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  1. The Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System. | PSNet

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    June 16, 2012 - Book/Report The Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System. Citation Text: The Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System. Institute of Medicine. Washington DC; National Academies Press: 2007. Copy Citation Save Save to your l…

  2. Reversing the rise in maternal mortality. | PSNet

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    January 18, 2017 - Vital signs: pregnancy-related deaths, United States, 2011-2015, and strategies for prevention

  3. Safety of care by caregivers of cancer patients. | PSNet

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    March 02, 2012 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Fall prevention

  4. Leveraging consistent communication tools and organizational values to promote accountability among health care providers. | PSNet

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    January 18, 2023 - August 20, 2018 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management … August 17, 2016 Prevention of surgical malpractice claims by a surgical safety checklist

  5. Chemotherapy in home care: one team's performance improvement journey toward reducing medication errors. | PSNet

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    November 16, 2016 - Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls

  6. Potential medication dosing errors in outpatient pediatrics. | PSNet

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    July 29, 2020 - Study Potential medication dosing errors in outpatient pediatrics. Citation Text: McPhillips HA, Stille CJ, Smith DH, et al. Potential medication dosing errors in outpatient pediatrics. J Pediatr. 2005;147(6):761-7. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNo…

  7. An observational study of direct oral anticoagulant awareness indicating inadequate recognition with potential for patient harm. | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - April 24, 2018 Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management

  8. Nighttime and weekend medication error rates in an inpatient pediatric population. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Study Nighttime and weekend medication error rates in an inpatient pediatric population. Citation Text: Miller AD, Piro CC, Rudisill CN, et al. Nighttime and weekend medication error rates in an inpatient pediatric population. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44(11):1739-46. doi:10.1345/aph.1P25…

  9. Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2007. | PSNet

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    April 24, 2007 - November 14, 2011 An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital

  10. A prospective, multicenter study of pharmacist activities resulting in medication error interception in the emergency department. | PSNet

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    December 14, 2011 - Study A prospective, multicenter study of pharmacist activities resulting in medication error interception in the emergency department. Citation Text: Patanwala AE, Sanders AB, Thomas MC, et al. A prospective, multicenter study of pharmacist activities resulting in medication error int…

  11. A roadmap to advance patient safety in ambulatory care. | PSNet

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    June 09, 2021 - September 13, 2023 Information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions: things falling

  12. On the prospects for a blame-free medical culture. | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - 2014 Wrong-site nerve blocks: a systematic literature review to guide principles for prevention

  13. Care transitions and home health care. | PSNet

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    August 25, 2011 - Review Care transitions and home health care. Citation Text: Boling PA. Care transitions and home health care. Clin Geriatr Med. 2009;25(1):135-48, viii. doi:10.1016/j.cger.2008.11.005. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML En…

  14. Appropriateness of use of medicines in elderly inpatients: qualitative study. | PSNet

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    December 14, 2016 - perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls

  15. Routinely recorded patient safety events in primary care: a literature review. | PSNet

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    April 18, 2012 - May 2, 2012 Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults: a

  16. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Functional Specifications … Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Prevention Report (continued) 3.3. … Return to Functional Specifications Contents   Proceed to Next Section Return to Pressure Ulcer Prevention

  17. Patient Safety During Hospital Discharge | PSNet

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    April 01, 2018 - Impaired mobility from deconditioning increases the risk of falls, as well as preventing the patient … The rates of infection, bleeding, blood clots, and falls were increasing—in addition to the risk of whatever … health care system more positive and focused not only on acute management but also on recovery and prevention … 15, 2024 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  18. An Example of Using Present on Admission Data: CMS-Defined Hospital-Acquired Conditions in All-Payer Data

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    August 01, 2011 - The second most common CMS HAC examined was falls or trauma, which accounted for another 20 percent of … non-maternal) Vascular catheter-associated infection 8,959,419 11,435 48.7 127.6 Falls … Falls and trauma: private insurance: 0.37; Medicaid: 0.41. … For example, those 85 years and older had nearly six times the rate of CMS HACs for falls and trauma … Falls and trauma: 45-64 year olds: 2.12; 65-84 year olds: 4.35; 85 years and older: 5.80.

  19. home-based-care-protocol-141119 (pdf file)

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    November 19, 2014 - and urgent care use when acute incidents are prevented or addressed in the home; 4) potential for prevention … generally well elderly to severely disabled patients, and have stated goals that span from preventing falls … • Function o Physical, psychological, and cognitive • Mortality • Morbidities o Examples: falls

  20. The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2018 - Confronting Quality Problems There are several areas where the quality of American health care is falling … receive high-quality health care services, there are a number of areas where the quality of care is falling
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