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  1. A systems approach to evaluating ionizing radiation: six focus areas to improve quality, efficiency, and patient safety. | PSNet

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    March 14, 2016 - Commentary A systems approach to evaluating ionizing radiation: six focus areas to improve quality, efficiency, and patient safety. Citation Text: Perlin JB, Mower L, Bushe C. A systems approach to evaluating ionizing radiation: six focus areas to improve quality, efficiency, and patient…

  2. Recognizing quality improvement and patient safety activities in academic promotion in departments of medicine: innovative language in promotion criteria. | PSNet

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    April 20, 2011 - Study Recognizing quality improvement and patient safety activities in academic promotion in departments of medicine: innovative language in promotion criteria. Citation Text: Staiger TO, Mills LM, Wong BM, et al. Recognizing Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Activities in Academic …

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    June 03, 2009 - Empowered to improve. June 3, 2009 Gardner E. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/empowered-improve This article describes how one health system markedly improved its quality and safety by applying a safety technique used in the nuclear power industry. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/empowered-improve

  4. Learning from patient safety incidents involving acutely sick adults in hospital assessment units in England and Wales: a mixed methods analysis for quality improvement. | PSNet

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    November 11, 2020 - Study Learning from patient safety incidents involving acutely sick adults in hospital assessment units in England and Wales: a mixed methods analysis for quality improvement. Citation Text: Urquhart A, Yardley S, Thomas E, et al. Learning from patient safety incidents involving acutely …

  5. Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by delivery system reform to improve infection prevention and sepsis care. | PSNet

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    March 02, 2022 - Study Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by delivery system reform to improve infection prevention and sepsis care. Citation Text: Sreeramoju P, Voy-Hatter K, White C, et al. Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by delivery system…

  6. The well-defined pediatric ICU: active surveillance using nonmedical personnel to capture less serious safety events. | PSNet

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    July 13, 2010 - Study The well-defined pediatric ICU: active surveillance using nonmedical personnel to capture less serious safety events. Citation Text: White WA, Kennedy K, Belgum HS, et al. The Well-Defined Pediatric ICU: Active Surveillance Using Nonmedical Personnel to Capture Less Serious Safety …

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    April 26, 2023 - Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality April 26, 2023 Al-Khafaji J, Lee M, Mossburg S. Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality . PSNet [internet]. 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/improving-diagnostic-safety-and-quality Introduction During an annual editorial review of featured articles in the Agency for …

  8. Maternal Safety and Perinatal Mental Health | PSNet

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    March 28, 2023 - Improvements in data access and availability would enable providers to identify when screening and follow-up

  9. In Conversation with... Joan Stanley about The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety | PSNet

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    November 27, 2023 - They have realized significant improvements in care outcomes and cost savings specifically related to

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    June 21, 2017 - We are going to name names and call you out! Improving the team in the academic operating room environment. June 21, 2017 Bodor R, Nguyen BJ, Broder K. We Are Going to Name Names and Call You Out! Improving the Team in the Academic Operating Room Environment. Ann Plast Surg. 2017;78. doi:10.1097/sap.00000000000010…

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    November 13, 2009 - Systematic video game training in surgical novices improves performance in virtual reality endoscopic surgical simulators: a prospective randomized study. November 13, 2009 Schlickum MK, Hedman L, Enochsson L, et al. Systematic video game training in surgical novices improves performance in virtual reality endosco…

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    September 18, 2019 - Using proactive risk assessment (HFMEA) to improve patient safety and quality associated with intraocular lens selection and implantation in cataract surgery. September 18, 2019 DeRosier JM, Hansemann BK, Smith-Wheelock MW, et al. Using Proactive Risk Assessment (HFMEA) to Improve Patient Safety and Quality Associ…

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    December 23, 2020 - Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. December 23, 2020 Lopez-Jeng C, Eberth SD. Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary health education. Health Promot Pract. 2020;21(6):918-925. doi:10.1177/1524839919840337. htt…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 31, 2017 - Improving infusion pump safety through usability testing. May 31, 2017 Miller K, Arnold R, Capan M, et al. Improving infusion pump safety through usability testing. J Nurs Care Qual. 2017;32(2):141-149. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000208. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-infusion-pump-safety-through-usability-t…

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    March 30, 2022 - Pharmacist transition-of-care services improve patient satisfaction and decrease hospital readmissions. March 30, 2022 March KL, Peters MJ, Finch CK, et al. J Pharm Pract. 2022;35(1):86-93. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-transition-care-services-improve-patient-satisfaction-and-decrease- hospital Tr…

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    July 10, 2013 - How to improve change of shift handovers and collaborative grounding and what role does the electronic patient record system play? Results of a systematic literature review. July 10, 2013 Flemming D, Hübner U. How to improve change of shift handovers and collaborative grounding and what role does the electronic p…

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    October 06, 2021 - Evaluation of an interprofessional team training program to improve the use of patient safety strategies among healthcare professions students. October 6, 2021 King AE, Gerolamo AM, Hass RW, et al. J Allied Health. 2021;50(3):175-181. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-interprofessional-team-training-program-…

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    December 21, 2018 - Improving pediatric electronic health record usability and safety through certification: seize the day. December 21, 2018 Ratwani RM, Moscovitch B, Rising JP. Improving Pediatric Electronic Health Record Usability and Safety Through Certification: Seize the Day. JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(11):1007-1008. doi:10.1001/ja…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 26, 2023 - Potentiality of algorithms and artificial intelligence adoption to improve medication management in primary care: a systematic review. April 26, 2023 Damiani G, Altamura G, Zedda M, et al. Potentiality of algorithms and artificial intelligence adoption to improve medication management in primary care: a systematic…

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    May 17, 2018 - Improving communication with patients with limited English proficiency. May 17, 2018 Taira BR. Improving Communication With Patients With Limited English Proficiency. JAMA Int Med. 2018;178(5):605-606. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0373. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-patients-limited-englis…
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