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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 13, 2018 - adults reported using prescription opioids in the past year and nearly 5% reported misusing opioids (defined

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 06, 2007 - According to the VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS), elopement is defined as: "A patient that … The National Quality Forum has defined 27 serious adverse events and includes death or serious harm … Legal* definitions (2) Elopement—legally defined as a patient who is incapable of adequately protecting … list_uids=17353756 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references Wandering—defined

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2007 - As defined by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), medication reconciliation is a process … As the best practices for reconciling medications are being defined on the front lines, several common … The process for medication reconciliation must be clearly defined by a multidisciplinary team, and responsibilities … preoperative evaluation center before the surgery and are subsequently admitted into the hospital.(20) Once defined

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 16, 2015 - Defining the Role of Social Sciences in Patient Safety. December 16, 2015 Su L, Fernandez R, Grand J, et al, eds. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2015;45:365-394. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-role-social-sciences-patient-safety Applying principles from other fields, such as aviation and nuclear pow…

  5. Decreasing handoff-related care failures in children's hospitals. | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - Handoff-related care failures were defined as insufficient information transfer that affected the patient

  6. Harmful medication errors in children: a 5-year analysis of data from the USP's MEDMARX(R) program. | PSNet

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    July 12, 2010 - Harmful errors were defined as errors that resulted in temporary or permanent harm to the patient or

  7. House staff team workload and organization effects on patient outcomes in an academic general internal medicine inpatient service. | PSNet

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    February 24, 2011 - This study from an academic medical center examined the effects of increased housestaff workload, defined

  8. Risks of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures. | PSNet

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    February 14, 2018 - a single academic medical center, this study evaluated the relationship between sleep deprivation (defined

  9. "Health courts" and accountability for patient safety. | PSNet

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    February 17, 2011 - This article provides an overview of "health courts," defined as a system of administrative compensation

  10. Extended work duration and the risk of self-reported percutaneous injuries in interns. | PSNet

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    January 07, 2011 - compared the rates of self-reported percutaneous injuries (eg, needle sticks) during extended work shifts (defined

  11. Patients' concerns about medical errors during hospitalization. | PSNet

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    December 22, 2008 - Patients defined "error" more broadly than traditional definitions, including such issues as falls, communication

  12. Predictors and triggers of incivility within healthcare teams: a systematic review of the literature. | PSNet

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    July 21, 2011 - literature, this systematic review explored predictors and triggers of incivility   in medical teams (defined

  13. Use of maternal early warning trigger tool reduces maternal morbidity. | PSNet

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    September 27, 2017 - Severe maternal morbidity, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and composite

  14. Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety. | PSNet

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    July 12, 2016 - research linking clinician fatigue and error, and recommends eliminating extended-duration shifts (defined

  15. Defining health information technology–related errors: new developments since To Err Is Human. | PSNet

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    December 06, 2023 - Commentary Classic Defining health information technology–related errors: new developments since To Err Is Human. Citation Text: Sittig DF, Singh H. Defining health information technology-related errors: new developments since to err is human. Arch Intern Med.…

  16. Becoming a Patient Safety Organization | PSNet

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    July 01, 2011 - providers to collect and submit standardized information regarding patient safety events) and well-defined … Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) defined (abridged). 6 (Go to table citation in the text) PSWP … country, and even potentially across the world, can report information on patient safety in a way that is defined … clinically in a congruent way and defined electronically in an interoperable way so that information … We defined what should be collected at the local level, where care is being delivered at the hospital

  17. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

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    May 01, 2015 - N Engl J Med. 2013;369:840-851. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23984731 7 Sepsis Sepsis is defined … Med. 2013;41:580-637. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23353941 8 Severe Sepsis Severe sepsis is defined … Bilirubin > 2 mg/dL Platelet count < 100x109/L INR > 1.5 PTT > 60 s Septic Shock Septic shock is defined

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2006 - medicine and aviation (see related Perspective and interview); namely, the "flight" is not always well defined … They have a well-defined "cockpit" crew. … fluid and able to adapt to the many "take-offs" and "landings" and mid-air crises that occur without a defined

  19. Improvement Tools | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - Innovations are defined as “the implementation of new or altered products, services,

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 12, 2012 - reduction, the relationship between physician work hours and patient safety remains complex and poorly defined
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