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Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions.
Boutwell A, Bourgoin A , Maxwell J, DeAngelis K, Genetti S, Savuto M, Snow J. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2016. AHRQ Publication No.16-0047-EF.
This toolkit provides information for hospitals to help reduce preventable readmissions among Medicaid patients. Building on hospital experience with utilizing the materials since 2014, this updated guide explains how to determine root causes for readmissions, evaluate existing interventions, develop a set of improvement strategies, and optimize care transition processes.
Web Resource > Course Material/Curriculum
Core Curriculum for Patient Safety.
Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions.
Six courses crafted and presented by industry experts. Content provides an introduction to systems safety and communication issues in improving safety and teamwork. The modules were designed to meet requirements for risk management education from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine.
Audiovisual > Audiovisual Presentation
A National Web Conference on Improving Health IT Safety Through the Use of Natural Language Processing to Improve Accuracy of EHR Documentation.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 7, 2017.
Incomplete clinical notes create potential for treatment errors. This webinar discussed voice-generated electronic records as a strategy to augment clinical documentation and highlight natural language processing technologies as a component of this strategy.
Meeting/Conference > Government Resource
AHRQ Research Summit on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.
Rockville, MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: September 28, 2016.
Research is increasingly focusing on diagnostic errors and strategies to reduce them. This conference explored the science behind diagnosis and discuss the research, tactics, and tools needed to enhance diagnostic performance.
Audiovisual
Making health care safer. Think sepsis. Time matters.
CDC Vital Signs. August 23, 2016.
Delayed diagnosis of sepsis can have serious consequences. This article and accompanying set of infographics spotlight the importance of prompt identification and treatment of sepsis and suggest how providers, organizations, patients, and families can help improve recognition of sepsis.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Indiana Patient Safety Center.
Indiana Hospital Association.
Launched in 2006, the Indiana Patient Safety Center (IPSC) is dedicated to promoting safety culture and reliable systems of care in the state. This website provides resources related to IPSC educational activities and efforts to raise awareness of local and national safety initiatives, including the Hospital Engagement Network.
Meeting/Conference > Government Resource
TeamSTEPPS Master Training Course.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Research & Educational Trust. March-September 2017.
The TeamSTEPPS program was developed to support effective communication and teamwork in health care. This series of trainings will prepare participants to guide their organizations through implementation of the TeamSTEPPS program.
Audiovisual > Audiovisual Presentation
Introducing the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 15, 2015.
Ambulatory surgery centers have been the focus of patient safety concerns due to high-profile incidents of harm. This webinar highlighted the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture, results of its pilot test, and insights from hospitals using the survey.
Meeting/Conference > Government Resource
Basic Patient Safety Manager Course.
Washington, DC: US Department of Defense. Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, VA.
This session will provide an overview of information and resources related to patient safety. Participants will learn about topics such as human factors, data collection, safety culture, and quality improvement. The course includes educational activities to complete both prior to and for 6 months following the session.
Web Resource > Multi-use Website
Maryland Patient Safety Center Emergency Department Collaborative.
Maryland Patient Safety Center.
This Web site includes information related to the Collaborative's efforts in supporting safety in hospital-based emergency care.
Newspaper/Magazine Article
Preventing adverse drug events.
Manno MS. Nursing. 2006 Mar;36:56-61.
The author provides a comprehensive introduction to adverse drug events (ADEs), their impact, and strategies to prevent them. Nursing continuing education credits are available for the test on page 62.
Meeting/Conference > Government Resource
Improved Patient Safety: Sharing Issues, Successes, and Challenges Across States.
Workshop Brief, User Liaison Program. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2-4, 2003.
The goals of this workshop included sharing new knowledge, tools, and strategies for states to use in improving their patient safety programs and policies. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) User Liaison Program (ULP) developed the workshop to disseminate health services research findings for practical use through interactive sessions.