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  1. Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce surgical risk and improve patient safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-medical-malpractice-closed-claims-data-reduce-surgical-risk-and-improve-patient-safety
    December 01, 2010 - Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based approach for optimization of infection

  2. Preventing communication errors in telephone medicine. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-communication-errors-telephone-medicine
    December 01, 2004 - September 23, 2020 Operating room traffic as a modifiable risk factor for surgical site infection

  3. How insight contributes to diagnostic excellence. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-insight-contributes-diagnostic-excellence
    June 08, 2022 - 2019 In-hospital mortality associated with the misdiagnosis or unidentified site of infection

  4. Accelerating what works: using qualitative research methods in developing a change package for a learning collaborative. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accelerating-what-works-using-qualitative-research-methods-developing-change-package-learning
    November 25, 2009 - July 1, 2020 A demonstration project on the impact of safety culture on infection control

  5. Recommendation: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-in-adults-screening
    August 15, 2011 - carcinogens (e.g., rubber, chemical, and leather industries) Male sex Older age White race Infections … complications that result from diagnostic cystoscopy and biopsy (such as bladder perforation, bleeding, and infection … Other risk factors for bladder cancer include male sex, older age, white race, infections caused by certain … to cystoscopy, and complications related to cystoscopy and biopsy (such as perforation, bleeding, or infection

  6. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-surgical-report-cards.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - Surgical report cards involve defining and reporting a wide range of outcomes (e.g., surgical site infections … A statewide assessment of surgical site infection following colectomy: the role of oral antibiotics. … The efficacy of silver alloy-coated urinary catheters in preventing urinary tract infection: a meta-analysis … Surgical report cards involve defining and reporting a wide range of outcomes (e.g., surgical site infections

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42484/psn-pdf
    August 14, 2013 - Parent willingness to remind health care workers to perform hand hygiene. August 14, 2013 Buser GL, Fisher BT, Shea JA, et al. Parent willingness to remind health care workers to perform hand hygiene. Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(6):492-6. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.08.006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/parent-willing…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42519/psn-pdf
    December 06, 2013 - Is hand hygiene before putting on nonsterile gloves in the intensive care unit a waste of health care worker time? A randomized controlled trial. December 6, 2013 Rock C, Harris AD, Reich NG, et al. Is hand hygiene before putting on nonsterile gloves in the intensive care unit a waste of health care worker time?--…

  9. Topic 0556 CE of Treatments for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy NSD SJ clean (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0658-140831.pdf
    July 19, 2014 - Those listed above (i.e., compared to each other), usual care Outcome(s): Morbidity, disability, foot infection

  10. Microsoft PowerPoint - File 1_AHCA_Presentation_To_AHSS_On_POA.pptx (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/File1_AHCA_Presentation_To_AHSS_On_POA.pdf
    March 20, 2008 - Physician’s final dx “possible postop infection”.

  11. Handoffs: transitions of care for children in the emergency department. | PSNet

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    July 03, 2016 - December 16, 2008 Infection prevention and control in pediatric ambulatory settings.

  12. Non-technical skills in the intensive care unit. | PSNet

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    April 18, 2011 - September 29, 2010 Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit.

  13. ACOG Committee opinion #680: the use and development of checklists in obstetrics and gynecology. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-committee-opinion-680-use-and-development-checklists-obstetrics-and-gynecology
    December 14, 2016 - The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection

  14. Unstoppable: this doctor has been investigated at every level of government. How is he still practicing? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unstoppable-doctor-has-been-investigated-every-level-government-how-he-still-practicing
    September 16, 2020 - , 2021 Before mea culpa, Children’s was confident its air systems weren’t source of infection

  15. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    Sepsis AHRQ provides several resources to address sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection

  16. Do panels vary when assessing intrapartum adverse events? The reproducibility of assessments by hospital risk management groups. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-panels-vary-when-assessing-intrapartum-adverse-events-reproducibility-assessments-hospital
    July 07, 2021 - deterioration and hospital‐acquired complications in adult patients with isolation precautions for infection

  17. Urinary Incontinence Patient Recruitment and Education Flyer (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/pt-recruitment-flyer.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - It is more common in older adults and may be a sign of a urinary tract infection or an overactive

  18. Are apologies a way to reduce malpractice risks?. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-apologies-way-reduce-malpractice-risks
    October 23, 2018 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

  19. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/engagemt-checklist.docx
    March 01, 2017 - specifically focus on safety concerns and share efforts to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection

  20. Beyond the Data: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on BAME Groups. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-data-understanding-impact-covid-19-bame-groups
    January 13, 2021 - 10, 2023 COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection
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