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601. A Process-centered Tool for Evaluating Patient Safety Performance and Guiding Strategic Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Akins.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - and examiners for the MBNQA are selected on the basis of their experience, quality expertise, and peer … Secretary of Commerce) ensures national impact, visibility and prestige for the award winners, wide peer … The first-round questionnaire was based on a literature review and the MBNQA criteria for excellence … patient safety goals are integrated in institution’s everyday healthcare delivery functions, regularly reviewed … Coronary angiography: a literature review and ratings of appropriateness and necessity.

602. Outpatient Surgery and Patient Safety—The Patient’s Voice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Hundt.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - what outcomes are more common and/or should ideally be avoided.7 Similarly a review of the anesthesia literature … patient safety in the outpatient surgery population since, to our knowledge (and based on extensive literature … During the development process, internal peer review resulted in numerous, substantial revisions to

603. Decision Support System Design and Implementation for Outpatient Prescribing: The Safety in Prescribing Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Feldstein.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Working with groups of expert pharmacists and physicians, we reviewed available data regarding the … appears to be an important predictor of intervention success with practicing clinicians,8 and little literature … We collected evidence from the peer-reviewed published literature as well as data from the HMO to demonstrate … from the interviews; counter-arguments were derived from our own research group’s experience and the literature

604. Looking for Trouble in All the Right Places: The Legal Implications Associated with “Electronic Signatures” and High-risk Clinical Situations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Escobar.pdf
     February 01, 2005 - The first concern was that any report involving public presentation or publication in the peer- reviewed … literature should be restricted to outcomes having only a weak association with human error. … For example, if a department ordinarily reviewed 1,000 charts to identify 12 events, it would be useful … ventilation and have submitted this for publication elsewhere.29 In the case of adverse drug events, some peer-reviewed … In: Peer review and mediation to promote patient safety. Houston J.

605. Implementation of an Evidence-based Protocol for Surgical Infection Prophylaxis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Savino.pdf
     July 01, 2003 - Educational program The investigators systematically reviewed the literature related to SSI; the … Review of the continuing medical education (CME) literature revealed that efforts to modify physician … In rare cases of noncompliance, departmental peer review was conducted by QCRM staff. … All records reviewed by the nurses were checked for SSI. … The elements in the database were derived from the literature review that identified a variety of pre

606. Physician Event Reporting: Training the Next Generation of Physicians (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Nguyen.pdf
     May 01, 2003 - There are regular calls in the literature about how physician’s need help and are unable to comfortably

607. Establishing a Culture of Patient Safety Through a Low-tech Approach to Reducing Medication Errors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Shaha.pdf
     May 01, 2004 - First, the literature is replete with alarm over the need to face and eliminate medication-related errors … forums, including presentations at national and international conferences, and in submissions to peer-reviewed … All medication orders for all patient charts were reviewed on a pediatric intensive case unit for 14 … Users’ guides to the medical literature: essentials of evidence-based clinical practice.

608. Expediting Clinician Adoption of Safety Practices: The UCSF Venous Access Patient Safety Interdisciplinary Education Project (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Donaldson.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - A preliminary and comprehensive course blueprint was developed and reviewed extensively before undergoing … Literature reviews related to learning styles and strategies, learning preferences, and continuing … Multiple learning style inventories have been used in the literature to discuss learning styles. … Using a case example to stimulate a peer discussion of the positives and negatives of potential treatments … Self-directed learning in nurse education: a review of the literature.

609. Can an Academic Health Care System Overcome Barriers to Clinical Guideline Implementation? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Quinn.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - We also reviewed all cases of perioperative MI. … , we developed a multifaceted educational intervention using grand rounds, academic detailing, and peer … Much of the published literature has focused on the dissemination strategies for clinical guidelines … , the providers expressed skepticism regarding the strength of the supporting literature. … addressed the problem of poor documentation of patient’s baseline medications and dosing in many of the reviewed

610. Background -- AHRQ and other funders interest in promoting faster movement from research to practice/science to service/TRIP/T (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Carpenter.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Literature was reviewed from health care, sociology, organizational development, psychology, and social … Tools currently used in field-specific instances were reviewed. … a dissemination plan that reaches beyond the traditional ways of getting the message out (e.g., peer-reviewed … We further reviewed relevant literature from health care, sociology, organizational development, change … Although much literature has been produced on the implementation of research results, a pragmatic assessment

611. Safe Practices for Better Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer1.pdf
     April 01, 2004 - EPC), which was commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to review the peer-reviewed … medical literature for evidence- Safe Practices for Better Health Care 25 based safe practices … .11 This literature review was conducted independently by the UCSF-Stanford EPC, and not under the direction … This prolonged the project, as additional sources of information were reviewed that were not considered … The practices have been carefully reviewed by a diverse group of health care stakeholders pursuant to

612. Development and Validation of the Medication Administration Error Reporting Survey (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Wakefield2.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - A panel of nurse experts reviewed the items and, following revisions, the survey was pilot tested on … Validity When the initial survey was designed, and subsequently refined, individual items were reviewed … After the subscales were initially created using exploratory factor analysis, they were also reviewed … What we know about medication errors: a literature review. … Factors contributing to medication errors: a literature review.

613. Venous Thromboembolism Safety Toolkit: A Systems Approach to Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Zierler_81.pdf
     September 01, 2008 - the VTE Safety Toolkit and On-line Provider Training Module on VTE Prophylaxis will be reported in peer … management and prevention of VTE, morbidity and mortality remain high.15, 16,17 A considerable body of literature … of all available evidence.14, 19, 25 Development of the VTE Safety Toolkit Despite substantial literature … Greenhalgh and colleagues’ recent systematic review of the diffusion of innovation literature emphasized … influence (peer to peer).34 On the other hand, nurses operate more commonly in informal, vertical networks

614. Implementing an Ambulatory e-Prescribing System: Strategies Employed and Lessons Learned to Minimize Unintended Consequences (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Devine_83.pdf
     April 06, 2008 - provider order entry (CPOE) systems, which have been studied as a proxy for EHRs.9 The limited body of literature … Peer pressure created an incentive for adoption.

615. Using an Anonymous Web-Based Incident Reporting Tool to Embed the Principles of a High-Reliability Organization (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Conlon_50.pdf
     May 06, 2008 - The literature indicates that medical errors are severely underreported.5 It was determined that traditional … Review Protection As PEERs was developed, Trinity Health worked to maintain the peer review protection … This tool allows the coordinator to assign the report to others involved in the peer review process … within the Trinity Health facilities, and as such, they are protected under State laws that govern peer … PEERs reports and has been given the role of “medication administrator,” providing support to the peer

616. Voluntary Adverse Event Reporting in Rural Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Schade_63.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - reporting and provide concise, action-oriented feedback through quarterly composite reports, including peer … 2 We conducted a structured literature review using PubMed to identify appropriate denominators for … The literature review covered English language articles published between 1995 and 2004 that addressed … One author reviewed the abstracts and confirmed those that appeared to have specific information from … Using the results of the systematic literature search, we chose appropriate denominators for comparing

617. A System to Describe and Reduce Medical Errors in Primary Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Kaprielian_9.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - A search of the existing literature revealed two potentially applicable taxonomies for medical errors … Since all unexpected deaths and quality- related patient complaints were reviewed, this category was … In order to identify patterns of similar issues, cases for each individual were re- reviewed. … and medium-size primary care environments share best practices and qualitative information in the literature … Classification of medical errors and preventable adverse events in primary care: A synthesis of the literature

618. Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Dingley_14.pdf
     February 06, 2008 - but felt intimidated and unable to effectively communicate their concerns.6 The growing body of literature … _______________________________ _______________________________________________________ Current literature … Current literature supports the value of multidisciplinary rounding. … Peer-reviewed case studies revealed that the absence of a standardized and well-defined communication … Further results from other evaluation methods will be reviewed in future publications.

619. The Use of Modest Incentives to Boost Adoption of Safety Practices and Systems (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meyer_41.pdf
     March 03, 2008 - Based on the literature review and input from our physician we developed a simple set of 1. … The extant literature on incentives is clea one point: incentives alone are not sufficient to improve … there was a need to strike an appropriate balance, this time between transparency and the appropriate peer … goals ongoing performance surveillance into the institution’s quality and safety dashboard, which w be reviewed … Strategies to support quality-based purchasing: a review of the literature.

620. Improving Perioperative Patient Safety Through the Use of Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-StJacques_105.pdf
     March 29, 2008 - Health care standards should be reviewed to ensure full support of perioperative requirements. … Various health care standards should be reviewed to ensure full support of perioperative requirements … • Meta-analysis of peer-reviewed literature on surgery and perioperative use of technology.