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  1. Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem | PSNet

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    May 01, 2017 - Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at [ Available at ] 8. … opioid therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention … Delirium, falls, fractures, subdurals, testosterone suppression, motor vehicle collisions. … opioid therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention

  2. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)

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    March 24, 2017 - Something should be said that it is a limitation that studies on prevention of progression to more severe … 24, 2017 12 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer reviewer #1 General For prevention … is insufficient evidence to evaluate whether physical therapy, exercise or balance training reduce falls … Peer reviewer #1 General Conclusions: For prevention of complications, intensive glycemic control is … more effective than standard control for prevention of amputation, and home monitoring of foot skin

  3. Preventing Complications and Treating Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)

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    March 24, 2017 - Something should be said that it is a limitation that studies on prevention of progression to more severe … 24, 2017 12 Commentator & Affiliation Section Comment Response Peer reviewer #1 General For prevention … is insufficient evidence to evaluate whether physical therapy, exercise or balance training reduce falls … Peer reviewer #1 General Conclusions: For prevention of complications, intensive glycemic control is … more effective than standard control for prevention of amputation, and home monitoring of foot skin

  4. In Conversation With... Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and Rhonda Dickman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, the Director of the Tennessee Hospital Association PSO | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - Our hospitals have great protocols in place for pressure injury prevention, but prone positioning brought … They had been a common strategy for fall prevention, but with the requirement to put on PPE, there was … We also experienced, as Rhonda mentioned, difficulties with pressure ulcer prevention and timely response … For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has produced guidance for optimizing PPE … of pressure injuries , all of which are specifically focused on harm prevention in COVID-19 patients

  5. Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has produced guidance for optimizing PPE … of pressure injuries , all of which are specifically focused on harm prevention in COVID-19 patients … Our hospitals have great protocols in place for pressure injury prevention, but prone positioning brought … They had been a common strategy for fall prevention, but with the requirement to put on PPE, there was … We also experienced, as Rhonda mentioned, difficulties with pressure ulcer prevention and timely response

  6. Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning | PSNet

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    December 22, 2018 - August 23, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  7. Volume Too Low: In and Out | PSNet

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    July 01, 2017 - Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  8. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections

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    November 01, 2019 - Although patients with a symptomatic UTI may present with delirium, no evidence suggests that delirium, falls … Diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in Adults: 2009 International

  9. Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) for ICD-9-CM

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    July 01, 2025 - Child and adolescent injury as a result of falls from buildings and structures. … Injury Prevention . 11; 267-273, 2005. http://ip.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/11/5/267 .

  10. Improving the Safety and Quality of Health Care: The Impact of the National Academy of Medicine on Research and Collaboration (pdf file)

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    September 28, 2016 - . • Develop a knowledge base for learning about errors' causes and effective error prevention. … Pressure Ulcers Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections Surgical Site Infections Falls

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2016 - Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis October 1, 2016 Levy MM. Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis. PSNet [internet]. 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lapse-antibiotics-leads-sepsis The Case A 34-year-old near-term pregnant woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain, fevers, and short…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2014 - Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn March 1, 2014 Newman TB, Maisels JM. Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn. PSNet [internet]. 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/late-anemia-following-rh-disease-newborn The Case A full-term neonate was delivered uneventfully to an Rh-negative woman who had re…

  13. Past Research on Patient Perceptions of Safety and Diagnostic Mishaps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol1-3.html
    June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors Past Research on Patient Perceptions of Safety and Diagnostic Mishaps Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remedia…

  14. Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles | PSNet

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    December 15, 2024 - Examples include patients who may be on medications that could increase their risk of falls or bleeding

  15. Ensuring Patient and Workforce Safety Culture in Healthcare | PSNet

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    March 27, 2024 - significantly improve a number of patient outcomes, including lower rates of surgical site infections , falls … November 27, 2023 Perspectives on Safety Suicide Prevention … Interview In Conversation with Edwin Boudreaux about Suicide Prevention

  16. Title Page (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2008 - and that all appropriate precautions have been taken to insure a safe and accurate procedure, Fall Prevention … achievement of national recognition for quality, along with two safety-related strategies. 10 fall prevention … and aspiration prevention protocols, had begun to be introduced to improve the quality of care and … procedures, protocols for patient care of specific types (e.g. infection control, crisis intervention, prevention … of falls, specific medical procedures) X X X X Care Plans Clarity and appropriateness of patient

  17. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Medical Office Survey: 2020 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - %ile Max Item 1 36% 12.26 8% 10% 25% 35% 49% If your medical office’s score is 55%, your score falls … here: 62% If your medical office’s score is 65%, your score falls here: 96% 2020 SOPS Medical … Office Database Report 48 If your medical office’s score is 55 percent positive, it falls above the … If your medical office’s score is 65 percent positive, it falls above the 90th percentile, meaning your

  18. Chapter 2: Evidence of Disparities Among Ethnicity Groups (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    May 01, 2018 - The same study found that 20 percent of Asian Indians and 21 percent of those falling into the Other … Asian and Pacific Islander children using NHIS data from 1997-2000 showed that children identified as falling … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC, 2008, p. 2 ) states that "although cancer mortality … The Census has published only one in depth analysis of an ancestry grouping that falls within the White

  19. Series Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - improvement strategies related to chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension), practice areas (prevention … Prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). … Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 6—Prevention of

  20. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - • “Patient safety” is defined as the avoidance and prevention of patient injuries or adverse events
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