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Enhancing patient safety and quality of care by improving the usability of electronic health record systems: recommendations from AMIA. | PSNet

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March 04, 2011 - Commentary Enhancing patient safety and quality of care by improving the usability of electronic health record systems: recommendations from AMIA. Citation Text: Middleton B, Bloomrosen M, Dente MA, et al. Enhancing patient safety and quality of care by improving the usability of electro…

Monitoring the harm associated with use of anticoagulants in pediatric populations through trigger-based automated adverse-event detection. | PSNet

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November 11, 2015 - Study Monitoring the harm associated with use of anticoagulants in pediatric populations through trigger-based automated adverse-event detection. Citation Text: Patregnani JT, Spaeder MC, Lemon V, et al. Monitoring the harm associated with use of anticoagulants in pediatric populations t…

Use of prescribing safety quality improvement reports in UK general practices: a qualitative assessment. | PSNet

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December 08, 2021 - Study Use of prescribing safety quality improvement reports in UK general practices: a qualitative assessment. Citation Text: Khan NF, Booth HP, Myles P, et al. Use of prescribing safety quality improvement reports in UK general practices: a qualitative assessment. BMC Health Serv Res. 2…

In-house, overnight physician staffing: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian adult and pediatric intensive care units. | PSNet

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December 04, 2015 - Study In-house, overnight physician staffing: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian adult and pediatric intensive care units. Citation Text: Parshuram CS, Kirpalani H, Mehta S, et al. In-house, overnight physician staffing: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian adult and pediatric intens…

A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs. | PSNet

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September 20, 2011 - Study A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs. Citation Text: Phillips DP, Barker GEC, Eguchi MM. A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(14):1561-6. doi:1…

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric indicators as a quality metric for surgery in children: do they predict adverse outcomes? | PSNet

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May 01, 2015 - Study Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric indicators as a quality metric for surgery in children: do they predict adverse outcomes? Citation Text: Rhee D, Zhang Y, Papandria DJ, et al. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric indicators as a quality metric …

Electronic medical record alert associated with reduced opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing in high-risk Veteran patients. | PSNet

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May 08, 2017 - Study Electronic medical record alert associated with reduced opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing in high-risk Veteran patients. Citation Text: Malte CA, Berger D, Saxon AJ, et al. Electronic Medical Record Alert Associated With Reduced Opioid and Benzodiazepine Coprescribing in High…

National costs of the medical liability system. | PSNet

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May 20, 2015 - Study Classic National costs of the medical liability system. Citation Text: Mello MM, Chandra A, Gawande AA, et al. National costs of the medical liability system. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29(9):1569-1577. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0807. Copy Citation F…

Patients admitted on weekends have higher in-hospital mortality than those admitted on weekdays: analysis of national inpatient sample. | PSNet

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January 26, 2022 - Study Patients admitted on weekends have higher in-hospital mortality than those admitted on weekdays: analysis of national inpatient sample. Citation Text: Manadan A, Arora S, Whittier M, et al. Patients admitted on weekends have higher in-hospital mortality than those admitted on weekd…

Association of adverse effects of medical treatment with mortality in the United States: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study. | PSNet

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November 11, 2020 - Study Association of adverse effects of medical treatment with mortality in the United States: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study. Citation Text: Sunshine JE, Meo N, Kassebaum NJ, et al. Association of Adverse Effects of Medical Treatm…

Are surgeons and anesthesiologists lying to each other or gaming the system? A national random sample survey about "truth-telling practices" in the perioperative setting in the United States. | PSNet

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June 29, 2022 - Study Are surgeons and anesthesiologists lying to each other or gaming the system? A national random sample survey about "truth-telling practices" in the perioperative setting in the United States. Citation Text: Nurok M, Lee Y-Y, Ma Y, et al. Are surgeons and anesthesiologists lying to …

Multicenter study to evaluate the benefits of technology-assisted workflow on i.v. room efficiency, costs, and safety. | PSNet

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July 14, 2009 - Study Multicenter study to evaluate the benefits of technology-assisted workflow on i.v. room efficiency, costs, and safety. Citation Text: Eckel SF, Higgins JP, Hess E, et al. Multicenter study to evaluate the benefits of technology-assisted workflow on i.v. room efficiency, costs, and …

Association between Leapfrog safe practices score and hospital mortality in major surgery. | PSNet

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September 29, 2017 - Study Association between Leapfrog safe practices score and hospital mortality in major surgery. Citation Text: Qian F, Lustik SJ, Diachun CA, et al. Association between Leapfrog safe practices score and hospital mortality in major surgery. Med Care. 2011;49(12):1082-1088. doi:10.1097/…

Nurse workload and inexperienced medical staff members are associated with seasonal peaks in severe adverse events in the adult medical intensive care unit: a seven-year prospective study. | PSNet

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June 28, 2013 - Study Nurse workload and inexperienced medical staff members are associated with seasonal peaks in severe adverse events in the adult medical intensive care unit: a seven-year prospective study. Citation Text: Faisy C, Davagnar C, Ladiray D, et al. Nurse workload and inexperienced medica…

Return on investment for a computerized physician order entry system. | PSNet

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January 19, 2014 - Study Classic Return on investment for a computerized physician order entry system. Citation Text: Kaushal R, Jha AK, Franz C, et al. Return on investment for a computerized physician order entry system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13(3):261-6. Copy Citation…

Doing well by doing good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in a Hawaii hospital. | PSNet

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March 21, 2012 - Study Doing well by doing good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in a Hawaii hospital. Citation Text: Hsu E, Lin D, Evans SJ, et al. Doing well by doing good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce c…

Association of a web-based handoff tool with rates of medical errors. | PSNet

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April 12, 2023 - Study Association of a web-based handoff tool with rates of medical errors. Citation Text: Mueller SK, Yoon CS, Schnipper JL. Association of a Web-Based Handoff Tool With Rates of Medical Errors. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(9):1400-2. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.4258. Copy Citation …

Barriers and facilitators to reporting medical device-related pressure ulcers: a qualitative exploration of international practice. | PSNet

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April 07, 2019 - Study Barriers and facilitators to reporting medical device-related pressure ulcers: a qualitative exploration of international practice. Citation Text: Crunden EA, Worsley PR, Coleman SB, et al. Barriers and facilitators to reporting medical device-related pressure ulcers: a qualitative…

The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases. | PSNet

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October 06, 2016 - Study The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases. Citation Text: Wolf FA, Way LW, Stewart L. The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays…

Using human factors and ergonomics principles to prevent inpatient falls. | PSNet

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November 09, 2022 - Study Using human factors and ergonomics principles to prevent inpatient falls. Citation Text: Kwok Y-ting, Lam M-sang. Using human factors and ergonomics principles to prevent inpatient falls. BMJ Open Qual. 2022;11(1):e001696. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001696. Copy Citation Format: …

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