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  1. Protocol-based computer reminders, the quality of care and the non-perfectability of man. | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  2. Patient factors associated with new prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications in multimorbid US older adults using multiple medications. | PSNet

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    August 18, 2021 - medication review followed by face-to-face feedback to prescribers on adverse drug events recognition and prevention

  3. Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. | PSNet

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    July 27, 2018 - December 9, 2015 Advances in the Prevention and Control of HAIs.

  4. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2016 - found immediate first-eye cataract surgery associated with a decreased rate of second (but not first) fall … congestive heart failure (vitamin E58) and lung cancer in smokers (beta-carotene59,60) when prescribed for prevention … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Evidence Report: Screening for … Oral docosahexaenoic acid in the prevention of exudative age-related macular degeneration: the Nutritional … The Alpha-Tocopherol Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Group.

  5. Correlation between the number of patient-reported adverse events, adverse drug events, and quality of life in older patients: an observational study. | PSNet

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    August 10, 2022 - medication review followed by face-to-face feedback to prescribers on adverse drug events recognition and prevention

  6. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 241_Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-241-physical-activity-wheelchair-evidence-summary-updated.pdf
    October 01, 2021 - activity to be associated with improvements in walking ability, general function, balance (including fall … Key Question 1: Prevention of Cardiovascular Conditions, Diabetes, and Obesity No included study … (n=168) or study excluded at the full-text level provided evidence on the prevention of cardiovascular … (balance improvement) Insufficient Insufficient Postural Control Balance Exercises Low (fall … activity was associated with improvements in walking ability, general function, balance (including fall

  7. Recognition and management of potential drug-drug interactions in patients on internal medicine wards. | PSNet

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    October 21, 2015 - Impact of pharmacist-led discharge medication reconciliation on error and patient harm prevention

  8. Patient safety climate: a study of Southern California healthcare organizations. | PSNet

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    June 26, 2019 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  9. Devastatingly human: an analysis of registered nurses' medication error accounts. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - View More Related Resources Artificial intelligence for identifying the prevention

  10. Patient participation in patient safety and nursing input—a systematic review. | PSNet

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    June 10, 2020 - March 26, 2015 Oncology nurses' perceptions about involving patients in the prevention

  11. Using Telehealth to Improve Quality and Safety: Findings from the AHRQ Portfolio. | PSNet

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    May 07, 2014 - September 13, 2023 Prevention Quality Indicators Overview.

  12. Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy. | PSNet

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    April 06, 2022 - Commentary Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy. Citation Text: Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy. Cohen H. Medscape CME/CE. May 14, 2009. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Face…

  13. Medical mistakes no longer billable: bold steps taken by state to reduce hospital errors. | PSNet

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    August 06, 2008 - May 31, 2023 During in-flight emergencies, sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall short

  14. Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2019 - Module 2 focuses on communicating changes in a resident's condition, and Module 3 covers falls prevention

  15. The Empty Bag | PSNet

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    June 01, 2018 - with end-stage dementia was admitted to an acute care hospital for treatment of a hip fracture after a fall … : An infusion device that is equipped with safety features, e.g., alerts when the pump's parameters fall … Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 16, 2023 - Patient safety in palliative care at the end of life from the perspective of complex thinking. August 16, 2023 Bittencourt NCC de M, Duarte S da CM, Marcon SS, et al. Patient safety in palliative care at the end of life from the perspective of complex thinking. Healthcare (Basel). 2023;11(14):2030. doi:10.3390/hea…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44805/psn-pdf
    January 27, 2016 - NHS Safety Thermometer Reports. January 27, 2016 Leeds, UK: Clinical Support Audit Unit, Health and Social Care Information Centre. 2012-2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nhs-safety-thermometer-report-patient-harms-and-harm-free-care-november- 2014-november-2015 The NHS Safety Thermometer was a tool developed by …

  18. Combined SNA and LDA methods to understand adverse medical events | PSNet

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    November 15, 2023 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention … June 24, 2020 The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions of

  19. A partially structured postoperative handoff protocol improves communication in 2 mixed surgical intensive care units: findings from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) prospective cohort study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partially-structured-postoperative-handoff-protocol-improves-communication-2-mixed-surgical
    November 19, 2018 - Citation Text: Lane-Fall MB, Pascual JL, Peifer HG, et al. … Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 6, 2019 Lane-Fall … Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Lane-Fall … December 23, 2020 Patient safety implications of wearing a face mask for prevention in

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33722/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2011 - Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: What have we learned about assessment of fall risk? Ann L. … RW: What does the best fall assessment program look like? … But whenever the patient's condition changes, they should be reassessed for fall risk. … Let's shift a little bit to other proposed prevention strategies, particularly in environmental ones … But they should not receive an injury as a result of a fall.
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