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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33703/psn-pdf
November 01, 2010 - Are We Getting Better at Measuring Patient Safety?
November 1, 2010
Rosen AK. Are We Getting Better at Measuring Patient Safety? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-we-getting-better-measuring-patient-safety
Perspective
The past decade has witnessed unprecedented interest in patient safe…
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January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
A Stable Airway? Fatal Airway Occlusion After Inadequate Post-Tracheostomy Care
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Elizabeth Gould, NP-C, COR…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tacit-handover-overt-mishap
August 01, 2006 - Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap
Citation Text:
Cooper JB, Kamdar BB. Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/harm-alarm-fatigue
February 14, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Harm From Alarm Fatigue
Citation Text:
Pelter MM, Drew BJ. Harm From Alarm Fatigue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/production-pressures
November 16, 2022 - Production Pressures
Citation Text:
Carayon P. Production Pressures. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/final_dec_spotlight_code_status_vs_care_status.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Dec Spotlight_Code Status vs Care Status.pptx
Spotlight
Code Status vs. Care Status
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the December 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Rebe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857259/psn-pdf
November 30, 2023 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
November 30, 2023
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-mix-leads-patient-death
The Case
An 81-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital and admitted to the intensive car…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73456/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult
Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia
June 30, 2021
Bohringer C. Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-anesthesia-preparation-leading-difficult-intubat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49865/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy
June 1, 2019
Blumenthal K. Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-sepsis-management-due-ambiguous-allergy
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a past medical history of hemorrhagic stroke, coron…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74251/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult
Hemothorax Following Complicated Central Line Insertion
Leads to Cardiac Arrest
January 26, 2022
Raff G, Goudy B. Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated
Central Line Insertion Leads to Cardiac Arrest. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33801/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - In Conversation With…Christine A. Sinsky, MD
February 1, 2016
In Conversation With…Christine A. Sinsky, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withchristine-sinsky-md
Editor's note: Christine A. Sinsky, MD, is the Vice President for Professional Satisfaction at the American
Me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843151/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ+ Population
February 1, 2023
Wesley C, Van CM, Mossburg S. Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ+ Population. PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-concerns-and-lgbtq-population
Challenges to Obtaining Needed Patient-Centered and Safe Health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49608/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Emergent Triage Miss
August 1, 2010
Travers D. Emergent Triage Miss. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to a busy urban emergency department (ED) and approached the triage
nurse. The patient told the triage nurse that she had "3 days o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50949/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens
February 26, 2020
Tran NK, Liu Y. Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pre-analytical-pitfalls-missing-and-mislabeled-specimens
The Case
Case #1:
A 56-year-old man was admitted to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49859/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room
April 1, 2019
Benowitz NL. E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-cigarette-explosion-patient-room
The Case
A 49-year-old woman was admitted for an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
without…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-diagnosis-both-right-and-wrong
May 29, 2024 - Getting the Diagnosis Both Right and Wrong
Citation Text:
Olson AP. Getting the Diagnosis Both Right and Wrong. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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January 01, 2025 - Suicide Prevention
March 25, 2025
Boudreaux E, Gale B, Mossburg SE. Suicide Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 20024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/suicide-prevention
Introduction
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 50,000 deaths in
2022, a 36% rise since 2000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovations
February 26, 2025 - Innovations
The PSNet Innovations page highlights pioneering advances that can improve patient safety. PSNet innovations are defined as “new or updated interventions, approaches, systems, tools, policies, organizational structures or business models implemented to improve or enhance quality of care and reduce harm.” …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/treatment-challenges-after-discharge
January 03, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Treatment Challenges After Discharge
Citation Text:
Coffey C. Treatment Challenges After Discharge. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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March 01, 2021 - Verification Screen That Includes Prominent Patient
Photograph Significantly Reduces Errors Caused by
Orders Placed in Wrong Chart
Originally published on June 12, 2020
Last updated on January 11, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/verification-screen-includes-prominent-patient-photograph-significantly-
reduc…