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  1. Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture. | PSNet

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    February 12, 2019 - Toolkit Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture. Citation Text: Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture. Yount N, Edelman S, Sorra J, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2022. AHRQ Publication …

  2. Workplace Safety in Health Care | PSNet

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    January 01, 2017 - trying to lift someone out of bed without assistance and they're heavy and you hurt your back, and they fall … November 8, 2013 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  3. Safety Climate: New Developments in Conceptualization, Theory, and Research. | PSNet

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    July 14, 2021 - Special or Theme Issue Safety Climate: New Developments in Conceptualization, Theory, and Research. Citation Text: Safety Climate: New Developments in Conceptualization, Theory, and Research. Huang YH, Chen PY, Grosch JW, eds. Accid Anal Prev. 2010;42:1421-1522.    Co…

  4. Speak Up Video Series. | PSNet

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    November 27, 2018 - Audiovisual Speak Up Video Series. Citation Text: Speak Up Video Series. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission.   Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy UR…

  5. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - The resident may have had a fall and may have a broken bone or have worsening arthritis with increased … Falls Risk A fall is defined as "involuntarily coming to rest on a lower surface," whether it is an … There are many things that can cause a fall, including things in the environment (like lighting, slippery … have difficulty breathing at night due to chronic lung problems, snoring, or pneumonia and may never fall … Falls —Watch the resident when doing things that could result in a fall (e.g., reaching for objects when

  6. Table of Contents: Volume 1. Assessment (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2025 - Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care Mary L. … Pronovost VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs Erik Stalhandske, Peter Mills

  7. Table of Contents: Volume 4. Technology and Medication Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/TableofContents_Vol4.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care Mary L. … Pronovost VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs Erik Stalhandske, Peter Mills

  8. Accidental IV infusion of heparinized irrigation in the OR. | PSNet

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    September 14, 2016 - August 24, 2016 Selected medication safety risks to manage in 2016 that might otherwise fall

  9. The Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety. | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - Audiovisual Presentation The Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety. Citation Text: The Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;…

  10. Commentary on Sentinel & Serious Events Reported by District Health Boards - 2006/07. | PSNet

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    March 05, 2008 - Book/Report Commentary on Sentinel & Serious Events Reported by District Health Boards - 2006/07. Citation Text: Commentary on Sentinel & Serious Events Reported by District Health Boards - 2006/07. National Health Epidemiology and Quality Assurance Advisory Committee. Wellington, Ne…

  11. Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2022 - Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (   PDF , 338 … VHA's National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (   PDF , 578 KB ) Erik Stalhandske, et

  12. Jul-2017-Cholesterol-Wg-Notes (doc file)

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    January 01, 2017 - experiences with numerous clinical domains under consideration for the Option Year work: Expand CVD prevention … Geriatric-fall prevention: This would provide high impact decision support for a well-defined target

  13. Learning from Errors in Ambulatory Pediatrics (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2004 - Errors were reported in several domains: prevention, diagnosis, treatment, patient identification, communication … Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events: implications for prevention.

  14. Improving transfusion safety: implementation of a comprehensive computerized bar code-based tracking system for detecting and preventing errors. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - December 11, 2024 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 16, 2004 - The Joint Commission's Universal Protocol for the Prevention of Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong … Most systems, even simple ones, operating in health care organizations today fall short of this characterization

  16. Jan-2017-Cholesterol-Wg-Notes (doc file)

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    January 01, 2017 - pursuing development of artifacts in alignment with other quality measures: · Statin use for primary prevention … Hearts representatives will provide an update on CMS 164, CMS 22, CMS 165 and CMS 138 and where they fall

  17. Current Processes: Refining Evidence-based Recommendation Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    January 01, 2014 - (USPSTF) is an internationally recognized, independent panel of nonfederal experts in primary care, prevention … The Task Force does not advocate for prevention, perform decision analysis to routinely standardize the … Some recommendations for clinical preventive services fall within the scope of not only the USPSTF but … Miller: Center for Primary Care, Prevention & Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and … Routine aspirin or nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for the primary prevention of colorectal cancer

  18. Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has produced guidance for optimizing PPE … of pressure injuries , all of which are specifically focused on harm prevention in COVID-19 patients … Our hospitals have great protocols in place for pressure injury prevention, but prone positioning brought … They had been a common strategy for fall prevention, but with the requirement to put on PPE, there was … a delay before a staff person could respond to the alarm and prevent a fall.

  19. In Conversation With... Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and Rhonda Dickman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, the Director of the Tennessee Hospital Association PSO | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - Our hospitals have great protocols in place for pressure injury prevention, but prone positioning brought … They had been a common strategy for fall prevention, but with the requirement to put on PPE, there was … a delay before a staff person could respond to the alarm and prevent a fall. … For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has produced guidance for optimizing PPE … of pressure injuries , all of which are specifically focused on harm prevention in COVID-19 patients

  20. DHR Impact and Reach | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Across Patients’ Hospital Stays Development and Usability Testing of an Exercise-Based Primary Care Fall … Prevention Clinical Decision Support Tool Townhall on Informatics Priorities for Government Agencies
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