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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33751/psn-pdf
January 01, 2014 - Strengthening the Business Case for Patient Safety
May 1, 2013
Lindenauer PK. Strengthening the Business Case for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/strengthening-business-case-patient-safety
Perspective
After more than a decade in the national spotlight, the problem of pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Talking With Residents’ Family Members
These talking points are presented in Q&A format to encourage an open and respectful dialogue between nurses or prescribing clinicians and residents’ family members about antibiotics and the risks involved with taking antibiotics. The talking points are designed to: (1) ed…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/final_nov_spotlight_case_premature_closing-snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx
Spotlight
Premature Closure: Was it Just Syncope?
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49484/psn-pdf
June 01, 2005 - Two Pills, Same Drug
June 1, 2005
Horsky J, Patel VL. Two Pills, Same Drug. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-pills-same-drug
The Case
A 34-year-old woman with AIDS developed a fever and hypotension due to suspected pneumonia. Her past
medical history included several AIDS-related complica…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/intro/explain.html
July 01, 2023 - Section 2: Explanation and Value of the TeamSTEPPS Curriculum
This section contains explanations and illustrations to help you better understand and appreciate the structure and importance of the TeamSTEPPS curriculum and its key concepts. If you teach this content or want additional insights into how the mate…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/099-cusp-guide-why-choose-cusp-approach.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Why Choose a CUSP Approach?
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Why Choose a CUSP Approach?
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on the topic of “Why Choose a CUSP Approach?” The term CUSP is short for “the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program.” T…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49694/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - Are You Mrs. A? An Issue of Identification Over
Telephone
October 1, 2013
Adelman JS. Are You Mrs. A? An Issue of Identification Over Telephone. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/are-you-mrs-issue-identification-over-telephone
The Case
Mr. A was a 78-year-old man admitted with non-ST elevation…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49835/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Don't Pick the PICC
July 1, 2018
McGill RL. Don't Pick the PICC. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-pick-picc
The Case
A 63-year-old man with diabetes mellitus complicated by retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy;
glaucoma; and stage IV chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72693/psn-pdf
January 29, 2021 - Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room
– Mixing Up the Ampules
January 29, 2021
Bohringer C. Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintentional-ketamine-overdose-operating-room-mixing-ampules
The Case
A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.272_slideshow.ppt
July 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Not-So-Therapeutic Tap
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jeffrey H. Barsuk, MD, MS; Northwestern University Feinberg Scho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/value-efficiency-supplemental-item-spanish.pdf
March 01, 2023 - SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey - Spanish
SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental
Items for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
Language: Spanish
• Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office
Survey to help medical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49397/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - The Dropped Lung
May 1, 2003
Heffner JR. The Dropped Lung. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-lung
The Case
A 79-year-old woman was admitted for hypoxia and shortness of breath. Two weeks prior she had been
hospitalized for dyspnea and was found to have multiple bilateral pulmonary nodu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33823/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Workplace Safety in Health Care
January 1, 2017
Simon RW, Canacari EG. Workplace Safety in Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care
Perspective
The patient safety movement has highlighted the risks that patients face when receiving health care. But,
impo…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirementapf.html
February 01, 2014 - Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set
Appendix F.
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set
Abstract
Background
Methods
Results
Conclusions
References
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Appe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49538/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - Abnormal Volunteer Results
June 1, 2007
Fernandez C. Abnormal Volunteer Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abnormal-volunteer-results
The Case
A healthy 52-year-old woman volunteered to participate in a radiology study in which she underwent
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her abdo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-203-section-6-b-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - PMCoE PICU Expert Work Group and Leadership Team Roster
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-6-b-pmcoe-picu-expert-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - Section 6-B, PMCoE PICU Expert Workgroup and Leadership Team Roster
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49722/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - Medical Devices in the "Wild"
December 1, 2014
Gurses AP, Doyle PA. Medical Devices in the "Wild". PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medical-devices-wild
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, diabetes,
chronic pain, arthritis, and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/common-cold-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold – Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
The “Never Antibiotics” Diagnosis: Acute Viral Upper
Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
The “N…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50842/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
January 29, 2020
Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge
The Cases
The following four events involving five patients all involved…