Making Healthcare Safer IV Report Expanded With New Evidence Reviews
As part of AHRQ’s ongoing efforts to advance patient safety, the agency has published two new evidence reviews to help healthcare leaders prioritize and implement safety strategies:
- Fatigue and Sleepiness of Clinicians Due to Hours of Service.
- Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridiodes difficileand Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris.
The reviews are part of the agency’s Making Healthcare Safer IV report, a continuous updating of evidence on safety harms and practices. First published in 2001, Making Healthcare Safer reports have consolidated information sources for healthcare providers, health system administrators, researchers and government agencies. The reports align with the agency’s lead role in advancing safety, including establishment of the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety, a growing public-private collaboration to improve safety across healthcare delivery settings.