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  1. Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls. | PSNet

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    March 24, 2021 - Commentary Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls. Citation Text: Bright L. Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls. Home Healthc Nurse. 2005;23(1):29-36. Copy Citation Format: …

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 05, 2009 - Implementation of a preoperative briefing protocol improves accuracy of teamwork assessment in the operating room. September 5, 2009 Paige JT, Aaron DL, Yang T, et al. Implementation of a preoperative briefing protocol improves accuracy of teamwork assessment in the operating room. Am Surg. 2008;74(9):817-823. ht…

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    June 28, 2013 - Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit. June 28, 2013 Boat AC, Spaeth JP. Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013;23(7):647-54. doi:10.1111/pa…

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    September 19, 2012 - Techniques to improve patient safety in hospitals: what nurse administrators need to know. September 19, 2012 Fagan MJ. Techniques to improve patient safety in hospitals: what nurse administrators need to know. J Nurs Adm. 2012;42(9):426-430. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182664df5. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technique…

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    November 21, 2018 - Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package. November 21, 2018 Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust; 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-medicine-change-package Proactive identification of conditions that degrade the diagnostic process can drive improvement. This toolkit provides …

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 10, 2011 - Board quality scorecards: measuring improvement. August 10, 2011 Goeschel CA, Berenholtz SM, Culbertson R, et al. Board quality scorecards: measuring improvement. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26(4):254-60. doi:10.1177/1062860610389324. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/board-quality-scorecards-measuring-improvement Hospital boa…

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    August 29, 2011 - Embedding quality improvement and patient safety at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. August 29, 2011 Scholefield H. Embedding quality improvement and patient safety at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007;21(4):593-607. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/embedding-qual…

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    April 21, 2011 - A cluster randomized clinical trial to improve prescribing patterns in ambulatory pediatrics. April 21, 2011 Davis RL, Wright J, Chalmers F, et al. A cluster randomized clinical trial to improve prescribing patterns in ambulatory pediatrics. PLoS Clin Trials. 2007;2(5):e25. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cluster-ran…

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    April 01, 2009 - Standardized admission order set improves perceived quality of pediatric inpatient care. April 1, 2009 Bekmezian A, Chung PJ, Yazdani S. Standardized admission order set improves perceived quality of pediatric inpatient care. J Hosp Med. 2009;4(2):90-6. doi:10.1002/jhm.403. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardize…

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    August 31, 2011 - Rethinking peer review: what aviation can teach radiology about performance improvement. August 31, 2011 Larson DB, Nance JJ. Rethinking peer review: what aviation can teach radiology about performance improvement. Radiology. 2011;259(3):626-32. doi:10.1148/radiol.11102222. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rethinking-…

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    January 03, 2017 - Implementing a perioperative handoff tool to improve postprocedural patient transfers. January 3, 2017 Petrovic MA, Martinez EA, Aboumatar HJ. Implementing a perioperative handoff tool to improve postprocedural patient transfers. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38(3):135-42. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implement…

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    December 15, 2011 - Nurses improve medication safety with medication allergy and adverse drug reports. December 15, 2011 Valente S, Murray L, Fisher D. Nurses improve medication safety with medication allergy and adverse drug reports. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22(4):322-7. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-improve-medication-safety-me…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 14, 2011 - Patient safety rounds: description of an inexpensive but important strategy to improve the safety culture. January 14, 2011 Campbell D, Thompson M. Patient safety rounds: description of an inexpensive but important strategy to improve the safety culture. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22(1):26-33. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 09, 2022 - Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence. November 9, 2022 Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2022. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-safety-centers-excellence Diagnostic improvement engages a variety of activities to achieve excellence. This announcement highlights ten organiz…

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    September 30, 2011 - Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors. September 30, 2011 Williams M. Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors. Br J Radiol. 2007;80(953):297-301. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-radiother…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 29, 2018 - Institute for Healthcare Improvement. January 29, 2018 53 State Street, 19th Floor, Boston, MA 02109. 617-301-4800, info@ihi.org. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/institute-healthcare-improvement The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization promoting health improvement by advancing t…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 09, 2011 - Improving patient safety and communication through care rounds in a pediatric oncology outpatient clinic. August 9, 2011 Blough CA, Walrath JM. Improving patient safety and communication through care rounds in a pediatric oncology outpatient clinic. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22(2):159-63. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 05, 2011 - Quality improvement project to reduce perioperative opioid oversedation events in a paediatric hospital. October 5, 2011 Vermaire D, Caruso MC, Lesko A, et al. Quality improvement project to reduce perioperative opioid oversedation events in a paediatric hospital. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(10):895-902. doi:10.1136/bmj…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 02, 2012 - Team mental models and their potential to improve teamwork and safety: a review and implications for future research in healthcare. May 2, 2012 Burtscher MJ, Manser T. Team mental models and their potential to improve teamwork and safety: A review and implications for future research in healthcare. Safety Sci. 201…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 31, 2022 - Improving medication reconciliation in hospitals. August 31, 2022 Schnipper JL. Ann Intern Med. 2022;175(8):ho2-ho3. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-medication-reconciliation-hospitals Medication reconciliation is a primary method for improving the safety of medication administration in acute care. Thi…
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