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February 26, 2025 - Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce Hospital Readmissions and Improve Health Outcomes
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March 29, 2023
Innovation
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April 01, 2003 - The Wild West: Patient Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia
Rainu Kaushal, MD MPH; Sekhar Upadhyayula, MD; David M. Gaba, MD; Lucian L. Leape, MD | May 1, 2006
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Kaushal R, Upadhyayula S, Gaba DM, et al. The Wild…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-castration
October 27, 2010 - Inadvertent Castration
Citation Text:
Calland FJ. Inadvertent Castration. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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October 01, 2010 - "Recurrent" Appendicitis
October 1, 2010
Greenberg CC. "Recurrent" Appendicitis. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-appendicitis
The Case
An 85-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with right lower quadrant pain. On
physical examination, the patient showed rebound t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49526/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Crossing the Borderline
December 1, 2006
Oldham JM. Crossing the Borderline. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-borderline
The Case
A 24-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder was admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit
following a failed suicide attempt with excess doses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49637/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - The Dropped "No"
October 1, 2011
Johnson AJ. The Dropped "No". PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-no
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis was admitted with increasing abdominal girth and swelling in
his legs. Because the leg swelling was somewhat more pronounced in his…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49797/psn-pdf
June 01, 2017 - Diagnostic Overshadowing Dangers
June 1, 2017
Raven MC. Diagnostic Overshadowing Dangers. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-overshadowing-dangers
The Case
A 72-year-old woman with history of opioid abuse was sent to the emergency department (ED) from a
methadone clinic because she a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.88_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case March 2005
The Hidden Mystery
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2005
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Hospital Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Douglas D. Br…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49536/psn-pdf
May 01, 2007 - On the Other Hand
May 1, 2007
Henneman EA. On the Other Hand. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/other-hand
The Case
A young woman with Takayasu's arteritis presented to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. The patient
had been diagnosed with Takayasu's a decade earlier. The disease results…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49713/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other
June 1, 2014
Feil M. CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-removal-procedure-any-other
The Case
A 27-year-old man with a history of Behçet disease and recurrent liver abscesses was admitted to the
hospital for a p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49734/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Departure From Central Line Ritual
May 1, 2015
Ballard DW, Vinson DR, Mark DG. Departure From Central Line Ritual. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/departure-central-line-ritual
The Case
A 55-year-old man with a history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, pancreatic insufficiency, and alco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33639/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...James P. Bagian, MD
September 1, 2006
In Conversation with..James P. Bagian, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjames-p-bagian-md
Dr. Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Where did your interest in safety come from?
Dr. James Bagian: I don't know …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851158/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac
Catheterization
June 28, 2023
Pham TH, Atreja S. Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization. PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ventricular-wall-injury-during-diagnostic-cardiac-catheterization
The Case
A patient was …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49492/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Reconciling Doses
November 1, 2005
Federico F. Reconciling Doses. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reconciling-doses
Case Objectives
List the steps involved in medication reconciliation.
Describe the role of each of the stakeholders in medication reconciliation.
Discuss how medication reconc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.140_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case December 2006
Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the December 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Patrick F. Fogarty,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49823/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Shortcuts to Acetaminophen-induced Liver Failure
March 1, 2018
Bacak S, Thornburg L. Shortcuts to Acetaminophen-induced Liver Failure. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shortcuts-acetaminophen-induced-liver-failure
The Case
An 18-year-old woman, 27 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency dep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49703/psn-pdf
March 01, 2014 - After-Visit Confusion
March 1, 2014
Ventres W. After-Visit Confusion. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/after-visit-confusion
The Case
An otherwise healthy 18-year-old woman presented to an urgent care clinic with new bumps and white
spots near her tongue. The patient's mother accompanied her …
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49632/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - A Seasonal Care Transition Failure
July 1, 2011
Young JQ. A Seasonal Care Transition Failure. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/seasonal-care-transition-failure
The Case
A 70-year-old healthy man presented to his primary care doctor—a third-year internal medicine
resident—for routine follow-up…
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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…