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5001. In Conversation with...James L. Reinertsen, MD | PSNet
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      August 01, 2007 - In the case of hospitals, they represent the community and the people who live in it—and they're there … So when they read in the paper that 50,000 to 100,000 people were being killed in hospitals each year … but not in our hospital." … your hospital?" … July 19, 2016 Hospital patient safety: characteristics of best-performing hospitals.

5002. Statistical Brief #113
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      May 01, 2011 - Findings There were 4,673,700 pregnancy and delivery hospital stays recorded in these hospital discharge … Types of hospitals included in HCUP HCUP is based on data from community hospitals, defined as short-term … , non-Federal, general and other hospitals, excluding hospital units of other institutions (e.g., prisons … The NIS is a sample of hospitals and includes all patients from each hospital, regardless of payer. … Hospital-based Care in the United States in 2008 , located at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports.jsp

5003. 012-Blood-Culture-Practices-Webinar (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - hospitals; define and discuss the risks associated with blood culture contamination; discuss strategies … Unfortunately, in many hospitals, phlebotomy teams are not well resourced enough to provide this service … Slide 21 Case Example: ABC Hospital SAY: The hospital in our case example does not have a CUSP program … ABC Hospital (ABCH) is a small hospital in a rural area that has had long-standing challenges with blood … Slide 30 Key Takeaways SAY: The situation in your hospital may not be as dramatic as the one in the

5004. Improving Sickle Cell Transitions of Care Through Health Information Technology: Recommendations for Tool Development (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - Falls Church, VA Authors: Anjali Jain, M.D. Jennifer Frost, M.P.A. … Overview of Project Tasks Environmental Scan (Task 1) The Lewin Group (Lewin, Falls Church, VA), in … Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, and Nemours in Florida) in addition to NICHQ in Boston and … Young adults with SCD in US children's hospitals: are they different from adolescents? … Young adults with SCD in US children's hospitals: are they different from adolescents?

5005. Flu Alert: Influenza Vaccine Alerts for Providers in the Electronic Health - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - up-to-date (UTD) status, based on a real-time query of hospital and city immunization registries. … Hospital in the Northern Manhattan area of New York City. 3 Methods and Results Phase … Eclipsys SCM Ambulatory application, to retrieve immunization information, via a web service, from the hospital … The year after the grant ended, providers requested that the hospital integrate the influenza reminder … The hospital is implementing the alert as part of regular care. 12 Conclusions We found

5006. Manage-Resident-Uti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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      June 01, 2021 - She said she was recently given a “penicillin-type” antibiotic in the hospital and after that had terrible … laboratory may combine culture results from several years or from nearby facilities, which may include hospitals … It would be a shame to have to transfer her to the hospital for IV therapy. … All antibiotic prescriptions from the hospital should be re-evaluated when the resident transfers to … Follow up on culture results, even from the hospital, and narrow or stop treatment accordingly.

5007. INSTRUCTIONS: Return on Investment Estimation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement intervention, or technology, management … ROI shows how much financial gain a hospital can obtain from each dollar it invests in the quality … When implementing improvement actions in your hospital, those actions will occur over a time period … Other possible comparisons are comparisons across units within the same hospital, or across hospitals … Costs of quality improvement: a survey of four acute care hospitals.

5008. EHC Research Protocol (Amended): Treatments for Acute Episodic Migraine (pdf file)
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      January 09, 2020 - ; (3) medication overuse headache (MOH), (4) other harms including gastrointestinal-related harms, falls … harms including gastrointestinal-related harms, cardiovascular-related harms, kidney-related harms, falls … 7 PICOTS Elements Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Settings ER, physician’s office, hospital … Rates and Predictors of Using Opioids in the Emergency Department to Treat Migraine in Adolescents and … Rates and Predictors of Using Opioids in the Emergency Department to Treat Migraine in Adolescents and

5009. Chapter 1: Attaining Zoning and Building Permits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2014 - As a leader in the local health system, you can do your part within the clinic setting; in addition, … To achieve buy-in, staff must agree that the activity is important, know they will have a role in shaping … Two common qualities emerge in all definitions of leadership. … In order to lead there must be followers. Influence. … Forty-four community stakeholders representing public health, weight loss agencies, hospital services

5010. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 17, 2018 - The search strategies are listed in eMethods 1 in the Supplement. … Studies were excluded if participant enrollment was based on known high risk of fracture or falls or … Three studies reported confirmation of fractures through practitioner verification, medical or hospital … community-dwelling populations not known to have vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis, high risk for falls … Effect of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation on falls and non-vertebral fractures: secondary

5011. The PeaceHealth Governance Journey in Support of Quality and Safety | PSNet
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      August 01, 2007 - In the case of hospitals, they represent the community and the people who live in it—and they're there … JR: Well, first was a public awareness of quality and safety problems in hospitals. … So when they read in the paper that 50,000 to 100,000 people were being killed in hospitals each year … but not in our hospital." … your hospital?"

5012. Statistical Brief #131
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      May 01, 2012 - Types of hospitals included in HCUP HCUP is based on data from community hospitals, defined as short-term … , non-Federal, general and other hospitals, excluding hospital units of other institutions (e.g., prisons … hospitals). … The NIS is a sample of hospitals and includes all patients from each hospital, regardless of payer. … Hospital-Based Care in the United States in 2009 , located at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports.jsp

5013. CDSiC Innovation Center: Quarterly Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - in the United States unless materials are clearly noted as copyrighted in the document. … The projects vary in terms of expected length of time to complete based on scope, falling into one of … Cross-cutting Assessment of Real-World Experience in PC CDS Measurement In years one and two of the … in health care applications, namely in the areas of education, triage, and contextual question-answering … Boston’s Children’s Hospital. Boston, MA.

5014. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2009 - RATIONALE Importance Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of mortality in adults in the … Using a risk assessment tool is a key step in managing CHD risk in patients. … 27% of all deaths in 2004 (6). … Coronary heart disease risk prediction in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Com- munities (ARIC) study. … DeWitt, MD (Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincin- nati, Ohio); Kimberly D.

5015. The Rural Physician Peer Review Model©: A Virtual Solution (pdf file)
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      June 19, 2008 - Initially, a separate file was created for each hospital (facility) in the network. … There may be several physicians from a hospital, but in most meetings, the physicians are located in … the hospital folder. … Because hospitals can enter the network in any month, new hospitals may need to learn what more experienced … , problems faced by the hospital in participating in RCHI peer review, and hospital gains from the RCHI

5016. Microsoft Word - KID_file_comps_2000.doc (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2000 - Inclusion of Stays in Special Units The Colorado Health and Hospital Association does not require hospitals … Inclusion of Stays in Special Units In Connecticut, stays in special units within the hospital (e.g … hospital are included in the data. … the hospital are included in the data. … special units within a hospital are included in the data.

5017. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant Use in Adults (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - population receiving anticoagulants predominantly comprises older adults, who are at increased risks for falls … the intervention group in both hospitals (by 70–90 euros). … However, other costs were much higher in the usual care group in both hospitals, most prominently the … This resulted in an overall cost savings of the intervention in both hospitals (by 518–842 euros). … ambulatory settings, whereas in the other two studies, the PSPs were instituted by hospitals and were

5018. In Conversation With… Edward Kelley, PhD | PSNet
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      December 01, 2014 - preventing surgical site infection in African hospitals. … and Zambia) and five hospitals in England. … African countries and five hospitals in France. … hospitals in Europe. … in hospital.

5019. Spotlight (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2022 - A study in King’s College Hospital found 31% of patients were determined to lack mental capacity, and … similar studies in general hospitals have found 9-52% of patients lacked mental capacity1. … would result in small or no improvements in clinical outcomes … from families and/or caregivers in order to avoid an omission in care. … There is a major gap in access to palliative care outside the hospital, and it is not uncommon for these

5020. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 06, 2021 - ’s normal and who to ask if she's not sure, and that she feels like she’d want to come back to the hospital … go home and have a headache and have high blood pressure and say, “Well I’m not going back to that hospital … Right as you’re preparing to the leave the hospital, there is so much new information to be aware of, … The hospital is not the place for new things, it’s for tailoring and for going in-depth and for processing … For example, systematically examining the process of care from the patient’s entry point into the hospital