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  1. Statistical Brief #112

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb112.jsp
    May 01, 2011 - 3 2,383 12.0% Other striking against by object accidentally with or without subsequent fall … 4.4%   783 3.9% Struck by/against an object accidentally in sports without subsequent fall … 22,099 3.6%   168 0.8% Struck by/against other object accidentally without subsequent fall … or stumbling (E885.9)   18,554 2.9%   16,546 2.7%   2,008 10.1% Unspecified fall … (E888.9)   12,634 2.0%   10,135 1.6%   2,499 12.6% Fall resulting in striking

  2. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/slides.html
    December 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Facilitator Training … Slide 1: Overview of On-Time AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention … Facilitator Training Overview of On-Time Slide 2: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Facilitator … Falls Prevention. Prevention of Avoidable Hospitalizations. … Prevention Programs: Reviews information on existing prevention programs.

  3. Client Functioning Measures and Gaps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2010 - following three subdomains: functioning in daily activities; social role functioning; and health promotion/prevention … Finally, with regard to avoidable hospitalizations, AHRQ has developed a set of Prevention Quality Indicators … The Prevention Quality Indicators would require additional testing and/or modification to determine their

  4. Final Progress Report: Malpractice Insurers’ Medical Error Surveillance and Prevention Study (MIMESPS) (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Malpractice Insurers’ Medical Error Surveillance and Prevention Study (MIMESPS … ) MALPRACTICE INSURERS’ MEDICAL ERROR SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION STUDY (MIMESPS) Principal Investigator … Academic institutions and the physicians who staff them are overrepresented, as are claims that fall … Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery (accepted for publication: Surgery, 2005) … No-fault compensation for medical injuries: the prospect for error prevention.

  5. Approach to Residents With Reported Penicillin Allergy (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/penicillin-allergy.pdf
    June 01, 2021 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). October 2017.

  6. A virtual breakthrough series collaborative for missed test results: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

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    May 12, 2021 - April 26, 2023 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  7. Beyond 'find and fix': improving quality and safety through resilient healthcare systems. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-find-and-fix-improving-quality-and-safety-through-resilient-healthcare-systems
    August 04, 2021 - June 15, 2016 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  8. Advanced practice nurses' experiences of patient safety: a focus group study. | PSNet

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    March 06, 2024 - November 16, 2022 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  9. Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of medical care. | PSNet

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    March 30, 2022 - Review Classic Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of medical care. Citation Text: Chaudhry B, Wang J, Wu S, et al. Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and …

  10. An effective intervention: limiting opioid prescribing as a means of reducing opioid analgesic misuse, and overdose deaths. | PSNet

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    July 29, 2020 - October 13, 2018 Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid

  11. Should health care providers be forced to apologise after things go wrong? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/should-health-care-providers-be-forced-apologise-after-things-go-wrong
    March 14, 2016 - April 28, 2010 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  12. Quality of medication use in primary care—mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-medication-use-primary-care-mapping-problem-working-solution-systematic-review
    February 23, 2011 - Review Quality of medication use in primary care—mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature. Citation Text: Garfield S, Barber N, Walley P, et al. Quality of medication use in primary care--mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic …

  13. Medicines related problems (MRPs) originating in primary care settings in older adults - a systematic review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicines-related-problems-mrps-originating-primary-care-settings-older-adults-systematic
    March 04, 2015 - Review Medicines related problems (MRPs) originating in primary care settings in older adults - a systematic review. Citation Text: Ude-Okeleke RC, Aslanpour Z, Dhillon S, et al. Medicines related problems (MRPs) originating in primary care settings in older adults - a systematic review.…

  14. The impact of medical errors on ninety-day costs and outcomes: an examination of surgical patients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-medical-errors-ninety-day-costs-and-outcomes-examination-surgical-patients
    August 03, 2017 - December 22, 2010 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  15. How to do no harm: empowering local leaders to make care safer in low-resource settings. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-do-no-harm-empowering-local-leaders-make-care-safer-low-resource-settings
    March 03, 2021 - Commentary How to do no harm: empowering local leaders to make care safer in low-resource settings. Citation Text: Vincent CA, Mboga M, Gathara D, et al. How to do no harm: empowering local leaders to make care safer in low-resource settings. Arch Dis Child. 2021;106(4):333-337. doi:10.1…

  16. Patient and caregiver factors in ambulatory incident reports: a mixed-methods analysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-and-caregiver-factors-ambulatory-incident-reports-mixed-methods-analysis
    October 21, 2020 - Study Patient and caregiver factors in ambulatory incident reports: a mixed-methods analysis. Citation Text: Sharma AE, Huang B, Del Rosario JB, et al. Patient and caregiver factors in ambulatory incident reports: a mixed-methods analysis. BMJ Open Qual. 2021;10(3):e001421. doi:10.1136/b…

  17. Post-implementation optimization of medication alerts in hospital computerized provider order entry systems: a scoping review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/post-implementation-optimization-medication-alerts-hospital-computerized-provider-order-entry
    December 31, 2014 - December 31, 2014 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  18. COVID-19: an emerging threat to antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-emerging-threat-antibiotic-stewardship-emergency-department
    October 21, 2020 - September 30, 2020 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  19. Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-patient-safety-threats-post-intensive-care-clinic
    November 21, 2021 - Study Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic. Citation Text: Karlic KJ, Valley TS, Cagino LM, et al. Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic. Am J Med Qual. 2023;38(3):117-121. doi:10.1097/jmq.0000000000000118. Copy Cit…

  20. Understanding and confronting our mistakes: the epidemiology of error in radiology and strategies for error reduction. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-confronting-our-mistakes-epidemiology-error-radiology-and-strategies-error
    February 02, 2022 - Commentary Understanding and confronting our mistakes: the epidemiology of error in radiology and strategies for error reduction. Citation Text: Bruno MA, Walker EA, Abujudeh H. Understanding and confronting our mistakes: the epidemiology of error in radiology and strategies for error re…
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