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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/dalton-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - In this study, patients were presented with the risks and benefits
of both options and asked for their … Over time, utilization
decreased slightly as patients and providers became familiar with the benefits … Although we believe there are benefits of offering the Expanded Care model to both patients and providers
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st127/stat127.pdf
June 01, 2006 - Statistical Brief #127: Changes in Co-pays for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Plans, 1999–2003
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33773/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - Overuse as a Patient Safety Problem
September 1, 2014
Moriates C. Overuse as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/overuse-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Nearly half of primary care physicians in the United States believe that patients cared for in their own
prac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33727/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Can Research Help Us Improve the Medical Liability
System?
March 1, 2012
Kachalia A. Can Research Help Us Improve the Medical Liability System? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/can-research-help-us-improve-medical-liability-system
Perspective
The United States medical malpractice liabili…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846922/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce
Hospital Readmissions and Improve Health Outcomes
March 29, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/enhancing-support-patients-social-needs-reduce-hospital-readmissions-
and-improve-health
Summary
With increasing recognition that health is linked to the condit…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/RealTimeLOINCTranslationPoster.jsp
July 01, 2016 - Linking Clinical Data to Administrative Data - AHRQ Contract with MHA
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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Careers
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Espan…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33621/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early
Experience
November 1, 2005
Krimsky WS. Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rapid-response-teams-lessons-early-experience
Perspective
Health care organizations throughout the world have ide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60168/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
March 25, 2020
Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient
The Cases
Multiple electrocardiograms (EKGs) were incorrectly documented at a large urban tertiary care hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49650/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Turn the Other Cheek
March 1, 2012
Starling J. Turn the Other Cheek. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/turn-other-cheek
The Case
A 56-year-old man underwent two skin biopsies to evaluate clinically concerning lesions. The first biopsy
was diagnostic for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and docume…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60653/psn-pdf
April 25, 2020 - Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID-
19 Pandemic
June 29, 2020
Dopp AL, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-delivery-and-pharmacists-during-covid-19-pandemic
Medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60547/psn-pdf
May 28, 2020 - The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety
May 28, 2020
Fitall E, Hall KK, Gale B. The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-fda-ensuring-device-safety
Introduction
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in ensuring the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49814/psn-pdf
December 01, 2017 - Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation
Mishap
December 1, 2017
Solsky I, Haynes AB. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap. PSNet [internet].
2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscommunication-or-leads-anticoagulation-mishap
The Case
A 63-year-old man with a history of coronary…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49532/psn-pdf
March 15, 2007 - Back to Basics
March 1, 2007
Hellman R. Back to Basics. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/back-basics
The Case
A 48-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with
right upper quadrant pain, fever, and leukocytosis, prompting admission for pres…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33741/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient
Safety Practice
November 1, 2012
McGee S. The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/evidence-based-physical-examination-patient-safety-practice
Perspective
Near the end of hi…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/foiafy09.html
October 01, 2014 - HHS AHRQ Freedom of Information Annual Report - FY 2009
Freedom of Information Act Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009.
I. Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Report Prepared By: Nancy Comfort (no longer at AHRQ)
Title: Freedom of Information Officer
Address: 5600 Fishers Lane…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.60_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2004 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2004
Too Tight Control:
The Risks of Intensive Insulin Therapy
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2004
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Medicine
CME credit is available through the Web site
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
Comm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33659/psn-pdf
October 01, 2007 - Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's
Approach
October 1, 2007
Page AH. Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's Approach. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/making-just-culture-reality-one-organizations-approach
Perspective
We've all been there...something goes wrong,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49623/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast?
March 1, 2011
Spector ND. Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast? . PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/are-we-pushing-graduate-nurses-too-fast
The Case
A middle-aged man was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) following a complex surgical…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/guide-staffing-during-COVID19.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders
Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic:
A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders
Introduction
This resource guide was written by and for directors of nursing, administrators, and other nursing home
leaders. It outlines steps to reduce or elimi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/impact/ahrq-works.pdf
April 01, 2017 - AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Accelerating learning and innovation in health care
delivery is what AHRQ does—every day. AHRQ tools take
the “what” and translate it into the “how” by providing
research-backed, practical tools that doctors and nurses
can use to improve care.
This doc…