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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/facilitation/qi-tracking.html
April 01, 2021 - Primary Care Quality Improvement (QI) Tracking Worksheet
Resource: Clinic Intervention Tracking Sheet
This quality improvement intervention tracking sheet helps primary care practices and practice facilitators assess and monitor efforts to improve heart health outcomes. Designed for tracking interventions u…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/facilitation/qi-report.html
April 01, 2021 - Primary Care Quality Improvement (QI) Progress Tracker: Template
Resource: Practice Progress Notes Template
This reporting template can be used by practice facilitators to track progress on goals and measures for quality improvement projects. It can help facilitators plan their own work and keep the primary…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45926/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
May 17, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-ambulatory-surgery-centers
Ambulatory surgery centers provide care to growing numbers of patients. This toolkit draws fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866528/psn-pdf
August 14, 2024 - First with Kids: Medication Errors.
August 14, 2024
First L. NBC5. First with Kids: Medication Errors. August 1, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-kids-medication-errors
Medication mistakes involving children are common. This news segment provides suggestions for parents
to help improve the safety of medica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41638/psn-pdf
December 04, 2016 - A framework for encouraging patient engagement in
medical decision making.
December 4, 2016
Holzmueller CG, Wu AW, Pronovost P. A framework for encouraging patient engagement in medical
decision making. J Patient Saf. 2012;8(4):161-164. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e318267c56e.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-encou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44703/psn-pdf
December 16, 2015 - Defining the Role of Social Sciences in Patient Safety.
December 16, 2015
Su L, Fernandez R, Grand J, et al, eds. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2015;45:365-394.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-role-social-sciences-patient-safety
Applying principles from other fields, such as aviation and nuclear pow…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43389/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - Simulation based adverse event reporting system:
development and feasibility.
July 30, 2014
Mckay M, Sanko JS. Simulation Based Adverse Event Reporting System: Development and Feasibility.
Clin Simul Nurs. 2014;10(5). doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2013.12.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-based-adverse-event-repor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43864/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - Starter Kit for Alarm Fatigue.
January 28, 2015
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists; NACNS.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/starter-kit-alarm-fatigue
Alarm fatigue has been identified as a serious problem that affects the safety of nursing care. This toolkit
provides checklists, resources, and implemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34773/psn-pdf
March 08, 2017 - Medication Errors: The Nursing Experience.
March 8, 2017
Wolf ZR. Albany NY: Delmar Publishers; 1994. ISBN: 9780827362628.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-nursing-experience
In one of the first professional books to deal with medication error from the nursing perspective, Wolf
provides a comprehensi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41931/psn-pdf
December 19, 2012 - Preventing wrong-site surgery in Minnesota: a 5-year
journey.
December 19, 2012
Rydrych D, Apold J, Harder K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November/December 2012;9:24-27,30-32,34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-wrong-site-surgery-minnesota-5-year-journey
Discussing a 5-year effort to report, analyze, and red…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43202/psn-pdf
September 11, 2023 - ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care
Settings.
September 11, 2023
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-survey-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
Experience from the sharp end helps to inform safety improvement initiatives. The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45443/psn-pdf
September 07, 2016 - Making health care safer. Think sepsis. Time matters.
September 7, 2016
CDC; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-think-sepsis-time-matters
Delayed diagnosis of sepsis can have serious consequences. This article and accompanying set of
infographics spotl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37269/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - ACOG Committee Opinion #681: disclosure and
discussion of adverse events.
November 30, 2016
Improvement C on PS and Q. Committee Opinion No. 681: Disclosure and Discussion of Adverse Events.
Obstet Gynecol. 2016;128(6):e257-e261.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-committee-opinion-681-disclosure-and-discussion-adv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48131/psn-pdf
August 14, 2019 - Teaching nurses to make clinical judgments that ensure
patient safety.
August 14, 2019
Billings DM. Teaching Nurses to Make Clinical Judgments That Ensure Patient Safety. J Contin Educ Nurs.
2019;50(7):300-302. doi:10.3928/00220124-20190612-04.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-nurses-make-clinical-judgments-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41430/psn-pdf
May 30, 2012 - Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream
Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective.
May 30, 2012
The Joint Commission. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; May 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-global-challenge-
global-perspec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846765/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Addressing Medical Gaslighting to Improve Maternal
Health—Together.
March 29, 2023
Oregon Patient Safety Commission: 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-medical-gaslighting-improve-maternal-health-together
Gaslighting has been identified as a contributor to maternal mortality and morbidity. This toolkit …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35056/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - Potential role of pharmacogenomics in reducing adverse
drug reactions: a systematic review.
February 9, 2011
Phillips KA, Veenstra DL, Oren E, et al. Potential role of pharmacogenomics in reducing adverse drug
reactions: a systematic review. JAMA. 2001;286(18):2270-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-role-ph…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41683/psn-pdf
September 19, 2012 - Techniques to improve patient safety in hospitals: what
nurse administrators need to know.
September 19, 2012
Fagan MJ. Techniques to improve patient safety in hospitals: what nurse administrators need to know. J
Nurs Adm. 2012;42(9):426-430. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182664df5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technique…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34627/psn-pdf
December 08, 2015 - Patient & Worker Safety.
December 8, 2015
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-worker-safety
This site hosts a guideline collection as a part of the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses'
(AORN) patient safety initiative targeting the needs of perioperative …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47621/psn-pdf
May 11, 2019 - 2018 update on pediatric medical overuse: a review.
May 11, 2019
Coon ER, Quinonez RA, Morgan DJ, et al. 2018 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse: A Review. JAMA
Pediatr. 2019;173(4):379-384. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5550.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2018-update-pediatric-medical-overuse-review
Overuse of …