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February 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Delay in Treatment:
Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: …
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November 01, 2012 - Electrocardiogram Results: ***READ ME***
November 1, 2012
Alpert JS. Electrocardiogram Results: ***READ ME***. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/electrocardiogram-results-read-me
The Case
A 63-year-old woman with labile hypertension presented to the emergency department (ED) with new onset
che…
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January 31, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Errors
January 31, 2020
Hall KK, Fitall E. Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/artificial-intelligence-and-diagnostic-errors
Definition of Artificial Intelligence
The definition of artificial intelligence (…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33852/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Patient Engagement in Safety
January 1, 2017
Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-safety
Annual Perspective 2017
Background
In the past 2 decades, patient engagement in safety has evolved from obscurity to maturity. The Ins…
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April 27, 2022 - Readmissions and Adverse Events After Discharge
Citation Text:
Readmissions and Adverse Events After Discharge. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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August 29, 2021 - ASHP guidelines on the safe use of automated dispensing
devices.
August 29, 2021
Cello R, Conley M, Cooley TW, et al. ASHP Guidelines on the Safe Use of Automated Dispensing
Cabinets. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021;79(1):e71-e82. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxab325.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-guidelines-safe-use-automat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35318/psn-pdf
September 20, 2024 - AHRQ Quality Indicators.
September 20, 2024
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-quality-indicators
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) represent quality
measures that make use of a hospital's available administrative data to inform…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866569/psn-pdf
September 01, 2024 - Guidelines in Practice.
September 1, 2024
Guidelines in Practice. AORN J. 2020-2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-practice
Awareness and consistent application of professional guidance can support safe, effective care delivery.
This collection of articles presents short introductions to a range of guide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35203/psn-pdf
December 14, 2010 - Practice Advisory on Intraoperative Awareness and Brain
Function Monitoring.
December 14, 2010
Awareness AS of ATF on I. Practice advisory for intraoperative awareness and brain function monitoring: a
report by the american society of anesthesiologists task force on intraoperative awareness.
Anesthesiology. 2006;1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36065/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Passing the "Yo' Mama" test.
May 27, 2011
Blair R. Passing the "Yo' Mama" test. Atlanta healthcare organization follows the beat of a different
drummer in achieving 100 percent CPOE adoption. Health Manag Technol. 2006;27(6):14, 16, 18.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/passing-yo-mama-test
This article discusses how a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42691/psn-pdf
October 23, 2013 - Patient Safety Investigation report into services at
University Hospital Galway (UHG) and as reflected in the
care provided to Savita Halappanavar.
October 23, 2013
Dublin, Ireland: Health Information and Quality Authority; October 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-investigation-report-services-uni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36977/psn-pdf
February 15, 2011 - Cost-effective enhancement of claims data to improve
comparisons of patient safety.
February 15, 2011
Jordan HS, Pine M, Elixhauser A, et al. Cost-Effective Enhancement of Claims Data to Improve
Comparisons of Patient Safety. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(2). doi:10.1097/01.jps.0000242988.01413.fb.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837708/psn-pdf
July 20, 2022 - Without question.
July 20, 2022
Liebowitz J. Without Question. N Engl J Med. 2022;386(26):2456-2457. doi:10.1056/nejmp2204361.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/without-question
Diagnostic errors caused by premature closure and anchoring bias occur when clinicians rely on initial
diagnosis despite receiving subsequent …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45840/psn-pdf
February 08, 2017 - Implementation of the safety huddle.
February 8, 2017
Kylor C, Napier T, Rephann A, et al. Implementation of the Safety Huddle. Crit Care Nurse. 2016;36(6):80-
82.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-safety-huddle
The safety huddle is becoming common within health care practice as a way to inform clinician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46788/psn-pdf
April 11, 2018 - Preventing newborn falls and drops.
April 11, 2018
Quick Safety. March 27, 2018;(40):1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-newborn-falls-and-drops
Falls are a common patient safety concern for adults but are rarely discussed as a threat to newborn
safety. This newsletter article provides a definition for a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44583/psn-pdf
February 17, 2016 - Root Cause Analysis Playbook.
February 17, 2016
Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-playbook
Risk management has recently focused on organization-wide improvement in patient safety. This
publication discusses root cause analysis metho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37559/psn-pdf
March 31, 2025 - John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award.
February 4, 2025
Joint Commission, National Quality Forum.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-award
The Eisenberg Award honors individuals and organizations who have made key contributions to patient
safety and quality improv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45287/psn-pdf
August 03, 2016 - Mistakes We Make in Dialysis.
August 3, 2016
Rodby RA, Perazella MA, eds. Semin Dial. 2016;29(4):253-328.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mistakes-we-make-dialysis
Insufficient application of new evidence to inform treatment decisions can hinder safe care delivery. Articles
in this special issue explore common renal …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41543/psn-pdf
January 18, 2013 - Research on nursing handoffs for medical and surgical
settings: an integrative review.
January 18, 2013
Staggers N, Blaz JW. Research on nursing handoffs for medical and surgical settings: an integrative
review. J Adv Nurs. 2013;69(2):247-62. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06087.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37318/psn-pdf
January 04, 2012 - The meaning of justice in safety incident reporting.
January 4, 2012
Weiner BJ, Hobgood C, Lewis MA. The meaning of justice in safety incident reporting. Soc Sci Med.
2008;66(2):403-13.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/meaning-justice-safety-incident-reporting
This article describes how the principles of just culture …