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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866826/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - Hypoxic Gas Supply from Cross-Connected Pipelines
September 25, 2024
Bohringer C, Guemidjian A, Utter G. Hypoxic Gas Supply from Cross-Connected Pipelines. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hypoxic-gas-supply-cross-connected-pipelines
The Case
An 8-year-old boy with no significant past medical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-and-communication-blind-spot-contributes-permanent-paralysis
January 13, 2010 - Saf . 2022;18(6):e999-e1003. [ Free full text ] Advancing safety with closed-loop communication of test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-large-vessel-occlusion-stroke-patient-history-seizures
August 31, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Missing a Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in a Patient with a History of Seizures.
Citation Text:
Keenan KJ, Nishijima DK. Missing a Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in a Patient with a History of Seizures.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anchoring-bias-critical-implications
June 15, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications
Citation Text:
Etchells E. Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications. 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/perspective/ahrq-psnet-annual-perspective-impact-covid-19-pandemic-patient-safety
August 31, 2020 - created a digital tool to centralize care protocols for emergency physicians. 40 The need to rigorously test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jessica-behrhorst-about-evolution-root-cause-analysis
February 26, 2025 - For example, a strong action step would be to “add a flag to the EHR for similar test results so that … In contrast, a weak action step would be “update a policy on test result communication.”
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/evolution-root-cause-analysis
February 26, 2025 - For example, a strong action step would be to “add a flag to the EHR for similar test results so that … In contrast, a weak action step would be “update a policy on test result communication.”
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33883/psn-pdf
July 01, 2019 - I look at a lab test on the chart; I see it.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33788/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - We had a chance to test this recently with the new information about sepsis. It
worked very well.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33768/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - Now we have test strips,
meters, and CGMs (continuous glucose monitoring), and as far as I know they
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50844/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication
through Daily Huddles
January 29, 2020
Shaikh U. Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles. PSNet [internet].
2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/improving-patient-safety-and-team-communication-through-daily-huddles
Background
Communicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73106/psn-pdf
April 01, 2021 - Strategies and Approaches for Tracking Improvements in
Patient Safety
April 1, 2021
Shaikh U. Strategies and Approaches for Tracking Improvements in Patient Safety . PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-and-approaches-tracking-improvements-patient-safety
Background
An essential aspect …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33851/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - The Weekend Effect
January 1, 2017
Ranji SR. The Weekend Effect. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/weekend-effect
Annual Perspective 2017
Introduction
Anyone who has spent time in a hospital as a patient or staff member may recognize that the availability of
services and personnel can va…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.200_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Delirium or Dementia?
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2009
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: James L. Rudolph, MD, SM
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robert Wachter, MD
Sp…
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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/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.143_slideshow.ppt
January 01, 2015 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case February 2007
The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 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: Niraj L. Sehgal,…
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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/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/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/node/33854/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Missed Nursing Care: A Key Measure for Patient Safety
March 1, 2018
Ball JE, Griffiths P. Missed Nursing Care: A Key Measure for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/missed-nursing-care-key-measure-patient-safety
Perspective
Errors in hospitals remain a major cause of death.(1…