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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Final-DX-Safety-items-2022-1215-ENGLISH-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
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SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental
Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office
Survey
Language: English
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help
medical offices asse…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/workflow-analysis-qi.pdf
February 01, 2005 - Workflow
Workflow
Ann Lefebvre MSW, CPHQ
Associate Director, NC AHEC
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the
results that it gets.”
Paul Batalden, MD
North Carolina Area Health Education CentersNorth Carolina…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudaktxt.html
December 01, 2017 - On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support
Slide Presentation
On June 17, 2013, William Spector and Sandra Hudak made a presentation at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT (HIT) Summit. This is the text ve…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit1.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introductio…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/gain-trust.html
November 01, 2018 - How Will You Gain the Trust of Health Care Providers or Plans?
For some quality reports, little if any cooperation is required from the organizations whose performance is being reported. Many sponsors of reports on health plan quality, for instance, have relied on sources of publicly available data rather than …
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/sbar.html
November 01, 2019 - Tool: SBAR
SBAR, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (or Request), is a structured communication framework that can help teams share information about the condition of a patient or team member or about another issue your team needs to address.
In phrasing a conversation with…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T5-Suspect_a_Urinary_Tract_Infection_brochure_MA_Coalition_final.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection?
How Taking Antibiotics
When You Don’t Need Them
Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Did You Know That…
»Up to 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed are not
needed or are not prescribed appropriately?
»Confusion or sudden behavior changes don’t
necessarily indicate a urinary tra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Resident Information Sheet: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
One of your tests showed that you have a type of bacteria that cannot be treated with the antibiotics you have been taking. [Optional: Insert specific information about the bacteria found, the culture site, and which antibiotics are not effective.] It is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-increased-inpatient-attending-physician-supervision-medical-errors-patient-safety-and
December 07, 2011 - Study
Emerging Classic
Effect of increased inpatient attending physician supervision on medical errors, patient safety, and resident education: a randomized clinical trial.
Citation Text:
Finn KM, Metlay JP, Chang Y, et al. Effect of Increased Inpatient Attendin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-time-work-and-time-work-rule-compliance-case-hand-hygiene-health-care
May 18, 2022 - Study
Classic
The impact of time at work and time off from work on rule compliance: the case of hand hygiene in health care.
Citation Text:
Dai H, Milkman KL, Hofmann DA, et al. The impact of time at work and time off from work on rule compliance: the case of ha…
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/news/may-mental-health-awareness-month
May 01, 2025 - An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_GZ-JwUgQJykdbvhgpTNph
January 21, 2025 - Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community Dwelling Adults
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The Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in preventio…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-spotlights/leveraging-health-it-test-solutions-are-replicable-scalable-and
January 01, 2018 - Leveraging Health IT to Test Solutions That Are Replicable, Scalable, and Improve Patient Safety
Impact
“Studies like that by Adelman and colleagues point the way to the creation of a digital learning health care system, in which the results of the interactions between clinicians (and, increasingly, patients …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/speaking-about-traditional-and-professionalism-related-patient-safety-threats-national-survey
November 20, 2015 - Study
Classic
Speaking up about traditional and professionalism-related patient safety threats: a national survey of interns and residents.
Citation Text:
Martinez W, Lehmann LS, Thomas EJ, et al. Speaking up about traditional and professionalism-related patient…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-centered-virtual-multimedia-interactive-informed-consent-vic
January 01, 2023 - Patient-Centered Virtual Multimedia Interactive Informed Consent (VIC)
Project Final Report ( PDF , 316.91 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/good-care-slow-enough-be-able-pay-attention-primary-care-time-scarcity-and-patient-safety
August 04, 2015 - Study
"Good care is slow enough to be able to pay attention": primary care time scarcity and patient safety.
Citation Text:
Satterwhite S, Nguyen M-LT, Honcharov V, et al. "Good care is slow enough to be able to pay attention": primary care time scarcity and patient safety. J Gen Intern …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-complications-incidents-and-patient-experience-retrospective-linkage
February 20, 2019 - Study
The association between complications, incidents, and patient experience: retrospective linkage of routine patient experience surveys and safety data.
Citation Text:
de Vos MS, Hamming JF, Boosman H, et al. The Association Between Complications, Incidents, and Patient Experience: R…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40194/psn-pdf
June 20, 2011 - What happens when things go wrong?
June 20, 2011
Brandom BW, Callahan P, Micalizzi DA. What happens when things go wrong? Paediatr Anaesth.
2011;21(7):730-6. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03513.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-happens-when-things-go-wrong
This commentary reveals a personal story of loss and dis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38215/psn-pdf
November 14, 2011 - Could it happen here? Learning from other organizations'
safety errors.
November 14, 2011
Conway JB. Could it happen here? Learning from other organizations' safety errors. Healthcare Executive.
2008;23(6):64, 66-67.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-it-happen-here-learning-other-organizations-safety-errors
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39489/psn-pdf
June 11, 2010 - What happens between visits? Adverse and potential
adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory
population with diabetes.
June 11, 2010
Sarkar U, Handley MA, Gupta R, et al. What happens between visits? Adverse and potential adverse
events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes. Qua…