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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.127_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case
Spotlight Case May 2006
Right? Left? Neither!
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP; Mark R. Chassin, MD…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/impact-opioid-final.pdf
November 01, 2018 - Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Opioids
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen steadily over the
past 2 decades. The misuse of opioids, such as
prescription pain medications and heroin, has become
widespread across the United States. In response to
dramatic increa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49812/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Specimen Almost Lost
November 1, 2017
Hehe YK. Specimen Almost Lost. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/specimen-almost-lost
The Case
A 29-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a rash that had spread across her legs and abdomen.
She was admitted to the medicine service for further evalu…
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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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/doi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Optimizing Detection of MRSA Carriage
Title of the project:
Optimizing Detection of MRSA Carriage
Principal investigator and team members:
Yohei Doi (principal investigator)
Diana Pakstis (research director)
Charma Chaussard (research coordinator)
Jessica O’Hara (laboratory technician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33808/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm
Fatigue
May 1, 2016
Jacques S, Williams E. Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm Fatigue. PSNet [internet].
2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/reducing-safety-hazards-monitor-alert-and-alarm-fatigue
Perspective
Alarm fatigue occurs whe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73412/psn-pdf
August 01, 2022 - “Behavioral Health Vital Signs” Initiative Increases Patient
Education and Disclosure about Interpersonal Violence
(IPV)
June 30, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/behavioral-health-vital-signs-initiative-increases-patient-education-and-
disclosure
Summary
The Behavioral Health Vital Signs (BHVS) screener i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49650/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Turn the Other Cheek
March 1, 2012
Starling J. Turn the Other Cheek. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/turn-other-cheek
The Case
A 56-year-old man underwent two skin biopsies to evaluate clinically concerning lesions. The first biopsy
was diagnostic for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and docume…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49727/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Critical Opportunity Lost
March 1, 2015
Genzen JR, Signorelli HN. Critical Opportunity Lost. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-opportunity-lost
The Case
A 55-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with new onset chest pain. She
reported eating a heavy dinner the pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33640/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - What Can the Rest of the Health Care System Learn from
the VA's Quality and Safety Transformation?
September 1, 2006
Jha AK. What Can the Rest of the Health Care System Learn from the VA's Quality and Safety
Transformation? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-can-rest-health-care-system…
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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/49617/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Failure to Reevaluate
December 1, 2010
Wong-Beringer A. Failure to Reevaluate. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
The Case
A 61-year-old woman receiving palliative chemotherapy for non–small-cell lung cancer at a community
hospital developed methicillin-resistant staphylococc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/module1-transcript.pdf
June 01, 2017 - Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – Why Senior Leadership Engagement Matters
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care
Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Transcript
Senior Leadership Podcast—Why Senior Leadership
Engagement Matters
Hosts
TJ Lewis
Louella Hung
Interviewees
Susan DeCamp-Freeze, R.N.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Communicating Infectious Concerns With Antibiotic Prescribers
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Communicating With Prescribers
1
Objectives
Describe the components of, and when to use SBAR:
Situation
Background
Assessment …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49414/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Making Do
September 1, 2003
Bradley LD. Making Do. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/making-do
The Case
A 56-year-old female with dysfunctional uterine bleeding and possible retained intrauterine device (IUD)
was scheduled for elective hysteroscopy and dilation and curettage (D&C). Of note, sh…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/impact/ahrq-works.pdf
April 01, 2017 - AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Accelerating learning and innovation in health care
delivery is what AHRQ does—every day. AHRQ tools take
the “what” and translate it into the “how” by providing
research-backed, practical tools that doctors and nurses
can use to improve care.
This doc…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/ena-slides/part2.html
October 01, 2020 - The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript
Part Two: Removing the Obstacles to Practice Change
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript
Opening Materials: Attribution, Objectives, Introduction, and Ma…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
Patient Safety
1
Objectives
Discuss the potential harms associated with antibiotic use
Recognize that patient harm is largely preventable
R…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33659/psn-pdf
October 01, 2007 - Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's
Approach
October 1, 2007
Page AH. Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's Approach. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/making-just-culture-reality-one-organizations-approach
Perspective
We've all been there...something goes wrong,…