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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44698/psn-pdf
    April 08, 2016 - Relationship between patient safety climate and standard precaution adherence: a systematic review of the literature. April 8, 2016 Hessels AJ, Larson EL. Relationship between patient safety climate and standard precaution adherence: a systematic review of the literature. J Hosp Infect. 2016;92(4):349-62. doi:10.1…

  2. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012_03.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Although the AHRQ QI software uses a similar approach to adjust the area-based QIs, we relied on direct standardization … Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) risk of mortality or severity score using the regression-based standardization … adjustments were made for age, gender, DRG and MDC clusters, and comorbidity using the regression-based standardization … made for age and gender differences across population subgroups and were based on methods of direct standardization … We adjusted rates for age and sex using the method of direct standardization (Fleiss, 1973).

  3. Triage Time Bomb | PSNet

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    September 01, 2008 - Standards of practice in emergency nursing and medicine suggest maximum acceptable waiting times for … hospital EDs found incorrect triage rates of 5.5%.( 7 ) High mis-triage rates are attributable to lack of standardization

  4. Module 1- Component Kit (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview/component-kit.docx
    May 01, 2017 - Module 1- Component Kit AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for Sustainability Module 1: Overview A Frontline Management System To Sustain Improvement in Safety Practices Contents 1. Why a Frontline Management System? 2 2. Components of the Frontline Management System 3 3. Interactions of …

  5. Module 4: Observation and Integration - Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-fac-notes.html
    June 01, 2017 - Module 4: Observation and Integration - Facilitator Notes Slide 1: Management Practices for Sustainability Module 4: Observation and Integration Say: “The aim of supervision should be to help people and machines and gadgets to do a better job.” 1  This quote comes from W.E. Deming, one of the fathers of t…

  6. C (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2010_05.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - C HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov For Technical Assistance with HCUP Products: Email: hcup@ahrq.gov or Phone: 1-86…

  7. Ic06 Iiia G (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/national/series_3/2006/ic06_iiia_g.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - Table III.A.2.e(2006) Percent of State and local governments offering health insurance by plan options and insurance offerings to retirees by census division and government type and size: United States, 2006 Census division/ government type and size Two or more plans Conventional indemnity Any managed care Exclus…

  8. Unit of measurement used and parent medication dosing errors. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unit-measurement-used-and-parent-medication-dosing-errors
    June 04, 2014 - July 22, 2020 Medication errors with pediatric liquid acetaminophen after standardization

  9. Can we make postoperative patient handovers safer? A systematic review of the literature. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-we-make-postoperative-patient-handovers-safer-systematic-review-literature
    June 10, 2015 - So many ways to be wrong: completeness and accuracy in a prospective study of OR-to-ICU handoff standardization

  10. Handover after pediatric heart surgery: a simple tool improves information exchange. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handover-after-pediatric-heart-surgery-simple-tool-improves-information-exchange
    July 03, 2016 - January 4, 2021 View More Related Resources Standardization of

  11. Closing the safety loop: evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's guidance regarding wristband identification of hospital inpatients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-safety-loop-evaluation-national-patient-safety-agencys-guidance-regarding-wristband
    April 14, 2011 - January 29, 2014 Wristband Standardization Initiative.

  12. Specimen labeling errors in surgical pathology: an 18-month experience. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/specimen-labeling-errors-surgical-pathology-18-month-experience
    January 04, 2012 - reduction of surgical pathology in-process misidentification defects by bar code-specified work process standardization

  13. Clinical information transfer and medication reconciliation in patients transferred from the pediatric intensive care unit. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-information-transfer-and-medication-reconciliation-patients-transferred-pediatric
    September 28, 2010 - Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality April 26, 2023 Standardization

  14. Variations by state in physician disciplinary actions by US medical licensure boards. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variations-state-physician-disciplinary-actions-us-medical-licensure-boards
    March 12, 2025 - This suggests a need for standardization across states in disciplining physicians for unprofessional

  15. Listening and question-asking behaviors in resident and nurse handoff conversations: a prospective observational study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/listening-and-question-asking-behaviors-resident-and-nurse-handoff-conversations-prospective
    June 27, 2018 - June 27, 2018 An observational study of postoperative handoff standardization failures

  16. Strategies to enhance adoption of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention interventions: a systematic literature review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-enhance-adoption-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-prevention-interventions
    July 10, 2017 - This systematic review identifies several strategies, including standardization of care processes, performing

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46597/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2017 - A novel process audit for standardized perioperative handoff protocols. November 1, 2017 Pallekonda V, Scholl AT, McKelvey GM, et al. A Novel Process Audit for Standardized Perioperative Handoff Protocols. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(11):611-618. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.04.011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61089/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Cognitive bias impact on management of postoperative complications, medical error, and standard of care. November 4, 2020 Antonacci AC, Dechario SP, Antonacci C, et al. Cognitive bias impact on management of postoperative complications, medical error, and standard of care. J Surg Res. 2021;258:47-53. doi:10.1016/j…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45693/psn-pdf
    February 22, 2017 - Meta-analyses of the effects of standardized handoff protocols on patient, provider, and organizational outcomes. February 22, 2017 Keebler JR, Lazzara EH, Patzer BS, et al. Meta-Analyses of the Effects of Standardized Handoff Protocols on Patient, Provider, and Organizational Outcomes. Hum Factors. 2016;58(8):118…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36132/psn-pdf
    May 27, 2011 - In order to maximize the efficiency of a typical surgical practice, they argue for standardization of
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