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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/executive-summary
January 01, 2018 - Executive Summary
The AHRQ Health IT Program funds research to create actionable findings around “what and how health IT works best” for its key stakeholders: patients, clinicians, and health systems. This Year in Review report details the Program’s 2018 research activities and outcomes th…
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digital.ahrq.gov/national-webinars/improving-health-it-safety-through-use-natural-language-processing
January 01, 2023 - Improving Health IT Safety through the Use Natural Language Processing to Improve Accuracy of EHR Documentation
Event Date:
February 07, 2017 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm ET
Event Materials:
Presentation Slides ( PDF , 2.4 MB) Q&A ( PDF , 544 KB)
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/improving-hit-safety-qa-020717.pdf
February 07, 2017 - We should put more effort into errors that are
related to clinical information, such as medication errors
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/assessment-potential-impact
January 01, 2006 - Assessment of the potential impact of a reminder system on the reduction of diagnostic errors: a quasi-experimental study
Authors: Ramnarayan, P., Roberts, G. C., Coren, M., Nanduri, V., Tomlinson, A., Taylor, P. M., Wyatt, J. C., Britto, J. F. Journal: BMC Med Inform Decis Mak Publication Date: 2006 Volum…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/Electronic%20Prescribing%20Transcript.pdf
April 01, 2009 - They get better
prescription information at the front end that will reduce potential medication errors … to provide a managed drug
benefit, enhancing the patient’s safety and reducing its cost related to medication … errors. … errors, not all of which translate to
adverse drug events in controlled substances. … You’ll find in the most recent Institute of Medicine report, “Preventing Medication Errors,” a
section
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-management-test-results-return-after-hospital-discharge/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Improving Management of Test Results that Return After Hospital Discharge - 2011
Project Name
Improving Management of Test Results that Return After Hospital Discharge
Principal Investigator
Were, Martin
Organization
Indiana University
Funding Mechanism
PAR: HS09-08…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/implementation-guide.pdf
December 01, 2018 - Implementation Guide: Factors to Consider in Managing Chronic Pain: A Pain Management Summary
Implementation Guide
Factors to Consider in Managing Chronic Pain:
A Pain Management Summary
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017248-adams-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - liquid medication (0-11 yrs)
Outcome(s) % of families with inappropriate medication use, Number
of medication … errors detected by PHP, number of
medication errors, % clinic encounters with discussion of
proper
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs024949-yellowlees-final-report-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - A clinical trial to validate an automated online language interpreting tool with Hispanic patients who have limited English proficiency – Final Report
Final Report.
Title: A clinical trial to validate an automated online language interpreting tool with
Hispanic patients who have limited English proficiency
P…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/impact-meaningful-use-clinical-workflow-emergency-departments
January 01, 2023 - Impact of Meaningful Use on Clinical Workflow in Emergency Departments
Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.33 MB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the v…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/10-0010-EF.pdf
November 01, 2009 - Using Health IT to Determine Medication Adherence: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio
Using Health Information
Technology To Determine
Medication Adherence
Findings from the AHRQ
Health IT Portfolio
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Health IT
U…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006BurstinMunier_051111comp.pdf
June 01, 2006 - Morning Plenary: Strengthening the Connections
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care • www.ahrq.gov
Morning Plenary:
Strengthening the Connections
Helen Burstin, MD, MPH
William B. Munier, MD
6 June 2006
2006 Patient Safety and Health IT Conference
Advancing
Excellence i…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhanced-handoffs-echo
January 01, 2024 - EnhanCed HandOffs (ECHO)
Project Description
Publications
Research Story
Implementing a machine learning-augmented sociotechnical intervention for postoperative handoffs is expected to improve interdisciplinary team communication, enhance patient safety, and creat…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r21hs018773-cummins-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Supporting Continuity of Care for Poisonings with Electronic Information Exchange
EXPLORATORY AND DEVELOPMENTAL GRANT TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY
THROUGH HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) (R21)
Supporting Continuity of Care for Poisonings with …
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/creating-meaningful-decision-support-reduce-drug-drug
January 01, 2023 - Creating Meaningful Decision Support to Reduce Drug-Drug Interactions
Theme:
Optimizing Care Delivery for Clinicians
Subtheme:
Optimizing Patient Safety Using Digital Healthcare Solutions
By individualizing drug–drug interaction alerts to individual patient circumstances, providers can …
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-vt-windsor
January 01, 2023 - USA, VT, Windsor
Clinical Portal Survey: Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Description
This is a questionnaire designed to be completed by nurses, physicians, and hospital staff in an inpatient setting. The tool includes questions to assess user's needs of electronic hea…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/HITSuccessStories112910.pdf
May 02, 2014 - errors occurring in
hospitals are preventable. … There are many factors that contribute to Study Participants:
medication errors, such as incomplete … As were studied:
a result, while CPOE may reduce some medication errors, it may
A 24-bed adult ICU … To assess medication safety and quality of care, data on medication errors were collected through chart … Overall, the number of medication errors did not change.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2010-02-24%20Transitions%20In%20Care%20(4).pdf
January 01, 2010 - Institute
Adverse Drug Events
injury resulting from a medical intervention
related to a drug
Medication … Errors
ADEs
Preventable
ADEs
Types of Errors Leading to Serious
Preventable ADEs
Patient
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016156-obrien-final-report-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - transfusions,
increased accuracy of patient specimen collection and laboratory data, improved accuracy of
medication … error reporting, increasing the accuracy of pharmacist intervention records,
increasing accuracy of … increased dramatically in these hospitals via
use of bar coding devices that warn staff of potential medication … errors.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006PattersonGeisWears_051611comp.pdf
March 01, 2006 - Implementation of a Simulation Based Patient Safety Curriculum in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Implementation of a Simulation
Based Patient Safety Curriculum
in a Pediatric Emergency
Department
Mary D. Patterson, MD, MEd
Gary Geis, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Robert L. Wears, MD, MS
University of Flori…