanding the impact of medical errors on patients and
uncovering underlying causes. This video features an in-dept…
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April 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Dissecting the Presentation
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This presentation is based on the April 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Shirley Beng Suat Ooi, MBBS (S'pore), Emergency Medicine Department, National Univers…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33634/psn-pdf
May 04, 2006 - The Wild West: Patient Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia
May 1, 2006
Kaushal R, Upadhyayula S, Gaba DM, et al. The Wild West: Patient Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia.
PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/wild-west-patient-safety-office-based-anesthesia
Perspective
Over the last decade, sur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860384/psn-pdf
January 10, 2024 - Aging stigma and the health of US adults over 65: what do
we know?
January 10, 2024
Allen J, Sikora N. Aging stigma and the health of US adults over 65: what do we know? Clin Interv Aging.
2023;18:2093-2116. doi:10.2147/cia.s396833.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aging-stigma-and-health-us-adults-over-65-what-do-we-…
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August 07, 2024 - Older adults are often misdiagnosed. Specialized ERs and
trained clinicians can help.
August 7, 2024
Milne-Tyte A. Older adults are often misdiagnosed. Specialized ERs and trained clinicians can help. Health
Shots. National Public Radio. July 30, 2024;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-adults-are-often-misdiagnos…
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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…