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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/sustaining-change-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustaining Change Webinar Transcript
April 14, 2015
Operator: The following is a recording for [Cathy Drury 00:00:02], with the American Hospital Association in Chicago, for the April National Conference 00:00:06 call on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11 a.m. Central Time. Excuse me everyone. We now have all of …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/sustaining-change-transcript.docx
April 14, 2015 - April 14, 2015
Sustaining Change
Speaker 1: The following is a recording for [Cathy Drury 00:00:02], with the American Hospital Association in Chicago, for the April National conference 00:00:06 call on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11 a.m. central time. Excuse me everyone. We now have all of our speakers in conference. P…
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January 01, 2023 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
TJR Guru--a Mobile App for Shared Informed Decisionmaking in Total Joint Replacement Surgery
Description
This project developed and pilot-tested TJR App, a mobile application designed to help patients with osteoarthritis track their pain and act…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33976/psn-pdf
December 18, 2008 - Medical errors: overcoming the challenges.
December 18, 2008
Kalra J. Medical errors: overcoming the challenges. Clin Biochem. 2004;37(12):1063-71.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-errors-overcoming-challenges
This commentary introduces several initiatives intended to help reduce medical error, such as developm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40901/psn-pdf
November 02, 2011 - Complexity and safety.
November 2, 2011
Carrillo RA. Complexity and safety. J Safety Res. 2011;42(4):293-300. doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2011.06.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-and-safety
Exploring how safety and complexity science intersect, this commentary makes recommendations to help
drive safety improveme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36546/psn-pdf
January 10, 2011 - A systems approach to patient-centered care.
January 10, 2011
Bergeson SC, Dean JD. A systems approach to patient-centered care. JAMA. 2006;296(23):2848-51.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-approach-patient-centered-care
The authors suggest system-level changes to help health care professionals ensure that they…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36347/psn-pdf
March 18, 2010 - Skin tears: the clinical challenge.
March 18, 2010
PA PSRS Patient Saf Advis 2006 Sep;3(3):1,5-10.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/skin-tears-clinical-challenge
This article discusses the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) reports of skin tears
and provides suggestions to help keep patients safe f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38997/psn-pdf
September 30, 2009 - The harm in pharmacy misfills.
September 30, 2009
Young A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; September 20, 2009:B1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harm-pharmacy-misfills
This newspaper article reports on numerous prescription mistakes in retail pharmacies in Georgia and
offers tips for consumers to help prevent erro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37106/psn-pdf
August 15, 2007 - Experts offer smart tips for smart pumps.
August 15, 2007
Gebhart F. Drug Topics. July 23, 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/experts-offer-smart-tips-smart-pumps
This article describes how robust drug libraries developed for programmable smart pumps can help reduce
medication errors associated with traditional in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36219/psn-pdf
October 18, 2010 - Risk, society and system failure.
October 18, 2010
Scalliet P. Risk, society and system failure. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2006;80(3).
doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2006.07.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-society-and-system-failure
The author discusses why large scale accidents happen and how to manage risk in radi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39434/psn-pdf
April 07, 2010 - Questions to ask about radiation safety.
April 7, 2010
The American Society for Radiation Oncology
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/questions-ask-about-radiation-safety
This Web site offers information to help patients understand both safety issues and risks involved in
radiation therapy.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35897/psn-pdf
July 23, 2010 - Ensuring patient safety in wireless medical device
networks.
July 23, 2010
Gehlot V; Sloane EB.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-patient-safety-wireless-medical-device-networks
The authors discuss clinical alarm systems from a technical perspective and propose a toolkit to help make
complex clinical IT syste…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35683/psn-pdf
April 25, 2018 - Double key bounce and double keying errors.
April 25, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 12, 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/double-key-bounce-and-double-keying-errors
This article describes problems involving the keys on infusion pumps and includes recommendations to
help prevent er…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43340/psn-pdf
July 23, 2014 - Do doctors understand test results?
July 23, 2014
Kremer W.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-doctors-understand-test-results
This magazine article reports how weaknesses in physician understanding of statistics can lead to poorly
informed discussions with patients about risks and treatment options. Using actual num…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42181/psn-pdf
April 10, 2013 - Think you can't make medication errors?
April 10, 2013
Kromis L. Outpatient Surgery Magazine. March 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/think-you-cant-make-medication-errors
This article describes examples of medication safety failures and details methods to help prevent them.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/think-you…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/call-outs.html
July 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Video: Call-Outs in Labor and Delivery
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CFkIaDzd8AY
TeamSTEPPS: Call-Outs in Labor & Delivery (19 seconds)
Relaying vital patient information can provide the necessary context to begin a new treatment approach. See how this TeamSTE…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/supporting-nursing-home.html
August 01, 2022 - Supporting Nursing Home Residents' Emotional Health
Resource: Supporting Nursing Home Residents' Emotional Health
This learning module will help you recognize when a resident may need support to resume normal activities.
Source: AHRQ
Topic(s): Staff and Resident Well-being
Audience(s): Managers, Cli…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/iq-health-patient-enrollment.pdf
June 16, 2021 - IQHealth: Patient Enrollment Experience and Expectations
IQHealth: Patient's Enrollment Experience and Expectations
University of Missouri, Columbia MO
This is a questionnaire designed to be completed by patients in a home setting.
The tool includes questions to assess the current state of personal health records …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33715/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - Becoming a Patient Safety Organization
July 1, 2011
Jaffe R. Becoming a Patient Safety Organization. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/becoming-patient-safety-organization
Perspective
While I was the first employee of the California Hospital Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO), its story
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or33.jsp
August 01, 2014 - Trends in Unintentional Injury Mortality among AI/AN, Washington, 1990-2009.
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