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21. Electronic health record-based triggers to detect potential delays in cancer diagnosis. | PSNet
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    January 19, 2012 - iron-deficiency anemia, or bright red blood per rectum, but automatically excluded those that already received appropriate … triggers were between 58% and 70%, providing a reasonably accurate report of patients that truly lacked appropriate

22. Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription medications. | PSNet
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    November 26, 2014 - has shown that patients with limited health literacy are at increased risk for misunderstanding the appropriate … January 22, 2014 A patient-centered prescription drug label to promote appropriate medication

23. Patient safety: what about the patient? | PSNet
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    January 22, 2025 - The authors outline the patient’s role in increasing diagnostic accuracy, determining appropriate treatment

24. Statewide Telehealth Program Enhances Access to Care, Improves Outcomes for High-Risk Pregnancies in Rural Area | PSNet
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    November 13, 2024 - guidelines to foster the use of best practices by obstetric providers across the state; and facilitates appropriate … obstetric providers across the state ; utilizes a statewide telemedicine network; and facilitates appropriate … Patients with a positive secondary test are then connected with the appropriate medical team for management … The program ensures that birth occurs at the appropriate care facility and provides a seamless transition … the 2018-2019 fiscal year . 541 high-risk maternal transports were facilitated to the closest, most appropriate

25. Adverse Event | PSNet
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    April 02, 2025 - even if the operation proceeded with optimal adherence to sterile procedures, the patient received appropriate

26. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    July 08, 2022 - Varying levels of sedation prior to imaging can be appropriate given the need for patients to remain … Reassessments should be implemented into workflows throughout each procedure to ensure safe and appropriate … Although this practice is often appropriate to ensure adequate image quality and improve patient experience … Practice guidelines that specify appropriate timing of patient reassessments should be implemented to … STOP-BANG can help care teams better understand a patient’s risk for oversedation and ensure that appropriate

27. Misdiagnosis of a Pelvic Mass versus Pregnancy | PSNet
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    November 25, 2020 - Strategies to ensure availability of appropriate expertise also are likely to reduce diagnostic errors … Appropriate training and experience, vigilance and a rigorous systematic approach to radiologic interpretation … service (OB/GYN), which re-interpreted the discrepant data, and resulted in a correct assessment and appropriate … Communication among members of work teams is critical for avoiding perpetuation of cognitive errors Appropriate

28. A Mistaken Dose of Naloxone  | PSNet
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    March 21, 2009 - prompt and ordered the naloxone but did not inform the patient or educate him on its indication and appropriate … Through the use of layered learning, professional development, and appropriate clinical decision support … , the appropriate prescribing and use of naloxone to prevent accidental overdose can be achieved.  … Take-Home Points Co-prescribing naloxone with opioids may result in patient harm if appropriate … Healthcare systems and providers should use multi-layered education to inform patients about appropriate

29. Situational Awareness | PSNet
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    April 10, 2025 - awareness of fatigue and stress among team members (including oneself), environmental threats to safety, appropriate

30. Do Me a Favor | PSNet
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    September 12, 2016 - this case, an important quality of care and safety component was bypassed: the involvement of other appropriate … Appropriate protocols, including review of the case with another physician, were circumvented. … While advice about routine problems, referrals, or simple prescriptions could be considered appropriate … "( 4,6 ) Open discussions about appropriate types of caregiving among colleagues in institutions is a … Communicate with other care providers, as appropriate, to ensure these needs are met.

31. Misdiagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction in the Setting of Previous Abdominal Operations | PSNet
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    September 27, 2023 - A more appropriate diagnosis would have been “symptomatic cholelithiasis” or “biliary colic,” but these … updated “evidence-based guidelines to assist referring physicians and other providers in making the most appropriate … ACR guidelines are available to guide physician choice of appropriate imaging.

32. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 15, 2024 - training, supervision, and decision support rather than standardizing behavior, and thus may not be an appropriate … Current Context When a checklist is appropriate, safety professionals must be aware that implementing … Failure to engage in appropriate preparatory and monitoring before and after checklist implementation

33. Hemorrhagic Shock after Elective Spine Surgery: Failure to Rescue after Limited Response to Nursing Concerns. | PSNet
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    April 27, 2022 - not hypothermic, as this state can contribute to coagulopathy. 1 Laboratory test results can guide appropriate … When initial efforts to control bleeding are unsuccessful, it is appropriate to institute damage control … Packing the wound in this case may have been an appropriate plan to start, but the lack of further intervention … If an MTP is activated, the blood bank can send a cooler with blood, FFP, and platelets in the appropriate … Resuscitation with blood products in appropriate ratios has been proven to be more effective than waiting

34. Be Picky about your PICCs—Fragmented Care and Poor Communication at Discharge Leads to a PICC without a Plan. | PSNet
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    July 19, 2023 - .   2 , 15 The increased risk to inpatients highlights the need for vigilance by hospital staff in appropriate … of Access   Duration of access is one of the primary clinical considerations in selecting the most appropriate … Each scenario was rated as appropriate, neutral/uncertain, or inappropriate. … The MAGIC criteria address PICC practices related to appropriate line selection, duration of access, … with a PICC line solely to avoid the discomfort associated with future blood draws would not be an appropriate

35. Accountability in Patient Safety | PSNet
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    January 01, 2018 - the no-blame movement and the recent shift toward a framework of a just culture that incorporates appropriate … disruptive behaviors harm patients, work environments, and staff morale, and that the problem warrants appropriate … ahead for the field is to develop a sophisticated understanding of the best methods for implementing appropriate

36. Pulse oximeters for medical purposes - non-clinical and clinical performance testing, labeling, and premarket submission recommendations. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pulse-oximeters-medical-purposes-non-clinical-and-clinical-performance-testing-labeling-and
    January 22, 2025 - This draft guidance shares regulatory recommendations to improve the performance and appropriate labeling

37. Documenting the indication for antimicrobial prescribing: a scoping review. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/documenting-indication-antimicrobial-prescribing-scoping-review
    August 03, 2022 - conclude that this is a growing area of research interest and note that emerging evidence indicates that appropriate

38. The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to Increase Safety and Diagnostic Accuracy Innovation | PSNet
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    April 01, 2005 - Due to the new system’s updates, intervention and appropriate care was provided to these eight patients … In 2020, this program successfully identified 686 patients diagnosed with AAA and did not have appropriate … Decision-support systems for CT scans and CEA tests at appropriate intervals post-surgery were implemented … The tool should include an appropriate number of questions determined by the implementation team to ensure … Getting Started with This Innovation The intervention starts by selecting an appropriate diagnosis

39. Implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in long-term care facilities across the US. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-antibiotic-stewardship-program-long-term-care-facilities-across-us
    July 20, 2022 - AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use developed programs and a toolkit to improve the appropriate

40. Preliminary study of patient safety and quality use cases for ICD-11 MMS. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preliminary-study-patient-safety-and-quality-use-cases-icd-11-mms
    July 22, 2020 - The authors evaluated whether the ICD-11 MMS is appropriate for use in patient safety and quality or