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October 01, 2018 - Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger
October 1, 2018
Balcezak TJ, Deshpande O. Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diffusion-responsibility-leads-danger
The Case
A 70-year-old man was sent to the emergency department (ED) from a nursing facility…
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March 27, 2024 - I Just Want to Go Home: Understanding Delirium’s Impact
on Treatment Preferences
March 27, 2024
Steinberg K. I Just Want to Go Home: Understanding Delirium’s Impact on Treatment Preferences. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/i-just-want-go-home-understanding-deliriums-impact-treatment-preferenc…
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October 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...David Marx, JD
October 1, 2007
In Conversation with..David Marx, JD. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdavid-marx-jd
Editor's Note: An engineer and an attorney by training, David Marx, JD, is president of Outcome
Engineering, a risk management firm. …
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August 01, 2016 - Safety In Dentistry
August 1, 2016
Ramoni R, Walji MF, Kalenderian E. Safety In Dentistry. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-dentistry
Perspective
In a famous scene from the 1976 film, Marathon Man, Laurence Olivier, playing dentist Dr. Christian Szell
tortures Babe Levy (played by…
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August 28, 2024 - Central, not Epidural
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Simmons D. Central, not Epidural. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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March 12, 2021 - Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to Medication Error During Patient Transport
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MacDowell P, McGee E. Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to Medication Error During Patient Transport. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Q…
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August 30, 2023 - Virtual Nursing: Improving Patient Care and Meeting
Workforce Challenges
August 30, 2023
Sanford K, Schuelke S, Lee M, et al. Virtual Nursing: Improving Patient Care and Meeting Workforce
Challenges. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/virtual-nursing-improving-patient-care-and-meeting-workf…
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August 30, 2023 - Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy.
Citation Text:
Seidel E, Cortes T, Chong C. Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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June 15, 2024 - Systems Approach
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Systems Approach. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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March 21, 2009 - Medication Reconciliation Victory After an Avoidable
Error
March 21, 2009
Cutler TW. Medication Reconciliation Victory After an Avoidable Error. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-victory-after-avoidable-error
The Case
A 91-year-old woman, previously active and indepen…
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July 01, 2004 - Bowel Prep
July 1, 2004
Nelson D. Bowel Prep. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bowel-prep
The Case
The patient is a 73-year-old woman who 20 years ago underwent treatment for breast cancer. At her
daughter's suggestion, the patient requested referral for colonoscopy, as she understood there w…
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March 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Michelle Mourad, MD, and Stephanie Rennke, MD; Divi…
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December 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
"The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety
Citation Text:
Lewiss RE. "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and H…
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April 26, 2023 - Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality
April 26, 2023
Al-Khafaji J, Lee M, Mossburg S. Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality . PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/improving-diagnostic-safety-and-quality
Introduction
During an annual editorial review of featured articles in the Agency for …
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December 18, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dropping to New Lows
Citation Text:
Juang PC, Kulasa K. Dropping to New Lows. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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December 18, 2019 - "Do You Want Everything Done?": Clarifying Code Status
December 18, 2019
Steinberg K, Mason Pope T. "Do You Want Everything Done?": Clarifying Code Status. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-you-want-everything-done-clarifying-code-status
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a p…
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June 12, 2019 - In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc
April 1, 2015
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In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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May 01, 2017 - Diagnostic Delay in the Emergency Department
May 1, 2017
Marshall K, Singh H. Diagnostic Delay in the Emergency Department. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-delay-emergency-department
Case Objectives
Appreciate the importance of a broad differential diagnosis for acute abdominal pai…
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January 31, 2024 - Annual Perspective
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Jawad Al-Khafaji, MD, MHSA, Merton Lee, PhD, PharmD, Sarah Mossburg, RN, PhD
| April 26, 2023
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