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261. E-prescribing: E for error? | PSNet
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     February 03, 2021 - characteristics of medication options and letting doctors select the best and most affordable drugs, including … Health IT, including e-prescribing, creates opportunities to improve patient safety that do not exist … While evidence suggests that implementing new technology (including e-prescribing) improves patient safety … To maximize the benefits of e-prescribing, including improved transmission and reduced medication errors … A function that requires the prescriber to review all prescriptions (including new, renewals, or changes

262. Value and Patient Safety | PSNet
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     October 30, 2019 - on a workshop that explored methods to engage patients and families in safety improvement efforts, including … As such, the author asserts that future safety research, including patient safety, must begin by clearly … This systematic review including 67 studies identified several cost-effective interventions addressing … health care-associated infections, including screening high-risk individuals, universal decolonization … The Nudge Unit at Penn Medicine focuses on a range of different care improvement projects, including

263. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2024 - Sleep deprivation has long been known to impair various cognitive functions, including mood, motivation … Studies—including research supported by AHRQ—have shown that residents make fewer errors in the setting … handoff practices; involving staff in design of work schedules; implementing a fatigue management plan including

264. Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - survive sepsis face residual health problems and reduced life expectancy. 5 Sepsis has multiple causes, including … the EHR to assure the clinical team’s responsiveness and implementation of specific bundle elements, including … Data elements and measures should focus on bundle compliance including implementing the bundle and response … to the innovation team, to sustain the innovation requires the following: Adoption by all staff including

265. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     December 31, 2024 - PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including … was initially stable upon arrival, though with signs of fluid overload and electrolyte abnormalities including … Despite treatment including heparin, amiodarone, and metoprolol for atrial fibrillation, and interventions … PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly

266. Clinical Areas | PSNet
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     March 24, 2025 - piece discusses the role that healthcare providers and organizations can play in suicide prevention, including … piece discusses the role that healthcare providers and organizations can play in suicide prevention, including … Survey respondents also endorsed the importance of formal support programs, including peer support, education … This article highlights the effect that unprofessional behavior, including more subtle forms such as

267. The Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Collaborative Studies and Implements Methods to Prevent Avoidable Cases of Hospital Associated VTE | PSNet
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     June 19, 2024 - 30%, mirroring national trends. 3 The VTE Collaborative approached the problem from several angles, including … resources and skills: A multidisciplinary team Time for members to participate in the collaborative, including … research, development, implementation, and sustaining of the intervention(s) Institution-wide buy-in, including … resources and skills: A multidisciplinary team Time for members to participate in the collaborative, including … research, development, implementation, and sustaining of the intervention(s) Institution-wide buy-in, including

268. In Conversation With….Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc and Kristin Tully, PhD | PSNet
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     October 06, 2021 - We filmed 15 families, including Spanish-speaking families, and observed hundreds of hours of their journeys … You need to know what's confidential and how information might be used, including if it can be used against … KT: We have been doing that, including taking pictures, making detailed notes on conversations we have … We have a lot of coping strategies including medication and also hot pads and baths and ice packs, etc … These measures primarily include assessment of maternal mortality and morbidity, including outcomes such

269. Health Equity and Maternal Health | PSNet
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     October 06, 2021 - These measures primarily include assessment of maternal mortality and morbidity, including outcomes such … importance of safety as a positive concept and the impact that structural and social determinants, including … root causes of disparities in maternal safety has become an increasing priority in the United States, including … KT: We have been doing that, including taking pictures, making detailed notes on conversations we have … We have a lot of coping strategies including medication and also hot pads and baths and ice packs, etc

270. The Dangerous Detour | PSNet
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     November 28, 2018 - typically geared toward identifying and responding to signs of distress through a number of means, including … These signs would alert any member of the treatment team (including ancillary staff, such as the transport … Of course, training for all staff (including nonclinical personnel) regarding what “Continuous Observation … Visitors should be supervised to ensure no transfer of potentially lethal means including prescriptions

271. Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards | PSNet
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     October 31, 2023 - There are three major components of the system including: The robot, which is a mobile tower with four … arms, including a camera arm and three instrument arms. … Risks of Robotic-assisted Surgery RAS shares the same risks of open and laparoscopic surgery, including … Multiple components of the system can malfunction, including the camera, binocular lenses, robotic tower … RALP has reported complication rates (including all grades of perioperative complications, from minor

272. Falls | PSNet
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     October 27, 2021 - More than one-third of in-hospital falls result in injury, including serious injuries such as fractures … Continence management, including routines of offering frequent assistance to use the toilet. … A postfall review used as an opportunity to plan secondary prevention, including a careful history to

273. Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery. | PSNet
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     September 25, 2019 - She was managed supportively – as is the evidence-based approach – for acute idiopathic pancreatitis, including … Upon readmission, her neurological status, including profound weakness and encephalopathy, had continued … much of this updated problem representation is the same, new information has been added to the frame, including … Fortunately, the modern environment also has enabling factors for teamwork, including an electronic health … record to which all team members – including patients and their families – can contribute and view one

274. Patient Safety and Opioid Medications | PSNet
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     January 01, 2015 - Citation Annual Perspective 2016 Opioid medications confer significant risks of harm, including … Some communities, including Baltimore , are promoting the distribution of naloxone in an effort to prevent … Healthcare Research and Quality has several efforts underway to broaden the evidence base for opioid safety, including … disabled Medicare beneficiaries did not find reductions in high-risk opioid prescribing practices (including … This year also saw the emergence of some promising approaches to enhancing opioid safety, including widespread

275. About Us | PSNet
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     September 01, 2015 - AHRQ PSNet also hosts all previous AHRQ WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web) content, including … These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. … They come from a wide range of disciplines and sources, including clinical medicine, health care administration

276. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Residents taking medications in several drug categories—including antipsychotic https://psnet.ahrq.gov … prescribing and monitoring errors stem directly from inadequate information at the time of ordering, including … occurrence of adverse drug events in nursing home residents.(13) Structured communication strategies, including … , and other health professionals, has the potential to improve quality of care across many domains including

277. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray | PSNet
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     November 25, 2020 - In cases of definite tendon disruption, specialty follow-up ensures timely management, including operative … The authors attributed misdiagnosis primarily to a lack of knowledge, lack of experience (including examination … hand injuries in Northern Ireland referred to a plastic surgery unit, the initial treating clinicians—including … These authors noted several opportunities to reduce the incidence of missed tendon injuries including … A thorough hand examination, including neurovascular and functional testing, is required for all hand

278. Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety | PSNet
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     September 15, 2024 - Sleep deprivation has long been known to impair various cognitive functions, including mood, motivation … Studies—including research supported by AHRQ—have shown that residents make fewer errors in the setting … handoff practices; involving staff in design of work schedules; implementing a fatigue management plan including

279. Watch the Warfarin! | PSNet
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     December 01, 2013 - There were no changes made to any of the medications he was taking before the hospitalization, including … United States alone.( 1 ) When taken correctly, it effectively reduces the risk of thromboembolism, including … period.( 5 ) Warfarin is responsible for 8% of all adverse drug events following hospital discharge, including … on chronic warfarin, patients newly started on warfarin are at a much higher risk of complications, including … For many patients, however, including the patient in this case, the new anticoagulants will present attractive

280. Transition Coaches® Reduce Readmissions for Medicare Patients With Complex Postdischarge Needs | PSNet
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     March 27, 2024 - AHRQ in 2008, was retired in March 2021; AHRQ now offers select content from the Innovations Exchange, including … professionals who have experience and competence in helping patients advocate and care for themselves, including … execute the postdischarge self-care plan and participate in their own care coordination activities, including … During this time, the Transitions Coach focuses on providing continuity of care across settings, including … professionals who have experience and competence in helping patients advocate and care for themselves, including