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  1. Characteristics and Quality of Inpatient Stays at Hospitals Affiliated With Health Systems, 2009-2012 #197

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb197-Characteristics-Quality-Hospitals-Health-Systems.jsp
    December 01, 2015 - The purpose of this Statistical Brief is exploratory—to show the difference in hospital characteristics

  2. Language, Literacy, and Communication Regarding Medication in an Anticoagulation Clinic: Are Pictures Better Than Words? (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Schillinger.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Selecting one clinic that uses standard algorithms for medication management and whose sole purpose

  3. Mixed Methods Analysis of Medical Error Event Reports: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Harris.pdf
    June 30, 2004 - The purpose of this paper is to describe our mixed methods approach to learning from medical errors,

  4. Observing Nurse Interaction with Infusion Pump Technologies (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Carayon.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - For both the nurse and the patient, a form clearly stating the purpose of the observation was provided

  5. Evaluating and Predicting Patient Safety for Medical Devices with Integral Information Technology (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Zhang.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Evaluation: General-purpose pumps. Health Devices 2002;31(10). 14.

  6. VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Stalhandske2_70.pdf
    March 01, 2006 - Using the Falls Toolkit The purpose of the Falls Toolkit is to help facilities create and improve comprehensive

  7. Standardizing Medication Error Event Reporting in the U.S. Department of Defense (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Nosek.pdf
    March 01, 2004 - of this issue.8 The proposed plan also would establish a national patient safety database for the purpose

  8. Envisioning Patient Safety in the Year 2025: Eight Perspectives (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Henriksen_104.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - patterns of behavior and infuse the uncertainties of tomorrow with a new sense of opportunity and purpose

  9. Complicating Conditions Associated With Childbirth, by Delivery Method and Payer, 2011 - Statistical Brief #173

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb173-Childbirth-Delivery-Complications.jsp
    May 01, 2014 - For the purpose of this Brief, "complicating conditions" includes selected ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes

  10. 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 main purpose for the group is to provide a forum that uses PEERs reports as the basis for discussing

  11. Promoting Best Practice and Safety Through Preprinted Physician Orders (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Ehringer_17.pdf
    February 08, 2008 - • Consider including the drug’s purpose for high-risk, easily confused, or problematic drugs.6

  12. Effect of Recent Refresher Training on in Situ Simulated Pediatric Tracheal Intubation Psychomotor Skill Performance (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Nishisaki_44.pdf
    April 19, 2008 - simulation is valid and translates into operational performance in clinical settings.3, 26, 27 The purpose

  13. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Updaterum Disorder--An Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-disposition.pdf
    May 26, 2017 - The introduction to the report, describing the intent and purpose of the systematic reviews are helpful

  14. Disposition of Comments Report for Cardiac Troponins Used as Diagnostic and Prognostic Tests in Patients Wtih Kidney Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_disposition-comments.pdf
    August 11, 2014 - Drug Administration approved the measurement of troponin T in dialysis patients for the express purpose

  15. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_2.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - The purpose of a variable such as PNUM_R is to uniquely identify records that represent the same person

  16. Evidence Summary CER 208 Treatment For Bipolar Disorder In Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-evidence-summary.pdf
    August 01, 2018 - psychiatric conditions, BD is the most likely to co-occur with alcohol or drug abuse disorders.7 Purpose

  17. Evidence Summary: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication
    April 26, 2022 - widespread in the US, with more than one-third of adults 50 years or older taking aspirin for this purpose

  18. Disposition of Comments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Screening, Management, and Treatment (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_disposition-comments.pdf
    April 25, 2013 - For the purpose of this report, we consider these studies to represent a comparison of combination … characterize the design was not described; in others the assembly of the patients was for another purpose … For the purpose of this report, however, we use the term “combination therapy” to refer to studies … For the purpose of classifying studies as monotherapy versus combination therapy, however, we believe

  19. Frameworks for Determining Research Gaps During Systematic Reviews (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-future-research-steps-framework_research.pdf
    June 01, 2011 - Step 4: Development of Framework Based on the gathered information and for the purpose of systematically … The purpose was to assess the usability of the worksheet in abstracting and identifying research gaps … A decision tree was used for this purpose for each intervention-syndrome combination (topic). … o Is one method is more useful for a different purpose? 4.

  20. Assessing the Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/assessing-impact-of-pcmh-final-report.pdf
    November 16, 2010 - The purpose of the second data collection was to supplement our understanding of services and divisions … key informant “it's something that people can get their minds and hearts around and feel a sense of purpose … The purpose of the second data collection was to supplement our understanding of services and divisions … key informant “it's something that people can get their minds and hearts around and feel a sense of purpose
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