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  1. State Inpatient Databases (SID)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/sid_brochure.jsp
    May 01, 2018 - Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality Indicators … State-level inpatient healthcare issues, including: Access to care Quality of care and patient … safety Use and cost of hospital services Variations in medical practice Healthcare cost inflation … health policy changes Diffusion of medical technology Study multiple hospital visits for the same patient … Available annually since 1990, SID files include all patients, regardless of payer, thus providing a

  2. Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety in Orthopedic Trauma Surgical Training (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/anderson-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety in Orthopedic Trauma Surgical Training Title: Improving … Patient Safety in Orthopedic Trauma Surgical Training Principal Investigator: Donald D. … Safety Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The paradigm struggles to ensure patient safety. … The long-term goal of our work is to improve patient safety and outcomes by better understanding orthopedic

  3. Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/bim.docx
    December 01, 2017 - Mitigation Tool Introduction Problem Statement Guidelines summarizing evidence exist to help ensure that patients … In addition, consistent guideline adherence may significantly improve patient safety. … Additionally, all BIM team members should be trained on the science of patient safety (e.g., having viewed … Do staff believe that the guideline is appropriate for their patients? 3. … Applicability to unit patients Does the guideline apply to the unit’s patients?

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

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    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

  5. Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process (ppt file)

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    January 01, 2010 - Of the 4,521 patients, 532 (11.8%) had a urinary catheter placed. … Finally, identify nurse and physician champions who are enthusiastic, passionate, patient safety advocates … encounter and throughout the trajectory of care makes clinical decisions that affect patient safety, … Patients? What’s different about ED nursing? … Healthcare Research and Quality through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety

  6. Final Progress Report: Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in the Nursing Home (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - Our prior research conducted under the auspices of an AHRQ-funded Center of Excellence for Patient Safety … safety. … management and is a major priority of the Joint Commission's 2008 National Patient Safety Goals. … These findings have important implications for patient safety and support the development of structured … Our findings have implications for quality of care reporting and patient safety. 12 Jennifer

  7. Physicians’ Roles in Preventing Dental Caries in Preschool Children: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xXX8ZeqpmqtMURtJSfub56
    April 01, 2004 - Two patient-based assessments of management of fluoride supplementation have been reported.25,26 Twenty … Because only a small amount of varnish is applied, the total amount of active agent administered to the patient … of these indicators. … Does newly acquired knowledge improve patient care? JAMA. 1980;244:2183–2185. 26. … A review of their clinical use, cariostatic mechanism, efficacy and safety.

  8. Electronic Prescribing in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/europe-e-prescribing-report.pdf
    February 01, 2011 - Interviewees identified the improved patient safety derived from e- prescribing as an important benefit … avoiding having to repeat patient information when patients are handed off among physicians. … represented by organizations such as the National Patient Safety Agency, have, surprisingly, advocated … Basic and networked e-prescribing benefits include the following: o Improved patient safety. … safety • Reduce claims and liability costs Reduction in errors: • Improved patient safety •

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

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    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

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

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    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.

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

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    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

  12. Clinical deterioration as a nurse sensitive indicator in the out-of-hospital context: a scoping review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-deterioration-nurse-sensitive-indicator-out-hospital-context-scoping-review
    July 19, 2023 - safety. … safety leadership. … October 23, 2024 Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional … surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States. … August 16, 2023 Approaches to improving patient safety in integrated care: a scoping

  13. S13 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s13.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE Methodologic Challenges to Studying Patient Safety and Comparative Effectiveness Brian … Strom MD, MPH Abstract: Studies of patient safety and comparative effectiveness entail unique methodologic … SPECIAL LOGISTICAL ISSUES Finally, unique logistical issues arise in the study of patient safety and … Patient safety studies are another example. … The appeal of using IT to improve patient safety grows as health systems computerize, but some of these

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33786/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2015 - Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational Uses May 1, 2015 Xiao Y, Mackenzie CF, Seagull … Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational Uses. PSNet [internet]. 2015. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/video-improve-patient-safety-clinical-and-educational-uses Perspective … Improvement in patient safety often relies on understanding of human and systems factors that contribute … These and other forces should bring about innovative uses of video to improve patient safety.

  15. AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery: Final Report (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2017 - for the purposes of improving patient safety … hospitals in support of patient safety culture improvement. … This proved to be a surprisingly complex task; the theoretical definitions and empirical indicators … Other metrics (e.g., length of stay, indicators of patient experience, variable direct costs) may engage … Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient

  16. Veterans Health Administration Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) Shows Promise for Targeting Prevention Interventions to Reduce Mortality in Patients Who Are Prescribed Opioids | PSNet

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    October 30, 2024 - However, results from STORM indicate that previously identified and novel risk indicators that are readily … Patient Safety Innovations Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce … Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer July 31, 2023 Patient Safety … Safety Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create … Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations

  17. Patient Centered Virtual Multimedia Interactive Informed Consent (VIC) - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023987-fuad-final-report-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) mission to improve the quality of life and the safety … safety and quality of care.14,24-33 Patients want to be involved in making decisions about their own … Non-numerical indicators were analyzed using qualitative methods. … There were also clear indicators of patient satisfaction. … Improving Patient Safety through User-Centered Healthcare Background Check System Design.

  18. Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2018 User Database Report Part I Executive Summary (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/2018mosopsdatabasereport-execsumm.pdf
    April 01, 2018 - Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2018 User Database Report Part I Executive Summary … Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Executive Summary 2018 Medical Offices Survey Database Report … safety culture based on the 2018 Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture Database. 2,437 … Communicate your action plan The Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Survey on Patient Safety Culture … /medical-office/mo-reports.html https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture

  19. Computerized prescriber order entry–related patient safety reports: analysis of 2522 medication errors. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2017 - Study Computerized prescriber order entry–related patient safety reports: analysis … Computerized prescriber order entry-related patient safety reports: analysis of 2522 medication errors … More widespread implementation of these systems has revealed new safety concerns. … Investigators determined that patients experienced delays in receiving medications due to these errors … Computerized prescriber order entry-related patient safety reports: analysis of 2522 medication errors

  20. Learning from errors: analysis of medication order voiding in CPOE systems. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-errors-analysis-medication-order-voiding-cpoe-systems
    May 29, 2019 - July 10, 2019 Computerized prescriber order entry–related patient safety reports: analysis … March 21, 2018 Association of display of patient photographs in the electronic health … record with wrong-patient order entry errors. … Annual Perspective Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient … Technology-induced errors associated with computerized provider order entry software for older patients
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