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  1. Technology-based closed-loop tracking for improving communication and follow-up of pathology results. | PSNet

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    May 25, 2022 - Study Technology-based closed-loop tracking for improving communication and follow-up of pathology results. Citation Text: Rajan SS, Baldwin J, Giardina TD, et al. Technology-based closed-loop tracking for improving communication and follow-up of pathology results. J Patient Saf. 2022;18…

  2. How do hospital boards govern for quality improvement? A mixed methods study of 15 organisations in England. | PSNet

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    February 20, 2019 - Study How do hospital boards govern for quality improvement? A mixed methods study of 15 organisations in England. Citation Text: Jones L, Pomeroy L, Robert G, et al. How do hospital boards govern for quality improvement? A mixed methods study of 15 organisations in England. BMJ Qual Saf…

  3. Determining the skills needed by frontline NHS staff to deliver quality improvement: findings from six case studies. | PSNet

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    March 30, 2022 - Study Determining the skills needed by frontline NHS staff to deliver quality improvement: findings from six case studies. Citation Text: Wright DJ, Gabbay J, Le May A. Determining the skills needed by frontline NHS staff to deliver quality improvement: findings from six case studies. BM…

  4. Effect of a quality improvement intervention with daily round checklists, goal setting, and clinician prompting on mortality of critically ill patients. | PSNet

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    June 25, 2014 - Study Classic Effect of a quality improvement intervention with daily round checklists, goal setting, and clinician prompting on mortality of critically ill patients. Citation Text: Network WG for the CHECKLIST-ICUI and the BR in IC, Cavalcanti AB, Bozza FA, et …

  5. Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. | PSNet

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    January 27, 2016 - Study Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Citation Text: Pronovost P, Demski R, Callender T, et al. Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(12):531…

  6. Improving patients' intensive care admission through multidisciplinary simulation-based crisis resource management: a qualitative study. | PSNet

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    August 23, 2023 - Study Improving patients' intensive care admission through multidisciplinary simulation-based crisis resource management: a qualitative study. Citation Text: Jensen JF, Ramos J, Ørom M‐L, et al. Improving patients' intensive care admission through multidisciplinary simulation‐based crisi…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2010 - How to use an article about quality improvement. December 1, 2010 Fan E, Laupacis A, Pronovost P, et al. How to use an article about quality improvement. JAMA. 2010;304(20):2279-87. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1692. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-use-article-about-quality-improvement Part of the Users' Guides to the M…

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    February 19, 2013 - Overarching goals: a strategy for improving healthcare quality and safety? February 19, 2013 Nanji KC, Ferris T, Torchiana DF, et al. Overarching goals: a strategy for improving healthcare quality and safety? BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(3):187-93. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001082. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overarching-g…

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    February 12, 2020 - Improving care by using patient feedback. February 12, 2020 National Institute for Health Research. Southampton, UK: NIHR Dissemination Centre; December 2019. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-care-using-patient-feedback Patient feedback is a problematic source of patient safety improvement information. This r…

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    August 17, 2011 - Consumers' Priorities for Hospital Quality Improvement and Implications for Public Reporting. August 17, 2011 Ginsburg M, Glasmire K. Oakland, CA: California HealthCare Foundation; April 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/consumers-priorities-hospital-quality-improvement-and-implications-public- reporting Examini…

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    December 19, 2012 - Improving Patient and Worker Safety—Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation. December 19, 2012 Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-and-worker-safety-opportunities-synergy-collaboration-and- innovation This monograph highlights opportunities …

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    July 05, 2013 - Battling the obstetric malpractice crisis: improving patient safety, part 2. July 5, 2013 Bernstein PS. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/battling-obstetric-malpractice-crisis-improving-patient-safety-part-2 This article addresses systems issues that need to be resolved in order to improve the safety of obstetric care…

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    February 10, 2015 - Advancing nursing home quality through quality improvement itself. February 10, 2015 Werner RM, Konetzka RT. Advancing Nursing Home Quality Through Quality Improvement Itself. Health Aff. 2010;29(1):81-86. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0555. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-nursing-home-quality-through-quality-im…

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    September 11, 2009 - Information behavior in the context of improving patient safety. September 11, 2009 MacIntosh-Murray A, Choo CW. Information behavior in the context of improving patient safety. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2005;56(12). doi:10.1002/asi.20228. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/…

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    April 17, 2013 - A checklist to improve patient safety in interventional radiology. April 17, 2013 Koetser ICJ, de Vries EN, van Delden OM, et al. A checklist to improve patient safety in interventional radiology. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2013;36(2):312-9. doi:10.1007/s00270-012-0395-z. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checklist-i…

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    December 16, 2009 - Improving operating room safety. December 16, 2009 Hurlbert SN, Garrett J. Improving operating room safety. Patient Saf Surg. 2009;3(1):25. doi:10.1186/1754- 9493-3-25. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-operating-room-safety A training program focused on preoperative briefings resulted in an improvement in op…

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    February 01, 2011 - Improving patient safety by taking systems seriously. February 1, 2011 Shortell SM, Singer SJ. Improving patient safety by taking systems seriously. JAMA. 2008;299(4):445-447. doi:10.1001/jama.299.4.445. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-taking-systems-seriously The authors advocate that system…

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    February 10, 2012 - Changing practice to improve patient safety and quality of care in perinatal medicine. February 10, 2012 Kaplan HC, Ballard J. Changing Practice to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Perinatal Medicine. Am J Perinatol. 2011;29(01). doi:10.1055/s-0031-1285826. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-practi…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 05, 2013 - Bedside handover: quality improvement strategy to "transform care at the bedside." July 5, 2013 Chaboyer W, McMurray A, Johnson J, et al. Bedside handover: quality improvement strategy to "transform care at the bedside". J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24(2):136-42. doi:10.1097/01.NCQ.0000347450.90676.d9. https://psnet.ahr…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 21, 2009 - The error of omission: a simple checklist approach for improving operating room safety. January 21, 2009 Rosenfield LK, Chang DS. The error of omission: a simple checklist approach for improving operating room safety. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009;123(1):399-402. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e318193472f. https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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