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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/science-of-safety.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Science of Safety: Principles in Practice
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201701.html
March 01, 2017 - New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections
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Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, used AHRQ’s " Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals " to increase staff knowledge about catheter-associated urinary tract infectio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/hospital/index.html
March 01, 2025 - SOPS Hospital Survey
In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Hospital Survey for providers and other staff to assess patient safety culture in their hospitals. Since then, hundreds of hospitals across the United States and internat…
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/about_meps/spanish_schedule.jsp
MEPS - Horario de Eventos y Próximas Comunicaciones
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June 10, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Drawn curtains, muted alarms, and diverted attention lead to tragedy in the postanesthesia care unit.
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Drawn curtains, muted alarms, and diverted attention lead to tragedy in the postanesthesia care unit. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care E…
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meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/communication/household_participant_sp.jsp
December 19, 2017 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Household Participant
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March 14, 2023 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication errors and hazards.
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Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication errors and hazards. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. March 23, 2023;28(6):1-4.
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January 25, 2018 - Mazur, Lukasz
Development and Assessment of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Enhanced Pretreatment Peer-review Process to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology
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This research develops and evaluates an artificial intelligence-enhanced pretreatment peer-review proc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/culture-civility-positively-impacting-practice-and-patient-safety
July 13, 2022 - Commentary
A culture of civility: positively impacting practice and patient safety.
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Makic MBF. A Culture of Civility: Positively Impacting Practice and Patient Safety. J Perianesth Nurs. 2018;33(2):220-222. doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2017.12.006.
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April 01, 2025 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey
AHRQ released the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey to assess staff perceptions about patient safety culture in their nursing home in 2008. In 2025, AHRQ released a new version, the SOPS Nursing Home Survey 2.0 . This new version removed all negatively wo…
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November 30, 2016 - Special or Theme Issue
Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
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Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare. Dixon-Woods M, Martin G, eds. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2022-2025.
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November 01, 2024 - Research on Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Since 2007, AHRQ has invested in research to discover findings that advance the knowledge of diagnostic safety and to develop practical tools and resources to improve diagnostic safety. AHRQ funds research to better understand how diagnostic errors happen and what can b…
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January 01, 2024 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component Surveys
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-our-culture-adopting-military-aviation-safety-system
November 21, 2021 - Commentary
Changing our culture: adopting the military aviation safety system.
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Kerber CW. Changing our culture: adopting the military aviation safety system. J Neurointerv Surg. 2014;6(5):332-41. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011070.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handbook-human-factors-and-ergonomics-health-care-and-patient-safety-2nd-ed
March 09, 2018 - Book/Report
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Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety. 2nd ed.
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Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety. 2nd ed. Carayon P, ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2017. ISBN: 97814…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-healthcare-strategies-real-world
March 23, 2022 - Book/Report
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Safer Healthcare: Strategies for the Real World.
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Safer Healthcare: Strategies for the Real World. Vincent C, Amalberti R. New York, NY: SpringerOpen; 2016
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engineering-learning-healthcare-system-look-future-workshop-summary
June 15, 2011 - Book/Report
Engineering a Learning Healthcare System: A Look at the Future: Workshop Summary.
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Engineering a Learning Healthcare System: A Look at the Future: Workshop Summary. Grossmann C, Goolsby WA, Olsen L, McGinnis JM; Institute of Medicine and National Academy of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rethinking-high-reliability-healthcare-role-error-management-theory-towards-advancing-high
May 11, 2019 - Commentary
Rethinking high reliability in healthcare: the role of error management theory towards advancing high reliability organizing.
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Rethinking high reliability in healthcare: the role of error management theory towards advancing high reliability organizing. Guttman O,…