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5381. In Conversation With… Maureen Bisognano | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - His name is Gilbert, and he is in a wheelchair, paralyzed from a gun injury. … about how wonderful his caregivers were, and how he loved the idea of being able to connect to his medical … And he loved the ability to make an appointment electronically and to track his medical records on his … They send it to the durable medical equipment vendor. … One of my colleagues here in Massachusetts, a CEO of an academic medical center, has a breakfast once

5382. Module 4: Teamwork and Communication: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - In 2002, a Joint Commission report on medical errors stated that 70 percent of these errors resulted … An event is an injury to a resident that is caused by a medical intervention rather than by the underlying … Providers report the incident to the unit manager, resident's medical care provider, and the risk management … Document in the medical record the facts of the incident and any care the resident received as a result

5383. In Conversation with…Thomas J. Nasca, MD | PSNet
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      February 01, 2010 - Education (LCME) monitors medical schools. … Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical patients. … Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).  13. … General competencies and accreditation in graduate medical education. … Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

5384. Patient Advocacy in Patient Safety: Have Things Changed? | PSNet
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      June 01, 2014 - error disclosure, and medical board discipline. … saw a flurry of new patient organizations, among them the Josie King Foundation, Medically Induced Trauma … advocates, too, have generally concentrated their efforts on hospitals, where the most devastating patient injuries … Life Wish: One Woman's Struggle Against Medical Incompetence. Medical Consumers Publishing; 1986. … Medically Induced Trauma Support Services. [Available at] 18. Mothers Against Medical Error.

5385. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric ED_03.27.2023.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - by ambulance to a tertiary Emergency Department (ED) from a referring hospital due to a left leg injury … left hip flexed with significant tenderness on examination, but there were no other obvious signs of trauma … during a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.”4,5 • Sedation can also ameliorate the psychological trauma … • Factors such as the patient’s anatomy, physiology, age, past medical history, allergies, physical … (ASA) Physical Status Classification System was created in 1962 to assess patients’ pre-anesthesia medical

5386. Enhancing self-management of T2DM with an Automated Reminder and Feedback System (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - Dye Visotcky, MS, statistician Bambi Wessel, MA, study coordinator Performing Organization: Medical … College of Wisconsin (i.e. the Zablocki VA Medical Center and Primary Care Initiative Clinics, which … • Social Support: Social Support was assessed with the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support … Injuries and Quality of Life in Poorly-Controlled T2DM: prospective observation During a self-management … Injuries and Quality of Life in Poorly-Controlled T2DM.

5387. Final Progress Report: Reducing Adverse Drug Events From Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids in Primary Care (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - N iet ert , PhD Organization: Medical University of South Carolina Project Dates: 9/30/2014-9/29/2018 … ADEs are defined as “injuries resulting from medical intervention related to a drug.”1 Preventable or … Medical Care. Jan 2007;45(1):95-99. 11. Sutin DG. … WMJ: official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. Dec 2006;105(8):54-59 16. … American Medical Association Opioid Task Force. End the Epidemic: Increasing Access to Naloxone.

5388. Isolated Clot, Real Error | PSNet
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      December 01, 2013 - is sometimes observed in clinical practice, filters should not be used as a way to prevent VTE after trauma … Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine University of California, San Francisco Medical … July 1, 2011 Injuries before and after diagnosis of cancer: nationwide register … Hospital ward adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of academic medical … September 1, 2017 WebM&M Cases Consequences of Medical

5389. Timely diagnosis of esophageal perforation | PSNet
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      September 27, 2023 - Even in the absence of a history suggestive of esophageal perforation (instrumentation, injury, vomiting … Utter, MD MSc   Professor of Surgery  Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Surgical Critical … 2022 WebM&M Cases Errors in Managing an Open Wound

5390. 130-Ss-Swiss-Cheese-Fg (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - result is an adverse event or patient error, which can result in catastrophic outcomes such as permanent injury … His sternal wound culture came back positive for MRSA. He was in the hospital for 5 extra days.

5391. Delayed Diagnosis in the Setting of Virtual Care: Remembering the Physical Examination | PSNet
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      April 29, 2020 - multiple sclerosis and neurogenic bladder presented to the emergency department (ED) of an academic medical … Common examples include pneumonia, Clostridium difficile infection, pressure injuries, delirium, and … diarrhea in an incontinent patient with skin breakdown on the “backside” should have raised an alarm, as wound … The use of a video visit for wound care is possible as skin and wound tissue can be adequately evaluated … Wesley Valdes, DO Telehealth and Wound Specialist Sacramento, CA wesley.valdes@gmail.com Garth

5392. Archived: Depression in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      December 15, 2009 - In older adults, significant depressive symptoms are associated with common life events, including medical … Significant depressive symptoms are associated with common life events in older adults, including medical … appropriate for use by communities and health care systems to promote health and to prevent disease, injury … For older adults, harms of treatment also include serious medical events, such as UGI bleeding. … DeWitt, MD (Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio); Allen J.

5393. Specific Tools To Support Change (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - have been identified, including: • Hospital-acquired infections: ventilator-associated pneumonia, wound … infection, infection due to medical care, decubitus ulcer … • Obstetrics: birth trauma - injury to neonate, obstetric trauma - vaginal delivery, obstetric … trauma - cesarean section, problems with childbirth … • Use of Medical Imaging. • Linking Quality to Payment. • Medicare Volume.

5394. Specific Tools To Support Change (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - indicators have been identified, including: • Hospital-acquired infections: ventilator pneumonia, wound … infection, infection due to medical care, decubitus ulcer … • Obstetrics: birth trauma - injury to neonate, obstetric trauma - vaginal delivery, obstetric … trauma - cesarean section, problems with childbirth … • Use of Medical Imaging. • Linking Quality to Payment. • Medicare Volume.

5395. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      November 28, 2012 - diagnosis, inadequate hepatic reserve to tolerate resection, tumors in unresectable locations, or medical … KQ 2 (harms): o Adverse outcomes: hepatic abscess, hemorrhage, biloma, steatohepatitis, and injury … Adverse effects of treatment  Hepatic abscess  Hepatic hemorrhage  Biloma  Steatohepatitis  Injury … Westchester Medical Center. … BMC medical research methodology 2008;8:79. PMID: 19036172 49. Thompson SG, Higgins JP.

5396. Recommendation: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 28, 2020 - In 2019, an outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) occurred in … Davidson, PhD, MASc (Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York … Barry, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Michael Cabana, MD, MA, MPH (University of … Outbreak of lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products. … Brief motivational intervention for adolescent smokers in medical settings.

5397. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 11, 2017 - Eight trials reported on the incidence of important patient events, including falls, injuries, and cardiovascular … One trial in women aged 40 to 74 years reported more injuries among intervention participants over 24 … Barry, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Karina W.

5398. Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Participants included people with complex health conditions, such as multiple concurrent medical and … Treatment for depression is defined as seeing or talking to a medical doctor or other professional or … Treatment for depression is defined as seeing or talking to a medical doctor or other professional or … The growing use of standardized screening instruments and electronic medical records will likely increase … Increased risk of death from car crashes and other injuries.

5399. Kidney-Stones-Draft-Appendi-C (xls file)
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      January 01, 2024 - and outpatient male spinal cord injury patients with chronic urea-splitting urinary tract infection … calcium or vitamin D replacement; history of sarcoidosis, renal tubular acidosis, or malignancy; spinal injuries … Is medical treatment necessary for infants with small urinary stones? … Is medical treatment necessary for infants with small urinary stones? … Is medical treatment necessary for infants with small urinary stones?

5400. First, Do No Harm: Value-driven Patient Safety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | PSNet
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      October 30, 2019 - The odds of experiencing a hemorrhage, sepsis, or organ injury are about three times higher with cesarean … If you're a neurosurgeon or a trauma surgeon, and you go back and operate on the place that you operated … How much of it is medical malpractice? … Medical malpractice doesn't explain it, nor does reimbursement. … During eras where reimbursement and medical malpractice policies have been the same, we've continued