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Mirror, Mirror: Comparing Health Systems Across Countries. | PSNet

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October 07, 2008 - costliness, the United States health care system continues to rank lower than other countries in quality … of care performance. … 2006 Keeping the Commitment: A Progress Report on Four Early Leaders in Patient Safety Improvement … August 30, 2006 Insurers' Medical Loss Ratios and Quality Improvement Spending in 2011 … Health Care Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators Policy Makers Quality Improvement

Data-driven quality improvement, culture change, and the high reliability journey at a special hospital for people with medically complex developmental disabilities. | PSNet

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March 24, 2021 - Commentary Data-driven quality improvement, culture change, and the high reliability … Data-driven quality improvement, culture change, and the high reliability journey at a special hospital … Data-driven quality improvement, culture change, and the high reliability journey at a special hospital … March 11, 2020 COVID-19: patient safety and quality improvement skills to deploy during … : exploring the challenges to reporting poor quality of care among trainee medical staff.

Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer care quality blind spot? | PSNet

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September 02, 2020 - Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer care … quality blind spot? … Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer care quality blind spot … Failure to administer recommended chemotherapy: acceptable variation or cancer care quality blind spot … Association between hospital safety culture and surgical outcomes in a statewide surgical quality improvement

Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement. | PSNet

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April 05, 2023 - Study Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement. … Citation Text: Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement. … Cite Citation Citation Text: Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement

The Essential Guide for Patient Safety Officers, Second Edition. | PSNet

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February 15, 2017 - Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2013. … executive trainers detailing how organizations can launch and sustain initiatives to improve health … care quality and safety with a focus on enhancing reliability . … October 7, 2008 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Ambulatory Care … Quality and Safety Professionals Medicine Culture of Safety

Core principles of quality improvement and patient safety. | PSNet

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August 01, 2018 - Review Core principles of quality improvement and patient safety. … Core Principles of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Pediatr Rev. 2016;37(10):407-417. … Core Principles of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Pediatr Rev. 2016;37(10):407-417. … September 1, 2018 Are quality improvement collaboratives effective? … December 20, 2017 Competencies for patient safety and quality improvement: a synthesis

Advancing Patient Safety Through State Reporting Systems | PSNet

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June 01, 2007 - strengthen their facility oversight functions, safeguard the public, and partner with providers to improve health … care quality. … projects and to assess overall quality of care. … Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. … Practical applications for quality improvement in healthcare.

Use of cascading A3s to drive systemwide improvement. | PSNet

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January 29, 2015 - Commentary Use of cascading A3s to drive systemwide improvement. … Use of Cascading A3s to Drive Systemwide Improvement. … Utilizing a systems approach to improvement in health care is important to achieve lasting success. … Use of Cascading A3s to Drive Systemwide Improvement. … 2017 The Armstrong Institute: an academic institute for patient safety and quality improvement

The effect of hospital electronic health record adoption on nurse-assessed quality of care and patient safety. | PSNet

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March 28, 2012 - of care and patient safety. … The effect of hospital electronic health record adoption on nurse-assessed quality of care and patient … While physicians have voiced concerns about EHRs' ability to improve quality of care, this survey found … The effect of hospital electronic health record adoption on nurse-assessed quality of care and patient … September 27, 2017 Higher quality of care and patient safety associated with better NICU

Quality improvement through implementation of discharge order reconciliation. | PSNet

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September 23, 2020 - Commentary Quality improvement through implementation of discharge order reconciliation … Quality improvement through implementation of discharge order reconciliation. … Quality improvement through implementation of discharge order reconciliation. … of concurrent operations: results from the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement … best practices in inpatient medication reconciliation: Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement

Utah Tenth Anniversary (2001–2011) Patient Safety Report: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement. | PSNet

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March 17, 2011 - Utah Tenth Anniversary (2001–2011) Patient Safety Report: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement … Citation Text: Utah Tenth Anniversary (2001–2011) Patient Safety Report: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement … 2011 and includes best practices, current efforts to address safety concerns, and plans for future improvement … Citation Text: Utah Tenth Anniversary (2001–2011) Patient Safety Report: Identifying Opportunities for Improvement … April 30, 2024 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports.

The effect of a Lean quality improvement implementation program on surgical pathology specimen accessioning and gross preparation error frequency. | PSNet

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December 03, 2014 - Study The effect of a Lean quality improvement implementation program on surgical … The effect of a Lean quality improvement implementation program on surgical pathology specimen accessioning … July 22, 2020 Organizational conditions for engagement in quality and safety improvement … Repurposing clinical decision support system data to measure dosing errors and clinician-level quality … of care.

Exploring the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement across health, social care and patient safety: a systematic review of reviews. | PSNet

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February 17, 2021 - Patient and family engagement can affect health care quality and safety. … care homes on care processes, safety climate and avoidable harms: evaluation of a care home quality improvement … 2021 An evidence and consensus-based definition of second victim: a strategic topic in healthcare … quality, patient safety, person-centeredness and human resource management. … February 3, 2021 Systems approach to health service design, delivery and improvement:

Quality improvement for patient safety: project-level versus program-level learning. | PSNet

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April 01, 2010 - Study Quality improvement for patient safety: project-level versus program-level … Quality improvement for patient safety: project-level versus program-level learning. … Quality improvement for patient safety: project-level versus program-level learning. … : cultivating organization wide quality improvement and health care professional engagement. … July 13, 2022 The Rural VA Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement

Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement? | PSNet

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April 27, 2011 - Proceedings Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement … Citation Text: Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement … Skills in studying, designing, implementing, and measuring improvement initiatives are necessary to ensure … Results From the "Deepening Our Understanding of Quality Improvement (DUQuE)" Project. … February 4, 2009 Assessing the effectiveness of quality improvement strategies in Europe

How to scale up quality and safety program with the home care accreditation. | PSNet

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July 27, 2022 - Accreditation programs are intended to improve patient safety and quality of care. … knowledge, skills , and competencies; 4) Information and communication ; 5) Care integration, and 6) Improvement … care homes on care processes, safety climate and avoidable harms: evaluation of a care home quality improvement … August 18, 2021 COVID-19: patient safety and quality improvement skills to deploy during … June 24, 2020 A quality improvement initiative using peer audit and feedback to improve

Quality of Care Concerns and the Facility Response Following a Medical Emergency at the VA Southern Nevada Health Care System in Las Vegas. | PSNet

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July 13, 2022 - Book/Report Quality of Care Concerns and the Facility Response Following a Medical … Citation Text: Quality of Care Concerns and the Facility Response Following a Medical Emergency at … notification, CPR process compliance, and debrief results completion were among the recommendations for improvement … of Care Concerns and the Facility Response Following a Medical Emergency at the VA Southern Nevada Health … August 2, 2023 Quality of Care in Cranial Implant Surgeries at James A.

Doing 'detective work' to find a cancer: how are non-specific symptom pathways for cancer investigation organised, and what are the implications for safety and quality of care? A multisite qualitative approach. | PSNet

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April 05, 2023 - of care? … of care? … of care? … February 20, 2019 How do hospital boards govern for quality improvement? … February 7, 2018 How organisations contribute to improving the quality of healthcare.

Health Literacy Toolkit. | PSNet

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February 22, 2023 - 4, 2017 View More Related Resources TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement … Improving Your Office Testing Process: A Step by Step Guide for Rapid-Cycle Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … August 16, 2017 Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families. … Health Care Providers Medicine Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events Health Literacy Improvement

A plan for achieving significant improvement in patient safety. | PSNet

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September 23, 2020 - Commentary A plan for achieving significant improvement in patient safety. … A plan for achieving significant improvement in patient safety. … A plan for achieving significant improvement in patient safety. … Protocols During a Time of Crisis March 15, 2023 RN assessments of excellent quality … of care and patient safety are associated with significantly lower odds of 30-day inpatient mortality

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