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2221. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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      December 31, 2024 - January 22, 2025 Weekly Issue PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news … Maintaining hand hygiene is a critical safety activity for patients, families, and healthcare workers … Commentary AI: promise or peril for patient safety. … Patients for Patient Safety US (PFPS-US) is a patient- and family-led organization to improve healthcare … safety, equitable healthcare, and patient outcomes.

2222. Hospital bracelets face hurdles as they fix hazard. | PSNet
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      August 15, 2012 - This news article reports on the dynamic between patient safety and privacy in the use of color-coded … bracelets that indicate patient preferences related to end-of-life care. … September 24, 2014 At Bellevue, a desperate fight to ensure the patients' safety. … November 11, 2015 Overkill: An avalanche of unnecessary medical care is harming patients … July 23, 2008 Standardising wristbands improves patient safety.

2223. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2019 - The patient promptly received 3 L of intravenous fluid. … The patient remained hypotensive, and a lactate level returned at 3.5 mg/dL. … Although all allergy entries warrant attention to improve quality and safety, penicillin allergy documentation … quality and safety of care. … Blumenthal, MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Medicine Quality and Safety Officer for Allergy Professor

2224. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 03, 2021 - technology-related Health information technology (HIT) has had a profound impact on health care delivery and patient … safety, but unintended consequences remain a concern. … digital-doctor-hope-hype-and-harm-dawn-medicines-computer-age https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/recent-evidence-health-it-improves-patient-safety-issue-brief

2225. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 05, 2021 - accuracy-practitioner-estimates-probability-diagnosis-and-after-testing Overdiagnosis is an emerging safety … overdiagnosis-and-overtreatment-quality-problem-insights-healthcare-improvement-research https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overkill-avalanche-unnecessary-medical-care-harming-patients-physically-and-financially-what … delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/overuse-patient-safety-problem

2226. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 24, 2022 - impact-drug-error-reduction-software-preventing-harmful-adverse-drug-events- england Smart pump software can improve medication safety … but can also introduce patient safety hazards, such as alert fatigue. … DERS was 45%, but across one year of implementation, severe harm or death was avoided in up to 110 patients

2227. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - novel-study-situational-awareness-among-out-hospital-providers-during-online-clinical https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/situational-awareness-and-patient-safety … /psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/situational-awareness-what-it-means-clinicians-its-recognition-and-importance-patient-safety

2228. Safety still compromised by computer weaknesses. | PSNet
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      September 14, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Safety still compromised by computer weaknesses. … Citation Text: Safety still compromised by computer weaknesses. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! … ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 25, 2005;10:1-3. … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) "Use as directed" can cause confusion for both patients … July 17, 2018 What price must we pay for safety?

2229. Hospital-error oversight called lax: state takes too long to investigate mistakes, patient advocates say. | PSNet
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      May 04, 2015 - January 18, 2006 Hospitals save money, but safety is questioned. … April 1, 2024 Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial … April 1, 2024 Perspective The Media’s Role in Patient Safety … May 13, 2019 Tennessee Center for Patient Safety. … August 14, 2013 With Safety in Mind: Mental Health Services and Patient Safety.

2230. ISMP survey shows provider text messaging often runs afoul of patient safety. | PSNet
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      May 07, 2018 - Citation Text: ISMP survey shows provider text messaging often runs afoul of patient safety. … November 30, 2016 Managing hospitalized patients with ambulatory pumps: findings from … May 31, 2017 View More Related Resources Patient Safety … Primers Patient Safety 101 June 15, 2024 Using telehealth … October 25, 2017 Perspective Telemedicine and Patient Safety

2231. Serious Reportable Events. | PSNet
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      March 21, 2018 - February 15, 2023 Barriers and facilitators to patient engagement in patient safety from … November 30, 2023 Maryland Hospital Patient Safety Program Annual Report. … July 1, 2020 Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. … June 24, 2019 Organisation Patient Safety Incident Reports. … October 15, 2008 Patient Safety Reporting System.

2232. Clostridium Difficile Relapse Secondary to Medication Access Issue | PSNet
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      October 01, 2015 - Electronic Err October 1, 2004 Changes in medication safety … indicators in England throughout the covid-19 pandemic using OpenSAFELY: population based, retrospective … February 14, 2011 The JCAHO patient safety event taxonomy: a standardized terminology … June 30, 2011 Reducing health care hazards: lessons from the Commercial Aviation Safety … safety.

2233. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 28, 2015 - point-prevalence-surgical-checklist-use-europe-relationship-hospital-mortality The initial evidence supporting the impact of the World Health Organization's surgical safety … study evaluated checklist use in 426 hospitals across 28 European nations, involving more than 45,000 patients … there was striking variation in surgical checklist exposure, with checklists used for 0% to 99.6% of patients … point-prevalence-surgical-checklist-use-europe-relationship-hospital-mortality https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-safety-checklist-reduce-morbidity-and-mortality-global-population … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introduction-surgical-safety-checklists-ontario-canada https://psnet.ahrq.gov

2234. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 13, 2018 - prescription-opioid-use-misuse-and-use-disorders-us-adults-2015-national- survey-drug-use-and Opioid safety … The majority of patients who misused opioids did so without a prescription, with many patients obtaining … reducing opioid prescribing without providing alternative pain treatment modalities could be harmful to patients … A recent PSNet perspective discussed the patient safety aspects of the opioid epidemic. … pain-management-and-opioid-epidemic-balancing-societal-and-individual-benefits-and-risks https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem

2235. New Oral Anticoagulants | PSNet
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      July 01, 2011 - Efficacy and safety of novel oral anticoagulants for treatment of acute venous thromboembolism: direct … MedWatch Safety Alert. Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) capsules. … October 19, 2016 Patient Safety Primers Burnout September … multi-hospital before–after observational study using a point-prevalence approach with an infusion safety … More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Quality and Safety

2236. Freedom to Speak Up: A Review of Whistleblowing in the NHS. | PSNet
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      April 24, 2013 - February 26, 2014 Identifying Risks and Monitoring Safety: the Role of Patients and Citizens … Safety. … May 21, 2016 Continuous Improvement of Patient Safety: The Case for Change in the NHS … July 25, 2018 Implementing a Program of Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals. … March 16, 2016 Junior doctors' views on reporting concerns about patient safety: a qualitative

2237. The path to safe and reliable healthcare. | PSNet
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      August 20, 2018 - August 22, 2013 Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds. … April 25, 2016 A 10-Rights framework for patient care quality and safety. … February 3, 2011 Patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology: an agenda for the future … December 22, 2010 Improving patient safety in hospitals: contributions of high-reliability … September 28, 2010 A comprehensive collaborative patient safety residency curriculum

2238. Safety incidents in the primary care office setting. | PSNet
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      October 12, 2016 - Patient safety in outpatient settings is a growing concern. … October 12, 2016 Patient safety incidents involving sick children in primary care in … April 1, 2020 Classification of patient-safety incidents in primary care. … September 26, 2018 Nature of blame in patient safety incident reports: mixed methods … December 18, 2017 Patient safety incidents involving sick children in primary care in

2239. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 05, 2010 - Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(6):318-325. … implementation by hospitals: computerized provider order entry, intensivist coverage of critically ill patients … , evidence-based hospital referral for high-risk patients, and adoption of the National Quality Forum's … This study found that hospitals that reported implementing at least one patient safety practice also … safety practices likely indicates an overall commitment to providing higher-quality care.

2240. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 09, 2019 - Hematology produced a series of guidelines on prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism, which can be a patient … safety problem among hospitalized patients. … as the preferred agent when medication prophylaxis is indicated and screening of all hospitalized patients