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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202304.html
October 01, 2023 - Online Training Enables Primary Care Providers in Rural New Mexico to Prescribe Medication for Opioid Use Disorders
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October 2023
Rural primary care practices in New Mexico have expanded on an AHRQ initiative to offer proven medication-assisted treatment to patients with opio…
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digital.ahrq.gov/technology/knowledge-system
August 01, 2024 - Knowledge System
Clinical Decision Support for Chronic Pain Management - Final Report
Citation
Clinical Decision Support for Chronic Pain Management. Prepared under Contract No. 75P00119F37003. AHRQ Publication No.24-0074. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/national-academy-medicine.html
February 01, 2018 - National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports
AHRQ has long collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) to develop comprehensive reports on topics that are critical to making the American health care system safer and higher quality. These reports represent the consensus reco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-patient-internet-portal-prevent-adverse-drug-events-randomized-controlled-trial
September 15, 2011 - Study
Using a patient internet portal to prevent adverse drug events: a randomized, controlled trial.
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Weingart SN, Carbo AR, Tess A, et al. Using a Patient Internet Portal to Prevent Adverse Drug Events. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(3). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e31829e4b95.
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/snac.html
May 01, 2022 - Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement
In November of 2020, the U.S. HHS Immediate Office of the Secretary requested that the AHRQ director form a Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council (SNAC) to focus on AHRQ's future investment in quality measurement. AHRQ's Na…
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digital.ahrq.gov/research-method/case-report
January 01, 2023 - Case Report
Evidence of clinically meaningful drug-drug interaction with concomitant use of colchicine and clarithromycin.
Citation
Villa Zapata L, Hansten PD, Horn JR, Boyce RD, Gephart S, Subbian V, Romero A, Malone DC. Evidence of clinically meaningful drug-drug interaction…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-reducing-interns-work-hours-serious-medical-errors-intensive-care-units
June 29, 2009 - Study
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Effect of reducing interns' work hours on serious medical errors in intensive care units.
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Landrigan CP, Rothschild JM, Cronin JW, et al. Effect of reducing interns' work hours on serious medical errors in intensive care units. N En…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deficits-communication-and-information-transfer-between-hospital-based-and-primary-care
January 25, 2017 - Review
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Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: implications for patient safety and continuity of care.
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Kripalani S, LeFevre F, Phillips CO, et al. Deficits in communication a…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Why Child Health Measures?
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for child health programs. Increasingly,…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
Contents
Overview: Existing Measurement Sets
Advantages of Using Established Measures
Quality Measures in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent
January 22, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent.
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AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent. Schmidt B. Patient Saf Qual Hcare. September 12, 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overall-performance-drug-drug-interaction-clinical-decision-support-system-quantitative
August 10, 2022 - Study
Overall performance of a drug-drug interaction clinical decision support system: quantitative evaluation and end-user survey.
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Van De Sijpe G, Quintens C, Walgraeve K, et al. Overall performance of a drug–drug interaction clinical decision support system: quantitative…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-computerized-clinical-decision-support-systems-clinical-work-meta-synthesis
October 19, 2022 - Review
Integrating computerized clinical decision support systems into clinical work: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.
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Miller A, Moon B, Anders S, et al. Integrating computerized clinical decision support systems into clinical work: A meta-synthesis of qualitative…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-inking-needle-core-prostate-biopsies-preventing-patient-specimen-identification
August 04, 2021 - Study
The effectiveness of inking needle core prostate biopsies for preventing patient specimen identification errors: a technique to address Joint Commission patient safety goals in specialty laboratories.
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Raff LJ, Engel G, Beck KR, et al. The effectiveness of inking ne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-and-death-start-new-academic-year-there-july-phenomenon
February 13, 2008 - Study
Complications and death at the start of the new academic year: is there a July phenomenon?
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Inaba K, Recinos G, Teixeira PGR, et al. Complications and death at the start of the new academic year: is there a July phenomenon? J Trauma. 2010;68(1):19-22. doi:10.1097/TA.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase4_Monitoring.doc
January 01, 2005 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit
Phase 4 Monitoring
It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribing clinicians (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) and nursing home staff on ways to improve the usability of the antibiogram and (2) tracking the pres…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201415.html
September 01, 2014 - RED Lowering Hospital Readmissions and Improving Patient Satisfaction at Euclid Hospital in Ohio
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September 2014
Two years after introducing AHRQ's Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) toolkit and seeing patient satisfaction improve and avoidable heart failure readmissions decrease,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/26-patient-education-guide.docx
June 01, 2023 - Guide to Using the Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Patient Education BookletsAHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Purpose of Booklets
The booklets were developed for patients and caregivers to engage and prepare them for surgery and recovery in the hospital and at home. Patients and careg…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202001.html
April 01, 2020 - Maine Hospital Speeds Patients’ Admitting Time from the Emergency Department After Using AHRQ Tools
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April 2020
LincolnHealth, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Damariscotta, Maine, improved the timeliness of admitting patients from the emergency department into a hospital u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-among-physicians-performance-beliefs-and-perceptions
January 14, 2011 - Study
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Hand hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs, and perceptions.
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Pittet D, Simon A, Hugonnet S, et al. Hand hygiene among physicians: performance, beliefs, and perceptions. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(1):1-8.
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