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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49688/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?
August 21, 2013
Engel KG. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers? PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-instructions-pacu-who-remembers
The Case
A 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49731/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire
April 1, 2015
Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire
The Case
A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection
for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
April 1, 2008
Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
Perspective
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has received a great deal of media …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49592/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption
October 1, 2009
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
The Case
A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had
metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49526/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Crossing the Borderline
December 1, 2006
Oldham JM. Crossing the Borderline. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-borderline
The Case
A 24-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder was admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit
following a failed suicide attempt with excess doses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/too_many_cooks_spotlight_pdf.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA
o AHRQ WebM&M Editors in Chief: Patrick Romano, MD…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33651/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Diane Rydrych, MA
June 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Diane Rydrych, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdiane-rydrych-ma
Editor's Note: Diane Rydrych, MA, is Assistant Director of the Division of Health Policy at the Minnesota
Department of Health,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.85_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case March 2005
The Hidden Mystery
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2005
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Hospital Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Douglas D. Br…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33775/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned
December 1, 2014
Syed SS. African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/african-partnerships-patient-safety-lessons-learned
Perspective
In the last 6 years I have had the privilege of sha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33650/psn-pdf
May 01, 2007 - Patient Safety in the United Kingdom: Evolution and
Progress
May 1, 2007
Burnett S, Vincent CA. Patient Safety in the United Kingdom: Evolution and Progress. PSNet [internet].
2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-united-kingdom-evolution-and-progress
Perspective
The dangers of health care in B…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33682/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - In Conversation with...Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH
April 1, 2009
In Conversation with..Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH . PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withmark-chassin-md-mpp-mph
Editor's note: Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, is president of The Joint Commission, the preeminent
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.88_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case March 2005
The Hidden Mystery
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2005
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Hospital Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Douglas D. Br…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49725/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Haste Makes Care Unsafe
January 1, 2015
Eichhorn JH. Haste Makes Care Unsafe. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/haste-makes-care-unsafe
The Case
An 80-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation underwent a combined
elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49646/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Poorly Advanced Directives
February 1, 2012
Anderson WG. Poorly Advanced Directives. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/poorly-advanced-directives
The Case
Cared for at home by his wife and family, an 82-year-old man with multiple chronic medical conditions
described his overall health as decli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33699/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Operationalizing Patient Safety at Academic Medical
Centers
August 1, 2010
Chakraborti C, Kahn MJ, Krane K. Operationalizing Patient Safety at Academic Medical Centers. PSNet
[internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/operationalizing-patient-safety-academic-medical-centers
Perspective
Academic medical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33816/psn-pdf
October 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc
October 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-platt-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. Platt is Professor and Chair of the Harvard Medical School Department of Population
Medicine. He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33685/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - In Conversation with…William B. Weeks, MD, MBA
May 1, 2009
In Conversation with…William B. Weeks, MD, MBA. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withwilliam-b-weeks-md-mba
Editor's note: William B. Weeks, MD, MBA, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and of Community and
Family M…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nlp-slides-041112.pdf
April 11, 2012 - A National Web Conference on the Use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) to Improve Quality Improvement
A National Web Conference on the Use
of Natural Language Processing (NLP)
to Improve Quality Management
Presenters:
Brian Hazlehurst, PhD
Alexander Turchin, MD, MS
April 11, 2012
http://www.ahrq.go…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra3.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Chapter 3. Risk-Informed Interventions
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapt…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/ltc-implementation-guide.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve
Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care
Introduction
Developing an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) or improving an existing ASP can ta…