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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Choosing%20a%20PSO.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Choosing a Patient Safety Organization: Tips for Hospitals and Health Care Providers
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
(Patient Safety Act) authorized the creation of Patient
Safety Organizations (PSOs). It encourages clinicians
and health care organizations to voluntarily report to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-prescription-opioid-misuse-and-projected-overdose-deaths-united-states
August 04, 2021 - Study
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Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths in the United States.
Citation Text:
Chen Q, Larochelle MR, Weaver DT, et al. Prevention of Prescription Opioid Misuse and Projected Overdose Deaths in the United States. JAMA N…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/culture-and-behaviour-english-national-health-service-overview-lessons-large-multimethod
May 01, 2015 - Study
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Culture and behaviour in the English National Health Service: overview of lessons from a large multimethod study.
Citation Text:
Dixon-Woods M, Baker R, Charles K, et al. Culture and behaviour in the English National Health Service: overview of les…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-safety-checklist-reduce-morbidity-and-mortality-global-population
February 09, 2011 - Study
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A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population.
Citation Text:
Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, et al. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. N Engl J Med. 2009;3…
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digital.ahrq.gov/track-1-patient-safety-and-health-it-across-settings-and-populations
January 01, 2023 - This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://digital.ahrq.gov/contact-us . Let us know th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-and-communication-operating-room-safety-questionnaire-after-implementation-blood-borne
September 23, 2020 - Study
Safety and communication in the operating room: a safety questionnaire after the implementation of a blood-borne pathogen exposure checkpoint in the surgical safety checklist preprocedure time-out.
Citation Text:
Kane P, Marley R, Daney B, et al. Safety and Communication in the Ope…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Diagnosis
· Defined as pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation
· Clinical symptoms include purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrate on chest imaging, worsening oxygenation (usually in association with leukocytos…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-2021-webcast-quality-measures.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Introducing a New Database for Users of the CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS CAHPS) Survey - BROWN
Looking Forward: HCBS
Quality Measures Alignment
and HCBS CAHPS® Survey
Melanie Brown, PhD, Technical Director
Division of Community Systems Transformation, Disabled and Elderly Health
Programs Group, Ce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-pressure-ulcer-events-us-nursing-home-ratings
February 05, 2020 - Study
Accuracy of pressure ulcer events in US nursing home ratings.
Citation Text:
Chen Z, Gleason LJ, Sanghavi P. Accuracy of pressure ulcer events in US nursing home ratings. Med Care. 2022;60(10):775-783. doi:10.1097/mlr.0000000000001763.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/sopstipsheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Tip Sheet: Improving Response Rates on the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Tip Sheet: Improving Response Rates
on the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
This Tip Sheet will help you understand the importance of high survey response rates and provide suggestions for
improving your response rates.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increased-mortality-and-costs-associated-adverse-events-intensive-care-unit-patients
January 16, 2008 - Study
Increased mortality and costs associated with adverse events in intensive care unit patients.
Citation Text:
Cantor N, Durr KM, McNeill K, et al. Increased mortality and costs associated with adverse events in intensive care unit patients. J Intensive Care Med. 2022;37(8):1075-1081…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataapf.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
F. Granular Ethnicities with No Determinate OMB Race Classification
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Re…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra1.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Chapter 1. Introduction
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Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. ST-PRA De…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-section-2.pdf
June 16, 2021 - AHRQ's Guide to Evaluating Health Information Exchange Projects - Section 2
2-1
Section 2: Characterizing Your HIE Project
This section describes background work that needs to be done to prepare for developing the
evaluation plan by—
z Describing the HIE project
z Identifying the stakeholders
z Articulati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-patient-safety-education-interventions-patient-safety-culture-health-care
January 26, 2022 - Review
Effect of patient safety education interventions on patient safety culture of health care professionals: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Citation Text:
Agbar F, Zhang S, Wu Y, et al. Effect of patient safety education interventions on patient safety culture of health care pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-incident-reporting-electronic-patient-record-system
June 08, 2010 - Study
Integrating incident reporting into an electronic patient record system.
Citation Text:
Haller G, Myles PS, Stoelwinder J, et al. Integrating incident reporting into an electronic patient record system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(2):175-81.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ml-rover-machine-learning-reduce-laboratory-test-overutilization
August 01, 2024 - ML-ROVER: Machine Learning to Reduce Laboratory Test Overutilization
Project Description
Implementing a validated machine learning based clinical decision support tool to reduce laboratory testing overutilization in pediatric intensive care unit patients will create a sustainab…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/strategic-priorities.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ's PCORTF Strategic Priorities
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The PCORTF strategic framework identifies four priorities for improving healthcare delivery that are aligned with AHRQ’s mission and core competencies and that have the potential to improve outcomes that are important to patients. As d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/treatment-patterns-and-clinical-outcomes-after-introduction-medicare-sepsis-performance
October 02, 2019 - Study
Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare Sepsis Performance Measure (SEP-1).
Citation Text:
Barbash IJ, Davis BS, Yabes JG, et al. Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare Sepsis Performance Measure (SEP-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computerised-physician-order-entry-related-medication-errors-analysis-reported-errors-and
May 08, 2017 - Study
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Computerised physician order entry-related medication errors: analysis of reported errors and vulnerability testing of current systems.
Citation Text:
Schiff GD, Amato MG, Eguale T, et al. Computerised physician order entry-related medication error…