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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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201 to 203 of 203 Research Studies DisplayedPaez K, Roper RA, Andrews RM
AHRQ Author: Roper RA, Andrews RM
Health information technology and hospital patient safety: a conceptual model to guide research.
The authors developed a conceptual model to guide research in sorting out the complex relationships between health information technology (HIT) and the quality and safety of care. They found the model difficult to operationalize because available HIT adoption data did not characterize features and extent of usage, and patient safety measures did not elucidate the process failures leading to safety-related outcomes. Their findings illustrated the critical need for collecting data that are germane to HIT and the possible mechanisms by which HIT may affect inpatient safety.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded.
Citation: Paez K, Roper RA, Andrews RM .
Health information technology and hospital patient safety: a conceptual model to guide research.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2013 Sep;39(9):415-25.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospitals, Quality of Care, Patient Safety
Fitzgibbons Jr RJ, Ramanan B, Arya S
Long-term results of a randomized controlled trial of a nonoperative strategy (watchful waiting) for men with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias.
This study of 254 men with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernia who were assigned to watchful waiting (WW) found that WW is a reasonable and safe strategy. However, the study which followed these patients for up to 11.5 years found that symptoms usually progressed and an operation was eventually needed, with 79 percent of men older than 65 and 62 percent of younger men receiving surgical repair.
AHRQ-funded; HS09860
Citation: Fitzgibbons Jr RJ, Ramanan B, Arya S .
Long-term results of a randomized controlled trial of a nonoperative strategy (watchful waiting) for men with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias.
Ann Surg. 2013 Sep;258(3):508-15. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a19725..
Keywords: Surgery, Men's Health, Quality of Care, Patient Safety, Shared Decision Making
Clancy C
AHRQ Author: Clancy C
AHRQ: CUSP – scaling up a safety framework.
In this article, the author describes the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, toolkit and its role in addressing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and other patient safety factors. The author outlines the components of the core CUSP toolkit which help clinicians: learn about CUSP, assemble the team, engage senior executives, understand the science of safety, identify defects through “sensemaking”, implement teamwork and communications and apply CUSP.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Clancy C .
AHRQ: CUSP – scaling up a safety framework.
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare 2013 May/Jun..
Keywords: Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), Quality of Care, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Teams