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  1. Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/health-literacy-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Applied to CAUTI Prevention: Enhances patient-centered, compassionate care Improves patient safety … /family anxiety Slide 33 Summary: Health Literacy and Patient Safety Barriers to … Slide 40 How to Engage Patients & Families When you first assess the patient: Ask how the patient … Slide 56 References Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety. … Patient participation: Current knowledge and applicability to patient safety.

  2. Continuing Education | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - commentary describes the appropriate evaluation for acute abdominal pain, the importance of imaging in patients … The commentary highlights the importance of thorough neurological investigation of patients presenting … adult, and the limitations of non-contrast brain CT for identifying TIA or early ischemic strokes in patients … safety during spine surgery. … can enable care team members to voice concerns about patient safety. 

  3. The Consequences of Miscommunication Regarding a Possible Artifact | PSNet

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    May 11, 2019 - Approach to Improving Safety & Patient Safety Target Given the importance of communication between … safety. … should be incorporated into a systems-level model for improving patient safety. … the patient and the referring clinician, and between the patient and the radiologist. 12 Take-Home … Available at: https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety-topics/sentinel-event/ .

  4. Issue Brief - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/telediagnosis.pdf
    August 03, 2020 - Issue Brief - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis PATIENT … SAFETY e Issue Brief Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of … Despite its importance to diagnostic safety, little attention has been paid to the impact of patient … engagement and patient participation in telediagnosis,17,18 beyond patient satisfaction. … Diagnostic Safety • Safety may be enhanced by improved access, a better sense of the patient’s home environment

  5. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-whose-job-it
    May 01, 2018 - against the physician's admission, transfer, and/or discharge orders.( 14 ) Given the patient safety … risk posed by medication discrepancies during transitions of care, leading patient safety organizations … Patient-physician communication at hospital discharge and patients' understanding of the postdischarge … Joint Commission. 2006 Critical access hospital and hospital national patient safety goals. … OSF healthcare's journey in patient safety. Qual Manag Health Care. 2004;13:53-59.

  6. Adverse Drug Events in U.S. Hospitals, 2010 Versus 2014 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb234-Adverse-Drug-Events.pdf
    June 01, 2016 - Introduction An adverse drug event (ADE) involves harms to patients caused by medication use. … Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2017;26(6):635–41. 3 Ibid. 4 National Center for Health Statistics … Examination of the Coding of Present-on-Admission Indicators in Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project … The income quartile is missing for patients who are homeless or foreign. … For More Information For other information on adverse events and patient safety in U.S. hospitals

  7. Outbreak | PSNet

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    January 29, 2015 - One reality that is difficult to avoid is the ED patient–provider interaction, which is critical to patient … disseminating information to providers while allowing EDs and infection control experts to implement new safety … dedicated departments and teams, such as Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control or Occupational Safety … safety measures for daily infectious exposures (e.g., handwashing) as well as unanticipated infectious … See More About The Topic Emergency Departments Health Care Providers Quality and Safety

  8. Primary Care Connection Prior to Emergency Department Visits for Children With Identifiable Asthma (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-fullreport.pdf
    July 01, 2018 - Measure Topic – patient safety: No. k. Measure Topic – family experience with care: No. l. … adherence; experts in patient safety, quality measurement and improvement, and public health … We have not specifically tested the understandability of this measure with patients. … safety and continuity of care. … Modifiable factors associated with severe asthma exacerbations in urban patients.

  9. Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vv5kXtX5QDg2948gog66pd
    December 07, 2021 - 2192. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.15658 Editorial page 2139 Multimedia Related article page 2172 and JAMA Patient … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient … the key questions that the review will address to allow the USPSTF to evaluate the effectiveness and safety … the key questions that the review will address to allow the USPSTF to evaluate the effectiveness and safety … Oral health prevention and toddler well-child care: routine integration in a safety net system.

  10. Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/envscan/findings.html
    July 01, 2022 - ratio, and safety net status. … experience Patient safety Hospital APR-DRG-based cost measures, using APCD data. … HEDIS measures and CAHPS measures of patient experience. Accepting new patients. … and Patient Safety Indicators; ED: emergency department; URI: upper respiratory infection; APR-DRG: … experience, and safety.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866578/psn-pdf
    August 28, 2024 - safety.11 Approaches to Improving Safety  Optimize Human Factors Engineering Clinicians in both the … Reported medication events in a paediatric emergency research network: sharing to improve patient safety … Racial/ethnic disparities and patient safety. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2006;53(6):1197-1215. … Human factors engineering and patient safety. … Minimizing medication errors in pediatric patients. US Pharm. 2018;44(4):20-23.

  12. Methods Guide Atkins (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methods_guide_atkins.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - • Reviewers should assess whether benefits or harms vary along with differences in patient or intervention … Finally, intervention features may affect the ability to generalize the effectiveness or safety of the … in each trial, can be prone to bias (the “ecological fallacy”).37 Meta-analysis based on individual-patient … features, inspect whether this variation is associated with differences in measures of effectiveness or safety … systematic reviews which address relatively broad clinical or policy questions in representative patient

  13. Methods-Guidance-Applicability Methods (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-applicability_methods.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - • Reviewers should assess whether benefits or harms vary along with differences in patient or intervention … Finally, intervention features may affect the ability to generalize the effectiveness or safety of the … in each trial, can be prone to bias (the “ecological fallacy”).37 Meta-analysis based on individual-patient … features, inspect whether this variation is associated with differences in measures of effectiveness or safety … systematic reviews which address relatively broad clinical or policy questions in representative patient

  14. Final Progress Report: Cancer Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (CaPSLL): Preventing Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/weinger-france-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Cancer Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (CaPSLL): Preventing Clinical Deterioration … in Outpatients FINAL REPORT Title: Cancer Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (CaPSLL): Preventing … safety problem. … Carayon’s Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) 3.0 model re-imagines patient care … AHRQ Patient Safety Learning Laboratories Annual Meeting. September 14 & 15, 2023.

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865454/psn-pdf
    March 27, 2024 - In addition to specific health outcomes, patients report having better experiences with their care when … the culture of patient safety is strong. … , it can improve behaviors related to patient safety. … National Steering Committee for Patient Safety. Declaration to advance patient safety. … https://www.ihi.org/initiatives/national-steering-committee-patient-safety/declaration-advance-patient-safety

  16. ADHD Performance Measurement Set (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-14-attach-1.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - American Board of Pediatrics American Medical Association (AMA) Chicago Pediatric Quality and Safety … The testing was completed within the Chicago Pediatric Quality and Safety Consortium, a testing network … Jensen, et al also point out that both medication and educational services for 24 and 36 months were indicators … Measure Exclusions and Exceptions Exclusions arise when patients who are included in the initial patient … Exceptions are used to remove patients from the denominator of a performance measure when a patient

  17. Measure 1, Section 14, Attachment 1 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-14-attachment-1.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - American Board of Pediatrics American Medical Association (AMA) Chicago Pediatric Quality and Safety … The testing was completed within the Chicago Pediatric Quality and Safety Consortium, a testing network … of Chicago-area hospitals with pediatric services seeking to understand and improve the quality and safety … Jensen, et al also point out that both medication and educational services for 24 and 36 months were indicators … Exceptions are used to remove patients from the denominator of a performance measure when a patient

  18. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_peptic_ulcer_potential_high_impact_2012-12-111.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - POEM is performed with the patient under general anesthesia. … Additional scrutiny of teduglutide’s safety and its impact on cost of care is likely going forward … TSO’s impact is perceived to be dependent on further demonstration of safety and efficacy and the extent … During the followup period (up to 25 months) no patient reported dysphagia recurrence, but some patients … These malignancies were reviewed by an independent safety review board that requested no changes to

  19. R18Hs017270-Fricton-Final-Report-2011 (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017270-fricton-final-report-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - quality and safety of care and can do so with health information technology. … It is also possible that in the patient activation group, some patients may not have reminded their … rate at which providers reviewed care guidelines for all patients in the clinics even if the patient … Because of the anticipated connection between safety and quality of dental care in patients with chronic … Personal Health Records to Improve Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety in Advances in Patient

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857061/psn-pdf
    November 27, 2023 - Joan Stanley about The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety November 27, 2023 … Joan Stanley about The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety . … safety into classroom and clinical instruction, and how this affects patient safety as a whole. … harm to patients and providers through system and individual performance.” … https://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/National-Steering-Committee-Patient-Safety/Pages/National-Action-Plan-to-Advance-Patient-Safety.aspx
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