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3781. Renal Failure Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia | PSNet
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      February 01, 2004 - options are now available to treat LUTS attributed to BPH if medications don't work ( 13 ), giving patients … The AUA guideline on BPH emphasizes shared decision-making and a focus on how symptoms affect patients … Safety at Academic Medical Centers August 1, 2010 WebM&M Cases … Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … October 19, 2022 Improving patient safety by identifying latent failures in successful

3782. Safety in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Setting | PSNet
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      May 01, 2019 - Despite these potential yet known threats, the annual incidence of poor patient safety outcomes in EMS … for both patients and EMS clinicians are higher among EMS organizations with lower safety culture scores … for patients and clinicians. … Promoting a culture of safety as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … EMS Provider & Patient Safety in Ambulances project.

3783. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2017 - about the medicolegal histories of their affiliated physicians would help improve the quality and safety … Alternatively, the may signal a much larger quality problem that afflicts many of the patients that … medicolegal event–proneness correlates with other, more sensitive physician-level measures of quality and safety … But prediction will have limited impact on quality and safety unless it can be linked to effective interventions … Physician–patient communication.

3784. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 09, 2004 - and manage patients. … safety. … safety. … We now have monthly patient safety discussions at residents' report. … Importantly, the vice president for hospital quality and patient safety moderates these sessions.

3785. Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure. | PSNet
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      November 16, 2022 - safety practices. … An investigation of Aspergillus cardiac surgical site infections in 3 pediatric patients. … May 15, 2024 The safety of inpatient health care. … January 25, 2023 Patient safety after implementation of a coproduced family centered … June 1, 2007 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting.

3786. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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      February 01, 2013 - safety issue Appreciate that failing to contact a patient about abnormal test results is a source of … Health care systems are increasingly providing test results directly to patients Some EMRs allow patients … CLIA program and HIPAA privacy rule; patients’ access to test reports. … Should patients get direct access to their laboratory test results? An answer with many questions. … Two steps that could reduce the harm from failure to contact patients about abnormal test results are

3787. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2011 - Describe the benefits of mobile technology to safety, quality, and efficiency. … international normalized ratio (INR) was 1.4 (the INR is a measure of anticoagulation intensity in patients … safety, and care without increasing bedside interruptions. … safety. … Interruptions to workflow can be associated with medical errors and risks to patients.(18) Mitigating

3788. Undetected Foreign Object | PSNet
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      April 24, 2018 - RSIs can result in significant patient morbidity and even mortality.( 3,9,10 ) Patients can experience … There are no studies that have evaluated the patient safety and economics risk–benefit of introducing … Cima, MD, MA Vice-chair, Quality and Safety, Department of Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery … Improving safety in the operating room: systematic literature review of retained surgical sponges. … See More About The Topic Operating Room Health Care Providers Quality and Safety

3789. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 25, 2020 - The incorrect patient documentation on the EKG caused EKG results to be uploaded to the wrong patients … private health analytics firm, which has logged over 15,000 electronic health record (EHR) related safety … Fortunately, there were no adverse effects on any of the patients involved in the cases of mentioned … Effect of Bar-Code Technology on the Safety of Medication Administration. … An observational study of how patients are identified before medication administrations in medical and

3790. In Conversation with...Katie Boston-Leary about Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges | PSNet
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      April 24, 2024 - Nurse-patient ratios as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … to patient care, and having an appropriate nurse staffing level is critical to patient safety. … Specifically, having fewer nurses caring for patients is associated with higher patient mortality. … Addressing Workforce Challenges Nurses are essential to patient care and patient safety, as they are … safety—namely, that more effective teamwork and communication mitigate patient safety risks.

3791. In Conversation with…Carolyn Clancy, MD | PSNet
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      September 01, 2005 - One is building the evidence base about patient safety in settings beyond the hospital. … A second great area is health information technology [HIT] to improve patient safety. … We don't just struggle with this in patient safety, we struggle with it on the U.S. … In: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. … Improving patient safety by repeating (read-back) telephone reports of critical information.

3792. The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice | PSNet
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      November 01, 2012 - The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice Steven McGee, MD | November 1, … The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice. PSNet [internet]. … The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice. PSNet [internet]. … That disappoints me, and I think it has both cost and patient safety consequences. … The Evidence-Based Physical Examination as a Patient Safety Practice. PSNet [internet].

3793. High Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient Safety | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - Beyond particular patient safety incidents like medication error or patient misidentification, an academic … Work system design for patient safety: the SEIPS model. … of all the patients currently on the unit. … It gives a view of where the workload is and who might have the most vulnerable patients. … Health Systems for Patient Safety February 26, 2025 Patient Safety

3794. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 27, 2019 - Through primary care, patients can develop a long-standing https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/primary-care-and-patient-safety-opportunities-interface … AHRQ is the lead federal agency for patient safety research. … A Closer Focus on Access and its Impact on Patient Safety In addition to enhancing diagnostic safety … Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Toolkit for Engaging Patients to Improve Diagnostic Safety … Patient safety in primary care. 2020.

3795. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2012 - RSIs can result in significant patient morbidity and even mortality.( 3,9,10) Patients can experience … There are no studies that have evaluated the patient safety and economics risk–benefit of introducing … eliminate sponge or instrument RSIs.(21) However, key findings from a number of studies on operating room safety … Cima, MD, MA Vice-chair, Quality and Safety, Department of Surgery Associate Professor of Surgery, … Improving safety in the operating room: systematic literature review of retained surgical sponges.

3796. The Result Stopped Here | PSNet
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      December 01, 2006 - Understanding medical error and improving patient safety in the inpatient setting. … populations (oncology patients, pediatrics) Hematocrit   >60% Inpatient … populations (oncology patients, pediatrics) Prothrombin Time Not applicable International … November 3, 2015 A 2-year study of patient safety competency assessment in 29 clinical … May 18, 2011 Perspective The Media’s Role in Patient Safety

3797. In Conversation with...Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH | PSNet
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      September 01, 2007 - We asked him to speak with us about professionalism, training, patient safety, and the writing process … We have patients who die. We have patients in pain. … safety officers that this conference can be transformed into a vibrant patient safety curriculum. … Critical issues of patient safety are discussed. … This culture—the culture of medicine—never canonized patient safety. Until now.

3798. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2007 - Goodbyes are said as patients pack their belongings and return home. … More importantly, what can be done to improve patient safety in this setting? … However, other domains crucial to patient safety and continuity of care—such as discharge medications … Patients' understanding of their treatment plans and diagnosis at discharge. … safety and continuity of care.

3799. “This is the wrong patient's blood!”: Evaluating a Near-Miss Wrong Transfusion Event | PSNet
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      July 01, 2017 - Still, in day-to-day counseling of patients regarding the risks of a red blood cell transfusion, most … Flow Management November 1, 2011 Patient Safety Primers … Safety Initiatives July 10, 2024 Perspectives on Safety … Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives July 10, 2024 … Perspective Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings January 31, 2024

3800. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2022 - multidisciplinary provider team is to build trust and confidence in a nonjudgmental way to promote health and safety … In recent years, the program has focused resources on patient care rather than on data collection. … Innovation Patient Safety Focus https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#2 Project Nurture focuses on working with … How do patients enter the program? What questions are asked of the patient? … However, finding providers who already have experience treating this nuanced patient population may