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April 01, 2017 - Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care
Planning
April 1, 2017
Heyland DK. Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/engaging-seriously-ill-older-patients-advance-care-planning
Case Objectives
Define advance care planning an…
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March 01, 2005 - Techno Trip
March 1, 2005
Cook RI. Techno Trip. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/techno-trip
The Case
A 70-year-old woman was admitted to a community hospital after developing confusion and right-sided
weakness. A CT scan of her brain showed an acute subdural hematoma. The hospital arranged a…
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June 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… Christine Cassel, MD
June 1, 2015
In Conversation With… Christine Cassel, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-christine-cassel-md
Editor's note: Christine Cassel, MD, is President and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF). Dr.
Cassel, one of the foun…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unexpected-drawbacks-electronic-order-sets
December 01, 2017 - Unexpected Drawbacks of Electronic Order Sets
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McGreevey JD. Unexpected Drawbacks of Electronic Order Sets. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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June 01, 2016 - The Case of Mistaken Intubation
June 1, 2016
Silveira MJ. The Case of Mistaken Intubation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-mistaken-intubation
Case Objectives
Appreciate that most older adults and many younger chronically ill patients have discussed or
documented their preferences for l…
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July 01, 2006 - Moving Pains
July 1, 2006
Schell H, Wachter R. Moving Pains. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moving-pains
Case Objectives
Appreciate the risk posed by intrahospital transport
Identify key features of current transport practice and policies
Propose interventions that might improve safety of …
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June 01, 2025 - Failure to Rescue
January 29, 2025
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue
Updated in January 2025 by Irina Tokareva RN, BSN, MAS, CPHQ and Patrick Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet
primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect cur…
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December 12, 2012 - On the Other Hand
Citation Text:
Henneman EA. On the Other Hand. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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March 01, 2013 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
March 1, 2013
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unfamiliar-catheter
The Case
A 28-year-old woman, 20 months post–bilateral lung transplant, presented to the emergency department
with sudden onset of severe shortness of breath…
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February 01, 2016 - Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke
February 1, 2016
Chopra V. Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picking-cause-stroke
The Case
A 62-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes was transferred to a tertiary care center from a
community hospital for management…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-channel
February 01, 2003 - The Wrong Channel
Citation Text:
Gosbee JW. The Wrong Channel
. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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October 30, 2024 - Advance Alert Monitor Program: An Automated Early Warning System for Adults At Risk for In-Hospital Clinical Deterioration
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January 01, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Diagnostic Error
Curated Library
Incidence of Diagnostic Errors
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986–2010: an analysis from the
National Practitioner Data Bank.
Tehrani ASS, Lee HW, Mathews SC, et al. BMJ Qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-care-challenges-group-home-setting-staffing-adequate-unplanned-incidents
April 27, 2022 - Managing Care Challenges in a Group Home Setting: Is Staffing Adequate for Unplanned Incidents?
Citation Text:
Ordona R, Bakerjian D. Managing Care Challenges in a Group Home Setting: Is Staffing Adequate for Unplanned Incidents?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintentional-ketamine-overdose-operating-room-mixing-ampules
March 25, 2020 - Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules
Citation Text:
Bohringer C. Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/seasonal-care-transition-failure
June 01, 2016 - A Seasonal Care Transition Failure
Citation Text:
Young JQ. A Seasonal Care Transition Failure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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October 01, 2013 - It's Sarah, Not Stephen!
October 1, 2013
Sarkar U. It's Sarah, Not Stephen!. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/its-sarah-not-stephen
Case Objectives
Define and distinguish the terms gender identity, gender expression, and gender variance.
Delineate patient safety issues associated with transge…
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August 05, 2009 - Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?
Citation Text:
Engel KG. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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April 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case April 2006
Is the “Surgical Personality” a Threat to Patient Safety?
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the April 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
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December 15, 2024 - Checklists
December 15, 2024
Checklists. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists
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. Last reviewed in 2024.
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