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  1. Survey shows room for improvement with three new best practices for hospitals. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2022 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Survey shows room for improvement with three new best practices for hospitals. Citation Text: Survey shows room for improvement with three new best practices for hospitals. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 5, 2022;27(9):1-5.  Copy Ci…

  2. 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 Act. Citation Text: McBride D, Greening A, Redmond D. Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. Healthc Financ Manage. 2006;60(6):84-8. Copy Citation Form…

  3. Perspective: a road map for academic departments to promote scholarship in quality improvement and patient safety. | PSNet

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    July 02, 2014 - Commentary Perspective: a road map for academic departments to promote scholarship in quality improvement and patient safety. Citation Text: Neeman N, Sehgal NL. Perspective: a road map for academic departments to promote scholarship in quality improvement and patient safety. Acad Med. …

  4. Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement? | PSNet

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    April 27, 2011 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement? Citation Text: Salzburg Global Seminar Session 565—Better Health Care: How Do We Learn About Improvement? Massoud MR, Kimble LE, Goldmann D, eds. Int J Qual Health Ca…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 16, 2014 - Multifaceted interventions improve adherence to the surgical checklist. July 16, 2014 Putnam LR, Levy SM, Sajid M, et al. Multifaceted interventions improve adherence to the surgical checklist. Surgery. 2014;156(2):336-344. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2014.03.032. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multifaceted-interventions-imp…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 03, 2017 - Empowering frontline nurses: a structured intervention enables nurses to improve medication administration accuracy. January 3, 2017 Kliger J, Blegen MA, Gootee D, et al. Empowering frontline nurses: a structured intervention enables nurses to improve medication administration accuracy. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 23, 2019 - Closing the Loop: A Guide to Safer Ambulatory Referrals in the EHR Era. January 23, 2019 Institute for Healthcare Improvement, National Patient Safety Foundation. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-loop-guide-safer-ambulatory-referrals-ehr-era Missed an…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 05, 2017 - Incident reporting system does not detect adverse drug events: a problem for quality improvement. January 5, 2017 Cullen DJ, Bates DW, Small SD, et al. The incident reporting system does not detect adverse drug events: a problem for quality improvement. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1995;21(10):541-8. https://psnet.ahrq.…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 23, 2011 - Organisational readiness: exploring the preconditions for success in organisation-wide patient safety improvement programmes. March 23, 2011 Burnett S, Benn J, Pinto A, et al. Organisational readiness: exploring the preconditions for success in organisation-wide patient safety improvement programmes. Qual Saf Heal…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 15, 2024 - Testing an intervention to improve health care worker well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cluster randomized clinical trial. May 15, 2024 Meredith LS, Ahluwalia SC, Chen PG, et al. Testing an intervention to improve health care worker well- being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cluster randomized clinical t…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 28, 2024 - Raising the barcode: improving medication safety behaviours through a behavioural science-informed feedback intervention. A quality improvement project and difference-in-difference analysis. August 28, 2024 Grailey K, Brazier A, Franklin BD, et al. Raising the barcode: improving medication safety behaviours throu…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 02, 2010 - Medical engagement in organisation-wide safety and quality-improvement programmes: experience in the UK Safer Patients Initiative. November 2, 2010 Parand A, Burnett S, Benn J, et al. Medical engagement in organisation-wide safety and quality- improvement programmes: experience in the UK Safer Patients Initiative.…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 13, 2009 - Improving medication error reporting in hospice care. November 13, 2009 Boyer R, McPherson ML, Deshpande G, et al. Improving medication error reporting in hospice care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009;26(5):361-7. doi:10.1177/1049909109335145. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-medication-error-reporting-hospice-c…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 29, 2010 - Improving the bar-coded medication administration system at the Department of Veterans Affairs. September 29, 2010 Mills PD, Neily J, Mims E, et al. Improving the bar-coded medication administration system at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(15):1442-7. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 11, 2023 - A failure in the medication delivery system-how disclosure and systems investigation improve patient safety. January 11, 2023 Lucas SR, Pollak E, Makowski C. A failure in the medication delivery system—how disclosure and systems investigation improve patient safety. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2023;42(3-4):30-39. doi:10…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 25, 2022 - Defining diagnostic error: a scoping review to assess the impact of the National Academies' report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care. May 25, 2022 Giardina TD, Hunte H, Hill MA, et al. Defining diagnostic error: a scoping review to assess the impact of the National Academies' report Improving Diagnosis in Health …

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 21, 2024 - Multi-team shared expectations tool (MT-SET): an exercise to improve teamwork across health care teams. August 21, 2024 Marsteller JA, Rosen MA, Wyskiel R, et al. Multi-team shared expectations tool (MT-SET): an exercise to improve teamwork across health care teams. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024;50(10):737-744. …

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 22, 2014 - Responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety: hospital board and medical staff leadership challenges. January 22, 2014 Goeschel CA, Wachter R, Pronovost P. Responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety: hospital board and medical staff leadership challenges. Chest. 2010;138(1):171-8. doi:10…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 07, 2024 - Improving appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters through a statewide collaborative hospital initiative: a cost-effectiveness analysis. August 7, 2024 Heath M, Bernstein SJ, Paje D, et al. Improving appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters through a statewide collaborative hosp…

  20. Innovation and Lean Thinking: Mutually Supportive Partners in the Transformation of Health Care | PSNet

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    January 01, 2015 - picture, and then rely much more on the people doing the work to help define the details of their process improvements
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