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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/sasddist/sasddistvarnote2013.jsp
May 01, 2020 - Variables for Revisit Analyses
American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files
AHRQ Quality Indicators
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/sasddist/sasddistvarnote2012.jsp
May 01, 2020 - Variables for Revisit Analyses
American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files
AHRQ Quality Indicators
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-information-exchange-1
January 01, 2023 - Health Information Exchange
1. State Medicaid Director Letter: Health Information Exchange-Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs ( PDF , 221 KB)
Author(s): Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services Source: US Department of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38308/psn-pdf
April 21, 2010 - Adverse-event-reporting practices by US hospitals:
results of a national survey.
April 21, 2010
Farley DO, Haviland A, Champagne S, et al. Adverse-event-reporting practices by US hospitals: results of
a national survey. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(6):416-23. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024638.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60594/psn-pdf
June 17, 2020 - Validation of a secondary screener for suicide risk:
results from the Emergency Department Safety
Assessment and Follow-up Evaluation (ED-SAFE).
June 17, 2020
Boudreaux ED, Larkin C, Camargo CA, et al. Validation of a secondary screener for suicide risk: results
from the Emergency Department Safety Assessment and …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/5steps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence - Five Major Steps to Intervention (The “5A’s”)
Five Major Steps to
Intervention (The “5A’s”)
Successful intervention begins with identifying users and appropriate
interventions based upon the patient’s willingness to quit. The five major steps
to intervention are the “5 A’s”: Ask…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39163/psn-pdf
June 28, 2010 - Burnout and medical errors among American surgeons.
June 28, 2010
Shanafelt TD, Balch CM, Bechamps G, et al. Burnout and medical errors among American surgeons. Ann
Surg. 2010;251(6):995-1000. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181bfdab3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-and-medical-errors-among-american-surgeons
Duty-hou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41702/psn-pdf
November 07, 2018 - AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream
infections by 40 percent.
November 7, 2018
Schmidt B. Patient Saf Qual Hcare. September 12, 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent
The near elimination of central line–associated bloodstream infections…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37065/psn-pdf
February 15, 2011 - Effect of residency duty-hour limits: views of key clinical
faculty.
February 15, 2011
Schuster B. Tough times for teaching faculty. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(14):1453-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-residency-duty-hour-limits-views-key-clinical-faculty
Although recent data indicate that the 2003 regulation…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73985/psn-pdf
October 20, 2021 - The effects of three consecutive 12-hour shifts on
cognition, sleepiness, and domains of nursing
performance in day and night shift nurses: a quasi-
experimental study.
October 20, 2021
James L, Elkins-Brown N, Wilson M, et al. The effects of three consecutive 12-hour shifts on cognition,
sleepiness, and domains …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844044/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Effect of contextual factors on the prevalence of
diagnostic errors among patients managed by physicians
of the same specialty: a single-centre retrospective
observational study.
February 8, 2023
Harada Y, Otaka Y, Katsukura S, et al. Effect of contextual factors on the prevalence of diagnostic errors
among patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45667/psn-pdf
November 16, 2016 - Individual surgeon mortality rates: can outliers be
detected? A national utility analysis.
November 16, 2016
Harrison EM, Drake TM, O'Neill S, et al. Individual surgeon mortality rates: can outliers be detected? A
national utility analysis. BMJ Open. 2016;6(10):e012471. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012471.
https://psn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37630/psn-pdf
February 15, 2011 - The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education's limits on residents' work hours and patient
safety.
February 15, 2011
Jagsi R, Weinstein DF, Shapiro J, et al. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's limits
on residents' work hours and patient safety. A study of resident experiences an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37961/psn-pdf
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.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-leapfrog-program-help-identify-high-quality-hospitals
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41010/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey
of practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009.
November 26, 2014
Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Hofer TP, et al. Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey of
practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47579/psn-pdf
December 12, 2018 - A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing
safety.
December 12, 2018
Schiff G, Mirica MM, Dhavle AA, et al. A Prescription For Enhancing Electronic Prescribing Safety. Health
Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(11):1877-1883. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0725.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-enhancing-electroni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41924/psn-pdf
April 05, 2013 - Disclosure-and-resolution programs that include
generous compensation offers may prompt a complex
patient response.
April 5, 2013
Murtagh L, Gallagher TH, Andrew P, et al. Disclosure-and-resolution programs that include generous
compensation offers may prompt a complex patient response. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44131/psn-pdf
May 13, 2015 - Patient–doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer:
electronic medical records study in general practice.
May 13, 2015
Ridd MJ, Ferreira DLS, Montgomery AA, et al. Patient-doctor continuity and diagnosis of cancer: electronic
medical records study in general practice. Br J Gen Pract. 2015;65(634):e305-11.
doi:10.33…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-nephro.pdf
June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Nephrocalcinosis
Nephrocalcinosis
Characteristics
■ Renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced
kidney function and hematuria.
■ Seen with renal ultrasound, or occasionally on plain radiographs of the kidneys.
■ Resul…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865708/psn-pdf
May 01, 2024 - Missed nursing care in surgical care- a hazard to patient
safety: a quantitative study within the inCHARGE
programme.
May 1, 2024
Edfeldt K, Nyholm L, Jangland E, et al. Missed nursing care in surgical care– a hazard to patient safety: a
quantitative study within the inCHARGE programme. BMC Nurs. 2024;23(1):233. d…