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5981. Case Example #3: Fairview Health Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2019 - 12,184 unique patients (individuals assigned to a specific provider); the number of patient visits was … Patients are referred to the SW for home safety or financial concerns and to the RN for clinical concerns … Currently, the INR clinic has a patient population of around 400 active Edina patients. … The form is from the Epic EHR and provides the patient's status across all quality indicators based on … Patient navigation RN care coordinators and SW help with medical and safety needs of patients across

5982. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - , safety, financial performance, patient experiences of care, patient outcomes, and employee satisfaction … • The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety is an evidence-based … Care, Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, the Joint Commission, and the Health Research and Educational … Other organizations contributing to the project included Planetree, the Maryland Patient Safety Center … Overall improvements in quality and safety When your approach to care centers on patients and families

5983. Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality | PSNet
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      January 31, 2024 - Perspective authors reviewed articles related to clinical misdiagnosis and patient safety added to the … Reducing misdiagnosis in these situations may have broader, population-level effects on patient safety … In patient-centered work to categorize diagnostic error, patients emphasized that communication breakdowns … patients. … Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient Safety February 26, 2025

5984. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antiplatelet-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
      November 22, 2011 - whether a patient will have a bad outcome on standard clopidogrel therapy? … Which test (or combination of tests or no test) provides the best guide for whether a patient should … and over multiple measurements on the same patient), with some patients showing no platelet response … Efficacy and safety of clopidogrel pretreatment before percutaneous coronary intervention with and … Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of clopidogrel plus aspirin as compared to antiplatelet monotherapy

5985. Electronic Health Record Use, Work Environments & Patient Outcomes - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - Patients. … Administrative patient databases from the four states were used to identify patients 18 years of age … ,22 nurses assigned an overall grade for their unit on patient safety as: A: excellent; B: very good … Sociotechnical systems approach to healthcare quality and patient safety. Work 2012;41:3850-4 6. … Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

5986. Can an Academic Health Care System Overcome Barriers to Clinical Guideline Implementation? (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2004 - of the intensive care Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 3 296 environment.21 The perioperative … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 3 298 Surgical delay Surgeons voiced other concerns in relation … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 3 300 Engagement of department leaders A critical factor that … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 3 302 Author affiliations Weill Medical College of Cornell University … Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices.

5987. Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (doc file)
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      November 01, 2019 - Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use … safety ☐ Patient representative ☐ Other: ☐ N/A What are the activities of the ASP Committee? … : ☐ N/A ASP Area Answers Comments Do you have software or another mechanism that identifies patients … ☐ No procalcitonin testing ☐ Procalcitonin results not acted upon by ASP ☐ Yes: all patients ☐ Yes: … select patients ➕List interventions being conducted by the ASP to improve antibiotic use outside

5988. Human Factors Engineering Can Teach You How to Be Surprised Again | PSNet
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      November 01, 2006 - Using Human Factors Engineering to Improve Patient Safety. … SEIPS: Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety. … Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. … tools to improve patient safety. … March 1, 2011 Special Section: Patient Safety.

5989. Acute Sinusitis (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2022 - Followup • Patients should expect to have sinusitis symptoms improve over a week to 10 days. … • Patients should return to medical care if they have no improvement after 10 days, develop fever … • Patients should present to the emergency department if they develop severe headaches, emesis, … Acute Sinusitis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic

5990. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2022 - Treatment • Antibiotics are not indicated for the treatment of the common cold.1 • Patients should … • The incubation period for most viral causes of the common cold is 1–3 days and patients may be … • Patients should be instructed to contact the clinic or go to the emergency department if symptoms … Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (“the Common Cold”) Upper Respiratory Tract Infection AHRQ Safety

5991. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
      November 01, 2016 - acceptance is likely to be high because of the ease of administration and good safety profile, most … Study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate to severe … A global phase 3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate … Global study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate … A clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate to severe

5992. PREGNANCY, INCLUDING PRETERM BIRTH #12 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pregnancy-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
      November 01, 2016 - acceptance is likely to be high because of the ease of administration and good 4 safety profile … A clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate to severe … Study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate to severe … A global phase 3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate … Global study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of elagolix in subjects with moderate

5993. Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS American Indian Survey (pdf file)
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      December 11, 2017 - Psychometric analyses also indicate that composite measures are reliable and valid measures of patients … ’ rating of the provider (single item) • Patients’ rating of the clinic (single item) * The CAHPS … Survey results are typically reported along with other measures of quality and safety. … Learn more about improving patients' experiences with primary and specialty care. … http://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/index.html http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety

5994. Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs | PSNet
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      January 01, 2016 - the volume of cases in the literature suggest that when an x-ray can be done without undue delay, all patients … with altered mental status (and probably alert patients as well) should have x-ray confirmation of NG … Capnography confirms correct feeding tube placement in intensive care unit patients. … An American View of the UK's Patient Safety Enterprise: Top Down vs. … The Media: An Essential, If Sometimes Arbitrary, Promoter of Patient Safety October 1, 2009

5995. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2003 - Both patients were asked to resubmit urine samples; in fact, the patient was pregnant. … Gandhi, MD, MPH Director of Patient Safety Brigham and Women´s Hospital Boston, MA References 1. … Classifying laboratory incident reports to identify problems that jeopardize patient safety. … Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 2003 National Patient Safety Goals. [ … +safety/03+npsg/npsg_03.htm https://www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/disclaimers/index.html

5996. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 21, 2020 - Patient Safety in Primary Care February 21, 2020 Schiff G, Hall KK, Fitall E. … Patient Safety in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. 2020. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-primary-care Introduction A strong primary care system … Articles AHRQ PSNet published on this topic in 2019 highlighted the scope of potential patient safety … Beyond acute patient safety events, some inappropriate prescribing can have broader public health safety

5997. Final Progress Report: Creating Safe Ambulatory Care: The Path to Resilience (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Gaps in the continuity of care and progress on patient safety. BMJ. 320: 791-4. … A Tale of Two Stories: Contrasting Views of Patient Safety. … Chicago: National Health Care Safety Council of the National Patient Safety Foundation, American Medical … Implementing patient safety practices in small ambulatory care settings. … Advances in patient safety: New directions and alternative approaches. Vol. 3.

5998. Statistical Brief #95: Public Hospitals in the United States, 2008 (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2010 - Surveys of metropolitan public safety net hospitals suggest that these institutions provide care for … In addition, hospitals are compared on patient characteristics including age, patient complexity, median … http://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Publications/Safety-Net- Financing/Characteristics-2008.aspx … , metropolitan public hospitals had the lowest patient-to-nurse ratio (0.8 patients per nurse), micropolitan … is immunosuppressed than in a patient with a fractured arm.

5999. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2019 - As a reminder, the Four Moments include: Moment 1: Does my patient have an infection that requires … The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making SAY: We will begin with Moment 1, “Does my patient … Patients should be retested to confirm the patient indeed has CDI by testing specifically for the presence … Always confirm that the patient has signs and symptoms consistent with CDI before prescribing therapy … Before prescribing treatment, confirm that the patient has urinary symptoms.

6000. Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with a Psychiatric Presentation | PSNet
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      September 27, 2023 - Approaches to Improving Patient Safety The tragedy in this case is that there was clinical suspicion … James Bourgeois, OD, MD Consulting Editor, AHRQ, Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Professor of Psychiatry … April 10, 2024 Implementing and evaluating patient-focused safety technology on adult … August 9, 2023 To what extent are patients involved in researching safety in acute mental … December 23, 2020 Nurses' influence on consumers' experience of safety in acute mental