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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50842/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
January 29, 2020
Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge
The Cases
The following four events involving five patients all involved…
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November 26, 2019 - In Conversation With... Heidi Wald, MD
November 26, 2019
In Conversation With.. Heidi Wald, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-heidi-wald-md
Editor’s note: Dr. Wald, MD, MSPH, is the Chief Quality and Safety Officer at SCL Health in Denver, CO.
She has previously served as …
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October 01, 2003 - Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction
Citation Text:
Siegel LC, Gandhi TK. Hospital Admission Due to High-Dose Methotrexate Drug Interaction. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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September 21, 2022 - Specimen Almost Lost
Citation Text:
Hehe YK. Specimen Almost Lost. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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June 01, 2014 - CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other
June 1, 2014
Feil M. CVC Removal: A Procedure Like Any Other. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-removal-procedure-any-other
The Case
A 27-year-old man with a history of Behçet disease and recurrent liver abscesses was admitted to the
hospital for a p…
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May 01, 2015 - Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational
Uses
May 1, 2015
Xiao Y, Mackenzie CF, Seagull JF. Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational Uses. PSNet
[internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/video-improve-patient-safety-clinical-and-educational-uses
Perspective
Reports of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49538/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - Abnormal Volunteer Results
June 1, 2007
Fernandez C. Abnormal Volunteer Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abnormal-volunteer-results
The Case
A healthy 52-year-old woman volunteered to participate in a radiology study in which she underwent
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her abdo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49715/psn-pdf
August 21, 2014 - Liver Biopsy: Proceed With Caution
August 21, 2014
Rockey DC. Liver Biopsy: Proceed With Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/liver-biopsy-proceed-caution
The Case
A 42-year-old woman with a history of multiple malignancies, including osteosarcoma and recurrent breast
cancer, presented t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49493/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Infused, Not Ingested
November 1, 2005
Foley M. Infused, Not Ingested. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/infused-not-ingested
The Case
A patient in the ICU was scheduled for a CT scan. The nurse prepared the patient by administering
contrast, an unfamiliar task for this particular nurse. Rathe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49718/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Too Much, Too Fast
September 1, 2014
Tuot D. Too Much, Too Fast. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-much-too-fast
The Case
A 68-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for
fever, tachycardia, and increased respiratory secretions. H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49472/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - Preventable Rash
March 1, 2005
McLean C. Preventable Rash. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventable-rash
The Case
A 35-year-old man with HIV was being followed in an outpatient internal medicine clinic. At a routine visit,
screening laboratories were checked. The clinic never contacted th…
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May 05, 2017 - Saved by ECMO
Citation Text:
Weiss NA. Saved by ECMO . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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June 27, 2018 - Understanding care transitions as a patient safety issue.
June 27, 2018
Butterfield S; Stegel C; Glock S; Tartaglia D.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-care-transitions-patient-safety-issue
This article describes a regional collaborative to enhance care transitions of Medicare beneficiaries by
improving …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45338/psn-pdf
July 20, 2016 - Understanding models of error and how they apply in
clinical practice.
July 20, 2016
Garfield S, Franklin BD. Pharm J. June 14, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-models-error-and-how-they-apply-clinical-practice
Human error and fallibility are a part of health care delivery that can be exacerbated b…
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August 04, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The NSTEMI Curbside Consultation
Citation Text:
Villablanca AC, Wong GX. The NSTEMI Curbside Consultation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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January 01, 2018 - EHR Copy and Paste and Patient Safety
Shannon M. Dean, MD | January 1, 2018
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Dean SM. EHR Copy and Paste and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare…
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September 29, 2021 - Either SEA was not considered during any of the five visits, or the clinicians did
not understand how
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January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_A Complicated Course-Severe Alcohol Withdrawal - SLIDES.pptx
Spotlight
A Complicated Course: Severe Alcohol Withdrawal with
Dexmedetomidine Infusion
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the July 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
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January 31, 2024 - Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings
Richard Ricciardi, Ph.D., CRNP, FAANP, FAAN; Merton Lee, PharmD, PhD; Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD
| January 31, 2024
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Ricciardi R, L…
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January 31, 2024 - In Conversation with...Richard Ricciardi about Office-Based Patient Safety
Richard Ricciardi, Ph.D., CRNP, FAANP, FAAN | January 31, 2024
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Ricciardi R, Lee M, Mossburg S. In Conversatio…