-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multi-hospital-after-observational-study-using-point-prevalence-approach-infusion-safety
January 23, 2017 - rate and medication error rate per 100 medication administrations decreased, the intervention did not lead … May 16, 2018
The other opioid crisis: hospital shortages lead to patient pain, medical
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-part-1-divided-we-fall-part-2-cursed-knowledge-building-culture-psychological-safety
August 02, 2015 - care becomes more complex, more teams and subspecialists are involved in a patient's care, which may lead … October 3, 2017
Did duty hour reform lead to better outcomes among the highest risk patients
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-outcomes-national-patient-initiated-second-opinion-program
July 15, 2015 - Diagnostic errors can lead to delayed or incorrect treatments, resulting in serious patient harms. … April 8, 2018
Diagnostic errors that lead to inappropriate antimicrobial use.
-
www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts4.html
December 01, 2017 - Leadership agrees to identify a change team champion and establish a multidisciplinary change team to lead … Two team leaders may co-lead project activities; one is a nurse and the second can be from nursing or … who should attend the meeting, what their roles are, who is responsible for the reports, and who will lead
-
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/summary.html
July 01, 2018 - Improved behavior is expected to lead to better disease control which should, in turn, lead to better … better at managing their disease and allow sufficient time to assess if patients' changed behaviors lead
-
digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/complexity-incidence-and-costs-related-delayed-diagnosis-venous
September 01, 2024 - If not diagnosed and treated in time, VTE can lead to severe complications, prolonged hospital stays, … In the long run, this research could lead to new tools, guidelines, and policies that improve patient
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43695/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - systems (which
use an adjudication process rather than usual courts) will all play a larger role and lead … Formation of accountable care organizations may
lead to reform in the liability system such that organizations
-
www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/premortem-scorecard-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Slide 13: Preparing To Lead 2
In a postmortem, an autopsy is performed to learn why a patient died … Slide 14: Preparing To Lead 2
Identify potential barriers and vulnerabilities. … Slide 15: Preparing To Lead 2
The Premortem Exercise helps you–
Imagine the project has failed
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_premortem.pptx
December 01, 2017 - to the clinicians and those interested in the results, it doesn’t help the patient.
4
Preparing To Lead … premortem encourages you to imagine that the project has failed and brainstorm the reasons that could lead … the exercise individually, have team members share their responses with the team.
5
Preparing To Lead
-
digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/improving-care-transitions-hospitalized-patients-pharmacy-integrated-transitions-program
January 01, 2020 - medical professionals at each facility is a significant issue throughout care transitions, which can lead … to medication-related problems, and complications that can lead to preventable hospital readmission.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospira-carpuject-pre-filled-cartridges-drug-alert-products-may-contain-more-intended-fill
August 05, 2020 - , 2012
Codeine use in certain children after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy may lead … Differences in strength expression on product labels of compounders and conventional manufacturers may lead
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/haidesign-summary.pdf
September 01, 2013 - agents can be
brought into hospitals by colonized or infected hosts or other external sources and lead … Contact with contaminated surfaces can lead to transmission of pathogens, with health
care workers … suboptimal maintenance of the built environment can increase the risk of
transmission of pathogens and can lead … easy to merge discipline-specific perspectives through
collaboration, but such open dialogue will lead
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866847/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - The evidence-based approach is true when it comes to preventing errors and mistakes that can lead to … processes that reduce the probability of experiencing errors
and catching errors that occur before they lead … culture in what they say and
do is critical to ensuring that a zero harm goal doesn't potentially lead … that CEO left, those organizations lost those gains in a matter of months when the new CEO
didn’t lead
-
www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/role-play.html
May 01, 2017 - After the role-play, lead a discussion with staff using the discussion questions and/or worksheet provided … Ask for volunteers to share their SBAR with the group and lead a discussion in a nonpunitive manner. … Ordering a urine culture will not help decipher between a CAUTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria and may lead … Ordering a urine culture will not help decipher between a CAUTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria and may lead
-
digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/context-critical-understanding-when-and-why-electronic-health-record-related
January 01, 2023 - error through video review and systematically categorize the observed errors to understand what factors lead … Record-Related Safety Hazards Happen Funded Amount: $297,840
Does inadequate EHR design lead … new features and minor adjustments to the EHR over time—impacts the usability of the system and may lead … How small inconsistencies can lead to increased errors
A second example found from the black box analysis
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/spotlight_case_a_fatal_twist_in_pseudohyperkalemia_slides.pptx
January 01, 2024 - His 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) demonstrated normal sinus rhythm and right bundle branch block (RBBB … Overview
This case illustrates how the misinterpretation of a common laboratory complication can lead … In this 12-lead ECG, hypokalemia is evidenced by prominent U waves (red arrows) and T wave inversions … Clinicians should have a low threshold to repeat diagnostic testing such as routine bloodwork and 12-lead … Take Home Points
27
Take-Home Points
28
Failure to recognize lab values affected by hemolysis can lead
-
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7K93Ldpe86aLuGS65CPKYp
July 01, 2005 - been identified correctly); and whether
intermediate outcomes such as weight loss or stabilization lead … Arrow 4: Do interventions lead to improved intermediate outcomes, including behavioral, physiologic or … Arrow 5: Do interventions (behavioral counseling, pharmacotherapy, surgery) lead to improved health outcomes … Arrow 4: Do interventions lead to improved intermediate outcomes, including behavioral, physiologic or … Rivara FP, Whitaker R, Sherman PM, Cuttler L Influencing the childhood behaviors that lead to obesity
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tnd-0855-170515.pdf
April 28, 2017 - rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0855-170515.pdf
April 28, 2017 - rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead … rslt=&age_v=&gndr=&cond=diabetes&intr=NOT+drug&titles=&outc=management+OR+control+OR+prevent&spons=&lead
-
effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/technical-brief-34-health-worker-certification-summary.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Funding and
Reimbursement
May lead to sustainable funding, employment
opportunities, and reimbursement … May not lead to better pay or employment
opportunities. … Could lead to “de facto” mandatory
certification, if certified CHWs are favored
over those who have