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261. Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/contaminated-or-not-guidelines-interpretation-positive-blood-cultures
     November 16, 2022 - The value of multiple cultures largely flows from probability considerations: Most institutions have … Reducing Contamination We cannot eliminate blood culture contamination entirely, but it is possible for institutions … Because approximately half of all positive blood cultures in most institutions represent contamination … Blood culture contamination is common, constituting up to half of all positive blood cultures at some institutions … Institutions can reduce blood culture contamination by using the most effective antiseptic agents and

262. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39392/psn-pdf
     September 20, 2011 - of specific system and reminder design features, and perhaps cultural or contextual features of the institutions

263. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40309/psn-pdf
     April 22, 2011 - implementation of safety practices and increase the generalizability of successful strategies for other institutions

264. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39210/psn-pdf
     January 12, 2010 - can-aviation-based-team-training-elicit-sustainable-behavioral-change As a means of improving safety, many institutions

265. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35424/psn-pdf
     April 09, 2013 - Investigators compiled web-based pathologic data from four institutions and created a standardized system

266. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43697/psn-pdf
     March 26, 2015 - For example, many institutions have still not followed best practices for the administration of vincristine

267. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46112/psn-pdf
     December 21, 2017 - standardized the assessment of 10 distinct inpatient and ambulatory CPOE systems across 6 health care institutions

268. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43007/psn-pdf
     December 12, 2014 - Investigators interviewed senior leaders and frontline staff at two institutions with such walkrounds

269. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43969/psn-pdf
     November 17, 2017 - when things go wrong: physician attitudes about reporting medical errors to patients, peers, and institutions

270. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37808/psn-pdf
     February 22, 2011 - This study surveyed inpatients from three different types of institutions to highlight the knowledge,

271. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38628/psn-pdf
     May 13, 2009 - In teaching institutions, there is growing emphasis on implementing  systems-based practice curricula

272. How can we save the next victim? | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-can-we-save-next-victim
     January 23, 2008 - and tells the stories of several victims of tragic medical errors, including steps that providers and institutions

273. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33717/psn-pdf
     September 01, 2011 - To facilitate efforts to compile and index events across institutions, AHRQ has posted standardized … information from these and other sources to improve safety within that hospital or across multiple institutions … vital role in safety.(19) Thus, the safety action feedback loop is particularly developed at these institutions … safety action feedback loop would be valuable, but leaders wishing to improve the loop in their own institutions

274. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49696/psn-pdf
     December 01, 2013 - List best practices for individuals and institutions that may reduce the frequency of TSOAC errors. … Individual institutions may have slightly different recommendations. … Institutions should consider implementing interventions that address some of these common errors related … Ideally, institutions should be proactive about identifying problem areas related to high-risk medications

275. 2017 ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment® for Antithrombotic Therapy in Hospitals. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2017-ismp-medication-safety-self-assessmentr-antithrombotic-therapy-hospitals
     June 07, 2017 - This tool provides institutions with the capacity to assess use of antithrombotic agents, submit data

276. Ounce of prevention: to reduce errors, hospitals prescribe innovative designs. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ounce-prevention-reduce-errors-hospitals-prescribe-innovative-designs
     December 13, 2006 - reports on innovations implemented at a Wisconsin hospital to improve patient safety and how other institutions

277. Surgical 'never events': how common are adverse occurrences? | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-never-events-how-common-are-adverse-occurrences
     November 16, 2022 - He concludes that, because adverse events occur infrequently in individual institutions, large-scale

278. Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Is There a Role for Physician Education? | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-epidemic-there-role-physician-education
     February 22, 2023 - Analyzing data from 2006–2014, the authors found that lower ranked institutions wrote more opioid prescriptions

279. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37484/psn-pdf
     April 01, 2010 - Both studies mentioned above followed data published from individual institutions (Classen et al  and

280. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40619/psn-pdf
     October 06, 2016 - This performance-improvement collaborative implemented a multifaceted change strategy in 13 institutions