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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46659/psn-pdf
December 06, 2017 - Focus On: Health Care Policy and Quality.
December 6, 2017
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017;209(5):965-1008;w333-w334.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/focus-health-care-policy-and-quality
Radiologists play a critical role in safe diagnostic imaging and communication of test results. Articles in this
special issue explore cl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836968/psn-pdf
April 20, 2022 - Diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis.
April 20, 2022
Yale S, Cohen S, Bordini BJ. Diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis. Crit Care Clin. 2022;38(2):185-
194. doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2021.11.008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-time-outs-improve-diagnosis
A broad differential diagnosis can limit missed d…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/addressing-workforce-burnout-slides.pdf
December 10, 2024 - Addressing Healthcare Workforce Burnout - Slide Presentation
Workforce Safety and Well-being Webinar Series (Session 2)
Addressing Healthcare Workforce Burnout
NATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES
November 12, 2024
Housekeeping Instructions
• This webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on the NAA website.
• Ple…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/090-decolonization-implementation.pptx
April 01, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
Decolonization Implementation
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
Decolonization Implemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
1
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision
Making
Acute Care
Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide
Making Effect…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-digital.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Digital Healthcare
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Researc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-041825.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety
Project Highlights
Improving Healthcare Safety by
Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design
Overview
Research has shown that optimizing the physical, functional, and aesthetic details of healthcare facilitiesi
(e.g., units,…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-5.html
September 01, 2021 - The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childbirth: State of the Science
Conclusions and Next Steps
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediatel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865933/psn-pdf
May 22, 2024 - Utilizing pharmacogenomic testing can improve
medication safety and prevent harm.
May 22, 2024
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care. 2024;29(9):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utilizing-pharmacogenomic-testing-can-improve-medication-safety-and-
prevent-harm
Pharmacogenomics (PGx) refers to the impact of gen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48043/psn-pdf
October 01, 2023 - Health Services Safety Investigations Body.
October 1, 2023
Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-services-safety-investigations-body
Independent investigations examine system weaknesses in health care to inform improvement, reduce risk,
and pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74216/psn-pdf
December 22, 2021 - To eliminate bias, some seek out doctors of their own
race or ethnicity.
December 22, 2021
Glicksman E. Washington Post. December 11, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminate-bias-some-seek-out-doctors-their-own-race-or-ethnicity
A successful patient/physician relationship enables care that is specific for the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44896/psn-pdf
March 23, 2016 - Computer-assisted diagnostic checklist in clinical
neurology.
March 23, 2016
Finelli PF, McCabe AL. Computer-assisted Diagnostic Checklist in Clinical Neurology. Neurologist.
2016;21(2):23-7. doi:10.1097/NRL.0000000000000071.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computer-assisted-diagnostic-checklist-clinical-neurology
C…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/tele-toc-telehealth-education-leveraging-electronic-transitions-care-copd-patients/citation/determining
January 01, 2024 - Determining if COPD self-management televisit-based interventions are evaluated among and equitably effective across diverse patient populations to reduce acute care use: A scoping review.
Citation
Akula M, Nguyen M, Abraham J, Arora VM, Oladosu F, Sunderrajan A, Traeger L, Press VG. Determining if CO…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/use-electronic-personal-health-records-health-risk-reduction-discussion-tool/citation/uncovering
January 01, 2023 - Uncovering a role for electronic personal health records in reducing disparities in sexually transmitted infection rates among students at a predominantly African American university: mixed-methods study.
Citation
Jackman KM, Baral SD, Hightow-Weidman L, et al. Uncovering a role for electronic persona…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementing-personalized-cross-sector-transitional-care-management-promote/citation/expanding
January 01, 2023 - Expanding the evidence for cross-sector collaboration in implementation science: Creating a collaborative, cross-sector, interagency, multidisciplinary team to serve patients experiencing homelessness and medical complexity at hospital discharge.
Citation
Anderson AJ, Noyes K, Hewner S. Expanding the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74846/psn-pdf
February 16, 2022 - Weight-based Medication Errors in Children.
February 16, 2022
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; February 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-based-medication-errors-children
Weight-calculation errors can result in pediatric patient harm as they affect medication prescribing,
dispensing…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60535/psn-pdf
May 27, 2020 - Dramatic drop in cancer diagnoses amid COVID pandemic
is cause for concern, doctors say.
May 27, 2020
Abdelmalek M, Bruggeman L. ABC News. May 14, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dramatic-drop-cancer-diagnoses-amid-covid-pandemic-cause-concern-
doctors-say
The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced patient use of prima…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41810/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Toolkit for Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections
Through Antimicrobial Stewardship.
January 31, 2018
Boston University School of Public Health. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
September 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 120082EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reduction-clostridi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42670/psn-pdf
January 09, 2014 - Meta-analysis of surgical safety checklist effects on
teamwork, communication, morbidity, mortality, and
safety.
January 9, 2014
Lyons VE, Popejoy LL. Meta-analysis of surgical safety checklist effects on teamwork, communication,
morbidity, mortality, and safety. West J Nurs Res. 2014;36(2):245-61. doi:10.1177/019…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38659/psn-pdf
May 27, 2009 - The Henry Ford Production System: reduction of surgical
pathology in-process misidentification defects by bar
code-specified work process standardization.
May 27, 2009
Zarbo RJ, Tuthill M, D'Angelo R, et al. The Henry Ford Production System: reduction of surgical pathology
in-process misidentification defects by b…