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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/NRDBrochure_050218.pdf
May 16, 2018 - What is the NRD?
The Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD)
is part of the family of databases and software
tools developed for the Healthcare Cost and
Utilization Project (HCUP). The NRD is a unique
and powerful database designed to support
various types of analyses of national readmission
rates for all payers and the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-science-human-factors-and-ergonomics-healthcare
April 01, 2015 - Commentary
State of science: human factors and ergonomics in healthcare.
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Hignett S, Carayon P, Buckle P, et al. State of science: human factors and ergonomics in healthcare. Ergonomics. 2013;56(10):1491-503. doi:10.1080/00140139.2013.822932.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-dermatology
September 30, 2015 - Commentary
Implementing patient safety and quality improvement in dermatology.
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Implementing patient safety and quality improvement in dermatology. Marsch A, Khodosh R, Porter M, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023;89(4):641-54; 57-67.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/NEDSBrochure_050218.pdf
May 16, 2018 - What is the NEDS?
The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample
(NEDS) is part of the family of databases and
software tools developed for the Healthcare Cost
and Utilization Project (HCUP). The NEDS
produces national estimates about emergency
department visits across the country. The NEDS
describes emergency department v…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-responding-adverse-events
July 19, 2019 - Commentary
Classic
Understanding and responding to adverse events.
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Vincent CA. Understanding and Responding to Adverse Events. New Engl J Med. 2003;348(11):1051-1056. doi:10.1056/nejmhpr020760.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evidence-brief-implementation-high-reliability-organization-principles
November 11, 2020 - Book/Report
Evidence Brief: Implementation of High Reliability Organization Principles.
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Evidence Brief: Implementation of High Reliability Organization Principles. Veazie S, Peterson K, Bourne D. Washington DC: United States Department of Veterans Affairs; May 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elimination-emergency-department-medication-errors-due-estimated-weights
July 08, 2020 - Commentary
Elimination of emergency department medication errors due to estimated weights.
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Greenwalt M, Griffen D, Wilkerson J. Elimination of Emergency Department Medication Errors Due To Estimated Weights. BMJ Qual Improv Rep. 2017;6(1). doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u214416.w5…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surveys-patient-safety-culture-nursing-home-survey-user-database-report
February 28, 2024 - Book/Report
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Nursing Home Survey: User Database Report.
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Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Nursing Home Survey: User Database Report. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011-2025.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethical-challenges-child-abuse-what-harm-misdiagnosis
September 01, 2021 - Commentary
Ethical challenges in child abuse: what is the harm of a misdiagnosis?
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Brown SD. Ethical challenges in child abuse: what is the harm of a misdiagnosis? Pediatr Radiol. 2021;51(6):1070-1075. doi:10.1007/s00247-020-04845-4.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-how-learn-compliance-patient-safety-alerts-nhs
September 01, 2021 - Government Resource
Learning how to learn: compliance with patient safety alerts in the NHS.
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Learning how to learn: compliance with patient safety alerts in the NHS. Donaldson L. Chapter in: On the State of Public Health: Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer. L…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-hospitals-quarter-medicare-patients-experienced-harm-october-2018
February 01, 2023 - Book/Report
Adverse Events in Hospitals: A Quarter of Medicare Patients Experienced Harm in October 2018.
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Adverse Events in Hospitals: A Quarter of Medicare Patients Experienced Harm in October 2018. Grimm CA. Washington DC: Office of the Inspector General; May 2022. Repor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-harm-historical-conceptual-and-ethical-dimensions-iatrogenic-illness
May 13, 2020 - Book/Report
Classic
Medical Harm: Historical, Conceptual, and Ethical Dimensions of Iatrogenic Illness.
Citation Text:
Medical Harm: Historical, Conceptual, and Ethical Dimensions of Iatrogenic Illness. Sharpe VA, Faden AI. Cambridge NY; Cambridge University…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-collaborative-safety-focused-nurse-pharmacist-intervention-improving-accuracy
April 28, 2010 - Study
An evaluation of a collaborative, safety focused, nurse–pharmacist intervention for improving the accuracy of the medication history.
Citation Text:
Henneman EA, Tessier EG, Nathanson BH, et al. An evaluation of a collaborative, safety focused, nurse-pharmacist intervention for imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-pediatric-patients-and-families-high-reliability-identify-and-reduce-preventable
December 02, 2020 - Commentary
Partnering with pediatric patients and families in high reliability to identify and reduce preventable safety events.
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Partnering with pediatric patients and families in high reliability to identify and reduce preventable safety events. Kirby J, Cannon C, Darrah …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-study-errors-opioid-prescribing-large-teaching-hospital
October 19, 2022 - Study
A prevalence study of errors in opioid prescribing in a large teaching hospital.
Citation Text:
Davies D, Schneider F, Childs S, et al. A prevalence study of errors in opioid prescribing in a large teaching hospital. Int J Clin Pract. 2011;65(9):923-9. doi:10.1111/j.1742-1241.201…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technical-mistakes-during-acquisition-electrocardiogram
March 09, 2022 - Review
Technical mistakes during the acquisition of the electrocardiogram.
Citation Text:
García-Niebla J, Llontop-García P, Valle-Racero JI, et al. Technical mistakes during the acquisition of the electrocardiogram. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2009;14(4):389-403. doi:10.1111/j.154…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-medication-errors-and-adverse-events-involved-medicine-related-malpractice-cases
November 18, 2016 - Study
Ambulatory medication errors and adverse events involved in medicine-related malpractice cases from 2011 to 2021.
Citation Text:
Boisvert S, Nelson M, Ross J. Ambulatory medication errors and adverse events involved in medicine-related malpractice cases from 2011 to 2021. J Patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201903.html
April 01, 2019 - Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Uses AHRQ-Funded I-PASS Tool to Boost Patient Safety
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April 2019
Pediatric residents at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, MD, changed the way they handed off patients between shift changes by closely adhering—sometimes by as much as …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-communication-and-optimal-resolution-candor-toolkit
May 25, 2016 - Toolkit
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit.
Citation Text:
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2016.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/folic-acid-suppl-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
March 20, 2023 - Task Forces Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
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Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on
Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
Taking folic acid before and during early…