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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/exhibit3_2.jsp
January 01, 2008 - Facts and Figures Exhibit 3.2
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August 16, 2023 - Ruptured Heterotopic Pregnancy
Citation Text:
Cedars MI. Ruptured Heterotopic Pregnancy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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April 28, 2021 - Patient Safety in Home Dialysis
April 28, 2021
Morfín JA, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Patient Safety in Home Dialysis. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-home-dialysis
Dialysis Care and Patient Safety Concerns
In patients with chronic kidney disease, kidney function declines ov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49467/psn-pdf
December 01, 2004 - A "Weak" Response
December 1, 2004
Reisman AB. A "Weak" Response. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weak-response
The Case
A primary care physician on call for his group received a call at 9:00PM from a 68-year-old man. He said,
"They started me on a new pill for my blood pressure and now I fe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.314_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case
Multifactorial Medication Mishap
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This presentation is based on the February 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Annie Yang, PharmD, BCPS
NYU Langone Medical Center
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/charcoal-lavage-lungs
January 01, 2016 - Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs
Citation Text:
Wigton RS. Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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September 01, 2006 - DNR in the OR and Afterwards
September 1, 2006
Lo B. DNR in the OR and Afterwards. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dnr-or-and-afterwards
The Case
An 85-year-old woman with dementia took a mechanical fall at her skilled nursing facility (SNF) and
suffered a fractured femur. After initial eval…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49868/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With
Dementia
July 2, 2019
Tsourounis C, Ghomeshi KK. Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia. PSNet
[internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-clozapine-prescription-elderly-man-dementia
The Case
An 86-year-old man with neurode…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843736/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Saved by ECMO
February 1, 2023
Weiss NA. Saved by ECMO . PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/saved-ecmo
The Case
A 27-year-old pregnant woman was admitted at an estimated gestational age (EGA) of 29 weeks for
increased shortness of breath. She was diagnosed with severe pulmonary arterial hyperte…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.230_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
The Forgotten Turn
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the December 2010
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Susan Barbour, RN, FNP, University of California San Francisco …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33844/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - Health Care Worker Presenteeism: A Challenge for Patient
Safety
October 1, 2017
Szymczak JE. Health Care Worker Presenteeism: A Challenge for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-worker-presenteeism-challenge-patient-safety
Perspective
Introduction
Health care–as…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33631/psn-pdf
April 01, 2006 - Count and Be Counted: Preparing Future Pharmacists to
Promote a Culture of Safety
April 1, 2006
Alldredge BK, Koda-Kimble MA. Count and Be Counted: Preparing Future Pharmacists to Promote a
Culture of Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/count-and-be-counted-preparing-future-pharmacis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49477/psn-pdf
April 01, 2005 - Hold the tPA
April 1, 2005
Fagan SC. Hold the tPA. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hold-tpa
The Case
A 74-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation on warfarin therapy came to the emergency
department (ED) 1 hour after the sudden onset of aphasia and right-sided weakness. A non-co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/final_may-spotlight-fatal_pca_slides_05.01.2020_cme_review-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - opioid-induced respiratory depression; of those,
77% resulted in severe brain damage or death
– Most injuries occurred
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/eval4.html
May 01, 2016 - This information was collected as part of the provider supplementation process that occurred 45 days … When patients or caregivers were asked to identify where the mistake or negative effect occurred, 18 … were reported to have occurred in the hospital, seven in the emergency department, and three in a doctor
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcmodule1.pdf
June 01, 2012 - the blood pressure cuff and
stethoscope, the pulse oximeter, and the thermometer.
› See if a change occurred … shift-to-shift comparison.
› Make sure the needed equipment is
available.
› See if a change occurred … Perhaps a small stroke occurred, or the
resident has another new medical problem that is contributing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mccarthy-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Results: Demonstrated safe use occurred more often in the EMC2 group (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.46 … Demonstrated safe use occurred more often in the
EMC2-alone group (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.46; … Implementation Analysis: The processes that occurred at the time of the ED visit had a high level of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/temte-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Data collection occurred from August
2007 through March 2008. … Study visits occurred more commonly on
Tuesdays (n=136) than expected and less
commonly on Fridays … The high score visit occurred for a 74
year-old female continuity patient
presenting with acute chest
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dxsafety-patient-experience-vol1.pdf
July 01, 2023 - medical mishaps, inducing disparities in error
reporting10; or
■ Might erroneously presume errors occurred … research shows that patients and families will report diagnostic experiences when asked if
an “error” has occurred … patients to attribute responsibility for a problem, the less likely they are to report that the
event occurred
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Dingley_14.pdf
February 06, 2008 - Initial pilot testing of huddles occurred within two departments: radiology and laboratory
services. … They typically occurred at the beginning of the day or shift, lasted approximately 9 to
20 minutes, … timely, appropriate
communication between nursing staff and providers as changes in patient conditions occurred