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  1. The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV – Slides

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-slides.pptx
    September 01, 2022 - Does my patient understand what to expect and the followup plan? … Moment 1 Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Does my patient understand what to expect and the followup plan? … Plan Does my patient know what to expect and the followup plan? … Patient Handout: The Patient Handout explains the symptoms and symptomatic treatment of influenza and

  2. SOPS Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/index.html
    January 01, 2025 - The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) ask healthcare providers and other staff in hospitals … The surveys can be used to raise awareness of and improve patient safety culture in your organization … (1:09) Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey . Medical Office Survey . … Using the Surveys When using any of the SOPS surveys, reference the full name "Surveys on Patient Safety … If you are administering a patient safety culture survey that is based on a SOPS survey or uses items

  3. Final Progress Report: Demonstration of Quality Improvement of Medication Therapy Management Services (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/doucette-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - The patient engagement intervention raised the rate of patients obtaining MTM services. … The TIP algorithms can address drug safety, cost issues, and nonadherence. … focus onto these indicators. 8 Although we included some of the Star rating indicators as our outcomes … the study design and methods, they also had to adjust their MTM program to meet CMS requirements and client … This was in response to a request by their client drug plans who participated in this study. 11

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60543/psn-pdf
    May 27, 2020 - safety practices. … For most patients requiring invasive procedures in a hospital setting, consultation with the service … Safe but Sound: Patient Safety Meets Evidence-Based Medicine.  … The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2012 Jan; 38(1):24-33. 3. … BMJ Quality & Safety 2009; 18:169-173. 8.

  5. USA, IL, Evanston | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - USA, IL, Evanston Preventing Wrong-Drug and Wrong-Patient Errors With … significant increase in problem placement rates, a modest increase in order abandonment (when a wrong patient … Principal Investigator(s) Rao, Goutham Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety … Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics-funded project was focused on the improvement of patient … safety through the development and refinement of tools for safer medication use.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852700/psn-pdf
    August 30, 2023 - We spoke to Patricia about patient safety trends and how patient safety will move beyond the pandemic … forces and committees focused on the safety and well- being of patients and the workforce. … , mattered deeply because they are integral to the safety and supportive care network of patients. … And it’s time to move beyond lagging indicators of safety to upstream measures and attention to how … This work is important, but keep in mind that these are lagging indicators, and more importantly that

  7. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoarthritis-pain_research-protocol.pdf
    August 05, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness and Safety … In addition, efficacy and safety may vary for individual drugs within a class. … We will also include studies that report safety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or were taking … ; setting (primary care or referral); the number of patients randomized relative to the number of patients … Comparative effectiveness and safety of analgesics for osteoarthritis.

  8. Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/standalone_psi_casestudy.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare … Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare … cornerstone of its patient safety improvement work for the last 6 years. … , improved collaboration in support of patient safety, and institutionalized a standard set of patient … Safety Indicators, which provides guidance on these issues.

  9. Limitations of AI and the Resulting Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ai-wave4.html
    July 01, 2025 - hospital data, it might latch onto contextual clues—like a patient’s hospital unit—instead of physiologic indicators … the ICU, the model may associate ICU admission with high sepsis risk and underestimate the risk for patients … found to introduce errors in 70 percent of generated clinical notes. 43 AI-generated responses to patient

  10. Antibiotic Audit Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic-audit.html
    December 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Audit Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Introduction Problem … Purpose of This Tool This tool will help your safety program team understand how appropriately you … We have attached two versions based on two different antibiotic regimens to illustrate how your safety … to assess antibiotic prophylaxis in a different group of patients. … number of patients to review.

  11. Enhancing the Clinical Content of Administrative Data - Laboratory Data Toolkit

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/lvtoolkit.jsp
    August 01, 2011 - Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality Indicators … Toolkit The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is committed to improving healthcare safety … administrative databases has been shown to provide more accurate risk-adjustments and better measures of patient … safety events and healthcare outcomes.

  12. Improving the Delivery of Health Services at the Health Systems Level - Emerging Research | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/improving-delivery-health-services-health-systems-level-emerging-research
    January 01, 2020 - outcomes and reduce disparities for patients seeking emergency care.   … The research team will evaluate overall patient volumes, service uptake, delivery learning curves, safety … and quality indicators over time, and population health outcomes. … medication safety during care transitions. … These systems offer promising solutions to challenges related to cost, efficiency, patient safety, and

  13. Role of the External Coach in Advancing Research Translation in Hospital-Based Performance Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Donaldson_87.pdf
    April 23, 2008 - Evaluating goals and the implementation process to inform next steps, paying particular attention to indicators … Provide linkers with general literature/references re: falls risk assessment and interventions; key indicators … Consistently implemented 19 64 A guide to reevaluation of fall risk 55 57 Inclusive of sitters/safety … assessment (FRA) on admission (%) 94 100 Intervals of fall risk assessment defined as: Q shift on all patients … 40 64 Q shift on at-risk patients 36 4 Other 24 32 Fall risk assessment tool Internally developed

  14. Including the reason for use on prescriptions sent to pharmacists: scoping review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/including-reason-use-prescriptions-sent-pharmacists-scoping-review
    March 10, 2021 - Clear communication regarding medication indications can improve patient safety . … safety, but prescribers noted concerns about impacts on workflow and patient privacy. … March 10, 2021 COVID-19 and open notes: a new method to enhance patient safety and trust … and safety of care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … November 4, 2020 Organisational factors associated with safety climate, patient satisfaction

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864868/psn-pdf
    March 27, 2024 - Challenges and Threats to Patient Safety Consider a scenario where a patient – Mr. … There is very little research about the correlation of patient-family engagement and patient safety, … /issue/process-indicators-quality-clinical-pharmacy-services-during-transitions-care compliance and … Strategies to Improve Patient Safety To address these risks, it is vital to create safety nets within … Effective communication between healthcare providers and patients is vital for patient safety and quality

  16. MHA/AHRQ Kick-Off Event

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/AppendixFMHAAHQRKick-Off.jsp
    July 01, 2016 - Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality Indicators … benefit for hospitals participating in the project will be enhanced comparative reporting for quality and patient … safety performance analyses and also additional tools in identifying the accuracy of medical coding … IT staff, particularly those involved with clinical lab systems; medical record experts, quality and patient … safety professionals.

  17. Medication errors during simulated paediatric resuscitations: a prospective, observational human reliability analysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-during-simulated-paediatric-resuscitations-prospective-observational-human
    February 23, 2022 - The authors recommend additional research into new approaches to protecting patients in paediatric emergency … April 5, 2023 Comparing safety, performance and user perceptions of a patient-specific … December 11, 2024 Safe clinical practice for patients hospitalised in mental health wards … August 24, 2022 A qualitative study of what care workers do to provide patient safety … safety: a realist synthesis.

  18. Outpatient CPOE orders discontinued due to 'erroneous entry': prospective survey of prescribers' explanations for errors. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-cpoe-orders-discontinued-due-erroneous-entry-prospective-survey-prescribers
    October 13, 2018 - , for the wrong medication, or were a duplicate order for a medication the patient was already taking … A previous Annual Perspective discussed the impact of CPOE on patient safety. … safety reports: analysis of 2522 medication errors. … Annual Perspective Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient … Prescription errors related to the use of computerized provider order-entry system for pediatric patients

  19. Association of note quality and quality of care: a cross-sectional study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-note-quality-and-quality-care-cross-sectional-study
    June 05, 2018 - physician notes written by general internists, cardiologists, and endocrinologists while providing care for patients … May 1, 2019 Computerized prescriber order entry–related patient safety reports: analysis … Safety Innovations Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of … Safety in the Ambulatory Care Setting August 5, 2022 Speaking up about patient-perceived … for service users to feedback patient safety experiences following a care transfer: a qualitative study

  20. Cognitive Testing Protocol AHRQ QI template (pdf file)

    qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/QI_Reporting/Model_Report_Composite.pdf
    January 01, 2000 - staff are to patient needs. … safety and quality standards. … The information in this Report is based on what are called Inpatient Quality Indicators, Patient Safety … Indicators, and Pediatric Quality Indicators. … information about the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators Click here for detailed information about the
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