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1441. The Hidden Danger of Unseen Intravenous Catheters | PSNet
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      October 04, 2023 - Graduates of pediatric anesthesiology fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical … A color-flow injection test, using ultrasound to detect changes in color-flow in proximal veins after … Introduction of color-flow injection test to confirm intravascular location of peripherally placed intravenous … postdischarge incidents after implementation of a hospital-to-home transition intervention for children with medical … September 21, 2016 Opioid prescribing patterns among medical providers in the United

1442. COVID-19 and the Built Environment | PSNet
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      June 30, 2021 - severe COVID-19 symptoms. 3 However, the ED remains the setting of care for patients needing emergency medical … use of telehealth techniques to evaluate patients within the hospital, combined with transitioning medical … architecture and public health students, and some students from an interprofessional program at the Medical … This is an area where I think there is going to be greater focus thinking about what can be done to test … We're going to test our air.”

1443. Near Miss With Neonate | PSNet
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      August 15, 2018 - This test had been ordered at an office visit earlier in the patient's pregnancy. … have been due to a lack of knowledge on the part of the provider who performed the second screening test … Nurses typically conduct a review of medical records and a full patient assessment during admission for … Rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events among hospitalized children following implementation

1444. Missed Appendicitis | PSNet
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      March 13, 2013 - to enhance patient safety in the ED Case & Commentary: Part 1 A 37-year-old woman with no past medical … white blood cell (WBC) count will be elevated in 70%-90% of patients with acute appendicitis, this test … needed: widespread use of CT in low-risk patients will lead to significant numbers of false positive test … This cognitive error of “anchoring” is a common source of emergency department error, and error in medical … National hospital ambulatory medical care survey: 2000 emergency department summary.

1445. Safety in Radiology | PSNet
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      October 01, 2013 - Less effort has been committed to justification—ensuring that the test is appropriate. … Justification of diagnostic medical exposures: some practical issues. … Exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation from medical imaging procedures. … So if you're looking at the overuse of CT, then radiation becomes a very concerning harm if that test … Some patients may become anxious knowing that the test exposes them to radiation, but the simple truth

1446. Anatomy of a cyberattack: part 4: quality assurance and error reduction, billing and compliance, transition to uptime. | PSNet
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      April 27, 2022 - March 30, 2022 Electronic medical record-based interventions to encourage opioid prescribing

1447. Watch the Warfarin! | PSNet
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      December 01, 2013 - Case & Commentary—Part 1: A frail 80-year-old man with a past medical history of dementia, falls, and … The medical team correctly continued the patient's warfarin on admission; patients in whom warfarin is … For the case patient, who was chronically taking warfarin, the medical team could have scheduled an earlier … Although the patient's INR on discharge was therapeutic, the medical team should have anticipated that … The medical team probably should have also either spoken directly with the primary care doctor at the

1448. Unlocking the potential of free text in electronic health records with large language models (LLM): enhancing patient safety and consultation interactions. | PSNet
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      October 01, 2014 - January 3, 2017 Reducing diagnostic error through medical home-based primary care reform … November 16, 2011 Management of test results in family medicine offices.

1449. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain | PSNet
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      November 01, 2012 - One component of the growing health care bill may be the expenses associated with unnecessary medical … Defensive Medicine and Medical Malpractice. … Sethi MK, Aseltine RH Jr, Ehrenfeld JM, et al; Massachusetts Medical Society. … The cost of medical professional liability. JAMA. 1987;257:2776-2781.  [go to PubMed] 10. … Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society; June 2007.  [Available at] 15.

1450. Efficiency and thoroughness trade-offs in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of prescribing safety in primary care. | PSNet
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      June 14, 2017 - role of informal dimensions of safety in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of test … June 14, 2017 Between demarcation and discretion: the medical-administrative boundary

1451. The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage | PSNet
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      April 04, 2018 - Due to some odd behavior and suspicion for substance abuse, a urine toxicology test was sent on admission … Yet, it seems from the case that the patient may have been using his prescribed opioids for non-medical … The algorithm involves a 10-step process with diagnosis, determination of medical necessity, establishment … Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD Medical Director, Pain Management Center of Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky Clinical … February 27, 2019 Performance of large language models on medical oncology examination

1452. Getting to the Root of the Matter | PSNet
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      September 01, 2005 - After 8 hours, arterial blood gas test revealed a pH 7.23, Pco 2 23 mm Hg, Po 2 161 mm Hg and base … The magnitude of medical error, the relative contribution of errors to adverse patient outcomes, and … provider contact with the patient (from physician to patient transport personnel), every order, every test … , and every response to a test should be charted. … Effect of reducing interns' work hours on serious medical errors in intensive care units.

1453. Acute Respiratory Arrest in Pregnancy | PSNet
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      August 15, 2018 - Review of her medical records revealed that the patient had a history of chronic hypertension, which … at onset, severity of disease process, presence of multifetal gestation, and presence of preexisting medical … population-based study of all maternity units in the Netherlands, errors in diagnosis and management by medical … obstetric or postpartum patients should also develop mechanisms that include assessment of competency of medical … Introduction of an obstetric-specific medical emergency team for obstetric crises: implementation and

1454. The 2-Week Itch | PSNet
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      June 16, 2019 - Since mix-ups between Zyprexa and Zyrtec are potentially serious, nurses, medical staff (including psychiatrists … American Medical News. November 22/29, 1999. [ go to related site ] 8.

1455. Update: Patient Engagement in Safety | PSNet
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      January 01, 2017 - population-based study in Iowa, 20% of participants shared that they or someone close to them had experienced a medical … offered patients unprecedented access to their health information, including the ability to review test … In a 2018 study, most patients who viewed their online test results did not receive explanations of

1456. The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to Increase Safety and Diagnostic Accuracy Innovation | PSNet
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      April 01, 2005 - incorporate recommendations to repeat testing and consider consultation with an obstetrician if the repeat test … In addition, the electronic medical record (EMR) features an order set to assist clinicians in ordering … example may include harmful medication interactions or potentially missed diagnoses, such as abnormal test … Kanter, Michael.H.Kanter@kp.org , Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Permanente … Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical

1457. "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety | PSNet
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      December 01, 2012 - As a field, POCUS was initially led by emergency medicine, but now many medical specialties use POCUS … The emergency department POCUS was a reasonable first test, and its findings correctly reassured the … (e.g., radiographs, electrocardiograms, etc.), providers need to recognize when the findings of the test … Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. [Available at] 3. … Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 1999. Resolution 802. [Available at] 5.

1458. Autopsy Revelation | PSNet
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      December 01, 2007 - Internal bleeding: the truth behind America's terrifying epidemic of medical mistakes. … Medical error and outcomes measures: where have all the autopsies gone? … The value of the autopsy in three medical eras. … Misdiagnosis at a university hospital in 4 medical eras. … Diagnostic errors in three medical eras: a necropsy study.

1459. The vanishing nonforensic autopsy. | PSNet
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      February 09, 2011 - February 22, 2011 Patient safety in emergency medical services: a systematic review of … December 21, 2011 Computerised provider order entry and residency education in an academic medical

1460. Preventing Complications during Aneurysm Clipping – the Role of Neuromonitoring. | PSNet
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      July 02, 2011 - potential (SSEP) monitoring and motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring provided the best diagnostic test … Take Home Points The urgency of emergent surgical conditions influences medical decision making and … injury during adult aneurysm clipping surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test … May 20, 2009 Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour