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201. Designing the Built Environment for A Culture and System of Patient Safety – A Conceptual, New Design Process (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Dickerman_84.pdf
     June 04, 2008 - When comparing the characteristics of health care building life safety and patient safety, both involve … for building patient safety. … Unlike life and fire safety, no regulations or codes are devoted to patient safety—i.e., freedom from … and patient safety. … The goal of this new process is to provide safety for patients primarily and safety for staff and operational

202. Systems-Based Practice: Improving the Safety and Quality of Patient Care by Recognizing and Improving the Systems in Which We Work (pdf file)
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     June 10, 2008 - Patient safety is a good entry point into SBP because the concepts of safety, errors, and harm all place … Many of our patient safety initiatives belong to the system. … • Work in interprofessional teams to enhance patient safety and improve patient care quality. … care—including education, telecommunications, and aviation—use systems theory to better serve their clients … Patient safety is a good entry point into SBP because the concepts of safety, errors, and harm all place

203. The PeaceHealth Ambulatory Medication Safety Culture Survey (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Stock_72.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - ultimately patient safety be transformed. … Creating a culture of medication safety in ambulatory clinics that patients consider their “medical … of care provided to patients. … Measuring patient safety climate: A review of surveys. … Psychometric analysis of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety.

204. Promoting Best Practice and Safety Through Preprinted Physician Orders (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Ehringer_17.pdf
     February 08, 2008 - regarding “best practice” and general patient safety. … Is the inclusion of National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) considered? … (Safety measure) • As appropriate, reconciliation of medications is a National Patient Safety Goal … Do the scheduled times for medication administration promote patient safety? … Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety.

205. Confidential Performance Feedback and Organizational Capacity Building to Improve Hospital Patient Safety: Results of a Randomized Trial (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2008 - safety reports would achieve a greater increase in patient safety efforts and a greater reduction in … Characteristics of patients in hospitals in each study groupa Patient Characteristics Feedback Capacity … effective patient safety interventions. … safety indicators that could be used to measure accurately the effect of patient safety interventions … In: Advances in patient safety: From research to implementation.

206. From Public Testimony to Vehicle for Statewide Action: Experience of the Michigan State Commission on Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Valade_46.pdf
     May 05, 2008 - on Patient Safety Diane Valade, MS; A.B. … Protect patient safety data and sources • Protect patient safety data and reporting activities under … safety (e.g., health history, medication history, and critical lab values) is available to patients … Involve patients as active health care partners • Empower consumers/patients/clients/residents and … State patient safety centers: A new approach to promote patient safety.

207. Measuring Safety Climate in Primary Care Offices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-SinghG_67.pdf
     April 14, 2008 - culture in its 2007 Patient Safety Goals.4 The term “safety culture” made its first appearance in … Assessing patient safety culture: A review and synthesis of the measurement tool. … J Patient Saf 2006; 2:105-115. 6. Cooper MD. Towards a model of safety culture. … Building learning practices with self-empowered teams for improving patient safety. … Measuring patient safety climate: A review of surveys.

208. Analysis of Patient Safety: Converting Complex Pediatric Chemotherapy Ordering Processes from Paper to Electronic Systems (pdf file)
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     March 30, 2008 - Analysis of Patient Safety: Converting Complex Pediatric Chemotherapy Ordering Processes from Paper to … Electronic Systems Analysis of Patient Safety: Converting Complex Pediatric Chemotherapy Ordering … Introduction Various technologies exist to increase patient safety associated with medication use. … Optimally, organizations that are investing substantial resources in CPOE and other new patient safety … Advances in patient safety: From research to implementation. Vol. 2, Concepts and methodology.

209. TeamSTEPPS™: Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-King_1.pdf
     April 07, 2008 - Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety Heidi B. … • Evaluating specific patient safety interventions. … and security of actual patients. … Medical teamwork and patient safety: The evidence-based relation. … Patient safety culture surveys.

210. Impact of Staff-Led Safety Walk Rounds (pdf file)
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     March 05, 2008 - • Risk of medication error involving patients with same last name. … Security • Difficult to distinguish patients from visitors with current system. … rounds or patient safety. … • Were you able to care for your patients during your last three shifts as safely as possible? … Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds™.

211. Improving Patient Safety Using ATHENA-Decision Support System Technology: The Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain Experience (pdf file)
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     April 30, 2008 - for patient safety efforts. … of addressing patient safety in the outpatient setting. … constructed specifically to address issues related to patient safety (Figure 1). … Highlights of patient safety features in ATHENA-Opioid Therapy. A. … patient safety.

212. Creating Safety in the Testing Process in Primary Care Offices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Elder_18.pdf
     February 19, 2008 - Work system design for patient safety: The SEIPS model. … Organizing patient safety research to identify risks and hazards. … Advances in patient safety: From research to implementation. Vol. 3. … Integrating patient safety into the clinical microsystem. … The relation between teamwork and patient safety. In: Carayon P, ed.

213. Intravenous Infusion Safety Initiative: Collaboration, Evidence-Based Best Practices, and “Smart” Technology Help Avert High-Risk Adverse Drug Events and Improve Patient Outcomes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Maddox_38.pdf
     March 26, 2008 - IV infusion safety systems provide rapid, effective, and cost-effective patient safety improvement. … systems as they work to improve safety and quality of care for all patients. … patient safety and quality of care. … Safety issues with patient-controlled analgesia. ISMP medication safety alert! 2005; 3: 1-3. … ISMP medication safety alert! Safety issues with patient-controlled analgesia.

214. Imbedding Research in Practice to Improve Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Raebel_53.pdf
     May 07, 2008 - we were taking extra steps towards patient safety. … By avoiding such complications, these interventions enhanced patient safety and avoided patient harm … Program projects support patient safety goals common to many health systems. … Initiating transformational change to enhance patient safety. … J Patient Safety 2006; 2: 20-24. 1. Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS.

215. Quality and Patient Safety Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - Patient and Family Engagement Whether you see patients at a hospital, primary care office, or other … improve patient safety. … safety goal, because hospital-acquired conditions cause harm to patients. … Survey on Patient Safety Culture Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture Ambulatory … Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture Patient Safety Culture Resources

216. Home Health Care Patients and Safety Hazards in the Home: Preliminary Findings (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Home Health Care Patients and Safety Hazards in the Home: Preliminary Findings Home Health Care Patients … population, it is important to identify risk factors that affect patient health and safety in this … , and the safety of patients (e.g., patient falls), have not been assessed. … They identified general security/personal safety hazards that could present a threat to patient safety … and lifting the client.

217. The Use of Modest Incentives to Boost Adoption of Safety Practices and Systems (pdf file)
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     March 03, 2008 - for our patients and organizational success. 3. … Antibiotics to pneumonia patients Initial antibiotics to pneumonia patients within 4 hours of arrival … Patient safety: Achieving a new standard for care. Erickson SM, ed. … Committee on Data Standards for Patient Safety, Institute of Medicine. … The role and responsibility of physicians to improve patient safety.

218. “Safeware”: Safety-Critical Computing and Health Care Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Wears_75.pdf
     May 27, 2008 - implementing IT, there has been virtually no discussion about how to make health IT itself safe for patients … had never been ordered for that patient. … reported; all concerned drugs that matched the current MAR in the computer but were wrong for the patient … As far as is known, no patient suffered serious harm from this event. … J Patient Safety 2005; 1: 56-61. 16. Wears RL, Cook RI, Perry SJ.

219. Patient Monitors in Critical Care: Lessons for Improvement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2003 - means of detecting, diagnosing, and treating these events is use of physiologic displays that show the patients … These efforts have yielded marked improvements in the safety and efficiency of airplane and nuclear … monitoring in particular will lead to improved patient safety. 11 Acknowledgments This work … Designing for transportation safety in the light of perception, attention, and mental models. … Handbook of human factors and ergonomics in healthcare and patient safety.

220. Personal Health Records to Improve Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2008 - Personal Health Records to Improve Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety Personal Health Records … to Improve Health Information Exchange and Patient Safety James R. … health information to be immediately accessed by any approved health provider and would improve the safety … To achieve the many benefits of interoperability—such as improvements in quality, safety, and the costs … All groups also expressed interest in having access to medication safety information (77.8 percent);