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Patient Safety Measures. | PSNet

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September 06, 2011 - Multi-use Website Patient Safety Measures. … Citation Text: Patient Safety Measures. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum. … This Web site tracks the progress of the development and review of measures to enhance reporting and … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Patient Safety Measures … August 2, 2017 Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC). | PSNet

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October 23, 2019 - Database/Directory National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC). … Citation Text: National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC). … This web-accessible database provided access to evidence-based quality measures and measure sets. … The mission of the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) was to provide practitioners, health … systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining detailed information on quality measures

The National Healthcare Safety Network's digital quality measures: CDC's automated measures for surveillance of patient safety. | PSNet

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September 23, 2020 - Study The National Healthcare Safety Network's digital quality measures: CDC's automated … measures for surveillance of patient safety. … The National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance … This article describes NHSN use of digital quality measures (dQMs) and other online resources to reduce … The National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance

Patient Safety Measures: Complications. | PSNet

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March 23, 2012 - Multi-use Website Patient Safety Measures: Complications. … Citation Text: Patient Safety Measures: Complications. … This Web site provides information about patient safety measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum … Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Patient Safety Measures … September 14, 2012 National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Patient Safety Measures

Move toward full use of metric dosing: eliminate dosage cups that measure liquids in fluid drams. Use cups that measure mL. | PSNet

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April 01, 2015 - Use cups that measure mL. … Use cups that measure mL. National Alert Network. … Raising concerns around dosing cups that include drams and ounces as scales—measures no longer in clinical … October 10, 2018 Request for comments on the proposed measures and 2020 targets for the … National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: inpatient and outpatient measures for reduction

A systematic review of patient safety measures in adult primary care. | PSNet

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March 15, 2016 - A Systematic Review of Patient Safety Measures in Adult Primary Care. … This problem is compounded in ambulatory care , as most existing metrics have sought to measure safety … The majority of metrics sought to measure safety in medication management, with laboratory testing and … A Systematic Review of Patient Safety Measures in Adult Primary Care. … January 27, 2019 Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators

Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project measures and the association with postoperative infections. | PSNet

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November 25, 2020 - Classic Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project measures … Adherence to surgical care improvement project measures and the association with postoperative infections … Public reporting of quality measures is now widely used as a means of spurring hospitals to invest in … patient safety and quality improvement efforts; however, it remains unclear if reported measures truly … April 3, 2019 Reviewing deaths in British and US hospitals: a study of two scales for

Fatal error sparks debate over punitive measures. | PSNet

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May 20, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Fatal error sparks debate over punitive measures. … Citation Text: Fatal error sparks debate over punitive measures. Fernandez J. Drug Topics. … This article discusses a chemotherapy overdose that led to a child's death and the punitive measures … Cite Citation Citation Text: Fatal error sparks debate over punitive measures

Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship to Joint Commission accreditation. | PSNet

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July 10, 2024 - Study Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship to Joint … Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship to Joint Commission accreditation … this study, researchers identified significant associations between Joint Commission accreditation and measures … Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship to Joint Commission accreditation … October 4, 2023 Infection control measure performance in long-term care hospitals and

Developing electronic clinical quality measures to assess the cancer diagnostic process. | PSNet

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December 18, 2024 - Study Developing electronic clinical quality measures to assess the cancer diagnostic … Developing electronic clinical quality measures to assess the cancer diagnostic process. … Each measure used data from the electronic health record (EHR) to identify abnormal test results, evidence … The authors describe the measure testing results and outline the challenges in working with unstructured … Developing electronic clinical quality measures to assess the cancer diagnostic process.

A systematic review of patient-report safety climate measures in health care. | PSNet

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September 15, 2021 - Review A systematic review of patient-report safety climate measures in health care … A systematic review of patient-report safety climate measures in health care. … The authors note that few measures report satisfactory validity and reliability, and few measures have … They suggest that future research focus on developing a stand-alone measure with high validity and reliability … A systematic review of patient-report safety climate measures in health care.

Measures to improve diagnostic safety in clinical practice. | PSNet

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September 01, 2021 - Commentary Measures to improve diagnostic safety in clinical practice. … Measures to Improve Diagnostic Safety in Clinical Practice. … Efforts to reduce diagnostic errors are hindered by the lack of effective measures to track improvement … This commentary proposes a set of measures for consideration that have the potential to structure research … Measures to Improve Diagnostic Safety in Clinical Practice.

Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm. | PSNet

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January 25, 2023 - Commentary Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm. … Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm. … consensus process to generate a contemporary list of chart-review based triggers and adverse event measures … A panel of 71 experts from nine institutions identified 218 triggers and measures with high or very high … Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm.

Composite measures for profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery performance. | PSNet

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January 31, 2013 - Study Composite measures for profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery performance … Composite measures for profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery performance. … This measure was more closely associated with future performance than other surgical quality measures … Composite measures for profiling hospitals on bariatric surgery performance.

Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators composite (PSI-90): does it affect assessment of hospital performance and financial penalties in Veterans Health Administration hospitals? | PSNet

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March 15, 2016 - Study Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators … Using Harm-Based Weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI-90): Does … The AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) use hospitals' administrative data to measure quality and … Although there was strong association between the volume-based and harm-based PSI-90 measures, use of … of the component measures.

Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. | PSNet

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January 27, 2016 - Study Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at The Johns Hopkins … Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. … In 2010, The Joint Commission created accountability measures , evidence-based practices that produce … They also employed the Lean framework of define-measure-analyze-improve-control to help teams systematically … Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Identifying and mapping measures of medication safety during transfer of care in a digital era: a scoping literature review. | PSNet

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July 24, 2024 - Review Identifying and mapping measures of medication safety during transfer of care … Identifying and mapping measures of medication safety during transfer of care in a digital era: a scoping … Measures were mapped to frameworks (e.g., Donabedian) and whether measures were reactive, proactive … The authors describe ways technology can improve how the measures are implemented. … Identifying and mapping measures of medication safety during transfer of care in a digital era: a scoping

Moving towards a core measures set for patient safety in perioperative care: an e-Delphi consensus study. | PSNet

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January 15, 2025 - Study Moving towards a core measures set for patient safety in perioperative care … Moving towards a core measures set for patient safety in perioperative care: an e-Delphi consensus study … Standardized measures allow for comparison between facilities. … This article describes the development of a “Core Measures Set” that should be measured and reported … Subject-matter experts and patients agreed on 85 measures.

Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with Joint Commission accreditation. | PSNet

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September 20, 2011 - Study Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association … Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with joint commission accreditation … October 31, 2018 Home health agency patient experience measures and their relationship … June 7, 2023 Infection control measure performance in long-term care hospitals and their … February 10, 2012 The relationship between patients' perception of care and measures

In Conversation With… Christine Cassel, MD | PSNet

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February 26, 2025 - and additional measures used in public reports and other public programs, HHS created the Measure Applications … RW : The sepsis measure came under some scrutiny recently. … RW : You might look at a measure and say this is a good, important measure. … They are tricky to measure, and given the profusion of measures in safety that your organization does … But it's very hard to measure something that doesn't happen.

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