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  1. Lean Six Sigma reduces medication errors. | PSNet

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    January 18, 2023 - Commentary Lean Six Sigma reduces medication errors. Citation Text: Lean Six Sigma reduces medication errors. Esimai G. Quality Progress; 2005;38(4):51-57. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Tw…

  2. To ask or not to ask?: the results of a formative assessment of a video empowering patients to ask their health care providers to perform hand hygiene. | PSNet

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    June 28, 2013 - Image/Poster To ask or not to ask?: the results of a formative assessment of a video empowering patients to ask their health care providers to perform hand hygiene. Citation Text: To ask or not to ask?: the results of a formative assessment of a video empowering patients to ask their h…

  3. Safety Ethics: Cases from Aviation, Healthcare and Occupational and Environmental Health. | PSNet

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    August 02, 2016 - Book/Report Safety Ethics: Cases from Aviation, Healthcare and Occupational and Environmental Health. Citation Text: Safety Ethics: Cases from Aviation, Healthcare and Occupational and Environmental Health. Patankar MS, Brown JP, Treadwell MD. Burlington VT: Ashgate; 2005. ISBN: 97807546…

  4. Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS): Creating a Foundation for Safe and Reliable Care | PSNet

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    June 01, 2023 - Book/Report Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS): Creating a Foundation for Safe and Reliable Care Citation Text: Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS): Creating a Foundation for Safe and Reliable Care Irvine, CA: The Patient Safety Movement; 2020. Copy Citation …

  5. Developing a principle-based approach to safe medication practices. | PSNet

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    March 29, 2023 - Commentary Developing a principle-based approach to safe medication practices. Citation Text: Developing a principle-based approach to safe medication practices. Hallaran A, McNabb A, Anderson J. J Nurs Reg. 2015;6:43-47. Copy Citation Save Save to your library …

  6. Medication Errors: The Nursing Experience. | PSNet

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    May 26, 2011 - Book/Report Classic Medication Errors: The Nursing Experience. Citation Text: Medication Errors: The Nursing Experience. Wolf ZR. Albany NY: Delmar Publishers; 1994. ISBN: 9780827362628. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print…

  7. Hearing on Patient Safety and Quality Issues in End Stage Renal Disease Treatment. | PSNet

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    December 23, 2012 - Congressional Testimony Hearing on Patient Safety and Quality Issues in End Stage Renal Disease Treatment. Citation Text: Hearing on Patient Safety and Quality Issues in End Stage Renal Disease Treatment. House Committee on Ways and Means. 109th Congress, 2nd Sess (December 6, 2006).…

  8. Safety Culture: Building and Sustaining a Cultural Change in Aviation and Healthcare. | PSNet

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    August 02, 2016 - Book/Report Safety Culture: Building and Sustaining a Cultural Change in Aviation and Healthcare. Citation Text: Safety Culture: Building and Sustaining a Cultural Change in Aviation and Healthcare. Patankar MS, Brown JP, Sabin EJ, Bigda-Peyton TG. Burlington, VT: Ashgate; 2012. ISBN: 97…

  9. Suicidal patient slips through the cracks. | PSNet

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    November 26, 2013 - Image/Poster Suicidal patient slips through the cracks. Citation Text: Suicidal patient slips through the cracks. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission: October 2019. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook…

  10. Reviewing the Team's Performance: Debrief | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2023 - Reviewing the Team's Performance: Debrief Research has shown that teams that effectively debrief their own performance can improve their teamwork in real time. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4   Although it is often difficult to find time for such reviews in healthcare, TeamSTEPPS advocates for after-action reviews; TeamSTEPPS ch…

  11. California Hospital Reduced Infections, Improved Diabetes Care with AHRQ Safety Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    November 01, 2018 - California Hospital Reduced Infections, Improved Diabetes Care with AHRQ Safety Program Search All Impact Case Studies November 2018 Tri-City Medical Center, a 388-bed hospital in Oceanside, California, reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) by 33 percent and improved the on-time d…

  12. Clinician mindfulness and patient safety. | PSNet

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    November 10, 2010 - Commentary Clinician mindfulness and patient safety. Citation Text: Sibinga EMS, Wu AW. Clinician Mindfulness and Patient Safety. JAMA. 2010;304(22). doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1817. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged Pu…

  13. 2010 Annual National Patient Safety Foundation Congress: conference proceedings. | PSNet

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    July 31, 2012 - Commentary 2010 Annual National Patient Safety Foundation Congress: conference proceedings. Citation Text: Pinakiewicz DC, Bonacum D, Youngberg BJ, et al. 2010 Annual National Patient Safety Foundation Congress: conference proceedings. J Patient Saf. 2010;6(3):128-36. Copy Citation …

  14. Using patient safety science to explore strategies for improving safety in intravenous medication administration. | PSNet

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    June 02, 2021 - Commentary Using patient safety science to explore strategies for improving safety in intravenous medication administration. Citation Text: Using patient safety science to explore strategies for improving safety in intravenous medication administration. Franklin M. Journal of the A…

  15. An Organisation Losing its Memory? Patient Safety Alerts: Implementation, Monitoring and Regulation in England | PSNet

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    March 17, 2011 - Book/Report An Organisation Losing its Memory? Patient Safety Alerts: Implementation, Monitoring and Regulation in England Citation Text: An Organisation Losing its Memory? Patient Safety Alerts: Implementation, Monitoring and Regulation in England Cousins D. Croydon, UK: Accidents again…

  16. AHA Patient Safety Initiative. | PSNet

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    April 15, 2021 - Multi-use Website AHA Patient Safety Initiative. Citation Text: AHA Patient Safety Initiative. American Hospital Association. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy UR…

  17. Human factors in patient safety as an innovation. | PSNet

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    June 09, 2021 - Commentary Human factors in patient safety as an innovation. Citation Text: Carayon P. Human factors in patient safety as an innovation. Appl Ergon. 2010;41(5):657-65. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2009.12.011. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML E…

  18. Patient safety and patient error. | PSNet

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    June 02, 2010 - Commentary Patient safety and patient error. Citation Text: Buetow S, Elwyn G. Patient safety and patient error. Lancet. 2007;369(9556):158-61. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS Download C…

  19. Strengthening the core. Middle managers play a vital role in improving safety. | PSNet

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    April 25, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Strengthening the core. Middle managers play a vital role in improving safety. Citation Text: Federico F, Bonacum D. Strengthening the core. Middle managers play a vital role in improving safety. Healthcare executive. 2010;25(1):68-70. Copy Citation Forma…

  20. What Can Leaders Achieve by Prioritizing Diagnostic Safety? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action What Can Leaders Achieve by Prioritizing Diagnostic Safety? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagno…
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