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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49415/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Excellent clinicians prepare themselves for all possible scenarios and their risks by mentally
simulating
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60268/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - In simulations in situ, all team members work in their daily roles
with real-life emergency scenarios
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-336
April 27, 2022 - April 6, 2022 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49624/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error?
May 1, 2011
Gallagher TH. Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duty-disclose-someone-elses-error
Case Objectives
State the rationale for disclosing medical errors.
Describe key principles in effective error disclosure.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
January 01, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad
Citation Text:
Ranji SR. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/false-assumptions-result-missed-pneumothorax-after-bronchoscopy-transbronchial-biopsy
March 15, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy with Transbronchial Biopsy.
Citation Text:
Kuhn BT, Chau-Etchepare F. False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy with Transbronchial Biopsy.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infection-who-does-patient-belong
March 31, 2021 - Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the Patient Belong To?
Citation Text:
Rinderknecht T, Utter GH. Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the Patient Belong To?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Depar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-vomit-gets-way-aspiration-resulting-death-during-endoscopy
March 18, 2020 - When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy
Citation Text:
Do T, Scott FJ. When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transitions-adolescent-medicine
August 04, 2021 - Transitions in Adolescent Medicine
Citation Text:
Okumura MJ, Williams RG. Transitions in Adolescent Medicine. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnosing-diagnostic-mistakes
April 30, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes
Citation Text:
McNutt RA, Abrams RI, Hasler S. Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes. 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/web-mm/pregnant-danger
January 12, 2011 - Pregnant With Danger
Citation Text:
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. 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/web-mm/may-i-have-another-medication-error
March 01, 2009 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
Citation Text:
Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49684/psn-pdf
May 01, 2013 - Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical
Error
May 1, 2013
Weingart SN, Jacobson J. Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical Error. PSNet [internet].
2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-regimen-wrong-cancer-patient-catches-medical-error
Case Objectives
Appreciate that chemotherapy a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49733/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Transitions in Adolescent Medicine
May 1, 2015
Okumura MJ, Williams RG. Transitions in Adolescent Medicine. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transitions-adolescent-medicine
The Case
A 21-year-old woman with a history of Marfan syndrome complicated by aortic root dilation presented to the
emer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33742/psn-pdf
December 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH
December 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-sharon-k-inouye-md-mph
Editor's note: Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, one of the world's leaders in geriatrics research and
innovatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837660/psn-pdf
July 08, 2022 - An Incomplete Anesthesia History Leads to Adverse
Outcomes
July 8, 2022
Bohringer C. An Incomplete Anesthesia History Leads to Adverse Outcomes. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/incomplete-anesthesia-history-leads-adverse-outcomes
The Cases
Case 1: A 64-year-old man came in for a routine bron…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49579/psn-pdf
March 21, 2009 - All in the History
March 21, 2009
Fee C. All in the History. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/all-history
Case Objectives
Describe the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and understand that it
does not apply to transfers to emergency departments from non-acute care faci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846915/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Challenging Case of Multiple Suicide Attempts in a
Complex Patient with Psychiatric Comorbidities.
March 29, 2023
Bourgeois JA, Xiong G. Challenging Case of Multiple Suicide Attempts in a Complex Patient with
Psychiatric Comorbidities. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/challenging-case-multiple…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49522/psn-pdf
November 01, 2006 - Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences
of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality
November 1, 2006
Lindenauer PK. Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of
Hospital Quality. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-good-report-card-unintended-…