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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 24, 2006 - Too exhausted to act safely? May 24, 2006 Spath P. Hosp Peer Rev. 2006;31(4):56-59. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/too-exhausted-act-safely The author discusses how to identify and evaluate worker fatigue. Part II of this article outlines specific techniques for reducing health care worker fatigue. https://psnet.ah…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 21, 2010 - How we cut drug errors. October 21, 2010 Nicol N, Huminski L. How we cut drug errors. At one hospital, IT and changed culture saves lives. Modern healthcare. 2006;36(34):38. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-we-cut-drug-errors This article discusses technology-based tools and culture change strategies employed by o…

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 22, 2010 - Kaiser Permanente's innovation on the front lines. September 22, 2010 McCreary L. Kaiser Permanente's innovation on the front lines. Harv Bus Rev. 2010;88(9):92, 94-7, 126. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/kaiser-permanentes-innovation-front-lines This article describes how innovation has reduced medication errors and …

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 25, 2017 - First, protect the patient from harm: applying adult learning principles to patient safety. January 25, 2017 Duffy B. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-protect-patient-harm-applying-adult-learning-principles-patient-safety This piece describes how education can reduce patient harm by promoting attitude and behavi…

  5. State Will Stop Paying For Some Hospital Re-Admissions | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtual-patient-advocate-reduce-ambulatory-adverse-drug-events/publication
    January 01, 2023 - State Will Stop Paying For Some Hospital Re-Admissions Citation Bebinger M. State Will Stop Paying For Some Hospital Re-Admissions. Available at 90.9 WBUR. Feb 8, 2011. Accessed at http://www.wbur.org/2011/02/08/readmissions Link http://www.wbur.org/2011/02/08/readmissions Project Name…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 24, 2016 - The science of interruption. September 24, 2016 Coiera E. The science of interruption. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(5):357-60. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000783. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/science-interruption This commentary discusses interruption research in health care, challenges to understanding its impact, and approa…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 19, 2010 - Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare. May 19, 2010 Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. May 8, 2010. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-infections-how-portland-hospitals-compare This newspaper article describes how lessons from the Keystone ICU Project have reduced central line infections in Oregon …

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 18, 2010 - Doing the "right" things to correct wrong-site surgery. March 18, 2010 Patient Safety Advisory https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doing-right-things-correct-wrong-site-surgery This article discusses reports of wrong-site surgery submitted to the PA-PSRS, compares them with results of other studies, and provides suggesti…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 03, 2017 - Department of Defense (DoD) Patient Safety Program. October 3, 2017 US Department of Defense; DOD https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/department-defense-dod-patient-safety-program This Web site includes information on several initiatives within the US Military Health System to support its culture of safety and reduce med…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 09, 2008 - Evidence shows cost and patient safety benefits of emergency pharmacists. July 9, 2008 Clancy CM. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evidence-shows-cost-and-patient-safety-benefits-emergency-pharmacists This article discusses activities related to reducing adverse drug events in emergency departments (EDs) and highligh…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 22, 2010 - Care transitions: a threat and an opportunity for patient safety. December 22, 2010 Clancy CM. Care Transitions: A Threat and an Opportunity for Patient Safety. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2006;21(6). doi:10.1177/1062860606293537. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-transitions-threat-and-opportunity-patien…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 17, 2011 - The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. February 17, 2011 Steinbrook R. The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(2):115-7. doi:10.1056/NEJMp0802864. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slowly-vanishing-prescription-pad This perspective discusses the proliferation of electronic vs. paper-based pres…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 13, 2016 - The forgotten tourniquet—an update. March 13, 2016 PA Patient Saf Advis. 2016;13(1):4. http://patientsafety.pa.gov/ADVISORIES/Pages/201603_32.aspx. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/forgotten-tourniquet-update This advisory from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System discusses 1079 reports of tourniquets bein…

  14. Final Report: Using Risk Models To Improve Safety With Dispensing High-Alert Medications in Community Pharmacies (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - This reduces the risk of dispensing a prescription to the wrong patient from 0.052 to 0.010 per 1,000

  15. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    January 11, 2016 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Evidence Summary: Screening for Breast Cancer Breast Cancer: Screening January 11, 2016 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. …

  16. Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ludwick.pdf
    June 21, 2004 - Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events 483 Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events Sandra Ludwick Abstract Under standards set forth by the Joint Commission on Accreditatio…

  17. Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmission Webinar 2

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar2/aspire_webinar2.pptx
    January 01, 2015 - Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmission Webinar 2 Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 2: Analyze Data and Patient/Caregiver Perspectives (Section 1 of the Guide) Agenda …

  18. Integrating Clinical Prediction Rules into EHRs to Improve Care, Reduce Waste | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile Integrating Clinical Prediction Rules into EHRs to Improve Care, Reduce Waste Thomas McGinn, M.D., M.P.H. Executive Vice President of Physician Enterprise CommonSpirit Health Thomas McGinn, M.D., M.P.H. “Very early on, AHRQ understood the language and the work.” As a young…

  19. Final Progress Report: Reducing Diagnostic Error to Improve Patient Safety in COPD and Asthma (REDEFINE Study) (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Reducing Diagnostic Error to Improve Patient Safety in COPD and Asthma (REDEFINE Study) 1. Reducing Diagnostic Error to Improve Patient Safety in COPD and Asthma (REDEFINE Study) Principal Investigator and Team Members/Organization: Min J. Joo, MD, MPH, Department of Medicine, College of Medi…

  20. Figure 1-1. A Framework for Reducing Disparities in Health Care Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata1fig1-1.html
    April 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Figure 1-1. A Framework for Reducing Disparities in Health Care Systems Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Summary …
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