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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/peterson-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - a model of Acute Care Hospital:Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) infection
control collaboration that reduces
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening
May 08, 2018 - early-stage, screen-detected prostate cancer with radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy likely reduces
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-evidence-based-nursing-practices-and-electronic-health-record-decision-6
January 01, 2023 - Nurse leader training presentation for the deployment of the QI-CDS tool (separate document with supplemental handout for data element definitions)
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Nurse leader training presentation for the deployment of the QI-CDS tool (separate document with supplemental handout for data element definition…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-evidence-based-nursing-practices-and-electronic-health-record-decision-0
January 01, 2023 - Specifications for a care planning (CP) clinical decision support (CP-CDS) tool (Chapter 3; Figures 4-10)
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Specifications for a care planning (CP) clinical decision support (CP-CDS) tool (Chapter 3; Figures 4-10)
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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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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39793/psn-pdf
August 25, 2010 - Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit.
August 25, 2010
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:S265-S404.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-control-intensive-care-unit
Articles in this special issue describe strategies to reduce infections in the intensive care unit, including
human factors design, guideline use…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/medication.html
Topic: Medication
AHRQ offers patient education materials for healthcare professionals to reduce risks related to adverse drug events, including links to fact sheets, research, and government initiatives.
Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely
Medicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40406/psn-pdf
February 13, 2018 - Critical conversations: a call for a nonprocedural "time
out."
February 13, 2018
Sehgal NL, Fox M, Sharpe B, et al. Critical conversations: a call for a nonprocedural "time out". J Hosp
Med. 2011;6(4):225-30. doi:10.1002/jhm.853.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-conversations-call-nonprocedural-time-out
This…
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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/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/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/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/50726/psn-pdf
December 11, 2019 - Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals
December 11, 2019
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-acute-care-hospitals
Structured processes are important strategies for embedding safe care practices. This tool kit shares
traini…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40751/psn-pdf
September 07, 2011 - Developing a programme for medication reconciliation at
the time of admission into hospital.
September 7, 2011
Manzorro ÁG, Zoni AC, Rieiro CR, et al. Developing a programme for medication reconciliation at the time
of admission into hospital. Int J Clin Pharm. 2011;33(4):603-9. doi:10.1007/s11096-011-9530-1.
http…
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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/41508/psn-pdf
July 11, 2012 - Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and
preventive measures.
July 11, 2012
Chung KC, Kotsis S. Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and preventive measures. Plast
Reconstr Surg. 2012;129(6):1421-1427. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824ecda0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-surgery-root-cause…
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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/38209/psn-pdf
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/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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