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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedParker SH
Human factors science: Brief history and applications to healthcare.
This section will define the science of human factors, its origins, its impact on safety in other domains, and its impact and potential for impact on patient safety.
Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Health Care Quality
Citation: Parker SH .
Human factors science: Brief history and applications to healthcare.
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2015 Dec;45(12):390-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.002.
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Keywords: Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Quality of Care
Fernandez R, Grand JA
Leveraging social science-healthcare collaborations to improve teamwork and patient safety.
This article highlights guiding team science principles from the organizational psychology literature that can be applied to the study of teams in healthcare. The authors' goal is to provide some common language and understanding around teams and teamwork. Additionally, they hope to impart an appreciation for the potential synergy present within clinician-social scientist collaborations.
AHRQ-funded; HS020295; HS022458.
Citation: Fernandez R, Grand JA .
Leveraging social science-healthcare collaborations to improve teamwork and patient safety.
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2015 Dec;45(12):370-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.005.
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Keywords: Patient Safety, Teams, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Medical Errors, Adverse Events
Okafor NG, Doshi PB, Miller SK
Voluntary medical incident reporting tool to improve physician reporting of medical errors in an emergency department.
A web-based, password-protected tool was developed by members of a quality assurance committee for ED providers to report incidents that they believe could impact patient safety. The researchers found that the utilization of this system in one residency program with two academic sites resulted in an increase from 81 reported incidents in 2009, the first year of use, to 561 reported incidents in 2012.
AHRQ-funded; HS017586.
Citation: Okafor NG, Doshi PB, Miller SK .
Voluntary medical incident reporting tool to improve physician reporting of medical errors in an emergency department.
West J Emerg Med 2015 Dec;16(7):1073-8. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.8.27390.
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Keywords: Emergency Department, Adverse Events, Medical Errors, Patient Safety, Public Reporting, Quality of Care
Crane S, Sloane PD, Elder N
Reporting and using near-miss events to improve patient safety in diverse primary care practices: a collaborative approach to learning from our mistakes.
This study assessed the feasibility of a near-miss reporting system in primary care practices and to describe initial reports and practice responses to them. It found that all 7 practices successfully implemented the system, reporting 632 near-miss events in 9 months and initiating 32 quality improvement projects based on the reports.
AHRQ-funded; HS019558.
Citation: Crane S, Sloane PD, Elder N .
Reporting and using near-miss events to improve patient safety in diverse primary care practices: a collaborative approach to learning from our mistakes.
J Am Board Fam Med 2015 Jul-Aug;28(4):452-60. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.04.140050..
Keywords: Adverse Events, Medical Errors, Patient Safety, Primary Care, Public Reporting, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care
Clancy C, Fraser I
AHRQ Author: Clancy C, Fraser I
High-quality health care.
This chapter describes the current state of health care quality (including avoidable harms from care); reviews selected efforts to conceptualize, measure, and improve quality; describes how measures are used to guide improvements in care; addresses promising initiatives to improve care; and predicts how the health care landscape will evolve in the coming years.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Clancy C, Fraser I .
High-quality health care.
In: Knickman J, Kovner AR, editors. Jonas and Kovner's health care delivery in the United States. 11 ed. New York: Springer; 2015. p. 273-96..
Keywords: Quality of Care, Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Adverse Events, Quality Improvement