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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47611/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Drug and opioid-involved overdose deaths- United States,
2013-2017.
January 23, 2019
Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, et al. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - United States, 2013-2017.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(5152):1419-1427. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-and-opioi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50861/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook, 2019
February 5, 2020
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2019. AHRQ Pub No 20-0023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/network-patient-safety-databases-chartbook-2019
AHRQ has released the Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook, 2019 w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43686/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Tools for primary care patient safety: a narrative review.
November 26, 2014
Spencer R, Campbell S. Tools for primary care patient safety: a narrative review. BMC Fam Pract.
2014;15:166. doi:10.1186/1471-2296-15-166.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tools-primary-care-patient-safety-narrative-review
Proven methods to …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/diy-run-chart.html
July 01, 2022 - Do It Yourself Run Chart for Primary Care Practices
Resource: Do It Yourself Run Chart (XLSX, 86 KB)
Primary care practices can use this Excel spreadsheet to create run charts to track their progress in quality improvement. It includes instructions, an example of a diabetes measure, and a programmed blank s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73332/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - An evolving hospital quality star rating system from CMS:
aligning the stars.
May 26, 2021
Bilimoria KY, Barnard C. An evolving hospital quality star rating system from CMS: aligning the stars.
JAMA. 2021;325(21):2151-2152. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.6946.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evolving-hospital-quality-star-rat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42821/psn-pdf
December 18, 2013 - Safe use of electronic health records and health
information technology systems: trust but verify.
December 18, 2013
Denham CR, Classen D, Swenson SJ, et al. Safe use of electronic health records and health information
technology systems: trust but verify. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(4):177-89. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73627/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - The problem with 'My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene'.
August 25, 2021
Gould D, Purssell E, Jeanes A, et al. The problem with ‘My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene’. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2022;31(4):322-326. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011911.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-my-five-moments-hand-hygiene
The “My Five Moments for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-h.docx
June 02, 2025 - Remove that Foley
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix H. Urinary Catheter Pocket Card
Front
Front
Back
Remove that Urinary Catheter!
Foley catheters can cause:
· Infections
· Length of Stay
· Cost
· Patient Discomfort
· Antibiotic Use
Urinary catheters confine patients to bed, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48028/psn-pdf
August 28, 2019 - Error Reduction and Prevention in Surgical Pathology,
Second Edition.
August 28, 2019
Nakhleh RE, Volmar KE, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature; 2019. ISBN: 9783030184636.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-reduction-and-prevention-surgical-pathology-2nd-edition
Surgical specimen and laboratory process proble…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72829/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - Safe Practices to Reduce CPOE Alert Fatigue through
Monitoring, Analysis, and Optimization.
March 10, 2021
Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety. Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI Institute; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-practices-reduce-cpoe-alert-fatigue-through-monitoring-analysis-and-
optimization
Alert…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45028/psn-pdf
May 25, 2016 - 'Just culture': improving safety by achieving substantive,
procedural and restorative justice.
May 25, 2016
Dekker SWA, Breakey H. ‘Just culture:’ Improving safety by achieving substantive, procedural and
restorative justice. Saf Sci. 2016;85. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2016.01.018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-cultu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47958/psn-pdf
June 26, 2019 - Patient safety professionals as the third victims of
adverse events.
June 26, 2019
Holden J, Card AJ. Patient safety professionals as the third victims of adverse events. J Patient Saf Risk
Manag. 2019;24(4):166-175. doi:10.1177/2516043519850914.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-professionals-third-vict…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41432/psn-pdf
October 19, 2012 - Adverse events are common on the intensive care unit:
results from a structured record review.
October 19, 2012
Nilsson L, Pihl A, Tågsjö M, et al. Adverse events are common on the intensive care unit: results from a
structured record review. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012;56(8):959-65. doi:10.1111/j.1399-
6576.201…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46716/psn-pdf
January 10, 2018 - Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions
Across Ambulatory Settings.
January 10, 2018
Davis K, Collier S, Situ J, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December
2017. AHRQ Publication No. 1800051EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-engage-high-risk-patients-safe-tran…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46650/psn-pdf
July 12, 2018 - Towards a more patient-centered approach to medication
safety.
July 12, 2018
Lee JL, Dy SM, Gurses AP, et al. Towards a More Patient-Centered Approach to Medication Safety. J
Patient Exp. 2018;5(2):83-87. doi:10.1177/2374373517727532.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/towards-more-patient-centered-approach-medication-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865719/psn-pdf
May 01, 2024 - High reliability pediatric heart centers: always working
toward getting better.
May 1, 2024
Torzone A, Birely A. High reliability pediatric heart centers: always working toward getting better. Curr Opin
Cardiol. 2024;39(4):356-363. doi:10.1097/hco.0000000000001143.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41191/psn-pdf
March 21, 2012 - Reviewing the impact of computerized provider order
entry on clinical outcomes: the quality of systematic
reviews.
March 21, 2012
Weir C, Staggers N, Laukert T. Reviewing the impact of computerized provider order entry on clinical
outcomes: The quality of systematic reviews. Int J Med Inform. 2012;81(4):219-31.
d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45094/psn-pdf
May 04, 2016 - Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans'
Access to Primary Care.
May 4, 2016
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; March 18, 2016. Publication GAO-16-
328.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/actions-needed-improve-newly-enrolled-veterans-access-primary-care
This analysis found that s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47061/psn-pdf
July 25, 2018 - Technical rationality and the decentring of patients and
care delivery: a critique of 'unavoidable' in the context of
patient harm.
July 25, 2018
Hutchinson M, Jackson D, Wilson S. Technical rationality and the decentring of patients and care delivery:
A critique of 'unavoidable' in the context of patient harm. Nu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47517/psn-pdf
January 27, 2019 - Defining and classifying terminology for medication
harm: a call for consensus.
January 27, 2019
Falconer N, Barras M, Martin J, et al. Defining and classifying terminology for medication harm: a call for
consensus. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2019;75(2):137-145. doi:10.1007/s00228-018-2567-5.
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