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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49866/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the
Operating Room
June 1, 2019
Lyndon A, Lim S. If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/if-you-say-so-taking-syringe-face-value-operating-room
The Case
A 43-year-old woman was admi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33824/psn-pdf
January 01, 2016 - Patient Safety and Opioid Medications
January 1, 2016
Sarkar U, Shojania KG. Patient Safety and Opioid Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
Annual Perspective 2016
Opioid medications confer significant risks of harm, including overdose death …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33679/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Disclosure of Medical Error
January 1, 2009
Kachalia A. Disclosure of Medical Error. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/disclosure-medical-error
Perspective
Disclosure of medical error is inextricably linked to today's patient safety efforts. Health care experts
advocate that greater discl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33812/psn-pdf
August 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Bernardo Perea-Pérez, MD, DDS,
PhD
August 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Bernardo Perea-Pérez, MD, DDS, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-bernardo-perea-perez-md-dds-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Perea-Pérez is Director de la Escuela de Medicina Legal y For…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49548/psn-pdf
October 01, 2007 - Toxic Tachycardia
October 1, 2007
Wartofsky L. Toxic Tachycardia. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/toxic-tachycardia
The Case
A 66-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension and breast cancer was admitted with
abdominal pain. She complained of 3 weeks of progressive severe rig…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60169/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Is that solution for IV or irrigation?: Fluid administration
errors in the operating room.
March 25, 2020
Bohringer C. Is that solution for IV or irrigation?: Fluid administration errors in the operating room. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/solution-iv-or-irrigation-fluid-administration-erro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49435/psn-pdf
February 01, 2004 - X-ray Flip
February 1, 2004
Shapiro MJ. X-ray Flip. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/x-ray-flip
The Case
A 19-year-old man presented to the emergency department with respiratory distress after blunt chest
trauma. A digital chest radiograph was labeled backwards; a "left" marker was mistakenly…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.260_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
E-prescribing: E for Error?
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Elisa W. Ashton, PharmD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Departm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49634/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Situational (Un)Awareness
September 1, 2011
Abramson EL, Kaushal R. Situational (Un)Awareness. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/situational-unawareness
The Case
A 75-year-old man was admitted on a Tuesday evening with abdominal pain, jaundice, and elevated liver
function tests, including a bi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866395/psn-pdf
July 23, 2024 - Rescue Improvement Conference Innovation Summary
July 23, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/rescue-improvement-conference-innovation-summary
Summary
The Rescue Improvement Conference (RIC)1 was designed at the University of Michigan to address failure
to rescue with a particular focus on communication and com…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866841/psn-pdf
September 23, 2024 - System Approaches to Social Determinants of Health
Screening and Intervention Innovation Summary
September 23, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/system-approaches-social-determinants-health-screening-and-
intervention-innovation
Summary
UNC Health is a nonprofit healthcare system of more than 500 clinics and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50393/psn-pdf
September 01, 2019 - Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet
September 1, 2019
Ranji SR, Wachter R. Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-evolution-webmm-and-psnet
Perspective
Progress in any field requires scholarship and dissem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49697/psn-pdf
December 01, 2013 - Check the Anesthesia Machine
December 1, 2013
Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine
The Case
A 62-year-old man with weight of 134 kg (body mass index [BMI] of 40) and history of hypertension,
diabetes, sleep apnea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33761/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved
Safety With Mindfulness
February 1, 2014
Beyea SC. Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved Safety With Mindfulness. PSNet
[internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interruptions-and-distractions-health-care-improved-safety-mindfulne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-and-approaches-investigating-patient-safety-events
March 15, 2025 - Strategies and Approaches for Investigating Patient Safety Events
Citation Text:
Shaikh U. Strategies and Approaches for Investigating Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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September 15, 2024 - Missed Nursing Care
Citation Text:
Missed Nursing Care. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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December 15, 2024 - Opioid Safety
Citation Text:
Opioid Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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September 01, 2016 - Evidence demonstrates that pharmacist involvement leads to
reductions in ADEs and readmissions of 30%
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/spotlight_case_misdiagnosis_of_small_bowel_obstruction_-_slides_-_final.pptx
January 01, 2025 - This common cognitive bias leads to premature closure, or the acceptance of a diagnosis before it is
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pill-organizing-plight
June 19, 2018 - Evidence demonstrates that pharmacist involvement leads to reductions in ADEs and readmissions of 30%