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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/developmentmethodskeyinformantinterviewsreport.pdf
July 10, 2012 - Improving Consumer Health IT Application Development: Lessons From Other Industries Findings from Key Informant Interviews
Improving Consumer Health IT Application
Development: Lessons From Other Industries
Findings from Key Informant Interviews
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-measurement-point-care/citation/health-care-if-health-mattered
January 01, 2023 - Health care as if health mattered.
Citation
Frieden TR, Mostashari F. Health care as if health mattered. JAMA 2008 Feb 27;299(8):950-2.
Link
Frieden TR, Mostashari F. Health care as if health mattered. JAMA 2008 Feb 27;2…
Principal Investigator
Wu, Winfred
Project Name
Br…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35466/psn-pdf
November 09, 2005 - Abbott Diabetes Care blood glucose meters.
November 9, 2005
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/abbott-diabetes-care-blood-glucose-meters
This announcement alerts patients and practitioners to a problem with glucose meters made by Abbott
Diabetes Care. The meters have a measurement setting that, if inadvertently switched,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37423/psn-pdf
December 19, 2007 - Patient Safety.
December 19, 2007
Intern J Health Care Qual Assur. 2007;20(7):555-632.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-5
This special issue includes articles by authors from Australia, Israel, France, Iran, and Belgium that explore
ideas such as building a culture of safety, replacing medical equipment…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37152/psn-pdf
September 05, 2007 - Why pay for mistakes?
September 5, 2007
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-pay-mistakes
Recently, CMS ruled that Medicare will no longer cover certain preventable errors. In this op-ed piece, the
author discusses why this new rule will drive hospitals to implement safety measures.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-pa…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/ahrq-funded-project-resources-archives/blues-project-list-refined
January 01, 2023 - BLUES project list of refined metrics
Description
A list of clinical outcome and process measures chosen for an AHRQ study examining diabetes.
Document Source
The Bettering Lives Utilizing Electronic Systems (BLUES) Project: Improving Diabetes Outcomes in Mississippi with Health…
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/workgroups/34806/CDS_Connect_WG_October_2021_Summary.pdf
January 01, 2021 - CDS Connect Work Group October 2021 Summary
Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Connect Work Group (WG)
Meeting Summary
October 21, 2021
3:00-4:00 pm ET
Attendees: 39 people, including 3 phone dial-ins
Organization Attendees
AHRQ Sponsors Steve Bernstein, Edwin Lomotan, Mario Teran, James Swiger (4)
WG…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-safety-practices_research-protocol.pdf
November 09, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: November 9, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices
I. Background and Objectives fo…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/ca9.jsp
July 01, 2014 - Understanding Drivers of Health Care Disparities and Developing Targeted Interventions
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
Search All AHRQ Websites
Careers
Conta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33825/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Rethinking Root Cause Analysis
January 1, 2016
Gupta K, Lyndon A. Rethinking Root Cause Analysis. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rethinking-root-cause-analysis
Annual Perspective 2016
Introduction
Root cause analysis (RCA) is a systematic process to analyze adverse events and near miss…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Af…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/value-efficiency-supplemental-item-english.pdf
March 01, 2023 - SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey - English
SOPS® Value and Efficiency Supplemental Item
Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
Language: English
• Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office
Survey to help medical…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1app.html
March 01, 2019 - Appendix: Profiles of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States’ Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives
Implementation Guide Number 1
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Childr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA202-Materials_VIA.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Attachment 6A.1 Description of the Chicago Pediatric Quality and Safety Consortium Hospitals
CPQSC: Institution Characteristics
Advocate – Oak
Lawn
Advocate – Park
Ridge
Lurie Children’s Prentice Mount Sinai Stroger
Type of Institution
Children’s
Hospital with
pediatric
residency program
and fell…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49838/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - An Untimely End Despite End-of-Life Care Planning
August 1, 2018
Elia G, Barbour S, Anderson WG. An Untimely End Despite End-of-Life Care Planning. PSNet [internet].
2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/untimely-end-despite-end-life-care-planning
The Case
A 76-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit (…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-references.html
June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Executive Summary
Introduction
Elic…
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cdsic.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/Final%20Workgroup%20Charter_CDS%20Standards%20and%20Regulatory%20Frameworks_Personnel%20Update_Jan26.pdf
January 01, 2023 - FINAL WORKGROUP CHARTER: CDS STANDARDS AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
FINAL WORKGROUP CHARTER: CDS
STANDARDS AND REGULATORY
FRAMEWORKS
O C T O B E R 2 0 2 2
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality:
Clinical Decision Support
Innovation Collaborative
(CDSiC)
Presented by:
NORC at the Universit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.4i 1
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 12: Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism (PE) or Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Why Focus on DVT/PE…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/024-ss-cusp-learning-from-defects.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Learning From Defects
Learning From Defects
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
Learning From Defects
1
Educat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/DiagnosticSafety-flier.pdf
November 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Safety Research
1
Diagnostic Safety Research
at the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
Diagnostic Error
Diagnostic error is a significant and underrecognized threat to patient safety.
Diagnostic errors are common, consequential, and costly and contribute to avoidable suffering and
prevent…