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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-computerized-physician-handoff-tools-improving-quality-patient-care
September 07, 2011 - Review of computerized physician handoff tools for improving the quality of patient care. … January 12, 2022
A 'paperless' wall-mounted surgical safety checklist with migrated leadership … March 19, 2018
Measuring safety of healthcare: an exercise in futility? … April 22, 2011
Safety of using a computerized rounding and sign-out system to reduce … More
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-heidi-wald-md
November 26, 2019 - We spoke with her about patient safety concerns when caring for frail older patients.
Dr. … KH: Besides medications, are there other patient safety topics related to frail older patients that … Patient Safety in Frail Older Patients
November 26, 2019
sup {font-size: 0.8em; … Patient Safety Considerations in Frail Older Patients The hazards of hospitalization and overtreatment … Given the magnified patient safety risk frail older patients experience, clinicians and other providers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/final_cme_reviewed_spotlight_loss_of_trust_and_a_missed_diagnosis_02.14.20221_-_clean_-_revised.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SAFETY:
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Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Diagnosis (1)
• This case demonstrates … often did not include a physical examination.
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Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Diagnosis … SAFETY:
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Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Management (1)
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• When the patient … Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Management (4)
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• This visit was a missed opportunity. … Approach to Improving Patient Safety: Management (5)
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• Unfortunately, as the patient’s pain and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841566/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - safety indicators that are used by CMS. … our efforts on patient safety to create deep systems of patient safety. … Workforce safety is part of patient safety. … We believe it is important that patients have a role in patient safety, including
sitting on governance … voice and engaging patients in quality and
safety measurement.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-wrong-patient-orders-among-multiple-vs-singleton-births-neonatal-intensive-care-units-2
December 21, 2017 - Based on this finding, The Joint Commission issued a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) requiring … patient-safety challenge in obstetrics. … January 26, 2022
National survey of patient safety experiences in hospital medicine during … December 18, 2024
Annual Perspective
Improving Diagnostic Safety … January 15, 2014
Identification of latent safety threats using high-fidelity simulation-based
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-medicolegal-data-support-safe-medical-care-contributing-factor-coding-framework
April 03, 2024 - Human factors and patient safety contexts are important to consider when investigating root causes … The approach enhanced identification of process weakness to inform safety improvement work. … interventions to address burnout in hospital practice: factors associated with turnover, outcomes, and patient … safety. … June 14, 2017
E-collection: Safety and Error Prevention in Health.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/realizing-e-prescribings-potential-reduce-outpatient-psychiatric-medication-errors
November 12, 2014 - Electronic prescribing is associated with improvements in medication safety, but it can also introduce … November 9, 2022
Adverse safety events in emergency medical services care of children … interventions to address burnout in hospital practice: factors associated with turnover, outcomes, and patient … safety. … July 17, 2024
Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-rapid-response-team-incidence-hospital-mortality
March 15, 2023 - safety network system on outcomes of medical patients- a before and after cohort study. … safety: a point prevalence study. … inappropriate medication administration is associated with adverse postoperative outcomes in older surgical patients … April 27, 2022
Failure to rescue deteriorating patients: a systematic review of root … More
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836841/psn-pdf
June 01, 2020 - Interviews with 44 participating patients and providers highlighted lack of patient understanding about … Innovation Patient Safety Focus
The focus of the HRTIC program is to reduce preventable 30-day hospital … https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/improve-discharge/index.html
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Aff (Millwood). 2017;36(3):425-432. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1305
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety … Indicators of intensive care unit capacity strain: a
systematic review. Crit Care. 2018;22(1):86.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mandatory-provider-review-and-pain-clinic-laws-reduce-amounts-opioids-prescribed-and-overdose
August 02, 2017 - In states with mandated review, opioid prescribers must check whether patients are receiving opioids … August 2, 2017
Indication-specific opioid prescribing for US patients with Medicaid or … March 30, 2022
Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients … A survey of physician and nurse knowledge, attitudes, and practices around injection safety. … November 15, 2017
How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-hospital-acquired-infections-national-survey-practices-reported-us-hospitals-2005
July 03, 2014 - safety efforts in infection prevention: a multi-center qualitative study. … April 13, 2011
Introducing the patient safety professional: why, what, who, how, and … December 2, 2020
Advancing patient safety through the clinical application of a framework … September 9, 2013
Explaining Matching Michigan: an ethnographic study of a patient safety … September 19, 2012
Steering patients to safer hospitals?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-medication-reviews-delivered-community-pharmacist-elderly-patients-polypharmacy-meta
May 19, 2021 - J Patient Saf. 2021;17(4):290-298. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000599. … Polypharmacy among older patients can increase the risk of adverse drug events. … J Patient Saf. 2021;17(4):290-298. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000599. … enhancing collaboration between community pharmacists and primary care providers to improve medication safety … Outpatient Pharmacy
Health Care Providers
Geriatrics
Community Pharmacy
Medication Safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-written-hospitalist-sign-outs-answering-overnight-inquiries
January 15, 2014 - factors and severity of medication errors associated with direct-acting oral anticoagulants in adult patients … safety network system on outcomes of medical patients- a before and after cohort study. … January 11, 2023
Impact of team performance on the surgical safety checklist on patient … October 7, 2015
Effect of a systems intervention on the quality and safety of patient … involving pediatric surgery patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-health-care-worker-satisfaction-vs-after-implementation-communication-and-optimal
December 09, 2020 - Disclosure of adverse events to patients and families is an important component of safety culture. … Development and validation of a deep learning model for detection of allergic reactions using safety … mutual healing: another step towards patient safety. … July 5, 2023
Patient and family involvement in serious incident investigations from the … 17, 2017
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-related-interventions-delivered-both-hospital-and-following-discharge-systematic
August 26, 2020 - August 26, 2020
Medication-related interventions to improve medication safety and patient … July 20, 2022
Filling a gap in safety metrics: development of a patient-centred framework … April 14, 2021
Speaking up about traditional and professionalism-related patient safety … adverse drug events, and quality of life in older patients: an observational study. … July 1, 2020
Clinical and economic impact of medication reconciliation in cancer patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-factors-associated-medication-ordering-errors
December 02, 2020 - December 16, 2020
Improving patient safety and efficiency of medication reconciliation … June 7, 2023
Perspectives on Safety
Annual Perspective … Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety
March 29, 2023 … August 24, 2022
The tradeoffs between safety and alert fatigue: data from a national … July 29, 2020
Quality and variability of patient directions in electronic prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49850/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - As a result, the patient was inadequately anticoagulated. … relatively simple scenarios such as
standardizing the use of potassium binding resins when treating patients … (4), or those
intended for more complex clinical situations such as standardizing the care for ICU patients … to support continuous bladder irrigation that resulted in clinical complications for patients from
overly … ordered heparin dose on the part of both nursing and pharmacy would be helpful
in order to ensure safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-national-trends-pediatric-deaths-prescription-and-illicit-opioids-1999-2016
January 23, 2017 - Despite widespread efforts to curb opioid prescribing , opioid misuse remains a patient safety crisis … safety. … safety concern. … January 23, 2017
Addressing mistreatment of providers by patients and family members … as a patient safety event.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-nurture-engages-pregnant-people-substance-use-disorder-improves-maternal-and
September 23, 2024 - Innovation Patient Safety Focus
Project Nurture focuses on working with patients who have a substance … Intervention Innovation Summary
September 23, 2024
Patient Safety … Safety Innovations
Reducing Preventable Patient Harm Due to Retained Surgical Items … : The RSI Bundle
May 29, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations … and Quality
April 26, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dose-makes-poison-medication-error-during-procedural-sedation-pediatric-emergency-department
January 23, 2017 - & Patient Safety Target Procedural sedation is ubiquitous in modern clinical medicine. … events and unfavorable patient outcomes Two-person technique The adage that there is safety in numbers … Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medication Names: Patient Safety Solutions, Volume 1, Solution 1, May 2007. … Closing the communication loop: using readback/hearback to support patient safety. … November 25, 2020
Creating an integrated patient safety team.