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In Conversation With… Paul McGann, MD | PSNet

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July 10, 2024 - the big proviso is that I've had experience in large-scale quality improvement collaborations in the nursing … home field. … There are 16,000 nursing homes in the United States, and I did several projects that had 7,000 to 10,000 … nursing homes in them. … homes and it doesn't work.

Effectiveness of communication interventions in obstetrics--a systematic review. | PSNet

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April 13, 2022 - in older people with multimorbidity: a comparative analysis between patients living at home and in a nursing … home.

The electronic prescribing of subcutaneous infusions: a before-and-after study assessing the impact upon patient safety and service efficiency. | PSNet

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July 06, 2022 - multidisciplinary medication review on the safety and medication cost of the elderly people living in a nursing … home: a before-after study.

Patient safety in palliative care: a mixed-methods study of reports to a national database of serious incidents. | PSNet

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May 16, 2018 - Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics and racial disparities in US nursing … home ratings.

Analysis of results from event investigations in industrial and patient safety contexts. | PSNet

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July 06, 2022 - March 2, 2022 Nursing home staff turnover and perceived patient safety culture: results

Safety of elderly fallers: identifying associated risk factors for 30-day unplanned readmissions using a clinical data warehouse. | PSNet

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May 04, 2022 - Understanding of Treatment and Follow-up Care May 26, 2021 The association of nursing … home characteristics and quality with adverse events after a hospitalization.

Organisational factors associated with safety climate, patient satisfaction and self-reported medicines adherence in community pharmacies. | PSNet

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April 07, 2021 - September 21, 2022 Medication discrepancy rates and sources upon nursing home intake:

Understanding the factors influencing implementation of a new national patient safety policy in England: lessons from 'Learning from Deaths'. | PSNet

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August 18, 2021 - Organizational readiness to change as a leverage point for improving safety: a national nursing … home survey.

Differences between managers’ and safety professionals’ perceptions of upwards influence attempts within safety practice. | PSNet

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December 08, 2021 - multidisciplinary medication review on the safety and medication cost of the elderly people living in a nursing … home: a before-after study.

Promoting the psychological well-being of healthcare providers facing the burden of adverse events: a systematic review of second victim support resources. | PSNet

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February 15, 2023 - June 1, 2022 Communication disparities between nursing home team members.

Using good catches to promote a just culture and perioperative patient safety. | PSNet

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July 18, 2018 - Commentary Using good catches to promote a just culture and perioperative patient safety. Citation Text: Monahan JJ. Using Good Catches to Promote a Just Culture and Perioperative Patient Safety. AORN J. 2018;108(5):548-552. doi:10.1002/aorn.12394. Copy Citation Format: DOI…

Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy. | PSNet

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August 30, 2023 - Primers Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing … Homes February 24, 2022 Patient Safety Primers

Are You Mrs. A? An Issue of Identification Over Telephone | PSNet

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January 01, 2016 - pharmacists; they have occurred in hospitals, emergency rooms, physicians' offices, pharmacies, and nursing … homes.( 2-4 ) Examples of wrong patient errors include medications, radiology tests, and laboratory … Medication error reporting in nursing homes: identifying targets for patient safety improvement.

In Conversation with... Patricia McGaffigan about Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet

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August 30, 2023 - homes and supporting the workforce. … Hartford Foundation , we set up a rapid response network specific to nursing homes to offer brief calls … We partnered with AHRQ and Project ECHO in the Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network to create and provide … free training and support to nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation of … More than 9,000 nursing homes in this country participated in the virtual community where they received

ASHP guidelines: minimum standard for ambulatory care pharmacy practice. | PSNet

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September 23, 2020 - Commentary ASHP guidelines: minimum standard for ambulatory care pharmacy practice. Citation Text: Buxton JA, Babbitt RM, Clegg CA, et al. ASHP guidelines: Minimum standard for ambulatory care pharmacy practice. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2015;72(14):1221-1236. doi:10.2146/sp150005. Copy …

A scoping review exploring the confidence of healthcare professionals in assessing all skin tones. | PSNet

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July 17, 2019 - Review A scoping review exploring the confidence of healthcare professionals in assessing all skin tones. Citation Text: Harrison J. A scoping review exploring the confidence of healthcare professionals in assessing all skin tones. Br Paramed J. 2023;8(2):18-28. doi:10.29045/14784726.202…

Discrepant perceptions of communication, teamwork and situation awareness among surgical team members. | PSNet

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August 12, 2020 - Study Discrepant perceptions of communication, teamwork and situation awareness among surgical team members. Citation Text: Wauben LSGL, van Doorn CMD-, van Wijngaarden JDH, et al. Discrepant perceptions of communication, teamwork and situation awareness among surgical team members. In…

Direct oral anticoagulants: new drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm? | PSNet

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November 16, 2022 - Commentary Direct oral anticoagulants: new drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm? Citation Text: Barras MA, Hughes D, Ullner M. Direct oral anticoagulants: New drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm? Nurs Health Sci. 2016…

Nurses' work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient mortality. | PSNet

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June 16, 2010 - Study Nurses' work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient mortality. Citation Text: Trinkoff AM, Johantgen M, Storr CL, et al. Nurses' work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient mortality. Nurs Res. 2011;60(1):1-8. doi:10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181fff15d. Copy…

Changing the medical malpractice system to align with what we know about patient safety and quality improvement. | PSNet

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September 20, 2012 - Commentary Changing the medical malpractice system to align with what we know about patient safety and quality improvement. Citation Text: Sklar DP. Changing the Medical Malpractice System to Align With What We Know About Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Acad Med. 2017;92(7):891-8…

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