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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
January 18, 2013 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Emergency Error
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Symons NRA. Emergency Error. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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February 01, 2023 - Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric
Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest
Closure.
February 1, 2023
Partridge E, Dodson D, Reilly M, et al. Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient
Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure. PSNet [internet]. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49558/psn-pdf
April 01, 2008 - Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone
Bad
April 1, 2008
Ranji SR. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
Case Objectives
Understand the indications for antibiotic treatment in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unhappy-patient-leaves-against-medical-advice
January 31, 2024 - The Unhappy Patient Leaves Against Medical Advice.
Citation Text:
Nichols A. The Unhappy Patient Leaves Against Medical Advice.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49698/psn-pdf
December 01, 2013 - SNFs: Opening the Black Box
December 1, 2013
Ouslander JG, Bonner A. SNFs: Opening the Black Box. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/snfs-opening-black-box
The Case
An 88-year-old woman was admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after a lengthy hospitalization for a
small bowel obstructio…
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October 01, 2020 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting
of Medications Used by Anesthesia
July 29, 2020
Nguyen DD, Harper TA, Cello R. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications
Used by Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involvi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49702/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - Tough Call: Addressing Errors From Previous Providers
March 1, 2014
Martinez W, Hickson GB. Tough Call: Addressing Errors From Previous Providers. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tough-call-addressing-errors-previous-providers
Case Objectives
Define what it means to be a professional.
Identi…
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February 26, 2025 - Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Family Experience and Communication Processes)
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September 15, 2024 - Failure to Rescue
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Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2025.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/diagnostic-error
August 10, 2025 - Breadcrumb
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-fumbles
September 09, 2009 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Discharge Fumbles
Citation Text:
Forster AJ. Discharge Fumbles. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Hypertensive Emergency
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jaenic Lee, MD Josh Fernel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-taking-sglt2-inhibitor-remember-sstop-stop-sglt2-inhibitor-three-days-bef-o-re
February 01, 2023 - When Taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, Remember To SSTOP (Stop SGLT2 Inhibitor Three days bef-O-re Procedures)!
Citation Text:
Bagley B, Tan CL, Plante D. When Taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, Remember To SSTOP (Stop SGLT2 Inhibitor Three days bef-O-re Procedures)!. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/second-victim-phenomenon-harsh-reality-health-care-professions
November 13, 2024 - The Second Victim Phenomenon: A Harsh Reality of Health Care Professions
Susan D. Scott RN, MSN | May 1, 2011
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Scott SD. The Second Victim Phenomenon: A Harsh Reality of Health Care Professions. PSNet [intern…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-error-closed-icu
July 01, 2016 - Communication Error in a Closed ICU
Citation Text:
Haas B, Conn LG. Communication Error in a Closed ICU. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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November 15, 2023 - Mother's Milk, but Whose Mother?
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Dougherty D. Mother's Milk, but Whose Mother?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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January 31, 2024 - Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered
Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and
Improve Family Experience and Communication
Processes)
January 31, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/patient-and-family-centered-i-pass-family-centered-communication-
program-reduce-medical
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Medica…
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January 01, 2006 - JB: That question—of "fixed" versus "formed" teams—comes up in both aviation and health care. … That's a teamwork question.