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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/initiatives.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Initiatives in Measuring and Reporting Health Care Quality
Several individual organizations and collaborative initiatives have helped to shape the national health care agenda with respect to transparency, accountability, improvement, and informed choice. Within their respective areas of focus, they have spu…
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September 06, 2023 - How does robotic-assisted surgery change OR safety
culture?
September 6, 2023
How does robotic-assisted surgery change OR safety culture? AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-E623.
doi:10.1001/amajethics.2023.615.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-does-robotic-assisted-surgery-change-or-safety-culture
The safety culture …
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September 28, 2022 - Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-
Based Diagnosis.
September 28, 2022
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2022. AHRQ Publication No. 22-
0026-3-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improved-diagnostic-accuracy-through-probability-based-diagnosis
Correct consideration o…
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December 14, 2016 - The role of safety culture in influencing provider
perceptions of patient safety.
December 14, 2016
Bishop A, Boyle TA. The Role of Safety Culture in Influencing Provider Perceptions of Patient Safety. J
Patient Saf. 2016;12(4):204-209.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-safety-culture-influencing-provider-percepti…
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July 06, 2022 - Ambulatory medication safety in primary care: a
systematic review.
July 6, 2022
Young RA, Fulda KG, Espinoza A, et al. Ambulatory medication safety in primary care: a systematic
review. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022;35(3):610-628. doi:10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210334.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-medication-safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74846/psn-pdf
February 16, 2022 - Weight-based Medication Errors in Children.
February 16, 2022
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; February 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-based-medication-errors-children
Weight-calculation errors can result in pediatric patient harm as they affect medication prescribing,
dispensing…
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February 23, 2011 - The impact of the medical emergency team on the
resuscitation practice of critical care nurses.
February 23, 2011
Santiano N, Young L, Baramy LS, et al. The impact of the medical emergency team on the resuscitation
practice of critical care nurses. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(2):115-20. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2008.029876.
ht…
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January 14, 2015 - What about doctors? The impact of medical errors.
January 14, 2015
Abd Elwahab S, Doherty E. What about doctors? The impact of medical errors. The Surgeon. 2014;12(6).
doi:10.1016/j.surge.2014.06.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-about-doctors-impact-medical-errors-0
Medical errors affect not only the patient…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45514/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - Building a culture of safety in ophthalmology.
November 2, 2016
Custer PL, Fitzgerald ME, Herman DC, et al. Building a Culture of Safety in Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology. 2016;123(9 Suppl):S40-5. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.06.019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-safety-ophthalmology
Efforts to reduce m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74128/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in
ambulatory environments.
December 1, 2021
Benning S, Wolfe R, Banes M, et al. Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in ambulatory
environments. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021;61:372-377. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2021.09.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/call-action-ad…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44913/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Nursing staff's perceptions of patient safety in psychiatric
inpatient care.
September 27, 2017
Kanerva A, Lammintakanen J, Kivinen T. Nursing Staff's Perceptions of Patient Safety in Psychiatric
Inpatient Care. Perspect Psych Care. 2016;52(1):25-31. doi:10.1111/ppc.12098.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-staf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43461/psn-pdf
April 22, 2015 - Optimizing the patient handoff between EMS and the
emergency department.
April 22, 2015
Meisel ZF, Shea JA, Peacock NJ, et al. Optimizing the patient handoff between emergency medical
services and the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2015;65(3):310-317.e1.
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.07.003.
https://psnet.…
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October 05, 2016 - How to Improve Electronic Health Record Usability and
Patient Safety.
October 5, 2016
Philadelphia, PA: Pew Charitable Trusts; September 6, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-improve-electronic-health-record-usability-and-patient-safety
The usability of electronic health record (EHR) systems can affect clinici…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46976/psn-pdf
June 25, 2018 - 2017 update on pediatric medical overuse: a review.
June 25, 2018
Coon ER, Young PC, Quinonez RA, et al. 2017 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse. JAMA Pediatr.
2018;172(5). doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5752.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2017-update-pediatric-medical-overuse-review
Overuse of medical care has b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60999/psn-pdf
October 07, 2020 - Global Report on the Epidemiology and Burden of Sepsis:
Current Evidence, Identifying Gaps and Future Directions.
October 7, 2020
Geneva, Switzerland; World Health Organization: September 2020. ISBN 9789240010789.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-report-epidemiology-and-burden-sepsis-current-evidence-identifying…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit5-11.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 5.11. Project Organizational Structure and Roles
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Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Ca…
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February 23, 2022 - Is electronic health record safety a paradox?
February 23, 2022
Harrington L. Is electronic health record safety a paradox? AACN Adv Crit Care. 2021;32(4):375-380.
doi:10.4037/aacnacc2021406.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-safety-paradox
The usability of health information technology, such a…
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November 13, 2019 - Over-the-top risky: overuse of ADC overrides, removal of
drugs without an order, and use of non-profiled cabinets.
November 13, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 24, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/over-top-risky-overuse-adc-overrides-removal-drugs-without-order-and-use-
non-profile…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50382/psn-pdf
September 25, 2019 - The FIRST curriculum: cultivating speaking up behaviors
in the Clinical Learning Environment.
September 25, 2019
Best JA, Kim S. The FIRST Curriculum: Cultivating Speaking Up Behaviors in the Clinical Learning
Environment. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2019;50(8):355-361. doi:10.3928/00220124-20190717-06.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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May 10, 2023 - TQIP Mortality Reporting System Case Reports.
May 10, 2023
ACS TQIP Mortality Reporting System Writing Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tqip-mortality-reporting-system-case-reports
Anonymous case reporting provides opportunities to examine unexpected patient harm instances to
pin…