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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/anal-cancer-protocol.pdf
September 26, 2023 - Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer
Publication Date: August 18, 2023
Amendment Date: September 26, 2023
(Amendments Details–see Section VI)
I. Background
Although anal ca…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015400-brown-final-report-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - Detecting Med Errors in Rural Hospitals Using Technology - Final Report
Grant Final Report
Grant ID: 1UC1HS015400
Detecting Med Errors in Rural Hospitals
Using Technology
Inclusive Dates: 09/30/04 - 08/31/08
Principal Investigator:
C. Andrew B…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/dean-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Adaptation and Pilot Implementation of a Validated, Electronic Real-Time Clinical Decision Support Tool for the Care of Pneumonia Patients in 12 Utah Urgent Care Centers
Adaptation and pilot implementation of a
validated, electronic real-time clinical decision
support tool for the care of pne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866055/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - Reducing Preventable Patient Harm Due to Retained
Surgical Items: The RSI Bundle
May 29, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/reducing-preventable-patient-harm-due-retained-surgical-items-rsi-bundle
Summary
Retained surgical items (RSIs) cause severe yet preventable patient harm. RSIs are the most common
catego…
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www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances2/vol1/Advances-Ruddick_61.pdf
March 09, 2008 - Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls in Rural Health Care Facilities
Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls
in Rural Health Care Facilities
Patricia Ruddick, RN, MSN; Karen Hannah, MBA; Charles P. Schade, MD; Gail Bellamy, PhD;
John Brehm, MD; David Lomely, BA.
Abstract
Prevention of patient falls i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49822/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Isolated Clot, Real Error
March 1, 2018
Parks A, Fang MC. Isolated Clot, Real Error. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/isolated-clot-real-error
Case Objectives
Appreciate that errors are common in the management of venous thromboembolism disease.
Describe patients with venous thromboembolism i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/diagnostic-safety-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - Diagnostic Safety Resource List
Improving Diagnostic Safety in Medical Offices:
A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Diagnostic
Safety Supplemental Item Set
I. Purpose
This document provides a list of references to websites and other publicly available resources that
medical offices can use to improve the ex…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool11_comm_resource.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 11: Community Resource Guide
Tool 11: community resource guide
Purpose
Many hospital readmission reduction teams perceive that no community resources are available, even though community behavioral health and social service providers state they rarely receive referrals from hospitals. The purpose of this commu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49624/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error?
May 1, 2011
Gallagher TH. Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duty-disclose-someone-elses-error
Case Objectives
State the rationale for disclosing medical errors.
Describe key principles in effective error disclosure.
…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - Safe Medication Administration: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: Safe Medication Administration
Say:
The Safe Medication Administration bundle provides information on high-alert medications commonly used in labor and delivery (L&D) units, and discusses the importance of …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safemed_facguide.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Safe Medication Administration
Safe Medication Administration
SAY:
The Safe Medication Administration bundle provides information on high-alert medications commonly used in labor and delivery (L&D) units, and discusses the importance of implementing safeguards for their administ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73336/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping
Healthcare Providers
May 26, 2021
Glaser K, Vongspanich-Dray J. The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers
The Case
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862983/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Airway Obstruction during Anterior Cervical Spine
Surgery
February 28, 2024
Bohringer C, Vo L. Airway Obstruction during Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/airway-obstruction-during-anterior-cervical-spine-surgery
The Case
A 47-year-old obese man (body weight 13…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes6.html
August 01, 2022 - Module 6: Care for the Caregiver
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Facilitator Notes
Say:
Module 6 includes information on the Care for the Caregiver component of the CANDOR process, which focuses on providing emotional support to caregivers following a CANDOR event. This module …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/teambased-1.pdf
May 02, 2016 - Team-Based Primary Care: Convergence of Improving Engagement, Safety, and Enhanced Joy in Practice
Case Study
Problem Addressed
A typical primary care visit is not always a satisfying
encounter for either the provider or the patient. Providers
feel stressed by the need for efficiency and the demands of
electronic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72618/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral
Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care
Value and Quality of Care
December 23, 2020
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/nudge-unit-supports-physician-patient-behavioral-changes-towards-
medical-decisions
Summary
Nudges are a change in the way choices ar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/johnson-baughman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - well described in recent Institute of Medicine reports.11-13
According to a report from the eHealth Initiative … Washington, DC: eHealth Initiative; April 14, 2004 2004.
15.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/u18hs022789-edmunds-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - The
initiative was originally scoped to support investigators conducting the Prospective Outcome
Systems … products have also been leveraged and cross-
promoted with the Community Health Peer Learning Program, an initiative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/becoming-patient-safety-organization
July 01, 2011 - For example, the state of Florida had a ballot initiative where the constitution was amended by referendum … September 29, 2017
Assessment of the AHRQ Patient Safety Initiative: Focus on Implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Nieva.pdf
January 07, 2005 - This
mandate is an important element of the agency’s patient safety initiative, a multi-
year program … conceptual structure to guide the
dissemination and implementation work of the patient safety research initiative