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President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry [Archived Site]
a "national commitment to improving health care quality." … health care system and recommend such measures as may be necessary to promote and assure health care … , other health care workers, health care insurers, health care purchasers, State and local government … The President had asked the Commission to develop a " Consumer Bill of Rights " in health care and to … provide him with recommendations to enforce those rights at the Federal, State, and local level.
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A National Web Conference on Improving Health IT Safety Through the Use of Natural Language Processing to Improve Accuracy of EHR Documentation. | PSNet
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Audiovisual Presentation
Published January 18, 2017
A National Web Conference on Improving … Health IT Safety Through the Use of Natural Language Processing to Improve Accuracy of EHR Documentation … Topics
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Conferences and Workshops
Electronic Health Records
Resource … and highlight natural language processing technologies as a component of this strategy. … Web Resource
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AHRQ Research Summit on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.
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A Fresh Look at the Data Shows Patient Safety Improving Overall, With Improvement Still Needed in Many Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
A Fresh Look at the Data Shows Patient Safety Improving Overall, With … For nearly two decades, AHRQ has supported health care providers’ efforts to keep patients safe when … State Snapshots, AHRQ is continuing to support the Nation’s efforts to improve quality and safety in … at the Data Shows Patient Safety Improving Overall, With Improvement Still Needed in Many Areas. … https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/fresh-look-at-ptsafety-data.html
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Language Barriers in Health Care. | PSNet
Special or Theme Issue
Published February 6, 2008
Language Barriers in Health Care. … Topics
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Informed Consent
Health Literacy Improvement
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Special … barriers can affect informed consent as well as the quality and safety of patient care. … Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety. … Newspaper/Magazine Article
Hospitals look to improve informed consent process.
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National efforts to improve health information system safety in Canada, the United States of America and England. | PSNet
Journal Article
Review
Published January 30, 2013
National efforts to improve health information system … National efforts to improve health information system safety in Canada, the United States of America … records in primary care: lessons learned from health information systems implementation experience in … Journal Article
Review
The impact of eHealth on the quality and safety of health care: a systematic … Journal Article
Review
A comparative review of patient safety initiatives for national health information
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Language barriers to health care in the United States. | PSNet
Journal Article
Commentary
Published August 2, 2006
Language barriers to health care in the United … Topics
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Regulation
Provider-Patient Communication
Specialization of Care … Resource Type
Commentary
Target Audience
Health Care Providers
Health Care Executives and Administrators … Language barriers to health care in the United States. … barriers can compromise a patient's health care and highlights the need for reliable interpreters to
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A4. Language Services: The Percent of Patient Visits and Admissions Where Preferred Written Language for Health Care is Screened and Recorded | The Academy
Language Services: The Percent of Patient Visits and Admissions Where Preferred Written Language for … health care is screened and recorded. … was used by the 10 grantee hospitals in the Speaking Together National Language Services Collaborative … Level of evaluation: Hospital
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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC), available at: … health care is screened and recorded.
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Health and Human Services (HHS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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AHRQ … offers offers robust data sets, including the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and the Medical … Expenditure Panel Survey, to help healthcare organizations, providers, and others to examine the quality … and safety of care as well as access to care. … Other HHS Agencies
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Changes in language services use by US pediatricians. | PSNet
Journal Article
Study
Published August 7, 2013
Changes in language services use by US pediatricians … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Provider-Patient Communication
Resource Type
Study
Setting of … Care
Ambulatory Clinic or Office
Clinical Area
Pediatrics
Target Audience
Quality and Safety Professionals … Changes in language services use by US pediatricians. … PubMed citation
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The role of advice in medication
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National Priorities and Goals: Aligning Our Efforts to Transform America's Healthcare. | PSNet
Book/Report
Published December 3, 2008
National Priorities and Goals: Aligning Our Efforts to Transform … involving 28 national organizations that sought to outline goals for improving the US health care system … and share examples of such efforts in patient safety and other identified areas. … Book/Report
Patients as Partners: How to Involve Patients and Families in Their Own Care. … Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals.
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Patients' online access to their electronic health records and linked online services: a systematic interpretative review. | PSNet
records and linked online services: a systematic interpretative review. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Provider-Patient Communication
Electronic Health Records
Resource … Patients' online access to their electronic health records and linked online services: a systematic interpretative … patients access to electronic health records on quality and safety of care: a systematic review and … Journal Article
Review
Using electronic health records to identify adverse drug events in ambulatory
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Health Services Research Priorities for Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality. Special Emphasis Notice (SEN). | PSNet
Press Release/Announcement
Published January 15, 2020
Health Services Research Priorities for Improving … Health Services Research Priorities for Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality. … Health Services Research Priorities for Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality. … a variety of health care environment and its impact on patient outcomes. … Grant
Grant Announcement
AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids
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Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology: Improving Care Through Patient Access to Their Records. | PSNet
Technology: Improving Care Through Patient Access to Their Records. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Electronic Health Records
Resource Type
Audiovisual Presentation … Care
Target Audience
Health Care Executives and Administrators
Error Types
Epidemiology of Errors … This hearing explored the importance of providing patient access to personal health information to improve … Web Resource
Government Resource
First, Do No Harm: Improving Health Quality and Patient Safety.
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Spanish-Language Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Listing … of content related to the topic Spanish-Language Resources
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Toward a High Performance Health System: Public-Private Efforts to Make Health Care Safer and More Effective. | PSNet
Health System: Public-Private Efforts to Make Health Care Safer and More Effective. … Topics
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Culture of Safety
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Resource Type … Meeting/Conference Proceedings
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Health Care Executives and Administrators … on health care issues such as performance, insurance coverage, quality, and public and private sector … Available at
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Eye to eye: Donald Berwick.
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Health Services Research (HSR) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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AcademyHealth ARM and AHRQ: Finding … into Practice
Developing a Health Services Research Agenda To Combat the Opioid Crisis
Resource Guide … to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data
The Future of HSR: Beginning a Dialog … with the Field
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Identifying the fundamental structures and processes of care
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Are national efforts to reduce drug name confusion paying off? | PSNet
Newspaper/Magazine Article
Published December 12, 2018
Are national efforts to reduce drug name confusion … Topics
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Nongovernmental Reporting
Human Factors Engineering
Resource … Type
Newspaper/Magazine Article
Clinical Area
Medicine
Pharmacy
Target Audience
Health Care Providers … and sound-alike medications present a recurring threat to patient safety. … Increased federal attention to the issue, provider use of known strategies to improve practice, and pharmaceutical
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National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts to Make Health Care Safer. | PSNet
2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts to Make Health Care Safer. … have stimulated health care organizations to focus on reducing hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) such … as health care–associated infections and never events . … According to data from the AHRQ National Scorecard, HACs have decreased by 21% between 2010 and 2015. … State, 2009–2014.
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Progress Made Towards Improving Opioid Safety, But Further Efforts to Assess Progress and Reduce Risk Are Needed. | PSNet
and establishing a pain management leadership role at each facility. … Department of Health and Social Care; Crown Copyright. … Book/Report
Trends in Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them
Trends in Pregnancy-Related … Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them. … Web Resource
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Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency