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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49505/psn-pdf
March 01, 2006 - Collegiality vs. Competence
March 1, 2006
Sagin T. Collegiality vs. Competence. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/collegiality-vs-competence
The Case
A 91-year-old man with coronary artery disease was taken to the operating room (OR) for semi-elective
repair of a 10-cm abdominal aortic aneurys…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/925.html
August 01, 2024 - New Data Files Provide Comprehensive View of U.S. Healthcare
Issue Number
925
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
August 13, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Sepsis-Related Mortality Before and During COVID-19 Between 2016 and 2019, the in-hospital mortality rate…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/indirect-comparisons_research.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Case Study Comparing Bayesian and Frequentist Approaches for Multiple Treatment Comparisons
Methods Research Report
Case Study Comparing Bayesian and
Frequentist Approaches for Multiple Treatment
Comparisons
Methods Research Report
Case Study Comparing Bayesian and Frequ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49842/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric
Emergency Equipment
September 1, 2018
Katznelson J. The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment. PSNet
[internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-blade-lack-familiarity-pediatric-emergency-equipment
The Case
As part of…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_executive.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Layout 1
Background
Atherosclerosis develops in a patchy,
discontinuous fashion within coronary
arteries. Therefore, it is possible to treat
the discrete areas of obstruction that most
impede coronary blood flow to the
myocardium. The mechanical approaches
to coronary revascularization fall broadly
into two categor…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/implmatls.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet
Purpose
The Self-Assessment Worksheet is a worksheet designed to help staff review how they currently identify residents who have experienced a change in falls risk, how they determine if new clinica…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu6.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
6. How do we sustain the redesigned prevention practices?
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/162-example-completed-learning-defects-tool.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Learning From Defects Tool - Example
ICU & Non-ICU
Problem statement: Healthcare organizations can increase the extent to which they learn from defects. We define this learning as reducing the probability that future patients will be harmed.
What is a defect? A defect is any cli…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu6.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
6. How do we sustain the redesigned prevention practices?
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/topics-0
March 03, 2025 - Topics
Guides for key topics in patient safety through context, epidemiology, and relevant AHRQ PSNet content. The Patient Safety 101 Primer provides an overview of the patient safety field and covers key definitions and concepts.
Featured Topics in Patient Safety
Updated Date: March 3, 2025
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49577/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Are Two Insulin Pumps Better Than One?
January 1, 2009
Cook CB. Are Two Insulin Pumps Better Than One? PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/are-two-insulin-pumps-better-one
The Case
A 62-year-old man with type 1 diabetes mellitus was admitted to the hospital for coronary artery bypass
graft surge…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/functioning.html
April 01, 2022 - Team Functioning
From your first team convening where you set your unit's goals for preventing infections, to celebrating and spreading successful strategies with other units, team functioning is essential to creating and sustaining a culture of safety. Common challenges addressed by these tools are how to stru…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/mindsets.html
April 01, 2022 - Overcoming Mindsets
It can be difficult to address your staff’s underlying attitudes and beliefs about infection prevention practices. Many teams struggle to believe that reducing the number of infections to zero is possible or to find the passion to keep this work going. With time, effort, and shared understan…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/stats/NASS_Summary_Stats_Supplemental_2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - NASS Summary Statistics 2022 14:04 Monday, November 11, 2024 1
Supplemental File Contents
Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes
Num Variable Type Len Pos Label
1 HOSP_NASS Num 4 0 NASS Hospital Number
2 KEY_NASS Num 5 124 NASS Record Number
3 NCPT_NOTINSCOPE Num 3 129 # Out-of-scope CPTs for this encounter
…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/assemble/team-notes.html
December 01, 2012 - Assemble the Team, Facilitator Notes
CUSP Toolkit
The Assemble the Team module of the CUSP Toolkit addresses CUSP team composition for your quality improvement initiative.
Contents
Slide 1. Cover Slide .
Slide 2. Learning Objectives .
Slide 3. The Unit-Based CUSP Team .
Slide 4. CUSP Team Memb…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/his95/appb.htm
January 01, 2001 - Clinical Classifications for Health Policy Research: Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1995
Appendix B. Clinical Classifications
for Health Policy Research, Version 2--PROCEDURES (with all coding changes
valid from January 1980 through September 1998 ( 1 ))
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2008_08.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Microsoft Word - deliverable57_01.doc
HCUP Methods Series
kbr33831
Contact Information:
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov
For Technical Assistance with HCUP Products:
Email: …
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/his95/table2a.htm
February 11, 2011 - Clinical Classifications for Health Policy Research: Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1995
Table 2. Principal Procedures
Contents
Classification of procedures Operations on the
nervous system Operations on the
endocrine system Operations on the
eye Operations on the
ear Operations on the nose,
mouth, and…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/sl-cusp.html
December 01, 2012 - Learn About CUSP
CUSP Toolkit
The Learn about CUSP module of the CUSP Toolkit offers an outline and brief history of the CUSP model, summarizes the CUSP Toolkit modules, and how to use them.
Contents
Slide 1. Cover Slide
Slide 2. Learning Objectives
Slide 3. CUSP Supports Kotter's Eight Steps of Cha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853080/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - Virtual Nursing: Improving Patient Care and Meeting
Workforce Challenges
August 30, 2023
Sanford K, Schuelke S, Lee M, et al. Virtual Nursing: Improving Patient Care and Meeting Workforce
Challenges. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/virtual-nursing-improving-patient-care-and-meeting-workf…