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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49563/psn-pdf
May 01, 2008 - Is It Safe to Be Direct?
May 1, 2008
Kulkarni NS, Williams M. Is It Safe to Be Direct? PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/it-safe-be-direct
The Case
A 92-year-old man with hypertension and heart failure (HF) was evaluated by his primary care physician
(PCP) for progressive shortness of breat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49716/psn-pdf
August 21, 2014 - Benefits vs. Risks of Intraosseous Vascular Access
August 21, 2014
Fowler RL, Lippmann MJ. Benefits vs. Risks of Intraosseous Vascular Access. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/benefits-vs-risks-intraosseous-vascular-access
The Case
A 72-year-old woman with a history of asthma, congestive heart…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49404/psn-pdf
June 01, 2003 - Not a Miscarriage
June 1, 2003
Learman LA. Not a Miscarriage. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/not-miscarriage
The Case
A 32-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 1, with a history of Type 2 diabetes mellitus on metformin, presented
at 7 and 2/7 weeks by last menstrual period (LMP). The patient rep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49435/psn-pdf
February 01, 2004 - X-ray Flip
February 1, 2004
Shapiro MJ. X-ray Flip. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/x-ray-flip
The Case
A 19-year-old man presented to the emergency department with respiratory distress after blunt chest
trauma. A digital chest radiograph was labeled backwards; a "left" marker was mistakenly…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49635/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Central, not Epidural
September 1, 2011
Simmons D. Central, not Epidural. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/central-not-epidural
The Case
A 55-year-old man with lung cancer recently had the lower lobe of his left lung removed. Post-operatively,
he was awake, alert, and oriented to time, place,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33829/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Our Maturing Understanding of Safety Culture: How to
Change It and How It Changes Safety
March 1, 2017
Singer SJ. Our Maturing Understanding of Safety Culture: How to Change It and How It Changes Safety.
PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/our-maturing-understanding-safety-culture-how-change…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866841/psn-pdf
September 23, 2024 - System Approaches to Social Determinants of Health
Screening and Intervention Innovation Summary
September 23, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/system-approaches-social-determinants-health-screening-and-
intervention-innovation
Summary
UNC Health is a nonprofit healthcare system of more than 500 clinics and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.353_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Privacy or Safety?
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This presentation is based on the July/August 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John D. Halamka, MD, MS, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Deven McGraw, JD, MPH, LLM…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49697/psn-pdf
December 01, 2013 - Check the Anesthesia Machine
December 1, 2013
Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine
The Case
A 62-year-old man with weight of 134 kg (body mass index [BMI] of 40) and history of hypertension,
diabetes, sleep apnea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/topics-0
March 03, 2025 - Topics
Guides for key topics in patient safety through context, epidemiology, and relevant AHRQ PSNet content. The Patient Safety 101 Primer provides an overview of the patient safety field and covers key definitions and concepts.
Featured Topics in Patient Safety
Updated Date: March 3, 2025
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outpatient-zebra
January 23, 2020 - An Outpatient 'Zebra'
Citation Text:
Berkowitz L. An Outpatient 'Zebra'. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/beyond-pandemic-creating-total-systems-safety
August 30, 2023 - taking action to avoid drift into harm as a result of latent risks in our system, many of which are operational
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-patricia-mcgaffigan-about-beyond-pandemic-creating-total-systems-safety
August 30, 2023 - taking action to avoid drift into harm as a result of latent risks in our system, many of which are operational
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hurried-team-huddle-and-poor-communication-unsafe-practice-during-anesthesia-emergency
September 27, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Hurried Team Huddle and Poor Communication: Unsafe Practice During Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery
Citation Text:
Curtin A, Schloemerkemper N. Hurried Team Huddle and Poor Communication: Unsafe Practice During Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery.. PSNet [internet]…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/capturing-essential-information-achieve-safe-interoperability
February 23, 2015 - Commentary
Capturing essential information to achieve safe interoperability.
Citation Text:
Weininger S, Jaffe MB, Rausch T, et al. Capturing Essential Information to Achieve Safe Interoperability. Anesth Analg. 2017;124(1):83-94.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/equipped-overcoming-barriers-change-improve-quality-care-theories-change
May 23, 2018 - Commentary
Equipped: overcoming barriers to change to improve quality of care (theories of change).
Citation Text:
Lachman P, Runnacles J, Dudley J, et al. Equipped: overcoming barriers to change to improve quality of care (theories of change). Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2015;100(1):1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-failure-mode-and-effects-analysis-health-care
December 22, 2021 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
The role of failure mode and effects analysis in health care.
Citation Text:
Fibuch E, Ahmed A. The role of failure mode and effects analysis in health care. Physician Exec. 2014;40(4):28-32.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/80-hour-work-guidelines-and-resident-survey-perceptions-quality
June 18, 2008 - Study
The 80-hour work guidelines and resident survey perceptions of quality.
Citation Text:
Biller K, Antonacci AC, Pelletier S, et al. The 80-hour work guidelines and resident survey perceptions of quality. J Surg Res. 2006;135(2):275-81.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acgme-summary-report-pursuing-excellence-pathway-leaders-patient-safety-collaborative
October 18, 2017 - Book/Report
ACGME Summary Report: The Pursuing Excellence Pathway Leaders Patient Safety Collaborative.
Citation Text:
ACGME Summary Report: The Pursuing Excellence Pathway Leaders Patient Safety Collaborative. Passiment M, Wagner R, Weiss KB for the Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychiatry-morbidity-and-mortality-rounds-implementation-and-impact
March 27, 2024 - Study
Psychiatry morbidity and mortality rounds: implementation and impact.
Citation Text:
Goldman S, Demaso DR, Kemler B. Psychiatry morbidity and mortality rounds: implementation and impact. Acad Psychiatry. 2009;33(5):383-8. doi:10.1176/appi.ap.33.5.383.
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