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4601. Impact of Health IT on Lab Order Use in Community Health Centers (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/healthitandlaborders.pdf
      November 01, 2011 - uptake of demand-driven and evidence-based products, tools, strategies, and findings. … ACTION also develops and diffuses scientific evidence about what does and does not work to improve health … screening (i.e., HIV treatment and cervical cancer screening and followup) that can be disseminated … responsibilities during implementation; implementation barriers; benefits of the EHRS; utilization … Results retrieval and viewing.

4602. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact 2012-12-11 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/15_crosscutting_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Experts expected to see the program’s most dramatic effects in reduced health care costs, improved … care, provide wellness interventions within the medical home model, decrease ED use, save health care … As one clinical expert noted, this “could have a significant impact on healthcare costs by allowing … care costs, because adoption would be highly selective. … care costs and patient health outcomes, experts generally agreed, the unmet need this program is purporting

4603. Continuity of Insurance: Duration of First Observed Enrollment (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-156-fullreport.pdf
      June 01, 2018 - Measure Topic other (please specify): Yes; quality of care, access and utilization. n. … Utilization Uninsured children and children with gaps in health insurance coverage are less likely to … The impact of insurance instability on children's access, utilization, and satisfaction with health … State and national estimates of insurance coverage and health care utilization for adolescents with … care utilization.

4604. Clabsitoolsap2 (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/clabsitools/clabsitoolsap2.doc
      January 01, 2011 - Estimating the proportion of reasonably preventable hospital-acquired infections and associated mortality … and costs. … The opportunity estimator uses current evidence from multiple studies, and the list of references can … APIC guideline for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings. … associated with central venous and arterial catheters.

4605. Appendix 2. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-2.html
      March 01, 2018 - Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and … and costs. … The opportunity estimator uses current evidence from multiple studies, and the list of references can … APIC guideline for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings. … associated with central venous and arterial catheters.

4606. AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/daugherty-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - problem solving, and shared decision making and coordination as a means to improve patient safety and … post hoc and then entered and analyzed using SPSS 15.0 software. … We have integrated teamwork and communication concepts and skills into department- and unit-level orientation … sustainability of the strategies over time; and utilization of specific patient-centered outcome measures … and staff-related measures, such as satisfaction, and recruitment, and retention.

4607. Rates and types of events reported to established incident reporting systems in two US hospitals. | PSNet
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      January 02, 2017 - Study Rates and types of events reported to established incident reporting systems … Rates and types of events reported to established incident reporting systems in two US hospitals. … reports were filed and what types of incidents were documented.  … Rates and types of events reported to established incident reporting systems in two US hospitals. … Safety Professionals Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events Institutional Reporting

4608. "July Effect": impact of the academic year-end changeover on patient outcomes. A systematic review. | PSNet
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      April 12, 2023 - rumored to result in preventable harm for patients, a phenomenon known as the "July Effect" in the US and … comprehensive evidence that being hospitalized in July may actually be harmful, as a subset of larger and … Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Prevalence and … of the weekend effect in hospital admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … review and synthesis of recent empirical research.

4609. Impact of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform on hospital patient experience and processes-of-care. | PSNet
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      September 07, 2016 - Impact of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform on hospital patient experience and … Impact of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform on hospital patient experience and processes-of-care … Using data from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey … October 19, 2022 Associations between in-hospital mortality, health care utilization, … and inpatient costs with the 2011 resident duty hour revision.

4610. Statistical Brief #16: Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Large Employers in the Private Sector, by Industry Classification: 2000 (pdf file)
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st16/stat16.pdf
      January 01, 2000 - Employees working in the Utilities and Transportation sector required the lowest single coverage and … Average premium contributions for employees in the Mining and Manufacturing industries were also lower … the highest family premium contribution, at $577 (Figure 3) and $1,936 (Figure 4). … About the MEPS-IC The MEPS-IC is a survey of business establishments and governments which collects … For more information on this survey see Methodology Reports 6, 8, and 10 and the MEPS-IC Technical Appendix

4611. Floating to intensive care units: nurses' messages for instant action to promote patient safety. | PSNet
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      August 15, 2018 - This qualitative study of intensive care unit (ICU) critical care nurses and floating non-critical … care nurses sought to identify the pros and cons of floating nurses, and strategies to improve patient … One recommendation to improve safety is competency-based nursing curriculum and provide floating nurses … the Same Author(s) Comparison of appendectomy outcomes between senior general surgeons and … May 3, 2017 Associations between in-hospital mortality, health care utilization, and

4612. Implementation and impact of a rapid response team in a children's hospital. | PSNet
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      April 24, 2018 - Study Implementation and impact of a rapid response team in a children's hospital … Implementation and impact of a rapid response team in a children's hospital. … The RRT was rapidly and widely accepted and, although no immediate improvements in clinical outcomes … Implementation and impact of a rapid response team in a children's hospital. … April 24, 2018 Physician and nurse well-being and preferred interventions to address

4613. Contextual errors and failures in individualizing patient care: a multicenter study. | PSNet
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      October 29, 2012 - Study Classic Contextual errors and failures in individualizing … Contextual errors and failures in individualizing patient care: a multicenter study. … of care in 73% of the uncomplicated encounters, 22% of the contextually complicated encounters, and … only 9% of the combined biomedically and contextually complicated encounters. … Contextual errors and failures in individualizing patient care: a multicenter study.

4614. Electronic prescribing improves medication safety in community-based office practices. | PSNet
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      January 19, 2014 - Cost and a lack of high-quality efficacy data are frequently cited as barriers to EHR and CPOE adoption … A Patient Safety Primer discusses medication errors and other common safety problems in ambulatory care … The Triangle Model for evaluating the effect of health information technology on healthcare quality and … March 4, 2015 Physicians' attitudes towards copy and pasting in electronic note writing … Group Administrators Information Professionals Monitoring Errors and Failures View More

4615. A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial. | PSNet
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      August 04, 2021 - failure to provide patient education—likely contribute to adverse events and hospital readmissions. … In this study, a discharge advocate (a trained nurse) met with patients prior to discharge and created … a patient-centered discharge plan, which was given to the patient and primary physician. … The intervention successfully reduced hospital utilization in the 30 days after discharge, primarily … May 2, 2012 Hospital discharge documentation and risk of rehospitalisation.

4616. Creation of root cause analysis and action (RCA2) standard work by a multidisciplinary team to prevent harm, reduce bias, and improve safety culture. | PSNet
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      October 19, 2022 - team to prevent harm, reduce bias, and improve safety culture. … Creation of root cause analysis and action (RCA2) standard work by a multidisciplinary team to prevent … harm, reduce bias, and improve safety culture. … harm, reduce bias, and improve safety culture. … , and safety study.

4617. Adverse drug event detection in pediatric oncology and hematology patients: using medication triggers to identify patient harm in a specialized pediatric patient population. | PSNet
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      November 16, 2022 - Study Adverse drug event detection in pediatric oncology and hematology patients: … Adverse drug event detection in pediatric oncology and hematology patients: using medication triggers … The authors advocate for triggers to be refined according to patient population and hospital setting … resource for assessing second victim effects and the quality of support resources. … July 17, 2019 Errors and nonadherence in pediatric oral chemotherapy use.

4618. Health Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-health-equity.html
      May 01, 2024 - Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and … Payment Reform Models P7: Understanding the Relationship Between Proximity and Utilization of Patient-Centered … efforts are effective and are not introducing new and unintended consequences. … urban and rural patients on uptake of telemedicine, and the effect of telemedicine on the quality and … between 2008 and 2018 and increased opioid-related emergency department visits between 2005 and 2018

4619. Challenges and Barriers to Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Design and Implementation Experienced in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality CDS Demonstrations (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/CDS_challenges_and_barriers.pdf
      July 30, 2007 - and alerts, reminders, and order sets for providing suggestions and other support. … improve health care quality, and also to increase efficiency and reduce health care costs.4 … , and HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control … utilization factors continues to be a major challenge for the GLIDES project. … tools to simplify this process is ongoing, knowledge management in its present stage requires the utilization

4620. Part One: Physician Feedback Report Fundamentals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/physfeedback.html
      February 01, 2016 - Providing linkages and facilitating access to additional improvement-related tools and resources. … societies and boards, and regional health improvement collaboratives. … consumers, pay for performance targets, and national and regional campaigns to promote uptake of new … Commercial insurers have access to large administrative databases containing utilization and financial … Campaigns and programs to support and expedite physician uptake of new clinical advances.