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4321. Preoperative communication between anesthesia, surgery, and primary care providers for older surgical patients. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preoperative-communication-between-anesthesia-surgery-and-primary-care-providers-older
      April 11, 2011 - August 2, 2015 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: a qualitative study of healthcare … December 8, 2021 The nature of reported safety events related to care coordination in … the operating room setting in a tertiary academic center. … November 17, 2021 Medication reconciliation in the geriatric unit: impact on the maintenance

4322. Electronic Health Records | PSNet
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      March 15, 2025 - they have failed to appreciate and account for the  complexity of patients and health care processes … work of health care; and the cognitive load created by the poor usability 6  of current systems. … Several resources are available to assist health care organizations in this effort. … SAFER guides are designed for use in all types of health care settings. … May 8, 2019 A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician Burnout.

4323. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2023 - The study was published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. … Given the growing concern of harm from antimicrobial-resistant germs in nursing homes, the impact of … CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, and technical advisory panel member for the trial. … the healthcare system. … in the New England Journal of Medicine on October 10, 2023.

4324. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 2 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-facilitator-guide.pdf
      November 01, 2019 - This step emphasizes the importance of demonstrating that your ASP can improve antibiotic use and that … They should provide feedback about these successes and emphasize the importance of the team that participated … This recognition establishes the importance of the ASP and its relevance to improving the safety of … • Any practice described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in … These practices are offered as helpful options for consideration by health care practitioners, not

4325. Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-resource-list-2.0.pdf
      April 01, 2025 - Shining a Light: Safer Health Care Through Transparency https://www.ihi.org/resources/publications/shining-light-safer-health-care-through … the WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy and the My Five Moments approach in health-care … Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices … or other health-care providers. … collaborative to demonstrate performance by the group of health care providers.

4326. Impact of medication reconciliation for improving transitions of care. | PSNet
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      June 19, 2019 - at the time of hospital discharge , most of which involved a pharmacist-mediated intervention. … A previous commentary discussed the challenges in implementing effective medication reconciliation … January 23, 2019 The impact of pharmacists-led medicines reconciliation on healthcare … October 18, 2016 Health-care providers want patients to read medical records, spot errors … May 11, 2014 Frequency, type and clinical importance of medication history errors at

4327. Harm From Alarm Fatigue | PSNet
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      February 14, 2018 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … The scenario described in this case is common—skilled and well-intentioned health care providers diligently … of alarms in the hospital setting. … Alarm safety is a National Patient Safety Goal, highlighting the importance of developing institutional

4328. Developing and Using Valid Clinical Quality Metrics for Health Information Technology (Health IT) with Health Information Exchange (HIE) | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-and-using-valid-clinical-quality-metrics-health-information
      January 01, 2023 - Care Ambulatory Care Health Care Theme Quality Measurement This project … The ability to do so has taken on new importance given the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service's … with HIE on improving health care quality. … care quality over time in a federally qualified health center. … Electronic health records and health care quality over time in a federally qualified health center.

4329. Hospital Stays Resulting from Excessive Heat and Cold Exposure Due to Weather Conditions in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2005 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb55.pdf
      July 01, 2008 - encounter-level collection of longitudinal health care data (inpatient, ambulatory surgery, and emergency … Corporation Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council and Department of Public Health Indiana … Washington State Department of Health West Virginia Health Care Authority Wisconsin Department of … health care databases that are publicly available. … , and quality of health care in the United States.

4330. Untitled (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/thromboembolism-update_research-protocol.pdf
      February 17, 2016 - The choice of outcomes to be evaluated by network meta-analysis was based on their importance to clinicians … AHRQ Methods for Effective Health Care: Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence When Assessing Health … Care Interventions for the Effective Health Care Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and … Review of Key Questions AHRQ posted the Key Questions on the Effective Health Care Web site for public … Statements in the report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research

4331. Patient Safety Research in Medical Group Practices: Measurement and Data Challenges (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Wilson.pdf
      December 01, 2004 - to divorce the discussion of patient safety from the discussion of health care quality. … Self-reporting systems There is growing recognition of the potential value to health care of incident … A report of the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. … Health care quality, geographic variations, and the challenge of supply- sensitive care. … Institute of Medicine, Committee on Quality of Health Care in America.

4332. Patient-Centered Postoperative Wound Surveillance Using Current Technology - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023395-kent-final-report-2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - ability of health care professionals to identify early wound infection from photographs. … loss, or death.3,4 It also produces increased health care costs and is the leading cause of unplanned … After in-person evaluations, nine health care professionals used digital images to examine all 80 postoperative … Home health care services quarterly. 2003;22(3):1–17. 16. … Int J Qual Health Care 2010;22:365-70. 28. Cutting K, White R.

4333. CCHS-East Huron Hospital CPOE Project | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/cchs-east-huron-hospital-cpoe-project
      January 01, 2023 - No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. … East Cleveland, a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is helping one of … the quest to integrate IT into health care. … to use the hospital emergency room as their main access point for health care. … a PC lab in the Huron Hospital School of Nursing.

4334. Using Health Information Technology to Improve Transitions of Complex Elderly Patients from Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) to Home - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-transitions-complex-elderly/annual-summary/2011
      January 01, 2011 - Individuals with Complex Healthcare Needs Through Health Information Technology (MCP) Grant Number … refinement, and testing of the clinical alerts and messages in the EMR. … laboratory monitoring of cardiovascular medications , published in the September volume of Annals of … * Strategic Goal:  Develop and disseminate health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to support patient-centered … care, the coordination of care across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange

4335. Cancer-Pancreas Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-pancreas_executive.pdf
      September 01, 2014 - Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about … The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … Effective Health Care nonspecific symptoms such as malaise, fatigue, and appetite loss. … Health Care Program 2 advanced to permit surgical resection,5 and the median survival for patients … and the Effective Health Care Program.

4336. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
      February 01, 2015 - the highest potential for impact on clinical care, the health care system, patient outcomes, and costs … These health care interventions are still in the early stages of development or adoption, except in … exist to understand their potential impact on clinical care, the health care system, patient outcomes … care system. … as having potential for high impact on some aspect of health care or the health care system (e.g.,

4337. 018-Revision-Summary-Contact-Precautions (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/018-revision-summary-contact-precautions.docx
      October 01, 2024 - percent of interactions with such patients and/or their environment.4-8 The odds of healthcare personnel … A recent simulation study found that, in the absence of hand hygiene, healthcare personnel who become … patient contact in 20 ICUs.11 The study did not show a difference in the primary outcome of MRSA and … of healthcare personnel entry into patient rooms but had no significant impact on the rate of adverse … gloves are used in situations and settings within a hospital where the risk of contamination of healthcare

4338. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/making-healthcare-safer-IV.pdf
      August 04, 2023 - system - from hospitals to primary care practices, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare … The TEP included 15 experts in patient safety with representatives of governmental agencies, healthcare … In the prioritization process, the Making Healthcare Safer IV TEP noted that the infection surveillance … of health care services (focusing on the main utilization measure reported in the study) Implementation … Building an interactive geospatial visualization application for National Health Care-Associated Infection

4339. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49511/psn-pdf
      May 01, 2006 - Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) National Patient Safety Goal. … to the indication for and dosage of Bicitra, along with the potential differences in the citric acid … The nurse in this case provided the patient with the entire bottle of Polycitra, thinking it was a single-dose … [go to PubMed] This project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare … Readers should not interpret any statement in this report as an official position of AHRQ or of the

4340. Appendix A: Tools and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appa.html
      July 01, 2018 - acknowledge the magnitude of this "implementation gap": The AHRQ report, Making Health Care Safer … Association (APHA) recommends that physicians and other health care providers be aware of risk factors … of VTE in the hospital. … care practitioners. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. August 2004.