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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/patients-risk-of-falls.html
September 01, 2015 - New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls
For older adults, falls are serious, no matter the setting. These falls can cause bone fractures, disability, and even death. Among people 75 and older, falls are far more likely to cause admissions into a long term care facility than for adults 10…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-electronic-data-improve-care-patients-known-or-suspected-cancer/citation/intervention
January 01, 2023 - Electronic trigger-based intervention to reduce delays in diagnostic evaluation for cancer: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Citation
Murphy DR, Wu L, Thomas EJ, et al. Electronic trigger-based intervention to reduce delays in diagnostic evaluation for cancer: a cluster randomized controlled tri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47999/psn-pdf
May 15, 2019 - Pregnancy-related deaths: saving women’s lives before,
during and after delivery.
May 15, 2019
CDC Vital Signs. May 7, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pregnancy-related-deaths-saving-womens-lives-during-and-after-delivery
Maternal morbidity and mortality is a worldwide patient safety problem. This analysis desc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45856/psn-pdf
April 12, 2018 - NAM Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and
Resilience.
April 12, 2018
Washington, DC: National Academy of Medicine.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nam-action-collaborative-clinician-well-being-and-resilience
Clinician burnout can affect the ability of individuals to act safely. This website highlights the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60356/psn-pdf
May 20, 2020 - How the pandemic is reshaping hospital architecture and
design.
May 20, 2020
Booker C. PBSNewshour Weekend. May 10, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-pandemic-reshaping-hospital-architecture-and-design
Built environment characteristics can contribute to the spread of infection. This news segment discusses
de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37416/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - The story behind the story: physician skepticism about
relying on clinical information technologies to reduce
medical errors.
March 28, 2012
McAlearney AS, Chisolm DJ, Schweikhart S, et al. The story behind the story: physician skepticism about
relying on clinical information technologies to reduce medical errors.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44040/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - Why physicians err in diagnosis.
August 2, 2015
Why physicians err in diagnosis. JAMA. 2015;313(12):1273. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11660.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-physicians-err-diagnosis
This previously published commentary provides a historical glimpse into diagnostic error and physician
cognition. The piec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838258/psn-pdf
October 05, 2022 - Solutions from Professional Regulation and Beyond.
October 5, 2022
Safer Care for All. London, England: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care;
2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/solutions-professional-regulation-and-beyond
Dedicated leadership is an important component to examine and ad…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41859/psn-pdf
July 16, 2013 - qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with hospital administrators to outline strategies for
reducing … issue/identifying-hospital-organizational-strategies-reduce-readmissions
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-unnecessary-hospital-readmissions-role-patient-safety-organization-pso
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-medicine-change-package
May 06, 2015 - Copy Citation
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October 07, 2008 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Committed to Safety: Ten Case Studies on Reducing … March 30, 2016
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May 01, 2017 - January 24, 2018
Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events to Decrease Hospital Costs … 16, 2017
Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing … August 17, 2016
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.
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July 22, 2015 - effect-bar-code-technology-safety-medication-administration
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https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-errors-emergency-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-errors-emergency-surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47364/psn-pdf
October 31, 2018 - explains how artificial intelligence presents clinicians with an
opportunity to improve practice by reducing … medicine-and-rise-robots-qualitative-review-recent-advances-artificial-intelligence-health
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/key-reducing-doctors-misdiagnoses
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-initiative-hospital-executive-and-physician-leadership-strategies
November 27, 2018 - 23, 2016
Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing … May 18, 2016
Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids Implementation Guide. … January 27, 2016
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.
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December 24, 2008 - 26, 2019
Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing … August 17, 2016
Reducing Unnecessary Hospital Readmissions: The Role of the Patient Safety … May 1, 2016
Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.
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December 06, 2017 - Topics covered include the need for improvements in documentation and the radiologist's role in reducing … impact-electronic-alert-notification-system-embedded-radiologists-workflow-closed-loop
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-delay-diagnosis-multistage-recommendation-tracking
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July 23, 2014 - Nearing zero...reducing grade C medication errors. … Nearing zero..reducing grade C medication errors.
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January 01, 2013 - Summary: alternative strategies, including educational strategies and antibiotic management, for
reducing … Individuals with acute cough illness Intervention(s): Educational and
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/136331/Benzodiazepine%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only
REDUCING MEDICATIONS SAFELY
TO MEET LIFE’S CHANGES … taking:_____________________
Your dose: _____________________________________________
WHY CONSIDER REDUCING … Adapted from “Reducing Medications Safely to Meet Life’s Changes, Focus on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists