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Topic: Patient Safety

AHRQ is the lead Federal agency for patient safety research. Our work helps providers make care safer for patients. Patient safety includes prevention of diagnostic errors, medical errors, injury or other preventable harm to a patient during the process of health care and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.

10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals

A Fresh Look at the Data Shows Patient Safety Improving Overall, With Improvement Still Needed in Many Areas

A Toolkit for Redesign in Health Care: Final Report

Advances in Patient Safety

Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability

Advancing Patient Safety

Advancing Patient Safety Beyond the Hospital

After 20 Years of Improving America’s Healthcare, AHRQ Makes Bold Plans for Future Successes

AHRQ 2.0: Reimagining Our Path to Better and Safer Health Care

AHRQ and NPSF: #UnitedforPatientSafety

AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network

AHRQ Employees Exemplify Public Service

AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions

AHRQ Patient Safety Tools and Resources

AHRQ Releases First Public Database on Patient Safety Events Submitted by PSOs

AHRQ Report Reviews 47 Practices To Improve Patient Safety

AHRQ Research Inspires Efforts at Banner Desert To Reduce Drug Errors in E.D. Patients

AHRQ Safety Expert Chosen To Co-Chair National Effort to Reduce Patient Harm

AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities – Toolkit

AHRQ Speaks Up for Patient Safety During Patient Safety Awareness Week

AHRQ Supports Hospitals As They Make Care Safer

AHRQ Supports Patient Safety Awareness Week With Variety of Activities

AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent

AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low

AHRQ Tools Improve Care, Safety for St. Luke’s University Health Network Obstetric Patients

AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Articles Featured in November Health Affairs

AHRQ’s Making Healthcare Safer III Report: A New Milestone in Support of Patient Safety

AHRQ’s New Question Builder App Helps Engage Patients and Caregivers in Healthcare Teams

AHRQ’s Simulation Dictionary: A New Tool To Support Patient Safety Efforts

At New Steering Committee, a Revitalized Commitment to Patient Safety

Bridging Efforts to Improve Patient Safety and Public Health

California Hospital Reduced Infections, Improved Diabetes Care with AHRQ Safety Program

CANDOR and the Importance of Honesty

Chartbook on Patient Safety

Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR)

Connecticut Hospital Reduces Emergency Wait Time, Adverse Events Using AHRQ Tools

Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit

Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and $2.9 Billion in Costs

Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report

Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events

Developing and Testing the Health Care Safety Hotline: A Prototype Consumer Reporting System for Patient Safety Events

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide

Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention

Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs

Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families

Health Care Simulation to Advance Safety

Healthcare Simulation Dictionary

Helping Hospitals Improve the Safety of Patients Undergoing Surgery

Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Improving Diagnosis: Patient Safety’s Next Great Frontier

Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities

Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficiency

Improving Patient Safety Through Simulation Research

Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Uses AHRQ-Funded I-PASS Tool to Boost Patient Safety

Maine Hospital Speeds Patients’ Admitting Time from the Emergency Department After Using AHRQ Tools

Making Care Transitions Safer: The Pivotal Role of Nurses

Making Health Care Safer II

New AHRQ Toolkit Helps Improve Patient Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections

New Patient Safety Action Plan Underscores Need to Keep Patients and Healthcare Workers Safe

New System Aims To Improve Patient Safety Monitoring

New Tools for Ambulatory Patient Safety

Next Steps to Improving Diagnostic Safety

North Carolina Physicians Use AHRQ Materials to Boost Communication with Patients

North Carolina’s CaroMont Regional Medical Center Uses AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Urinary Infections

Overview of Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (PSLL) Projects

Patient Safety & Medical Liability Reform Initiative

Patient Safety Tools

Pilot Testing Patient Reporting of Safety Events from the Patient and Family Perspective

Post-Hospital MRSA Infections Reduced By 30 Percent Through Use of Antiseptic Soap, Mouthwash, and Antibiotic Nasal Ointment

Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships

Procedure, Communication Errors at Heart of Imaging Safety Events: AHRQ Study

South Carolina Hospital’s Use of AHRQ Patient Safety Program Leads to Significant Drop in Urinary Infections

Sutter Center for Integrated Care Using AHRQ Guide in Patient Materials

Taking Steps To Protect Safety in Ambulatory Care

Tampa Hospital Uses AHRQ Tools to Reduce Emergency Department CAUTI Rates by 75 Percent

TeamSTEPPS® Helps St. Louis Hospital Keep C-Section Rate Low

The CUSP Method

Transcript: Using Just Culture To Improve Hospital SOPS Results

University of Louisville Hospital Influenced by AHRQ Toolkit to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

University of Texas Health at San Antonio, University Health System Used AHRQ Tools

Using Just Culture To Improve Hospital SOPS (Presentation)

Using Just Culture To Improve Hospital SOPS Results (Closing)

Using Just Culture To Improve Hospital SOPS Results (Intro)

Using Just Culture to Improve Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Results

We're Keeping Score: Reducing Hospital-Acquired Conditions

With New QuestionBuilder App AHRQ Takes Exciting Step Forward in Digital Healthcare