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November 26, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Citation Text:
Strate L, Swanson S. Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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June 30, 2021 - Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia Masquerading
as Panic Attacks
June 30, 2021
Martin DT, O’Leary D. Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia Masquerading as Panic Attacks. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/paroxysmal-supraventricular-tachycardia-masquerading-panic-attacks
The Case
At the…
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March 01, 2018 - Medication Mix-Up: From Bad to Worse
Citation Text:
Wollitz A, O'Connor MF. Medication Mix-Up: From Bad to Worse. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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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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October 02, 2019 - Continuity Errors in Resident Clinic
Citation Text:
Warm EJ. Continuity Errors in Resident Clinic. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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May 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure
Citation Text:
Gallagher TH, Levinson W. The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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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/50928/psn-pdf
February 21, 2020 - Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
Hall KK, Fitall E, Hettinger AZ. Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/updates-role-health-it-patient-safety
Background
Health information technology (HIT) has the potential…
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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/49402/psn-pdf
June 01, 2003 - Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
June 1, 2003
Babcock HM, Fraser VJ. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inappropriate-antibiotic-use
The Case
A 41-year-old woman presented to the hospital with acute renal failure, which came to be diagnosed as a
first presentation of s…
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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE
December 1, 2016
Citation Text:
In Conversation With.. James P. Bagian, MD, PE. PSNet [internet]. 2016.In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research a…
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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/33822/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA
January 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-h-oneill-mpa
Editor's note: Mr. O'Neill served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President George
W. Bush and, prio…
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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/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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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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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/node/33805/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP
April 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-thomas-j-nasca-md-macp
Editor's note: Dr. Nasca is Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Educat…