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  1. Industrial and Systems Engineering and Health Care: Critical Areas of Research Workshop - Quality Engineering Group Report Day 2 (pdf file)

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    September 22, 2009 - Industrial and Systems Engineering and Health Care: Critical Areas of Research Workshop - Quality Engineering Group Report Day 2 Industrial and Systems Engineering and Health Care: Critical Areas of Research Workshop Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Quality Engineering Day 2, Break Out Session E: Quality Engineering Re…

  2. Exploring the concept of medication discrepancy within the context of patient safety to improve population health. | PSNet

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    November 18, 2020 - Review Exploring the concept of medication discrepancy within the context of patient safety to improve population health. Citation Text: Murphy CR, Corbett CL, Setter SM, et al. Exploring the concept of medication discrepancy within the context of patient safety to improve population h…

  3. Improving Otitis Media Care with Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based Clinical Decision Support and Feedback - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2011 - Improving Otitis Media Care with Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based Clinical Decision Support and Feedback - 2011 Project Name Improving Otitis Media Care with Electronic Health Record (EHR)-based Clinical Decision Support and Feedback Principal Investigator Forrest, Christopher …

  4. Interventions to improve communication at hospital discharge and rates of readmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - Review Interventions to improve communication at hospital discharge and rates of readmission: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Citation Text: Becker C, Zumbrunn S, Beck K, et al. Interventions to improve communication at hospital discharge and rates of readmission. JAMA Netw Open. …

  5. Outcomes from Wake Up Safe, the pediatric anesthesia quality improvement initiative. | PSNet

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    December 22, 2018 - Study Outcomes from Wake Up Safe, the pediatric anesthesia quality improvement initiative. Citation Text: Haché M, Sun LS, Gadi G, et al. Outcomes from Wake Up Safe, the pediatric anesthesia quality improvement initiative. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020;30(12):1348-1354. doi:10.1111/pan.14044. …

  6. Creating a better discharge summary: improvement in quality and timeliness using an electronic discharge summary. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2014 - Study Creating a better discharge summary: improvement in quality and timeliness using an electronic discharge summary. Citation Text: O'Leary KJ, Liebovitz DM, Feinglass J, et al. Creating a better discharge summary: improvement in quality and timeliness using an electronic discharge …

  7. Beyond the corrective action hierarchy: a systems approach to organizational change. | PSNet

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    March 10, 2021 - Commentary Beyond the corrective action hierarchy: a systems approach to organizational change. Citation Text: Wood LJ, Wiegmann DA. Beyond the corrective action hierarchy: a systems approach to organizational change. Int J Qual Health Care. 2020;32(7):438-444. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzaa068…

  8. Implementation of a preoperative briefing protocol improves accuracy of teamwork assessment in the operating room. | PSNet

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    February 25, 2009 - Study Implementation of a preoperative briefing protocol improves accuracy of teamwork assessment in the operating room. Citation Text: Paige JT, Aaron DL, Yang T, et al. Implementation of a preoperative briefing protocol improves accuracy of teamwork assessment in the operating room. …

  9. The FIRST curriculum: cultivating speaking up behaviors in the Clinical Learning Environment. | PSNet

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    May 25, 2022 - Commentary The FIRST curriculum: cultivating speaking up behaviors in the Clinical Learning Environment. Citation Text: Best JA, Kim S. The FIRST Curriculum: Cultivating Speaking Up Behaviors in the Clinical Learning Environment. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2019;50(8):355-361. doi:10.3928/002201…

  10. RaDonda Vaught, medication safety, and the profession of pharmacy: steps to improve safety and ensure justice. | PSNet

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    May 25, 2022 - Commentary RaDonda Vaught, medication safety, and the profession of pharmacy: steps to improve safety and ensure justice. Citation Text: Lambert BL, Schiff GD. RaDonda Vaught, medication safety, and the profession of pharmacy: steps to improve safety and ensure justice. J Am Coll Clin Ph…

  11. Pragmatic insights on patient safety priorities and intervention strategies in ambulatory settings. | PSNet

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    January 06, 2018 - Commentary Pragmatic insights on patient safety priorities and intervention strategies in ambulatory settings. Citation Text: Sarkar U, McDonald KM, Motala A, et al. Pragmatic Insights on Patient Safety Priorities and Intervention Strategies in Ambulatory Settings. Jt Comm J Qual Patient…

  12. The alarming reality of medication error: a patient case and review of Pennsylvania and national data. | PSNet

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    June 28, 2017 - Commentary The alarming reality of medication error: a patient case and review of Pennsylvania and national data. Citation Text: da Silva BA, Krishnamurthy M. The alarming reality of medication error: a patient case and review of Pennsylvania and National data. J Community Hosp Intern Me…

  13. Interprofessional care in intensive care settings and the factors that impact it: results from a scoping review of ethnographic studies. | PSNet

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    August 15, 2018 - Review Interprofessional care in intensive care settings and the factors that impact it: results from a scoping review of ethnographic studies. Citation Text: Paradis E, Leslie M, Gropper MA, et al. Interprofessional care in intensive care settings and the factors that impact it: resul…

  14. ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery. | PSNet

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    February 09, 2011 - Study ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery. Citation Text: Berry SA, Doll MC, McKinley KE, et al. ProvenCare: quality improvement model for designing highly reliable care in cardiac surgery. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(5):360-8. d…

  15. A safety culture transformation: its effects at a children's hospital. | PSNet

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    November 04, 2014 - Study A safety culture transformation: its effects at a children's hospital. Citation Text: Peterson TH, Teman SF, Connors RH. A safety culture transformation: its effects at a children's hospital. J Patient Saf. 2012;8(3):125-30. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e31824bd744. Copy Citation F…

  16. Secure text messaging in healthcare: latent threats and opportunities to improve patient safety. | PSNet

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    October 25, 2023 - Commentary Secure text messaging in healthcare: latent threats and opportunities to improve patient safety. Citation Text: Hagedorn PA, Singh A, Luo B, et al. Secure Text Messaging in Healthcare: Latent Threats and Opportunities to Improve Patient Safety. J Hosp Med. 2020;15(6):378-380.…

  17. Advancing the next generation of handover research and practice with cognitive load theory. | PSNet

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    November 10, 2021 - Commentary Advancing the next generation of handover research and practice with cognitive load theory. Citation Text: Young JQ, Wachter R, Cate OT, et al. Advancing the next generation of handover research and practice with cognitive load theory. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(2):66-70. doi:10.11…

  18. Developing tools to enhance the adaptive capacity (Safety II) of health care providers at a children's hospital. | PSNet

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    July 22, 2020 - Commentary Developing tools to enhance the adaptive capacity (Safety II) of health care providers at a children's hospital. Citation Text: Bartman T, Merandi J, Maa T, et al. Developing tools to enhance the adaptive capacity (Safety II) of health care providers at a children's hospital. …

  19. A customized triggers program: a children's hospital's experience in improving trigger usability. | PSNet

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    September 01, 2021 - Study A customized triggers program: a children's hospital's experience in improving trigger usability. Citation Text: Reinhart RM, Safari-Ferra P, Badh R, et al. A customized triggers program: a children's hospital's experience in improving trigger usability. Pediatrics. 2023;151(2):e20…

  20. Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans' Access to Primary Care. | PSNet

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    September 07, 2016 - Government Resource Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans' Access to Primary Care. Citation Text: Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans' Access to Primary Care. Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; March 18, 2016. Publication GAO-16-328.…
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