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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses3.html
August 01, 2022 - Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
Nurses' Role in Diagnosis … in the Emergency Department
Introduction
The Theory of Distributed Cognition
Nurses' Role in Diagnosis … Nurses also play an important role in how communication affects diagnosis, such as acting as patient … and identify cases where the diagnosis may need to be revised or reconsidered. 12 , 29
For example … use a hypothetical-deductive model of clinical reasoning almost exclusively in generating possible diagnoses
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state3.html
January 01, 2024 - measure quality and safety of the diagnostic process focused on three practices: considering “don’t miss” diagnoses … help mitigate the risks of cognitive biases. 90 Additional strategies include considering alternative diagnoses … whether individuals may be at risk for specific diseases, 184 and providing accurate differential diagnoses … Abnormal test results frequently are not communicated to the patient, leading to missed and delayed diagnoses … consultation on test selection and interpretation to improve the timeliness and accuracy of challenging diagnoses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teach-back-quickstart-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Patients with certain diagnoses, such as
asthma or diabetes?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T1-SBAR_UTI_Final.pdf
June 01, 2014 - . ________
B Background
Active diagnoses or other symptoms (especially, bladder, kidney/genitourinary
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/suppl-items-cancer-english-557a.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CAHPS Cancer Care Supplemental Items
11/4/2016 Page 1
Document No. 557a
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Supplemental Items for the CAHPS®
Cancer Care Survey
Population: Adult
Language: English
Users of the CAHPS® Cancer Survey are free to incorporate supplemental items in order to
meet the needs of their organization…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/diagnostic-safety-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - improve the extent to which their organizational culture supports the
diagnostic process, accurate diagnoses … , and communication around diagnoses. … Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package
https://www.improvediagnosis.org/improving-diagnosis-in-medicine-change-package … error topics, including
promoting teamwork throughout the diagnostic process, documenting differential diagnoses … Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/stein-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - demonstrate overall
sensitivity of 100% (95% CI 92-100) and specificity of 53% (95% CI 49-58) for the diagnosis … department
discharge more than 40% of ectopic pregnancies on the initial visit with an incorrect diagnosis … The purpose of the follow up of these patients was to
identify the final clinical diagnosis: normal
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/index.html
April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
AHRQ’s antibiotic stewardship toolkits were developed based on the experiences of clinical teams that joined the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. Participating hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices successfully applied the Four Moments o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/raab-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Patient harm occurred secondary to delays in diagnosis or to missed or inaccurate
diagnoses as a consequence … Errors and risk in the diagnosis of cancer. … Healthcare costs associated with pulmonary cytology false negative diagnoses. … Errors in cancer diagnosis. … Cognitive error, decision making and tools to improve cytopathology diagnoses.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa2.pdf
January 01, 2018 - office, emergency department, and outpatient department
visits where antibiotics were prescribed for a diagnosis … cancer with breast-
conserving surgery who received radiation therapy to the breast
within 1 year of diagnosis … P
Value
Data
Source
Number of
Years
Emergency department visits involving opioid-related diagnoses … population
10.19 0.0 0.00 HCUP_NED
S
12 (2005-
2016)
Hospital inpatient stays involving opioid-related diagnoses
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www.ahrq.gov/news/meps-statistical-brief.html
August 01, 2025 - Gaps in High Blood Pressure Treatment Highlighted in New Statistical Brief
MEPS Statistical Brief #563
In 2021–22, 90.5 million adults had diagnosed or treated high blood pressure. A new statistical brief from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey shows that 74.5 percent of adults diagnosed with or treated …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/making-patients-part-of-conversations.html
February 01, 2022 - scientists can use these data to generate and apply analytical techniques to improve risk prediction and diagnoses
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/antibiotic-prescribing.html
July 01, 2022 - decreased overall by nearly 48 percent, while antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infection diagnoses
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/mod4-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - resident)
P
Patient/Resident— Name, identifiers, age, sex, location
A
Assessment— Relevant diagnoses … THE
B
Background— Other diagnoses, previous episodes, current medications, history
A
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/wei-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - clinical encounter data --- Medicare Part D and Medicare Parts A and B ---
with detail on procedures and diagnoses … Clinical conditions defined using ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnosis codes
included select comorbid conditions … for race/ethnicity, low-income subsidy status, region, tobacco or alcohol use
disorder, chronic pain diagnoses … (musculoskeletal, neuropathic, and idiopathic
pain), clinical diagnoses (mental health disorders, diabetes … Validity and underrecording of
diagnosis of COPD in the Danish National Patient Registry.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/hap.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
After viewing
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/vap.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
After viewing
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cellulitis.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/measure.html
April 01, 2017 - cardiac disease, preventive services, kidney or bladder conditions, mental health and substance abuse diagnoses
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T2b-SBAR_LRI_Final.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Healthcare Research and Quality
HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
PREVENT
¨ No ¨ Yes Other active diagnoses