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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47658/psn-pdf
December 12, 2018 - Heartbroken.
December 12, 2018
McGrory K, Bedi N. Tampa Bay Times. November 28, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heartbroken
Pediatric cardiac surgery is a high-risk practice. This news investigation reports on a series of serious
patient safety incidents at a health care institute dedicated to treating heart pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41165/psn-pdf
December 08, 2016 - IHI Open School Patient Safety Curriculum
December 8, 2016
Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-curriculum-2nd-edition
There is a documented interest in postgraduate professional education that enables practicing clinicians to
improve the safety of their actions and beh…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/podcast-business-case.html
February 01, 2025 - Podcast: Building Your Business Case for Your Quality Improvement Project
Resource: Building Your Business Case for Your Quality Improvement Project: Why It's Important (mp3, 32:16 minutes)
In this podcast, Jim Campbell, MD, explores practical tools for implementing quality improvement activities and creati…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/uspstf.html
September 01, 2018 - Clinical Recommendation: Statins in Primary Prevention of CVD
Resource title: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
Resource description: This clinical recommendation summarizes the use of stat…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/statins.html
September 01, 2018 - Strategies to Better Manage Lipids—Statin Pearls
Resource title: Strategies to Better Manage Lipids—Statin Pearls
Resource description: This slide deck and transcript of a 20-minute video with a family physician at Virginia Commonwealth University reviews current recommendations for the use of statins in lo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36860/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events.
2nd Edition.
January 20, 2016
Griffin FA, Resar RK. IHI Innovation Series white paper. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare
Improvement; 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ihi-global-trigger-tool-measuring-adverse-events-2nd-edition
This white paper describ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865570/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - Risk Mitigation Using the Anesthesia Risk Alert Program:
Applying a Proactive Approach With Data Review &
Collaborating With a Second Practitioner
April 10, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/risk-mitigation-using-anesthesia-risk-alert-program-applying-proactive-
approach-data
Summary
North American Partners…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49853/psn-pdf
February 01, 2019 - Adverse Event During Intrahospital Transport
February 1, 2019
Bergman L, Chaboyer W. Adverse Event During Intrahospital Transport. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/adverse-event-during-intrahospital-transport
The Case
A 4-year-old boy underwent surgery under general anesthesia for correction o…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/COVID-19-pharmaceutical-treatments.pdf
December 23, 2023 - Adverse Events Associated with COVID-19 Pharmaceutical Treatments
Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid Review Protocol
Project Title: Adverse Events Associated with COVID-19 Pharmaceutical
Treatments
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49465/psn-pdf
December 22, 2021 - Electronic Err
October 1, 2004
Tang PC. Electronic Err. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/electronic-err
The Case
A 75-year-old woman with coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest
pain that that had not responded to three sublingual nitroglycerin tablets at…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/pittman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Four Safety Strategies: A Symposium on Implementation
Four Safety Strategies: A Symposium on Implementation
Principal Investigator: Mary A. Pittman, Dr.P.H.
Project Team: Allan Frankel, M.D., Partners HealthCare System
Tejal Gandhi, M.D., Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Sarah Grillo
Peter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49616/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - Milliliters vs. Milligrams
December 1, 2010
Poole RL, Dixon T. Milliliters vs. Milligrams. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/milliliters-vs-milligrams
The Case
A 32-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after a vehicle collision and multiple traumatic injuries. His
evaluation showed acu…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/overview.html
August 01, 2021 - Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Overview
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
K…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/transforming-guidelines-action-qas-06152023.pdf
June 15, 2023 - AHRQ Webinar: Transforming Guidelines Into Action: Clinical Decision Support at the Point of Care - Q&As
AHRQ National Webin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45624/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - Addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States.
November 2, 2016
Martin L, Laderman M, Hyatt J, Krueger J. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; April
2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-crisis-united-states
Misuse of opioid medications is currently a serious patient safety conce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43328/psn-pdf
August 20, 2018 - Safety Quality and Informatics Leadership Program.
August 20, 2018
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-quality-and-informatics-leadership-program
The Institute of Medicine's learning health system concept serves as the foundation for this year-long
curriculum covering how to appl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47966/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit.
May 29, 2019
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-essentials-toolkit
This toolkit provides access to nine key tools to help organizations improve teamwork, incident analysis,
and communication as well as templates to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44917/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - Canadian Incident Analysis Framework.
November 30, 2016
Incident Analysis Collaborating Parties. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2012. ISBN:
9781926541440.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/canadian-incident-analysis-framework
Performing incident analysis can help organizations understand why adverse e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35283/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety:
targeting a few to affect many.
July 14, 2010
Flanders SA, Kaufman SR, Saint S, et al. Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety: targeting a few
to affect many. J Patient Saf. 2005;1(2):78-82. doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e31819751f2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60189/psn-pdf
April 01, 2020 - Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan.
April 1, 2020
Working Group on Medication Overload. Brookline, MA: Lown Institute; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-medication-overload-national-action-plan
Polypharmacy and medication overuse are known contributors to patient harm. This report …