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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843151/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ+ Population
February 1, 2023
Wesley C, Van CM, Mossburg S. Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ+ Population. PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-concerns-and-lgbtq-population
Challenges to Obtaining Needed Patient-Centered and Safe Health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33865/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Rebecca Lawton, PhD
September 1, 2018
In Conversation With… Rebecca Lawton, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-rebecca-lawton-phd
Editor's note: Rebecca Lawton, a Professor in the Psychology of Healthcare at the University of Leeds, is
a health psycho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49543/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
September 1, 2007
Poon EG. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-whose-job-it
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence and impact of medication discrepancies at times of transition in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33744/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson
February 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-beverley-h-johnson
Editor's note: Beverley H. Johnson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Patient-
and Family-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33674/psn-pdf
February 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…Robert M. Wachter, MD
October 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Robert M. Wachter, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrobert-m-wachter-md
Editor's note: At the University of California, San Francisco, Robert M. Wachter, MD, is Professor and
Chief of the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852808/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication
Breakdown.
August 30, 2023
Marshall S, Boe NM. Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/prolonged-dka-pregnancy-case-communication-breakdown
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationship…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/spotlight_case_prolonged_dka_in_pregnancy_-_slides_-_revised.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication
Breakdown
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Sarah Marshall, MD and Nina M. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49573/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Dangerous Shift
November 1, 2008
Patterson ES. Dangerous Shift. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-shift
Case Objectives
Review the evidence base on erroneous actions related to shift changes.
Understand the limits of standardizing handoffs in preventing errors at shift change.
Expla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49437/psn-pdf
March 01, 2004 - Crossing the Line
March 1, 2004
Feldman JP, Gould MK. Crossing the Line. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-line
Case Objectives
Review complications of central venous catheterization
Discuss patient and operator factors that affect complication rates
Describe methods for preventing c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unfamiliar-catheter
November 01, 2006 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
Citation Text:
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hazards-distraction-ticking-all-ehr-boxes
April 09, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes
Citation Text:
Easty AC. The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes. 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/dangerous-dialysis
June 12, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dangerous Dialysis
Citation Text:
Holley JL. Dangerous Dialysis . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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March 30, 2020 - Code Blue—Where To?
Citation Text:
Adams BD. Code Blue—Where To?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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February 26, 2025 - Innovations
The PSNet Innovations page highlights pioneering advances that can improve patient safety. PSNet innovations are defined as “new or updated interventions, approaches, systems, tools, policies, organizational structures or business models implemented to improve or enhance quality of care and reduce harm.” …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857259/psn-pdf
November 30, 2023 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
November 30, 2023
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-mix-leads-patient-death
The Case
An 81-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital and admitted to the intensive car…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-christine-cassel-md
February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Christine Cassel, MD
June 1, 2015
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Christine Cassel, MD. 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/node/49669/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - Transfusion Overload
November 1, 2012
Patel MS, Carson JL. Transfusion Overload. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-overload
Case Objectives
Understand that the traditional transfusion thresholds of hemoglobin below 10 g/dL and hematocrit
below 30% are not supported by the evidence.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33702/psn-pdf
November 01, 2010 - In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH
November 1, 2010
In Conversation with..Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpatrick-s-romano-md-mph
Editor's note: Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Universit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867985/psn-pdf
January 01, 2025 - Suicide Prevention
March 25, 2025
Boudreaux E, Gale B, Mossburg SE. Suicide Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 20024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/suicide-prevention
Introduction
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 50,000 deaths in
2022, a 36% rise since 2000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy
December 15, 2024 - Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy
Citation Text:
Takhar S, Nelson N. Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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