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Human factors and quality improvement in the emergency department: reducing potential errors in blood collection. | PSNet

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October 14, 2011 - Study Human factors and quality improvement in the emergency department: reducing … Human Factors and Quality Improvement in the Emergency Department: Reducing Potential Errors in Blood … Human Factors and Quality Improvement in the Emergency Department: Reducing Potential Errors in Blood … Implications of the failure to identify high-risk electrocardiogram findings for the quality … of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: results of the Emergency Department Quality in

AHRQ quality and safety initiatives. | PSNet

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May 20, 2009 - Highlights include the Patient Safety Improvement Corps and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture … November 24, 2021 The science of safety improvement: learning while doing. … March 6, 2005 Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators to improve health care quality. … March 13, 2013 The science of safety improvement: learning while doing.

Improving hand hygiene at eight hospitals in the United States by targeting specific causes of noncompliance. | PSNet

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April 13, 2022 - This quality improvement project aimed to achieve adherence to hand hygiene practices at eight hospitals … These individualized efforts yielded a significant improvement in handwashing behavior . … May 1, 2006 Improving the quality of health care: what's taking so long? … June 14, 2011 Accountability measures—using measurement to promote quality improvement … September 20, 2011 The ongoing quality improvement journey: next stop, high reliability

Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a quality improvement collaboration of state hospital associations, academic medical centers, professional societies, and governmental agencies. | PSNet

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June 08, 2016 - Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a quality improvement … Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a quality improvement … March 21, 2012 View More Related Resources National Healthcare … Quality and Disparities Reports. … December 29, 2014 The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and

Insurers' Medical Loss Ratios and Quality Improvement Spending in 2011. | PSNet

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March 05, 2010 - Book/Report Insurers' Medical Loss Ratios and Quality Improvement Spending in 2011 … Citation Text: Insurers' Medical Loss Ratios and Quality Improvement Spending in 2011. … This report found that insurance companies spend on average $2.94 per member toward patient safety improvement … , about 10% of the total quality improvement expense. … 2017 Keeping the Commitment: A Progress Report on Four Early Leaders in Patient Safety Improvement

Assessing the effectiveness of quality improvement strategies in Europe: the MARQuIS project. | PSNet

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January 28, 2015 - Special or Theme Issue Assessing the effectiveness of quality improvement strategies … Citation Text: Assessing the effectiveness of quality improvement strategies in Europe: the MARQuIS … Articles in this supplement highlight findings from the "Methods of Assessing Response to Quality Improvement … Results From the "Deepening Our Understanding of Quality Improvement (DUQuE)" Project. … September 2, 2020 Knowledge for Improvement.

First, Do No Harm: Improving Health Quality and Patient Safety. | PSNet

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September 28, 2010 - from a policy leader, chief medical officer, and hospital leader on US government efforts to improve health … care quality and safety. … Care Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators Policy Makers Patients Quality Improvement

The "Quality Minute"—a new, brief, and structured technique for quality improvement education during the morbidity and mortality conference. | PSNet

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January 09, 2019 - Commentary The "Quality Minute"—a new, brief, and structured technique for quality improvement … The “Quality Minute”—A New, Brief, and Structured Technique for Quality Improvement Education During … Time and schedule constraints can hinder efforts to investigate quality improvement in the practice … The “Quality Minute”—A New, Brief, and Structured Technique for Quality Improvement Education During … July 5, 2017 Clinical faculty: taking the lead in teaching quality improvement and patient

The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: provisions and potential opportunities. | PSNet

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February 15, 2011 - Commentary The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: provisions and … The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Provisions and Potential Opportunities. … The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Provisions and Potential Opportunities. … May 4, 2015 Stories from the sharp end: case studies in safety improvement. … September 27, 2010 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005.

Healthcare provider complaints to the emergency department: a preliminary report on a new quality improvement instrument. | PSNet

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October 07, 2013 - Healthcare provider complaints to the emergency department: a preliminary report on a new quality improvement … Healthcare provider complaints to the emergency department: a preliminary report on a new quality improvement … Healthcare provider complaints to the emergency department: a preliminary report on a new quality improvement … Compensation claims in Danish emergency care: identifying hot spots and blind spots in the quality … of care.

Americans' growing exposure to clinician quality information: insights and implications. | PSNet

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August 19, 2015 - This study used survey data collected in 2010, 2014, and 2015 to examine public perceptions of health … care quality information over time. … care quality. … 19, 2015 What words convey: the potential for patient narratives to inform quality improvement … September 4, 2019 Stories from the sharp end: case studies in safety improvement.

Sources of nurse-sensitive inpatient safety improvement. | PSNet

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July 07, 2021 - Study Sources of nurse-sensitive inpatient safety improvement. … Sources of nurse‐sensitive inpatient safety improvement. … Sources of nurse‐sensitive inpatient safety improvement.

Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project. | PSNet

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November 12, 2014 - Study Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project. … Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project. … Global oximetry: an international anaesthesia quality improvement project.

Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. | PSNet

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June 03, 2015 - Commentary Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. … Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. … May 4, 2015 Stories from the sharp end: case studies in safety improvement. … January 14, 2011 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005.

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety. | PSNet

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June 28, 2018 - The Daisy Foundation and Institute for Healthcare Improvement. … The Daisy Foundation and Institute for Healthcare Improvement. … February 5, 2014 Health care quality and safety in a correctional system: creating goals … and performance measures for improvement. … March 20, 2019 Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Award.

Improving patient care. My right knee. | PSNet

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August 04, 2021 - Donald Berwick writes this compelling piece as a personal reflection on the current deficiencies in healthcare … quality . … March 18, 2019 The science of safety improvement: learning while doing. … March 27, 2005 The 100,000 Lives Campaign: setting a goal and a deadline for improving health … care quality.

The path to safe and reliable healthcare. | PSNet

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August 20, 2018 - This commentary describes a model that aims to improve health care quality by analyzing potential risks … Addressing barriers in the application of industrial process improvement methodologies to health care … April 25, 2016 A 10-Rights framework for patient care quality and safety. … View More See More About The Topic Quality and Safety Professionals Quality Improvement

Building a Culture of Safety in Health Care. | PSNet

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April 15, 2021 - Challenges, opportunities for improvement, and impacts of COVID-19, both positive and negative, are … November 8, 2017 View More Related Resources National Healthcare … Quality and Disparities Reports. … Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients: a quality improvement … April 26, 2023 Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line-associated bloodstream

How can interventions more directly address drivers of unprofessional behaviour between healthcare staff? | PSNet

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October 09, 2024 - Disruptive and unprofessional behavior jeopardizes patient safety and the overall quality of care. … December 19, 2018 Association of hospital participation in a regional trauma quality improvement … July 17, 2024 Quality improvement lessons learned from National Implementation of the … "Patient Safety Events in Community Care: Reporting, Investigation, and Improvement Guidebook". … Health system resilience, accreditation, high-quality care, and continuous quality improvement

A systematic review of human factors and ergonomics (HFE)-based healthcare system redesign for quality of care and patient safety. | PSNet

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February 13, 2014 - A systematic review of human factors and ergonomics (HFE)-based healthcare system redesign for quality … of care and patient safety. … of care and patient safety. … review sought to determine the impact of human factors engineering principles on quality and safety improvement … of care and patient safety.

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