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www.ahrq.gov/topics/clinician-patient-communication.html
Topic: Clinician-Patient Communication
AHRQ has research, tools, and resources related to Clinician-Patient Communication.
Calibrate Dx: A Resource To Improve Diagnostic Decisions
Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
Maine Groups Improve Care…
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August 02, 2010 - Decreasing errors in pediatric continuous intravenous
infusions.
August 2, 2010
Lehmann CU, Kim G, Gujral R, et al. Decreasing errors in pediatric continuous intravenous infusions.
Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006;7(3):225-30.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-errors-pediatric-continuous-intravenous-infusions
Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34621/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Human Factors and Medical Devices.
September 27, 2017
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-medical-devices
Human factors engineering (HFE) helps improve human performance and reduce the risks associated with
use error. The U.S. …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide160.html
October 01, 2014 - 160. Treatment Recommendations: Medications
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Meta-analysis (2008): Effectiveness and abstinence rates for smokers not willing to quit (but willing to change their smoking patterns or reduce their smoking) after receiving n…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36312/psn-pdf
October 26, 2010 - The intensive care unit, patient safety, and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.
October 26, 2010
Clancy CM. The intensive care unit, patient safety, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(5):348-51.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intensive-care-unit-patient-safety-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41831/psn-pdf
December 31, 2012 - The economics of health care quality and medical errors.
December 31, 2012
Andel C, Davidow SL, Hollander M, et al. The economics of health care quality and medical errors. J Health
Care Finance. 2012;39(1):39-50.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/economics-health-care-quality-and-medical-errors
Discussing the financia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34137/psn-pdf
February 06, 2018 - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
February 6, 2018
P.O. Box 6668, Rochester, MN 55903.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anesthesia-patient-safety-foundation
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation's (APSF) mission is to ensure that no patient is harmed by the
effects of anesthesia. To achieve that mission, APSF s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37623/psn-pdf
April 18, 2011 - Human factors in anaesthetic practice: insights from a
task analysis.
April 18, 2011
Phipps D, Meakin GH, Beatty PCW, et al. Human factors in anaesthetic practice: insights from a task
analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2008;100(3):333-43. doi:10.1093/bja/aem392.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-anaesthetic-practic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38984/psn-pdf
September 30, 2009 - Hospitalist handoffs: a systematic review and task force
recommendations.
September 30, 2009
Arora VM, Manjarrez E, Dressler DD, et al. Hospitalist handoffs: A systematic review and task force
recommendations. J Hosp Med. 2009;4(7). doi:10.1002/jhm.573.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitalist-handoffs-systematic-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36146/psn-pdf
February 05, 2019 - Guidelines for Design and Construction.
February 5, 2019
St Louis, Missouri; Facilities Guidelines Institute; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-design-and-construction
These updated guidelines include design changes, such as the adoption of private rooms to reduce
medical error, interruptions, and hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41617/psn-pdf
August 22, 2012 - Medical devices and patient safety.
August 22, 2012
Mattox E. Medical devices and patient safety. Crit Care Nurse. 2012;32(4):60-8. doi:10.4037/ccn2012925.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-devices-and-patient-safety
This commentary discusses errors associated with medical device use in intensive care environmen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39272/psn-pdf
February 03, 2010 - Patient safety and diagnostic error: tips for your next
shift.
February 3, 2010
Sinclair D, Croskerry P. Patient safety and diagnostic error: tips for your next shift. Can Fam Physician.
2010;56(1):28-30.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-diagnostic-error-tips-your-next-shift
Through case examples, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36173/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - The need for organizational change in patient safety
initiatives.
September 29, 2010
Anderson J, Ramanujam R, Hensel D, et al. The need for organizational change in patient safety initiatives.
Int J Med Inform. 2006;75(12):809-17.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/need-organizational-change-patient-safety-initiatives
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June 02, 2010 - The effects of emergency department staff rounding on
patient safety and satisfaction.
June 2, 2010
Meade CM, Kennedy J, Kaplan J. The effects of emergency department staff rounding on patient safety
and satisfaction. J Emerg Med. 2010;38(5):666-74. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.03.042.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40521/psn-pdf
June 14, 2011 - Johns Hopkins receives $10 million to open patient safety
institute.
June 14, 2011
Cohn M. Baltimore Sun. May 27, 2011:A1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/johns-hopkins-receives-10-million-open-patient-safety-institute
This newspaper article reports on plans to develop the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40813/psn-pdf
July 19, 2017 - How to develop an effective obstetric checklist.
July 19, 2017
Fausett B, Propst A, Van Doren K, et al. How to develop an effective obstetric checklist. Am J Obstet
Gynecol. 2011;205(3):165-70. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-develop-effective-obstetric-checklist
This commentary di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42959/psn-pdf
February 19, 2014 - A mislabeling event with batched drugs: the unintended
consequences of practice changes.
February 19, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. 2014;19:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mislabeling-event-batched-drugs-unintended-consequences-practice-changes
This newsletter article describes how…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36077/psn-pdf
July 05, 2006 - Perinatal patient safety from the perspective of nurse
executives: a round table discussion.
July 5, 2006
Thorman KE; Capitulo KL; Dubow J; Hanold K; Noonan M; Wehmeyer J.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perinatal-patient-safety-perspective-nurse-executives-round-table-discussion
The authors summarize a discussion be…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38475/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Effect of alerts for drug dosage adjustment in inpatients
with renal insufficiency.
March 10, 2011
Sellier E, Colombet I, Sabatier B, et al. Effect of alerts for drug dosage adjustment in inpatients with renal
insufficiency. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16(2):203-10. doi:10.1197/jamia.M2805.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37565/psn-pdf
February 27, 2008 - Effect of pharmacists on medication errors in an
emergency department.
February 27, 2008
Brown JN, Barnes CL, Beasley B, et al. Effect of pharmacists on medication errors in an emergency
department. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(4):330-3. doi:10.2146/ajhp070391.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacists-me…