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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section6.html
July 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 6. Facilitating Change and Anticipating Challenges
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Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
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July 14, 2023 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
March Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established in response to Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested “AHRQ t…
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November 03, 2023 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety: July Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
July Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established in response to Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested that…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49456/psn-pdf
July 12, 2004 - Glucose Roller Coaster
July 1, 2004
Sharpe B. Glucose Roller Coaster. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/glucose-roller-coaster
The Case
A 71-year-old woman with congestive heart failure was admitted to the hospital. Her medical history was
significant for dialysis-dependent, end-stage kidney d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33876/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network
March 1, 2019
Phrampus P. Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/building-safety-program-vast-health-care-network
Perspective
Background
As hospital-based health care in the United …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.275_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case
Spotlight Case
No News May Not Be Good News
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the August 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Carlton R. Moore, MD, MS; University of North Carolina, School of Medicin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49659/psn-pdf
July 01, 2012 - Sloppy and Paste
July 1, 2012
Hirschtick RE. Sloppy and Paste. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sloppy-and-paste
The Case
A 78-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes presented to an emergency department (ED) with new
onset chest pain. The ED physician reviewed the patient's electronic me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49487/psn-pdf
August 21, 2005 - Surprise Wire
August 21, 2005
Pearl JM, Donaldson NE. Surprise Wire. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surprise-wire
The Case
A 39-year-old man with a history of liver disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with
gastrointestinal bleeding and altered mental status. Due to his clinic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33659/psn-pdf
October 01, 2007 - Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's
Approach
October 1, 2007
Page AH. Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's Approach. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/making-just-culture-reality-one-organizations-approach
Perspective
We've all been there...something goes wrong,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49507/psn-pdf
April 01, 2006 - Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety?
April 1, 2006
Bosk CL. Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
Case Objectives
Describe the myth of the "surgical personality"
Identify featu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49442/psn-pdf
May 01, 2004 - Missed TB
May 1, 2004
FitzGerald MJ, Menzies D. Missed TB. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-tb
The Case
A 38-year-old white female with no past medical history presented to the hospital with fevers, respiratory
failure, and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. She was treated empirically w…
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April 09, 2011 - Adding Clinical Data Elements to Administrative Data
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January 03, 2017 - Check the Bags
Citation Text:
Caldwell M, Dracup KA. Check the Bags. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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July 20, 2010 - Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—II. The Duke Experience
Karen Frush, MD | May 1, 2005
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Citation Text:
Frush K. Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—II. The Duke Experience. PSN…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33821/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn
From Aviation
December 1, 2016
Macrae C. Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn From Aviation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/errors-and-near-misses-what-health-care-could-learn-aviation
Perspective
Some of the most urg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
May 22, 2017 - Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem
May 22, 2017
Murimi IB, Alexander CG. Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Opioids serve a valuable role in the treatment of acute pain and pain associat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49649/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Cultural Dimensions of Depression
March 1, 2012
Kinzie DJ. Cultural Dimensions of Depression. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cultural-dimensions-depression
The Case
A 55-year-old Vietnamese man was admitted to a general medicine ward with vague complaints of inability
to breathe and swallow…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850362/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for
Error on Discharge from the Hospital
June 14, 2023
Agrawal G, Nguyen DM. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from
the Hospital. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/home-medications-contribute-unique-opp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.359_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
The Risks of Absent Interoperability:
Medication-Induced Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known Allergy
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This presentation is based on the October 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jacob Reider,…