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digital.ahrq.gov/medical-condition/orthopedic-disease
January 01, 2024 - Orthopedic Disease
Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of an mHealth Solution Designed to Enhance Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Attending Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain
Description
This research examines whether remote therapeutic monitoring can improve p…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/shojania-k-et-al-2009
January 01, 2009 - Shojania K et al. 2009 "The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care."
Reference
Shojania K, Jennings, A, Mayhew, A, Ramsay, CR, Eccles, MP, and Grimshaw, J. The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care. Co…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/implement-qi.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 2: Implement a Data-driven Quality Improvement Process to Integrate Evidence into Practice Procedures
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Evidence is always evolving, so practices have to change if they are to stay current. Quality improvement (QI) is a systematic, data-driven process for managing that change. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/healthlittoolkit2-tool2a.docx
June 02, 2025 - Primary Care Health Literacy Assessment
Please select one answer that most accurately describes your practice:
Doing Well
Our practice is doing this well
Needs Improvement
Our practice is doing this, but could do it better
Not Doing
Our practice is not doing this
Not Sure or N/A
I don’t know…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42213/psn-pdf
April 17, 2013 - Quality: performance improvement, teamwork,
information technology and protocols.
April 17, 2013
Coleman NE, Pon S. Quality: performance improvement, teamwork, information technology and protocols.
Crit Care Clin. 2013;29(2):129-51. doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2012.11.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-performance-im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37220/psn-pdf
October 14, 2011 - Making the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of
2005 work.
October 14, 2011
Vemula R, Assaf R, Al-Assaf AF. Making the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 work. J
Healthc Qual. 2007;29(4):6-10.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-act-2005-work
The aut…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36056/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and
Quality Improvement Act.
September 27, 2010
McBride D, Greening A, Redmond D. Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act. Healthc Financ Manage. 2006;60(6):84-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/path-safety-benefits-2005-patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40924/psn-pdf
February 23, 2015 - Interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals: a review and
practical recommendations for improvement.
February 23, 2015
O'Leary KJ, Sehgal NL, Terrell G, et al. Interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals: a review and practical
recommendations for improvement. J Hosp Med. 2012;7(1):48-54. doi:10.1002/jhm.970.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867649/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Improving Pain Management for Hospitalized Medical
Patients.
January 1, 2015
Society of Hospital Medicine. Improving Pain Management for Hospitalized Medical Patients.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-pain-management-hospitalized-medical-patients
Pain management presents complex patient safety concerns. Info…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42145/psn-pdf
March 27, 2013 - Trends in adverse events over time: why are we not
improving?
March 27, 2013
Shojania KG, Thomas EJ. Trends in adverse events over time: why are we not improving? BMJ Qual Saf.
2013;22(4):273-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001935.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-adverse-events-over-time-why-are-we-not-improving
Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/salzburg-global-seminar-session-565-better-health-care-how-do-we-learn-about-improvement
April 27, 2011 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings
Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement?
Citation Text:
Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement? Massoud MR, Kimble LE, Goldmann D, eds. Int J Qual Health Ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and-safety-2009
September 21, 2011 - Book/Report
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2009.
Citation Text:
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2009. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; January 2010.
Cop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/path-safety-benefits-2005-patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-act
June 03, 2015 - Commentary
Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.
Citation Text:
McBride D, Greening A, Redmond D. Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. Healthc Financ Manage. 2006;60(6):84-8.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perspective-road-map-academic-departments-promote-scholarship-quality-improvement-and-patient
July 02, 2014 - Commentary
Perspective: a road map for academic departments to promote scholarship in quality improvement and patient safety.
Citation Text:
Neeman N, Sehgal NL. Perspective: a road map for academic departments to promote scholarship in quality improvement and patient safety. Acad Med. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-rounds-description-inexpensive-important-strategy-improve-safety-culture
December 15, 2008 - Commentary
Patient safety rounds: description of an inexpensive but important strategy to improve the safety culture.
Citation Text:
Campbell D, Thompson M. Patient safety rounds: description of an inexpensive but important strategy to improve the safety culture. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/index.html
November 01, 2024 - Research on Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Since 2007, AHRQ has invested in research to discover findings that advance the knowledge of diagnostic safety and to develop practical tools and resources to improve diagnostic safety. AHRQ funds research to better understand how diagnostic errors happen and what can b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvement-guide-practical-approach-enhancing-organizational-performance-2nd-ed
November 29, 2017 - Book/Report
Classic
The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. 2nd ed.
Citation Text:
The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance. 2nd ed. Langley GJ, Moen R, Nolan KM, et al. Ho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Devine_83.pdf
April 06, 2008 - This, in turn, improved patient care by
decreasing wait times at the pharmacy and by eliminating a step
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section4.html
July 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 4. Identifying Strategies
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Table of Contents
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Sectio…
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August 01, 2010 - Therefore, a fourth competency is improved teamwork skills.