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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-2.html
September 01, 2020 - Reduction
Introduction
Rationale for Use
Content-Specific Versus Process-Focused Checklists
Factors … We will discuss the evidence for the effectiveness of checklists for diagnostic error reduction and factors
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_scienceofsafety_training.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Impact Safety5
Hospital
Departmental Factors
Work Environment
Team Factors
Individual Provider … Task Factors
Patient Characteristics
Institutional
Science of
Improving Patient Safety … It shows the continuum of system factors that can influence health care delivery and the occurrence of … We need to consider these factors when we respond to defects or otherwise make desired changes. … These factors range from hospital and institutional factors such as facilities and budgetary constraints
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/arbaje-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Improving Care Transitions across Healthcare
Settings through a Human Factors Approach. … Carayon P, ed Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient
Safety. … Time to accelerate integration of human factors and
ergonomics in patient safety. … Human factors systems approach
to healthcare quality and patient safety. … Improving Care Transitions Across Healthcare
Settings Through a Human Factors Approach.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/candor-demo-program/plan-grants/findings.html
August 01, 2022 - and using old prescriptions, and problems with access to medications) and health system factors (poor … In the assessment of the factors involved in pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths, the top … three individual factors identified were chronic medical conditions, substance abuse, and delay and/ … or failure to seek care; the top three system factors were lack of case coordination and management, … poor patient–provider communication, and lack of continuity of care; and the top three clinical factors
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/clabsi-learning-from-defects_revised.docx
April 01, 2022 - This worksheet will help your team learn what happened, identify the factors that may have contributed … What factors contributed? … Yes No Uncertain
12) Anything else, patient factors or otherwise, that may have
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - cultures have been obtained, de-escalate therapy based on clinical judgment and individual patient risk factors … oral medications can be tolerated, consider conversion from intravenous to oral therapy
· If no risk factors … Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients with community-onset and hospital-onset
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/1_Carla_Zema_Intro_slides_1-23.pdf
October 08, 2013 - • Clerks and receptionists treat you with
courtesy and respect
CG-CAHPS Survey Versions
Factors … • Further research and testing are needed to
develop lower cost methods of data collection
Factors … Clinician & Group Surveys (CG-CAHPS)
CAHPS Surveys
CG-CAHPS Core Measures
CG-CAHPS Survey Versions
Factors … an illustration
Psychometric Properties
Visit Survey Percentile Distributions
Implications
Factors
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/noskin-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - An assessment of
medication-related risk factors was performed on 428 patients. … No other potential risk factors for medication
discrepancies were noted to be significant. … (4) To identify risk factors frequently responsible for inaccurate medication
reconciliation. … An assessment of medication-related risk factors was performed on 428
patients (65.7%). … No other potential risk factors for medication discrepancies were
noted to be significant.
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide125.html
October 01, 2014 - What other factors may influence medication selection? … Pragmatic factors may also influence selection such as insurance coverage or out of pocket patient costs
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra2.html
April 01, 2018 - gleaned through four unique and important quantitative and qualitative data sources:
Known risk factors … , and human factors, in the risk model. … The process mapped by a ST-PRA model incorporates factors that are internal to the process and factors … of factors that are related to institutions or to the system. … To ensure that ST-PRA captures all possible process factors, it is important to scour several sources
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Drews_15.pdf
February 26, 2008 - Despite the impact of these errors,
little research has identified the human factors that contribute … The current
study uses the error-producing conditions (EPC) approach to help identify device-related factors … Thus,
EPCs can be thought of as additional factors that increase the probability of error. … Williams
conceptualized them as factors that have a consistent effect on human reliability. … Device-related EPCs in general shed some light on the contributing factors to error in the ICU.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/owll-long-desc.html
August 01, 2025 - The specific aims were to: 1 Identify and understand the contributing factors behind common dental AEs … Identifying contributing factors associated with dental adverse events through a pragmatic electronic … Identifying contributing factors associated with dental adverse events through a pragmatic electronic
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Develop a “system perspective” to see the hidden factors that led to the event. … List all contributing factors and identify whether they harmed or protected the patient. … Prioritize most important contributing factors and most beneficial interventions. … Image: A grid matrix to prioritize contributing factors. … Prioritize contributing factors and interventions.
Use safe design principles.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapvtables.html
April 01, 2018 - Initial Risk Factors
Appendix J. Additional Risk Factors
Appendix K. … Final Risk Factors
Appendix L. … Final data sheet submitted by each site that included the list of potential SSI risk factors and other … Focus Group Risk Factors
Appendix Q. Surgeon Focus Group Content Analysis
Appendix R.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/otimefallspx-implmatls.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • Develop interventions specific to the risk factors to mitigate falls risk. … If yes, does the policy include the following:
Yes No
Examination of clinical risk factors (e.g., … Do falls prevention care plans include interventions addressing the following falls risk factors? … Can you determine if the fall was due to clinical factors (e.g., change in resident risk factors,
inadequate … Weekly Falls Risk or Safety Meetings
Monthly Contextual Factors by Unit or Facility
13.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/safety-engineering-strategies.pdf
March 06, 2025 - Although it has long been used to improve safety in many other industries, human
factors engineering … Many factors that affect patient and workforce safety are outside the span of control of
those working … Case Study: Resuscitation Cart Medication Drawer
Researchers used human factors engineering principles … The measurement core developed a simulation model to help identify factors associated
with harms and … Human Factors Engineering.
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/publications/search.html?page=0
January 01, 2021 - Keywords: Sickle cell anemia, Preventative care
Factors Associated With Family Experience in Pediatric … Factors Associated With Family Experience in Pediatric Inpatient Care. … , Dental
Quality Measures for Managing Prescription of Antipsychotic Medication Among Youths: Factors … Quality Measures for Managing Prescription of Antipsychotic Medication Among Youths: Factors Associated … Using State Administrative Data to Identify Social Complexity Risk Factors for Children.
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/publications/search.html
January 01, 2021 - Keywords: Sickle cell anemia, Preventative care
Factors Associated With Family Experience in Pediatric … Factors Associated With Family Experience in Pediatric Inpatient Care. … , Dental
Quality Measures for Managing Prescription of Antipsychotic Medication Among Youths: Factors … Quality Measures for Managing Prescription of Antipsychotic Medication Among Youths: Factors Associated … Using State Administrative Data to Identify Social Complexity Risk Factors for Children.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/summary.html
March 01, 2017 - Results and Discussion of Findings
Patient safety in primary care is influenced by patient-related factors … , provider-related factors, and health system or practice-related factors. … Although the team identified policy-related factors, they are beyond the scope of this project. … Factors influencing patient safety within primary care seldom occur in isolation but are part of a complex … Patient and carer identified factors which contribute to safety incidents in primary care: a qualitative
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4d_pdi05-nqi01-pneumothorax-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - Identification of Patients at
Risk
Develop a process to address common iatrogenic
pneumothorax risk factors … • Consider the many factors identified in the literature that are associated with a higher risk of … Some common risk factors among neonates and children are13-15:
o Respiratory distress syndrome. … Frequency and intensive care related risk factors of
pneumothorax in ventilated neonates. … Iatrogenic pneumothorax: etiology, incidence, and risk
factors.