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  1. Critical incident monitoring in paediatric and adult critical care: from reporting to improved patient outcomes? | PSNet

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    January 22, 2016 - Review Critical incident monitoring in paediatric and adult critical care: from reporting to improved patient outcomes? Citation Text: Frey B, Schwappach DLB. Critical incident monitoring in paediatric and adult critical care: from reporting to improved patient outcomes? Curr Opin Crit…

  2. Personal digital assistant-based drug information sources: potential to improve medication safety. | PSNet

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    July 14, 2010 - Study Personal digital assistant-based drug information sources: potential to improve medication safety. Citation Text: Galt K, Rule AM, Houghton B, et al. Personal digital assistant-based drug information sources: potential to improve medication safety. J Med Libr Assoc. 2005;93(2):22…

  3. Improving patient safety in critical care: big challenge, exciting opportunity/L'amelioration de la securite des patients a l'unite des soins intensifs : un grand defi, une occasion stimulante. | PSNet

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    December 22, 2018 - Commentary Improving patient safety in critical care: big challenge, exciting opportunity/L'amelioration de la securite des patients a l'unite des soins intensifs : un grand defi, une occasion stimulante. Citation Text: Dodek P. Improving patient safety in critical care: big challenge,…

  4. Sins of omission. Getting too little medical care may be the greatest threat to patient safety. | PSNet

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    March 06, 2005 - Study Sins of omission. Getting too little medical care may be the greatest threat to patient safety. Citation Text: Hayward RA, Asch SM, Hogan MM, et al. Sins of omission: getting too little medical care may be the greatest threat to patient safety. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(8):686-91…

  5. Getting by: underuse of interpreters by resident physicians. | PSNet

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    February 21, 2018 - Study Getting by: underuse of interpreters by resident physicians. Citation Text: Diamond LC, Schenker Y, Curry LA, et al. Getting by: underuse of interpreters by resident physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(2):256-62. doi:10.1007/s11606-008-0875-7. Copy Citation Format: …

  6. Medication errors in neonatal and paediatric intensive-care units. | PSNet

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    February 03, 2011 - Study Classic Medication errors in neonatal and paediatric intensive-care units. Citation Text: Raju TN, Kecskes S, Thornton JP, et al. Medication errors in neonatal and paediatric intensive-care units. Lancet. 1989;2(8659):374-6. Copy Citation Format: …

  7. Medication safety in the operating room: a survey of preparation methods and drug concentration consistencies in children's hospitals in the United States. | PSNet

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    December 22, 2018 - Study Medication safety in the operating room: a survey of preparation methods and drug concentration consistencies in children's hospitals in the United States. Citation Text: Shaw RE, Litman RS. Medication Safety in the Operating Room: A Survey of Preparation Methods and Drug Concentra…

  8. Periodic Issue | PSNet

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    December 31, 2024 - January 15, 2025 Weekly Issue PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient safety literature, news, conferences, report…

  9. The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool | PSNet

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    November 21, 2018 - The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC; Eileen B. Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC | October 1, 2012  View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Joseph A, Malone EB. The Physical Environment: An Often Unc…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2017 - Communication Error in a Closed ICU May 1, 2017 Haas B, Conn LG. Communication Error in a Closed ICU. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-error-closed-icu The Case A 70-year-old man with a complex medical history including end-stage renal disease (status post kidney transplant), co…

  11. Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) Reduces Hospitalizations Among Nursing Home Residents | PSNet

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    July 23, 2024 - Missouri Quality Initiative (MOQI) Reduces Hospitalizations Among Nursing Home Residents Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 28, 2021 Innovation Contact …

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 17, 2022 - Health care quality and safety in a correctional system: creating goals and performance measures for improvement. August 17, 2022 Neely J, Sampath R, Kirkbride G, et al. Health care quality and safety in a correctional system: creating goals and performance measures for improvement. J Correct Health Care. 2022;28(…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 05, 2012 - A Randomized Field Study of a Leadership WalkRounds- Based Intervention. September 5, 2012 Tucker AL, Singer SJ. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School; June 25, 2012. HBS Working Paper No. 12-113. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/randomized-field-study-leadership-walkrounds-based-intervention Leadership WalkRounds h…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 15, 2017 - Identifying and reducing complications after emergency room discharge. March 15, 2017 Hofmann PB, Bagian JP. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. February 20, 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-and-reducing-complications-after-emergency-room-discharge Emergency departments are complex environments that harbor fac…

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 07, 2016 - Getting the Board on Board: What Your Board Needs to Know About Quality and Safety, Third Edition. December 7, 2016 Oak Brook, IL; Joint Commission; 2016. ISBN: 9781599409412. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/getting-board-board-what-your-board-needs-know-about-quality-and-safety- third-edition Engaging hospital lead…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 22, 2008 - Contributing factors identified by hospital incident report narratives. October 22, 2008 Nuckols TK, Bell DS, Paddock SM, et al. Contributing factors identified by hospital incident report narratives. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(5):368-72. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023721. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contributing-f…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 19, 2016 - Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. October 19, 2016 Burden M. Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. Br J Nurs. 2016;25(17):949- 955. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-change-model-reduce-risk-surgical-site-infection Surgical site infections can resul…

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 15, 2011 - Residents feel unprepared and unsupervised as leaders of cardiac arrest teams in teaching hospitals: a survey of internal medicine residents. September 15, 2011 Hayes CW, Rhee A, Detsky ME, et al. Residents feel unprepared and unsupervised as leaders of cardiac arrest teams in teaching hospitals: a survey of inter…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 15, 2020 - Independent Mortality Review of Cardiac Surgery at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. April 15, 2020 NHS Improvement. Independent Mortality Review of Cardiac Surgery at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NHS England. March 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/independent-morta…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 07, 2018 - Building a Memory: Preventing Harm, Reducing Risks and Improving Patient Safety. August 7, 2018 Scobie S, Thomson R. London, UK : National Patient Safety Agency; 2005. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-memory-preventing-harm-reducing-risks-and-improving-patient-safety Created in 2001 to institute changes in he…
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