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May 05, 2010 - Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality
hospitals?
May 5, 2010
Jha AK, Orav J, Ridgway AB, et al. Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality hospitals? Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(6):318-325.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rating-raters-inconsistent-quality-health-care-performance-measurement
March 27, 2018 - Commentary
Rating the raters: the inconsistent quality of health care performance measurement.
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Shahian DM, Normand S-LT, Friedberg MW, et al. Rating the Raters: The Inconsistent Quality of Health Care Performance Measurement. Ann Surg. 2016;264(1):36-8. doi:10.1097/SLA.000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-hais-acute-care-hospitals-2022
June 22, 2022 - Special or Theme Issue
Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2022.
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Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2022. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022-2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/uptake-technologies-designed-influence-medication-safety-canadian-hospitals
March 10, 2021 - Study
The uptake of technologies designed to influence medication safety in Canadian hospitals.
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Saginur M, Graham ID, Forster AJ, et al. The uptake of technologies designed to influence medication safety in Canadian hospitals. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008;14(1):27-35. doi:10.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-improvement-implementation-and-hospital-performance-patient-safety-indicators
January 12, 2022 - Study
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Quality improvement implementation and hospital performance on patient safety indicators.
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Weiner BJ, Alexander JA, Baker LC, et al. Quality improvement implementation and hospital performance on patient safety indicators. Med Care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-quality-and-patient-safety-competencies-development-description-and-recommendations
January 10, 2018 - Commentary
Hospital quality and patient safety competencies: development, description, and recommendations for use.
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O'Leary KJ, Afsar-Manesh N, Budnitz T, et al. Hospital quality and patient safety competencies: Development, description, and recommendations for use. J Ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tipping-point-relationship-between-volume-and-patient-harm
September 10, 2014 - Study
The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm.
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Pedroja AT. The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(5):336-41. doi:10.1177/1062860608320628.
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May 01, 2015 - AHRQ’s RED Toolkit Helps VA Hospitals in California and Texas Lower Readmissions, Improve Discharge Process
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May 2015
Thirty-day all-cause hospital readmissions at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto (CA) Health Care System dropped 30 percent after administrators …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-disseminate-best-practices-inpatient-medication-reconciliation-multi-center
January 23, 2019 - Commentary
A toolkit to disseminate best practices in inpatient medication reconciliation: Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS).
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Mueller SK, Kripalani S, Stein J, et al. A toolkit to disseminate best practices in inpatient medicatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standard-practices-computerized-clinical-decision-support-community-hospitals-national-survey
April 29, 2018 - Study
Standard practices for computerized clinical decision support in community hospitals: a national survey.
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Ash JS, McCormack JL, Sittig DF, et al. Standard practices for computerized clinical decision support in community hospitals: a national survey. J Am Med Inform A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-patients-reports-medical-errors-and-undesirable-events-their-health-care
July 06, 2012 - Study
Hospital patients' reports of medical errors and undesirable events in their health care.
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Davis R, Sevdalis N, Neale G, et al. Hospital patients' reports of medical errors and undesirable events in their health care. J Eval Clin Pract. 2013;19(5):875-81. doi:10.11…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/determinants-adverse-events-hospitals-potential-role-patient-safety-culture
October 22, 2008 - Study
Determinants of adverse events in hospitals—the potential role of patient safety culture.
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Kline TJB, Willness C, Ghali WA. Determinants of adverse events in hospitals--the potential role of patient safety culture. J Healthc Qual. 2008;30(1):11-7.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-should-multicampus-hospital-be-considered-single-entity-public-reporting-patient-safety
June 28, 2011 - Commentary
When should a multicampus hospital be considered a single entity for public reporting on patient safety issues?
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Naessens JM, Culbertson R, Lefante JJ, et al. When should a multicampus hospital be considered a single entity for public reporting on patient safet…
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November 20, 2019 - States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement
(STRIVE).
November 20, 2019
Ann Intern Med. 2019;171(7_Suppl):s1-s82.
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The States Targeting Reduction in Infections via Engagement (STRIVE) initiative was 3-year hospital-
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/confused-and-bewildered-hospital-adverse-event-discovery-pay-performance-and-big-data-tools
September 23, 2020 - Commentary
The confused and bewildered hospital: adverse event discovery, pay-for-performance, and big data tools as halfway technologies.
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Furrow BR. The confused and bewildered hospital: adverse event discovery, pay-for-performance, and big data tools as halfway technolog…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/survival-hospital-cardiac-arrest-during-nights-and-weekends
February 18, 2011 - Study
Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and weekends.
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Peberdy MA, Ornato JP, Larkin L, et al. Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and weekends. JAMA. 2008;299(7):785-92. doi:10.1001/jama.299.7.785.
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January 01, 2025 - Henry Ford Hospital Unit Lowers C. diff Infections by 90 Percent Using AHRQ Safety Program
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January 2025
Using AHRQ’s Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP ), Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit reduced the incidence of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections in its…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pay-practices-and-safety-organizing-evidence-hospital-nursing-units
December 21, 2017 - Study
Pay practices and safety organizing: evidence from hospital nursing units.
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Conroy SA, Vogus TJ. Pay practices and safety organizing: evidence from hospital nursing units. Health Care Manage Rev. 2023;49(1):68-73. doi:10.1097/hmr.0000000000000392.
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August 01, 2025 - SID File Composition - North Dakota
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August 01, 2006 - SID File Composition - West Virginia
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