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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-informatics-nurses-use-bar-code-technology-reduce-medication-errors
August 04, 2021 - Commentary
How informatics nurses use bar code technology to reduce medication errors … How informatics nurses use bar code technology to reduce medication errors. … administration coordinator to help provide training in the use of necessary hardware and software, reduce … How informatics nurses use bar code technology to reduce medication errors. … Manic for medication safety: bar codes and drug information databases are helping to reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-interventions-reduce-interruptions-and-errors-during-medication-administration-effective
August 28, 2024 - Review
Are interventions to reduce interruptions and errors during medication administration … Are interventions to reduce interruptions and errors during medication administration effective? … Although some interventions did reduce interruption rates, medication error rates were largely unaffected … Are interventions to reduce interruptions and errors during medication administration effective? … Diagnostic Safety and Quality
April 26, 2023
Effectiveness of double checking to reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multidisciplinary-approach-reduce-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections
November 16, 2022 - Study
A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections. … Using defined best practices can reduce rates of central line–associated bloodstream infections ( … A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections. … July 16, 2013
Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stamp-5-year-project-reduce-paediatric-prescribing-errors
June 26, 2019 - Study
STAMP: a 5-year project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors. … STAMP: a 5-year project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors. … describes the STAMP initiative (Safe Treatment and Administration of Medicine in Pediatrics) which aims to reduce … STAMP: a 5-year project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors. … February 15, 2023
Computer-based simulation to reduce EHR-related chemotherapy ordering
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apc.html
September 01, 2013 - Safety and Adverse Events
Overview Statement on Strategy to Reduce MRSA Burden and Bloodstream … Universal decolonization is the routine use of special soaps and nose ointments to reduce bacteria on … Rationale for Decolonization: The REDUCE MRSA Trial
The results of the REDUCE MRSA Trial provide … strong evidence in support of universal decolonization to reduce MRSA and other pathogens in adult ICUs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-bed-system-dimensional-and-assessment-guidance-reduce-entrapment
October 28, 2010 - Book/Report
Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment … Citation Text:
Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment. … hospital bed injuries, identifies potentially dangerous design flaws, and offers assessment tools to reduce … (s)
FDA Guidance Document: Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce … June 2, 2021
Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-computers-help-doctors-reduce-diagnostic-errors
December 18, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors? … Citation Text:
Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors? Shryock T. Med Econ. … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
Can computers help doctors reduce
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/feedback-treatment-intensification-data-reduce-cardiovascular-disease-risk-0
January 01, 2023 - Improving treatment intensification to reduce cardiovascular disease risk: a cluster randomized trial … Improving treatment intensification to reduce cardiovascular disease risk: a cluster randomized trial … Investigator
Selby, Joe
Project Name
Feedback of Treatment Intensification Data to Reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-infusion-syringe-label-system-designed-reduce-task-complexity-during-drug-preparation
February 13, 2019 - Study
A new infusion syringe label system designed to reduce task complexity during … A new infusion syringe label system designed to reduce task complexity during drug preparation. … designed to minimize the complexity of medication preparation and found that the new labels helped reduce … A new infusion syringe label system designed to reduce task complexity during drug preparation. … January 6, 2016
Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/back-basics-approach-reduce-ed-medication-errors
September 28, 2010 - Study
A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors. … A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors. … emergency department nurses improved knowledge of safe medication administration principles, but did not reduce … A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-transitions-complex-elderly-2
January 01, 2023 - Managing Patient Care Transitions: How Health IT can reduce unnecessary re-hospitalizations. … Managing Patient Care Transitions: How Health IT can reduce unnecessary re-hospitalizations. … Managing Patient Care Transitions: How Health IT can reduce unnecessary re-hospitalizations.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-pharmacist-included-multidisciplinary-team-reduce-adverse-drug-event-qualitative
February 12, 2020 - Review
Intervention of pharmacist included in multidisciplinary team to reduce adverse … Intervention of pharmacist included in multidisciplinary team to reduce adverse drug event: a qualitative … An increasing strategy to reduce adverse drug events (ADE) is pharmacist medication review, typically … qualitative review summarizes randomized studies of interventions with multidisciplinary care teams to reduce … Intervention of pharmacist included in multidisciplinary team to reduce adverse drug event: a qualitative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sitters-patient-safety-strategy-reduce-hospital-falls-systematic-review
March 08, 2023 - Review
Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls. … In general, the researchers found very-low-certainty evidence that sitters reduce fall risk in acute … care hospitals and only moderate-certainty that alternatives (e.g., video monitoring) can reduce sitter … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-opioid-prescribing-practices-and-after-implementation-health-system-intervention
November 16, 2022 - of opioid prescribing practices before and after implementation of a health system intervention to reduce … of Opioid Prescribing Practices Before and After Implementation of a Health System Intervention to Reduce … This multimodal, health care system-level intervention to reduce opioid overprescribing consisted of … of Opioid Prescribing Practices Before and After Implementation of a Health System Intervention to Reduce … March 27, 2019
Implementing electronic health record default settings to reduce opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-survey-tall-man-mixed-case-lettering-reduce-drug-name-confusion
January 26, 2023 - Press Release/Announcement
ISMP survey on tall man (mixed case) lettering to reduce … Citation Text:
ISMP survey on tall man (mixed case) lettering to reduce drug name confusion. … Mixed case letters are one suggested strategy to reduce look-alike medication name errors. … Cite
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ISMP survey on tall man (mixed case) lettering to reduce
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enabling-shared-decision-making-reduce-harm-drug-interactions-end-end/final-report
January 01, 2023 - Enabling Shared Decision Making to Reduce Harm from Drug Interactions: An End-to-End Demonstration - … Enabling Shared Decision Making to Reduce Harm from Drug Interactions: An End-to-End Demonstration - … Project Name
Enabling Shared Decision Making to Reduce Harm from Drug Interactions: An End-to-End
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/integrating-contextual-factors-clinical-decision-support-reduce-contextual/final-report
January 01, 2023 - Integrating Contextual Factors into Clinical Decision Support to Reduce Contextual Error and Improve … Integrating Contextual Factors into Clinical Decision Support to Reduce Contextual Error and Improve … Weiner, Saul
Project Name
Integrating Contextual Factors into Clinical Decision Support to Reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/soumerai-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: RCT to Reduce Prescribing Errors in Hypertension
Principal Investigator: Soumerai … AHRQ GRANT FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
RCT TO REDUCE PRESCRIBING ERRORS IN HYPERTENSION
Principal Investigator … Purpose: To compare two educational interventions, group versus individual academic
detailing, to reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit4-5.html
November 01, 2014 - (in order of most frequently mentioned)
Senior leaders
Improve organizational culture
Reduce … waste
Department leaders
Reduce waste
Improve organizational culture
Improve quality … of care
Improve patient safety
Physicians, nurses, and other frontline staff
Reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-count-it-initiative-reduce-incorrect-counts-and-prevent-retained-surgical-items
September 29, 2017 - Commentary
Patients count on it: an initiative to reduce incorrect counts and prevent … Patients Count on It: An Initiative to Reduce Incorrect Counts and Prevent Retained Surgical Items. … Describing an initiative to reduce count discrepancies in the operating room, this commentary found … Patients Count on It: An Initiative to Reduce Incorrect Counts and Prevent Retained Surgical Items. … June 12, 2024
A multicenter collaborative effort to reduce preventable patient harm due