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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apia.html
June 01, 2010 - Reliability and construct validity of the Client-Centred Rehabilitation Questionnaire. … A survey of patient perception of quality of care. J ET Nurs 1991 Jul-Aug;18(4):122-5. … Assessing patient safety culture: a review and synthesis of the measurement tools. … Study of Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waiver program survey methodology. … Proxy respondents and the reliability of the Quality of Life Questionnaire Empowerment factor.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/facil-guide/mod1.html
February 01, 2023 - A recent national survey of catheter placement practices in acute care hospitals demonstrated that many … all patients? … patient. … When assessing the indication on a daily basis, ask the question, does my patient still need a urinary … You can also drill down on CAUTI using the “Learning From Defects” tool on the AHRQ Web site and review
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006BurstinMunier_051111comp.pdf
June 01, 2006 - Safety—avoid injury to patients from the care that is
intended to help them
2. … safety
Patient safety research and improvement has
focused on hospitals
Ambulatory care requires … test error in last 2 years
C Shoen et al, “Taking the Pulse of Health Care Systems: Experience of Patients … with Health Problems in 6 Countries” Commonwealth Fund International Health
Policy Survey of Sicker … safety and management in
ambulatory care settings
– Improve tools for providers, patients, and caregivers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49441/psn-pdf
March 01, 2004 - On
postoperative day (POD) 2, the patient was tachycardic, despite receiving a low-dose beta-blocker … On POD 3, the patient had no complaints for
the primary team on morning rounds. … On POD 4, the patient complained to the nurse of mild chest discomfort. … Communication breakdown and discontinuity of care have deleterious effects on patients. … Gaps in the continuity of care and progress on patient safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/clinical-areas
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On … Findings from this cross-sectional survey with 255 nurse leaders highlight the important role of authentic … Survey respondents also endorsed the importance of formal support programs, including peer support, education … This methodology ensured the audit was patient-centered and focused on the patient's journey through … factors on decision fatigue.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49784/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - inadequate training and lack of knowledge about good laboratory practices were other factors
included on … However, it is hazardous to depend on the vigilance of busy providers to prevent errors. … When patients use point-of-care testing at home, such as international normalized ratio for monitoring … Good laboratory practices for waived
testing sites: survey findings from testing sites holding a certificate … Results of a survey among GP practices on how they manage
patient safety aspects related to point-of-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/physical-diagnosis-lost-art
January 17, 2018 - The practice of "handing off" patients necessitated by the 80-hour work week imposed on physicians in … The old clinical saw, "There is no substitute for laying hands on your patient," remains true today, … Reliance on program directors to sign-off on the residents' clinical skills is putting too much faith … Skilled clinicians test the candidate at the bedside on real patients to see if they can sort out valvular … undergraduate grade point averages (GPA) with intern performance measured by residency program director surveys
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-bernardo-perea-perez-md-dds-phd
August 01, 2016 - He is perhaps the world's leading expert on patient safety in the field of dentistry.
Dr. … In our Spanish Observatory for Dental Patient Safety database, we have five cases of patients dying … And we have more work to do here in Spain on dental patient safety. … safety culture in the dental ecosystem.( 20 ) As challenging as it has been to establish a safety culture … Open wide: looking into the safety culture of dental school clinics. J Dent Educ. 2014;78:745-756.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-fullreport.pdf
August 01, 2017 - • Fiscal burden of measure focus (e.g., clinical condition) on patients, families, public
and private … Electronic health records (EHRs), patient
information cards, and phone calls to patient providers are … The large number of children with
SCD on Medicaid suggests some of these patients may be receiving suboptimum … LimeSurvey is an
open‐source online application based in MySQL that enables users to develop and publish
surveys … For example, when a patient arrives to an ED that has performed poorly on these measures,
the source
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-tb
March 03, 2010 - On hospital day 21, her providers considered the possibility of tuberculosis, and sent sputum for acid-fast … such as cavitation, apical nodular disease, or a "tree and bud" pattern, which may not be apparent on … A population-based survey of tuberculosis symptoms: how atypical are atypical presentations? … and patient safety. … June 26, 2019
Outcomes are worse in US patients undergoing surgery on weekends compared
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/oleary-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Data Sources and Collection
Quantitative Data – Research nurses at each site administered surveys, … Outcomes
Teamwork Climate – Overall, 263 of 318 professionals (82.7%) completed the baseline survey, … Patients on control units
had a similar length of stay, 30-day readmission rate, and patient experience … Patients on intervention units also had similar length of stay, 30-
day readmission rate, and patient … Survey.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-information-exchange-policy-issues
January 01, 2023 - These data are vulnerable to abuse and the headlines are rife with stories of sensitive data about patients … In other words, the movement of patient health information has implications for the patient and the marketplace … The ability to exchange and transmit information in support of improved care delivery for individual patients … Many surveys have shown that Americans are very worried about the privacy of their personal health information … absolutely essential to the trust that is needed for buy-in by clinicians, payers, and, most importantly, patients
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nursing-home-safety_research-protocol.pdf
July 22, 2015 - residential
care communities in the United States.1 In 2012, 55% of “health deficiencies” in self-reported
surveys … Hospital Safety Interventions Potentially Relevant to NH
Hospitals serve many patients who are at risk … To that end, this technical brief will focus on the following patient safety outcomes in the
nursing … A multifactorial
intervention for the prevention of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients, … The culture of safety: results of an
organization-wide survey in 15 California hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increased-catheter-related-bloodstream-infection-rates-after-introduction-new-mechanical
February 07, 2022 - June 22, 2022
Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk of being a reported … health care: a case-control study
March 11, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 response on … device-associated infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: results from a national survey … June 8, 2016
Do clinicians know which of their patients have central venous catheters … antimicrobial urinary catheters to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-screening-2005
March 15, 2005 - by HSV-2, occasionally by HSV-1) is the most prevalent STI in the United States. 3 Seroprevalence surveys … infection in a symptomatic patient when culture is not feasible or the clinical syndrome is unclear. … placebo-treated patients. … B—Recommended: The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide [the service] to eligible patients. … HSV-2 specific serology should be offered routinely to antenatal patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73999/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - On this day, there was a shortage of premixed remifentanil. … Afterthe patient recovered, the case was reviewed. … Edmund Florendo, MD
Background
In the United States, it is estimated that about 100,000 to 400,000 patients … A 2013 survey of 604 anesthesiology
trainees reported a greater incidence of medical errors with negative … consequences for patients and
medication errors among trainees who had less supervision by faculty.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/gurwitz-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - safety culture.
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Tjia J, Mazor KM, Field T, Meterko V, Spenard A, Gurwitz … Nurse-physician communication
in the long-term care setting: perceived barriers and impact on patient … J Patient Saf.
2009 Sep;5(3):145-52. … state survey. … Profit status, bed size, and number of NH deficiencies on state
surveys were not significantly associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/burnout-among-health-professionals-and-its-effect-patient-safety
December 22, 2018 - Annual Perspective
Burnout Among Health Professionals and Its Effect on Patient Safety
Audrey … Burnout Among Health Professionals and Its Effect on Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. … Burnout Among Health Professionals and Its Effect on Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. … interactions with patients. … and Workforce Safety Culture in Healthcare
March 27, 2024
Annual
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbarbara-blakeney-ms-rn
August 01, 2005 - takes to keep patients safe. … The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) now generates patient safety … A strong evidence base suggests that focusing on nursing would improve patient safety. … Hospitals in which nurses, on average, care for eight patients each have risk-adjusted mortality rates … June 9, 2011
Nursing 2006 Patient-safety survey report.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Crosswalk of Patient Experience Domains and Survey Measures
Appendix 6b. … (all of which are variations on the CAHPS Health Plan Survey or the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey). … 2017)
Domains for Patient Experience
Clinician & Group Survey 3.0
CAHPS Surveys for Accountable … Public Reporting on Provider Performance
Public reporting on provider performance can help patients … Survey , which is based on the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey.