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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33846/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower
Patients and Improve Safety
November 1, 2017
Rozenblum R, Bates DW. The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve
Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837785/psn-pdf
August 05, 2022 - Emergence of Application-based Healthcare
August 5, 2022
Marvel FA, Dowell P, Mossburg SE. Emergence of Application-based Healthcare. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emergence-application-based-healthcare
Introduction
The demand for digital healthcare, including both telemedicine and hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49542/psn-pdf
August 21, 2007 - Copy and Paste
August 21, 2007
Hersh WR. Copy and Paste. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/copy-and-paste
The Case
A 77-year-old woman was admitted to a teaching hospital with diarrhea and dehydration after completing
her fifth cycle of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Her only relevant past m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49406/psn-pdf
June 01, 2003 - The Dangerous Detour
June 1, 2003
Gibson J, HTaylor D. The Dangerous Detour. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-detour
The Case
Following an overdose of alcohol and Ativan, a 26-year-old woman was admitted to the Medicine service
for observation after being placed on a 72-hour hold by…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33621/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early
Experience
November 1, 2005
Krimsky WS. Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rapid-response-teams-lessons-early-experience
Perspective
Health care organizations throughout the world have ide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49628/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Routine Goes Awry
June 1, 2011
Huoh KC, Rosbe KW. Routine Goes Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/routine-goes-awry
The Case
A 6-year-old girl with a history of asthma and chronic adenotonsillitis was referred to a surgeon and
scheduled for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She was in ot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60168/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
March 25, 2020
Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient
The Cases
Multiple electrocardiograms (EKGs) were incorrectly documented at a large urban tertiary care hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.320_slideshow.ppt
January 01, 2020 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
A ʺReflexiveʺ Diagnosis in Primary Care
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This presentation is based on the April 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John Betjemann, MD, and S. Andrew Josephson, MD, University of California, San…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49473/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - On O.R. Off?
March 1, 2005
Leonard M. On O.R. Off? PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or
The Case
An elderly man was admitted to the vascular surgery service with rest pain in his leg. Angiography
demonstrated peripheral artery disease with anatomy suitable for revascularization. A consulting
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49740/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Baffled by Botulinum Toxin
August 21, 2015
Sivaraman-Nair KP. Baffled by Botulinum Toxin. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/baffled-botulinum-toxin
The Case
A 5-year-old boy with a history of transverse myelitis with resultant spasticity of both lower extremities, gait
abnormalities, neurogeni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49595/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem
December 1, 2009
Dhaliwal G. "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/superficial-report-leads-deep-problem
The Case
A 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of left foot and an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.149_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2007
Antiseizure Medication Disorder
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Brian K. Alldredge, Pharm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49443/psn-pdf
May 01, 2004 - Privacy Gone Awry
May 1, 2004
Pauker SG, Pauker SP. Privacy Gone Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/privacy-gone-awry
The Case
A 3-year-old child underwent bilateral myringotomies and tube insertion with adenoidectomy.
Preoperatively, she had an upper respiratory infection, but was eating…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33876/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network
March 1, 2019
Phrampus P. Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/building-safety-program-vast-health-care-network
Perspective
Background
As hospital-based health care in the United …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49659/psn-pdf
July 01, 2012 - Sloppy and Paste
July 1, 2012
Hirschtick RE. Sloppy and Paste. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sloppy-and-paste
The Case
A 78-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes presented to an emergency department (ED) with new
onset chest pain. The ED physician reviewed the patient's electronic me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72837/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - Project Nurture Engages Pregnant People with Substance
Use Disorder, Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes.
Originally published on March 11, 2021
Last updated on March 16, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-nurture-engages-pregnant-people-substance-use-disorder-
improves-maternal-and
Summary
Project…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49826/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Air on the Side of Caution
April 1, 2018
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
The Case
A young woman with morbid obesity was scheduled for cardiac catheterization to evaluate shortness of
breath and chest pain. A decision was m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49838/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - An Untimely End Despite End-of-Life Care Planning
August 1, 2018
Elia G, Barbour S, Anderson WG. An Untimely End Despite End-of-Life Care Planning. PSNet [internet].
2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/untimely-end-despite-end-life-care-planning
The Case
A 76-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit (…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.236_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case March 2011
Volume Too Low: In and Out
Pediatric Patient Safety
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Marlene Miller, MD, MSc…