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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blame-patient-blame-doctor-or-blame-system-meta-synthesis-qualitative-studies-patient-safety
March 04, 2020 - Review
Blame the patient, blame the doctor or blame the system? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of patient safety in primary care.
Citation Text:
Daker-White G, Hays R, McSharry J, et al. Blame the Patient, Blame the Doctor or Blame the System? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Stu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/structured-interdisciplinary-rounds-medical-teaching-unit-improving-patient-safety
November 26, 2014 - Study
Classic
Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit: improving patient safety.
Citation Text:
O'Leary KJ, Buck R, Fligiel HM, et al. Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit: improving patient safety. Arch Intern Me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduced-postdischarge-incidents-after-implementation-hospital-home-transition-intervention
September 06, 2023 - Study
Reduced postdischarge incidents after implementation of a hospital-to-home transition intervention for children with medical complexity.
Citation Text:
Huth K, Hotz A, Emara N, et al. Reduced postdischarge incidents after implementation of a hospital-to-home transition intervention…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=3
March 01, 2013 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
The …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perspectives-about-racism-and-patient-clinician-communication-among-black-adults-serious
September 13, 2023 - Study
Perspectives about racism and patient-clinician communication among black adults with serious illness.
Citation Text:
Brown CE, Marshall AR, Snyder CR, et al. Perspectives about racism and patient-clinician communication among black adults with serious illness. JAMA Netw Open. 2023…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toward-increased-patient-safety-electronic-communication-medication-information-between
June 23, 2021 - Study
Toward increased patient safety? Electronic communication of medication information between nurses in home health care and general practitioners.
Citation Text:
Lyngstad M, Melby L, Grimsmo A, et al. Toward Increased Patient Safety? Electronic Communication of Medication Informat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-brief-team-training-program-surgical-teams-nontechnical-skills-interrupted-time
December 08, 2021 - Study
Effects of a brief team training program on surgical teams' nontechnical skills: an interrupted time-series study.
Citation Text:
Gillespie BM, Harbeck EL, Kang E, et al. Effects of a brief team training program on surgical teams' nontechnical skills: an interrupted time-series stu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-systemic-racism-using-clear-communication-reduce-health-care-inequities
July 19, 2023 - Commentary
Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication to reduce health care inequities.
Citation Text:
Coleman C, Birk S, DeVoe J. Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication to reduce health care inequities. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(8):753-754. doi:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leveraging-science-teamwork-sustain-handoff-improvements-cardiovascular-surgery
November 28, 2018 - Study
Leveraging the science of teamwork to sustain handoff improvements in cardiovascular surgery.
Citation Text:
Keebler JR, Lynch I, Ngo F, et al. Leveraging the science of teamwork to sustain handoff improvements in cardiovascular surgery. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(8):373-3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-deficiencies-and-leaders-inadequate-reviews-patient-who-died-lt-col-luke-weathers-jr-va
April 10, 2024 - Book/Report
Care Deficiencies and Leaders' Inadequate Reviews of a Patient Who Died at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
Citation Text:
Care Deficiencies and Leaders' Inadequate Reviews of a Patient Who Died at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-minimum-necessary-anticoagulation-related-communication-discharge-consensus-care
March 04, 2020 - Study
Defining minimum necessary anticoagulation-related communication at discharge: Consensus of the Care Transitions Task Force of the New York State Anticoagulation Coalition.
Citation Text:
Triller D, Myrka A, Gassler J, et al. Defining Minimum Necessary Anticoagulation-Related Commu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/statewide-perinatal-quality-improvement-teamwork-and-communication-activities-oklahoma-and
October 19, 2022 - Study
Statewide perinatal quality improvement, teamwork, and communication activities in Oklahoma and Texas.
Citation Text:
Stierman EK, O'Brien BT, Stagg J, et al. Statewide perinatal quality improvement, teamwork, and communication activities in Oklahoma and Texas. Qual Manag Health Ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-standardisation-improve-post-operative-anaesthesia-handoffs-meta-analyses-provider
June 29, 2022 - Review
Does standardisation improve post-operative anaesthesia handoffs? Meta-analyses on provider, patient, organisational, and handoff outcomes.
Citation Text:
Lazzara EH, Simonson RJ, Gisick LM, et al. Does standardisation improve post-operative anaesthesia handoffs? Meta-analyses on …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-computerized-provider-order-entry-implementation-communication-intensive-care-units
March 15, 2017 - Study
The effects of computerized provider order entry implementation on communication in intensive care units.
Citation Text:
Hoonakker P, Carayon P, Walker JM, et al. The effects of Computerized Provider Order Entry implementation on communication in Intensive Care Units. Int J Med I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-nontechnical-skills-technical-performance-surgery-systematic-review
February 10, 2010 - Review
The impact of nontechnical skills on technical performance in surgery: a systematic review.
Citation Text:
Hull L, Arora S, Aggarwal R, et al. The impact of nontechnical skills on technical performance in surgery: a systematic review. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;214(2):214-230. doi:10.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-gaps-medical-team-communication-closing-loop-quality-improvement-efforts-cardiac
June 01, 2022 - Study
Safety gaps in medical team communication: closing the loop on quality improvement efforts in the cardiac catheterization lab.
Citation Text:
Doorey AJ, Turi ZG, Lazzara EH, et al. Safety gaps in medical team communication: closing the loop on quality improvement efforts in the car…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Form-an-Advisory-Group.html
December 01, 2019 - Step 2: Form an Advisory Group
Review all steps in the process of planning a survey project:
Step 1: Form a Project Team .
Step 2: Form an Advisory Group.
Step 3: Define Your Goals .
Step 4: Plan a Communications Strategy .
Step 5: Set the Stage for Conducting the Survey .
Step 6: Develop an Ev…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201419.html
November 01, 2014 - Peterson Regional Medical Center Uses AHRQ's CUSP and Hospital Survey to Advance Patient Safety
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2014
Peterson Regional Medical Center, a 125-bed rural hospital in Kerrville, TX, is using AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to eliminate central-line…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/tools/ts-t-taq-questionnaire.pdf
May 31, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire
TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire
The TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ) is designed to assess attitudes
related to team structure and the four essential skills taught in TeamSTEPPS. The 30-item self-
report tool uses 5…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/top-six-standardized-safety-practices-us-army-medical-department-treatment-facilities
March 18, 2020 - Study
The Top Six: standardized safety practices in U.S. Army Medical Department treatment facilities worldwide.
Citation Text:
Hartstein B, Munante M, Toor PA. The Top Six: Standardized safety practices in U.S. Army Medical Department treatment facilities worldwide. NEJM Catal Innov Car…