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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-self-management.html
Topic: Patient Self-Management
AHRQ has resources to help primary care clinicians and teams learn about and implement self-management support, which includes involving the whole care team in planning, carrying out, and following up on a patient visit; planning patient visits that focus on prevention and care manageme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848383/psn-pdf
May 03, 2023 - Burnout in Primary Care: Assessing and Addressing It in
Your Practice.
May 3, 2023
Gerteis J, Booker C, Brach C, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
February 2023. AHRQ Publication No. 23-0025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-primary-care-assessing-and-addressing-it-your-pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46817/psn-pdf
October 13, 2018 - Diagnosing crime and diagnosing disease—part 1 and
part 2.
October 13, 2018
Lockhart JJ, Satya-Murti S. Diagnosing Crime and Diagnosing Disease: Bias Reduction Strategies in the
Forensic and Clinical Sciences. J Forensic Sci. 2017;62(6):1534-1541. doi:10.1111/1556-4029.13453.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867700/psn-pdf
March 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood
Stream Infections.
March 1, 2023
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream
Infections. March 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reducing-central-line-associated-blood-stream-infections
Eliminatin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47601/psn-pdf
December 21, 2018 - Clinical decision support in the era of artificial
intelligence.
December 21, 2018
Shortliffe EH, Sepúlveda MJ. Clinical Decision Support in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. JAMA.
2018;320(21):2199-2200. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.17163.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-decision-support-era-artificial-intellige…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45234/psn-pdf
November 18, 2016 - Recommended responsibilities for management of MR
safety.
November 18, 2016
Calamante F, Ittermann B, Kanal E, et al. Recommended responsibilities for management of MR safety. J
Magn Reson Imaging. 2016;44(5):1067-1069. doi:10.1002/jmri.25282.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/recommended-responsibilities-management-mr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837032/psn-pdf
May 04, 2022 - The patient's "story": an examination of patient-reported
safety incidents in general practice.
May 4, 2022
Madden C, Lydon S, Murphy AW, et al. The patient’s “story”: an examination of patient-reported safety
incidents in general practice. Fam Pract. 2022;39(6):1095-1102. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmac033.
https://psnet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44046/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Development of an instrument to measure the unintended
consequences of EHRs.
August 21, 2015
Carrington JM, Gephart SM, Verran JA, et al. Development of an Instrument to Measure the Unintended
Consequences of EHRs. West J Nurs Res. 2015;37(7):842-58. doi:10.1177/0193945915576083.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/devel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45062/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - Opioid Epidemic & Health IT
May 18, 2016
Section 4. Health IT Playbook. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/attacking-opioid-crisis-head-health-it
Overdoses of opioid medications are considered an epidemic in the United States. This website provides
ac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46242/psn-pdf
June 21, 2017 - Day passes for vulnerable patients of psychiatric
hospitals can have dangerous, even fatal consequences.
June 21, 2017
Woodruff E. Baltimore Sun. June 9, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/day-passes-vulnerable-patients-psychiatric-hospitals-can-have-dangerous-
even-fatal
Psychiatric patients are vulnerable to pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/764409/psn-pdf
March 02, 2022 - She was headed to a locked psych ward. Then an ER
doctor made a startling discovery.
March 2, 2022
Boodman SG. Washington Post. February 12, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/she-was-headed-locked-psych-ward-then-er-doctor-made-startling-discovery
Misdiagnosis over a long period of time can be exacerbated by stig…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46352/psn-pdf
October 15, 2018 - Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety.
October 15, 2018
Hoyt DB, Ko CY, eds. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; 2017. ISBN: 9780996826242.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimal-resources-surgical-quality-and-safety
Surgery is complex and involves a wide range of possibilities for error that can r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44785/psn-pdf
January 27, 2016 - Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids
Implementation Guide.
January 27, 2016
Frederickson TW. Gordon DB, De Pinto M, et al. Philadelphia, PA: Society of Hospital Medicine; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events-related-opioids-implementation-guide
Opioids are high-risk medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46476/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - The effectiveness of nurse education and training for
clinical alarm response and management: a systematic
review.
October 4, 2017
Yue L, Plummer V, Cross W. The effectiveness of nurse education and training for clinical alarm response
and management: a systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2017;26(17-18):2511-2526. doi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43284/psn-pdf
November 28, 2016 - Parental involvement in the preoperative surgical safety
checklist is welcomed by both parents and staff.
November 28, 2016
Corbally MT, Tierney E. Parental involvement in the preoperative surgical safety checklist is welcomed by
both parents and staff. Int J Pediatr. 2014;2014:791490. doi:10.1155/2014/791490.
htt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34800/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - A classification system for incidents and accidents in the
health-care system.
December 23, 2008
Runciman WB, Helps SC, Sexton EJ, et al. A classification for incidents and accidents in the health-care
system. J Qual Clin Pract. 1998;18(3):199-211.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-system-incidents-and-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47074/psn-pdf
August 22, 2018 - Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in
primary care: a qualitative exploration of staff
perspectives.
August 22, 2018
Litchfield I, Gill P, Avery T, et al. Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: a
qualitative exploration of staff perspectives. BMC Fam Pract. 20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47681/psn-pdf
January 30, 2019 - Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia
work area.
January 30, 2019
Munoz-Price S, Bowdle A, Johnston L, et al. Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work
area. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018:1-17. doi:10.1017/ice.2018.303.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention-operat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44285/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Hospital board oversight of quality and safety: a
stakeholder analysis exploring the role of trust and
intelligence.
November 6, 2015
Millar R, Freeman T, Mannion R. Hospital board oversight of quality and safety: a stakeholder analysis
exploring the role of trust and intelligence. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015;15:196…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46374/psn-pdf
August 30, 2017 - Structured patient handoffs: the movement toward
adverse event reduction in the perioperative unit.
August 30, 2017
Hamilton WL.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/structured-patient-handoffs-movement-toward-adverse-event-reduction-
perioperative-unit
Miscommunication during care transitions can contribute to medical e…