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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42968/psn-pdf
February 26, 2014 - The investigators found that errors occurred at each stage of the
process, with a small but significant … These errors often occurred when providers
entered free-text instructions into the e-prescribing system
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/risk
January 01, 2023 - The process can be used to study a failure that actually occurred, or it could study a potential failure … Description
Root cause analysis (RCA) is a popular technique used to determine why a problem occurred
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s89.pdf
October 01, 2007 - in the vaccinated group, whereas 1 had
occurred in the control group (Table 1). … At week 12, 2 cases occurred in the vaccinated group
compared with no cases in the control group, for … A third case occurred in the
vaccinated group during week 14, with an increase in LLR to
2.08. … Hypothetically, the LLR would have
been different if the fourth case of facial paralysis had
occurred … If 3 cases had occurred
during week 12, the LLR would have been 7.86, exceeding
the critical value at
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/mackenzie-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - No operator injuries occurred with a redesigned
instrument tray. … Complications of CTI in one study of 426 consecutive patients occurred in 21%. … Undrained pneumothorax, hemothorax, or effusion despite CTI occurred in 35
patients. … In one of these patients, the
air re-accumulation occurred after hospital discharge. … In one patient,
this occurred 5 days after hospital discharge (Fig. 5).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.239_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2011 - Disclosure
Discussing medical errors with patients is challenging
Patients want to know when errors have occurred … Disclosure respects patient autonomy
In general, patients want to learn about harmful errors that have occurred … Additional factors complicate this case:
The disclosing physicians did not make the error
The error occurred … the care provided
Examination of the possible error might involve a root cause analysis
If an error occurred … two hospitals should have had an open dialogue about the case
If they determined that a clear error occurred
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/reportguide.html
November 01, 2017 - It displays the number of falls that occurred and the risk factors associated with the falls. … For each of the months (1 or 3) included in the report, any fall that occurred before the report date … For each of the months (1 or 3) included in the report, any fall that occurred before the report date … For each of the months (1 or 3) included in the report, any fall that occurred before the report date … ,
Shift during which the fall occurred,
Time at which the fall occurred,
The location of the fall
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Riley_58.pdf
April 02, 2008 - to execute a
specific task, whereas “team reformation” occurred when team membership changed in a … Each behavioral marker was
scored using the following scale:
• “0” Behavior occurred at or below … • “2” Behavior occurred more than 90 percent of the times when prompted by the event set. … emergency measures; and planning for an emergency intervention occurred. … Leadership transfer occurred continuously
throughout an obstetrics emergency.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Devine.pdf
July 01, 2003 - , but the medication did not reach the patient
C
An error occurred that reached the patient but did … but no patient harm
Error, harm
E
An error occurred that resulted in the need for treatment or … hospitalization
and caused temporary patient harm
G An error occurred that resulted in permanent … patient harm
H
An error occurred that resulted in a near-death event
(e.g., anaphylaxis, cardiac … A 5-month time frame was identified; in an effort to minimize bias, one
that occurred immediately prior
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Potter.pdf
January 01, 2003 - The total number of links was summarized and grouped, then the number
of activities that occurred for … Calculations were made to show the cognitive load at the time each interruption
occurred and at the … Omissions for RN #3 occurred with a cognitive
stacking load of 16, 18, 17, and 16 respectively. … Omissions
occurred at various times with respect to a nurse’s cognitive stacking measure. … For example, an omission occurred with a nurse’s cognitive stacking as low as 5
and as high as 20.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-scorecard-2014-16.pdf
January 01, 2014 - HAC National Scorecard
2014-16
Between 2014-2016, 350,000 fewer hospital-acquired conditions (HACs)
occurred
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multimodal-system-designed-reduce-errors-recording-and-administration-drugs-anaesthesia
September 26, 2012 - Although fewer overall errors occurred with the new system, the reduction in administration errors occurred
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspxspecs.pdf
February 01, 2018 - type occurred daily. … type occurred daily. … type occurred daily. … type occurred daily. … type occurred daily.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes4.html
August 01, 2022 - information, other than event reports, that might provide information indicating that a CANDOR event has occurred … create a cohesive environment for informing the organization as to whether a CANDOR event may have occurred … implement the best practice of creating a hotline for staff to call when they feel a CANDOR event has occurred … Risk Management can also provide ongoing support to managers on the unit(s) where the event occurred. … Also, the location where the event occurred is generally no longer intact, so information that could
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide5/notes.html
August 01, 2022 - The patient and/or family have a reasonable expectation to be informed when a harm event has occurred … of this initial conversation is to advise the patient and/or family that an adverse event may have occurred … During disclosure, patients and families generally want a clear, explicit statement that an event has occurred … what happened in a way that is easy to understand, explain what is known about why the adverse event occurred … If the event was preventable and occurred due to error, the communicator should:
Consider using
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/adverse-events-near-misses-and-errors
March 30, 2022 - independently reviewed by two clinically experienced reviewers in order to determine whether an adverse event occurred … When an adverse event occurred, reviewers also may disagree about whether the event was preventable. … Important subcategories of adverse events include: Preventable adverse events : those that occurred due … could have been less harmful if care had been different; Adverse events due to negligence : those that occurred
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harder.pdf
May 19, 2003 - Brennan et al.1 reported that adverse events occurred in
3.7 percent of the selected cases (95% confidence … Thomas et al.2 reported that in this sample, adverse
events occurred at a rate of 2.9 percent (with … Death
occurred in 6.6 percent (SD of 1.2 percent) of the adverse events. … in 2003.4 Not surprisingly, the results of the studies of adverse events that
occurred in Utah and … This education occurred on the patient care units 24
hours a day for the 5-day process.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb230-7-Day-Versus-30-Day-Readmissions.pdf
December 01, 2016 - For diagnoses with the
highest 7-day readmission rates, the percentage of 30-day
readmissions that occurred … More than one-third of these
readmissions occurred within
7 days, reflecting a 7-day
readmission rate … Overall, 36.1 percent of all 30-day readmissions occurred within 7 days. … Across payers, the percentage of 30-day readmissions that occurred within 1 week of initial discharge … In comparison, 31–32 percent of 30-day readmissions
for CHF occurred within 7 days across payers.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter9.html
December 01, 2017 - following the visit may be used to assess if laboratory testing, medication changes, and ECM service use occurred … If such service use occurred following the visit, the office visit may be classified as a clinical opportunity
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/morse-merryweather-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The majority of FREs occurred in the Stand and Gait phases (n = 45 and 33,
respectively). … Twenty-eight FREs occurred in Stand
Preparation through the Stand Phase, FREr; 18 FREs occurred during … The shortest
duration occurred in the Gait Initiation Subphase: 1.32 (0.58) seconds. … The majority of FREs occurred during rising. … The
majority of the 61 FREs occurred during rising.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/herwaldt-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Identification Errors 4/21/04 – 2/07/05 (Pilot Period)
Prevented
Errors
Count
Step/
Occurred
Step … Skipped steps occurred when the nurse or phlebotomist failed to scan
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the patient’s barcoded … Skipped steps often occurred because personnel within the Critical Care Laboratory failed to
complete … Skipped steps during administration occurred when the transfusionist failed to complete all three
scans … This occurred at night in an intensive care unit shortly after the system was
activated.