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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/it-time-mental-health-field-consider-unplanned-discharge-key-metric-patient-safety
June 01, 2022 - Study
Is it time for the mental health field to consider unplanned discharge a key metric of patient safety?
Citation Text:
Riblet NB, Gottlieb DJ, Watts BV, et al. Is it time for the mental health field to consider unplanned discharge a key metric of patient safety? J Nerv Ment Dis. 202…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2023-year-review/research-spotlight
January 01, 2023 - Research Spotlight
Going the Last Mile: Bringing Evidence to Bear on Healthcare AI Practice and Policy At Digital Healthcare Research (DHR), the core of our work is research. The projects we fund close critical gaps in evidence about how digital healthcare technologies work in the real world…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2022-year-review/research-spotlight
January 01, 2022 - Research Spotlight
The Algorithm Is In: Is Adoption of Healthcare AI Outpacing Understanding? Our Nation’s strategy for better healthcare hinges on putting digital technologies to work. Today’s powerful tools make it easier to capture and share patient information, coordinate care, and strea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teach-back-guideforstaff.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Teach-Back: A Guide for Staff
Teach-Back
A Guide for Staff
What is teach-back?
Teach-back IS a way for you to make sure your
patients understand what you tell them.
Teach-back IS NOT a test or a quiz for patients.
How do I use teach-back?
Just ask patients to explain what you have told
them using their own wor…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/surgetkit4.html
July 01, 2018 - How to Use This Checklist
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
All staff responsible for preparing and operating an emergency surge expansion facility at a previously closed or partially closed hospital should inspect any candidate facility now. The Facility Checklist is intended to help with this inspection,…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-schoenthaler.html
March 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Tailoring Digital Technologies To Improve Outcomes Among Minorities With Chronic Conditions
Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D.
Associate Director of the Center for Healthful Behavior Change
New York University Langone Health
Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D.
“Funding from AHRQ has b…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day-2024.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety
SEP
16
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
As the healthcar…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/delivery-primary-care.html
November 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Research and Tools Help Transform Delivery of Primary Care
NOV
7
2022
By
Tess
Miller,
Dr.P.H.
The unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 underscored the vital role played by the Nation’s vast network of primary care practices—a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-bar-code-technology-safety-medication-administration
October 25, 2010 - Study
Classic
Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration.
Citation Text:
Poon EG, Keohane C, Yoon CS, et al. Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration. New Engl J Med. 2010;362(18):1698-1707. doi:10.10…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/index.html
March 01, 2024 - Advancing Heart Health
An AHRQ Initiative
The Problem
The Nation's primary care practices have been challenged in recent decades by fragmentation of the healthcare system, a lack of resources to meet patient needs, and limited access to an infrastructure to support quality improvement (QI). As a result, m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-radiofrequency-technology-prevent-retained-sponges-and-improve-patient-outcomes
November 25, 2020 - Study
Using radiofrequency technology to prevent retained sponges and improve patient outcomes.
Citation Text:
Primiano M, Sparks D, Murphy J, et al. Using radiofrequency technology to prevent retained sponges and improve patient outcomes. AORN J. 2020;112(4):345-352. doi:10.1002/aorn.13…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/executive-summary.html
December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-nurses-and-physicians-experiences-practicing-patient-safety-work-recognize
October 20, 2021 - Study
Hospital nurses and physicians' experiences practicing patient safety work to recognize deteriorating patients: a qualitative study.
Citation Text:
Berg AMN, Werner A, Knutsen IR, et al. Hospital nurses and physicians’ experiences practicing patient safety work to recognize deterio…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/about/choosing-the-right-toolkit.html
October 01, 2016 - Choosing the Right Toolkit
The Guide is intended to allow nursing homes to pick and choose among toolkits, and even choose among individual tools. Each nursing home will have different needs and resources resulting in different choices. To help decide which tools may be most appropriate for a particular nursing…
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Choosing%20a%20PSO.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Choosing a Patient Safety Organization: Tips for Hospitals and Health Care Providers
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
(Patient Safety Act) authorized the creation of Patient
Safety Organizations (PSOs). It encourages clinicians
and health care organizations to voluntarily report to…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/ahaid/nisnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-pharmacist-intervention-reduce-medication-errors-and-health-care-resources
August 04, 2021 - Review
Effectiveness of pharmacist intervention to reduce medication errors and health-care resources utilization after transitions of care: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Citation Text:
De Oliveira GS, Castro-Alves LJ, Kendall MC, et al. Effectiveness of Pharmacist Int…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/pay2/nisnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-world-health-organization-trauma-care-checklist-program-11-centers-across
November 16, 2022 - Study
Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 centers across multiple economic strata: effect on care process measures.
Citation Text:
Lashoher A, Schneider EB, Juillard C, et al. Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Chec…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/h_region/nisnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
Search All AHRQ Websites
Careers
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FAQs…