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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/partners/healthcare-org.html
July 01, 2011 - Considerations When Partnering with Health Care Organizations
To help decide whether and how to collaborate with providers or plans, consider your answers to the following questions.
Whose quality are you planning to report, and what kinds of measures are you planning to use?
Your need to partner depends …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/multiple/advertise.html
September 01, 2019 - Using Advertising and Free Placements To Promote a Quality Report
You cannot always get the attention of the media when you want it. Nor can you control what the media says. Advertising and free placements, on the other hand, enable you to communicate your message. Like media, advertising can be designed to r…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/limit-info.html
November 01, 2018 - Limit Technical Information and Caveats in Quality Data Displays
It is very easy to say too much about each of your measures. Many health professionals worry that unless they provide the same level of detail in and around a graph as they would in a report for management or providers, or in an academic paper, th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-surgeon-too-old-operate
February 12, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
When is the surgeon too old to operate?
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When is the surgeon too old to operate? Span P. New York Times. February 1, 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anticoagulant-safety-takes-center-stage-2007
May 07, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Anticoagulant safety takes center stage in 2007.
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Anticoagulant safety takes center stage in 2007. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 11, 2007;12:1-3.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ongoing-preventable-fatal-events-fentanyl-transdermal-patches-are-alarming
May 07, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Ongoing, preventable fatal events with fentanyl transdermal patches are alarming!
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Ongoing, preventable fatal events with fentanyl transdermal patches are alarming! ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 28, 2007;12:1-3.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-nh_webcast-ginsberg.pdf
July 01, 2018 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey: What You Need To Know - Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™
(SOPS®) Program
Caren Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AHRQ is:
► A research and science-based agency of the US De…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seven-potentially-deadly-prescribing-errors
June 12, 2013 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Seven (potentially) deadly prescribing errors.
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Seven (potentially) deadly prescribing errors. Graham LR, Scudder L, Stokowski L. Medscape. October 22, 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cause-concern-drug-shortages-disrupt-operations-tax-hospitalists-treatment-patterns
March 27, 2005 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Cause for concern: drug shortages disrupt operations, tax hospitalists' treatment patterns.
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Cause for concern: drug shortages disrupt operations, tax hospitalists' treatment patterns. Collins TR. The Hospitalist. July 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anesthesia-patient-safety-foundation-newsletter
August 14, 2019 - Newsletter/Journal
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter.
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Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter. Greenberg S, Banayan J, eds. Rochester, MN; Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alliance-innovation-maternal-health
July 26, 2017 - Multi-use Website
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health.
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Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improving-perinatal-safety
May 01, 2017 - Toolkit
Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety.
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Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2017.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/safer-together.html
January 01, 2025 - Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety illuminates the collective insights of the 27 member organizations of the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC), convened in 2018 by the Institute for Healthcare Impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201804.html
July 01, 2018 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent
Search All Impact Case Studies
July 2018
Patient falls resulting in injury were reduced by 21 percent at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital after the Lincoln, NE, facility implemented AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals To…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/improvement-guide.html
March 01, 2023 - The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide is a comprehensive resource for health plans, medical groups, and other providers seeking to improve their performance in the domains of patient experience measured by C…
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/how-does-npsd-work/index.html
February 01, 2024 - How Does the NPSD Work?
Information known as Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) is developed by providers and AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) . This information is submitted by PSOs to the Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC) using the AHRQ Common Formats for Event…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/oas/index.html
November 01, 2023 - CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey
The CAHPS Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Survey (OAS CAHPS) asks adult patients about their experiences receiving care in Medicare-certified hospital outpatient surgery departments (HOPDs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The survey asks about patients' ex…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/index.html
August 01, 2022 - Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR)
C ommunication and O ptimal R esolution (CANDOR) is a process that health care institutions and practitioners can use to respond in a timely, thorough, and just way when unexpected events cause patient harm. This AHRQ toolkit, based on the CANDOR process, is inten…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/improving-electronic-health-record-usability-patient-safety
January 01, 2023 - Improving Electronic Health Record Usability for Patient Safety
Theme:
Optimizing Care Delivery for Clinicians
Subtheme:
Improving Healthcare Technology Design to Advance Patient Safety
Analysis of patient safety event reports showed an association between electronic health record (EHR) us…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-ambulatory-care
December 24, 2008 - Tools/Toolkit
Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care.
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Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2022.
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