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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49660/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - No News May Not Be Good News
August 1, 2012
Moore CR. No News May Not Be Good News. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-news-may-not-be-good-news
Case Objectives
Describe the frequency with which ambulatory test results are not followed up by providers.
Appreciate that inadequate follow-up of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2019-11/webmm_spotlight_suicide_risk_assessment.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Spotlight
Missed Opportunities for Suicide
Risk Assessment
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2019 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
○ See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
○ CME credit is available
• Commentary by: Glen Xiong, MD & Debra Kahn, MD
○ Editors in Chief, AHRQ We…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safeguarding-diagnostic-testing-point-care
September 30, 2011 - Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care
Citation Text:
Kost GJ, Ehrmeyer SS. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care. 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/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/49482/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger
May 1, 2005
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
The Case
A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of
the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-two-errors
September 29, 2017 - One Dose, Two Errors
Citation Text:
Filice GA. One Dose, Two Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-placement-speak-now-or-do-not-use-line
November 01, 2003 - CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line
Citation Text:
Ault M, Rosen B. CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line. 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/node/33652/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - Advancing Patient Safety Through State Reporting
Systems
June 1, 2007
Rosenthal J. Advancing Patient Safety Through State Reporting Systems. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/advancing-patient-safety-through-state-reporting-systems
Perspective
Seven years ago, the Institute of Medicine (I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49528/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - The "Customer" Is Always Right
February 1, 2007
Sehgal NL. The "Customer" Is Always Right. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/customer-always-right
Case Objectives
Understand the importance of identifying a patient's agenda.
Appreciate the factors that contribute to unmet patient expectations.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33663/psn-pdf
September 15, 2008 - Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large
National Health System
January 1, 2008
Hauck LD, Jacob J. Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large National Health System. PSNet
[internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-patient-safety-program-large-national-health-system
Perspectiv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33637/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...Lucian Leape, MD
August 1, 2006
In Conversation with..Lucian Leape, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withlucian-leape-md
Dr. Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: What kind of career did you fashion for yourself prior to
getting involved in safety an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-shot-error-disclosure
May 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
Citation Text:
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49450/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
June 1, 2004
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-shot-error-disclosure
Case Objectives
Describe the rationale for disclosing harmful errors to patients.
Describe the specific information that patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60745/psn-pdf
October 01, 2020 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting
of Medications Used by Anesthesia
July 29, 2020
Nguyen DD, Harper TA, Cello R. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications
Used by Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involvi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33668/psn-pdf
May 01, 2008 - In Conversation with…David W. Bates, MD, MSc
May 1, 2008
In Conversation with…David W. Bates, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdavid-w-bates-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. David Bates is a Professor at Harvard Medical School, Medical Director of Clinical and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33664/psn-pdf
March 01, 2008 - In Conversation with...Bradley T. Rosen, MD, MBA
March 1, 2008
In Conversation with..Bradley T. Rosen, MD, MBA. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbradley-t-rosen-md-mba
Editor's note: Dr. Rosen is Medical Director of the Inpatient Specialty Program (ISP) Hospitalist service…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
June 24, 2010 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Gary A. Noskin, MD | April 1, 2008
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33718/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - In Conversation With… Paul G. Shekelle, MD, MPH, PhD
October 1, 2011
In Conversation With… Paul G. Shekelle, MD, MPH, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-g-shekelle-md-mph-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Shekelle is director of the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Cen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovations
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/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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