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  1. Effective Health Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0002_03-04-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Effective Health Care Topic Number(s): 0080 Document Completion Date: 11-24-09 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Blood glucose control was found to be addressed by several recent systematic reviews and meta- analyses. However, many questions remain, particularly about patient…

  2. Infection Prevention Compendium For Long-Term Care Facilities. | PSNet

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    November 08, 2017 - Tools/Toolkit Infection Prevention Compendium For Long-Term Care Facilities. Citation Text: Infection Prevention Compendium For Long-Term Care Facilities. Center for Healthy Aging--New York Academy of Medicine, Yale School of Nursing. Copy Citation Save Save to…

  3. Progress Made Towards Improving Opioid Safety, But Further Efforts to Assess Progress and Reduce Risk Are Needed. | PSNet

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    May 16, 2018 - Book/Report Progress Made Towards Improving Opioid Safety, But Further Efforts to Assess Progress and Reduce Risk Are Needed. Citation Text: Progress Made Towards Improving Opioid Safety, But Further Efforts to Assess Progress and Reduce Risk Are Needed. Washington, DC: United States Gov…

  4. Sixty seconds on . . . medical gaslighting. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Commentary Sixty seconds on . . . medical gaslighting. Citation Text: Wise J. Sixty seconds on . . . medical gaslighting. BMJ. 2022;378:o1974. doi:10.1136/bmj.o1974. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  5. Impact of Consumer Health Informatics Applications | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Impact of Consumer Health Informatics Applications Project Description Annual Summaries Publications Project Details - Completed Contract Number 290-07-10061-5 Funding Mechanism(s) Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) …

  6. How to Talk About Patient Safety. | PSNet

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    June 24, 2019 - Book/Report How to Talk About Patient Safety. Citation Text: How to Talk About Patient Safety. Hendricks R, O'Neil M, Volmert A. Boston, MA: Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety; March 2019. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF …

  7. Advancing the science of measurement of diagnostic errors in healthcare: the Safer Dx framework. | PSNet

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    December 06, 2023 - Commentary Advancing the science of measurement of diagnostic errors in healthcare: the Safer Dx framework. Citation Text: Singh H, Sittig DF. Advancing the science of measurement of diagnostic errors in healthcare: the Safer Dx framework. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(2):103-110. doi:10.1136/bm…

  8. Enabling Health Care Decisionmaking through the Use of Health Information Technology - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2010 - Enabling Health Care Decisionmaking through the Use of Health Information Technology - 2010 Project Name Enabling Health Care Decisionmaking through the Use of Health Information Technology Principal Investigator Lobach, David Organization Duke University Contract Num…

  9. Apparent cause analysis: a safety tool. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - Study Apparent cause analysis: a safety tool. Citation Text: Parikh K, Hochberg E, Cheng JJ, et al. Apparent cause analysis: a safety tool. Pediatrics. 2020;145(5):e20191819. doi:10.1542/peds.2019-1819. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote …

  10. Quality: performance improvement, teamwork, information technology and protocols. | PSNet

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    November 03, 2015 - Commentary Quality: performance improvement, teamwork, information technology and protocols. Citation Text: Coleman NE, Pon S. Quality: performance improvement, teamwork, information technology and protocols. Crit Care Clin. 2013;29(2):129-51. doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2012.11.002. Copy Citat…

  11. Standardised proformas improve patient handover: audit of trauma handover practice. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Study Standardised proformas improve patient handover: audit of trauma handover practice. Citation Text: Ferran NA, Metcalfe AJ, O'Doherty D. Standardised proformas improve patient handover: Audit of trauma handover practice. Patient Saf Surg. 2008;2:24. doi:10.1186/1754-9493-2-24. C…

  12. Statistical Brief #27: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2000 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2000 - Statistical Brief #27: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2000 Statistical Brief #27 National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2000 By: Gary L. Olin, Ph.D. Introduction This Statistical Brief contains data on health care expenses of the U.S. civilian …

  13. Pursuit of "endpoint diagnoses" as a cognitive forcing strategy to avoid premature diagnostic closure. | PSNet

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    November 02, 2022 - Commentary Pursuit of "endpoint diagnoses" as a cognitive forcing strategy to avoid premature diagnostic closure. Citation Text: Kaplan HM, Birnbaum JF, Kulkarni PA. Pursuit of “endpoint diagnoses” as a cognitive forcing strategy to avoid premature diagnostic closure. Diagnosis (Berl). 2…

  14. Reduction in warfarin adverse events requiring patient hospitalization after implementation of a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation service. | PSNet

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    October 23, 2024 - Study Reduction in warfarin adverse events requiring patient hospitalization after implementation of a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation service. Citation Text: Locke C, Ravnan SL, Patel R, et al. Reduction in warfarin adverse events requiring patient hospitalization after implementat…

  15. Safety risks associated with physical interactions between patients and caregivers during treatment and care delivery in home care settings: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    January 09, 2018 - Review Safety risks associated with physical interactions between patients and caregivers during treatment and care delivery in home care settings: a systematic review. Citation Text: Hignett S, Otter ME, Keen C. Safety risks associated with physical interactions between patients and car…

  16. LOINC Maintenance (pdf file)

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    September 22, 2010 - LOINC Maintenance LOINC® Maintenance Checklist of Database changes / When to Re-Evaluate LOINC® mapping Share this checklist with the site staff holding security privileges to make LIS database changes. This particular staff doesn’t necessarily need to know how to map to LOINC®, but is now informed to route t…

  17. The hospital discharge: a review of a high risk care transition with highlights of a reengineered discharge process.  | PSNet

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    December 16, 2014 - Study The hospital discharge: a review of a high risk care transition with highlights of a reengineered discharge process.  Citation Text: Greenwald JL, Denham CR, Jack BW. The Hospital Discharge. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(2). doi:10.1097/01.jps.0000236916.94696.12. Copy Citation For…

  18. Measure Inventory | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2017 - Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases Measure Inventory Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases …

  19. Data Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    Data Resources The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers practical, research-based tools and other resources to help a variety of health care organizations, providers and others make care safer in all health care settings. Results 1-10 of 53 Resources displayed Pagination 1 2 …

  20. Words: the "drug" with the highest frequency of dispensing errors. | PSNet

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    March 04, 2015 - Commentary Words: the "drug" with the highest frequency of dispensing errors. Citation Text: Lamba S. Words: the "drug" with the highest frequency of dispensing errors. Acad Emerg Med. 2011;18(1):93-5. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00965.x. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google…
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