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1. Re-engineering for Accurate, Timely, and Communicated Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in Women (DREAM Lab) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2025 - Re-engineering for Accurate, Timely, and Communicated Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in Women (DREAM Lab … Washington, DC  AHRQ Grant No.: HS027280  Project Period: 09/12/19-09/29/24  Description: DREAM Lab … and 30 percent more likely to have stroke symptoms misdiagnosed in emergency departments.[ 1 ] The lab … To achieve these aims, the lab implemented nine interwoven workstreams, including environmental scanning … The lab contributed to the advancement of diagnostic safety science through system-level interventions

2. Patient Safety Learning Labs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Topic: Patient Safety Learning Labs Patient safety learning laboratories (PSLLs) take a systems engineering approach to allow researchers and practitioners to evaluate clinical processes and enhance work and information flow to improve patient safety. The learning laboratories use cross-disciplinary teams to address …

3. 5 Tk1 T2-Working With A Lab Final (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 2. … In rare circumstances, nursing homes may use more than one lab. … In that case, use the lab with the most data. … Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiogram 2. … Make an agreement with the lab to create an antibiogram, if needed 3.

4. 5 Tk1 T2-Working With A Lab Final (doc file)
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   October 01, 2016 - Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiogram Identify the correct contact … In rare circumstances, nursing homes may use more than one lab. … In that case, use the lab with the most data. … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing 3. … and use a copy of the specifications outlined below during talks with the lab.

5. Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2016 - Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Overview of the Toolkit How can a lab … What Is the Working with Your Lab to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit? … The toolkit guides nursing homes in working with a lab to obtain an antibiogram. … to obtain an antibiogram (tool 2) ( PDF  |  Word ) Sample letter of agreement with a lab (tool 3 … The medical director should work with the nursing home's lab to create an antibiogram, distribute it

6. Patient Imaging Quality and Safety Laboratory (PIQS Lab) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2021 - Patient Imaging Quality and Safety Laboratory (PIQS Lab) Principal Investigator: Leora Horwitz … AHRQ Grant No.: HS24376 Project Period: 09/30/15-06/30/20 Description: The goal of the PIQS Lab … The multidisciplinary PIQS Lab connected experienced clinicians in the NYU departments of Radiology, … After conducting problem analysis, the PIQS Lab identified numerous process failures and opportunities … A few of the lab's many achievements are outlined below: The PIQs Lab assessed 212 consecutive ED

7. Final Progress Report: Automated Lab Test Followup To Reduce Medical Errors (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Automated Lab Test Followup To Reduce Medical Errors Principal Investigator/ … Automated Lab Test Follow-up to Reduce Medical Errors Principal Investigator: David S. … Another 11 (55%) required the work of clinicians to identify late-arriving abnormal lab results. … Only three EDs (15%) reported automated systems that covered all types of lab results; none of these … If so, they are added to the ALARMS list of late-arriving lab results.

8. Final Progress Report: Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab • Title of Project … : Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab • Principal Investigators: Jeremiah S. … Number: R18HS026640 Abstract Purpose: The Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab … The lab focused on improving diagnostic accuracy, antibiotic specificity, and transition of care outcomes … Purpose The objective of the Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab was to reduce

9. Lab Results Improve Accuracy of AI-Generated Diagnoses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   May 01, 2025 - Lab Results Improve Accuracy of AI-Generated Diagnoses Issue Number 959 AHRQ News Now is … Today’s Headlines Lab Results Improve Accuracy of AI-Generated Diagnoses . … Each model generated a list of possible diagnoses with and without lab data. … Adding lab results improved diagnostic accuracy by up to 30 percent across models. … The models correctly interpreted common lab tests such as liver function and toxicology panels.

10. Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2020 - Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste Long Description … Period: 09/30/14–03/29/19 Description: The goal of the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Learning Lab … Final Report: Transdisciplinary Learning Lab To Eliminate Patient Harm and Reduce Waste.

11. Engineering High Reliability Learning Lab (EHRLL) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Engineering High Reliability Learning Lab (EHRLL) Principal Investigator:  Sara Singer, Ph.D. … Grant No.:  HS24453 Project Period:  09/30/15–09/29/21 Description:  The goal of this learning lab … Through their self-evaluation, 4 researchers showed how a patient safety learning lab can help foster … Progress Report: Engineering Highly Reliable Learning Lab. … Atkinson MK, et al., Evaluating a patient safety learning lab intervention to create an interdisciplinary

12. Case Report on Ambulatory Safety and Quality (pdf file)
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    September 05, 2017 - 2) To what extent was the toolkit useful for guiding lab testing process improvements? … To what extent is improving lab testing in general a priority for this practice? … How do you know when lab testing is working well? f. … What changes have been made to your lab testing processes? … What changes have been made to your lab testing processes?

13. Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process Toolkit (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2017 - Testing Process Figure 1 presents an example of the lab testing process. … testing system and errors related to the lab testing process. … yes q q no Are you able to organize the report by lab/imaging center? … Critical lab results called by lab immediately to triage RN (day) or senior resident (night). … Reduce errors in delayed notification of lab results.

14. Overview of Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (PSLL) Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2025 - P30 Projects Funded in 2014 and 2015 Brain Health Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (Brain Safety Lab … The lab launched the Patient Satisf Active ® Model. … The lab achieved its aims in the following ways. … To support this work, the lab developed the following products: Multiple survey instruments. … The lab comprised a transdisciplinary team of parents, safety researchers, and physicians.

15. Medical Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports.

16. Open Wide Learning Lab (OWLL): Improving Patient Safety in Dentistry | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2025 - Open Wide Learning Lab (OWLL): Improving Patient Safety in Dentistry Principal Investigator: … Final Report: Open Wide Learning Lab (OWLL): Improving Patient Safety in Dentistry. 2024, University

17. Enhancing Patient Safety Through Cognition and Communication (M-Safety Lab) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2021 - Enhancing Patient Safety Through Cognition and Communication (M-Safety Lab) Principal Investigator … Grant No.: HS24385 Project Period: 09/30/15-12/31/19 Description: The goal of this learning lab … The M-Safety Lab tested and validated a bed motion device that detects 84.8 percent of patients' motions … The lab filed a provisional patent application on this device. … In addition, the M-Safety Lab created and tested tools and physical spaces to improve the diagnostic

18. Using Lean Six Sigma® Tools to Compare INR Measurements from Different Laboratories Within a Community (pdf file)
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    March 07, 2008 - (Lab A). … To remove the lab-to-lab blood draw process variation from the study, one lab was chosen as the “Host … Three tubes were sent to a second lab (Lab B), while retaining the other 3 tubes at the first lab (Lab … However, there appeared to be a lab-to-lab difference. … Compared to Lab C and D, Lab B appeared to 5 be closer in average.

19. Failure to Rescue Patient Safety Learning Lab (FTR PSLL) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2021 - Failure to Rescue Patient Safety Learning Lab (FTR PSLL) Principal Investigator: George Blike … of most FTR events: loss of information, delays, lack of shared mental models, and noise. [ 1 ] The lab … advanced display and information system capabilities. [ 4 ] To detect early patient deterioration, the lab

20. Appendix A. Database Search Strategy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2024 - or “False Positive Reactions” or “Incidental Findings” diagnos* adj2 (test* or procedur* or imag* or lab … ) or diagnos* NEAR/2 test* or diagnos* NEAR/2 procedur* or diagnos* NEAR/2 imag* OR diagnos* NEAR/2 lab … incidental findings’/exp OR ‘incidental findings’ OR (diagnos* NEXT/2 (test* OR procedur* OR imag* OR lab … Failure to Diagnose” diagnos* N2 test* OR diagnos* N2 procedur* OR diagnos* N2 imag* OR diagnos* N2 lab