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7801. Evaluating the Process of Creating and Promoting a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - Evaluating the Process of Creating and Promoting a Quality Report An evaluation of the process you went through to develop, release, and promote your report can help you identify which aspects worked well. Just as important, you can learn which ones did not work as well and what could or should be done differen…

7802. Implementing Evidence-based Heart Health Care in Asheville | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2021 - Implementing Evidence-based Heart Health Care in Asheville East Asheville (NC) Family Health Care is a two-provider primary care practice in this North Carolina retirement mecca. Like many of America's small- and mid-size practices, East Asheville's clinicians are on the front lines of the rapid pace of change …

7803. Patient safety: break the silence. | PSNet
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      October 19, 2022 - Commentary Patient safety: break the silence. Citation Text: Johnson HL, Kimsey D. Patient safety: break the silence. AORN J. 2012;95(5):591-601. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2012.03.002. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote ta…

7804. National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research Research Initiatives AHRQ initiatives to improve primary care research and care delivery Tools and Resources …

7805. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      Antimicrobial Stewardship Antimicrobial stewardship programs are coordinated programs within a health care setting that promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing antibiotic resistance, and decreasing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-re…

7806. Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and Obstetric Hemorrhage. | PSNet
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      August 01, 2012 - Toolkit Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and Obstetric Hemorrhage. Citation Text: Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and Obstetric Hemorrhage. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2023. Copy Citation Save Save to …

7807. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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      April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Preoperative Surgical Decolonization Staff Training: Nasal Decolonization in the Preoperative Area Nasal Iodophor (10 Percent Povidone-Iodine) Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, …

7808. Tailoring Visits Using Person-Specific Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Care for People with HIV | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2019 - Tailoring Visits Using Person-Specific Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Care for People with HIV By identifying and addressing PROs that matter most to patients, this research has the potential to maximize clinic time spent with patients with HIV and chronic conditions to tailor and improve their care. …

7809. Using Smartphone Location Data for Care Coordination | Digital Healthcare Research
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      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…

7810. Maximizing Safety, Value, and Patient Preferences for Treating Chest Pain | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2024 - Maximizing Safety, Value, and Patient Preferences for Treating Chest Pain Simon A. Mahler, M.D. Professor and Vice chair of Research  Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Simon A. Mahler, M.D. “We need to attend to… patients in a way that is both safe and patient-centered.”…

7811. Former pharmacist indicted for manslaughter after med error. | PSNet
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      October 17, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Former pharmacist indicted for manslaughter after med error. Citation Text: Former pharmacist indicted for manslaughter after med error. Paul R. Drug Topics. September 17, 2007. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print …

7812. Presentations on Health Care Quality Reporting Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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…

7813. The Case for Investing in Patient Safety in Canada. | PSNet
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      October 05, 2021 - Book/Report The Case for Investing in Patient Safety in Canada. Citation Text: The Case for Investing in Patient Safety in Canada. RiskAnalytica. Ottawa, ON: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2017. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download …

7814. Important Actions Community Pharmacists Need to Take Now to Reduce Potentially Harmful Dispensing Errors. | PSNet
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      June 30, 2021 - Webinar Important Actions Community Pharmacists Need to Take Now to Reduce Potentially Harmful Dispensing Errors. Citation Text: Important Actions Community Pharmacists Need to Take Now to Reduce Potentially Harmful Dispensing Errors. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. October 26, …

7815. Suicidal patient slips through the cracks. | PSNet
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      November 26, 2013 - Image/Poster Suicidal patient slips through the cracks. Citation Text: Suicidal patient slips through the cracks. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission: October 2019. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook…

7816. Major Physician Measurement Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2023 - Major Physician Measurement Sets Because physician-level measurement sets were introduced relatively recently—and some are still in development—they have not yet been widely implemented by report card sponsors. The measure sets listed here have been endorsed, in whole or in part, by the National Quality Forum …

7817. What Can Leaders Achieve by Prioritizing Diagnostic Safety? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action What Can Leaders Achieve by Prioritizing Diagnostic Safety? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagno…

7818. The health care industry needs to be more honest about medical errors. | PSNet
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      February 06, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article The health care industry needs to be more honest about medical errors. Citation Text: The health care industry needs to be more honest about medical errors. Sutcliffe K. Time Magazine. November 5, 2019. Copy Citation Save Save to your…

7819. An Organisation Losing its Memory? Patient Safety Alerts: Implementation, Monitoring and Regulation in England | PSNet
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      March 17, 2011 - Book/Report An Organisation Losing its Memory? Patient Safety Alerts: Implementation, Monitoring and Regulation in England Citation Text: An Organisation Losing its Memory? Patient Safety Alerts: Implementation, Monitoring and Regulation in England Cousins D. Croydon, UK: Accidents again…

7820. Taking the Lead in Patient Safety: How Healthcare Leaders Influence Behavior and Create Culture. | PSNet
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      August 29, 2017 - Book/Report Taking the Lead in Patient Safety: How Healthcare Leaders Influence Behavior and Create Culture. Citation Text: Taking the Lead in Patient Safety: How Healthcare Leaders Influence Behavior and Create Culture. Krause TR, Hidley J. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley; 2008. ISBN: 9780470225394.…