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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 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedSittig DF, Singh H
Toward more proactive approaches to safety in the electronic health record era.
This article discusses a proactive approach to safety in the electronic health record era. It discusses an updated health IT Sentinel Event Alert, released in March 2015 by the Joint Commission which took a broad, sociotechnical approach in exploring the factors involved in the safe use of health IT.
AHRQ-funded; HS023602; HS022087.
Citation: Sittig DF, Singh H .
Toward more proactive approaches to safety in the electronic health record era.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2017 Oct;43(10):540-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.06.005..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, Guidelines, Organizational Change, Risk
Soban LM, Kim L, Yuan AH
Organisational strategies to implement hospital pressure ulcer prevention programmes: findings from a national survey.
The researchers describe the presence and operationalisation of organisational strategies to support implementation of pressure ulcer prevention programmes across acute care hospitals in a large, integrated health-care system. Organisational strategies that support implementation of a pressure ulcer prevention programme (policy, committee, staff education, wound care specialists, and use of performance data) were reported at high level.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Soban LM, Kim L, Yuan AH .
Organisational strategies to implement hospital pressure ulcer prevention programmes: findings from a national survey.
J Nurs Manag 2017 Sep;25(6):457-67. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12416.
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Keywords: Pressure Ulcers, Prevention, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Implementation, Organizational Change