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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40308/psn-pdf
April 22, 2011 - Improving patient safety: the comparative views of
patient-safety specialists, workforce staff and managers.
April 22, 2011
Braithwaite J, Westbrook MT, Robinson M, et al. Improving patient safety: the comparative views of patient-
safety specialists, workforce staff and managers. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(5):424-31.
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/diy-run-chart.html
July 01, 2022 - Do It Yourself Run Chart for Primary Care Practices
Resource: Do It Yourself Run Chart (XLSX, 86 KB)
Primary care practices can use this Excel spreadsheet to create run charts to track their progress in quality improvement. It includes instructions, an example of a diabetes measure, and a programmed blank s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43804/psn-pdf
July 03, 2016 - Quality improvement, patient safety, and continuing
education: a qualitative study of the current boundaries
and opportunities for collaboration between these
domains.
July 3, 2016
Kitto S, Goldman J, Etchells E, et al. Quality improvement, patient safety, and continuing education: a
qualitative study of the curr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47970/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Can we import improvements from industry to
healthcare?
May 1, 2019
Macrae C, Stewart K. Can we import improvements from industry to healthcare? BMJ. 2019;364:l1039.
doi:10.1136/bmj.l1039.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-we-import-improvements-industry-healthcare
Principles from high-risk industries can be appli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43618/psn-pdf
October 22, 2014 - FOCUS: The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists'
initiative to improve quality and safety in the
cardiovascular operating room.
October 22, 2014
Barbeito A, Lau WT, Weitzel N, et al. FOCUS: the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists' initiative to
improve quality and safety in the cardiovascular operat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50399/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Building the bridge to quality: an urgent call to integrate
quality improvement and patient safety education with
clinical care
October 2, 2019
Wong BM, Baum KD, Headrick LA, et al. Building the bridge to quality: an urgent call to integrate quality
improvement and patient safety education with clinical care. Acad…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45143/psn-pdf
October 20, 2016 - Medical improv: a novel approach to teaching
communication and professionalism skills.
October 20, 2016
Watson K, Fu B. Medical Improv: A Novel Approach to Teaching Communication and Professionalism
Skills. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165(8):591-592. doi:10.7326/M15-2239.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-improv-novel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72852/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - Declaring uncertainty: using quality improvement
methods to change the conversation of diagnosis.
March 17, 2021
Ipsaro AJ, Patel SJ, Warner DC, et al. Declaring Uncertainty: Using Quality Improvement Methods to
Change the Conversation of Diagnosis. Hosp Pediatr. 2021;11(4):334-341. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2020-
000174.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44893/psn-pdf
March 09, 2016 - Improving the governance of patient safety in emergency
care: a systematic review of interventions.
March 9, 2016
Hesselink G, Berben S, Beune T, et al. Improving the governance of patient safety in emergency care: a
systematic review of interventions. BMJ Open. 2016;6(1):e009837. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009837.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44204/psn-pdf
June 17, 2015 - Effectiveness of interventions to improve patient
handover in surgery: a systematic review.
June 17, 2015
Pucher PH, Johnston MJ, Aggarwal R, et al. Effectiveness of interventions to improve patient handover in
surgery: A systematic review. Surgery. 2015;158(1):85-95. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2015.02.017.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47959/psn-pdf
May 15, 2019 - A quality improvement initiative to reduce safety events
among adolescents hospitalized after a suicide attempt.
May 15, 2019
Noelck M, Velazquez-Campbell M, Austin JP. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Safety Events
Among Adolescents Hospitalized After a Suicide Attempt. Hosp Pediatr. 2019;9(5):365-372.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45530/psn-pdf
October 19, 2016 - As a critical behavior to improve quality and patient
safety in health care: speaking up!
October 19, 2016
Nacioglu A. As a critical behavior to improve quality and patient safety in health care: speaking up!. Safety
in Health. 2016;2(1). doi:10.1186/s40886-016-0021-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-behavio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47165/psn-pdf
June 13, 2018 - Changing how we think about healthcare improvement.
June 13, 2018
Braithwaite J. Changing how we think about healthcare improvement. BMJ. 2018;361:k2014.
doi:10.1136/bmj.k2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-how-we-think-about-healthcare-improvement
In learning organizations, leadership behavior creates a s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50593/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Using video to assess and improve patient safety during
simulated and actual neonatal resuscitation.
October 30, 2019
Leone TA. Using video to assess and improve patient safety during simulated and actual neonatal
resuscitation. Semin Perinatol. 2019;43(8):151179. doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2019.08.008.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866318/psn-pdf
July 17, 2024 - Methods to increase reliability in quality improvement
projects.
July 17, 2024
Lenk MA, LaMantia S, Oehler J, et al. Methods to increase reliability in quality improvement projects. Hosp
Pediatr. 2024;14(8):e372-e377. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2023-007340.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/methods-increase-reliability-quality-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47021/psn-pdf
May 02, 2018 - The impact of improving teamwork on patient outcomes
in surgery: a systematic review.
May 2, 2018
Sun R, Marshall DC, Sykes MC, et al. The impact of improving teamwork on patient outcomes in surgery: A
systematic review. Int J Surg. 2018;53:171-177. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.03.044.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37709/psn-pdf
April 23, 2008 - Inappropriate medication use in the elderly: results from a
quality improvement project in 99 primary care practices.
April 23, 2008
Wessell AM, Nietert PJ, Jenkins RG, et al. Inappropriate medication use in the elderly: Results from a
quality improvement project in 99 primary care practices. Am J Geriatr Pharmacot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46025/psn-pdf
July 11, 2017 - Measuring to improve medication reconciliation in a large
subspecialty outpatient practice.
July 11, 2017
Kern E, Dingae MB, Langmack EL, et al. Measuring to Improve Medication Reconciliation in a Large
Subspecialty Outpatient Practice. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(5):212-223.
doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.02.005…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42455/psn-pdf
September 09, 2013 - Improving patient care through leadership engagement
with frontline staff: a Department of Veterans Affairs case
study.
September 9, 2013
Singer SJ, Rivard PE, Hayes J, et al. Improving patient care through leadership engagement with frontline
staff: a Department of Veterans Affairs case study. Jt Comm J Qual Pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61123/psn-pdf
November 11, 2020 - Organizational Evidence-Based and Promising Practices
for Improving Clinician Well-Being.
November 11, 2020
Sinsky CA, Biddison LD, Mallick A, et al. NAM Perspectives. Washington DC: National Academy of
Medicine; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organizational-evidence-based-and-promising-practices-improvin…