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January 01, 2025 - LabGenie: A Patient-Engagement Tool to Aid Older Adults' Understanding of Lab Test Results
Project Description
Publications
LabGenie, a web-based patient engagement tool, has the potential to facilitate doctor-patient communication and boost engagement and shared decision…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan150/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
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Final Research Plan
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening
July 18, 2013
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They shoul…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinalsum.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
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Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/121-importance-mrsa-prevention-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Facts
SSIs account for 20 percent of all healthcare-associated infections.1
SSIs are a major cause of morbidity and mortality.2
SSIs lead to rehospitalization and increased costs ($3–10 billion annually).2,3
SSIs due to MRSA lead to higher morbidity and mortality.4
Staphylococcus aureus an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74702/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Association between physician burnout and self-reported
errors: meta-analysis.
January 26, 2022
Owoc J, Ma?czak M, Jab?o?ska M, et al. Association between physician burnout and self-reported errors:
meta-analysis. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(1):e180-e188. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000724.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852460/psn-pdf
August 16, 2023 - Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and
Obstetric Hemorrhage.
August 16, 2023
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkits-reduce-hypertension-pregnancy-and-obstetric-hemorrhage
Obstetric hemorrhage and severe high blood pressure during pregna…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838078/psn-pdf
September 14, 2022 - Patient safety issues from information overload in
electronic medical records.
September 14, 2022
Nijor S, Rallis G, Lad N, et al. Patient safety issues from information overload in electronic medical records.
J Patient Saf. 2022;18(6):e999-e1003. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72854/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - Enabling sustained communication with patients for safe
and effective management of oral chemotherapy: a
longitudinal ethnography.
March 17, 2021
Mitchell G, Porter S, Manias E. Enabling sustained communication with patients for safe and effective
management of oral chemotherapy: a longitudinal ethnography. J Adv …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46075/psn-pdf
May 03, 2017 - ED misdiagnosis of cerebrovascular events in the era of
modern neuroimaging: a meta-analysis.
May 3, 2017
Tarnutzer AA, Lee S-H, Robinson K, et al. ED misdiagnosis of cerebrovascular events in the era of modern
neuroimaging: A meta-analysis. Neurology. 2017;88(15):1468-1477.
doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000003814.
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide77.html
October 01, 2014 - 77. For the Patient Who Has Recently Quit (Continued)
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Addressing problems encountered by former smokers (Continued)
Weight gain
Recommend starting or increasing physical activity.
Reassure the patient that…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60693/psn-pdf
July 15, 2020 - Incoming interns recognize inadequate physical
examination as a cause of patient harm.
July 15, 2020
Russo S, Berg K, Davis JJ, et al. Incoming interns recognize inadequate physical examination as a cause
of patient harm. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2020;7:238212052092899. doi:10.1177/2382120520928993.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865718/psn-pdf
May 01, 2024 - Calculating the cost of medication errors: a systematic
review of approaches and cost variables.
May 1, 2024
Ranasinghe S, Nadeshkumar A, Senadheera S, et al. Calculating the cost of medication errors: a
systematic review of approaches and cost variables. BMJ Open Qual. 2024;13(2):e002570.
doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2023-0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842424/psn-pdf
January 11, 2023 - Unsafe by design: infusion task reallocation and safety
perceptions in U.S. hospitals.
January 11, 2023
Pratt BR, Dunford BB, Vogus TJ, et al. Unsafe by design: infusion task reallocation and safety perceptions
in U.S. hospitals. Health Care Manage Rev. 2022;48(1):14-22. doi:10.1097/hmr.0000000000000351.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73703/psn-pdf
September 15, 2021 - To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and
treatments.
September 15, 2021
Korenstein D, Harris RP, Elshaug AG, et al. To expand the evidence base about harms from tests and
treatments. J Gen Intern Med. 2021;36(7):2105-2110. doi:10.1007/s11606-021-06597-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expand-evidence-b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846756/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Frequency of medication administration timing error in
hospitals: a systematic review.
March 29, 2023
Pullam T, Russell CL, White-Lewis S. Frequency of medication administration timing error in hospitals: a
systematic review. J Nurs Care Qual. 2023;38(2):126-133. doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000668.
https://psnet.ahr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73612/psn-pdf
August 18, 2021 - Evaluating the impact of radio frequency identification
retained surgical instruments tracking on patient safety:
literature review.
August 18, 2021
Schnock KO, Biggs B, Fladger A, et al. Evaluating the impact of radio frequency identification retained
surgical instruments tracking on patient safety: literature re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47825/psn-pdf
March 06, 2019 - Diagnostic error as a result of drug-laboratory test
interactions.
March 6, 2019
van Balveren JA, van de Venne WPHGV-, Erdem-Eraslan L, et al. Diagnostic error as a result of drug-
laboratory test interactions. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019;6(1):69-71. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0098.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-err…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837065/psn-pdf
May 11, 2022 - Fast tracking in cardiac surgery: is it safe?
May 11, 2022
MacLeod JB, D’Souza K, Aguiar C, et al. Fast tracking in cardiac surgery: is it safe? J Cardiothorac Surg.
2022;17(1):69. doi:10.1186/s13019-022-01815-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fast-tracking-cardiac-surgery-it-safe
Post-operative complications can le…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74089/psn-pdf
July 15, 2002 - The effect of race and sex on physicians'
recommendations for cardiac catheterization.
July 15, 2002
Schulman KA, Berlin JA, Harless W, et al. The effect of race and sex on physicians' recommendations for
cardiac catheterization. N Engl J Med. 2002;340(8):618-626. doi:10.1056/nejm199902253400806.
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