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321. Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2021: an analysis of 17,971 reports. | PSNet
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     July 06, 2022 - Visitor behaviors can influence the risk of patient harm: an analysis of patient safety reports from 92 hospitals … environment: a study of 484 COVID-19-related event reports across 94 hospitals September 1, 2021 … July 8, 2009 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls … from medication reconciliation process failures: a study of serious events reported by Pennsylvania hospitals … long-term care hospitals and their relationship to Joint Commission accreditation.

322. At risk care plans: a way to reduce readmissions and adverse events. | PSNet
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     October 27, 2010 - one hospital's effort to decrease readmissions and adverse events involving inpatients at risk for falls … November 2, 2012 Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial. … September 20, 2011 An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital … Coverage February 1, 2007 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals … Health Care Providers Risk Managers Hospital Medicine Patient Falls View More

323. Aviation's gift to health care. | PSNet
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     December 19, 2018 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Why Hospitals Should … care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease. … with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls December 18, 2024 … Communication During Transitions of Care March 27, 2024 Safer Hospital … May 16, 2019 Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change

324. Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting using Lean methodology. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - Commentary Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting … Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting using Lean methodology. … This commentary discusses how one hospital applied Lean methodology in an interdisciplinary effort … Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting using Lean methodology. … July 3, 2013 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls

325. Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2016 - hospitals in 2014 as a result of the decline in HACs compared with the number of deaths that would … estimated 17 percent reduction in HACs from 2010 to 2014 indicates that hospitals have made substantial … less frequent at hospitals that have implemented a full EHR. … expanded its efforts in order to extend the success that hospitals have achieved to all health care … MPSMS (2014) In-Hospital Patient Falls 260,000 7.9 Obstetric Adverse Events PSI (2014) OB

326. Revitalizing an established rapid response team. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - a multistate hospital network--13 academic medical centers, April-June 2020. … July 5, 2017 Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an … November 16, 2022 Evaluation of a patient-centered fall-prevention tool kit to reduce falls … Use of high-fidelity simulation to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration and reduce patient falls … March 26, 2008 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Nurses

327. Keeping Each Patient Safe. | PSNet
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     September 21, 2005 - These include protecting patients from hospital-acquired infection, minimizing falls and confusion, and … The organization was recognized for this work with the John Eisenberg award in 2004 . … July 19, 2023 Serious Reportable Events in Massachusetts. … October 24, 2018 Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … See More About The Topic Health Care Providers Nosocomial Infections Patient Falls

328. AHRQ Patient Safety Tools and Resources (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - The toolkit has reduced falls by 25 percent in acute care hospitals and is used in more than 100 hospitals … Web: ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/ fall-tips Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement … and communicate changes in a resident’s condition and prevent and manage falls. … Hospitals assists hospital staff in implementing effective pressure ulcer prevention practices through … the training of hospital staff on how to implement AHRQ’s Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals

329. Patient Safety and Quality Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2018 - also develop practical, research-based tools and resources that help clinicians and others working in … the nation’s hospitals, nursing homes, medical offices, and other settings make care safer for their … Our areas of research and tools cover: Healthcare Infections Team Training Falls Pressure Ulcers

330. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Any resident who has a pattern of falls is at risk of falling again. … new residents or those in transition back from hospital stays—are going to need a special "fall watch … Staff must be able to document how many falls are occurring in a given time period and why those falls … In one nursing center, for example, lack of easy access to call buttons may be a major issue in falls … ; in another, falls may result from insufficient ambulation and exercise.

331. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - hospitals. … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls Obstetric Adverse Events PSI OB Trauma in Vaginal Delivery (PSI … MPSMS In-Hospital Patient Falls 239,286 8.04 225,199 7.57 223,106 7.50 226,642 7.62 Obstetric … 4, 2015, hospitals began using ICD-10 coded data in place of ICD-9 coded data. … Conditions 25 The MPSMS-abstracted sample is representative of hospitals submitting cases to the Hospital

332. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 09, 2020 - Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals: a descriptive study. … Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals: a descriptive study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-implementation-strategies-use-60-united-states-hospitals … in the United States. … inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls

333. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings (pdf file)
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     July 22, 2015 - , include falls, pressure ulcers, infection, including hospital acquired infection (HAI) and urinary … Home Compare Quality Indicators.10 These include: falls, pressure ulcers, infection, including hospital … Hospital Safety Interventions Potentially Relevant to NH Hospitals serve many patients who are at risk … Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals. … Nurse-staffing levels and the quality of care in hospitals.

334. Learning from mistakes and near mistakes: using root cause analysis as a risk management tool. | PSNet
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     June 19, 2024 - Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … in ORs in the Veterans Health Administration. … July 16, 2015 Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in … July 21, 2010 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Facility … and Group Administrators Risk Managers Hospital Medicine Nurse Care View More

335. Statistical Brief #19
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     May 19, 2016 - Falls resulted in nearly 474,400 injury hospitalizations (67.9 percent) among patients age 65 and older … Falls resulted in nearly 474,400 injury hospitalizations among patients age 65 and older, or 67.9 percent … Definitions Types of hospitals included in HCUP HCUP is based on data from community hospitals, … hospitals). … The NIS is a sample of hospitals and includes all patients from each hospital, regardless of payer.

336. Improving communication of diagnostic uncertainty to families of hospitalized children. | PSNet
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     December 23, 2020 - December 23, 2020 Uncertain diagnoses in a children's hospital: patient characteristics … January 22, 2025 Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer … Study The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls … August 7, 2019 Parents' perspectives on "keeping their children safe" in the hospital … Hospitals Pediatrics Clinical Misdiagnosis Provider-Patient Communication View More

337. What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2024 - SOPS surveys have been developed for the following settings of care: Hospitals. Medical Offices. … In addition, survey items are customized for each setting of care. … with more positive SOPS scores had:  Fewer hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls. 1 Lower … surgical site infection rates. 2 Hospitals with more positive SOPS scores had: Lower rates of in-hospital … Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Five-Star Quality ratings. 5 Lower risks of resident falls

338. Preventable and mitigable adverse events in cancer care: measuring risk and harm across the continuum. | PSNet
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     July 19, 2017 - Adverse events included medication errors and hospital-acquired conditions , such as pressure ulcers … and falls. … : do patients know something that hospitals do not? … February 1, 2012 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health … Care Providers Medical Oncology Chemotherapeutic Agents Patient Falls View More

339. Medical errors kill thousands of people each year. But are hospitals getting any safer? | PSNet
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     June 17, 2020 - But are hospitals getting any safer? … The semi-annual Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are recognized across the industry as a tool for highlighting … article shares one organization’s work to improve core safety activities related to medication safety, falls … lure patients back in COVID-19 era. … September 28, 2022 CMS proposal to suppress hospital safety data angers advocates — agency

340. Preventing newborn falls and drops. | PSNet
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     October 10, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Preventing newborn falls and drops. … while preserving rooming-in on a mother-baby unit. … January 29, 2020 What's in a name? … July 16, 2019 Mother claims hospital error kept her from newborn daughter. … June 13, 2011 Safety shortcomings spotted in Sunrise catheter case.