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  1. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps2.html
    December 01, 2009 - Selected State Medicaid and CHIP programs with Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) initiative

  2. Using Six Sigma® Methodology to Improve Handoff Communication in High-Risk Patients (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Mistry_114.pdf
    May 05, 2008 - Given the success of this initiative in the pediatric ICU, we have since expanded the project to focus

  3. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

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    October 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008 Spotlight Case CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure * * Source and Credits This presentation is based on the October 2012 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov CME credit is available Commentary by: Catherine L…

  4. Autopsy Revelation | PSNet

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    December 01, 2007 - Autopsy Revelation Citation Text: Shojania KG. Autopsy Revelation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RI…

  5. Double Trouble | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Double Trouble Citation Text: Gurwitz JH. Double Trouble. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote t…

  6. Good Catch in the Operating Room | PSNet

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    August 27, 2017 - Good Catch in the Operating Room Citation Text: Day J, Paige JT. Good Catch in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote …

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 31, 2023 - Addressing Workplace Violence and Creating a Safer Workplace October 31, 2023 Jones CB, Sousane Z, Mossburg S. Addressing Workplace Violence and Creating a Safer Workplace. PSNet [internet]. 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/addressing-workplace-violence-and-creating-safer-workplace While violence in the w…

  8. Final Progress Report: MammoTutor: An Internet-Based Computer Tutoring System to Teach General Radiologists the Early Signs of Breast Cancer (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: MammoTutor: An Internet-Based Computer Tutoring System to Teach General Radiologists the Early Signs of Breast Cancer Title of Project: MammoTutor: An Internet-Based Computer Tutoring System to Teach General Radiologists the Early Signs of Breast Cancer Principal Investigator and Team Member…

  9. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Overview Key Subject Area Index 1. Are we ready for this change? 2. How will we manage change? 3. What are …

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2015 - Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy September 1, 2015 Kilpatrick CC. Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-pain-early-pregnancy Case Objectives Recognize when nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is abnormal. Identify the most common causes of non-obstetric a…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2011 - The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care September 1, 2011 Vogelsmeier AA. The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care. PSNet [internet]. 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-and-quality-long-term-care Case Objectives Identify commonly reported adverse events in long-term care. Identify two to three challenges…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger May 1, 2005 Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger The Case A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 26, 2020 - Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens February 26, 2020 Tran NK, Liu Y. Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens . PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pre-analytical-pitfalls-missing-and-mislabeled-specimens The Case Case #1: A 56-year-old man was admitted to…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 01, 2017 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture July 1, 2017 Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture The Case A 58-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer recently treated with immunosuppress…

  15. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
    October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Overview Key Subject Area Index 1. Are we ready for this change? 2. How will we manage change? 3. What are …

  16. Cer-250-Cannabis-Table-E5-2022-Update 0 (xls file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-table-e5-2022-update_0.xlsx
    January 01, 2022 - Table E-5. Can. Cohort Studies Table E-5. Cannabis cohort studies PMID Author, Year Study Design Setting Pain Population Pain Condition Age Measure (Mean, Median) Age, Years Female % Race, White % Race, Black % Race, Hispanic/Latino % Race, Asian % Race, Other % Pain Duration Measure (Mean, Median) Pain Duration, Mon…

  17. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: A Resource Toolkit (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/nicutoolkit.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: A Resource Toolkit Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: A Resource Toolkit Table of Contents Overview: Improving the Quality of the Transition Home from the NICU............................1 Tools f…

  18. Implications for Practice Improvement, Research, and Policy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults3.html
    August 01, 2024 - State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults Implications for Practice Improvement, Research, and Policy Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents State of the Science and Future Directions To Improve Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults Introduction Uniqu…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Susan Haas, MD, MSc March 1, 2019 In Conversation With… Susan Haas, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2019. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-haas-md-msc Editor's note: Dr. Haas is an obstetrician–gynecologist and co-Principal Investigator for Ariadne Labs' work focused on health…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2009 - Dangerous Shift November 1, 2008 Patterson ES. Dangerous Shift. PSNet [internet]. 2008. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-shift Case Objectives Review the evidence base on erroneous actions related to shift changes. Understand the limits of standardizing handoffs in preventing errors at shift change. Expla…
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