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5521. Using Electronic Records to Detect and Learn from Ambulatory Diagnostic Errors - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-electronic-records-detect-and-learn-ambulatory-diagnostic-errors/annual-summary/2010
      January 01, 2010 - University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston Funding Mechanism RFA: HS07-002: Ambulatory Safety … The repositories contained all clinical data pertaining to patient care, including physician notes, laboratory … Journal of Medicine, “ Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical record: do any safety

5522. Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2023 - November 7, 2023 New research examines evidence-based practice to improve clinical decision making for patients … for AUD, including the use of drugs such as naltrexone, should be made collaboratively between the patient … “AHRQ’s updated systematic review examines how pharmacotherapy for patients with AUD can have a significant … Since the 2014 report, the literature on pharmacotherapy for patients with AUD has grown substantially … they focus on the strengths and limits of evidence from research studies about the effectiveness and safety

5523. Transforming Primary Care Practice in North Carolina | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2018 - Location North Carolina (49% rural) Transformational Elements Health Information Technology Patient-Centered … Care Quality & Safety Overview of Transformation Efforts The North Carolina Area Health … helped set goals for practice improvement, trained staff on QI methodology, and assisted in creating patient … to track implementation and use of disease registries, planned care templates, care protocols, and patient … Greater use of patient registries and protocols was associated with more patients achieving the cholesterol

5524. Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and other pain treatments among commercially insured U.S. adults. | PSNet
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      October 13, 2018 - diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic use, and patient … Impact of opioid administration in the intensive care unit and subsequent use in opioid-naïve patients … January 18, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … Annual Perspective Annual Perspective: Topics in Medication Safety … January 22, 2020 Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients

5525. African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned | PSNet
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      December 01, 2014 - Patient safety in developing countries: retrospective estimation of scale and nature of harm to patients … National patient safety policy 2. Knowledge and learning in patient safety 3. … Patient safety awareness 4. Health services for patient safety 5. … and our Patients for Patient Safety program . … March 16, 2023 Failure to rescue as a patient safety indicator for neurosurgical patients

5526. Appendix B8: Unsafe Behavior Worksheet (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Environment and Equipment Safety Appendix A. References and Equipment Sources Appendix B. … toilet seat    __ Use cushion in lounge chair    __ Lower lounge chair __ Increase bathroom safety …    __ Use adequate handrail support    __ Use easy to manage clothing __ Promote wheelchair safety … surveillance    __ Position or pressure change alarm    __ Movement sensor    __ Locate patient … __ Corrective lenses    __ Keep eyewear within easy reach at all times    __ Encourage patient

5527. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/039-mrsa-surveillance-slides.pptx
      October 01, 2024 - Progressing to Clinical Disease5-8 Infection occurs when microorganisms on a patient cause adverse effects … population group will be cultured (e.g., all patients, patients from selected units, or high-risk patients … Contact precautions prevent the spread of diseases through direct contact with the patient or indirect … contact with environmental surfaces or patient-care items in the patient’s environment. … Wear gloves and gown to enter a patient room regardless of whether patient contact will occur.

5528. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ptsd-5-protocol-update-2023.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - reporting; (4) serve as a source for clinicians seeking information on effectiveness of interventions for patients … meditation or "mind body" or mindfulness or music or "prolonged exposure" or relaxation or "seeking safety … meditation or "mind body" or mindfulness or music or "prolonged exposure" or relaxation or "seeking safety … Allowed PTSD psychotherapy, other psychotherapy, and psychotropic medication indicators 12. … Patients with suicidality excluded indicator 13.

5529. Pre-analytical pitfalls: Missing and mislabeled specimens | PSNet
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      April 18, 2018 - encountered during the analytic phase typically resides with improper instrument operation, faulty reagents … April 18, 2018 Wake Up Safe in the USA & international patient safety. … August 7, 2024 Status of patient safety culture in community pharmacy settings: a systematic … August 23, 2023 Interventions to engage patients and families in patient safety: a systematic … implications of missed test results for hospitalised patients: a systematic review.

5530. Project Report - Lean Sigma
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/implement/teamwork.pptx
      January 01, 2007 - and safety Units with little collaboration between disciplines 11 Daily Goals Checklist This tool … What are patients’ greatest safety risks? … safety Team members foster a climate where it is expected that assistance will be actively sought and … This is a SAFETY ISSUE! … Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Patient Safety. 2007 Jan;33(1):34-47.

5531. Conversational Information Technology for Better, Safer Pediatric Primary Care - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/conversational-information-technology-it-better-safer-pediatric-primary-care/annual-summary/2010
      January 01, 2010 - Organization Boston Medical Center Funding Mechanism RFA: HS07-007: Ambulatory Safety … and Quality Program: Enabling Patient-Centered Care through Health Information Technology (PCC) … Health Partner: Conversational IT for Better, Safer Pediatric Primary Care, indicate that use of a patient-centered … Strategic Goal: Develop and disseminate health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to support patient-centered

5532. Automatable algorithms to identify nonmedical opioid use using electronic data: a systematic review. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automatable-algorithms-identify-nonmedical-opioid-use-using-electronic-data-systematic-review
      July 27, 2016 - Safer opioid prescribing requires that providers and systems are able to identify patients who misuse … Problems with health information technology and their effects on care delivery and patient … rising frequency of IT blackouts indicates the increasing relevance of IT emergency concepts to ensure patient … safety.

5533. Improving Communications Between Health Care Providers via a Statewide Infrastructure: Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) Clinical State and Regional Demonstration Project (currently known as UHIN) - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-communications-between-health-care-providers-statewide-infrastructure/annual-summary/2011
      January 01, 2011 - utilizing the expanded cHIE infrastructure that includes an "Electronic Medical Record Lite," a master patient … While the impact of the use of cHIE by clinicians on patient safety and quality of care could not be … Strategic Goal: To develop and disseminate health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to support patient

5534. The role of the medical emergency team in end-of-life care: a multicenter, prospective, observational study. | PSNet
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      July 13, 2010 - In this study, conducted at seven hospitals in three countries, nearly one-third of patients seen by … February 1, 2023 Creating psychological safety in interprofessional simulation for health … Resources Consumers' perspectives on their involvement in recognizing and responding to patient … June 2, 2010 The impact of Rapid Response System on delayed emergency team activation patient

5535. Patient-Centered Informatics System to Enhance Health Care in Rural Communities | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Completed Grant Number R18 HS017308 Funding Mechanism(s) Ambulatory Safety … This health information technology supports a new model of interaction between clinicians and patients … Enroll patients from the four participating rural clinics into a prospective cohort study to assess the … Distribution of physician letters to patients was an effective method of recruiting UHR users. … An analysis of UHR sessions indicated that medication refill, reconciliation functions, drug safety,

5536. AHRQ Slide Template 2019-Regular (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/HCUPOverviewDeck_121422.pdf
      February 09, 2022 - elements are available: ► Value-added variables (supplemental variables for revisit analyses, injury indicators … , indicators for observation and ED services) ► Hospital characteristics (teaching status, ownership … Generate national and regional estimates of inpatient utilization, access, quality, patient safety … safety, etc. … safety, etc.

5537. How CUSP Enables Nurse Empowerment (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2013 - Well, how is CUSP different than other tools that we’ve used for patient safety? … This slide on Slide 6 is a snapshot of a badge card that Duke University’s patient safety program has … And so “huddles” has become a very generic term for a variety of strategies to improve patient safety … And in general, you have to have a culture that speaks up about patient safety. … But we also use the NDNQI which is National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators.

5538. Final Progress Report: Bridging the Gap between EMS and Health Services Research: A Conference for Researchers and Practitioners (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/delia-kutzin-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - This would include specific volume indicators, such as procedures per hospital, per physician, per EMT … This activity could improve patient care and help hospital ED’s better manage their patient flow. … care over patient transport. … Expanding the implementation and usability of evidence- based practice and rigorous patient safety protocols … This would include but not be limited to the development of evidence-based guidelines and patient safety

5539. Performing SSI Investigations: Slide Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_ssi_investigation.pptx
      December 01, 2017 - This is the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture or HSOPS survey. … NOTE: HSOPS stands for the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. … 3 Assess Your Performance PROCESS DATA OUTCOME DATA What we do to patients What happens to patients … SAY: The process measures are what we do to patients to prevent harm. … The outcome data is what happens to those patients, such as an SSI.

5540. HCUP Overview Course - Accessible Version
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/HCUP_Overview/HCUP_Overview/index508.jsp
      September 01, 2025 - The SID Some SID include synthetic patient linkage numbers that can be used to track patients within … After exclusions for missing or questionable patient linkage numbers and patients aged 0 years in some … AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) include: Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) identify hospital admissions … Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) focus on potentially avoidable complications and adverse events. … Quality is described in terms of six priorities: patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination