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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/harrison-summit2016-breakout.pdf
September 28, 2016 - Organizational Factors Affecting Diagnostic Quality
Organizational Factors Affecting
Diagnostic Quality
Michael I. Harrison, Ph. D.
Senior Social Scientist
AHRQ Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
AHRQ Research Summit: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
September 28, 2016
Overview
• NAM Report: Fra…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/tolar-m
January 01, 2023 - Tolar M, Balka E. "Caring for individual patients and beyond: enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting."
Reference
Tolar M, Balka E. Caring for individual patients and beyond: enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting. Int J Med Inform…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/mcalearney-ann-scheck
January 01, 2023 - McAlearney, Ann Scheck
Understanding secure messaging in the inpatient environment: a new avenue for communication and patient engagement.
Citation
Sieck CJ, Walker DM, Hefner JL, et al. Understanding secure messaging in the inpatient environment: a new avenue for communicati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholders-engagement-others_research-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Engaging Stakeholders to Identify and Prioritize Topics for Future Research: Recommended activities and reporting practices
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Engaging Stakeholders to Identify and Prioritize Topics for Future Research: Recommended
activities and reporting practices
This table presents a series of recommended activities for resea…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/impact-health-information-technology-demand-inpatient-services
January 01, 2023 - The Impact of Health Information Technology on Demand for Inpatient Services
Project Final Report ( PDF , 258.09 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily repre…
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digital.ahrq.gov/funding-mechanism/accelerating-change-and-transformation-organizations-and-networks-action
January 01, 2023 - Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks (ACTION)
How hospitals reengineer their discharge processes to reduce readmissions.
Citation
Mitchell SE, Martin J, Holmes S, et al. How hospitals reengineer their discharge processes to reduce readmissions. …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-population-health-through-enhanced-targeted-regional-decision-support/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Improving Population Health Through Enhanced Targeted Regional Decision Support - 2011
Project Name
Improving Population Health Through Enhanced Targeted Regional Decision Support
Principal Investigator
Grannis, Shaun
Organization
Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
Funding M…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866869/psn-pdf
October 02, 2024 - Core Elements of Hospital Diagnostic Excellence (DxEx).
October 2, 2024
Core Elements of Hospital Diagnostic Excellence (DxEx). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/core-elements-hospital-diagnostic-excellence-dxex
Diagnostic excellence is an expansion of the diagnostic error red…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/nashan-georges
January 01, 2023 - Nashan, Georges
The Chronic Care Technology Project - Final Report
Citation
Nashan G. The Chronic Care Technology Project - Final Report. (Prepared by Aroostook Medical Center under Grant No. UC1 HS016154). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867695/psn-pdf
March 05, 2025 - The Future of Patient and Family Engagement in Quality
and Patient Safety.
March 5, 2025
The Future of Patient and Family Engagement in Quality and Patient Safety. Front Health Serv. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/future-patient-and-family-engagement-quality-and-patient-safety
Patient and family engagement in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43601/psn-pdf
December 09, 2015 - Special Focus Issue: Patient Safety.
December 9, 2015
Wagner VD, ed. AORN J. 2014;100:351-456.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-focus-issue-patient-safety
Articles in this special issue explore strategies to establish a culture of safety in health care settings,
including coaching to improve team briefing and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852458/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - The patient's role in patient safety.
June 1, 2019
Corina I, Abram M, Halperin D. The patient's role in patient safety. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am.
2019;46(2):215-225. doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2019.01.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-role-patient-safety
Patients and their families can play an important role i…
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/franklin-foundation-hospital
January 01, 2023 - Franklin Foundation Hospital
Service Integration - 2008
Principal Investigator
Mathews, Craig
Project Name
Service Integration
Service Integration
Description
Built an integrated communications system with area hospitals, clinics…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/education-patient-and-caregiver.html
Topic: Education: Patient and Caregiver
AHRQ has research, tools and resources for clinicians for educating patients and caregivers.
AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials
Center for Health Literacy Promotion Uses …
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/aroostook-medical-center
January 01, 2023 - Aroostook Medical Center
The Chronic Care Technology Project - 2010
Principal Investigator
Nashan, Georges
Project Name
The Chronic Care Technology Project
The Chronic Care Technology Project
Description
Facilitates transfer of i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33944/psn-pdf
January 29, 2018 - National Patient Safety Foundation.
January 29, 2018
National Patient Safety Foundation.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-foundation
Founded in 1997, the National Patient Safety Foundation supported a variety of initiatives, engaging
multidisciplinary action toward improvement in patient safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40592/psn-pdf
July 06, 2011 - Intrahospital transport to the radiology department: risk
for adverse events, nursing surveillance, utilization of a
MET and practice implications.
July 6, 2011
Ott LK, Hoffman LA, Hravnak M. Intrahospital Transport to the Radiology Department: Risk for Adverse
Events, Nursing Surveillance, Utilization of a MET an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45931/psn-pdf
July 05, 2017 - The CARE approach to reducing diagnostic errors.
July 5, 2017
Rush JL, Helms SE, Mostow EN. The CARE approach to reducing diagnostic errors. Int J Dermatol.
2017;56(6):669-673. doi:10.1111/ijd.13532.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-approach-reducing-diagnostic-errors
Cognitive aids such as checklists and mnemoni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38039/psn-pdf
November 03, 2008 - Teamwork in obstetric critical care.
November 3, 2008
Guise J-M, Segel S. Teamwork in obstetric critical care. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol.
2008;22(5):937-51. doi:10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.06.010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-obstetric-critical-care
This article reviews the history of teamwork traini…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43607/psn-pdf
October 15, 2014 - Dallas Ebola case shows even sound plans can fail
spectacularly.
October 15, 2014
Loftis RL. Dallas Morning News. October 5, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dallas-ebola-case-shows-even-sound-plans-can-fail-spectacularly
Guidelines and rules are developed to help augment safety, but they cannot guarantee it. Th…