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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-and-facilitators-healthcare-workers-adherence-infection-prevention-and-control-ipc
March 02, 2011 - Review
Classic
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis.
Citation Text:
Houghton C, Meskell P, Delaney H, et al. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-list-completeness-electronic-health-records-multi-site-study-and-assessment-success
April 29, 2018 - Study
Problem list completeness in electronic health records: a multi-site study and assessment of success factors.
Citation Text:
Wright A, McCoy AB, Hickman T-TT, et al. Problem list completeness in electronic health records: A multi-site study and assessment of success factors. Int J …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/process-failures-increase-risk-infection-through-respiratory-droplets-study-patient-safety
March 24, 2021 - Study
Process failures that increase the risk of infection through respiratory droplets: a study of patient safety events reported by hospitals across Pennsylvania.
Citation Text:
Harper A, Kukielka E, Jones RM. Process failures that increase the risk of infection through respiratory dro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-postdischarge-virtual-ward-readmission-or-death-high-risk-patients-randomized-clinical
October 31, 2011 - Study
Classic
Effect of a postdischarge virtual ward on readmission or death for high-risk patients: a randomized clinical trial.
Citation Text:
Dhalla IA, O'Brien T, Morra D, et al. Effect of a postdischarge virtual ward on readmission or death for high-risk pa…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/critical-access-hospital-partnership-health-information-technology/annual-summary/2009
January 01, 2009 - Critical Access Hospital Partnership Health Information Technology Implementation - 2009
Project Name
Critical Access Hospital Partnership Health Information Technology Implementation
Principal Investigator
Wheeler, Donald
Organization
Upper Peninsula Health Care Network
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/results-and-lessons-hospital-wide-initiative-incentivised-delivery-system-reform-improve
March 02, 2022 - Study
Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by delivery system reform to improve infection prevention and sepsis care.
Citation Text:
Sreeramoju P, Voy-Hatter K, White C, et al. Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by delivery system…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-legal-restrictions-and-prescription-opioid-use-among-disabled-adults
May 31, 2023 - Study
Classic
State legal restrictions and prescription-opioid use among disabled adults.
Citation Text:
Meara E, Horwitz JR, Powell W, et al. State Legal Restrictions and Prescription-Opioid Use among Disabled Adults. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(1):44-53. doi:10.105…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/usability-computerised-drug-monitoring-programme-detect-adverse-drug-events-and-non
December 21, 2014 - Study
Usability of a computerised drug monitoring programme to detect adverse drug events and non-compliance in outpatient ambulatory care.
Citation Text:
Auger C, Forster AJ, Oake N, et al. Usability of a computerised drug monitoring programme to detect adverse drug events and non-comp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multi-method-exploratory-evaluation-service-designed-improve-medication-safety-patients
July 22, 2020 - Study
A multi-method exploratory evaluation of a service designed to improve medication safety for patients with monitored dosage systems following hospital discharge.
Citation Text:
Alqenae FA, Steinke DT, Belither H, et al. A multi-method exploratory evaluation of a service designed to…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/inpatient-care.html
Topic: Inpatient Care
Inpatient care is healthcare received within a hospital.
A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions
About the Toolkit Development
CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Measures
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37087/psn-pdf
October 03, 2011 - Improving patient safety in the ED waiting room.
October 3, 2011
Blank FSJ, Santoro J, Maynard AM, et al. Improving patient safety in the ED waiting room. Journal of
emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association.
2007;33(4):331-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841489/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Rise to Health Coalition.
December 14, 2022
Boston, MA; Institute for Healthcare Improvement: December 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rise-health-coalition
Systemic efforts to improve health equity support patient safety. This announcement highlights an initiative
for collective work to address four areas of e…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/statins.html
September 01, 2018 - Strategies to Better Manage Lipids—Statin Pearls
Resource title: Strategies to Better Manage Lipids—Statin Pearls
Resource description: This slide deck and transcript of a 20-minute video with a family physician at Virginia Commonwealth University reviews current recommendations for the use of statins in lo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42664/psn-pdf
August 11, 2014 - Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and
patient safety.
August 11, 2014
Marra AR, Santos OFPD, Neto MC, et al. Positive Deviance: A New Tool for Infection Prevention and
Patient Safety. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/positive-deviance-new-tool-infection-prevention-and-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41063/psn-pdf
January 27, 2012 - Perspective: ten thousand hours to patient safety, sooner
or later.
January 27, 2012
Pellegrini VD. Perspective: ten thousand hours to patient safety, sooner or later. Acad Med.
2012;87(2):164-7. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823f7202.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perspective-ten-thousand-hours-patient-safety-sooner-or-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45064/psn-pdf
April 20, 2016 - Making Care Safer.
April 20, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Priorities in Focus. March 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-care-safer
The National Quality Strategy is part of AHRQ's ongoing efforts to enhance patient safety. This brief
summarizes the results of the Partnership for Patients …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44693/psn-pdf
June 15, 2016 - Safety.
June 15, 2016
Center for Health Design.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-0
Elements of the health care work environment can affect the care delivery. This website highlights design
considerations for health care facilities that can help reduce noise, falls, and hospital-acquired infections.
The collect…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45663/psn-pdf
November 09, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide.
November 9, 2016
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-antimicrobial-stewardship-guide
Antimicrobial stewardship is one strategy to reduce health care–associated infections in a variety of
set…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43145/psn-pdf
June 15, 2014 - The 2013 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality
Awards.
June 15, 2014
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014;40(5):195-218.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2013-john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-awards
Articles in this special issue highlight the achievements of the 2013 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40212/psn-pdf
April 04, 2011 - Creating effective quality-improvement collaboratives: a
multiple case study.
April 4, 2011
Strating MMH, Nieboer AP, Zuiderent-Jerak T, et al. Creating effective quality-improvement collaboratives:
a multiple case study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(4). doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.047159.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creatin…