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April 18, 2018 - Best practices implemented in these cases highlight the multifactorial nature addressing these common
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June 01, 2007 - with a contracted facility to determine if corrective action plans submitted to the state have been implemented
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May 29, 2024 - Certainly, no clear road map exists, and multiple innovations are being implemented and evaluated.
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January 01, 2024 - that leads to correct and timely diagnoses.15
One of the most widely recommended yet incompletely implemented
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December 22, 2018 - ACP tools, including ones that clarify values and help with decisions, are effective and should be implemented
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March 01, 2006 - Procedural forcing functions like this can be valuable if implemented systematically, and if the team
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May 01, 2012 - ensure that handoffs are safe and effective, various evaluation mechanisms are being developed and
implemented
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March 01, 2019 - ), CDS is associated with substantial decreases in inappropriate
imaging.(17,18) As an example, we implemented
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March 27, 2024 - The parameters commonly included in MEWS are outlined in Table 1.
12 Many institutions have implemented
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July 18, 2024 - Rapid Response Systems
Citation Text:
Rapid Response Systems. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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September 15, 2024 - Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery
Citation Text:
Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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June 15, 2024 - Root Cause Analysis
June 15, 2024
Root Cause Analysis. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/root-cause-analysis
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed…
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June 15, 2024 - Falls
June 15, 2024
Falls. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed in 2024.
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Falls are a common …
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December 27, 2014 - Communicating Critical Test Results.
December 27, 2014
Burlington MA: Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, MassPRO.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-critical-test-results-0
This set of materials provides checklists, worksheets, and other aids to help implement a reliable cri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40495/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Rolling out the rapid response team.
June 1, 2011
Gallagher-Ford L, Fineout-Overholt E, Melnyk BM, et al. Rolling out the rapid response team. Am J Nurs.
2011;111(5):42-47. doi:10.1097/01.naj.0000398050.30793.0f.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rolling-out-rapid-response-team
This commentary explains how to use evide…
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February 12, 2014 - Learning from Disasters: A Management Approach. Third
ed.
February 12, 2014
Toft B, Reynolds S. Leicester, UK: Perpetuity Press Limited; 2005. ISBN: 9781349279029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-disasters-management-approach-third-ed
This book provides a discussion of how organizations can learn from failur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34002/psn-pdf
March 17, 2011 - Utah DoH Patient Safety Initiatives.
March 17, 2011
Center for Health Data, Utah Department of Health, PO Box 144004, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utah-doh-patient-safety-initiatives
Utah established a number of collaborative initiatives to understand the nature and occurrence of adverse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36034/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - One intensive care nursery's experience with enhancing
patient safety.
September 27, 2010
Alton M, Mericle J, Brandon D. One intensive care nursery's experience with enhancing patient safety. Adv
Neonatal Care. 2006;6(3):112-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-intensive-care-nurserys-experience-enhancing-patient-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39137/psn-pdf
June 07, 2016 - The rise of patient safety organizations.
June 7, 2016
Ivill DS, Kearbey AH. New York Law J. November 2, 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rise-patient-safety-organizations
This news feature discusses legal aspects of Patient Safety Organizations' (PSO) role in data collection
and evaluation, work product designa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40981/psn-pdf
December 18, 2014 - Improving reporting of outpatient pediatric medical
errors.
December 18, 2014
Neuspiel DR, Stubbs EH, Liggin L. Improving Reporting of Outpatient Pediatric Medical Errors.
PEDIATRICS. 2011;128(6). doi:10.1542/peds.2011-0477.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-reporting-outpatient-pediatric-medical-errors
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