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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/guide-surgcomp.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Complication Prevention Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Surgical Complication Prevention Guide
AHRQ Publication No. 16(18)-0004-13-EF
December 2017
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Surgical Complication
Prevention Guide
Contents
Introduction .................................................…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/training.html
Topic: Training
AHRQ offers training toolkits on topics such as teamwork, reducing healthcare-associated infections, and improving safety.
AHRQ Research Training and Career Development Opportunities: Overview
Development of the Learning Health System Researcher Core…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/check-back-team.html
July 01, 2023 - Additional TeamSTEPPS Videos: Check-Back in Inpatient Surgical Teams
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ekX289e3-Uo
TeamSTEPPS: Check-Back in Inpatient Surgical Teams (15 seconds)
Checking to ensure medication instructions are described—and heard—correctly is an important saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42940/psn-pdf
February 12, 2014 - Medical disrespect.
February 12, 2014
Yurkiewicz I. Aeon Magazine. January 29, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-disrespect
Disruptive behavior is a well-known and pervasive issue in health care. Describing disrespectful behaviors
that clinicians face, such as sarcasm and intimidation, this magazine artic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41919/psn-pdf
December 12, 2012 - The best medicine for fixing the modern hospital.
December 12, 2012
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-medicine-fixing-modern-hospital
This news article highlights how hospital design can help reduce infection rates, shorten length of stay, and
improve patient safety.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-medicine-fixi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38971/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - How has the current economy affected patient safety?
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 10, 2009;14:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-has-current-economy-affected-patient-safety
This piece describes how reduced resources could affect patient safety and quality work in hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40077/psn-pdf
July 10, 2012 - Improvement Cymru.
July 10, 2012
NHS Wales.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvement-cymru
This national program draws from other large collaborative efforts to engage health care organizations
across Wales in reducing preventable harm. It was rebranded from the 1000 Lives campaign in 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39762/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - Dennis Quaid's quest.
August 18, 2010
Grant M. AARP The Magazine. September/October 2010;53:48-51,90-91.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dennis-quaids-quest
This article highlights how a medication error inspired Dennis Quaid to promote patient safety and
chronicles his efforts to reduce harm in health care.
https:/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40481/psn-pdf
June 20, 2011 - Medication errors—new approaches to prevention.
June 20, 2011
Merry A, Anderson BJ. Medication errors--new approaches to prevention. Paediatr Anaesth.
2011;21(7):743-53. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03589.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-new-approaches-prevention
This review discusses evidence-bas…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43088/psn-pdf
February 25, 2019 - ImproveDX.
February 25, 2019
Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvedx
Diagnostic errors have been termed the next frontier in patient safety. To raise awareness of this issue, this
occasional newsletter features articles for a multidisciplinary audience that discuss barriers…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38917/psn-pdf
September 06, 2013 - Health Care–Associated Infections.
September 6, 2013
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections
For health care providers and consumers, this Web site features information, tools, and resources on
health care–associated infections (HAIs). AHRQ-funded …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/baker.html
August 01, 2017 - Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Patient, Family Member, and Clinician Perceptions of Disclosure of Adverse Events in Labor and Delivery
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Table of Contents
Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Silence A Comme…
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Problem Drinking: Screening, 1996
January 01, 1996
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. Th…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-ovarian-contraceptives_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - There is consistent evidence from a variety of sources
that oral contraceptive (OC) use reduces ovarian
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
May 01, 2011 - Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture
Pain Management Interventions for
Hip Fracture
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture
This slide set is based on a comparative effectiveness review (CER) ti…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
May 01, 2011 - Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture
Pain Management Interventions for
Hip Fracture
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture
This slide set is based on a comparative effectiveness review (CER) ti…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/clostridium-difficile-infections.html
Topic: Clostridium difficile Infections
AHRQ has research, tools, and resources for preventing or reducing Clostridium difficile , a healthcare-associated infection. Healthcare-associated infections are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time.
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/provider-pharmacist.html
Topic: Provider: Pharmacist
List of AHRQ content related to pharmacists and other pharmacy providers.
Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy Practices Through Quality Improvement
AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40491/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - Medical error reduction: the effect of employee
satisfaction with organizational support.
June 8, 2011
Lee D; Lee SM; Schniederjans MJ.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error-reduction-effect-employee-satisfaction-organizational-support
This survey conducted at four South Korean hospitals found that employees'…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/cohorting-residents.html
July 01, 2021 - Cohorting Residents to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
Resource: Cohorting Residents to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (PDF, 121 KB)
This document provides guidance on cohorting (separating residents with COVID-19 from other residents) to reduce the exposure of residents without COVID-19.
Source:…