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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xL4XwcPKXBfTWgY5ouzLzy
May 01, 2021 - Screening for Colorectal Cancer
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Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Screening for Colorectal Cancer
May 2021
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone.
Clinicians should understand the evidence bu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/068-cusp-monthly-meeting-agenda.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
CUSP Monthly Meeting Agenda
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Use this meeting agenda to support monthly Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) meetings and the prevention of surgical site infections…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/using-smartphone-location-data-care-coordination
January 01, 2019 - Using Smartphone Location Data for Care Coordination
A smartphone app that uses location data to notify PCPs when a patient arrives in the hospital or ER is a simple, potentially scalable approach to improve care coordination after a hospital visit.
Principal Investigator: Liss, David T. Orga…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/74279
January 01, 2022 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Healthcare
Associated Conditions
Curated Library
All Library Content
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: a
summary of data reported to the National Healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/former-pharmacist-indicted-manslaughter-after-med-error
October 17, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Former pharmacist indicted for manslaughter after med error.
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Former pharmacist indicted for manslaughter after med error. Paul R. Drug Topics. September 17, 2007.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/podcasts-webinars.html
December 01, 2022 - Presentations on Health Care Quality Reporting Topics
Plug-In & Multimedia Help
Podcasts
How Social Media Can Draw Visitors to a Quality Report
Barbara Lambiaso and Lauren Piccolo from Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) talk about how MHQP uses social media to promote awareness and use of comp…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication2.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Appendix A. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crack-our-best-armor-wrong-patient-injections-insulin-pens-alarmingly-frequent-even-barcode
October 22, 2014 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
A crack in our best armor: "wrong patient" injections from insulin pens alarmingly frequent even with barcode scanning.
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A crack in our best armor: "wrong patient" injections from insulin pens alarmingly frequent even with barcode scanning. ISMP M…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiologic-errors-and-malpractice-blurry-distinction
October 23, 2018 - Review
Radiologic errors and malpractice: a blurry distinction.
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Berlin L. Radiologic errors and malpractice: a blurry distinction. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;189(3):517-22.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/understand/patient-comments.html
February 01, 2016 - The Influence and Use of Individual Patient Comments
Comments from individual patients are becoming an increasingly popular ingredient in reports on the performance of health plans and providers, particularly physicians. Its use is controversial because of its potential to unduly influence consumer decisions.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship4.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Error in the Testing Process
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Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
Diagnostic Error in the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-state-patient-safety-2023
April 06, 2016 - Book/Report
Global State of Patient Safety 2023.
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Global State of Patient Safety 2023. Illingworth J, Shaw A, Fernandez et al. London UK: Imperial College London; 2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/commentary-sentinel-serious-events-reported-district-health-boards-200607
March 05, 2008 - Book/Report
Commentary on Sentinel & Serious Events Reported by District Health Boards - 2006/07.
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Commentary on Sentinel & Serious Events Reported by District Health Boards - 2006/07. National Health Epidemiology and Quality Assurance Advisory Committee. Wellington, Ne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/indiana-medical-error-reporting-system-final-report-2015
July 15, 2009 - Multi-use Website
Indiana Medical Error Reporting System.
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Indiana Medical Error Reporting System. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana State Department of Health.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/about/Development-of-the-CAHPS-Surgical-Care-Survey.html
February 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS Surgical Care Survey
The development of the Surgical Care Survey was sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Surgical Quality Alliance (SQA), which was created by ACS in 2005 to coordinate and unify over twenty surgical and anesthesia specialty societies. Developing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-health-care-events-reporting-system-what-have-we-learned
February 28, 2015 - Book/Report
Adverse Health Care Events Reporting System: What Have We Learned?
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Adverse Health Care Events Reporting System: What Have We Learned? St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2009.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips91.html
October 01, 2014 - Two Indiana Facilities Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Medication Reconciliation
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Health Care Excel, the Indiana Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), worked with two providers in the St…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hearing-patient-safety-and-quality-issues-end-stage-renal-disease-treatment
December 23, 2012 - Congressional Testimony
Hearing on Patient Safety and Quality Issues in End Stage Renal Disease Treatment.
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Hearing on Patient Safety and Quality Issues in End Stage Renal Disease Treatment. House Committee on Ways and Means. 109th Congress, 2nd Sess (December 6, 2006).…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/losing-laura
June 06, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Losing Laura.
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Losing Laura. DeMarco P. Globe Magazine. November 3, 2018.
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/136331/Benzodiazepine%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
January 01, 2018 - linked to dementia and falls
HOW TO SAFELY REDUCE OR STOP A BZRA:
• Ask your health care provider to find