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September 01, 2003 - If so, did deviation have potential to cause patient harm? … Factors
Patient condition
Clinician–patient communication
Availability/accuracy of test results … Organization/Management
Financial resources
Goals, policies, and standards
Safety culture and priorities … : The 5 “C’s”
Communication
Team members communicate effectively/efficiently with each other, the patient … critical units
Communication failures contributed to 16% (20/98) operating room events in anesthesia safety
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August 01, 2012 - Safety Patients who require anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet therapy to minimize thrombotic risk are … Safety of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in high-risk patients. … AHRQ Patient Safety Network. Accessed November 6, 2023. [ Free full text ] Pinto A, Brunese L. … Patient safety at handoff in rehabilitation medicine. … on patient safety of enabling the digital transfer of patients' prescription information in the English
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March 01, 2005 - Upon transfer, the
patient was febrile with stable vital signs. … research, experienced
personnel, and technological and mechanical aides—must be applied to ensure safety … Surgery in the obese patient presents special challenges. … What Can Be Done to Improve Quality and Safety in the Care of the Obese Patient? … Management of the obese critically ill patient.
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September 23, 2020 - At the time, the patient remained weak but had no new symptoms. … The patient was given the blood and the diuretics. … If the patient is stable, blood may not be needed. … Orthopaedic Error Index: development and application of a novel national indicator for assessing the relative safety … transfusion safety.
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October 28, 2020 - KH : What about impact on other safety concerns? … You put in a system of delivery of fluids for patients. … care and ensuring the safety of both the patient and the healthcare workforce. … risks associated with usual care needs for this patient population, such as falls and pressure ulcers … Colton Hood about Remote Patient Monitoring
March 15, 2023
The Lancet Commission
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September 01, 2007 - against the physician's admission, transfer,
and/or discharge orders.(14)
Given the patient safety … risk posed by medication discrepancies during transitions of care, leading patient
safety organizations … Patient-physician communication at hospital discharge and
patients' understanding of the postdischarge … Joint Commission. 2006 Critical access hospital and hospital national patient safety goals. … OSF healthcare's journey in patient safety. Qual Manag Health Care.
2004;13:53-59.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/debriefing-clinical-learning
September 15, 2024 - safety and patient care based on a recent event or a hypothetical situation. 1 Debriefing is an important … situation may provide cause for a debrief, highly emotional resuscitations, those involving pediatric patients … They decide to focus on the patient and staff safety concerns and identify gaps in systems, teamwork, … Safety
January 31, 2024
Nature of blame in patient safety incident reports: … Patient Safety Primers
Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication
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October 30, 2019 - Fortunately, the patient tolerated the procedures well. … and aviation models to improve safety and quality. … June 9, 2010
Perspective
Patient and Family Roles in Safety … September 23, 2020
Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of
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September 01, 2018 - in their own safety,
including programs to facilitate patient-reported medication adverse events and … Lucier, MD, MBA, MPH Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Hospital Medicine
Unit Department … Patient Safety Primer: Patient Engagement and Safety. … www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22733210
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22007045
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-engagement-and-safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-engagement-and-safety
https://www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/disclaimers
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May 01, 2019 - The patient was tachycardic (heart rate 100 beats per minute), but not
hypotensive. … The patient quickly lost his pulse and a code was called. … The use of standardized handoff tools has been shown to decrease adverse events
and improve safety.( … 19) Implementing such a tool may have helped the patient in this case. … Lawrence Center for Quality and Safety Assistant Professor of
Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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March 27, 2024 - In addition to
specific health outcomes, patients report having better experiences with their care when … the culture of
patient safety is strong. … , it can
improve behaviors related to patient safety. … National Steering Committee for Patient Safety. Declaration to
advance patient safety. … https://www.ihi.org/initiatives/national-steering-committee-patient-safety/declaration-advance-patient-safety
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February 01, 2023 - Approach to Improving Safety & Patient Safety Target
Protocol-based management of medical problems … are key points of potential intervention for ensuring patient safety. … Shift-to-shift handoff effects on patient safety and outcomes. … Management of Sepsis
May 31, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations … and Quality
April 26, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
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August 28, 2024 - safety.11
Approaches to Improving Safety
Optimize Human Factors Engineering
Clinicians in both the … Reported medication events in a paediatric emergency
research network: sharing to improve patient safety … Racial/ethnic disparities and patient safety. Pediatr Clin North Am.
2006;53(6):1197-1215. … Human factors engineering and patient safety. … Minimizing medication errors in pediatric patients. US Pharm. 2018;44(4):20-23.
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November 27, 2023 - Joan Stanley about The Role of
Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety
November 27, 2023 … Joan Stanley about The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in
Patient Safety . … safety into classroom and clinical instruction, and how this affects patient safety as a whole. … harm to patients and providers through system and
individual performance.” … https://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/National-Steering-Committee-Patient-Safety/Pages/National-Action-Plan-to-Advance-Patient-Safety.aspx
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May 01, 2018 - against the physician's admission, transfer, and/or discharge orders.( 14 ) Given the patient safety … risk posed by medication discrepancies during transitions of care, leading patient safety organizations … Patient-physician communication at hospital discharge and patients' understanding of the postdischarge … Joint Commission. 2006 Critical access hospital and hospital national patient safety goals. … OSF healthcare's journey in patient safety. Qual Manag Health Care. 2004;13:53-59.
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May 27, 2020 - Examples of tools in the toolkit include: the daily Safety Huddles Tool,22 weekly Patient Safety Leadership … increase patient safety awareness, improve the identification of patient safety issues, and reduce … of patient safety events.
… Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit. Boston, MA: Institute for
Healthcare Improvement. … The
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016;42(12):545-AP3.
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February 26, 2025 - commentary describes the appropriate evaluation for acute abdominal pain, the importance of imaging in patients … The commentary highlights the importance of thorough neurological investigation of patients presenting … adult, and the limitations of non-contrast brain CT for identifying TIA or early ischemic strokes in patients … safety during spine surgery. … can enable care team members to voice concerns about patient safety.
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May 11, 2019 - Approach to Improving Safety & Patient Safety Target
Given the importance of communication between … safety. … should be incorporated into a systems-level model for improving patient safety. … the patient and the referring clinician, and between the patient and the radiologist. 12
Take-Home … Available at: https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety-topics/sentinel-event/ .
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August 07, 2019 - 28, 2023
Investigating workplace support and the importance of psychological safety … March 13, 2024
National survey of patient safety experiences in hospital medicine during … January 10, 2024
Patients' perspectives on quality and patient safety failures: lessons … May 8, 2024
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The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to Increase Safety and
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March 27, 2024 - The
psychiatric prodromal concept also may lack predictive value, in that many patients (eventually) … Approaches to Improving Patient Safety
The tragedy in this case is that there was clinical suspicion … James Bourgeois, OD, MD
Consulting Editor, AHRQ, Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
Professor of Psychiatry … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-follow-test-results-ambulatory-patients-systematic-review
https … Neuropsychiatric lupus in late- and early-onset systemic lupus
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