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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49676/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - ) or the use of the wrong opioid product.(3) Even with recent
use of human factors engineering approaches … Missing from the case at hand is any discussion on the use of pulse oximetry, capnography, or other … Safe PCA use is highly dependent on a team comprised of clinicians, administrators, biomedical
engineers … A case study on the safety impact of implementing
smart patient-controlled analgesic pumps at a tertiary … MEDMARX Data Report: A Chartbook of Medication Error Findings
from the Perioperative Setting from 1998
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/how-do-providers-recover-errors
May 22, 2024 - on the left and a persistent unchanged pleural effusion on the right. … Essentially the entire literature on this subject concerns resident physicians; data on fully trained … One is the patient outcome resulting from the error, and the other is the degree of personal responsibility … There are few quantitative data on the impact of disclosure to patients on physician distress after errors … direct causative role and the patient's poor outcome.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849598/psn-pdf
May 31, 2023 - The team found that
having a remote monitoring team is a more efficient use of staff and expertise. … intra-abdominal infections.5,6 To reduce the adverse effects of sepsis, research supports
early identification … Higher adverse outcome rates for sepsis are
related to the clinical complexity of impacted patients … queue of an available nurse on the CAT. … technical and informatics team to improve the process based on
needs and available data.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nurse-staffing-ratios-crucible-money-policy-research-and-patient-care
June 01, 2003 - hospitalized patient outcomes ( 1-3 ), a line of inquiry that took on additional momentum with the publication … The standard rule of thumb is to have a nurse – patient ratio o f 1:4-5 on medical–surgical units, 1 … It is important to mitigate the stressors of short staffing on a shift to shift basis. … While we are not provided with details regarding the physiologic causes of this tragic outcome—it is … numbers and educational level: analysis of administrative data.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnosing-missed-diagnosis
October 26, 2022 - A brain CT on admission showed no evidence of a stroke or intracranial bleed. … of chronic lithium use and subsequent progressive hypernatremia demonstrates a fairly typical presentation … By focusing solely on the calcium level and failing to consider a broader differential diagnosis, the … encounter takes place Hindsight bias Knowing the outcome of an event influences the perception … July 3, 2016
Use of a novel, modified fishbone diagram to analyze diagnostic errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33718/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - the organizational setting, what kind of HIT system it was, what kind
of outcome they were hoping to … Those things are all built on a large body of information about the physiology of the condition and about … outcome dimension. … vary quite a bit depending on the population that you're dealing with and the type of beta-blocker
that … A standard of care might emerge, the data about whether you do it or not might be
publicly reported,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49602/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Because of the mechanical valve, she was chronically on warfarin (a blood thinner). … a bad outcome. … Thus, clinicians and guideline panels must use
the limited evidence and extrapolate data from other … Given the
limitations of the available data, it is not surprising that there is no consensus on management … For patients on
OAC due to VTE, use of prophylaxis-dose anticoagulation may be an efficacious and safer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-elizabeth-salisbury-afshar-about-harm-reduction-strategies-improve-safety
October 30, 2024 - That is a lot given that we have decades of data supporting the efficacy of these programs for reducing … the data was first collected in 2020. 3 People who use substances (PWUS) may be at acute risk of harm … and technicians to interpret the results. 17,18 Research on the effectiveness of drug-checking on health … One important avenue for future research is evaluating the effectiveness of drug-checking services on … Implementation and uptake of the Massachusetts drug supply data stream: a statewide public health-public
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/under-pressure-delayed-diagnosis-compartment-syndrome-after-lower-leg-fracture
November 25, 2020 - the initial failure to suspect and investigate for CS was the primary cause of the poor outcome. … A systematic review evaluating the commonly accepted clinical signs of CS (i.e., pain, pain on passive … American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) “Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Summary” on the diagnosis … data that may support the clinical assessment and confirm clinical suspicion for CS. … The impact of postdischarge telephonic follow-up on hospital readmissions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/advance-alert-monitor-program-automated-early-warning-system-adults-risk-hospital
October 30, 2024 - action steps:
Convene a multidisciplinary team of clinicians to review and use evidence-based … ’s EHR and assigns an AAM score. 7 The model uses a variety of clinical data, including composite scores … An analysis of program data during this period indicated a patient reached the alert threshold during … Review and share program data on a consistent basis to guide performance improvement activities to continue … Department of Health and Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or of the submitter
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866618/psn-pdf
December 31, 2024 - A 54-year-old man with a history of tobacco use presented to the emergency department (ED) with a … The patient thought the pain was related to his diet and put
himself on a juice cleanse one week before … degenerated into VF.
1 The case exemplifies how a poor patient outcome is often the product of a series … Impact of clinical decision support preventing the use of QT-
prolonging medications for patients at … Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/primary-workaround-secondary-complication
January 24, 2018 - outcome. … In the case study, the use of a Foley catheter to maintain the patency of a stoma in the absence of a … 'on track' in the face of the unexpected, and modi? … To harness their potential to inform improvement, it is essential to capture data on the use of workarounds … Data on the use of workarounds can be used by managers, patient safety officers, and frontline staff
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-mary-dixon-woods-dphil
March 01, 2017 - What people can do is take that and use it as a way of disturbing what they're doing in a very positive … Hearing you discuss the loose use of the word "culture," it strikes me that there's almost a 2x2 table … I'm Deputy Editor of BMJ Quality and Safety, so I see a lot of the research coming out. … some outcome. … to get stuck in deciding where to begin.( 7 ) One could select a starting point based on data-derived
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-kaveh-shojania-md
February 26, 2025 - falls amounted to a form of patient safety research. … It gives you a general lay of the land, but it's not a very good outcome to use to look at progress. … In clinical research, we don't use some general measure of heart health. … How has the electronification of the literature and the ability to collect data electronically changed … I would say that as a journal editor, social media and the impact that has had on research dissemination
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-national-quality-forum-nqf-quest-transparency-us-hospitals-patient-safety
April 01, 2010 - NQF continues to use a consensus-based review process to update the original 30 Safe Practices, based … Both consumers and providers need to be able to understand and act on performance data. … While we don't attempt to pass judgment on specific applications, we encourage everyone to use those … We don't have as many outcome measures as we would like to assess the impact of health care on patient … RW: You have a unique perspective on all of this having been at and helped lead the IOM reports on safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program
March 01, 2014 - Health care–associated infections: a meta-analysis of costs and financial impact on the US health care … AH : The use of data to drive quality improvements—Florence Nightingale was looking at infection-related … of collecting data. … but also to make sure that they are reinforcing and supporting the delivery of whatever process or outcome … , on a ward, whatever.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
January 12, 2011 - presentation of aortic dissection varies and depends on the location and acuity of the dissection. … Little published data describe the clinical presentation of aortic dissection in pregnancy. … Careful attention to the differential diagnosis, appropriate consultation and the judicious use of diagnostic … tragic outcome. … The mother and fetus in this case suffered a tragic outcome at a hospital that appeared to lack a structured
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-bp-during-nibp
March 01, 2011 - (CRNA) shift, she noticed that the "graphic trends" tab on the monitor had a straight line for heart … use of better monitoring.( 6 ) As in this case, the anesthesia machines and patient monitors in the … vital signs, and allow the use of decision support systems to alert anesthesia providers of potential … outcome? … monitoring data for research.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-large-vessel-occlusion-stroke-patient-history-seizures
August 31, 2022 - This trial demonstrated an overall benefit in functional outcome at 90 days, with 49% of treatment group … This trial also showed a benefit in functional outcome at 90 days, with 45% of treatment group versus … typically involve notification of an on-call neurologist, a radiologist, and nursing and pharmacy team … Perfusion Imaging The routine use of CT angiography and perfusion imaging as part of an initial stroke … In pooled patient-level data from five clinical trials, the odds of better disability outcomes at 90
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/adverse-events-dentistry
December 22, 2020 - the safety and quality of oral healthcare, with a particular focus on using data for electronic health … the safety and quality of oral healthcare, with a particular focus on using data for electronic health … since 2007 with a focus on trying to use data and informatics approaches to measure and improve the … records on the medical side, as well as a number of dental clinics, and they use the same electronic … able to use a module called Wisdom for dental care and all of their data will be together.