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Endometriosis affects 1 out of 10 women like me. Yet it often takes a decade to get diagnosed. | PSNet

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May 05, 2021 - Patients with endometriosis often experience care delays and misdiagnoses that contribute to harm … 'An ongoing nightmare': people with obesity face major obstacles when seeking medical care … January 24, 2024 A growing number of primary-care doctors are burning out. … 2020 As cancer drug shortages grow, some doctors are forced to ration doses or delay care … September 9, 2020 Avoiding care during the pandemic could mean life or death.

Structural racism and health inequities in the USA: evidence and interventions. | PSNet

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December 17, 2020 - in internal medicine, paediatrics, family medicine and critical care in the USA. … September 12, 2018 Implicit racial bias, health care provider attitudes, and perceptions … of health care quality among African American college students in Georgia, USA. … May 4, 2022 How Discrimination in Health Care Affects Older Americans, and What Health … May 4, 2022 Caring for Those Who Care: Guide for the Development and Implementation of

Safer Together Survey: Advancing Patient and Workforce Safety | PSNet

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July 12, 2017 - The National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) was formed to engage with the health care … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Optimizing a Business Case for Safe Health Care … January 23, 2019 A Framework for Safe, Reliable, and Effective Care. … 2011 Seven Leadership Leverage Points for Organization-Level Improvement in Health Care … Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators Quality and Safety Professionals Medicine

How should clinicians minimize bias when responding to suspicions about child abuse? | PSNet

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February 09, 2022 - April 24, 2024 Why accountability sharing in health care organizational cultures means … 2015 Defining and enhancing collaboration between community pharmacists and primary care … Advancing diagnostic equity through clinician engagement, community partnerships, and connected care … Inaccurate penicillin allergy labeling, the electronic health record, and adverse outcomes of care … The Topic Public Health Professionals Hospitals Ambulatory Clinic or Office Health Care

ACOG Committee Opinion #546: tracking and reminder systems. | PSNet

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May 22, 2019 - April 1, 2015 Principles of pediatric patient safety: reducing harm due to medical care … Resources Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health: Consensus Bundle on Sepsis in Obstetric Care … : dissatisfaction with test result management systems in primary care. … March 11, 2019 Obstetric Care Consensus No. 5: Severe Maternal Morbidity: Screening and … May 9, 2018 Quality and Safety in Women's Health Care. Second Edition.

Toolkits | PSNet

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March 01, 2025 - This toolkit provides primary care and other ambulatory care... … Ambulatory Care (55) Ambulatory Clinic or Office (21) Home Care … Maternal health care faces a variety of patient safety challenges. … Fact Sheet/FAQs Advancing Health Care Safety for All. … Toolkit Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist.

Exploring the intersection of structural racism and ageism in healthcare. | PSNet

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January 18, 2023 - coordination and preventable adverse outcomes among older adults receiving home health care. … January 18, 2023 Risk from delayed or missed care and non-COVID-19 outcomes for older … June 8, 2022 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … April 27, 2022 "At home, with care": lessons from New York City home-based primary care … health care quality among African American college students in Georgia, USA.

"We're not taken seriously": describing the experiences of perceived discrimination in medical settings for Black women. | PSNet

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August 26, 2020 - Discrimination can contribute to health inequities and exacerbate disparities in cancer care . … August 26, 2020 Implicit racial bias, health care provider attitudes, and perceptions … of health care quality among African American college students in Georgia, USA. … April 13, 2022 Patient safety in primary care: conceptual meanings to the health care … Providers Primary Care Medical Oncology View More

Diagnostic error in pediatrics: a narrative review. | PSNet

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June 08, 2022 - Reducing diagnostic errors in pediatric care remains a critical area of research and quality improvement … October 21, 2020 Communication with patients and families regarding health care-associated … Repurposing clinical decision support system data to measure dosing errors and clinician-level quality of care … July 22, 2020 Eliminating explicit and implicit biases in health care: evidence and research … August 26, 2020 Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care

Patient safety in the emergency department. | PSNet

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July 13, 2016 - Emergency departments are high-risk environments due to the urgency of care needs and complexity of … July 13, 2016 Testing an intervention to improve health care worker well-being during … May 15, 2024 Comparing VA and Non-VA quality of care: a systematic review. … April 24, 2018 Misdiagnosis, mistreatment, and harm - when medical care ignores social … February 3, 2011 Journey to no preventable risk: The Baylor Health Care System patient

Diagnostic Centers of Excellence (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). | PSNet

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May 04, 2016 - August 31, 2022 Patient Safety in the Context of Perinatal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Care … December 12, 2023 Understanding and Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care. … Publish Funding Opportunity Announcements to Understand and Improve Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care … April 20, 2022 Making Health Care Safer in Ambulatory Care Settings and Long-term Care … September 22, 2021 Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes During Care Transitions

A blueprint for leadership during COVID-19. | PSNet

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December 15, 2021 - January 27, 2021 What safety events are reported for ambulatory care? … in Nursing Homes February 24, 2022 Expanding frontiers of risk management: care … September 30, 2020 Communication with health care workers regarding health care-associated … Medication Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Implementation Guide for Post-acute and Long Term Care … April 29, 2020 Unprecedented solutions for extraordinary times: helping long-term care

Waiting Too Long | PSNet

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February 01, 2013 - , effective, and timely care with available funding. … It requires training, organization, and adept communication among health care workers. … Optimal care must be balanced with the reality of limited resources. … and for the most advantageous collaboration among health care workers. … December 22, 2010 Maternity ward at Highland under fire from patients.

People, processes, health IT and accurate patient identification. | PSNet

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April 11, 2018 - February 21, 2018 The optimal use of telehealth to deliver safe patient care. … November 29, 2017 Keeping patients on track with preventative care during pandemic. … across 94 hospitals September 1, 2021 Promoting psychosocial well-being of health care … January 18, 2006 View More See More About The Topic Health Care Executives

Adverse events and perceived abandonment: learning from patients' accounts of medical mishaps. | PSNet

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February 12, 2020 - February 12, 2020 Safety trade-offs in home care during COVID-19: a mixed methods study … 20, 2018 Are amended surgical pathology reports getting to the correct responsible care … May 19, 2014 Delivery at an inadequate level of maternal care is associated with severe … May 15, 2024 Working conditions in primary care: physician reactions and care quality … Ambulatory Care Medicine Psychological and Social Complications View More

Patient safety: some progress and many challenges. | PSNet

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June 22, 2009 - July 6, 2022 Challenges and strategies for patient safety in primary care: a qualitative … September 28, 2022 A new index for obstetrics safety and quality of care: integrating … May 8, 2019 Improving the quality of health care: what's taking so long? … 20, 2015 Through the Eyes of the Workforce: Creating Joy, Meaning, and Safer Health Care … July 16, 2014 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care

Benefactor or burden: exploring the professional identity of safety professionals. | PSNet

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October 11, 2017 - The findings highlight the challenge of integrating safety professionals into the larger health care … Specialized nurses' role in ensuring patient safety within the context of telehealth in home care … October 23, 2024 Delivery at an inadequate level of maternal care is associated with … May 5, 2021 The nexus of nursing leadership and a culture of safer patient care. … December 21, 2014 Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams

Hospital RNs' experiences with disruptive behavior: a qualitative study. | PSNet

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September 09, 2015 - J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25(2):105-116. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181c7b58e. … J Nurs Care Qual . 2010; 25 (2) :105-116 . View more articles from the same authors. … J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25(2):105-116. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181c7b58e. … December 22, 2010 Improving patient safety and communication through care rounds in a … August 9, 2011 Triggers contributing to health care clinicians' disruptive behaviors.

An organizational assessment of disruptive clinician behavior: findings and implications. | PSNet

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September 09, 2015 - J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;28(2):110-121. doi:10.1097/ncq.0b013e318270d2ba. … J Nurs Care Qual . 2012; 28 (2) :110-121 . View more articles from the same authors. … Health care has a history of tolerating intimidating and disruptive behavior by clinicians. … J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;28(2):110-121. doi:10.1097/ncq.0b013e318270d2ba. … December 4, 2016 Health care workers as second victims of medical errors.

Patient safety: threats and solutions. | PSNet

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January 19, 2011 - Patient safety and satisfaction with fully remote management of radiation oncology care … July 1, 2019 Using OrgAhead, a computational modeling program, to improve patient care … March 5, 2014 Staff Care: How to Engage Staff in the NHS and Why It Matters. … July 21, 2010 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care … Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators General Internal Medicine Hospital Medicine

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