March 1 2013 20130301 Overcrowding in emergency departments increases the risk of preventable medical errors
February 1 2013 20130201 Medical home for children and youth improves delivery of preventive services without raising expenditures
February 1 2013 20130201 Patients with coronary artery disease who get ongoing support from their community pharmacy may adhere better to medications
February 1 2013 20130201 Rural patients with a serious form of gallstone disease are less likely than urban patients to receive treatment
January 1 2013 20130101 AHRQ report examines the effect of quality improvement interventions on palliative care
January 1 2013 20130101 Quality improvement collaborative improves outcomes in children with inflammatory bowel disease
December 1 2012 20121201 A few preoperative factors can be used to predict inpatient deaths following surgery
December 1 2012 20121201 Quality improvement collaborative improves outcomes in children with inflammatory bowel disease
December 1 2012 20121201 Variations exist in cardiac arrest care provided by emergency medical personnel
October 1 2012 20121001 Blacks treated at community health centers are less likely than Hispanics or whites to have controlled blood pressure
October 1 2012 20121001 Certain antibiotics increase the risk of treatment failure in children with MRSA-related skin and soft-tissue infections
October 1 2012 20121001 Drug discontinuation effects are not limited to psychoactive drugs, but may be important for cardiovascular drugs as well
October 1 2012 20121001 Elderly blacks less likely than elderly whites to receive a depression diagnosis or treatment
October 1 2012 20121001 Electronic medical records reduce negative outcomes and related costs after patient safety events occur
October 1 2012 20121001 Giving consumers easy-to-understand information on health care quality and costs boosts the choice of high-value care
October 1 2012 20121001 Label changes, manufacturer's warning letter did not reduce use of propofol for conscious sedation in children
October 1 2012 20121001 Many Federal drug risk alerts fail to achieve the recommended changes in prescribing
October 1 2012 20121001 More safeguards needed to prevent adverse drug events caused by medication administration errors
October 1 2012 20121001 Physicians' implicit racial attitudes influence prescribing of opioids for black children
October 1 2012 20121001 Study describes challenges of using electronic health record-derived measurements for quality reporting
September 1 2012 20120901 A five-point checklist can help public report sponsors avoid misclassifying the performance of health care providers
September 1 2012 20120901 AHRQ-funded medical liability and patient safety initiative shows promise for reducing patient harm, lawsuits, and costs
September 1 2012 20120901 Distance-based training in spirometry use increases the quality of asthma diagnosis
September 1 2012 20120901 Hospital volume does not predict mortality for patients undergoing lung cancer surgery
September 1 2012 20120901 Minority-serving hospitals have problems with quality of care and patient satisfaction
September 1 2012 20120901 Opioid prescriptions for treating chronic abdominal pain doubled between 1997 and 2008
September 1 2012 20120901 Public report cards prompt nursing homes to spend more on clinical services
September 1 2012 20120901 Study fails to find link between guideline-based emergency treatment for pediatric asthma and patient outcomes
September 1 2012 20120901 Telemedicine dermatology consultations change diagnoses and improve outcomes
August 1 2012 20120801 Introduction of hospice services by nursing homes does not significantly affect nursing assistant staffing
August 1 2012 20120801 Liver transplant patients who taper off or do not take corticosteroids after transplantation have better quality of life
August 1 2012 20120801 Medicare managed care reduced preventable hospitalizations in 2004 more than fee-for-service Medicare
August 1 2012 20120801 Outcomes of trauma patients depend heavily on whether recommended practices are followed
August 1 2012 20120801 Patients hospitalized for burn injuries in New York have comparable outcomes at major burn centers
August 1 2012 20120801 Patients often say good things about their physicians on rate-your-doc Web sites, but are less positive about system issues
August 1 2012 20120801 Ways to reduce contrast-induced acute kidney injury from imaging procedures in patients with cardiovascular disease
July 1 2012 20120701 AHRQ report finds teamwork and followup as strengths of medical offices but work pressure and pace are problematic
July 1 2012 20120701 Adjusting hospital admissions by day can help with overcrowding in children's hospitals
July 1 2012 20120701 Complications and in-hospital deaths more frequent among patients who undergo anterior rather than posterior spine fusion
July 1 2012 20120701 Having a usual source of care promotes preventive health counseling for children
July 1 2012 20120701 Market competition has only marginal effect on hospital performance for heart failure
July 1 2012 20120701 Primary care practices can boost clinical preventive services with electronic health records and quality improvement support
June 1 2012 20120601 A hospital's ability to rescue patients from complications after high-risk surgery determines mortality rates
June 1 2012 20120601 Contact isolation of new patients reduces adherence to process-of-care quality measures for pneumonia
June 1 2012 20120601 Disparities Report highlights health care challenges for minorities, underscores importance of Affordable Care Act
June 1 2012 20120601 Dual Veterans Administration/Medicare users are not hospitalized more for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
June 1 2012 20120601 Infrequent physician use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators presents potential risks to patient safety
June 1 2012 20120601 Patients recovering in the hospital from total knee or hip replacement have increased risk of falls
May 1 2012 20120501 Consumers choose "high-value" health care providers when given combined cost and quality information
May 1 2012 20120501 Dissemination and implementation of clinical trial results are needed to encourage recommended practices
May 1 2012 20120501 Leapfrog survey may not accurately report use of safe practices in trauma centers
April 1 2012 20120401 A "diabetes dashboard" screen helps clinicians quickly and accurately access patient data needed for quality diabetes care
April 1 2012 20120401 Improving quality of care for falls and urinary incontinence also improves quality of life in elderly patients
April 1 2012 20120401 Lower flu vaccination rates for black nursing home residents a cause for concern
April 1 2012 20120401 Patient surveys are an additional useful tool for identifying adverse events occurring during hospital stays
April 1 2012 20120401 Physician personality factors do not seem to influence whether patients with symptoms undergo extended diagnostic evaluations
April 1 2012 20120401 Public reporting of performance data seems to motivate and energize improvements to hospital performance
February 1 2012 20120201 Adults with individual and employment-related health insurance report similar, often good, access to care
February 1 2012 20120201 Study finds potentially suboptimal use of antidepressants for residents in Veterans Affairs nursing homes
February 1 2012 20120201 Superficial surgical site infections are a reliable measure of hospital quality
January 1 2012 20120101 A large proportion of hospitalized children receive numerous medications during their hospitalization
January 1 2012 20120101 California nurse staffing mandate did not reduce nursing workforce skill levels
January 1 2012 20120101 Clinical informatics monitoring tool helps reduce adverse drug events in nursing home settings
January 1 2012 20120101 Clostridium difficile infection rate has risen among hospitalized children since late 1990s
January 1 2012 20120101 Communications between patients with HIV and their providers differ along racial and substance use lines
January 1 2012 20120101 Duplicate medication order errors increase after computerized provider order entry is implemented
January 1 2012 20120101 Interdisciplinary team training with in-situ simulation helps reduce adverse events in obstetric patients
January 1 2012 20120101 Medicaid pay-for-performance program in Massachusetts fails to improve quality during first-year
January 1 2012 20120101 Medical residents can use quality improvement methods to promote obesity screening
January 1 2012 20120101 No greater risk or mortality observed for endoscopic vein harvesting for coronary bypass surgery
January 1 2012 20120101 Primary care coordination is more difficult for patients who see many specialists
December 1 2011 20111201 Enrollment in Medicare Advantage managed care plans reduces racial/ethnic disparities in primary care quality in some States
December 1 2011 20111201 Evidence-based strategies substantially reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICUs
December 1 2011 20111201 For-profit dialysis chains have higher mortality rates than non-profit dialysis chain
December 1 2011 20111201 Pharmacy, medical, and nurse practitioner students need more education on drug-drug interactions
December 1 2011 20111201 Trauma patients are more likely to die after a major complication in high-mortality hospitals
December 1 2011 20111201 Volume of paid outpatient malpractice claims underscores need for greater patient safety efforts in this area
November 1 2011 20111101 AHRQ initiative encourages better two-way communication between clinicians and patients
November 1 2011 20111101 Fecal occult blood tests and followup need to be better targeted to healthy older adults
November 1 2011 20111101 Nurses in hospital units with a higher proportion of short-term patients take longer to respond to patient call lights
November 1 2011 20111101 Physicians who use electronic health records more intensively are more likely to use patient registries to improve care
October 1 2011 20111001 Certain factors increase risk of medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
October 1 2011 20111001 Less than half of pharmacy computer systems studied correctly identified drug-drug interactions
October 1 2011 20111001 Medical students, interns, and residents need training to disclose medical errors
October 1 2011 20111001 Physician recommendations for defibrillator therapy not influenced by race or gender
September 1 2011 20110901 Low- and middle-income children with public and private insurance have similar rates of unmet health care needs
September 1 2011 20110901 The quality of children's asthma care is affected by emergency department crowding
August 1 2011 20110801 Electronic order sets can help treatment conform to guidelines for antibiotic use after surgery
August 1 2011 20110801 High performance on quality measures linked to financial benefits for nursing homes
August 1 2011 20110801 Hospital-acquired infections dramatically increase trauma patients' risk of in-hospital death and hospital stay
August 1 2011 20110801 Mental demands of pediatric hospital pharmacy staff have varying effects on likelihood of medication errors and adverse events
August 1 2011 20110801 Primary anterior cervical fusion has lower in-hospital complication rates and deaths than posterior cervical fusion
August 1 2011 20110801 Trigger tools have potential to detect adverse events following outpatient surgery
August 1 2011 20110801 Up to $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding will help health providers improve care
July 1 2011 20110701 Chronic Care Model linked to exercise discussions during primary care office visits for diabetes
July 1 2011 20110701 Delays in reporting medical errors at Japanese hospital nearly triple that of United States hospital
July 1 2011 20110701 Patients who suffer strokes and are seen at designated stroke centers fare better in the short and long run
July 1 2011 20110701 Trauma center patients treated after hours or on weekends have no difference in mortality rates
June 1 2011 20110601 No consistent association found between volume or quality and outcomes of complex surgeries for cancer
June 1 2011 20110601 An automated phone response system can help track adverse drug events in primary care patients
June 1 2011 20110601 Nursing homes more often voluntarily terminate from Medicare and Medicaid programs in States with strong quality regulations
May 1 2011 20110501 Performing cardiac catheterization and heart surgery on different hospital admissions may reduce risk of kidney damage
May 1 2011 20110501 Surgery and imaging rates for children's kidney stones are stable, but vary greatly from hospital to hospital
May 1 2011 20110501 Systems to detect adverse drug events need buy-in from leaders and staff to become part of hospital routine
April 1 2011 20110401 Electronic health record decision support improves the care of children with ADHD
April 1 2011 20110401 Health care quality still improving slowly, but disparities and gaps in access to care persist
April 1 2011 20110401 Hospital Compare data may not help surgical patients find hospitals with better outcomes
April 1 2011 20110401 Medication safety indicators can guide improvement in primary care drug selection, dosing, and monitoring
April 1 2011 20110401 Rates of pneumonia dramatically reduced in patients on ventilators in Michigan intensive care units
March 1 2011 20110301 Anemia is common among nursing home residents and affects their physical functioning
March 1 2011 20110301 Automated screening of patient electronic medical records is only the first step to identifying a medication problem
March 1 2011 20110301 Better hospital quality of care for the elderly is associated with lower mortality after discharge
March 1 2011 20110301 Children with a medical home more likely to receive health screenings and advice
March 1 2011 20110301 Colony-stimulating factor is effective in reducing infection for elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on chemotherapy
March 1 2011 20110301 Expert workshop discusses disparities in health care quality and role of health IT in underresourced settings
March 1 2011 20110301 Landmark initiative to reduce healthcare-associated infections cuts deaths among Medicare patients in Michigan ICUs
March 1 2011 20110301 Most process-of-care events do not harm transplant patients, but they boost costs and lengthen hospital stays
March 1 2011 20110301 Person-to-person transmission of E. coli resistant to fluoroquinolone drugs is rare among hospital patient
March 1 2011 20110301 Re-engineered discharge project dramatically reduces return trips to the hospital
March 1 2011 20110301 When health plans share physicians, they may have less incentive to improve care quality
February 1 2011 20110201 Flawed State apology and disclosure laws dilute their intended impact on malpractice suits
February 1 2011 20110201 Nearly one-third of emergency department visits involve nonideal care events
February 1 2011 20110201 Nurse-facilitated guided care for elders and their caregivers leads to improved perceptions of quality of care
February 1 2011 20110201 Nurses with higher education levels rate themselves as having more clinical expertise and are sought out for their guidance
February 1 2011 20110201 Pilot study finds a low level of medication errors for look-alike, sound-alike drugs prescribed for children
February 1 2011 20110201 Poorer patients less likely to receive specific treatment for head and neck cancer
February 1 2011 20110201 Prenatal screening for Group B streptococci often fails to live up to current screening and treatment guidelines
February 1 2011 20110201 Primary care physicians' performance ratings depend on the makeup of their patient population
January 1 2011 20110101 Greater use of preventive measures needed for hospitalized patients with suspected venous thromboembolism
January 1 2011 20110101 Most acute-care hospitals follow national guidelines for the prevention and treatment of MRSA infections
January 1 2011 20110101 Nursing home hospice patients are not receiving adequate treatment for nonpain symptoms
January 1 2011 20110101 Public reporting on quality of care has definite, if modest, effects on nursing home care improvement
January 1 2011 20110101 Serious complications from bariatric surgery are fewer when done by high-volume hospitals and surgeons
December 1 2010 20101201 AHRQ awards $34 million to expand fight against healthcare-associated infections
December 1 2010 20101201 Fragmentation of care for complex diabetes patients may be associated with greater use of the emergency department
December 1 2010 20101201 Physicians can use 10 strategies to manage abnormal test result alerts in electronic health records
December 1 2010 20101201 Rescuer experience with out-of-hospital emergency intubation is often associated with improved patient survival
December 1 2010 20101201 Surgical infection prevention measures reduce postoperative infections when used together, but not singly
November 1 2010 20101101 AHRQ patient safety indicator can be used to identify cases of hospital-acquired collapsed lung
November 1 2010 20101101 Electronic medical record boosts documentation of test results, but still falls short for patient notification and test followup
November 1 2010 20101101 Hospital report cards on coronary bypass surgery are more accurate when based on 2-year data
November 1 2010 20101101 Whistleblowers in pharmaceutical fraud cases pursue Federal lawsuits for moral reasons, not money
October 1 2010 20101001 Parents continue to weigh vaccine benefits with adverse effects when deciding to vaccinate their children
October 1 2010 20101001 Pay-for-performance does not improve care quality in the short term in safety-net settings
October 1 2010 20101001 Quality improvement initiative successful in sustaining reduction in bloodstream infections caused by catheters
October 1 2010 20101001 Southeastern and mid-Atlantic States have highest rate of sepsis-related deaths
October 1 2010 20101001 Study recommends disclosure of medical mistakes that affect multiple patients
September 1 2010 20100901 AHRQ tool that measures patients' home health care experiences to be implemented by CMS
September 1 2010 20100901 Assessment of hospital computerized physician order entry systems finds many medication errors are missed
September 1 2010 20100901 Hydroxychloroquine still underused by patients with lupus, but use more likely if treated by rheumatologists
September 1 2010 20100901 Physician use of 'we' during patient visits does not necessarily foster patient-physician partnership
September 1 2010 20100901 Relative inefficiency of rural critical access hospitals must be balanced against their contributions to care access and quality
August 1 2010 20100801 Care setting affects likelihood that children with persistent asthma will receive inhaled steroids
August 1 2010 20100801 Challenges abundant for practices that use fax referrals to smoking cessation quitlines
August 1 2010 20100801 Emergency physicians suggest ways to reduce errors in patient handoffs during shift changes
August 1 2010 20100801 Hospital risk managers more likely than physicians to recommend error disclosure, but less likely to apologize
August 1 2010 20100801 Innovative software cuts costs and time for States to report hospital quality information to the public
August 1 2010 20100801 Lower mortality rates after surgery at high-volume hospitals due to fewer complications and other factors
August 1 2010 20100801 Minority patients are less likely to have surgery performed by high-volume surgeons and hospitals
August 1 2010 20100801 Patient preferences are important when making clinical decisions for those who can't, but other factors also play a role
July 1 2010 20100701 Adequate financial bonuses and peer support motivate providers to adhere to evidence-based treatment guidelines
July 1 2010 20100701 Community health center collaboratives improve care quality but have little impact on disparities
July 1 2010 20100701 Elderly lung cancer patients experience more adverse events during chemotherapy than younger patients
July 1 2010 20100701 Patient outcomes are better than hospital volume for identifying high-quality bariatric surgery centers
July 1 2010 20100701 Patients at small urban hospitals are more likely to suffer from pressure sores than those at small rural hospitals
July 1 2010 20100701 Simplified drug warnings improve patients' understanding of what to do or avoid when given a particular prescription
July 1 2010 20100701 Study suggests caution in interpreting impact of nurse staffing levels on postsurgical complication rates
July 1 2010 20100701 Using bar-code technology with eMAR reduces medication administration and transcription errors
June 1 2010 20100601 Annual quality and disparities reports include data on health care-associated infections, obesity, and health insurance
June 1 2010 20100601 Higher nurse-patient ratios result in societal cost benefits for some hospital areas
June 1 2010 20100601 Medicare Advantage enrollees are admitted to hospitals with higher mortality rates than Medicare fee-for-service enrollees
June 1 2010 20100601 Patients who undergo knee ligament reconstruction do better when the doctor or hospital perform it frequently
May 1 2010 20100501 Adverse events occurring during pediatric sedation are recorded in charts but not always reported
May 1 2010 20100501 Drug monitoring may be improved by the use of health information technology and clinical pharmacists
May 1 2010 20100501 Participation in reporting quality data can be costly for physicians and practices
May 1 2010 20100501 Published sources on warfarin interactions with other drugs, food, and supplements tend not to agree
May 1 2010 20100501 Restricting residents' working hours decreases teaching time but improves well-being
May 1 2010 20100501 Study provides insights into problems confronting quality improvement educational programs in rural hospitals
April 1 2010 20100401 Certain factors can help prepare families to bring infants home from neonatal intensive care units
April 1 2010 20100401 FACE cards have a small positive effect on hospital patients' ability to identify their physicians
April 1 2010 20100401 Making nursing home quality reports public leads to improved posthospitalization care
April 1 2010 20100401 Medication review technique may help identify drug-related problems in the elderly
April 1 2010 20100401 Physicians need to be better educated about FDA-approved indications for drugs and evidence for off-label drug use
April 1 2010 20100401 Rural and urban residents have similar perceptions of health care quality, despite differences in care delivery
April 1 2010 20100401 The stability of a usual source of care is important to the care of low-income children
April 1 2010 20100401 To reduce hospital deaths, managing surgical complications may be as important as preventing them
April 1 2010 20100401 Types and rates of fungal infections vary among groups and treatment is often suboptimal
March 1 2010 20100301 Nursing home studies focus on the costs of staff turnover rates and selective admission of patients
March 1 2010 20100301 One patient safety indicator may offer a glimpse at a hospital's overall safety record
March 1 2010 20100301 Simulation training in the operating room improves competency for the entire operating room team
February 1 2010 20100201 Medicaid drug restrictions may lead to adverse events for psychiatric patients
February 1 2010 20100201 Nonphysicians can be trained to assess residents' competence in catheter insertion
February 1 2010 20100201 Vaccines with names that look and sound alike can lead to vaccination errors
January 1 2010 20100101 Administration of antimicrobials just prior to surgery reduces the risk of surgical site infections
January 1 2010 20100101 Computerized decisionmaking systems improve physician prescribing for long-term-care residents
January 1 2010 20100101 Criteria used to identify "drugs to avoid" in the elderly are not very accurate
January 1 2010 20100101 Failure to order and follow up medical tests are leading causes of diagnostic errors
January 1 2010 20100101 Longer use of electronic health records is not linked to improved quality of care
January 1 2010 20100101 Medication changes are not always documented properly in physician notes or the electronic medical record
January 1 2010 20100101 Physicians aren't confident they can recognize infections from anthrax and other bioterrorism disease threats
January 1 2010 20100101 Physicians in practices focused on quality improvement are less likely to be dissatisfied and stressed
January 1 2010 20100101 Simulating equipment failures can be useful to hone anesthesia providers' skills
January 1 2010 20100101 Studies examine impact of drug caps and pay for performance on care costs and outcomes
September 1 2012 20120901 Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006
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