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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescriber-barriers-and-enablers-minimising-potentially-inappropriate-medications-adults
September 23, 2020 - characteristics (such as insufficient time to review medications and limited availability of nonmedication treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37042/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - admitted to the hospital on a weekend have a higher risk of
mortality from conditions requiring emergency treatment … AMI) and found that patients admitted on weekends were significantly less likely to undergo
invasive treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-cost-and-utilization-project-hcup
December 24, 2008 - quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-clinical-decision-support-systems-systematic-review
September 23, 2020 - support systems were generally effective at improving processes of care, such as adherence to recommended treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-trends-2023-analysis-287997-serious-events-and-incidents-nations-largest-event
July 24, 2024 - The most commonly reported event type were errors related to procedures, tests or treatments (accounting
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-hospitals-provide-lower-quality-care-weekends
January 12, 2022 - to the hospital on a weekend have a higher risk of mortality from conditions requiring emergency treatment … AMI) and found that patients admitted on weekends were significantly less likely to undergo invasive treatments … 14, 2018
Patient outcomes in dose reduction or discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy … June 28, 2010
The safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/severe-illness-getting-noticed-sooner-signs-kids-developing-illness-recognition-tool-connect
September 23, 2020 - pediatric populations, but their use in community settings to improve illness detection and time to treatment … blueish skin/tongue, (4) fluids, such as persistent vomiting or lack of urine, and (5) response to rescue treatments … , or deterioration despite use of usually effective treatment.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breast-cancer-treatment-delays-socioeconomic-and-health-care-access-latent-classes-black-and
May 18, 2022 - Study
Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access latent … Delays in treatment pose a significant threat to patient safety. … The authors examined contribution of time to treatment and treatment duration on racial and ethnic disparities … and prolonged treatment duration more often than White women. … May 18, 2022
White patients’ physical responses to healthcare treatments are influenced
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/treatment-patterns-and-clinical-outcomes-after-introduction-medicare-sepsis-performance
October 02, 2019 - Study
Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare … Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare Sepsis Performance Measure … Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare Sepsis Performance Measure … impact of pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment … May 19, 2021
Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and other pain treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-bias-pain-assessment-and-treatment-recommendations-and-false-beliefs-about-biological
July 20, 2022 - Study
Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs … Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences … Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
White patients’ physical responses to healthcare treatments … January 18, 2023
Racial and ethnic differences in the experience and treatment of noncancer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41337/psn-pdf
May 29, 2012 - errors due to the complex, multidisciplinary nature of the
care they require and the risks of the treatments … This qualitative study of patients
undergoing treatment for breast or colon cancer found that a significant … editorial calls for clinicians to communicate more effectively with
patients throughout their course of treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37362/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - hospital performance consistently improved from year to year as measured
by adherence to evidence-based treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-pharmacogenetics-improve-drug-safety-and-efficacy
November 18, 2016 - The authors outline reasons why pharmacogenetics—tailoring medication treatments to a patient’s genetic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laboratory-results-should-be-ignored
August 19, 2009 - The author discusses false laboratory results that should be ignored to avoid unnecessary treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33773/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - Nevertheless, 71% of patients with acute bronchitis—a condition that
does not routinely warrant antibiotic treatment—were … with no gains in functional status.(10)
Medical care may cause harm directly via complications of treatments … or indirectly by generating excess
diagnoses or additional treatments, which in turn creates "more … they would prefer to die at home, the majority of them die in hospitals, often
receiving aggressive therapies … Study to Understand Prognoses and
Preferences for Risks and Outcomes of Treatment.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-effect-parenteral-nutrition-therapy
June 20, 2018 - Review
Drug shortages: effect on parenteral nutrition therapy. … Drug Shortages: Effect on Parenteral Nutrition Therapy. … Shortages of medications and compounding components can lead to diversion from recommended treatment … Drug Shortages: Effect on Parenteral Nutrition Therapy. … March 28, 2018
Clinicians' expectations of the benefits and harms of treatments, screening
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-wrong-location-misadministration-through-use-intradepartmental-incident-learning
January 22, 2017 - Analysis of voluntarily reported errors in radiation therapy treatments resulted in systematic changes … to treatment planning and delivery. … May 19, 2021
What works in medication reconciliation: an on-treatment and site analysis … November 9, 2022
Identifying patients whose symptoms are underrecognized during treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43081/psn-pdf
July 28, 2014 - One highlighted
problem related to some patients' reticence to discuss adverse effects of therapy due … to fear that they will
no longer be offered further treatments.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/redesigned-room-hospital-patients-may-feel-better-already
August 19, 2020 - July 9, 2014
Why doctors still offer treatments that may not help.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-recommends-health-care-professionals-discuss-naloxone-all-patients-when-prescribing
December 16, 2020 - This announcement outlines new federal labeling requirements for opiates and treatments for opioid use