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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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May 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical Error
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Joseph O. Jacobson, MD, MSc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33641/psn-pdf
November 01, 2006 - Human Factors Engineering Can Teach You How to Be
Surprised Again
November 1, 2006
Gosbee JW. Human Factors Engineering Can Teach You How to Be Surprised Again. PSNet [internet].
2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/human-factors-engineering-can-teach-you-how-be-surprised-again
Perspective
Certain phrases ar…
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June 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering
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This presentation is based on the June 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Thomas A. Smith, CHPA, CPP, President, Healthc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33595/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety
December 15, 2024
Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/fatigue-sleep-deprivation-and-patient-safety
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33725/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Balancing Supervision and Autonomy: An Ongoing
Tension
February 1, 2012
Dine JC, Myers JS. Balancing Supervision and Autonomy: An Ongoing Tension. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/balancing-supervision-and-autonomy-ongoing-tension
Perspective
Graduate Medical Education (GME) has changed …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33585/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Radiation Safety
March 15, 2025
Radiation Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/radiation-safety
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed in 2025…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/never-events
June 15, 2024 - Never Events
Citation Text:
Never Events. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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June 15, 2024 - Duty Hours and Patient Safety
Citation Text:
Duty Hours and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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October 18, 2023 - Responding to Patient Safety Events
Citation Text:
Shaikh U. Responding to Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2025.
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April 28, 2021 - The Deadly Duo
Citation Text:
Maldonado JR. The Deadly Duo. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/respiratory-distress-after-neck-surgery-two-cases-postoperative-cervical-hematoma
August 14, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Respiratory Distress after Neck Surgery: Two Cases of Postoperative Cervical Hematoma.
Citation Text:
Graves CE, Kuhn MA. Respiratory Distress after Neck Surgery: Two Cases of Postoperative Cervical Hematoma.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/what-was-those-platelets
August 28, 2024 - What Was in Those Platelets?
Citation Text:
Yomtovian R. What Was in Those Platelets? . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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March 15, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Under Pressure: Tracheostomy Cuff Over Inflation Leading to Tissue Necrosis and Cuff Rupture
Citation Text:
Gould E, Carlsen K, Trask J, et al. Under Pressure: Tracheostomy Cuff Over Inflation Leading to Tissue Necrosis and Cuff Rupture.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dying-hospital-advanced-dementia
November 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dying in the Hospital With Advanced Dementia
Citation Text:
Umscheid CA, McGreevey JD, Greysen RS. Dying in the Hospital With Advanced Dementia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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September 28, 2022 - Be Picky about your PICCs—Fragmented Care and Poor
Communication at Discharge Leads to a PICC without a
Plan.
September 28, 2022
Marti CS, Reese SK, Brown-McManus M. Be Picky about your PICCs—Fragmented Care and Poor
Communication at Discharge Leads to a PICC without a Plan. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49483/psn-pdf
June 01, 2005 - Getting to the Root of the Matter
June 1, 2005
Saint S, Flanders S. Getting to the Root of the Matter. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-root-matter
Case Objectives
Appreciate the goals and limitations of root cause analysis
Outline the steps to conduct root cause analysis
The Case
A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49768/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - A Pill Organizing Plight
September 1, 2016
McGalliard B, Shane R, Rosen S. A Pill Organizing Plight. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pill-organizing-plight
Case Objectives
Identify patients at high risk for adverse drug events.
List drugs that are considered inappropriate in older patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49566/psn-pdf
July 01, 2008 - What Was in Those Platelets?
July 1, 2008
Yomtovian R. What Was in Those Platelets? . PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/what-was-those-platelets
The Case
A 47-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for complex spinal surgery. The surgery went well
without complications, and postoperativel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49564/psn-pdf
July 01, 2008 - Dependence vs. Pain
July 1, 2008
Gordon AJ. Dependence vs. Pain . PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dependence-vs-pain
Case Objectives
Define opioid dependence and opioid withdrawal syndrome.
Describe the treatment of opioid withdrawal syndrome including the use of the Clinical Opioid
Withdra…