Category: Quality

Mental health survey asks 5k+ patients: What should researchers study?

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CDC director says he pushed to keep Ebola experts in Congo’s outbreak zone

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Antipsychotics used in hospital patients don’t treat delirium, study finds

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How DNA tests can help physicians detect infectious diseases faster

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Quality, Value, and Patient Safety in Orthopedic Surgery.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Azar FM, ed. Orthop Clin North Am. 2018;49:A1-A8,389-552.

ISMP Update on Top Medication Safety Issues From 2018.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. November 15, 2018; 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern).

Effects of individual nurse and hospital characteristics on patient adverse events and quality of care: a multilevel analysis.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Lee SE, Vincent C, Dahinten VS, Scott LD, Park CG, Dunn Lopez K. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2018;50:432-440.

Mind the overlap: how system problems contribute to cognitive failure and diagnostic errors.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Gupta A, Harrod M, Quinn M, et al. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5:151-156.

Benefactor or burden: exploring the professional identity of safety professionals.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Provan DJ, Dekker SWA, Rae AJ. J Safety Res. 2018;66:21-32.

The prevalence of dose errors among paediatric patients in hospital wards with and without health information technology: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Gates PJ, Meyerson SA, Baysari MT, Westbrook JI. Drug Saf. 2018 Aug 16; [Epub ahead of print].