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81. Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm Fatigue | PSNet
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    May 01, 2016 - Techniques shown to decrease the number of alarms include changing the alarm default settings to match … By reducing the number of waveform artifacts, one can decrease the number of false alarms. … But I had absolutely no clue of the staggering number of alarms that we would find in our intensive … When I saw that number, I thought there was a mistake—but there wasn't. … number that people say.

82. Opioid Safety | PSNet
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    September 07, 2019 - hazards posed by indiscriminate opioid prescribing began to occur in the early part of this decade, and a number … Unused medications may also be given away or sold, increasing the number of patients unnecessarily … Current Context The opioid epidemic continues to affect a vast number of patients, and the overall … This project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research

83. Use of an electronic decision support tool to reduce polypharmacy in elderly people with chronic diseases: cluster randomised controlled trial. | PSNet
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    August 18, 2021 - Results indicate that the tool did reduce the number of prescribed drugs but did not significantly reduce … September 7, 2022 Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate … December 14, 2022 Correlation between the number of patient-reported adverse events,

84. The burden and risk factors for adverse drug events in older patients--a prospective cross-sectional study. | PSNet
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    March 02, 2022 - emergency department and identified factors associated with risk for ADEs, such as the type of drug, number … of medications, and number of clinical problems. … May 11, 2022 Correlation between the number of patient-reported adverse events, adverse

85. Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environments. | PSNet
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    November 21, 2018 - demonstrated in classic studies , providing an impetus for laws in 15 states that mandate the maximum number … discharges and nurse surveys from 665 hospitals in 4 states, the authors found that decreasing the number

86. Registration-associated patient misidentification in an academic medical center: causes and corrections. | PSNet
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    September 02, 2020 - registration-associated patient misidentification (eg, assigning a new patient an existing patient's medical record number … 2009 Effect of medication reconciliation with and without patient counseling on the number

87. Unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission. | PSNet
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    March 18, 2015 - Investigators aimed to evaluate the differences between the two sets of medication lists to demonstrate the number … September 4, 2019 Effect of restriction of the number of concurrently open records in … January 30, 2013 A national survey assessing the number of records allowed open in electronic

88. Epidemiology of medical error. | PSNet
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    March 29, 2012 - The authors illustrate the number of preventable adverse events and those resulting in permanent disability … September 4, 2019 Effect of restriction of the number of concurrently open records in … August 18, 2010 A national survey assessing the number of records allowed open in electronic

89. Cost and workforce implications of subjecting all physicians to aviation industry work-hour restrictions.   | PSNet
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    September 19, 2007 - increasing the duration between shifts—at an estimated cost of $1.7 billion—no reduction in the maximum number … November 25, 2015 Effect of restriction of the number of concurrently open records in … April 18, 2018 A national survey assessing the number of records allowed open in electronic

90. Waiting Too Long | PSNet
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    February 01, 2013 - surgeon staffing needs for trauma centers.( 1,2 ) Similar methods have been used to determine optimal number … beds and occupancy to minimize staffing costs in an obstetrical unit ( 3 ), as well as the minimum number … Preparation for emergency care involves more than establishing the optimal number of providers. … Optimal number of beds and occupancy to minimize staffing costs in an obstetrical unit? … December 16, 2015 New mother number 14.

91. In Conversation With… Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS | PSNet
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    June 28, 2023 - We also measured a number of secondary outcomes: wound infections, renal failure, sepsis, and readmissions … To be quite honest, most of the surgical education community believes that 80 hours is a reasonable number … Similarly, the number of times residents reported having to leave an unstable patient because their duty … That 13% number was totally striking about how often a resident left an operation. … This project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare Research

92. Statewide Telehealth Program Enhances Access to Care, Improves Outcomes for High-Risk Pregnancies in Rural Area | PSNet
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    April 24, 2024 - See the Description section for information about number of guidelines and new services; the References … training:  Travels to the s tate's outlying hospitals with a life-size mannequin that simulates any number … The number of medical center telemedicine consultations increased from fewer than 50 in 2000, to 3,306 … Between 2016 and 2017 there was a 38% increase in the number of women with diabetes whose cases were … This Innovation Over its 17 years in operation, the High-Risk Pregnancy Program has gained a number

93. Evaluation of the role of the critical care pharmacist in identifying and avoiding or minimizing significant drug–drug interactions in medical intensive care patients. | PSNet
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    December 15, 2021 - This study found that having a clinical pharmacist participate in daily rounds reduced the number

94. Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges | PSNet
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    April 24, 2024 - In 1982, there were about one million registered nurses (RNs) in the United States; by 2020, that number … A worrisome drop in the number of young nurses. Health Affairs Forefront blog. April 13, 2022. … I think that’s the number one priority. … A Worriesome Drop in the Number of Young Nurses. … https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/worrisome-drop-number-young-nurses . 4 Dill J, Duffy

95. Rediscovering the Power of the Surgical M&M Conference: The M M Matrix | PSNet
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    September 01, 2007 - But it's very clear that a great number of centers are very upset about this having gone public. … that it's acceptable for every patient, and number two, it will be a burden shared. … And I always tell them, number one, I won't write about you without your permission. … Number two is that the answer is no, because what I really feel I struggle for are ideas. … December 16, 2015 New mother number 14.

96. Immersive high fidelity simulation of critically ill patients to study cognitive errors: a pilot study. | PSNet
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    August 15, 2018 - July 10, 2019 Effect of restriction of the number of concurrently open records in an … May 24, 2017 A national survey assessing the number of records allowed open in electronic … November 15, 2017 Effect of number of open charts on intercepted wrong-patient medication

97. In Conversation With… Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH | PSNet
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    May 01, 2013 - RW : If you were the czar of Medicare, what would be the right number in terms of pay-for-performance … And what would you think are the policy challenges of getting to that number? … AJ : The unfortunate bottom line is that we don't know what the right number is. … If the alternative is to do nothing at all or to keep focusing on the small number of processes, most … It's still a small number but that means in a couple of years about 20% of American hospitals adopted

98. Advancing Patient Safety Through State Reporting Systems | PSNet
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    June 01, 2007 - However, since 2000, the number of states with authorized systems has almost doubled, and many of the … Following the analysis and subsequent protocols, the number of such events decreased from 25 in 2002 … During 2006, Pennsylvania collected the greatest number of adverse event and near miss reports (almost … use of propofol to the anesthesia department, and reducing the use of verbal orders.( 9 ) A growing number … of a health care facility This project was funded under contract number

99. Fumbled Handoff | PSNet
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    September 01, 2006 - 80 per week, with no more than 30 consecutive hours worked.( 1 ) These mandates have increased the number … continuity, researchers found fewer medication errors, as well as a decrease in length of stay and number … Comm J Qual Improv. 1998;24:77-87.[ go to PubMed ] This project was funded under contract number

100. Forcing Function | PSNet
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     August 18, 2020 - Forcing Function An aspect of a design that prevents a target action from being performed or allows its performance only if another specific action is performed first. For example, automobiles are now designed so that the driver cannot shift into reverse without first putting her foot on the brake pedal. Forcing func…