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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43176/psn-pdf
July 03, 2014 - Patient safety in the era of the 80-hour workweek.
July 3, 2014
Shelton J, Kummerow K, Phillips S, et al. Patient safety in the era of the 80-hour workweek. J Surg Educ.
2014;71(4):551-9. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2013.12.011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-era-80-hour-workweek
Regulations intended to reduc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34112/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - Excess length of stay, charges, and mortality attributable
to medical injuries during hospitalization.
February 9, 2011
Zhan C, Miller MR. Excess length of stay, charges, and mortality attributable to medical injuries during
hospitalization. JAMA. 2003;290(14):1868-74.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/excess-length-st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40978/psn-pdf
March 21, 2012 - Relationship between patient safety and hospital surgical
volume.
March 21, 2012
Hernandez-Boussard T, Downey JR, McDonald KM, et al. Relationship between Patient Safety and
Hospital Surgical Volume. Health Serv Res. 2011;47(2). doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01310.x.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43313/psn-pdf
April 22, 2015 - Stress on the ward: evidence of safety tipping points in
hospitals.
April 22, 2015
Kuntz L, Mennicken R, Scholtes S. Stress on the Ward: Evidence of Safety Tipping Points in Hospitals.
Manage Sci. 2014;61(4). doi:10.1287/mnsc.2014.1917.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stress-ward-evidence-safety-tipping-points-hospit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41327/psn-pdf
November 27, 2012 - Multiple patient safety events within a single
hospitalization: a national profile in US hospitals.
November 27, 2012
Yu H, Greenberg MD, Haviland AM, et al. Multiple patient safety events within a single hospitalization: a
national profile in US hospitals. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27(6):472-479. doi:10.1177/10628606124…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gGt88ZDJVoaNx_UZ-yMnyk
Clinical Summary: Screening for Ovarian Cancer
Clinical Summary: Screening for Ovarian Cancer
Population Asymptomatic women without a known high-risk hereditary cancer syndrome
Recommendation
Do not screen for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women.
Grade: D
Risk Assessment
Women with certain…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddist/NC_SID_2007_2008_chgdetail.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Proposed note to purchasers:
As part of the on-going HCUP quality management program, we discovered that the Charges
files for early versions of the 2007 and 2008 North Carolina SID were incomplete. Please also
note that while the Core file with patient demographics and clinical information has records for
al…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/AHRQHCUPfinalNov09BDiefenbach.jsp
April 09, 2011 - Adding Clinical Data Elements to Administrative Data
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December 01, 2017 - Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Guidelines summarizing evidence exist to help ensure that patients receive recommended interventions. In addition, consistent guidel…
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December 01, 2017 - Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Guidelines summarizing evidence exist to help ensure that patients receive recommended interventions. In addition, consistent guideline adherence may significantly improve patient safety…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4h_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4h
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 10: Postoperative Sepsis
Why focus on postoperative sepsis in children?
• Posto…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddist/siddist_discharge.jsp
August 01, 2025 - SID: File Composition - Number of Discharges by Year
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May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4v
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 10: Postoperative Sepsis
Why focus on postoperative sepsis in children?
• Postoperative s…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
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Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening
April 15, 2004
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January 01, 2004 - Comparing Patient Safety in Rural Hospitals by Bed Count
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Comparing Patient Safety in
Rural Hospitals by Bed Count
Stephenie L. Loux, Susan M. C. Payne, Astrid Knott
Abstract
Objectives: Patient safety is an important national issue. To date, there has been
little attention paid to patient safety in rura…
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June 01, 2010 - Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Appendix VII: Public Comments Submitted Between March 7 and March 21, 2008 (continued)
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December 01, 2017 - Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use
Slide presentation
Slide 1
Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use
David A. Pegues, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director, Healthcare Epidemiol…
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April 01, 2022 - CLABSI Event Reporting Tool
CAUTI Event Report Tool: Data for Event Analysis
This event report tool is designed to be used as a guide through the initial investigation for a defect analysis where the primary goal is to learn what happened and what factors may have contributed to the catheter-associated urinary trac…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/nedsdde.jsp
March 01, 2024 - NEDS Description of Data Elements
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December 07, 2021 - likelihood of subsequent caries-related treatment or caries burden are susceptible to confounding by indication … referral source or compare effects of referral vs no referral; findings susceptible to confounding by indication