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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/let-us-twisst-plan-simulate-study-and-act
October 12, 2018 - This article describes the Translational Work Integrating Simulation and Systems Testing (TWISST) process … , which combines simulation-based clinical systems testing (SbCST) and simulation-based training … October 12, 2018
Simulation-based clinical systems testing for healthcare spaces: from
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44125/psn-pdf
May 28, 2015 - This commentary reviews AHRQ initiatives related to primary care, office-
based testing, and research … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamstepps-office-based-care-version
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-your-office-testing-process-step-step-guide-rapid-cycle-patient-safety-and-quality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-your-office-testing-process-step-step-guide-rapid-cycle-patient-safety-and-quality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heparin-containing-medical-devices-and-combination-products-recommendations-labeling-and
November 23, 2015 - Heparin-containing medical devices and combination products: recommendations for labeling and safety testing … Heparin-containing medical devices and combination products: recommendations for labeling and safety testing … Heparin-containing medical devices and combination products: recommendations for labeling and safety testing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-psychometric-testing-tool-measure-missed-nursing-care
August 20, 2018 - Study
Development and psychometric testing of a tool to measure missed nursing care … Development and psychometric testing of a tool to measure missed nursing care. … Development and psychometric testing of a tool to measure missed nursing care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860397/psn-pdf
January 10, 2024 - acr-guidance-document-mr-safe-practices-updates-and-critical-information-2019
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/testing-and-labeling-medical-devices-safety-magnetic-resonance-mr-environment … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/testing-and-labeling-medical-devices-safety-magnetic-resonance-mr-environment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coronavirus-ravaged-nursing-homes-inspectors-were-not-being-tested
October 14, 2020 - This story highlights a testing gap that has the potential to degrade efforts to minimize the spread … of COVID-19 in nursing homes: the lack of coronavirus testing of inspectors visiting the facilities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-stewardship-leveraging-laboratory-improve-antimicrobial-use
March 15, 2023 - This commentary suggests that adjusting the diagnostic testing process could enhance the reliability … Accuracy of practitioner estimates of probability of diagnosis before and after testing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-stewardship-prevent-diagnostic-error
May 05, 2021 - This commentary discusses how diagnostic stewardship can enhance diagnostic testing behaviors across … Author(s)
Accuracy of practitioner estimates of probability of diagnosis before and after testing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-interactions-between-drugs-and-laboratory-test-results-diagnostic-test-interpretation
March 06, 2019 - , 2019
Measuring the rate of manual transcription error in outpatient point-of-care testing … March 6, 2019
Point-of-care testing, medical error, and patient safety: a 2007 assessment … April 14, 2011
Responding to large-scale testing errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47884/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - implementation-and-evaluation-laboratory-safety-process-improvement-toolkit
This qualitative evaluation found that the AHRQ Improving Your Office Testing … implementation-and-evaluation-laboratory-safety-process-improvement-toolkit
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-your-office-testing-process-step-step-guide-rapid-cycle-patient-safety-and-quality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867980/psn-pdf
March 25, 2025 - prevalence of
headaches, the fact that most patients with headaches do not require imaging or advanced testing … enough
suspicion to pursue further diagnostic evaluation, including imaging, applicable laboratory testing … However, pursuing such tests in most patients with headache is
unnecessary, leading to excessive testing … This challenge - balancing testing and interventions with a parsimonious approach - is common in many … It is important to note that red flags do not always mandate
further testing but instead suggest the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-incident-reporting-system-cellular-pathology-practical-experience
August 21, 2024 - Resources
The nature, causes, and clinical impact of errors in the clinical laboratory testing … 2023
Clinical impact associated with corrected results in clinical microbiology testing … March 12, 2014
When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-based approach for
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers
January 07, 2022 - This is critical information, as the interval since prior syphilis testing can help to estimate the timeframe … revealed that the patient did not recall a recent complete screening for STIs, even though anonymous testing … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend annual testing for those who identify … as MSM, 6 and in this situation, the twenty-year testing interval assisted in creating the devastating … Syphilis testing algorithms using treponemal tests for initial screening--four laboratories, New York
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74048/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - causes-use-errors-ventilation-devices-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-infusion-pump-safety-through-usability-testing … toward-safer-health-care-review-strategy-fda-medical-device-adverse-event-database-identify
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-infusion-pump-safety-through-usability-testing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/routine-failures-process-blood-testing-and-communication-results-patients-primary-care-uk
November 20, 2015 - Study
Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication of … Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication of results to patients in primary … Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication of results to patients in primary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61126/psn-pdf
November 11, 2020 - This announcement shares
information for clinicians to improve the reliability of the COVID-19 testing … process and highlights
government- and staff-level actions to support effective testing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-false-positive-results-antigen-tests-rapid-detection-sars-cov-2-letter-clinical
April 08, 2020 - This announcement shares information for clinicians to improve the reliability of the COVID-19 testing … process and highlights government- and staff-level actions to support effective testing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-and-cognitive-decline-challenge-state-medical-boards
July 29, 2020 - Patient safety advocates have called for cognitive testing of aging clinicians and some health systems … This commentary calls for state medical boards to adopt cognitive testing as part of the recredentialling
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-utility-chatgpt-throughout-entire-clinical-workflow-development-and-usability-study
February 12, 2020 - Interest in testing ChatGPT as a clinical tool is increasing . … This study asked ChatGPT to provide a differential diagnosis , diagnostic testing, final diagnosis,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60764/psn-pdf
August 05, 2020 - This story highlights a
testing gap that has the potential to degrade efforts to minimize the spread … of COVID-19 in nursing homes:
the lack of coronavirus testing of inspectors visiting the facilities