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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45353/psn-pdf
July 20, 2016 - Using the web or an app instead of seeing a doctor?
Caution is advised.
July 20, 2016
Frakt A. New York Times. July 11, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-web-or-app-instead-seeing-doctor-caution-advised
Patients are increasingly using online symptom checkers for medical information and health care
recommen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41762/psn-pdf
May 03, 2017 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection
Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection: Final Contract
Report.
May 3, 2017
Price CS, Savitz LA. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2012. AHRQ
Publication No. 12-0046-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-measurement-surgical-si…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37913/psn-pdf
July 31, 2008 - Reliability of a revised NOTECHS scale for use in surgical
teams.
July 31, 2008
Sevdalis N, Davis R, Koutantji M, et al. Reliability of a revised NOTECHS scale for use in surgical teams.
Am J Surg. 2008;196(2):184-90. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.070.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reliability-revised-notechs-scale…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866359/psn-pdf
June 01, 2022 - Diagnostic Safety Toolkit.
June 1, 2022
Diagnostic Safety Toolkit.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-safety-toolkit-0
Effective communication is critical as patients shift from one level of care to another as their diagnosis
evolves. This toolkit is designed to help academic medical centers initiate conversa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37003/psn-pdf
September 14, 2011 - Does incorporating medications in the surveyors'
interpretive guidelines reduce the use of potentially
inappropriate medications in nursing homes?
September 14, 2011
Lapane KL, Hughes CM, Quilliam BJ. Does Incorporating Medications in the Surveyors' Interpretive
Guidelines Reduce the Use of Potentially Inappropria…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34753/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - Report on the Medical Insurance Feasibility Study.
March 28, 2005
Mills DH. San Francisco, CA: California Medical Association; 1977.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-medical-insurance-feasibility-study
Escalating professional liability costs prompted this study on the nature of adverse outcomes related to
medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45755/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors?
December 21, 2016
Shryock T. Med Econ. December 5, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-computers-help-doctors-reduce-diagnostic-errors
Computerized decision support and advanced computing are being used to augment various processes in
health care, such as med…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43489/psn-pdf
September 03, 2014 - Did hospital engagement networks actually improve care?
September 3, 2014
Pronovost P, Jha AK. Did hospital engagement networks actually improve care? N Engl J Med.
2014;371(8):691-693. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1405800.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/did-hospital-engagement-networks-actually-improve-care
In this commentary,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50807/psn-pdf
January 15, 2020 - Artificial intelligence is rushing into patient care - and
could raise risks.
January 15, 2020
Szabo L. Scientific American and Kaiser Health News. December 24, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-rushing-patient-care-and-could-raise-risks
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50607/psn-pdf
December 01, 2020 - Digital Health and Patient Safety.
December 1, 2020
Health Informatics J. 2020;26:181-189;576-591;683-718;1017-1042;2295-2299;3123-3162.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/digital-health-and-patient-safety-technology-not-magic-wand
This special collection examines the use of novel health information technology (HIT) to p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35255/psn-pdf
April 06, 2011 - Safety Climate Survey: reliability of results from a
multicenter ICU survey.
April 6, 2011
Kho ME. Safety Climate Survey: reliability of results from a multicenter ICU survey. Quality and Safety in
Health Care. 2005;14(4). doi:10.1136/qshc.2005.014316.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-climate-survey-reliability…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-missed-screening-hindsight-or-mistakes
November 15, 2023 - January 29, 2020
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discrepancies-between-clinical-and-autopsy-diagnosis-and-value-post-mortem-histology-meta
September 22, 2021 - March 23, 2012
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-lesions-abdominal-oncologic-ct-lessons-learned-quality-assurance
April 21, 2011 - October 4, 2011
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-12-strategies-obtaining-second-opinions-improve-interpretation-breast
November 03, 2015 - April 9, 2013
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-and-predictors-missed-opportunities-lung-cancer-diagnosis-electronic-health
January 19, 2012 - October 31, 2014
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-musculoskeletal-oncology-and-possible-mitigation-strategies
May 01, 2013 - December 27, 2014
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/big-dog-effect-variability-assessing-causes-error-diagnoses-patients-lung-cancer
March 28, 2012 - April 9, 2013
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/delayed-or-missed-diagnosis-cervical-spine-injuries
May 05, 2010 - October 31, 2014
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-leadership-academy-university-pennsylvania-first-cohorts-learning-experience
October 04, 2011 - June 18, 2013
Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.