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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73998/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - The Hidden Danger of Unseen Intravenous Catheters
October 27, 2021
Vadi MG, Malkin MR. The Hidden Danger of Unseen Intravenous Catheters. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-danger-unseen-intravenous-catheters
The Case
A 6-week-old infant underwent a craniotomy and excision of abnormal bra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49593/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - Who Nose Where the Airway Is?
October 1, 2009
Lee CR. Who Nose Where the Airway Is? PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/who-nose-where-airway
The Case
A 70-year-old man with peripheral vascular disease was brought to the operating room to undergo vascular
bypass surgery on his right upper extrem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.323_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Medication Reconciliation With a Twist (or Dare We Say, a Patch?)
This presentation is based on the May 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Janice Kwan, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Tor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33886/psn-pdf
August 01, 2019 - Medical Scribes and Patient Safety
August 1, 2019
Woodcock D, Bergstrom R. Medical Scribes and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/medical-scribes-and-patient-safety
Perspective
Scribes have supported physicians for thousands of years.(1) However, little is known about how to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-harlan-krumholz-md-sm
April 01, 2018 - We never saw them as a tool for communication or as essential to communicating what happened in the hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-prehospital-emergency-medical-services-setting
May 01, 2019 - July 24, 2019
Simulation as a tool to improve the safety of pre-hospital anaesthesia—a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72739/psn-pdf
February 10, 2021 - Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to
Death from Pulmonary Embolism
February 10, 2021
McCallum W, Barnes DK. Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary
Embolism. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leadi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-health-information-technology-learning-our-mistakes
July 01, 2012 - Perspectives on Safety
Annual Perspective
Technology as a Tool
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-blumenthal-md-mpp
July 01, 2012 - Perspectives on Safety
Annual Perspective
Technology as a Tool
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836941/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based
Care Programs
April 27, 2022
McElroy V, Ordona RB, Bakerjian D. Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based Care
Programs. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/post-acute-transitional-services-safety-home-based-care-programs
Backgr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/spotlight_case_the_risk_of_malpositioned.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube_FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and
Poor Communication
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ashish-k-jha-md-mph
May 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
May 1, 2013
Also Read an Essay
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-during-hospital-discharge
April 01, 2018 - We never saw them as a tool for communication or as essential to communicating what happened in the hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism
December 31, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism
Citation Text:
McCallum W, Barnes DK. Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33596/psn-pdf
June 01, 2025 - Failure to Rescue
January 29, 2025
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue
Updated in January 2025 by Irina Tokareva RN, BSN, MAS, CPHQ and Patrick Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet
primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect cur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/caution-interrupted
October 01, 2016 - Caution, Interrupted
Citation Text:
Wears RL. Caution, Interrupted. 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/missing-suction-tip
January 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Missing Suction Tip
Citation Text:
Thomas EJ, Moore FA. The Missing Suction Tip. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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August 25, 2021 - Coming up for Err: Missed Diagnosis in a Patient with
Recurrent Pneumothorax
August 25, 2021
Carlile N, El-Chemaly S, Schiff G. Coming up for Err – Missed Diagnosis in a Patient with Recurrent
Pneumothorax. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-err-missed-diagnosis-patient-recurrent-pneumoth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-patient-flow-management
February 23, 2019 - The Case for Patient Flow Management
Citation Text:
Litvak E, Bernheim SA. The Case for Patient Flow Management. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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December 23, 2020 - Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral
Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care
Value and Quality of Care
December 23, 2020
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/nudge-unit-supports-physician-patient-behavioral-changes-towards-
medical-decisions
Summary
Nudges are a change in the way choices ar…