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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-trigger-concepts-screen-emergency-department-visits-diagnostic-errors
March 12, 2025 - Study
Identifying trigger concepts to screen emergency department visits for diagnostic … Identifying trigger concepts to screen emergency department visits for diagnostic errors. … This literature review identified a set of emergency department (ED)-focused electronic health record … Identifying trigger concepts to screen emergency department visits for diagnostic errors. … Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization among adult emergency department
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frontline-providers-and-patients-perspectives-improving-diagnostic-safety-emergency
May 15, 2024 - Frontline providers' and patients' perspectives on improving diagnostic safety in the emergency department … Frontline providers' and patients' perspectives on improving diagnostic safety in the emergency department … The emergency department (ED) presents unique challenges in making and communicating an accurate … Frontline providers' and patients' perspectives on improving diagnostic safety in the emergency department … April 8, 2018
Diagnostic decision-making in the emergency department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-reconciliation-patients-discharged-emergency-department
March 04, 2015 - Study
Medical reconciliation in patients discharged from the emergency department … Medical reconciliation in patients discharged from the emergency department. … This study found substantial inaccuracies in the medication histories provided by emergency department … Medical reconciliation in patients discharged from the emergency department. … November 8, 2012
Emergency department medication lists are not accurate.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-emergency-department-boarding-order-completion
January 29, 2018 - Study
The effect of emergency department boarding on order completion. … The Effect of Emergency Department Boarding on Order Completion. … When patients already designated as hospitalized remain as boarding in the emergency department, it … The Effect of Emergency Department Boarding on Order Completion. … April 11, 2011
The AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-following-emergency-department-visit
April 22, 2011 - Study
Adverse events following an emergency department visit. … Adverse events following an emergency department visit. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(1):17-22. … The investigators interviewed patients 2 weeks after emergency department discharge to identify adverse … Adverse events following an emergency department visit. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(1):17-22. … August 25, 2011
Adverse events among emergency department patients with cardiovascular
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-recovered-emergency-department-pharmacists
December 31, 2014 - Study
Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists. … Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists. … In this direct observation study, emergency department pharmacists identified approximately one actual … Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists. … March 6, 2015
Emergency department discharge prescription interventions by emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic
June 21, 2016 - Study
Classic
Emergency department contribution to the … Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. … Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. … September 1, 2016
Vital signs: trends in emergency department visits for suspected opioid … March 13, 2018
Opioid abuse and poisoning: trends in inpatient and emergency department
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/testing-classification-model-emergency-department-errors
March 02, 2010 - Study
Testing a classification model for emergency department errors. … Testing a classification model for emergency department errors. J Adv Nurs. 2006;55(1):90-9. … Testing a classification model for emergency department errors. J Adv Nurs. 2006;55(1):90-9. … December 12, 2012
Emergency department medication lists are not accurate. … April 19, 2023
Cognitive error in an academic emergency department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-adverse-events-orthopedics-department-sweden
May 08, 2013 - Study
Identification of adverse events at an orthopedics department in Sweden. … Identification of adverse events at an orthopedics department in Sweden. … error detection to determine the incidence of adverse events in patients discharged from an orthopedics department … Identification of adverse events at an orthopedics department in Sweden. … June 19, 2018
Medical crisis checklists in the emergency department: a simulation-based
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-deaths-patients-admitted-emergency-department
September 27, 2017 - Study
Preventable deaths in patients admitted from emergency department. … Preventable deaths in patients admitted from emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2006;23(6):452-5. … Preventable deaths in patients admitted from emergency department. … June 13, 2011
Improving handoffs in the emergency department. … patients admitted to the department of medicine of an academic hospital.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-patient-safety-prehospitalemergency-department-setting
June 21, 2010 - Review
Pediatric patient safety in the prehospital/emergency department setting. … Pediatric patient safety in the prehospital/emergency department setting. … The authors discuss safety risks for pediatric patients in the emergency department as well as strategies … Pediatric patient safety in the prehospital/emergency department setting. … March 6, 2019
Diagnostic decision-making in the emergency department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-within-72-hours-emergency-department-visit-were-those-deaths-preventable
July 08, 2020 - Study
Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were those … Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were those deaths preventable? … A past AHRQ WebM&M perspective describes challenges of the emergency department setting in particular … Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were those deaths preventable? … June 21, 2016
The effect of emergency department boarding on order completion.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-and-ethnic-differences-emergency-department-diagnostic-imaging-us-childrens-hospitals
April 22, 2020 - Study
Racial and ethnic differences in emergency department diagnostic imaging at … Racial and ethnic differences in emergency department diagnostic imaging at US Children's Hospitals, … Imaging is an important tool in the pediatric emergency department to guide diagnosis and treatment … Racial and ethnic differences in emergency department diagnostic imaging at US Children's Hospitals, … December 21, 2022
Emergency department adverse events detected using the emergency department
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-article-improving-hospital-clinical-handover-between-paramedics-and-emergency
February 28, 2024 - Review article: improving the hospital clinical handover between paramedics and emergency department … Review article: Improving the hospital clinical handover between paramedics and emergency department … Review article: Improving the hospital clinical handover between paramedics and emergency department … December 31, 2014
Developing a framework for nursing handover in the emergency department … October 30, 2013
Design and trial of a new ambulance-to-emergency department handover
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-emergency-department-sign-out-checklist-improves-transfer-information-shift
October 30, 2019 - Study
Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer … Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer of information at shift … Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves transfer of information at shift … September 9, 2015
Developing a framework for nursing handover in the emergency department … October 30, 2013
Design and trial of a new ambulance-to-emergency department handover
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overnight-stay-emergency-department-and-mortality-older-patients
March 05, 2025 - Study
Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients. … Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients. … Overcrowding in the emergency department (ED) can result in long wait times to be seen or admitted … Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients. … July 21, 2011
The effects of emergency department staff rounding on patient safety and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-systematic-physician-cross-checking-reducing-adverse-events-emergency-department
November 29, 2023 - Effect of systematic physician cross-checking on reducing adverse events in the emergency department … Effect of Systematic Physician Cross-checking on Reducing Adverse Events in the Emergency Department: … Effect of Systematic Physician Cross-checking on Reducing Adverse Events in the Emergency Department: … August 15, 2013
Unexpected death within 72 hours of emergency department visit: were … September 28, 2016
Implementation of an emergency department sign-out checklist improves
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-patient-safety-incident-characterization-observational-analysis-findings
July 29, 2020 - Study
Emergency department patient safety incident characterization: an observational … Emergency department patient safety incident characterization: an observational analysis of the findings … To characterize patient safety incidents in a tertiary care emergency department, researchers investigated … Analysis of the data revealed that most emergency department patient safety incidents were primarily … Emergency department patient safety incident characterization: an observational analysis of the findings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-report-diagnostic-errors-emergency-department-wrong-answer-wrong-question
September 23, 2020 - Commentary
The AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: the … The AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: the wrong answer to the wrong question … In December 2022, AHRQ released Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: a Systematic Review … This peer-reviewed commentary asserts emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a greater safety risk … December 21, 2022
Emergency department adverse events detected using the emergency department
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-medication-errors-pharmacists-charting-medication-emergency-department
November 16, 2022 - The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication in an emergency department … The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication in an emergency department. … Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the emergency department was associated with a significantly … The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication in an emergency department. … December 1, 2010
Formal medicine reconciliation within the emergency department reduces