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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/saving-lives-and-saving-money-hospital-acquired-conditions-update
May 01, 2017 - by the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. … Reporting System for Patient Safety Events. … May 25, 2016
Patient Safety in Ambulatory Settings. … May 6, 2015
Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient Harms … March 5, 2013
Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disentangling-quality-and-safety-indicator-data-longitudinal-comparative-study-hand-hygiene
March 23, 2011 - Study
Disentangling quality and safety indicator data: a longitudinal, comparative … Disentangling quality and safety indicator data: a longitudinal, comparative study of hand hygiene compliance … Disentangling quality and safety indicator data: a longitudinal, comparative study of hand hygiene compliance … November 18, 2016
Efforts To Improve Patient Safety Result in 1.3 Million Fewer Patient … See More About The Topic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ultrasound-looked-fine-point-care-ultrasound-and-patient-safety
December 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
"The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety … "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. … "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. … Bedside Ultrasonography Guidelines for Critically Ill Patients. … "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet].
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sudden-death-lung-embolism-after-inadvertent-infusion-zinc-oxide-shake-lotion
January 12, 2022 - a recurrence of patient safety incidents: an observational study. … September 7, 2022
Patient safety in external beam radiotherapy—guidelines on risk assessment … June 24, 2009
Feasibility first: developing public performance indicators on patient … March 8, 2023
The impact of medication reconciliation and review in patients using oral … August 10, 2016
Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in laboratory testing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/radiation-safety
September 15, 2024 - This Patient Safety Primer will discuss the safety issues associated with the use of radiation, both … May 25, 2011
An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice. … July 8, 2009
National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Patient Safety Measures: A Consensus Report … October 18, 2023
Radiographers' experience of preventing patient safety incidents in … September 29, 2017
Society of Interventional Radiology IR Pre-Procedure Patient Safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/examining-medication-ordering-errors-using-ahrq-network-patient-safety-databases
November 30, 2022 - Study
Examining medication ordering errors using AHRQ Network of Patient Safety Databases … Examining medication ordering errors using AHRQ network of patient safety databases. … This study focuses on ordering errors reported to the AHRQ Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD … Examining medication ordering errors using AHRQ network of patient safety databases. … patient-safety challenge in obstetrics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seeking-systems-based-facilitators-safety-and-healthcare-resilience-thematic-review-incident
December 06, 2023 - anticoagulant medication errors to demonstrate the effectiveness of Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient … May 18, 2022
Approaches to improving patient safety in integrated care: a scoping review … June 14, 2023
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'Speaking Up' for patient safety and staff well-being: a qualitative study … October 12, 2022
A machine learning approach to reclassifying miscellaneous patient safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/poor-state-health-care-quality-us-malpractice-liability-part-problem-or-part-solution
March 01, 2023 - This review discusses an ongoing and controversial debate in patient safety regarding the impact of current … January 2, 2017
Partnership for Patients. … October 6, 2016
A new frontier in patient safety. … Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. … May 18, 2016
Closed medical negligence claims can drive patient safety and reduce litigation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-culture-impact-workplace-violence-and-health-worker-burnout
December 07, 2022 - Patient safety culture: the impact on workplace violence and health worker burnout. … Patient safety culture: the impact on workplace violence and health worker burnout. … culture and patient safety in emergency departments: a systematic review. … March 10, 2021
Emotional safety is patient safety. … in patient safety transformation.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49569/psn-pdf
September 01, 2008 - Because of decreasing oxygen levels and worsening mental status, the patient required transfer back to … Indicators of tubesite during feedings. J Neurosci Nurs.
2005;37:320-325. [go to PubMed]
7. … Indicators of postpyloric feeding tube placement in
children. Crit Care Med. 2000;28:2962-2966. … National Patient Safety Agency. … Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:285-292.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49728/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Patients—outpatients, certainly, but even inpatients where possible—should know the name and purpose … Clinicians should inform patients of the dispensed or administered drug and
allow the educated patient … Printing the list of prescribed
medications for the patient can be useful, allowing patients to compare … Drug mix-ups threaten patient safety. Medscape Pharmacists.
April 29, 2008. [Available at]
2. … Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication
administration.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-related-hospital-deaths-england-thematic-analysis-incidents-reported-national
October 31, 2014 - Study
Patient-safety–related hospital deaths in England: thematic analysis of incidents … Patient-safety-related hospital deaths in England: thematic analysis of incidents reported to a national … Patient-safety-related hospital deaths in England: thematic analysis of incidents reported to a national … July 3, 2016
Can patient safety incident reports be used to compare hospital safety? … June 8, 2011
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49722/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - Human factors engineers and others
concerned with patient safety continue this process throughout the … Gurses, PhD Human Factors Engineer Associate Professor Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety
and … Technologies in the wild (TiW): human factors
implications for patient safety in the cardiovascular … Work system design for patient safety: the SEIPS model. … Time to accelerate integration of human factors and ergonomics in
patient safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-medical-students-recognise-and-report-errors
March 01, 2023 - safety. … September 1, 2007
Anticoagulation-associated adverse drug events in hospitalized patients … July 26, 2023
Patient involvement in medication safety in hospital: an exploratory study … March 16, 2023
Failure to rescue as a patient safety indicator for neurosurgical patients … February 22, 2023
"Good catch, Kiddo"--enhancing patient safety in the pediatric emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-breaks-reduce-general-practitioner-burnout-and-improve-safety-daily-diary-study
August 24, 2016 - A break that includes a positive interaction also improves perceptions of patient safety. … August 24, 2016
Burnout mediates the association between depression and patient safety … patients' views and experiences. … July 10, 2024
Physician and nurse well-being, patient safety and recommendations for … October 26, 2022
How do patients respond to safety problems in ambulatory care?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-acquired-urinary-tract-infection-problem-and-solutions
November 01, 2008 - Safety programs must not only aim to prevent infections, but also limit patient risk. … RW: What do you think the broader field of patient safety should be learning from your own research … SS : Well, I think that infection prevention in many ways is a paradigm for patient safety, at least … for certain aspects of patient safety research. … April 14, 2021
Viewpoint: Patient safety in primary care - patients are not just a beneficiary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/raising-barcode-improving-medication-safety-behaviours-through-behavioural-science-informed
November 01, 2023 - Study
Raising the barcode: improving medication safety behaviours through a behavioural … Raising the barcode: improving medication safety behaviours through a behavioural science-informed feedback … April 5, 2023
Comparing safety, performance and user perceptions of a patient-specific … May 8, 2017
Multiple component patient safety intervention in English hospitals: controlled … February 23, 2011
Identification of priorities for improvement of medication safety in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-assessment-continuous-vital-sign-surveillance-improve-patient-safety-medicalsurgical
May 01, 2019 - Nursing assessment of continuous vital sign surveillance to improve patient safety on the medical/surgical … Nursing assessment of continuous vital sign surveillance to improve patient safety on the medical/surgical … March 15, 2017
Telehealth safety framework: addressing a new frontier in patient safety … November 8, 2017
Nursing perception of the impact of medication carts on patient safety … September 26, 2016
Does an insulin double-checking procedure improve patient safety?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74060/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - clinically-significant-medication-errors-surgical-units-detected-clinical-
pharmacist-real
Pharmacists play an essential role in medication safety … This observational study found that 20% of patients presenting to
surgical units at one French hospital … clinically-significant-medication-errors-surgical-units-detected-clinical-pharmacist-real
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/pharmacist-role-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36803/psn-pdf
April 11, 2007 - Patient safety and quality in the pediatric intensive care
unit. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-pediatric-intensive-care-unit
This supplement … covers issues related to safety indicators, fatigue, electronic medical records, infection,
and disclosure … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-pediatric-intensive-care-unit