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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withgerald-b-hickson-md
December 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…Gerald B. Hickson, MD
December 1, 2009
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In Conversation with…Gerald B. Hickson, MD . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/comprehensivist-model-care-hospitalists-view
November 01, 2018 - The Comprehensivist Model of Care: A Hospitalist's View
Robert Wachter, MD | November 1, 2018
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Wachter R. The Comprehensivist Model of Care: A Hospitalist's View. PSNet [internet].…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-identify-and-manage-problem-behaviors
December 01, 2009 - How to Identify and Manage Problem Behaviors
Alan H. Rosenstein, MD, MBA; Michelle O'Daniel, MSG, MHA | December 1, 2009
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Rosenstein AH, O'Daniel M. How to Identify and Manage Prob…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/doctors-multiple-malpractice-claims-disciplinary-actions-and-complaints-what-do-we-know
July 01, 2017 - Doctors With Multiple Malpractice Claims, Disciplinary Actions, and Complaints: What Do We Know?
David Studdert, LLB, ScD | July 1, 2017
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Studdert DM. Doctors With Multiple Malprac…
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August 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication
Citation Text:
Hight RA. The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Servic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50699/psn-pdf
November 26, 2019 - Patient Safety in Frail Older Patients
November 26, 2019
Wald HL, Hall KK, Fitall E. Patient Safety in Frail Older Patients. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-frail-older-patients
Background
Older patients are at a particular risk of experiencing a patient safety event. Stud…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49500/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - Confusion With Acetaminophen
January 1, 2006
Heubi JE. Confusion With Acetaminophen. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen
The Case
Parents brought their 5-year-old son to the emergency department (ED) with a 24-hour history of fever,
cough, and frontal headache. Physical e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49412/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Shake Well
September 1, 2003
Flynn EA. Shake Well. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shake-well
The Case
A 35-year-old patient on the neurology service was receiving carbamazepine for a seizure disorder. Daily
serum drug levels consistently fell below the therapeutic range, which led the physi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49425/psn-pdf
November 01, 2003 - Misread Label
November 1, 2003
Franklin BD. Misread Label. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misread-label
The Case
An infant was born with sluggish respirations. During labor the infant’s mother had received meperidine
[Demerol, a pain medication], a narcotic with a half-life of 2.5-4.0 hours…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49743/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - Dual Therapy Debacle
September 1, 2015
Kayser SR. Dual Therapy Debacle. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dual-therapy-debacle
The Case
An elderly man with a history of arthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy with urinary obstruction,
hyperlipidemia, obesity, and a long history of tobacco use …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33617/psn-pdf
August 01, 2005 - In Conversation with…Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN
August 1, 2005
In Conversation with…Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbarbara-blakeney-ms-rn
Editor's Note: Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN, is President of the 150,000-member American Nurses
Associa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49421/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - Urine a Tough Position
October 1, 2003
Gandhi TK. Urine a Tough Position. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urine-tough-position
The Case
A 22-year-old unmarried woman came to her doctor’s office worried that she might be pregnant. Although
she did not want to have a baby at that time, she sta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49767/psn-pdf
August 21, 2016 - Falling Between the Cracks in the Software
August 21, 2016
Adler-Milstein J. Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-between-cracks-software
The Case
A 61-year-old man with a history of osteoarthritis was scheduled for a total knee replacement. Prio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49647/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip
February 1, 2012
Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip
The Case
A 25-year-old woman in her first pregnancy was seen at 33 weeks' gestation with new onset hypertension
an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.257_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the December 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John Halamka, MD, MS, Chief Informa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33780/psn-pdf
July 01, 2015 - Safety and Medical Education
January 1, 2014
Ranji SR. Safety and Medical Education. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-and-medical-education
Annual Perspective 2014
As the patient safety field has grown, so too has the appreciation for the need to improve safety in medical
educatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.326_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering
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This presentation is based on the June 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Thomas A. Smith, CHPA, CPP, President, Healthc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33595/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety
December 15, 2024
Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/fatigue-sleep-deprivation-and-patient-safety
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/introducing-redesigned-ahrq-patient-safety-network
December 01, 2005 - Introducing the Redesigned AHRQ Patient Safety Network
Robert M. Wachter, MD | November 1, 2015
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Wachter R. Introducing the Redesigned AHRQ Patient Safety Network . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49689/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Anesthesia: A Weighty Issue
August 21, 2013
Sinha AC. Anesthesia: A Weighty Issue. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anesthesia-weighty-issue
The Case
A 77-year-old woman was evaluated preoperatively in anticipation of an elective left hip arthroplasty. She
reported having a history of hyperte…