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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/management-csf-leaks-after-elective-spine-surgery-routine-laminectomy-leads-fatal-discitis
March 09, 2022 - Dural tears during lumbar spinal endoscopy: surgeon skill, training, incidence, risk factors, and management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60790/psn-pdf
February 23, 2022 - based active errors (e.g., misdiagnosis), rule-based active errors (e.g., forgetting instructions), or skill
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-overload
September 23, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Transfusion Overload
Citation Text:
Patel MS, Carson JL. Transfusion Overload. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-candor-implementation-opportunities
November 11, 2020 - Missed CANDOR Implementation Opportunities.
Citation Text:
Schweitzer L. Missed CANDOR Implementation Opportunities.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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August 30, 2023 - The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to
Increase Safety and Diagnostic Accuracy Innovation
August 30, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/e-autopsye-biopsy-systematic-chart-review-increase-safety-and-
diagnostic-accuracy
Summary
Addressing diagnostic errors to improve outcomes and patient safety h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-what-they-dont-tell-you-training-about-feedback-and-burnout
January 22, 2020 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout
Citation Text:
Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/open-wider-failure-use-interpreter-results-fractured-teeth-and-hypoxia-during-simple
January 29, 2021 - Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.
Citation Text:
Bohringer C, Godoy L. Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Ag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-malignancy-diagnosis-reflects-systemic-failures
September 25, 2019 - Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures
Citation Text:
Mieu H, Olson KA. Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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May 29, 2024 - Reducing Preventable Patient Harm Due to Retained
Surgical Items: The RSI Bundle
May 29, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/reducing-preventable-patient-harm-due-retained-surgical-items-rsi-bundle
Summary
Retained surgical items (RSIs) cause severe yet preventable patient harm. RSIs are the most common
catego…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/prolonged-dka-pregnancy-case-communication-breakdown
June 28, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown.
Citation Text:
Marshall S, Boe NM. Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program
November 29, 2023 - Implementing a Fall Prevention Program
Frances Healey, RN, PhD | December 1, 2011
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Healey F. Implementing a Fall Prevention Program. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualit…
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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/crossing-line
December 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Crossing the Line
Citation Text:
Feldman JP, Gould MK. Crossing the Line. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-mistaken-intubation
July 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Case of Mistaken Intubation
Citation Text:
Silveira MJ. The Case of Mistaken Intubation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighty-mistake
September 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Weighty Mistake
Citation Text:
Bokser SJ. A Weighty Mistake. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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January 26, 2022 - Patient Safety Events Involving Opioid Dose Stacking
January 26, 2022
Porras H, Lammers C. Patient Safety Events Involving Opioid Dose Stacking. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider ac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/final_spotlight_stacked_opioid_administration_01.03.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Patient Safety Events Involving Opioid
Dose Stacking
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the January 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Hollie Porras, PharmD, BCPS and Cathy Lammers…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72835/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - In Conversation With... Libby Hoy and Stephen Hoy
March 10, 2021
In Conversation With.. Libby Hoy and Stephen Hoy. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-libby-hoy-and-stephen-hoy
Editor’s Note: Libby Hoy, Patient Family Advisor (PFA), is the Founder and CEO of Patient Family
Cente…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842919/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
February 1, 2023
Zuidema D, Bagley B, Tan CL. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis
The Cases
Case #1: A 46-year-old Hindi-speaking resident of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49519/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - Triple Handoff
September 1, 2006
Vidyarthi A. Triple Handoff. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/triple-handoff
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence of handoffs and sign out related errors.
Understand the key elements of a safe and effective written and verbal sign out.
List Kotter’s 8 st…