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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49624/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error?
May 1, 2011
Gallagher TH. Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duty-disclose-someone-elses-error
Case Objectives
State the rationale for disclosing medical errors.
Describe key principles in effective error disclosure.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49506/psn-pdf
March 01, 2006 - The Wet Read
March 1, 2006
Arenson RL. The Wet Read. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wet-read
Case Objectives
Appreciate the limitations of radiology resident emergency coverage.
Understand the rate of discrepancy between radiology resident preliminary reads and attending
radiologists' fina…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49834/psn-pdf
July 01, 2018 - "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound
and Patient Safety
July 1, 2018
Lewiss RE. "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet].
2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ultrasound-looked-fine-point-care-ultrasound-and-patient-safety
Case Objectives
Unders…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49454/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - Novel Drug Misuse
July 1, 2004
Angus DC, Milbrandt EB. Novel Drug Misuse. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/novel-drug-misuse
Case Objectives
Define the inclusion and exclusion criteria for patients in PROWESS.
Understand why the FDA included APACHE score as an indication criterion for drotrec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73300/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - Project BOOST Increases Patient Understanding of
Treatment and Follow-up Care
May 26, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-boost-increases-patient-understanding-treatment-and-follow-care
Summary
The Patient Safe-D(ischarge) program used standardized tools to educate patients about their discharge
needs,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49684/psn-pdf
May 01, 2013 - Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical
Error
May 1, 2013
Weingart SN, Jacobson J. Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical Error. PSNet [internet].
2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-regimen-wrong-cancer-patient-catches-medical-error
Case Objectives
Appreciate that chemotherapy a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49690/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage
September 1, 2013
Manchikanti L, Hirsch JA. The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pains-chronic-opioid-usage
Case Objectives
Describe the appropriate initial assessment of patients with chronic non-cancer pain.
List the most comm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866055/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Reducing Preventable Patient Harm Due to Retained
Surgical Items: The RSI Bundle
May 29, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/reducing-preventable-patient-harm-due-retained-surgical-items-rsi-bundle
Summary
Retained surgical items (RSIs) cause severe yet preventable patient harm. RSIs are the most common
catego…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/spotlight_case_managing_complexity_in_diagnosis_-_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Andrew P.J. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-blood-please
January 14, 2011 - No Blood, Please
Citation Text:
Liang BA. No Blood, Please. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
Copy Citation
Format:
Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-operating-room-systematic-literature-review-retained-surgical-sponges
March 05, 2025 - Review
Improving safety in the operating room: a systematic literature review of retained surgical sponges.
Citation Text:
Wan W, Le T, Riskin L, et al. Improving safety in the operating room: a systematic literature review of retained surgical sponges. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2009;22(…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/designing-safer-process-prevent-retained-surgical-sponges-healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect
April 27, 2019 - Study
Designing a safer process to prevent retained surgical sponges: a healthcare failure mode and effect analysis.
Citation Text:
Steelman VM, Cullen JJ. Designing a safer process to prevent retained surgical sponges: a healthcare failure mode and effect analysis. AORN J. 2011;94(2):1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pseudo-obstruction-real-perforation
April 01, 2015 - Guidelines for the granting of endoscopic privileges recommend the use of objective criteria and direct … Institutions should, whenever possible, use objective criteria and direct observation to assess competence
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/application-engineering-problem-solving-methodology-address-persistent-problems-patient
March 18, 2020 - Study
Application of an engineering problem-solving methodology to address persistent problems in patient safety: a case study on retained surgical sponges after surgery.
Citation Text:
Anderson DE, Watts B. Application of an engineering problem-solving methodology to address persistent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33786/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - seen increased interest in developing validated
assessment tools, which should lay a foundation for objective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36247/psn-pdf
February 13, 2008 - Counting for patient safety.
February 13, 2008
Watson DS. Counting for patient safety. AORN J. 2006;84(2):273-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/counting-patient-safety
The author discusses recommended policies and practices for minimizing the risk of retained foreign
objects.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/counting-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-factors-retained-surgical-items-meta-analysis-and-proposed-risk-stratification-system
January 18, 2013 - Study
Risk factors for retained surgical items: a meta-analysis and proposed risk stratification system.
Citation Text:
Moffatt-Bruce SD, Cook CH, Steinberg SM, et al. Risk factors for retained surgical items: a meta-analysis and proposed risk stratification system. J Surg Res. 2014;190(…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-characteristics-interruptions-and-distractions-during-surgical-counts
March 09, 2016 - Study
Prevalence and characteristics of interruptions and distractions during surgical counts.
Citation Text:
Bubric KA, Biesbroek SL, Laberge JC, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of interruptions and distractions during surgical counts. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(9):556-56…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-retained-surgical-sponges-decision-analytic-model-predicting-relative-cost
January 04, 2010 - Study
Prevention of retained surgical sponges: a decision-analytic model predicting relative cost-effectiveness.
Citation Text:
Regenbogen SE, Greenberg CC, Resch SC, et al. Prevention of retained surgical sponges: a decision-analytic model predicting relative cost-effectiveness. Surger…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35406/psn-pdf
September 10, 2009 - Maintain accountability in patient safety efforts.
September 10, 2009
Spath P. Maintain accountability in patient safety efforts. Hospital peer review. 2005;30(9):129-32.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maintain-accountability-patient-safety-efforts
To develop an accountability initiative, the author recommends settin…