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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-transparency-patient-safety-and-liability
March 02, 2011 - Commentary
The impact of transparency on patient safety and liability.
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Griffen D. The impact of transparency on patient safety and liability. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2008;93(3):19-23.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/carnahan.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-cultural-preconditions-organizational-learning-high-risk-organizations
June 17, 2009 - Commentary
Safety cultural preconditions for organizational learning in high-risk organizations.
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Naevestad T-O. Safety Cultural Preconditions for Organizational Learning in High-Risk Organizations. J Contingencies Crisis Manage. 2008;16(3):154-163. doi:10.1111/j.1468-5973.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-autonomy-and-informed-decision-making-finding-balance-patient-safety-and-quality
July 01, 2017 - Commentary
Physician autonomy and informed decision making: finding the balance for patient safety and quality.
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Mathews SC, Pronovost P. Physician autonomy and informed decision making: finding the balance for patient safety and quality. JAMA. 2008;300(24):2913-5. doi:10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/need-systems-integration-health-care
July 01, 2017 - Commentary
The need for systems integration in health care.
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Mathews SC, Pronovost P. The need for systems integration in health care. JAMA. 2011;305(9):934-5. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.237.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-hospital-wide-activity-volume-patient-safety-and-infection-control-multi-centre
January 15, 2009 - Study
Measuring hospital-wide activity volume for patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study in Japan.
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Hayashida K, Imanaka Y, Fukuda H. Measuring hospital-wide activity volume for patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study in Japan. BMC H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alcohol-based-surgical-prep-solution-and-risk-fire-operating-room-case-report
February 02, 2022 - Commentary
Alcohol based surgical prep solution and the risk of fire in the operating room: a case report.
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Batra S, Gupta R. Alcohol based surgical prep solution and the risk of fire in the operating room: a case report. Patient Saf Surg. 2008;2(1):10. doi:10.1186/1754-9…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-hospital-wide-activities-improve-patient-safety-and-infection-control-multi-centre-study
January 15, 2009 - Study
Cost of hospital-wide activities to improve patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study in Japan.
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Fukuda H, Imanaka Y, Hayashida K. Cost of hospital-wide activities to improve patient safety and infection control: a multi-centre study in Japan. Healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organising-manuscript-reporting-quality-improvement-or-patient-safety-research
May 11, 2011 - Commentary
Organising a manuscript reporting quality improvement or patient safety research.
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Holzmueller CG, Pronovost P. Organising a manuscript reporting quality improvement or patient safety research. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(9):777-85. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001603.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-due-medical-error-jumbo-jets-or-just-small-propeller-planes
June 22, 2022 - Commentary
Deaths due to medical error: jumbo jets or just small propeller planes?
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Shojania KG. Deaths due to medical error: jumbo jets or just small propeller planes? BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(9). doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001368.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-safety-checklists-do-they-improve-outcomes
July 13, 2010 - Review
Surgical safety checklists: do they improve outcomes?
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Walker IA, Reshamwalla S, Wilson IH. Surgical safety checklists: do they improve outcomes? Br J Anaesth. 2012;109(1):47-54. doi:10.1093/bja/aes175.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-patient-safety-incidents-creating-participative-risk-regulation-healthcare
February 28, 2024 - Commentary
Learning from patient safety incidents: creating participative risk regulation in healthcare.
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Macrae C. Learning from patient safety incidents: Creating participative risk regulation in healthcare. Health Risk Soc. 2008;10(1). doi:10.1080/13698570701782452.
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August 01, 2023 - Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
August 2023
What does the USPSTF recommend?
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Persons who plan to or could become pregnant:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-cauti-interim-data-report-national-patient-safety-imperative
August 01, 2012 - Government Resource
Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report: A National Patient Safety Imperative.
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Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report: A National Patient Safety Imperative. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/observances/bhm/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Black History Month
In celebration of February as Black History Month, AHRQ is pleased to highlight the significant role and impact that African Americans have made on society. This annual observance presents an opportunity for the Agency to recognize AHRQ-funded researchers’ important contributions to improvin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap_pc-pamphlet.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting
Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the
Primary Care Setting
Background on Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.1 Approximately
6 million cases are reported annually, resulting i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costly-issues-uncommunicative-or
July 29, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Costly issues of an uncommunicative OR.
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Neil R. Costly issues of an uncommunicative OR. Materials management in health care. 2006;15(3):30-3.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-preprinted-medication-order-forms-improve-safety-investigational-drug-use
April 24, 2024 - Commentary
Using preprinted medication order forms to improve the safety of investigational drug use.
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Tamer H, Shehab N. Using preprinted medication order forms to improve the safety of investigational drug use. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(11):1022, 1025-1026, 1028. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdiagnosis-coronary-artery-disease-detected-coronary-computed-tomography-angiography
March 03, 2011 - Commentary
Overdiagnosis of coronary artery disease detected by coronary computed tomography angiography: a teachable moment.
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Schmidt T, Maag R, Foy AJ. Overdiagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease Detected by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: A Teachable Moment. JAMA …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201802.html
August 01, 2018 - Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2018
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, a 617-bed hospital in Hartford, CT, reduced hospital-acquired pressure injuries by more than 60 percent using an AHRQ toolkit. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in H…