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  1. Strategies for sustaining a quality improvement collaborative and its patient safety gains. | PSNet

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    February 01, 2011 - Study Strategies for sustaining a quality improvement collaborative and its patient safety gains. Citation Text: Parand A, Benn J, Burnett S, et al. Strategies for sustaining a quality improvement collaborative and its patient safety gains. Int J Qual Health Care. 2012;24(4):380-90. doi:…

  2. Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety improvement programs. | PSNet

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    November 10, 2010 - Commentary Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety improvement programs. Citation Text: Goeschel CA, Weiss WM, Pronovost P. Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and patient safety improvement programs. Int J Qual Health Care. 2012;24(4):330-7. …

  3. Safety in the academic medical center: transforming challenges into ingredients for improvement. | PSNet

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    February 17, 2011 - Review Safety in the academic medical center: transforming challenges into ingredients for improvement. Citation Text: Blumenthal D, Ferris T. Safety in the academic medical center: transforming challenges into ingredients for improvement. Acad Med. 2006;81(9):817-22. Copy Citation …

  4. Implementing a perioperative handoff tool to improve postprocedural patient transfers. | PSNet

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    February 29, 2012 - Commentary Implementing a perioperative handoff tool to improve postprocedural patient transfers. Citation Text: 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. …

  5. Improving patient safety for older people in acute admissions: implementation of the Frailsafe checklist in 12 hospitals across the UK. | PSNet

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    February 20, 2016 - Study Improving patient safety for older people in acute admissions: implementation of the Frailsafe checklist in 12 hospitals across the UK. Citation Text: Papoutsi C, Poots A, Clements J, et al. Improving patient safety for older people in acute admissions: implementation of the Frails…

  6. A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard. | PSNet

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    September 17, 2010 - Commentary A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard. Citation Text: Pronovost P, Berenholtz SM, Needham DM. A framework for health care organizations to develop and evaluate a safety scorecard. JAMA. 2007;298(17):2063-5. Copy Citation F…

  7. Quality improvement, patient safety, and continuing education: a qualitative study of the current boundaries and opportunities for collaboration between these domains. | PSNet

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    April 03, 2013 - Study Quality improvement, patient safety, and continuing education: a qualitative study of the current boundaries and opportunities for collaboration between these domains. Citation Text: Kitto S, Goldman J, Etchells E, et al. Quality improvement, patient safety, and continuing educatio…

  8. What we know about designing an effective improvement intervention (but too often fail to put into practice). | PSNet

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    September 06, 2017 - Commentary What we know about designing an effective improvement intervention (but too often fail to put into practice). Citation Text: Marshall M, de Silva D, Cruickshank L, et al. What we know about designing an effective improvement intervention (but too often fail to put into practic…

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    April 13, 2017 - Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: a systematic review. April 13, 2017 Macdonald AL, Sevdalis N. Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2017;52(3):504-511. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.058. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pat…

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    June 22, 2009 - 2004 ASHP Leadership Conference on Pharmacy Practice Management Executive Summary: Improving patient care and medication safety. June 22, 2009 2004 ASHP Leadership Conference on Pharmacy Practice Management Executive Summary: improving patient care and medication safety. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2004-ashp-lea…

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    March 11, 2009 - Feedback from incident reporting: information and action to improve patient safety. March 11, 2009 Benn J, Koutantji M, Wallace L, et al. Feedback from incident reporting: information and action to improve patient safety. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(1):11-21. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024166. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…

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    September 07, 2011 - Improving the usability of intravenous medication labels to support safe medication delivery. September 7, 2011 Bauer DT, Guerlain S. Improving the usability of intravenous medication labels to support safe medication delivery. International journal of industrial ergonomics. 2011;41(4):394-399. https://psnet.ahrq.…

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    December 14, 2016 - Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on performance and culture in a department of radiology. December 14, 2016 Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, et al. Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on performance and culture in a department of radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;1…

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    March 28, 2011 - How can the principles of complexity science be applied to improve the coordination of care for complex pediatric patients? March 28, 2011 Matlow AG, Wright JG, Zimmerman B, et al. How can the principles of complexity science be applied to improve the coordination of care for complex pediatric patients? Qual Saf H…

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    January 04, 2012 - Practically speaking: rethinking hand hygiene improvement programs in health care settings. January 4, 2012 Son C, Chuck T, Childers T, et al. Practically speaking: Rethinking hand hygiene improvement programs in health care settings. Am J Infect Control. 2011;39(9). doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2010.12.008. https://psnet.a…

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    November 20, 2013 - Serious hazards of transfusion (SHOT) haemovigilance and progress is improving transfusion safety. November 20, 2013 Bolton-Maggs PHB, Cohen H. Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) haemovigilance and progress is improving transfusion safety. Br J Haematol. 2013;163(3):303-14. doi:10.1111/bjh.12547. https://psnet.…

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    July 02, 2014 - Residents' reflections on quality improvement: temporal stability and associations with preventability of adverse patient events. July 2, 2014 Wittich CM, Reed DA, Drefahl MM, et al. Residents' reflections on quality improvement: temporal stability and associations with preventability of adverse patient events. Ac…

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    February 29, 2012 - Increasing the use of 'smart' pump drug libraries by nurses: a continuous quality improvement project. February 29, 2012 Harding AD. Increasing the use of 'smart' pump drug libraries by nurses: a continuous quality improvement project. Am J Nurs. 2012;112(1):26-37. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000410360.20567.55. https://p…

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    September 13, 2017 - Improving patient care through improved caregiver support. September 13, 2017 Headley M. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. August 21, 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-care-through-improved-caregiver-support Health care workers face high levels of stress and production pressures, which can contribute to…

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    November 26, 2014 - Improving teamwork: impact of structured interdisciplinary rounds on a medical teaching unit. November 26, 2014 O'Leary KJ, Wayne DB, Haviley C, et al. Improving teamwork: impact of structured interdisciplinary rounds on a medical teaching unit. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25(8):826-32. doi:10.1007/s11606-010-1345-6. h…
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