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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/hospice.html
January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Hospice Care
Hospice care is a set of services that allow patients in the final phase of life to spend their last days at home or a home-like setting rather than in a hospital. It is for patients who have decided that they would rather have comfort care while they remain alive than cura…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-doctors-there-system-level-solution
October 31, 2014 - Commentary
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Problem doctors: is there a system-level solution?
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Leape L, Fromson J. Problem doctors: is there a system-level solution? Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(2):107-15.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment-instructions.pdf
December 01, 2023 - How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults
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How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults
The Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (Self-Assessment tool) is for
primary care practices that want to improve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elusive-and-illusive-quest-diagnostic-safety-metrics
October 10, 2018 - Commentary
The elusive and illusive quest for diagnostic safety metrics.
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Schiff G, Ruan EL. The Elusive and Illusive Quest for Diagnostic Safety Metrics. J Gen Intern Med. 2018;33(7):983-985. doi:10.1007/s11606-018-4454-2.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-inappropriate-polypharmacy-primary-care-through-pharmacy-led-interventions
August 18, 2021 - Study
Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy in primary care through pharmacy-led interventions.
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Bryant E, Claire K, Needham R. Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy in primary care through pharmacy-led interventions. Pharm J. 2019;303(7932). doi:10.1211/pj.2019.20207385.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patterns-outpatient-benzodiazepine-prescribing-united-states
September 20, 2011 - Study
Patterns in outpatient benzodiazepine prescribing in the United States.
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Agarwal SD, Landon BE. Patterns in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(1):e187399. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7399.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-technology-improve-intershift-report-what-research-reveals
October 02, 2024 - Review
Can technology improve intershift report? What the research reveals.
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Strople B, Ottani P. Can Technology Improve Intershift Report? What the Research Reveals. Journal of Professional Nursing. 2006;22(3). doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.03.007.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-153-section-7c-appendix-9.pdf
June 30, 2009 - Section 7.C, Appendix 9, Socioeconomic Status Table
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-patients-identical-names-same-ward
November 16, 2022 - Study
Managing patients with identical names in the same ward.
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Lee ACW, Leung M, So KT. Managing patients with identical names in the same ward. Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv. 2005;18(1):15-23.
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/PSO_ChangeOfListingInfo.pdf
September 30, 2024 - Patient Safety Organization: Change of Listing Information
Form Approved
OMB Control No: 0935-0143
Exp. date: 09/30/2024
PATIENT SAFETY ORGANIZATION:
CHANGE OF LISTING INFORMATION
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) authorizes the creation of Pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-drug-interactions-hospitalized-cancer-patients
June 07, 2016 - Study
Potential for drug interactions in hospitalized cancer patients.
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Riechelmann RP, Moreira F, Smaletz Ò, et al. Potential for drug interactions in hospitalized cancer patients. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2005;56(3). doi:10.1007/s00280-004-0998-4.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-approach-address-impact-second-victim-phenomenon
December 07, 2022 - Commentary
A systems approach to address the impact of second victim phenomenon.
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Gamble B, Gamble KJ. A systems approach to address the impact of second victim phenomenon. Health Serv Manage Res. 2022;35(2):110-113. doi:10.1177/0951484820971455.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202402.html
July 01, 2024 - Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections
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July 2024
Sierra Vista Hospital, an 11-bed critical access hospital in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, implemented practices from AHRQ’s Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary …
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/household.jsp
December 02, 2022 - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component Overview
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/NEDSBrochure_050218.pdf
May 16, 2018 - What is the NEDS?
The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample
(NEDS) is part of the family of databases and
software tools developed for the Healthcare Cost
and Utilization Project (HCUP). The NEDS
produces national estimates about emergency
department visits across the country. The NEDS
describes emergency department v…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mitigating-hazards-through-continuing-design-birth-and-evolution-pediatric-intensive-care
April 06, 2011 - Commentary
Mitigating hazards through continuing design: the birth and evolution of a pediatric intensive care unit.
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Madsen P, Desai V, Roberts K, et al. Mitigating Hazards Through Continuing Design: The Birth and Evolution of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Organizati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/processes-disciplining-nurses-unprofessional-conduct-serious-nature-critique
June 29, 2011 - Study
Processes for disciplining nurses for unprofessional conduct of a serious nature: a critique.
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Johnstone M-J, Kanitsaki O. Processes for disciplining nurses for unprofessional conduct of a serious nature: a critique. J Adv Nurs. 2005;50(4):363-71.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-hospital-organizational-culture-patient-safety-climate-veterans-health
October 14, 2009 - Study
Relationship of hospital organizational culture to patient safety climate in the Veterans Health Administration.
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Hartmann CW, Meterko M, Rosen AK, et al. Relationship of hospital organizational culture to patient safety climate in the Veterans Health Administration…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-responses-leapfrog-group-local-markets
March 04, 2011 - Study
Hospital responses to the Leapfrog Group in local markets.
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Scanlon D, Christianson JB, Ford E. Hospital responses to the leapfrog group in local markets. Med Care Res Rev. 2008;65(2):207-31. doi:10.1177/1077558707312499.
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