Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
These quick reference guides were created to help you understand, modify, and interpret your data using the NHSN application’s various analysis output (report) options for the NHSN Patient Safety Component. These guides serve as companions to the “Introduction to NHSN Analysis” training slide set.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Diagnostic errors occur in all settings of care, contribute to about 10 percent of patient deaths, and are the primary reason for medical liability claims. AHRQ is the lead Federal agency investing in research to improve diagnostic safety and reduce diagnostic error.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ provides numerous tools to advance Diagnostic Error and Safety to include tools specific to; patient and family engagement, improving communication and laboratory testing.
