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May 26, 2021 - This story highlights the impact of patient inability or unwillingness to schedule annual screenings,
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March 01, 2009 - As an example, a Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) approach promotes using more explicit times per
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December 07, 2009 - followed up on routinely-ordered laboratory results whenever time became available during his hectic schedule
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August 05, 2020 - The challenge is not to find the resources to staff the team or to organize work schedules so that they
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50756/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - year-old man with widely metastatic gastric cancer presented to his oncologist's office for a follow-up
appointment
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May 01, 2021 - Perspectives on Safety
Our Perspectives on Safety section features expert viewpoints on current themes in patient safety, including interviews and written essays published monthly. Annual Perspectives highlight vital and emerging patient safety topics.
Pod…
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April 27, 2022 - Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake
Patient: Risks of Improper Medication Labeling in an
Operating Room
April 27, 2022
Kriss RS. Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks of Improper Medication
Labeling in an Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49742/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab
September 1, 2015
Ashcraft LE, Kahn JM. A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff-inpatient-rehab
The Case
An 18-year-old man with no significant past medical history sustained a traumatic brain injury after a mo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49832/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error
June 1, 2018
Faig J, Zerillo JA. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/febrile-neutropenia-and-almost-fatal-medication-error
The Case
A 33-year-old woman with recently diagnosed acute …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49814/psn-pdf
December 01, 2017 - Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation
Mishap
December 1, 2017
Solsky I, Haynes AB. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap. PSNet [internet].
2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscommunication-or-leads-anticoagulation-mishap
The Case
A 63-year-old man with a history of coronary…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33727/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Can Research Help Us Improve the Medical Liability
System?
March 1, 2012
Kachalia A. Can Research Help Us Improve the Medical Liability System? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/can-research-help-us-improve-medical-liability-system
Perspective
The United States medical malpractice liabili…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49850/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Critical Order Set Change and Critical Limb Ischemia
January 1, 2019
Clay B. Critical Order Set Change and Critical Limb Ischemia. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-order-set-change-and-critical-limb-ischemia
The Case
A 72-year-old woman with a history of severe peripheral vascular dis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case November 2006
Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.149_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2007
Antiseizure Medication Disorder
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Brian K. Alldredge, Pharm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49628/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Routine Goes Awry
June 1, 2011
Huoh KC, Rosbe KW. Routine Goes Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/routine-goes-awry
The Case
A 6-year-old girl with a history of asthma and chronic adenotonsillitis was referred to a surgeon and
scheduled for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She was in ot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33698/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - In Conversation with...Richard P. Shannon, MD
August 1, 2010
In Conversation with..Richard P. Shannon, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrichard-p-shannon-md
Editor's note: Richard P. Shannon, MD, is the Frank Wister Thomas Professor of Medicine at the
University of Pe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49826/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Air on the Side of Caution
April 1, 2018
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
The Case
A young woman with morbid obesity was scheduled for cardiac catheterization to evaluate shortness of
breath and chest pain. A decision was m…
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July 01, 2011 - An alternate approach would be to pursue throughout health system staggered schedule starts for trainees … members of the interprofessional team during the transition, and the implementation of staggered start schedules
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October 01, 2013 - "( 1 ) In this report, wrong-patient errors were noted to occur at the time of appointment scheduling