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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web5.html
December 01, 2017 - Webinar 5: Reach Out to Collaborate with Partners Across Settings: Slide Presentation
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
Des…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-220-analgesics-acute-pain-summary.pdf
September 01, 2019 - Management
of severe acute pain in emergency settings: ketamine
reduces morphine consumption.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-removal-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - 18-19•Role of VAT teams for impacting utilizationoImpact the choice of catheter based on guidelinesReduces … 18-19
Role of VAT teams for impacting utilization
Impact the choice of catheter based on guidelines
Reduces
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/type-harm.html
September 01, 2025 - Resources by Safety Topic
Contents Diagnostic Safety Emergency Preparedness Falls Healthcare-Associated Infections Maternal Safety Medication Safety Never Events Opioid Safety Pressure Ulcers Readmissions Sepsis Surgical Safety Transitions in Care Venous Thromboembolism Diagnostic Safety AHRQ Diagnostic Steward…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fdQHJ57mMFqognVJn_qg9q
May 23, 2019 - Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care To
Reduce Alcohol Misuse: Recommendation Statement
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*
This statement summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) recommendations on behavioral counseling interven-
tions to reduce alcohol misuse in prima…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/114-mrsa-prevention-learning-from-defects.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Learning From Defects Tool
ICU & Non-ICU
Problem statement: Healthcare organizations can increase the extent to which they learn from defects. We define this learning as reducing the probability that future patients will be harmed.
What is a defect? A defect is any clinical or o…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtual-patient-advocate-reduce-ambulatory-adverse-drug-events
January 01, 2023 - Virtual Patient Advocate to Reduce Ambulatory Adverse Drug Events
Project Final Report ( PDF , 574.55 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the vi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44180/psn-pdf
June 21, 2015 - "Never events" and the quest to reduce preventable harm.
June 21, 2015
Austin M, Pronovost P. "Never events" and the quest to reduce preventable harm. Jt Comm J Qual Patient
Saf. 2015;41(6):279-288.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/never-events-and-quest-reduce-preventable-harm
The introduction of the term never event…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/tool-3-1-goals-worksheet-poster.pptx
June 16, 2021 - Tools 3.1 Goals Worksheet Poster
Step 1. REVIEW
Goals
Slide 1
INSTRUCTION: Review what goals can be achieved with e-prescribing, Here are examples:
Reduce medication errors.
Reduce the time spent on phone calls, faxing, and call-backs to pharmacies.
Automate prescription renewal requests and authorization processes.
I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46822/psn-pdf
April 12, 2019 - Effect of an in-hospital multifaceted clinical pharmacist
intervention on the risk of readmission: a randomized
clinical trial.
April 12, 2019
Ravn-Nielsen LV, Duckert M-L, Lund ML, et al. Effect of an In-Hospital Multifaceted Clinical Pharmacist
Intervention on the Risk of Readmission: A Randomized Clinical Trial…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/toolkit-sections.html
March 01, 2017 - Toolkit Sections
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
The toolkit is organized in three sections. Your facility can use the materials in each section in improvement efforts to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and other healthcare-associated infections …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839330/psn-pdf
November 02, 2022 - Diagnosis: Reducing Errors and Improving Quality.
November 2, 2022
Schiff G. Chapter In: Loscalzo J, Fauci A, Kasper D, et al, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine,
21e. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-reducing-errors-and-improving-quality
The task of performing a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46385/psn-pdf
October 23, 2018 - The key to reducing doctors' misdiagnoses.
October 23, 2018
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. September 12, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/key-reducing-doctors-misdiagnoses
Misdiagnosis has gained recognition as an important patient safety problem. This newspaper article reports
on several areas of research and i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43896/psn-pdf
October 26, 2015 - Nurses seek to reduce long hours and fatigue.
October 26, 2015
Ungar L. USA Today. February 1, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-seek-reduce-long-hours-and-fatigue
This news article discusses problems associated with nurse fatigue and strategies hospitals are utilizing to
prevent nursing staff from being o…
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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.
Citation
Jencks S, Jack B, Field T. Managing Patient Care Transitions: How Health IT can reduce unnecessary re-hospitalizations. Webinar presentation sponsored by the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health I…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-evidence-based-nursing-practices-and-electronic-health-record-decision-3
January 01, 2023 - A Patient and Family Member Fall Prevention Educational (ED) tool to identify fall risk and engage them in creating individualized plan to reduce risks (Chapter 3; Figures 13 and 14; separate specifications document)
Citation
A Patient and Family Member Fall Prevention Educational (ED) tool to identif…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45755/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors?
December 21, 2016
Shryock T. Med Econ. December 5, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-computers-help-doctors-reduce-diagnostic-errors
Computerized decision support and advanced computing are being used to augment various processes in
health care, such as med…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
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Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening
December 02, 2021
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/sustainability-guideapa.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Topic
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions
Appendix A. Action Plan Tool for Project Sustainability
The Purpose of This Tool
This tool is intended to support sustainability efforts for your catheter-associated urinary tract infect…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/sustainability-guideapa.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Topic
A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions
Appendix A. Action Plan Tool for Project Sustainability
The Purpose of This Tool
This tool is intended to support sustainability efforts for your catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) prevention project team. This
worksheet will help…