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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/screening-medication-errors-using-outlier-detection-system
December 18, 2019 - They then chose 300 charts from the 15,693 resulting alerts. … The charts were reviewed using a coding system to evaluate the utility of the alerts generated. … About 75% of the chart-reviewed alerts created by the screening system identified possible medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45256/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Applied use of safety event occurrence control charts of
harm and non-harm events: a case study. … Applied Use of Safety Event Occurrence Control Charts of Harm and
Non-Harm Events: A Case Study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applied-use-safety-event-occurrence-control-charts-harm-and-non-harm-
events-case-study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applied-use-safety-event-occurrence-control-charts-harm-and-non-harm-events-case-study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applied-use-safety-event-occurrence-control-charts-harm-and-non-harm-events-case-study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trigger-tool-identify-adverse-events-intensive-care-unit
April 08, 2011 - This study describes the use of a focused chart review method centered around identification of triggers … Non-physician reviewers at 54 hospitals screened charts for evidence of 23 clinical events, such as chest … If any of these triggers were present, the relevant portion of the chart was reviewed using methodology
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38292/psn-pdf
May 21, 2009 - The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting
medication in an emergency department.
May 21, 2009
Vasileff HM, Whitten LE, Pink JA, et al. The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication
in an emergency department. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31(3):373-9. doi:10.1007/s11096-008-9271-y.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emergence-trigger-tool-premier-measurement-strategy-patient-safety
May 01, 2012 - identification of harm• Active real time surveillance is quite resource intensive• Unfocused review of charts … is also resource intensive• Retrospective review of charts challenging if poor/incomplete documentation … specificity and very good sensitivity
• Requires training• Resource intensive: IHI recommends 20 charts … do so)• Retrospective review of charts challenging if poor/incomplete documentation … to review a similar sample of hospital discharges using highly trained outside reviewers to review charts
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdavid-c-classen-md-ms
May 01, 2012 - to review a similar sample of hospital discharges using highly trained outside reviewers to review charts … identification of harm• Active real time surveillance is quite resource intensive• Unfocused review of charts … is also resource intensive• Retrospective review of charts challenging if poor/incomplete documentation … specificity and very good sensitivity
• Requires training• Resource intensive: IHI recommends 20 charts … do so)• Retrospective review of charts challenging if poor/incomplete documentation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850678/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - This protocol includes an
initial review of the patient’s chart and corresponding follow-up with the … If triggered, the virtual quality nurse consultant conducts a review of the patient’s chart to
determine … If the score and review of the chart confirm signs of potential clinical
deterioration, the virtual … been over 90%.7 The virtual quality nurse consultants report significant clinical
findings from the chart … The virtual quality
nurse consultant is responsible for reviewing the chart to make sure the request
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60168/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - incorrect patient documentation on the EKG caused EKG results to be uploaded
to the wrong patients’ charts … from a patient in the medical intensive
care unit (MICU) but had been recorded in the wrong patient chart … of 14 wrong orders were placed per day at one major urban academic center.2 The prevalence
of wrong chart … For example,
documentation of an EKG showing atrial fibrillation in the wrong patient chart could result … Documentation of a normal EKG in the wrong chart may have
unintended consequences as well.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
May 27, 2011 - Medication errors were identified by self-report, nurse chart review, and medication sheet review. … Adverse drug events (ADEs) or potential ADEs were identified by spontaneous reporting and daily chart
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-estimated-true-safety-event-rates-versus-flagged-safety-event-rates-does-it-change
December 15, 2011 - found that estimated adverse event rates varied between use of AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators and chart … Validity of AHRQ patient safety indicators derived from ICD-10 hospital discharge abstract data (chart
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-medication-errors-pharmacists-charting-medication-emergency-department
November 16, 2022 - Study
The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication in an emergency department.
Citation Text:
Vasileff HM, Whitten LE, Pink JA, et al. The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication in an emergency department. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31(3):373-9.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-development-testing-and-findings-nicu-focused
April 11, 2011 - study used methodology similar to a prior study in adult intensive care unit patients to develop a chart-based … Through an expert consensus process, 17 triggers were identified and used to screen charts from 15 NICUs … Use of this chart-based review process may help identify specific patient populations at high risk for
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/validity-agency-healthcare-research-and-quality-patient-safety-indicators-and-centers
June 14, 2017 - The ability to use administrative data to measure patient safety is critical, because chart review is … This systematic review found that PSIs and HACs have not been adequately validated compared to chart
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47070/psn-pdf
June 25, 2018 - Time out—charting a path for improving performance
measurement.
June 25, 2018
MacLean CH, Kerr EA, Qaseem A. Time Out - Charting a Path for Improving Performance Measurement. N
Engl J Med. 2018;378(19):1757-1761. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1802595.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-out-charting-path-improving-performance-me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduction-incorrect-record-accessing-and-charting-patient-electronic-medical-records
September 29, 2017 - Study
Reduction of incorrect record accessing and charting patient electronic medical records in the perioperative environment.
Citation Text:
Rebello E, Kee S, Kowalski A, et al. Reduction of incorrect record accessing and charting patient electronic medical records in the perioperative…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33593/psn-pdf
June 15, 2024 - Examples of Safety Measurement Strategies
Measurement Strategies Advantages Disadvantages
Retrospective Chart … Efficiency improved by focusing chart
reviews on cases identified by a
reliable trigger tool or software … Retrospective chart review using trigger tools or well-defined specific adverse events is often used … understanding-patient-safety-third-edition
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scoping-review-methodological-approaches-used-retrospective-chart-reviews-validate-adverse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45356/psn-pdf
May 09, 2017 - They then chose 300 charts from the 15,693 resulting alerts. … The charts
were reviewed using a coding system to evaluate the utility of the alerts generated. … About 75% of the chart-
reviewed alerts created by the screening system identified possible medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analyzing-diagnostic-errors-acute-setting-process-driven-approach
December 07, 2022 - Patient Safety Innovations
The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart … December 16, 2020
A blinded, prospective study of error detection during physician chart
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/measurement-patient-safety
September 15, 2024 - Examples of Safety Measurement Strategies Measurement Strategies Advantages Disadvantages Retrospective Chart … Efficiency improved by focusing chart reviews on cases identified by a reliable trigger tool or software … Retrospective chart review using trigger tools or well-defined specific adverse events is often used … Patient Safety Innovations
The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73298/psn-pdf
May 19, 2021 - The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to
Achieve Health Equity.
May 19, 2021
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington DC: National
Academies Press; 2021. ISBN: 9780309685061.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/future-nursing-2020-2030-charting-path-achieve-he…