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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 23, 2014 - Hospitals move to reduce risk of night shift. April 23, 2014 Landro L. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-move-reduce-risk-night-shift This article reports how hospitals are aiming to boost the safety of care delivered on nights and weekends by employing "nocturnists" (a hospitalist subspecialty)—physicians wh…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 19, 2007 - Ounce of prevention: to reduce errors, hospitals prescribe innovative designs. June 19, 2007 Naik G. Wall Street Journal. May 8, 2006; A1. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ounce-prevention-reduce-errors-hospitals-prescribe-innovative-designs This article reports on innovations implemented at a Wisconsin hospital to im…

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 15, 2006 - Use of dimensional analysis to reduce medication errors. March 15, 2006 Greenfield S; Whelan B; Cohn E. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-dimensional-analysis-reduce-medication-errors The investigators tested second-year nursing students on medication dosage calculation and found that those students who were taught…

  4. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    January 01, 1996 - There is limited evidence that dietary folate intake of greater than 0.1-0.3 mg/day reduces the risk … Multivitamin/folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy reduces the prevalence of neural tube defects

  5. Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates by Implementing an Inpatient Tobacco Cessation Service Driven by Interactive Voice Recognition Technology | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates by Implementing an Inpatient Tobacco Cessation Service Driven by Interactive Voice Recognition Technology Project Final Report ( PDF , 229.85 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), …

  6. The Final Check: Say it Out Loud. | PSNet

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    July 31, 2023 - Multi-use Website The Final Check: Say it Out Loud. Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 1, 2012 This Web site provides resources to help reduce incidence of …

  7. Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2018 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only REDUCING MEDICATIONS SAFELY TO MEET LIFE’S CHANGES FOCUS ON BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AGONISTS (BZRAs)FOCUS ON BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AGONISTS & Z-DRUGS (BZRAs) As life changes, your medication needs may change as well. Medications that were once good for you, …

  8. How To Use the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2017 - How To Use the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals The toolkit consists of three modules–Implementation, Sustainability, and Resources—that a hospital unit can use to teach team members specific ways to adopt best practices regarding CAUTI prevention. Use of this to…

  9. Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2021 - Potentially Preventable Readmissions: Conceptual Framework To Rethink the Role of Primary Care Final Report This report examines the evidence base on what is currently known about reducing readmissions from the primary care perspective. As primary care is increasingly called the key integrator role across …

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 15, 2011 - The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's limits on residents' work hours and patient safety. February 15, 2011 Jagsi R, Weinstein DF, Shapiro J, et al. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's limits on residents' work hours and patient safety. A study of resident experiences an…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 16, 2012 - System-related interventions to reduce diagnostic errors: a narrative review. October 16, 2012 Singh H, Graber ML, Kissam SM, et al. System-related interventions to reduce diagnostic errors: a narrative review. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(2):160-170. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000150. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-rel…

  12. DEcIDE 32: The Incident User Design in Comparative Effectiveness Research (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2012 - But an incident user design also reduces the precision of comparative effectiveness estimates. … Avoidance of Intermediate Variables The incident user design also dramatically reduces the opportunity

  13. Medication Use for the Risk Reduction of Primary Breast Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

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    September 03, 2019 - Raloxifene reduces risk of vertebral fractures [corrected] in postmenopausal women regardless of prior

  14. About Priority Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2025 - About Priority Populations The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129) established an Office of Priority Populations within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to conduct and support research and evaluation, and support demonstration projects with respect to: The deliv…

  15. Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. | PSNet

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    April 15, 2021 - Toolkit Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. Citation Text: Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association; 2017. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook …

  16. Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package. | PSNet

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    May 06, 2015 - Toolkit Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package. Citation Text: Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust; 2018. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Fa…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 08, 2012 - How-to Guides: Improving Transitions from the Hospital to Reduce Avoidable Rehospitalizations. August 8, 2012 Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; June 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-guides-improving-transitions-hospital-reduce-avoidable-rehospitalizations This series, developed in conjunct…

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 24, 2012 - Minnesota hospitals are testing ways to reduce return trips. October 24, 2012 Lerner M. Lerner M. Star Tribune. October 11, 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minnesota-hospitals-are-testing-ways-reduce-return-trips This newspaper article reports on how transition coaches can help improve transfer and discharge c…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 07, 2012 - Reducing latent errors, drift errors, and stakeholder dissonance. March 7, 2012 Samaras GM. Work: J Prev Assess Rehabil. 2012;41:1948-1955. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-latent-errors-drift-errors-and-stakeholder-dissonance This commentary discusses system and user errors in health information technology a…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 18, 2010 - Healthcare industry representatives: maximizing benefits and reducing risks. March 18, 2010 PA PSRS Patient Saf Advis 2006 Mar;3(1):13-19. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-industry-representatives-maximizing-benefits-and-reducing-risks This article addresses strategies for minimizing patient safety risks re…
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