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4841. Double Dosing, by the Rules | PSNet
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      February 03, 2010 - The medications were administered by the night-shift nurse when they arrived on the unit at 6:00 AM, in … For example, in this case, both the night and day nurses followed the 5 Rights when they administered … care, and changes in level of care. … Technology Responses to COVID-19 July 21, 2020 Financial incentives to reduce hospital-acquired … December 9, 2020 Safety enhancements every hospital must consider in wake of another

4842. Tackling Low Health Literacy Among Primary Care Patients: A Model from Missouri (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - issues, and you can conduct from a system perspective what are called environmental assessments of hospitals … , participate in peer learning discussions and simulation training in the morning. … There’s one item in there that specifically asks, ‘In the last 12 months, how often did this doctor … And so we’re really looking forward to release of the future health literacy item sets for say the Hospitals … This podcast was a little bit unique in that you’re really in the process of rolling out this intervention

4843. 009-Antibiotic-Stewardship-Guide (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - Many of these adverse events could be avoided given that 30% to 50% of antibiotic use in hospitals is … time in two of the participating hospitals, with the gray area representing the time period of the antibiotic … In both hospitals, the blue dots and lines are MSSA rates. … In the hospital represented in the top graph, MRSA rates are in red and in the hospital in the bottom … A significant decrease in MRSA rates can be appreciated in both hospitals, particularly after the initiation

4844. Learn From Defects Tool—Perioperative Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - For this investigation, put yourself in the place of those involved—and in the middle of the event as … Work environment           Departmental factors           Hospital … For this investigation, put yourself in the place of those involved—and in the middle of the event as … Hospital Factors   The central stores department reliably delivers patient warmers to perioperative … Institutional Factors   Hospital leadership prioritizes patient safety . III.

4845. The University of Texas System Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Course | PSNet
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      February 01, 2011 - At UT Southwestern, the program is given in collaboration with Parkland Health and Hospital System and … A hospital-randomized controlled trial of an educational quality improvement intervention in rural and … small community hospitals in Texas following implementation of information technology. … A hospital-randomized controlled trial of a formal quality improvement educational program in rural and … QI and cost Implemented ABC program in 16 Texas rural hospitals and 2 Pennsylvania rural hospitals

4846. But See the Patient First | PSNet
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      September 27, 2023 - Overnight on hospital day 2, the patient’s temperature was 38.7°C on a routine vital sign check, with … Both sets of blood cultures remained negative and the patient was discharged on hospital day five with … Hopefully, the results of this study will be useful to hospital systems trying to gain perspective on … Tight Control May 1, 2004 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals … Quality and Safety Professionals Hospital Medicine Medical Complications Latent Errors

4847. Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? | PSNet
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      March 01, 2015 - hospitals with elevated HSMRs, no differences were seen compared to hospitals with lower HSMRs in adherence … over time within individual hospitals, thus circumventing much of the confounding inherent in between-hospital … Identifying variations in quality of care in Queensland hospitals. Med J Aust. 2007;187:571-575. … all the hospitals—in the newspaper. … In his report he said that all 14 hospitals had problems.

4848. CCR CD-SID User Guide 2001-2018 v2 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - All HCUP hospitals in the CCR for CD-SID files are in the AHA Annual Survey Database. … Hospital Type for Grouping (HTYPE) The hospital type for grouping peer hospitals (HTYPE) is calculated … , meaning that variation in the hospital cost is roughly proportional to the variation in overall hospital … variations among service departments in the hospital. … results in a smaller number of hospitals used for imputation.

4849. Development of a Screening Tool for Safe Wheelchair Seating (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2001 - propulsion, discomfort, dysphagia, falls, and decreased quality of life.5, 8–12 It is noteworthy … Results Of the 50 subjects, 26 were in standard wheelchairs and 24 were in custom wheelchairs. … Subjects who were recommended for change in their wheelchairs were twice as likely to be in standard … Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida. … Haley VA Hospital, Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, 11605 N.

4850. Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2009 - selected for surveillance Number of central line days during the month selected for surveillance 17 Hospitals … In round one, SNAC members voted for their top 10 measures; in round two their next 5 measures; and in … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HCUPNet. 2007 National statistics: Outcomes by patient and hospital … iv   Hospital discharge data. v   The "I" grade comes from the U.S. … Children are inpatients ages 0-18 in non-federal hospitals. 5 Insertion of catheter or spinal stimulator

4851. STATISTICAL BRIEF #500: Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses for Medical Services, by Insurance Coverage, 2000-2014
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      February 01, 2017 - include payments from all sources (including insurance and other miscellaneous third-party sources) to hospitals … and physician care (other than Medicare, Medicaid, or other public hospital/physician coverage) were … of the following public programs at any point during the year: Medicare, Medicaid, or other public hospital … Uninsured: The uninsured were defined as people not covered by private hospital/physician insurance, … Medicare, TRICARE, Medicaid, or other public hospital/physician programs at any time during the entire

4852. Personalized Engagement Tool for Pediatric BMT Patients and Caregivers - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - hospital care. … However, there are gaps in development of health IT applications for patients in hospital-based care … Participants: Greater emphasis on earlier hospital discharges and burden shift of self-management falling … Unlike patients, most caregivers are not in the hospital for the entire hospitalization or may even switch … Our study suggests that patient-centric HIT tools may be able to engage caregivers in hospital care.

4853. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2013 - the Hospital Appendix A: Family Information Packet Appendix A: Family Information Packet (continued … Sleep problems are more common in preterm infants, especially in the early weeks at home. … Removal creates an increase in dead space, resulting in an increased work of breathing. … Abnormal Growth Infants whose growth curve plateaus or growth trajectory falls off, and those who … Interest in feedings. Decrease in tongue thrust.

4854. Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2017 - CUSP IN PRACTICE In 2004, more than 100 intensive care units (ICUs) in Michigan implemented CUSP in … infections, patient falls, and medication administration errors, among others.1-8 Applying … Step 3: Executive Partnership In this step, you’ll partner with a senior hospital executive to develop … Additionally, hospital epidemiology or infection control professionals are important CUSP safety team … We measure safety culture across the hospital every year.

4855. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2011 - Generally, the burden of VTE among patients with CKD also falls disproportionately on Hispanics and … Settings  Hospital setting  Hospital Setting  Hospital setting  Hospital setting …  Hospital setting Abbreviations: DVT = deep vein thrombosis; IVC = inferior vena cava; KQ = … Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement (Prepared … by Society of Hospital Medicine).

4856. Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - unplanned return to the hospital is almost $10,000. … Scope One in five patients discharged from Wisconsin hospitals returns to the hospital within 30 days … Most efforts to improve the discharge process focus on in hospital communications among providers (YALE … Most of the work planning discharge involves in hospital coordination of teams or ensuring effective … Metanalysis determined that context aligned interventions were best at reducing hospital readmissions

4857. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 17, 2002 - and 14.3-fold higher in women aged 75-79, in a study of over 200,000 postmenopausal women. 12 Low body … or Asian ethnicity, history of fracture, family history of osteoporotic fracture, history of falls, … In all age groups, the number needed to screen to prevent fractures is lower in women with important … In the FIT-II trial, the rates of ulcer disease were higher in the alendronate treatment group, with … (Director of Research, Women and Infants' Hospital, Providence, RI), Nola J.

4858. Appendix B. Clinical Materials to Share With Primary Care Providers (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2013 - the Hospital Appendix A: Family Information Packet Appendix A: Family Information Packet (continued … Sleep problems are more common in preterm infants, especially in the early weeks at home. … Removal creates an increase in dead space, resulting in an increased work of breathing. … Abnormal Growth Infants whose growth curve plateaus or growth trajectory falls off, and those who … Interest in feedings. Decrease in tongue thrust.

4859. In Conversation With... José A, Morfín, MD, FASN | PSNet
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      April 28, 2021 - In Conversation With... … I am also the medical director at two of the programs, one in Sacramento and one in Folsom. … KH : It sounds like, between in-home and in-facility dialysis, the concerns are similar. … include infections, hypotension, electrolyte disturbances, blood loss, adverse drug effects, and patient falls … Home Care Nephrology Side Effects/Adverse Drug Reactions Nosocomial Infections Patient Falls

4860. Frameworks for Determining Research Gaps During Systematic Reviews (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2011 - short and why the evidence falls short. … Examples of settings include: at home, in the hospital, in the outpatient setting, in the United States … short and why the evidence falls short. … According to a formal procedure, the staff of UVT advise the hospitals management in difficult resource … HTA Unit in A. Gemelli Teaching Hospital (cont.)