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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-dave-debronkart
June 01, 2014 - generally concentrated their efforts on hospitals, where the most devastating patient injuries are seen as occurring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49614/psn-pdf
November 01, 2010 - Reconciling Records
November 1, 2010
Singh H, Sittig DF, Layden M. Reconciling Records. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reconciling-records
The Cases
Case 1. A patient receiving care at a Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic was admitted to a local
teaching hospital. When discharged, h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49796/psn-pdf
June 01, 2017 - Chest Tube Complications
June 1, 2017
Santhosh L, Broaddus C. Chest Tube Complications. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chest-tube-complications
The Case
A 30-year-old woman with a history of cystic fibrosis was admitted to the hospital for management of a
spontaneous left pneumothorax (coll…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.158_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case September 2007
Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the September 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH, Ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33633/psn-pdf
May 01, 2006 - Patient Safety in the Physician Office Setting
May 1, 2006
Elder NC. Patient Safety in the Physician Office Setting. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-physician-office-setting
Perspective
Dr. Jones was sure he had increased Mr. H's cholesterol-lowering medication to 80 mg 6 …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49622/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Dropping the Ball Despite an Integrated EMR
March 1, 2011
Karsh B-T. Dropping the Ball Despite an Integrated EMR. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropping-ball-despite-integrated-emr
The Case
A patient followed at a community-based clinic that is part of a large health care system with an
in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Risk Management and Patient Safety
December 1, 2010
Manuel BM, McCarthy JL, Berry WR, et al. Risk Management and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/risk-management-and-patient-safety
Perspective
In 1990, a Harvard-based research team reported the incidence of medical errors …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49661/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - Residual Anesthesia: Tepid Burn
August 1, 2012
Kurrek MM, Twersky RS. Residual Anesthesia: Tepid Burn. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/residual-anesthesia-tepid-burn
The Case
A 42-year-old Filipino man presented to an outpatient surgery center for scheduled repair of an anal fistula.
The pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.278_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Peripheral IV in Too Long
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2
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the September 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Chi-Tai Fang, MD, PhD; Associate Professor, National Taiwan Uni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33813/psn-pdf
August 01, 2016 - Safety In Dentistry
August 1, 2016
Ramoni R, Walji MF, Kalenderian E. Safety In Dentistry. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-dentistry
Perspective
In a famous scene from the 1976 film, Marathon Man, Laurence Olivier, playing dentist Dr. Christian Szell
tortures Babe Levy (played by…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49502/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - Deciphering the Code
February 1, 2006
Goldstein MK. Deciphering the Code. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deciphering-code
The Case
An 85-year-old man with advanced oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
presented to the emergency department (ED) with increasing shortn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33838/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Doctors With Multiple Malpractice Claims, Disciplinary
Actions, and Complaints: What Do We Know?
July 1, 2017
Studdert DM. Doctors With Multiple Malpractice Claims, Disciplinary Actions, and Complaints: What Do We
Know? PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/doctors-multiple-malpractice-claims-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49391/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - When "Psychiatric" Symptoms Are Not
February 1, 2003
Goldberg RJ. When "Psychiatric" Symptoms Are Not. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-psychiatric-symptoms-are-not
The Case
A 70-year-old man without documented past psychiatric history was placed on an involuntary hold as a
danger to oth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49836/psn-pdf
July 01, 2018 - Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication
July 1, 2018
Debono D, Levett-Jones T. Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/primary-workaround-secondary-complication
The Case
A young adult with a progressive neurological disorder presented to a hospital emerg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - Staggered Sensitivity Results
March 1, 2007
Guglielmo JB. Staggered Sensitivity Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/staggered-sensitivity-results
The Case
A 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis underwent laryngectomy, anterior neck
dissection, and pectoralis fla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49655/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - A Painful Dilemma
June 1, 2012
Davison SN. A Painful Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma
The Case
A 47-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease due to polycystic kidney disease was admitted with
fever. She was taking propoxyphene or hydrocodone at home for pain. She h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-02/final_spotlight_opat_powerpoint_01102020_tocme.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Discharged with IV antibiotics:
When issues arise, who manages
the complications?
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the February 2020 AHRQ
WebM&M Spotlight Case
○ See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
○ CME credit is available
• Commentary by: Monica Donnel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49772/psn-pdf
October 01, 2016 - Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis
October 1, 2016
Levy MM. Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lapse-antibiotics-leads-sepsis
The Case
A 34-year-old near-term pregnant woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal
pain, fevers, and short…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33719/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - The Context Is the Intervention
October 1, 2011
Øvretveit J. The Context Is the Intervention. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/context-intervention
Perspective
Introduction
What we say, do, and feel are facts. We live and work in groups, in a society, and are influenced by this
context.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49756/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - Lost in Sign Out and Documentation
April 1, 2016
Detsky ME. Lost in Sign Out and Documentation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-sign-out-and-documentation
The Case
A 71-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain. While being evaluated by the
emergency physician, …