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  1. Improving the Value of Patient Safety Reporting Systems (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Pronovost_95.pdf
    June 12, 2008 - Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Ann Intern Med 2000; 132: 391-402. 33.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49720/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2014 - year-old man with a history of untreated hypertension presented to the emergency department (ED) after a fall

  3. Missing Trauma | PSNet

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    March 03, 2011 - William Haddon, widely recognized as the father of modern injury prevention strategies, may be responsible … probably tops this list, followed closely by missing a transient neurologic event that precipitates a fall … The changing approach to the epidemiology, prevention, and amelioration of trauma: the transition to

  4. Recommendation: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
    May 24, 2022 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vision loss: a public health problem. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. … Prevention strategies for age-related cataract: present limitations and future possibilities.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49712/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2014 - He noted that the diphenhydramine made him somewhat drowsy, but not enough to fall asleep. … Implications for prevention. ADE Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1995;274:29-34. [go to PubMed] 2.

  6. Research Themes and Findings | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2022 - making A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Preventing Falls Tools like ASPIRE that integrate fall … prevention clinical decision support and patient resources may better support patient self-care and … AcceptabLE cDs (SCALED) Approach of Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2016 - The care of a person with dementia should be focused on prevention of delirium (for example, promotion … Delirium in elderly adults: diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Nat Rev Neurol. 2009;5:210-220.

  8. In Conversation With… Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM | PSNet

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    April 01, 2018 - health care system more positive and focused not only on acute management but also on recovery and prevention … We need to be able to use digital to make sure that people don't fall off during the time in between … Interview In Conversation with Edwin Boudreaux about Suicide Prevention … Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  9. Archived: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
    January 14, 2014 - A diagnosis of GDM is made when 2 or more glucose values fall at or above the specified glucose thresholds … Other Approaches to Prevention Most pregnant women should be encouraged to attain moderate gestational … to 15 years postpartum. 2 Screening for gestational diabetes may have important implications in the prevention … Macrosomia can be diagnosed before delivery, possibly allowing for the prevention of negative downstream

  10. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    February 01, 2017 - Over the last few years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC has redefined these into … The overall conclusion was that VAEs are common and morbid and that prevention strategies targeting VAEs … That concern was addressed in 2015 with the release of results from the CDC Prevention Epicenters’ Wake … Up and Breathe Collaborative, a VAE prevention prospective quality improvement study. … It could be a patient fall, a venous thromboembolism, a medication error, ventilator associated pneumonia

  11. The English Patient Safety Programme. | PSNet

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    September 02, 2020 - Special or Theme Issue The English Patient Safety Programme. Citation Text: The English Patient Safety Programme. J Health Serv Research Policy. 2010;15(suppl 1):S1-S91.  Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share …

  12. Mothers face broken addiction treatment system. | PSNet

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    January 25, 2023 - Related Resources ‘I felt like I was dying’: how women with postpartum depression fall

  13. Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences. | PSNet

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    July 27, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences. Citation Text: Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences. Olsen D. State Journal-Register. June 26, 2011. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF …

  14. Disease management: a mid-decade evolution toward patient safety. | PSNet

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    January 28, 2010 - Commentary Disease management: a mid-decade evolution toward patient safety. Citation Text: Disease management: a mid-decade evolution toward patient safety. Heckinger E; Chappell H; Downes D; Fitzner K. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print …

  15. Alarm Interventions During Medical Telemetry Monitoring: A Failure Mode & Effects Analysis. | PSNet

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    March 18, 2010 - Special or Theme Issue Alarm Interventions During Medical Telemetry Monitoring: A Failure Mode & Effects Analysis. Citation Text: Alarm Interventions During Medical Telemetry Monitoring: A Failure Mode & Effects Analysis. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2008;5(suppl rev):1-50.  …

  16. Organ donor's surgery death sparks questions. | PSNet

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    April 06, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Organ donor's surgery death sparks questions. Citation Text: Organ donor's surgery death sparks questions. Cohen E. CNN. April 9, 2012. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebo…

  17. Mix-up (wrong route of administration) of bladder irrigation with intravenous (IV) infusions. | PSNet

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    March 27, 2005 - Government Resource Mix-up (wrong route of administration) of bladder irrigation with intravenous (IV) infusions. Citation Text: Mix-up (wrong route of administration) of bladder irrigation with intravenous (IV) infusions. Veterans Affairs; National Center for Patient Safety Copy C…

  18. Nurses' role in detecting deterioration in ward patients: systematic literature review. | PSNet

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    March 27, 2018 - Review Nurses' role in detecting deterioration in ward patients: systematic literature review. Citation Text: Nurses' role in detecting deterioration in ward patients: systematic literature review. Odell M; Victor C; Oliver D. Copy Citation Save Save to your lib…

  19. Most surgery in wrong spot done on spine: 11 such cases found in state since 2006. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/most-surgery-wrong-spot-done-spine-11-such-cases-found-state-2006
    August 06, 2008 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Most surgery in wrong spot done on spine: 11 such cases found in state since 2006. Citation Text: Most surgery in wrong spot done on spine: 11 such cases found in state since 2006. Smith S. Copy Citation Save Save to your library …

  20. 018-Revision-Summary-Contact-Precautions (doc file)

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    October 01, 2024 - Contact precautions are typically used as part of a MRSA prevention bundle—including not only contact … Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and SHEA/IDSA/APIC practice recommendations … for MRSA prevention in acute care hospitals include use of contact precautions for patients colonized … Rationale and Evidence Regarding the Use of Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention · Observational studies … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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