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  1. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 10. Harms Due to Opioids (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/opioids-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - Safety Practices Given the importance of harms due to opioids, we identified potential patient safety … Safety Practices Harms Due to Opioids 10-28 Author, Year Description of Patient Safety Practice … Safety Practices Harms Due to Opioids 10-29 Author, Year Description of Patient Safety Practice … Safety Practices Harms Due to Opioids 10-30 Author, Year Description of Patient Safety Practice … Safety Practices Harms Due to Opioids 10-32 Author, Year Description of Patient Safety Practice

  2. Misconnection Leading to Arterial Thrombosis | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misconnection-leading-arterial-thrombosis
    January 29, 2021 - The radial artery, in particular, follows a variable course in different patients. … Approaches to Improving Patient Safety Avoid injecting drugs and air bubbles into arterial lines All … Christian Bohringer, MBBS Consulting Editor, AHRQ, Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Professor of Clinical … Safety Authority. … Tubing Misconnections: Making the Connection to Patient Safety.

  3. 130-Ss-Swiss-Cheese-Fg (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/130-ss-swiss-cheese-fg.docx
    April 01, 2025 - As a refresher, the Science of Safety focuses on safe system design. … Patient safety and quality is a property of the system rather than the actions of individual caregivers … Provide patients a handout with clear written instructions and assign a provider to review them in detail … for several teaching sessions; afterwards, the mentor could observe her initial teaching session with patients … As a result, the defects persist and eventually, patients can suffer harm.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836976/psn-pdf
    April 27, 2022 - Intraosseous Line Extravasation in a Pediatric Trauma Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2022. … Compartment syndrome is a clinical diagnosis and patients’ reported symptoms are the earliest indicators … Approach to Improving Patient Safety Overall, this case demonstrates how an unstable pediatric patient … Ideally, two large bore peripheral IV lines should be placed in unstable patients. … The “3 As” is a useful to assess for compartment syndrome in pediatric patients.

  5. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.257_slideshow.ppt
    December 01, 2011 - devices among clinicians and their common health care uses Describe the benefits of mobile technology to safety … * * Case: Multitasking Mishap (2) The patient underwent successful PEG tube replacement on hospital … rounding with the attending, the resident was able to enter orders in real time as team members evaluated patients … Improving ambulatory prescribing safety with a handheld decision support system: a randomized controlled … enhance communication, access to literature, and connectivity to clinical systems, enhancing quality, safety

  6. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_01.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - However, patients 2, 7, and 9 are each V1 V2V1V1V3V2V1 V3 V1 V2 Patient 1 Hospital 2 Hospital … 1 Level 1 Visits Level 2 Patients Level 3 Hospitals Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 … Sources of Variation Consider a simple two-level hierarchy of patients within hospitals for patient … Are diagnosis specific outcome indicators based on administrative data useful in assessing quality of … Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 13: 32-39, 2004.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33873/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2019 - that movement, but it's also coming from the disappointment that many of us have about the overall indicators … It's not just how we're doing in patient safety and quality, but what's missing that's not helping us … They don't understand quality and safety and how to work in teams. … safety project area. … safety and the health care systems.

  8. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_surveillance.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program CER # 20: Comparative effectiveness and safety … Comparative effectiveness and safety of radiotherapy treatments for head and neck cancer. … A dosimetric correlation of radiation dose and early grade 3 dysphagia in oropharyngeal cancer patients … A matched cohort comparison of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with intensity … Multivariate analysis of quality of life outcome for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after treatment

  9. Missed Pneumonia | PSNet

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    June 01, 2005 - The patient had taken a 2-hour plane ride the day before onset of symptoms. … The patient quickly improved on antibiotics and was discharged 2 days later. … Does this patient have community-acquired pneumonia? … April 12, 2023 Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis … Perspective The Role of Bar Coding and Smart Pumps in Safety

  10. Building Health IT Research Capacity (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/buildinghealthitresearchcapacity.pdf
    December 01, 2012 - intended to promote and build research capacity in the use of health IT to improve health care quality, safety … funding disserta- tion research projects focused in one of three research areas: 1) the quality and safety … Most patient portals give patients access to a summary of their health data and permit two-way electronic … However, the benefit of patient portals is contingent on patients’ ability to navigate the technology … now a Senior Consultant at Bates White Economic Consulting, provides government agen- cies and other clients

  11. Disposition of Comments for Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-postpartum-screening_disposition-comments.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - Disposition of Comments for Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression Comparative … Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Efficacy and Safety … Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression. Comparative Effectiveness Review 106. … What are community patients? … It can be considered unethical to screen women without a safety net and protocol in place.

  12. Check the Anesthesia Machine | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine
    August 01, 2006 - Safety: A Personal Story August 1, 2006 WebM&M Cases … safety, teamwork, safety leadership, and simulation to healthcare leaders and managers. … August 31, 2011 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … Safety Research December 1, 2003 Critical role of the surgeon–anesthesiologist … relationship for patient safety.

  13. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/type-2-diabetes-medications-update_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2011 - In addition to having an increased number of medication choices, patients with type 2 diabetes often … organized these deficiencies and recommendations using the PICOTS format for specifying research questions: patient … Populations Studies often employed narrow inclusion criteria, enrolling patients at lowest risk for … complications, and they commonly used run-in periods to avoid enrolling patients with adverse effects … We identified the following research gaps related to target patient populations: 1.

  14. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-Compendium-TechDoc-update.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Safety net systems. The list provides three indicators related to safety net systems. … The DSH patient percentage is defined as: DSH Patient Percent = (Medicare SSI Days/Total Medicare Days … The list also includes three indicators of teaching intensity. … percentage The DSH patient percentage is defined as: DSH Patient Percentage = (Medicare SSI days … How did safety-net hospitals cope in the 1990s?

  15. Final Progress Report: Job Retention Among Home Healthcare Nurses (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ellenbecker-boylan-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - On average, nurses are most satisfied with their relationships with patients and peers and with the … component of the SEM was specified with the eight subscales of the HHNJS (described above) as observed indicators … 0.51 12.67 Stress & Workload 0.44 11.33 Relationship with Physicians 0.31 7.14 Relationship with Patients … ” Percent (%) of Agencies Reporting “yes” Offer competitive benefits 97 78 Enhanced workplace safety … Comparison between two wards for the care of severely demented patients.

  16. Physician Burnout (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/ahrq-works/impact-burnout.pdf
    July 01, 2017 - safety, and care quality. … Burnout can also threaten patient safety and care quality when depersonalization leads to poor interactions … with patients and when burned-out physicians suffer from impaired attention, memory, and executive … send faxes to give doctors more face-to-face time with patients. … Conclusion Burnout takes a toll on physicians, their patients, and their practices.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867672/psn-pdf
    February 26, 2025 - with severe abdominal pain and in patients with peritoneal tenderness. … Case Analysis This case involved a patient presenting with high-risk abdominal pain. … Safety Imaging in High-Risk Abdominal Pain Patients presenting to the ED with abdominal pain of uncertain … Safety Network (PSNet) Professor Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and … Barnes, MD, FACEP Consulting Editor, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network (PSNet) https://psnet.ahrq.gov//

  18. Connecting to Health: Public – Private Sector Health Information Exchange Efforts (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006Welebob_051711comp.pdf
    June 06, 2006 - 2006 Page 1 Connecting to Health: Public – Private Sector Health Information Exchange Efforts Patient … Safety and Health IT Conference Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality June 6, 2006 Emily Welebob … 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Provider inefficiencies due to lack of data to support patient … • Advancements in functionality to support improvements in quality and safety are evident. … Accurately linking patient data- 80% of respondents indicated that accurately linking patient data

  19. Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
    August 20, 2019 - Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations in patients with early-onset breast cancer. … Patients' resistance to risk information in genetic counseling for BRCA1 /2. … Psychological support needs for women at high genetic risk of breast cancer: some preliminary indicators … Impact of panel gene testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer on patients. … Short-term surgical outcome and safety of risk reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA1 /2 mutation carriers

  20. One Dose, Fifty Pills | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-fifty-pills
    January 13, 2021 - Unfortunately, pride and shame can take precedence over patient safety. … Second, system-based interventions can preserve patient safety and educate housestaff while hopefully … The answer to this seeming conflict of autonomy versus patient safety is in creating a culture where … Creation of a Medical Procedure Service to Improve Patient Safety March 1, 2008 … May 12, 2021 Establishing a multi-institutional quality and patient safety consortium
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