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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
August 01, 2009 - downside of first-order problem solving is lack of communication, which hinders real improvement from occurring … Even this meager form of second-order problem solving was rare, occurring in only 7% of the situations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsteven-j-spear-dba-ms-ms
August 01, 2009 - downside of first-order problem solving is lack of communication, which hinders real improvement from occurring … Even this meager form of second-order problem solving was rare, occurring in only 7% of the situations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865296/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - National Patient Safety Goals
March 27, 2024
Shaikh U. National Patient Safety Goals. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/national-patient-safety-goals
Background
Despite the development and publication of effective and evidence-based strategies to enhance patient
safety and reduce preventable h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33574/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Ambulatory Care Safety
March 15, 2025
Ambulatory Care Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/ambulatory-care-safety
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Las…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49604/psn-pdf
June 01, 2010 - Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap
June 1, 2010
Cooper JB, Kamdar BB. Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tacit-handover-overt-mishap
The Case
A 61-year-old man was admitted for management of an infected aortic stent, which had been placed 3
years earlier to treat an abdo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.140_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case December 2006
Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the December 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: Patrick F. Fogarty,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49592/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption
October 1, 2009
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
The Case
A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had
metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49466/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Hard to Swallow
October 1, 2004
Driver J. Hard to Swallow. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hard-swallow
The Case
An elderly man underwent hernia surgery. Postoperatively, the patient developed a transient ischemic
attack (TIA) and respiratory difficulties. The nurses noted that the patient, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49607/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Missed Patient Assignment: Is Anyone There?
August 1, 2010
Sittig DF, Campbell EM, Singh H. Missed Patient Assignment: Is Anyone There? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-patient-assignment-anyone-there
The Case
In one hospital, nurses' patient assignments were communicated by listing the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.167_slideshow.ppt
January 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case January 2008
How Do Providers Recover from Errors?
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the January 2008 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Colin P. West, MD, PhD, Mayo Clini…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49452/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - Allergy to Holter
July 1, 2004
Williams M. Allergy to Holter. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/allergy-holter
The Case
A 52-year-old man was admitted for palpitations and chest pain. As part of the evaluation, on hospital day 4
the patient was sent to the cardiac clinic to start a continuous …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49493/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Infused, Not Ingested
November 1, 2005
Foley M. Infused, Not Ingested. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/infused-not-ingested
The Case
A patient in the ICU was scheduled for a CT scan. The nurse prepared the patient by administering
contrast, an unfamiliar task for this particular nurse. Rathe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.317_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case
Tough Call: Addressing Errors From Previous Providers
1
This presentation is based on the March 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: William Martinez, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49784/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care
February 1, 2017
Kost GJ, Ehrmeyer SS. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safeguarding-diagnostic-testing-point-care
The Case
A 23-year-old woman presented to the family medicine clinic for…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscommunication-or-leads-anticoagulation-mishap
May 08, 2019 - Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap
Citation Text:
Solsky I, Haynes AB. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
Copy Citation
Forma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49527/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - The Commentary
Background Errors in laboratory services encompass a number of problems occurring outside … physicians often attribute to errors inside the laboratory, are actually the result
of preanalytic problems occurring … Specific Errors in This Case The particular error in this case is a mislabeling error occurring outside
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-and-quality-long-term-care
January 01, 2016 - warrants close assessment and aggressive management by nursing staff to prevent serious breakdown from occurring … constitute nearly 10% of Medicare admissions to acute care, with nearly 40% of these hospitalizations occurring … taking high risk medications such as anticoagulants are monitored daily to assure no adverse events are occurring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49830/psn-pdf
May 01, 2018 - In a recent study of adverse events occurring on
mental health units in the Veterans Health Administration … Adverse events occurring on VHA mental health units. Gen
Hosp Psychiatry. 2018;50:63-68.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33687/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - downside of first-order problem solving is lack of
communication, which hinders real improvement from occurring … Even this meager form of second-order problem solving was rare,
occurring in only 7% of the situations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49650/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - The most recent analysis described 46
deaths and 263 procedure-related complications occurring from … references
https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references
Quality improvement strategies to prevent these events from occurring