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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-value-rural-hospitals
January 01, 2023 - The national discussion of quality and patient safety has only recently begun to identify … and understand the unique quality and patient safety issues facing rural hospitals, as opposed to those … First, we documented the patient safety and health care quality challenges unique to rural hospitals. … Patient safety outcomes in small urban and small rural hospitals. … Effect of critical access hospital conversion on patient safety.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/conversational-information-technology-it-better-safer-pediatric-primary-care
January 01, 2023 - Completed
Grant Number
R18 HS017248
Funding Mechanism(s)
Ambulatory Safety … Type of Care
Pediatrics
Health Care Theme
Chronic Disease Management
Medication Safety … call they were randomized to PHP use, PHP use without counseling, or to usual care consisting of a safety … Content for the calls included information on medication safety, diet and activity, parental smoking … and depression, tuberculosis screening, developmental screening, and home safety.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs025136-ratwani-final-report-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The scoping review also aligned with the interviews and safety reports. … also impacts patient safety. … program under the safety enhanced
design provision. … The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
5. … Health technology
usability and patient safety.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-prescribing-and-electronic-transmission-discharge-medication-lists/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS07-006: Ambulatory Safety … consists of three studies that assessed the impact of health information technology (IT) on patient safety … These studies added to the knowledge of medication safety and the impact of health information exchanges … on patient safety. … benefits and allow potential safety threats to be better anticipated and managed.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-health-record-implementation-continuum-care-rural-iowa
January 01, 2023 - Type of Care
Acute Care
Health Care Theme
Clinical Workflow
Medication
Patient Safety … their organizations, and 4) produce significant, measurable, and sustainable improvements in patient safety … by the University of Iowa were: A) changes in patient care delivery, B) changes in quality, patient safety … and access to specialty consultation, C) changes in staff and physician perceptions of quality and safety … , and specific indicators used to assess patient care quality and safety as a result of the implementation
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/addressing-personal-health-information-management-needs-older-adults/citation/role
January 01, 2023 - The role of personal health information management in promoting patient safety in the home: a qualitative … The role of personal health information management in promoting patient safety in the home: a qualitative
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-diagnostic-decision-support-systems-patients-requiring-urgent
July 01, 2023 - rigorously evaluating a popular patient-facing symptom checker app, understanding around this app’s safety … research has been positive, the studies lack rigorous evaluation of these apps, including research on safety … This research will evaluate the safety, usability, and diagnostic and triage accuracy of one popular … specific aims of the research are as follows: Evaluate the diagnosis and triage accuracy, usability, safety … This research will enhance the body of research on SCs to more rigorously understand their safety, accuracy
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016129-bergner-final-report-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - El Dorado County Safety Net Technology Project / ACCESS El Dorado
Grant Final Report
Grant ID … : UC1HS016129
El Dorado County Safety Net Technology
Project / ACCESS El Dorado
Inclusive … Key Words: Health IT, El Dorado, rural health, safety net, Care Pathways
The authors of this report … The findings from the study triggered the creation of the El Dorado County
Safety Net Provider Network … Access El Dorado (ACCEL) Activities
In 2004, the Safety Net Provider Network formed Access El Dorado
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-value-rural-hospitals/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - Goal: Develop and disseminate health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to improve the quality and safety … , hospital-based health information technology (IT) encompasses a wide range of quality and patient safety … The “rurally relevant” patient safety and quality issues that the Iowa CAH Data Workgroup identified … Effect of critical access hospital conversion on patient safety. … A 10-Rights framework for patient care quality and safety. Am J Med Qual 2007;22(2):103-11.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/understanding-cancelrx-impact-clinical-workflows-medication-safety-risks-and
January 01, 2023 - Understanding CancelRX: Impact on Clinical Workflows, Medication Safety Risks, and Patient Outcomes … Medication Without Harm - How Digital Healthcare Tools Can Support Providers and Improve Patient Safety … Understanding CancelRX: Impact on Clinical Workflows, Medication Safety Risks, and Patient Outcomes - … The impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation (CancelRx) on medication safety: … Closing the Communication Gap Between Prescribers and Pharmacists to Decrease Medication Safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/medication-without-harm-slides-07242024.pdf
January 12, 2025 - Medication Without Harm: How Digital Healthcare Tools Can Support Providers and Improve Patient Safety … Discuss how an e-prescribing tool can reduce medication discrepancies
and improve patient safety by … Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 2021;26(3):99–103. … Associate Dean for Quality and Patient Safety
Director, Center for Patient Safety Science
Columbia … Clarification of terminology in drug safety. Drug Saf. 2005;28:851–70.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006PattersonGeisWears_051611comp.pdf
March 01, 2006 - Implementation of a Simulation Based Patient Safety Curriculum in a Pediatric Emergency Department … Implementation of a Simulation
Based Patient Safety Curriculum
in a Pediatric Emergency
Department … Results
• Eighteen safety issues/latent threats were identified
in our PED during that time period, … threats
Latent Safety Threats Changes made in PED
High and low-dose epinephrine in same
drawer of … Pyxis
Safety labels placed, drawers changed and
strengths separated, made high alert
medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-laboratory-monitoring-community-practices-randomized-trial
January 01, 2023 - Completed
Grant Number
R18 HS017201
Funding Mechanism(s)
Ambulatory Safety … Setting
Type of Care
Primary Care
Health Care Theme
Medication
Patient Safety … occur commonly among patients in the ambulatory setting, and constitute an important target for patient safety … Laboratory monitoring to ensure the safety and effectiveness of drug therapy and the timely management … results of laboratory testing has been increasingly recognized as an important way to improve patient safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/closing-communication-gap-between-prescribers-and-pharmacists
January 01, 2023 - Closing the Communication Gap Between Prescribers and Pharmacists to Decrease Medication Safety Risks … Theme:
Optimizing Care Delivery for Clinicians
Subtheme:
Improving Medication Safety … at Johns Hopkins, was driven by her experience as a prescribing provider and her recognition of the safety … Communication is key to ensuring medication safety
CancelRx is an e-prescribing tool that electronically … [to implement CancelRx] with the ultimate goals of improving communication and ensuring medication safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/track-2-implementation-issues-patient-safety-and-health-it
January 01, 2023 - Track 2: Implementation Issues in Patient Safety and Health IT
Featured … and "Establishing a culture of safety in critical access hospitals. … Presentation
Monday June 5, 10:30am-12:00pm Congressional Hall B
Track 2-II Clinical Redesign to Improve Safety … The evolving role of pharmacists on an ED team and a safety toolkit will be included. … -2:30 Congressional Hall B
Track 2-V e-Prescribing Standards
Assuring the interoperability and safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/electronic-health-records
January 01, 2023 - EHR technology has shown to be effective in transforming the quality, safety, and efficiency of care … from the AHRQ-funded projects working on implementing and measuring the impact of EHRs on the quality, safety … Genesis: Clinical Process Redesign
Health Information Technology & Patient Safety
Workflow Redesign … in the AHRQ-funded health IT portfolio implementing and measuring the impact of EHRs on the quality, safety … Improving HIT Implementation in a Rural Health System (Dan Mingle; Augusta, ME)
Improving Patient Safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017037-ornstein-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Medication Safety in Primary Care Practice Translating Research into Practice (MS-TRIP)
Grant … Final Report
Grant ID: 5R18HS017037
Medication Safety in Primary Care Practice
Translating … Develop a set of medication safety measures relevant for primary care.
2. … Results
Medication safety measure development
The medication safety measure set resulting from the … Journal of
Patient Safety 2010, 6(4): 238-243.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-medication-cpoe-safety-and-quality-indications-based-prescribing
January 01, 2023 - Enhancing Medication CPOE Safety and Quality by Indications-Based Prescribing
Project … Patient Safety
Technology Usability
Research shows that incorporation of medication … A prescription for enhancing electronic prescribing safety. … Enhancing Medication CPOE Safety and Quality by Indications-Based Prescribing - Final Report. … ISMP Medication Safety Alert!
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs021322-sarkar-final-report-2015.pdf
January 01, 2015 - KEY WORDS: health information technologies (HIT), patient safety, ambulatory, safety-net,
quality … dashboard (visual summary of safety measures) and to pilot-test this tool in a
safety-net patient-centered … if implemented in safety-net settings.(23-26)
There are several challenges to creating safety measures … Is ambulatory patient safety just like hospital safety, only without the
"stat"? … World Alliance for Patient Safety, Patient safety research: an overview of the
global evidence.
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/use-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-improve-care
January 01, 2023 - Systems in Advancing Care Delivery
Subtheme:
Using Digital Healthcare Tools to Improve Patient Safety … tools in the ICU has the potential to optimize critical care pharmacist resources and improve patient safety … visualization dashboards, called ICView, that guide CCPs in preventing ADEs in patients, thus improving patient safety … Improving Access to Health Information Automated Retract-and-Reorder Measures to Improve Medication Safety