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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/risk-mitigation-using-anesthesia-risk-alert-program-applying-proactive-approach-data
February 26, 2025 - Data dissemination methods via texts and emails to providers to encourage ongoing documentation and increases … Clear documentation of adverse events in a NAPSI quality reporting platform. … When a positive screen occurs, documentation of whether or not the mitigation strategy was applied. … Clear documentation of adverse events in a NAPSI quality reporting platform. … When a positive screen occurs, documentation of whether or not the mitigation strategy was applied.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/baffled-botulinum-toxin
July 17, 2024 - In this case, poor communication between specialists and a nonstandardized documentation system put the … A robust mechanism of documentation and communication is essential to ensure safety of the injections … In this case, the interventions implemented by the clinic—a combination of standardizing documentation … January 16, 2008
Improving documentation of a beta-blocker quality measure through an … anesthesia information management system and real-time notification of documentation errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43798/psn-pdf
January 07, 2015 - end of the 19-month pilot program, the service enhanced the quality of final medication
lists and documentation … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/computerized-provider-order-entry
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/survey-medication-documentation-hospital-discharge-implications-patient-safety-and-continuity
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-and-information-deficits-patients-discharged-rehabilitation-facilities
January 11, 2017 - Documentation of important care transition information, such as medication changes and pending test … Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Deficits in discharge documentation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-inpatient-dnr-status-safety-hazard-begging-standardization
January 19, 2012 - Documentation could be found in the paper chart or electronic medical record, by means of a color-coded … The authors call for development of national standards for DNR documentation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involving-workflow-wasting-medications-used-anesthesia
August 29, 2021 - and recording of medications administered or wasted. 11
Lack of proper documentation can lead to … several additional errors beyond the lack of documentation. … These same principles apply to the proper timing and documentation of medication waste. … Lack of documentation and failure to follow appropriate procedure when it comes to wasting medications … Experts recommend the best practice for documentation of medication waste in the surgical setting is
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41119/psn-pdf
July 03, 2016 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-electronic-clinical-documentation-help-prevent-diagnostic-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-electronic-clinical-documentation-help-prevent-diagnostic-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-robert-hirschtick-md
January 01, 2018 - The use of copy and paste in medical documentation raises many concerns. … Despite widespread acknowledgement by clinicians that the quality of documentation has declined since … Documentation review may need to be incorporated into peer review processes in order to heighten the … accuracy, as patients will now also be able to hold us accountable for quality documentation. … Ultimately, physicians need to reestablish ownership of the accuracy of clinical documentation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854848/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - a significant barrier to effective communication in
this case was the lack of standardized written documentation … consultation diagnosis and the final pathology diagnosis, CAP guidelines require reconciliation and
documentation … Systems Change Needed
Consistency in Documentation
Adherence to a standardized frozen section examination … protocol to ensure consistency in reporting and
documentation helps to underpin surgical pathology … As in all fields of medicine, clear and consistent communication and documentation remain essential
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-survey-assessing-number-records-allowed-open-electronic-health-records-hospitals-and
May 29, 2019 - systems permit records for multiple patients to be open simultaneously for electronic ordering and documentation … November 3, 2015
Indication alerts to improve problem list documentation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41413/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - While documentation of tasks
related to discharge were notably improved, integrating these interventions … /critical-conversations-call-nonprocedural-time-out
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-discharge-documentation-and-risk-rehospitalisation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-attitudes-towards-copy-and-pasting-electronic-note-writing
March 04, 2015 - academic centers and found that copying and pasting was not reported to adversely affect physician documentation … While the study did not examine clinical outcomes or actual errors in documentation, the potential safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-can-apologies-electronic-health-record-tell-us-about-health-care-quality-processes-and
November 18, 2016 - This observational study of the presence of apology documentation in the electronic health record … The authors suggest reviewing apologies in clinical documentation in order to detect errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33709/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - investigations
specifically concerned nurses; the remainder tested technology solutions or structured documentation … Third, groups should strongly consider use of a structured electronic documentation template. … The
only randomized trial located in the SHM Task Force review showed that use of an electronic
documentation … tool reduced the time required to prepare handover documentation and led to higher ratings
of handover … It will also be interesting to see how
documentation tools and training programs are adapted for use
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-discharge-time-out-quality-hospital-discharge-summaries
December 31, 2014 - While documentation of tasks related to discharge were notably improved, integrating these interventions … October 16, 2012
Hospital discharge documentation and risk of rehospitalisation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-incident-reporting-electronic-patient-record-system
June 08, 2010 - document any adverse events, in one of 16 predefined categories, as part of their routine clinical documentation … suffer from low physician reporting rates, integration of incident reporting into routine electronic documentation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49762/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - A packet with the appropriate documentation
from the nursing facility was transported with the patient … More
importantly, EHRs can provide a critical link between documentation and action, allowing physicians … As this case illustrates, even the best intended system that
relies on paper documentation is likely … Such registries attempt to standardize the documentation of patients' wishes and make these available … CC1-03: Documentations of advanced health care directives in
the electronic health records: where are
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-indications-drug-administration-blur
May 26, 2021 - with this case
State the eight rights of medication administration
Recognize the importance of documentation … practitioner’s order
Appropriate and timely assessment of response and consideration of efficacy
Complete documentation … are: the right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route, the right time, the right documentation … of the 8 “rights” of medication administration including: the right dose, the right time, the right documentation … Documentation of medication administration and thorough communication—preferably a warm handoff—helps
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/final_june-spotlight_case_slides_06.12.2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - • Recognize the importance of documentation all medications
• Acknowledge the importance of handoffs … reconciliation upon transition of care,
assessment of patient response to medications, accurate and
complete documentation … Complete documentation and handoff communication regarding the
medication and patient status
5. … Right documentation
7. Right reason
8. … ordered medication is having the intended or an
unintended effect.
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• Documentation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49788/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Another recent review showed that pharmacists are active users of the EHR, especially in the areas of
documentation … placed in the EHR includes clinical progress notes, medication
reconciliation notes, allergy documentation … A pharmacotherapy capstone course to advance pharmacy students' clinical
documentation skills. … Selecting a clinical intervention documentation system for an
academic setting. … Pharmacists' documentation in patients' hospital health records: issues and
educational implications