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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff-inpatient-rehab
December 21, 2018 - A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab
Citation Text:
Ashcraft LE, Kahn JM. A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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April 10, 2024 - Long-term Care and Patient Safety
April 10, 2024
Bakerjian D. Long-term Care and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/long-term-care-and-patient-safety
Background
For many years, the patient safety field focused on improving safety in hospital and ambulatory care
settings. More re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/acute-care-admission-behavioral-health-patient
July 19, 2023 - Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient
Citation Text:
Weiss AP, Rosenbaum JF. Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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August 08, 2019 - Spinal Epidural Abscess
August 8, 2019
Lu Y, Salvador D. Spinal Epidural Abscess. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spinal-epidural-abscess
The Case
A 30-year-old woman with a history of prior spine surgery presented to the emergency department with a
few days of progressive low back pain. She…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/obstructed-view
August 07, 2019 - An Obstructed View
Citation Text:
Carter J. An Obstructed View. 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/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient
April 24, 2024 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
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Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/primary-workaround-secondary-complication
January 24, 2018 - Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication
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Debono D, Levett-Jones T. Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-and-adherence-self-administered-medications
September 29, 2011 - Patient Safety and Adherence to Self-Administered Medications
Citation Text:
Spall H, Van-Spall C, Nieuwlaat R, et al. Patient Safety and Adherence to Self-Administered Medications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011…
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October 01, 2003 - Lost in the Black Hole
October 1, 2003
Wachter R. Lost in the Black Hole. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-black-hole
The Case
A 38-year-old married, monogamous female came to the emergency department with aseptic meningitis.
She had a remote history of gonorrhea, no environmental exposu…
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December 01, 2005 - Low on the Totem Pole
December 1, 2005
Wachter R. Low on the Totem Pole. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/low-totem-pole
Case Objectives
Understand the concept of authority gradient
List steps that can be taken to increase communication across an authority gradient
Consider the current cultu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma
September 01, 2013 - A Painful Dilemma
Citation Text:
Davison SN. A Painful Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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January 01, 2012 - Communication Failure—Who's in Charge?
October 1, 2011
Fackler J, Schwartz JM. Communication Failure—Who's in Charge? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-failure-whos-charge
The Case
A 20-month-old boy was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) following a Fontan surgical procedu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/new-patient-mistakenly-checked-another
October 01, 2013 - New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another
Citation Text:
Green RA, Adelman JS. New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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January 31, 2024 - Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings
January 31, 2024
Ricciardi R, Lee M, Mossburg S. Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-office-based-care-settings
The Institute of Medicine’s 2000 publication To Err Is Human summarized res…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers
December 21, 2017 - High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers
Citation Text:
Staggers N. High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers. 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/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
February 24, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?
Citation Text:
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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November 01, 2011 - The Case for Patient Flow Management
November 1, 2011
Litvak E, Bernheim SA. The Case for Patient Flow Management. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-patient-flow-management
The Case
A 52-year-old woman with a history of major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and alcohol abuse
wa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-ascites-hazards-fluid-removal
June 01, 2018 - Managing Ascites: Hazards of Fluid Removal
Citation Text:
Moore K. Managing Ascites: Hazards of Fluid Removal. 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/chest-tube-complications
September 27, 2023 - Chest Tube Complications
Citation Text:
Santhosh L, Broaddus C. Chest Tube Complications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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November 16, 2022 - Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with
Thromboembolism.
November 16, 2022
Hedayati N, White RO. Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism. PSNet [internet].
2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mechanical-prosthetic-valve-thrombosis-thromboembolism
The Case
A 61-year-old woman presented to …