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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide196.html
October 01, 2014 - 196. Specific Populations and Other Topics (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Evidence of effectiveness of tobacco dependence interventions in specific populations
Population of Smokers
Review of Evidence
Older smokers
Researc…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-costs.html
Topic: Healthcare Costs
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage in the United Stat…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/data.html
Topic: Data
AHRQ offers offers robust data sets, including the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, to help healthcare organizations, providers, and others to examine the quality and safety of care as well as access to care.
Comp…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/obesity.html
Topic: Obesity
Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/or body water. Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater than what's considered healthy for his or her height. AHRQ has research, tools a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40829/psn-pdf
January 05, 2014 - Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of
Electronic Health Records.
January 5, 2014
Jones SS, Koppel R, Ridgely MS, Palen TE, Wu S, Harrison MI. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; August 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-reducing-unintended-consequences-electronic-health-records
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33911/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Nursing Home Compare.
December 22, 2014
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/centers-medicare-and-medicaid-services-cms-nursing-home-compare
This website provides consumers with detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare-
and Medicaid-certified nursing hom…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38518/psn-pdf
October 27, 2015 - Hospital Report Card: Ontario 2009.
October 27, 2015
Esmail N, Hazel M. Studies in Health Care Policy. Fraser Institute. Calgary, Alberta, Canada; March 2009.
ISSN: 1918-2082.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-report-card-ontario-2009
Designed to help patients choose hospitals, this report utilized AHRQ qualit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41955/psn-pdf
January 09, 2013 - Making Medical Devices Safer at Home.
January 9, 2013
Consumer Updates. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; December 12, 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-medical-devices-safer-home
Highlighting concerns associated with patients' use of medical devices at home, such as difficulty
understand…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43044/psn-pdf
March 19, 2014 - Improvement of Pennsylvania healthcare consumers'
awareness of patient safety.
March 19, 2014
Munn J. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2014;11:23-29.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvement-pennsylvania-healthcare-consumers-awareness-patient-safety
Patients are increasingly being asked to assume a role in ensurin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41201/psn-pdf
March 07, 2012 - Crisis resource management in emergency medicine.
March 7, 2012
Carne B, Kennedy M, Gray T. Review article: Crisis resource management in emergency medicine.
Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2011;24(1). doi:10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01495.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crisis-resource-management-emergency-medicine
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42461/psn-pdf
July 31, 2013 - From mindless to mindful practice—cognitive bias and
clinical decision making.
July 31, 2013
Croskerry P. From mindless to mindful practice--cognitive bias and clinical decision making. N Engl J Med.
2013;368(26):2445-2448. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1303712.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mindless-mindful-practice-cognitive-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35442/psn-pdf
September 18, 2009 - Management of adverse surgical events: a structured
education module for residents.
September 18, 2009
Brewster LP, Risucci DA, Joehl RJ, et al. Management of adverse surgical events: a structured education
module for residents. Am J Surg. 2005;190(5):687-90.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/management-adverse-surgica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36703/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Assessing system failures in operating rooms and
intensive care units.
March 28, 2011
van Beuzekom M, Akerboom SP, Boer F. Assessing system failures in operating rooms and intensive care
units. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(1):45-50.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-system-failures-operating-rooms-and-intens…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36111/psn-pdf
September 28, 2010 - Prescribing errors resulting in adverse drug events: how
can they be prevented?
September 28, 2010
Thürmann PA. Prescribing errors resulting in adverse drug events: how can they be prevented? Expert
Opin Drug Saf. 2006;5(4):489-93.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-resulting-adverse-drug-events-how-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39969/psn-pdf
October 27, 2010 - The Preventable Harm Index: an effective motivator to
facilitate the drive to zero.
October 27, 2010
Brilli RJ, McClead RE, Davis T, et al. The Preventable Harm Index: an effective motivator to facilitate the
drive to zero. J Pediatr. 2010;157(4):681-3. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.046.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36454/psn-pdf
January 31, 2019 - Front Line of Defense: The Role of Nurses in Preventing
Sentinel Events. Third Edition.
January 31, 2019
Oakbrook, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2018. ISBN: 9781635850611.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/front-line-defense-role-nurses-preventing-sentinel-events-third-edition
Nurses have an important role in ensurin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42030/psn-pdf
April 18, 2013 - Reducing hospital errors: interventions that build safety
culture.
April 18, 2013
Singer SJ, Vogus TJ. Reducing hospital errors: interventions that build safety culture. Annu Rev Public
Health. 2013;34:373-96. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114439.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-hospital-errors-inter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42523/psn-pdf
October 08, 2013 - Patient safety in clinical research articles.
October 8, 2013
Vintzileos AM, Finamore PS, Sicuranza GB, et al. Patient safety in clinical research articles. Int J Gynaecol
Obstet. 2013;123(2):93-5. doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.05.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-clinical-research-articles
This commentar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42528/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Organising a manuscript reporting quality improvement
or patient safety research.
August 21, 2013
Holzmueller CG, Pronovost P. Organising a manuscript reporting quality improvement or patient safety
research. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(9):777-85. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001603.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organising-ma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40369/psn-pdf
April 13, 2011 - Safety culture in healthcare: a review of concepts,
dimensions, measures and progress.
April 13, 2011
Halligan M, Zecevic A. Safety culture in healthcare: a review of concepts, dimensions, measures and
progress. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(4):338-43. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.040964.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-cul…