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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/resources.html
April 01, 2019 - Resources for Health Care Quality Measurement
Several organizations and resources provide information on measures used in different health care settings. Refer to the Key Initiatives section to read about other initiatives that have contributed to understanding and improving the nation's health care quality. …
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November 20, 2024 - Ensuring safe practice by late career physicians:
institutional policies and implementation experiences.
November 20, 2024
White AA, Gallagher TH, Osinska PH, et al. Ensuring safe practice by late career physicians: institutional
policies and implementation experiences. Ann Intern Med. 2024;177(12):1702-1710. doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47996/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Building an ambulatory safety program at an academic
health system.
May 15, 2019
Desai S, Fiumara K, Kachalia A. Building an Ambulatory Safety Program at an Academic Health System. J
Patient Saf. 2021;17(2):e84-e90. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000594.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-ambulatory-safety-program-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47554/psn-pdf
November 07, 2018 - Diagnostic Excellence Initiative.
November 7, 2018
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-excellence-improving-experience-and-outcomes-patient-care
Missed or delayed diagnoses lead to delays in care and significant preventable harm for patients. Despite
an increasing focus on di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45256/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Applied use of safety event occurrence control charts of
harm and non-harm events: a case study.
July 1, 2017
Robinson SN, Neyens DM, Diller T. Applied Use of Safety Event Occurrence Control Charts of Harm and
Non-Harm Events: A Case Study. Am J Med Qual. 2017;32(3):285-291. doi:10.1177/1062860616646197.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837345/psn-pdf
June 08, 2022 - A checklist to address implicit bias in healthcare settings
during the COVID-19 pandemic: The PLACE Strategy.
June 8, 2022
Galiatsatos P, O'Conor KJ, Wilson C, et al. A checklist to address implicit bias in healthcare settings during
the COVID-19 pandemic: The PLACE Strategy. Health Secur. 2022;20(3):261-263.
doi:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39030/psn-pdf
October 21, 2009 - Misleading one detail: a preventable mode of diagnostic
error?
October 21, 2009
Arzy S, Brezis M, Khoury S, et al. Misleading one detail: a preventable mode of diagnostic error? J Eval
Clin Pract. 2009;15(5):804-6. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01098.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misleading-one-detail-preventable…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47745/psn-pdf
March 06, 2019 - "I am administering medication—please do not interrupt
me": red tabards preventing interruptions as perceived by
surgical patients.
March 6, 2019
Palese A, Ferro M, Pascolo M, et al. "I Am Administering Medication-Please Do Not Interrupt Me": Red
Tabards Preventing Interruptions as Perceived by Surgical Patients. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47618/psn-pdf
January 30, 2019 - Making care better in the pediatric intensive care unit.
January 30, 2019
Wolfe HA, Mack EH. Making care better in the pediatric intensive care unit. Transl Pediatr. 2018;7(4):267-
274. doi:10.21037/tp.2018.09.10.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-care-better-pediatric-intensive-care-unit
Pediatric critical care…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866858/psn-pdf
October 02, 2024 - Electronic health record nudges and health care quality
and outcomes in primary care: a systematic review.
October 2, 2024
Nguyen OT, Kunta AR, Katoju SV, et al. Electronic health record nudges and health care quality and
outcomes in primary care: a systematic review. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(9):e2432760.
doi:10.100…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42897/psn-pdf
March 12, 2017 - Teams, tribes and patient safety: overcoming barriers to
effective teamwork in healthcare.
March 12, 2017
Weller J, Boyd M, Cumin D. Teams, tribes and patient safety: overcoming barriers to effective teamwork in
healthcare. Postgrad Med J. 2014;90(1061):149-54. doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131168.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46984/psn-pdf
April 04, 2018 - Educator toolkits on second victim syndrome,
mindfulness and meditation, and positive psychology: the
2017 Resident Wellness Consensus Summit.
April 4, 2018
Chung AS, Smart J, Zdradzinski M, et al. Educator Toolkits on Second Victim Syndrome, Mindfulness and
Meditation, and Positive Psychology: The 2017 Resident W…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60598/psn-pdf
June 17, 2020 - Associations of workflow disruptions in the operating
room with surgical outcomes: a systematic review and
narrative synthesis.
June 17, 2020
Koch A, Burns J, Catchpole K, et al. Associations of workflow disruptions in the operating room with
surgical outcomes: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Qual…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867381/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - Promoting medication safety for older adults upon
hospital discharge: guiding principles for a medication
discharge plan.
December 18, 2024
Zhang FH, Lauzon J, Payette J, et al. Promoting medication safety for older adults upon hospital discharge:
guiding principles for a medication discharge plan. Br J Clin Pharm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46455/psn-pdf
April 24, 2018 - ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment for High-Alert
Medications.
April 24, 2018
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-safety-self-assessment-high-alert-medications
High-alert medications have the potential to cause substantial patient harm if adm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38662/psn-pdf
April 12, 2011 - Patient error: a preliminary taxonomy.
April 12, 2011
Buetow S, Kiata L, Liew T, et al. Patient error: a preliminary taxonomy. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7(3):223-31.
doi:10.1370/afm.941.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-error-preliminary-taxonomy
Preliminary research has found that patient factors may contribute to er…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47254/psn-pdf
September 19, 2018 - Understanding the knowledge gaps in whistleblowing and
speaking up in health care: narrative reviews of the
research literature and formal inquiries, a legal analysis
and stakeholder interviews.
September 19, 2018
Mannion R, Blenkinsopp J, Powell M, et al. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; August 2018.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864853/psn-pdf
March 20, 2024 - Question answering systems for health professionals at
the point of care - a systematic review.
March 20, 2024
Kell G, Roberts A, Umansky S, et al. Question answering systems for health professionals at the point of
care—a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024;31(4):1009-1024. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocae015.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46262/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Description and yield of current quality and safety review
in selected US academic emergency departments.
August 30, 2017
Griffey RT, Schneider RM, Sharp BR, et al. Description and Yield of Current Quality and Safety Review in
Selected US Academic Emergency Departments. J Patient Saf. 2020;16(4):e245-e249.
doi:10.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45432/psn-pdf
September 14, 2016 - Clinical decision support: a 25 year retrospective and a 25
year vision.
September 14, 2016
Middleton B, Sittig DF, Wright A. Clinical Decision Support: a 25 Year Retrospective and a 25 Year Vision.
Yearb Med Inform. 2016;Suppl 1:S103-16. doi:10.15265/IYS-2016-s034.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-decision-s…