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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45681/psn-pdf
January 25, 2017 - Economic evaluation of quality improvement
interventions for bloodstream infections related to central
catheters: a systematic review.
January 25, 2017
Nuckols TK, Keeler E, Morton SC, et al. Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions for
Bloodstream Infections Related to Central Catheters: A Systema…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39016/psn-pdf
April 04, 2011 - Variation in hospital mortality associated with inpatient
surgery.
April 4, 2011
Ghaferi AA, Birkmeyer JD, Dimick JB. Variation in hospital mortality associated with inpatient surgery. N
Engl J Med. 2009;361(14):1368-75. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa0903048.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variation-hospital-mortality-associate…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/implement.html
March 01, 2017 - Implementation
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
This section guides users through a step-by-step process to design, develop, and implement a quality improvement project to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), especially catheter-associated urinary tract infection…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-about.html
March 01, 2018 - About the Toolkit Development
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The toolkit was developed as part of a national implementation project to reduce CAUTI in hospitals. The 4-year project brought together subject matter experts and participating hospitals across the country.
Background
Catheter-associ…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-resources.html
February 01, 2023 - Resources
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
The Resources module of the Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals links to additional resources for CAUTI prevention and safety culture improvement.
Tools
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
This four-module narrated presentation is designed for inte…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39143/psn-pdf
February 14, 2011 - Impact of a pharmacist-facilitated hospital discharge
program: a quasi-experimental study.
February 14, 2011
Walker PC, Bernstein SJ, Jones JNT, et al. Impact of a pharmacist-facilitated hospital discharge program: a
quasi-experimental study. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(21):2003-10. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.398…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web6.html
December 01, 2017 - Webinar 6: Enhance Services for High-Risk Patients
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Text version of Webinar slide presentation.
Slide 1: Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Tr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50645/psn-pdf
November 06, 2019 - FDA Funding Available for Research Aimed at Reducing
Preventable Harm from Medication
November 6, 2019
Silver Spring, MD; US Food and Drug Administration: October 4, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-funding-available-research-aimed-reducing-preventable-harm-medication
Medication error is a persistent challen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38423/psn-pdf
September 08, 2010 - Heparin: improving treatment and reducing risk of harm.
September 8, 2010
Daner WE, Gosselin RC, Raschke R, et al. Patient Saf Qual Healthcare. January/February 2009;6:20-25.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heparin-improving-treatment-and-reducing-risk-harm
This article explains safety challenges commonly associated w…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/genevro-janice
January 01, 2023 - Genevro, Janice
"First, Do No Harm": Using Health Information Technology to Reduce Use of Preventive Services with Potential Harms - 2010
Principal Investigator
Genevro, Janice
Project Name
"First, Do No Harm": Using Health Information Technology to Reduce Use of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39281/psn-pdf
March 05, 2010 - Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable
Readmissions.
March 5, 2010
Osei-Anto A, Joshi M, Audet AJ, Berman A, Jencks SF. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, The
John Hartford Foundation, Health Research and Educational Trust; January 25, 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-leader-action-gui…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/CdmDMWet-hgdKFDVEYwRN_
May 01, 2014 - Primary Care Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Illicit Drug and
Nonmedical Pharmaceutical Use in Children and Adolescents:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Virginia A. Moyer, MD, MPH, on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*
Description: Update of the 2008 U.S. Preventive Serv…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pepticulcer_hi_impact.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Reported results from small, clinical studies
suggest that teduglutide reduces the need for PN in patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50927/psn-pdf
February 21, 2020 - Patient Safety in Primary Care
February 21, 2020
Schiff G, Hall KK, Fitall E. Patient Safety in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-primary-care
Introduction
A strong primary care system is foundational to achieving high-quality, accessible, efficient healthcare …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/portable-air-cleaners.html
May 01, 2022 - Efficacy of Portable Air Cleaners and Masking for Reducing Indoor Exposure to Simulated Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 Aerosols—United States, 2021
Resource: Efficacy of Portable Air Cleaners and Masking for Reducing Indoor Exposure to Simulated Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 Aerosols—United States, 2021
This report discusses the…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/reducing-disparities-health-care-quality-priority-populations-approach-focused/citation/reducing
January 01, 2023 - Reducing disparities in health care quality: the role of health IT in underresourced settings.
Citation
Gibbons MC, Casale CR. Reducing disparities in health care quality: the role of health IT in underresourced settings. Med Care Res Rev. 2010 Oct;67(5 Suppl):155S-162S.
Link
http://www.ncbi…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-guide-identifying-and-remediating-unintended-consequences/publication/ucguide-pdf
January 01, 2023 - Guide to reducing unintended consequences of electronic health records.
Citation
Jones SS, Koppel R, Ridgely MS, et al. Guide to reducing unintended consequences of electronic health records. (Prepared by RAND Corporation under Contract No. 290-06-0017-5). AHRQ Publication No. 11-0105-EF. Agency for H…
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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.
Citation
Selby JV, Schmittdiel JA, Fireman B, et al. Improving treatment intensification to reduce cardiovascular disease risk: a cluster randomized trial. BMC Health Serv Res 2012 Jul 2;12:183.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40829/psn-pdf
January 05, 2014 - Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of
Electronic Health Records.
January 5, 2014
Jones SS, Koppel R, Ridgely MS, Palen TE, Wu S, Harrison MI. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; August 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-reducing-unintended-consequences-electronic-health-records
…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Qh7NQD6ZEynjyRso7L5-gS
January 15, 2008 - Brief motivational intervention at a clinic visit reduces
cocaine and heroin use.