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Workarounds in the workplace: a second look. | PSNet
Journal Article
Commentary
Published August 12, 2015
Workarounds in the workplace: a second look. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Technologic Approaches
Resource Type
Commentary
Setting of Care … Workarounds in the Workplace: A Second Look. … health care and create opportunities for unintended consequences. … : improving patient safety and nursing practice.
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The Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
the Health Resources and Services Administration, or HRSA, improves health care quality by providing … Now in its fifth year, PSPC works with teams of community health care providers to advance their medication … managing patient information and health care services by integrating them into a central location. … It enables providers and pharmacists to effectively coordinate care for a defined population of patients … Alignment to the National Quality Strategy (NQS):
Efforts such as these:
Make care safer by reducing
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National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Report (QDR)
2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
A Fresh Look at the Data Shows … Patient Safety Improving Overall, With Improvement Still Needed in Many Areas
AHRQ’s Commitment to … Meeting Unmet Needs in the Healthcare System
Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Chartbook on Access … Health Care
Chartbook on Women's Health Care
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports … State Snapshots Provide a Fresh Look at State-Specific Health Care Quality Trends
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Double checking: a second look. | PSNet
Journal Article
Study
Published May 18, 2016
Double checking: a second look. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Practice Guidelines
Resource Type
Study
Setting of Care
Hospitals … Clinical Area
Hospital Medicine
Target Audience
Health Care Providers
Quality and Safety Professionals … Double checking: a second look. … on-line access to the community-based pharmacy records.
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Electronic health records and National Patient-Safety Goals. | PSNet
Journal Article
Commentary
Published November 21, 2012
Electronic health records and National Patient-Safety … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Electronic Health Records
Resource Type
Commentary
Setting of … Electronic Health Records and National Patient-Safety Goals. … patient safety and quality of care by improving the usability of electronic health record systems: recommendations … Journal Article
Commentary
Enhancing electronic health record usability in pediatric patient care:
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Shifting the Mindset: A Closer Look at Hospital Complaints. | PSNet
Shifting the Mindset: A Closer Look at Hospital Complaints. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Patient Complaints
Resource Type
Book/Report
Setting of Care … This report highlights weaknesses in the UK National Health Service (NHS) incident reporting program. … Pharmacy Services in Helping to Identify and Reduce High-risk Prescribing Errors in Hospital. … Comptroller and Auditor General; Department of Health; National Audit Office.
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Medication administration quality and health information technology: a national study of US hospitals. | PSNet
Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
Electronic Health Records … Medicine
Target Audience
Health Care Providers
Health Care Executives and Administrators
Error Types … Medication administration quality and health information technology: a national study of US hospitals … records and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is considered crucial to overall efforts to improve … A past AHRQ WebM&M conversation and perspective discussed computerization in health care, particularly
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Health-care professionals' views about safety in maternity services: a qualitative study. | PSNet
Journal Article
Study
Published February 11, 2009
Health-care professionals' views about safety in … maternity services: a qualitative study. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Teamwork
Logistical Approaches
Education and Training
Resource … Health-care professionals' views about safety in maternity services: a qualitative study. … professionals at all levels identified a high level of concern about patient safety in obstetrics, and
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Look alike/sound alike drugs: a literature review on causes and solutions. | PSNet
Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Error Analysis
Audit and Feedback
Safety Target
Look-Alike, … Look alike/sound alike drugs: a literature review on causes and solutions. … The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) maintains a list of look-alike and sound-alike drugs … Despite awareness of the problem and mandates to address it, this systematic review found a lack of firm … PubMed citation
Available at
Related Resources
WebM&M Cases
A Troubling Amine
Elizabeth A.
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Competencies for improving diagnosis: an interprofessional framework for education and training in health care. | PSNet
framework for education and training in health care. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Residents and Fellows
Students
Resource Type
Study
Clinical … Competencies for improving diagnosis: an interprofessional framework for education and training in health … Journal Article
Review
Quality improvement in medical education: current state and future directions … Journal Article
Review
Teaching medical error disclosure to physicians-in-training: a scoping review
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Language Barrier | PSNet
.( 7 ) In addition, a Title VI guidance memorandum issued by the Department of Health and Human Services … access plan, and addressing multiple language needs, readers can consult the Health Care Language Services … Interpretation and Translation Services in Health Care: A Survey of US Public and Private Teaching Hospitals … Washington, DC: National Public Health and Hospital Institute; 1995:1-49
6. … The impact of medical interpreter services on the quality of health care: a systematic review.
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Language Barrier | PSNet
.( 7 ) In addition, a Title VI guidance memorandum issued by the Department of Health and Human Services … access plan, and addressing multiple language needs, readers can consult the Health Care Language Services … Interpretation and Translation Services in Health Care: A Survey of US Public and Private Teaching Hospitals … Washington, DC: National Public Health and Hospital Institute; 1995:1-49
6. … The impact of medical interpreter services on the quality of health care: a systematic review.
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Language Barrier | PSNet
.( 7 ) In addition, a Title VI guidance memorandum issued by the Department of Health and Human Services … access plan, and addressing multiple language needs, readers can consult the Health Care Language Services … Interpretation and Translation Services in Health Care: A Survey of US Public and Private Teaching Hospitals … Washington, DC: National Public Health and Hospital Institute; 1995:1-49
6. … The impact of medical interpreter services on the quality of health care: a systematic review.
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Language Barrier | PSNet
.( 7 ) In addition, a Title VI guidance memorandum issued by the Department of Health and Human Services … access plan, and addressing multiple language needs, readers can consult the Health Care Language Services … Interpretation and Translation Services in Health Care: A Survey of US Public and Private Teaching Hospitals … Washington, DC: National Public Health and Hospital Institute; 1995:1-49
6. … The impact of medical interpreter services on the quality of health care: a systematic review.
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Language Barrier | PSNet
.( 7 ) In addition, a Title VI guidance memorandum issued by the Department of Health and Human Services … access plan, and addressing multiple language needs, readers can consult the Health Care Language Services … Interpretation and Translation Services in Health Care: A Survey of US Public and Private Teaching Hospitals … Washington, DC: National Public Health and Hospital Institute; 1995:1-49
6. … The impact of medical interpreter services on the quality of health care: a systematic review.
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Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Service in England. | PSNet
: lessons from the National Health Service in England. … Quality & safety in health care . 2005; 14 :135-9 . … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Legal and Policy Approaches
Resource Type
Commentary
Target … Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Service in England … Quality & safety in health care. 2005;14(2):135-9.
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Crossing the Global Quality Chasm: Improving Health Care Worldwide. | PSNet
Book/Report
Published September 12, 2018
Crossing the Global Quality Chasm: Improving Health Care Worldwide … Committee on Improving the Quality of Health Care Globally. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Quality Improvement Strategies
Resource Type
Book/Report
Setting … the quality of health care in the United States across six key dimensions of care: safety, effectiveness … Legislation/Regulation
Organizational Policy/Guidelines
Quality and Safety in Women's Health Care.
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Electronic health records in ambulatory care- a national survey of physicians. | PSNet
Journal Article
Study
Published June 25, 2008
Electronic health records in ambulatory care- a national … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Electronic Health Records
Resource Type
Study
Setting of Care … Electronic health records in ambulatory care--a national survey of physicians. … records (EHRs) is considered a high priority in order to improve patient safety and quality of care. … Journal Article
Study
Improving acceptance of computerized prescribing alerts in ambulatory care.
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ASHP–PPAG Guidelines for Providing Pediatric Pharmacy Services in Hospitals and Health Systems. | PSNet
in Hospitals and Health Systems. … Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Critical Pathways
Resource Type
Commentary
Organizational Policy … ASHP-PPAG Guidelines for Providing Pediatric Pharmacy Services in Hospitals and Health Systems. … Challenges pharmacists face when providing care for children include a lack of standard dosage forms … and concentrations and patient inability to describe symptoms.
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Hospitals look to improve informed consent process. | PSNet
Topics
Approach to Improving Safety
Informed Consent
Health Literacy Improvement
Technologic Approaches … on patient care and describes initiatives to improve patients' comprehension of informed consent for … Wu HW; Nishimi RY; Page-Lopez CM; Kizer KW; National Quality Forum; NQF
Special or Theme Issue
Language … Barriers in Health Care. … Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety.
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