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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-self-management.html
Topic: Patient Self-Management
AHRQ has resources to help primary care clinicians and teams learn about and implement self-management support, which includes involving the whole care team in planning, carrying out, and following up on a patient visit; planning patient visits that focus on prevention and care manageme…
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October 26, 2016 - Resident Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings.
October 26, 2016
Simmons S, Schnelle J, Slagle J, et al. Technical Brief No. 24. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; May 2016. AHRQ Publication No. 16-EHC022-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resident-safety-practices-nursing-home-settings
E…
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October 10, 2018 - Impact of high-reliability education on adverse event
reporting by registered nurses.
October 10, 2018
McFarland DM, Doucette JN. Impact of High-Reliability Education on Adverse Event Reporting by
Registered Nurses. J Nurs Care Qual. 2018;33(3):285-290. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000291.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44140/psn-pdf
July 15, 2015 - Openness and Honesty When Things Go Wrong: the
Professional Duty of Candour.
July 15, 2015
London, UK: General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council; June 29, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/openness-and-honesty-when-things-go-wrong-professional-duty-candour
Open and honest discussion with patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50839/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Mid Staffs scandal: 10 years on, inquiry chair worries NHS
staff too scared to speak up.
January 29, 2020
Lintern S. The Independent. January 15, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mid-staffs-scandal-10-years-inquiry-chair-worries-nhs-staff-too-scared-speak
The Francis report is a primary example of a large-scale …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39605/psn-pdf
December 17, 2010 - The effect of facility complexity on perceptions of safety
climate in the operating room: size matters.
December 17, 2010
Carney BT, West P, Neily J, et al. The effect of facility complexity on perceptions of safety climate in the
operating room: size matters. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25(6):457-61. doi:10.1177/106286061…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50891/psn-pdf
February 12, 2020 - Nurses as antimicrobial stewards: recognition,
confidence, and organizational factors across nine
hospitals.
February 12, 2020
Monsees E, Goldman J, Vogelsmeier A, et al. Nurses as antimicrobial stewards: Recognition, confidence,
and organizational factors across nine hospitals. Am J Infect Control. 2020. doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40772/psn-pdf
November 23, 2011 - Improving perceptions of teamwork climate with the
Veterans Health Administration medical team training
program.
November 23, 2011
Carney BT, West P, Neily J, et al. Improving perceptions of teamwork climate with the Veterans Health
Administration medical team training program. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26(6):480-4.
do…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46352/psn-pdf
October 15, 2018 - Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety.
October 15, 2018
Hoyt DB, Ko CY, eds. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; 2017. ISBN: 9780996826242.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimal-resources-surgical-quality-and-safety
Surgery is complex and involves a wide range of possibilities for error that can r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837431/psn-pdf
June 15, 2022 - Anesthesiologist group says hospitals can prevent fatal
errors like Vanderbilt's.
June 15, 2022
Clark C. MedPage Today. June 2, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anesthesiologist-group-says-hospitals-can-prevent-fatal-errors-vanderbilts
Transparency and discussion of errors is a hallmark of the culture needed to i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44265/psn-pdf
January 22, 2016 - How surgical trainees handle catastrophic errors: a
qualitative study.
January 22, 2016
Balogun JA, Bramall AN, Bernstein M. How Surgical Trainees Handle Catastrophic Errors: A Qualitative
Study. J Surg Educ. 2015;72(6):1179-84. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.05.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-surgical-trainees-ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50921/psn-pdf
February 19, 2020 - How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk.
February 19, 2020
Gabler E. New York Times. January 31, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-chaos-chain-pharmacies-putting-patients-risk
Pharmacists are instrumental to safe medication use in the ambulatory setting. This news story discusses
f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851454/psn-pdf
July 19, 2023 - Preventing surgical site infections: implementing
strategies throughout the perioperative continuum.
July 19, 2023
Rosa R, Sposato K, Abbo LM. Preventing surgical site infections: implementing strategies throughout the
perioperative continuum. AORN J. 2023;117(5):300-311. doi:10.1002/aorn.13913.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit3-19.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 3.19. Major Factors that Facilitate Lean Success
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Ca…
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November 20, 2015 - State-of-the-art usage of simulation in anesthesia: skills
and teamwork.
November 20, 2015
Krage R, Erwteman M. State-of-the-art usage of simulation in anesthesia: skills and teamwork. Curr Opin
Anaesthesiol. 2015;28(6):727-34. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000257.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-art-usage-simulati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38456/psn-pdf
May 02, 2014 - Burden of difficult encounters in primary care: data from
the Minimizing Error, Maximizing Outcomes Study.
May 2, 2014
An PG, Rabatin JS, Manwell LB, et al. Burden of difficult encounters in primary care: data from the
minimizing error, maximizing outcomes study. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(4):410-4.
doi:10.1001/arc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47213/psn-pdf
June 20, 2018 - Are second victims getting the help they need?
June 20, 2018
Headley M. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-second-victims-getting-help-they-need
Clinicians can experience emotional stress, guilt, and insecurity after making a mistake. Organizations are
increasingly building p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44803/psn-pdf
January 27, 2016 - Examining the relationship among ambulatory surgical
settings work environment, nurses' characteristics, and
medication errors reporting.
January 27, 2016
Farag AA, Anthony MK. Examining the Relationship Among Ambulatory Surgical Settings Work
Environment, Nurses' Characteristics, and Medication Errors Reporting. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42681/psn-pdf
December 13, 2013 - Medication reconciliation: reducing risk for medication
misadventure during transition from hospital to assisted
living.
December 13, 2013
Fitzgibbon M, Lorenz R, Lach H. Medication reconciliation: reducing risk for medication misadventure
during transition from hospital to assisted living. J Gerontol Nurs. 2013;3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47810/psn-pdf
March 13, 2019 - Debriefing in the OR: a quality improvement project.
March 13, 2019
Finch EP, Langston M, Erickson D, et al. Debriefing in the OR: A Quality Improvement Project. AORN J.
2019;109(3):336-344. doi:10.1002/aorn.12616.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/debriefing-or-quality-improvement-project
Debriefing has emerged as a s…