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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49786/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Consequences of Medical Overuse
March 1, 2017
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
Case Objectives
Define overuse and overdiagnosis.
State how much of all care is estimated to be overuse.
Describe why the likelihood…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/strongyloides-hidden-traveler-and-potentially-lethal-missed-diagnosis
August 25, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Strongyloides: A Hidden Traveler and Potentially Lethal Missed Diagnosis.
Citation Text:
Carlile N, Smith CL, Maguire JH, et al. Strongyloides: A Hidden Traveler and Potentially Lethal Missed Diagnosis.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unexplained-apnea-under-anesthesia
December 01, 2005 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia
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Barach P. Unexplained Apnea Under Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/elopement
July 14, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Elopement
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Gerardi D. Elopement. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emergence-trigger-tool-premier-measurement-strategy-patient-safety
May 01, 2012 - The Emergence of the Trigger Tool as the Premier Measurement Strategy for Patient Safety
Paul J. Sharek, MD, MPH | May 1, 2012
Also Read a Conversation
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Sharek PJ. The Emergence of the Trigger Tool as the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nothing-called-small-surgery
February 01, 2023 - Nothing Called Small Surgery
Citation Text:
Manske C. Nothing Called Small Surgery. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865884/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening
Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery.
May 29, 2024
Olson APJ. Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening Complications after Gastric Bypass
Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-complexity-diagnosis-life-threatening-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
May 05, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Consequences of Medical Overuse
Citation Text:
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. 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/node/72589/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of
Security.
December 23, 2020
Weingart SN, James TA, Schiff G. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
The Case
A 60-year-old woman was se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846564/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety
March 29, 2023
Holmgren AJ, McBride S, Gale B, et al. Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety . PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/technology-tool-improving-patient-safety
Introduction
In the past several decades, technological a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-treatment-failure-contact-patient-leads-significant-complications
February 01, 2004 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications
Citation Text:
Shapiro DS. Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Departmen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/time-death
January 03, 2017 - Time of Death?
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Taekman JM, Wright MC. Time of Death?. 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/node/49753/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards
February 1, 2016
Kirkpatrick T, LaGrange C. Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/robotic-surgery-risks-vs-rewards
Case Objectives
Discuss the background and current trends in robotic surgery.
Identify the benefits of robotic s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49491/psn-pdf
September 01, 2005 - Time of Death?
September 1, 2005
Taekman JM, Wright MC. Time of Death? PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/time-death
The Case
An 80-year-old woman with multiple illnesses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
was found pulseless and cyanotic in her hospital bed. A code was ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33706/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - In Conversation with...Brent C. James, MD, MStat
February 1, 2011
In Conversation with..Brent C. James, MD, MStat. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbrent-c-james-md-mstat
Editor's note: Brent C. James, MD, MStat, is Chief Quality Officer and Executive Director of the Insti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73553/psn-pdf
July 28, 2021 - In Conversation With... James Augustine, MD
July 28, 2021
In Conversation With.. James Augustine, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-james-augustine-md
Editor’s Note: James Augustine, MD, is the National Director of Prehospital Strategy at US Acute Care
Solutions where he p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/classics
August 01, 2023 - Classics and Emerging Classics
To help our readers navigate the tremendous breadth of the PSNet Collection, AHRQ PSNet editors and advisors have given the designation of “Classic” to review articles, empirical studies, government and stakeholder reports, commentaries, and books of lasting importance to the patient sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/technology-tool-improving-patient-safety
April 26, 2023 - Annual Perspective
Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety
A Jay Holmgren, Susan McBride,Bryan Gale, Sarah Mossburg
| March 29, 2023
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Citation Text:
Holmgren AJ, McBride S, Gale B, et al. Technology as a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/copy-and-paste-notes-and-autopopulated-text-electronic-health-record
May 26, 2021 - “Copy and Paste” Notes and Autopopulated Text in the Electronic Health Records
Citation Text:
MacDonald S. “Copy and Paste” Notes and Autopopulated Text in the Electronic Health Records. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
May 01, 2005 - Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security.
Citation Text:
Weingart SN, James TA, Schiff G. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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