Can State Databases Be Used to Develop a National, Standardized Hospital Nurse Staffing Database? AHRQ 09-R040
L. Unruh, C. Russo, H. Jiang, et al., Western Journal of Nursing Research 31(1):February 2009, 66-88. Examines the feasibility of building a national, standardized hospital nurse staffing database from State data collections to improve the availability of valid, reliable nursing staffing measures and to allow linkages to other databases.
Common Formats Allow Uniform Collection and Reporting of Patient Safety Data by Patient Safety Organizations AHRQ 10-R036
C. Clancy, American Journal of Medical Quality, January-February 2010; 25(1):73-75. Commentary by AHRQ director describes the introduction of Common Formats Version 1.0, a set of evidence-based common definitions and reporting formats that will allow patient safety organizations, health providers, and other entities to report patient safety events in a confidential, uniform manner.
