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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-patient-care-practical-guide-improving-quality-and-safety-hospitals
January 13, 2010 - Book/Report
Enhancing Patient Care: A Practical Guide to Improving Quality and Safety in Hospitals.
Citation Text:
Enhancing Patient Care: A Practical Guide to Improving Quality and Safety in Hospitals. Wolff A, Taylor S. Sydney, Australia: MJA Books; 2009. ISBN: 9780977578665.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clarifying-adverse-drug-events-clinicians-guide-terminology-documentation-and-reporting
February 03, 2011 - Study
Clarifying adverse drug events: a clinician's guide to terminology, documentation, and reporting.
Citation Text:
Nebeker JR, Barach P, Samore MH. Clarifying adverse drug events: a clinician's guide to terminology, documentation, and reporting. Ann Intern Med. 2004;140(10):795-801…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvement-guide-practical-approach-enhancing-organizational-performance-2nd-ed
November 29, 2017 - Book/Report
Classic
The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. 2nd ed.
Citation Text:
The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. 2nd ed. Langley GJ, Moen R, Nolan KM, et al. Ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35346/psn-pdf
September 21, 2005 - Guide to Healthcare Quality: How to Know It When You
See It.
September 21, 2005
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-healthcare-quality-how-know-it-when-you-see-it
Part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) consumer education campa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36607/psn-pdf
February 28, 2015 - Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events.
February 28, 2015
St Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/consumer-guide-adverse-health-events
This report provides background on the Minnesota Never Events reporting initiative, tips for patients on
how to receive the safest care pos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39630/psn-pdf
June 23, 2010 - Using Workforce Practices to Drive Quality Improvement:
A Guide for Hospitals.
June 23, 2010
McHugh M, Garman A, McAlearney A, Song P, Harrison M. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational
Trust; June 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-workforce-practices-drive-quality-improvement-guide-hospitals
This publ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39077/psn-pdf
February 08, 2011 - Enhancing Patient Care: A Practical Guide to Improving
Quality and Safety in Hospitals.
February 8, 2011
Wolff A, Taylor S. Sydney, Australia: MJA Books; 2009. ISBN: 9780977578665.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-patient-care-practical-guide-improving-quality-and-safety-hospitals
Authors from an Australian …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40688/psn-pdf
November 16, 2016 - Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings:
Minimum Expectations for Safe Care.
November 16, 2016
Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-infection-prevention-outpatient-settings-minimum-expectations-safe-care
This report suggests strategies to p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37252/psn-pdf
August 06, 2016 - Safety and Ethics in Healthcare: A Guide to Getting it
Right.
August 6, 2016
Runciman B, Merry A, Walton M. London, UK: CRC Press; 2017. ISBN: 9781315607443.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-and-ethics-healthcare-guide-getting-it-right
This book provides a four-part treatment on improving health care safety, fe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35173/psn-pdf
June 27, 2016 - Medication Safety: A Guide for Health Care Facilities.
June 27, 2016
Manasse HR Jr, Thompson KK. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2005.
ISBN 9781585280896.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-guide-health-care-facilities
This book provides an in-depth introduction to implemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37645/psn-pdf
March 26, 2008 - Implementing a rapid response team: a practical guide.
March 26, 2008
Garretson S; Dip HE; Rauzi MB.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-rapid-response-team-practical-guide
This article discusses how one hospital implemented a rapid response team consisting of a hospitalist,
advance practice nurse, and respi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37616/psn-pdf
November 29, 2009 - 2007 Guide to State Adverse Event Reporting Systems.
November 29, 2009
Rosenthal J, Takach M. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy; December 2007.
Publication No. 2007-301.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2007-guide-state-adverse-event-reporting-systems
Highlighting the large increase in state adver…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41486/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement: Environmental
Scan Report.
November 21, 2016
Maurer M, Dardess P, Carman KL, Frazier K, Smeeding L. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality; May 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0042-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-patient-and-family-engagement-environm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40829/psn-pdf
January 05, 2014 - Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of
Electronic Health Records.
January 5, 2014
Jones SS, Koppel R, Ridgely MS, Palen TE, Wu S, Harrison MI. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; August 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-reducing-unintended-consequences-electronic-health-records
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37238/psn-pdf
September 04, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety
Advisory Council.
September 4, 2018
Leonhardt, K, Bonin D, Pagel P. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2008.
AHRQ Publication No. 08-0048
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-developing-community-based-patient-safety-advisory-council…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-handbook-ambulatory-care-providers
February 28, 2018 - Book/Report
A Patient Safety Handbook for Ambulatory Care Providers.
Citation Text:
A Patient Safety Handbook for Ambulatory Care Providers. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2009. ISBN: 9781599403670.
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July 17, 2017 - CMPA Good Practices Guide.
July 17, 2017
Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Medical Protective Association; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cmpa-good-practices-guide
Key patient safety topics include human factors, teamwork, adverse events, communication,
professionalism, and risk management. This website provides resou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acting-locally-working-clinical-microsystems-cd-rom
May 20, 2019 - Special or Theme Issue
Acting Locally: Working in Clinical Microsystems CD-ROM.
Citation Text:
Acting Locally: Working in Clinical Microsystems CD-ROM. Oakbrook Terrance, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2005. ISBN 9780866889865.
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November 23, 2016 - Talking with Patients and Families about Medical Error: A
Guide for Education and Practice.
November 23, 2016
Truog RD, Browning DM, Johnson JA, Gallagher TH. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press;
2011. ISBN: 0801898048.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/talking-patients-and-families-about-medical-error-guide-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43880/psn-pdf
February 04, 2015 - Healthcare Safety for Nursing Personnel: An
Organizational Guide to Achieving Results.
February 4, 2015
Tweedy JT. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2014. ISBN: 9781482230277.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-safety-nursing-personnel-organizational-guide-achieving-results
This publication provides information abou…