Category: Quality

Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Among Patients Aged 65 Years and Older, 2010 and 2015.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Weiss AJ, Heslin KC, Barrett ML, Izar R, Bierman IR. HCUP Statistical Brief #244. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2018.

Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality Observership.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. November 27–29, 2018; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

Hospital staffing and health care–associated infections: a systematic review of the literature.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Mitchell BG, Gardner A, Stone PW, Hall L, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018;44:613-622.

Identifying health information technology related safety event reports from patient safety event report databases.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Fong A, Adams KT, Gaunt MJ, Howe JL, Kellogg KM, Ratwani RM. J Biomed Inform. 2018;86:135-142.

TeamSTEPPS: an evidence-based approach to reduce clinical errors threatening safety in outpatient settings: an integrative review.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Parker AL, Forsythe LL, Kohlmorgen IK. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2018 Sep 13; [Epub ahead of print].

Patient safety in palliative care: a mixed-methods study of reports to a national database of serious incidents.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Yardley I, Yardley S, Williams H, Carson-Stevens A, Donaldson LJ. Palliat Med. 2018;32:1353-1362.

Are physicians overprescribing antibiotics to get higher ratings from patients?

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EEOC sues Saint Thomas Health over mandatory flu shot policy

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250K canceled diagnostic tests sparks audit at 9 VA hospitals

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Justice Department allocates $319M+ to fight opioid epidemic