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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846563/psn-pdf
March 21, 2023 - Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers
March 21, 2023
Zangaro G, Van CM, Mossburg S. Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers . PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/impact-system-failures-healthcare-workers
Introduction
The March 2022 conviction of RaDonda Vaught, a former nu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33885/psn-pdf
August 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Susan Smith, MD
August 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Susan Smith, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-smith-md
Editor's note: Dr. Smith, a family medicine physician, is chief faculty practices officer for UCSF Health.
Over the past 3–4 years, the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33663/psn-pdf
September 15, 2008 - Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large
National Health System
January 1, 2008
Hauck LD, Jacob J. Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large National Health System. PSNet
[internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-patient-safety-program-large-national-health-system
Perspectiv…
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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/836841/psn-pdf
June 01, 2020 - The Cleveland Clinic Pairs Advanced Practice Registered
Nurses and Paramedics To Provide Home Visits to
Recently Discharged Patients at Highest Risk for Hospital
Readmission
April 7, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/cleveland-clinic-pairs-advanced-practice-registered-nurses-and-
paramedics-provide-home
Sum…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.464_slideshow.ppt
January 01, 2019 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Mistaken Attribution, Diagnostic Misstep
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the January 2019 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Timothy R. Kreider, MD, PhD, and John Q. Young, MD, MPP, PhD
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49450/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
June 1, 2004
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-shot-error-disclosure
Case Objectives
Describe the rationale for disclosing harmful errors to patients.
Describe the specific information that patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33744/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson
February 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Beverley H. Johnson. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-beverley-h-johnson
Editor's note: Beverley H. Johnson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Patient-
and Family-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/spotlight_case_prolonged_dka_in_pregnancy_-_slides_-_revised.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication
Breakdown
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Sarah Marshall, MD and Nina M. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49760/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - Mismanagement of Delirium
May 1, 2016
Merrilees J, Lee KP. Mismanagement of Delirium. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-delirium
The Case
An 85-year-old man with early stage vascular dementia fell on the sidewalk and fractured his leg. Although
fitted with a cast at a regional ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33818/psn-pdf
November 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD
November 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-andrew-bindman-md
Editor's note: Dr. Bindman was appointed as Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) in May 2016. P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49437/psn-pdf
March 01, 2004 - Crossing the Line
March 1, 2004
Feldman JP, Gould MK. Crossing the Line. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-line
Case Objectives
Review complications of central venous catheterization
Discuss patient and operator factors that affect complication rates
Describe methods for preventing c…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hazards-distraction-ticking-all-ehr-boxes
April 09, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes
Citation Text:
Easty AC. The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyperbilirubinemia-refractory-phototherapy
March 01, 2006 - Hyperbilirubinemia Refractory to Phototherapy
Citation Text:
Bhutani VK, Wong RJ. Hyperbilirubinemia Refractory to Phototherapy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/its-sarah-not-stephen
January 01, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
It's Sarah, Not Stephen!
Citation Text:
Sarkar U. It's Sarah, Not Stephen!. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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Format:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mechanical-prosthetic-valve-thrombosis-thromboembolism
August 21, 2005 - Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism.
Citation Text:
Hedayati N, White RO. Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-dialysis
June 12, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dangerous Dialysis
Citation Text:
Holley JL. Dangerous Dialysis . 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/low-totem-pole
October 01, 2003 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Low on the Totem Pole
Citation Text:
Wachter R. Low on the Totem Pole. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/toolkits
March 01, 2025 - Toolkits
Patient safety toolkits provide practical applications of PSNet research and concepts for front line providers to use in their day to day work. These toolkits contain resources necessary to implement patient safety systems and protocols.
Want to submit a Toolkit?
Has your organization deve…