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7561. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Handbook) (doc file)
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      April 30, 2013 - , family, and clinicians to improve patient safety and the quality of care. … safety. … .2 Studies show that patients who are informed and engaged can help improve safety through “informed … How willing are patients to question healthcare staff on issues related to the quality and safety of … Patient involvement in patient safety: what factors influence patient participation and engagement?

7562. A Potent Medication Administered in a Not So Viable Route | PSNet
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      July 20, 2016 - The patient now complained of severe pain. … The patient eventually recovered from his sepsis and was discharged home. … Although our study focused on the length of the infusion, other evidence points to the relative safety … be inserted may prolong the time the patient is in shock. … Safety of peripheral intravenous administration of vasoactive medication.

7563. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
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      September 19, 2014 - *Including opioid management plans, patient education, urine drug screening, use of prescription drug … http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreational safety/overdose/ facts.html. Accessed July 17, 2014. 22. … Long-term safety and tolerability of tapentadol extended release for the management of chronic low … Methadone safety: a clinical practice guideline from the American Pain Society and College on Problems … The efficacy and safety of fentanyl buccal tablet compared with immediate-release oxycodone for the

7564. Miscommunication During the Interhospital Transport of a Critically Ill Child | PSNet
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      March 27, 2024 - Hospital-to-Hospital Transfers for Children are Relatively Common and Present a Risk to Patient Safety … risks to patients and their families. … safety. … and patients’ families. … Patient safety incidents during interhospital transport of patients: a prospective analysis.  

7565. Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures | PSNet
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      November 16, 2022 - constitute as many as half or more of all positive blood cultures in some centers, are very costly to patients … Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from indwelling central venous catheters in hospitalized patients … October 16, 2024 Understanding the peer, manager, and system influence on patient safety … October 7, 2011 Point-of-care testing, medical error, and patient safety: a 2007 assessment … August 9, 2011 Patient safety and error reduction in surgical pathology.

7566. Management and Outcomes of Binge-Eating Disorder in Adults: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2016 - sympathomimetic drugs for weight loss has been associated with serious cardiovascular adverse events, and the safety … These patients should be monitored for emergence and worsening of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. … treatment outcomes among important subgroups defined by age, sex, race, ethnicity, or other relevant patient … the importance of talking with their health care professionals if any adverse effects develop �� Patient … To order free print copies of the patient resource, call the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at 800-

7567. Study Objectives and Questions for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
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      January 01, 2013 - Synthesize the literature and characterize the known effects of the exposures and interventions on patient … synthesize the literature and characterize the known effects of the exposures and interventions on patient … investigators should summarize in the protocol what is known about the efficacy, effectiveness, and safety … Based on a conceptual model, define study questions using PICOTS: Population: What is the patient population … How do patients and other stakeholders define a meaningful difference between interventions?

7568. renal-update-2015-150115 (pdf file)
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      January 15, 2015 - In the United States, 12 to 14 percent of new patients entering dialysis programs have been found to … cases.10 Especially given the inconclusive evidence to date, it is important to best understand which patient … What are the patient characteristics, including etiology, predominant clinical presentation, and severity … Analytic framework for evaluating the effectiveness and  safety of treatments for renal artery stenosis … publications or interview or lectures or legal cases or legislation or letter or news or newspaper article or patient

7569. Research Protocol: Disparities Within Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2015 - been found to differ among whites, blacks, and Latinos: a measure of quality of care, incorporating indicators … What are the potential disadvantages of these types of interventions, including safety issues and harms … Patient inclusion criteria b. Type of intervention c. Intervention design and size d. … peer-reviewed evidence, particularly the following: • What are the components, outcomes, and potential safety … Identifying Priorities for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research for Serious Mental Illness.

7570. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - Testing can explain why a patient fails basic therapy and can help identify or exclude patients as … scintigraphy† Harms Low 2 Harms associated with WMC are minimal and no major safety issues were reported … scintigraphy Patient-centered outcomes Insufficient 0 No studies reported on patient-centered outcomes … such as patient satisfaction or change in symptom scores. … Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Safety & Efficacy of RM-131 Administered to Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis

7571. Beyond Rapid Response Teams: Instituting a “Rover Team” Improves the Management of At-Risk Patients, Facilitates Proactive Interventions, and Improves Outcomes (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2008 - Because of growing interest in these systems, experts in the field of patient safety and critical-care … need with triage, direct patient care, or escalation of patient monitoring.2 Patient safety, evaluations … safety. … The PRRT and Rover Teams contributed to an environment of patient safety. C. … safety.

7572. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2001 - The safety experience for bile-acid binding resins and niacin, however, is based on a longer period of … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations. … Int J Risk Safety Med 1990;1:29–44. 30. Havas S, Reisman J, Hsu L, Koumjian L. … Safety of treatment, changes in risk factors, and incidence of coronary heart disease. … Efficacy and safety of pravastatin in African Americans with primary hypercholesterolemia.

7573. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 09, 2001 - The safety experience for bile-acid binding resins and niacin, however, is based on a longer period of … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations. … Int J Risk Safety Med 1990;1:29–44. 30. Havas S, Reisman J, Hsu L, Koumjian L. … Safety of treatment, changes in risk factors, and incidence of coronary heart disease. … Efficacy and safety of pravastatin in African Americans with primary hypercholesterolemia.

7574. Patient and Family-Centered Care (April 9, 2013) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - safety improvement for quite a period of time. … "We believe that patient and family engagement involve collaborating with patients and families of all … safety in your organization. … We should approach to learn from mistakes and improve patient safety in that engaging patients and family … What would she suggest that we use information-wise to teach a patient about the safety behind maybe

7575. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 06, 2023 - Background Diagnostic error has been increasingly recognized as an important and evolving patient safety … In two WebM&M cases published on Patient Safety Network (PSNet), the diagnosis of aortic dissection—diagnosis … crushing-chest-pain-missed-opportunity https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-delay-emergency-department https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-recommendations-covid … patients is 80%. … Romano, MD, MPH Co-Editor-in-Chief, AHRQ's Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Professor Departments of

7576. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2024 - TeamSTEPPS: Team strategies and tools to enhance performance and patient safety. … Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches (Vol 3: Performance and Tools) … Journal of Patient Safety. 2010 Dec;6(4):238-43. doi: 10.1097/pts.0b013e3181fe401f. … Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) to improve patient safety in an academic … Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation (Volume 1: Research Findings) Rockville,

7577. Atrial-Fibrillation Executive (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2013 - Do the comparative safety and effectiveness of these therapies differ among specific patient subgroups … Do the comparative safety and effectiveness of these therapies differ among specific patient subgroups … Do the comparative safety and effectiveness of these therapies differ among specific patient subgroups … Do the comparative safety and effectiveness of these therapies differ among specific patient subgroups … Do the comparative safety and effectiveness of these therapies differ among specific patient subgroups

7578. Online Counseling to Enable Lifestyle-Focused Obesity Treatment in Primary Care - Final report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - intervention is thought to be important for sustaining behavior change, and access to experts may promote safety … of the counseling process, Internet delivery potentially minimizes staffing costs while increasing patient … which represent a variety of practice settings (e.g., urban, rural, academic, private practice) and patient … a large, integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 23 The patient … Implementing health information technology in a patient-­‐centered manner: patient experiences with

7579. Can Risk Score Alerts Improve Office Care for Chest Pain? - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - pain, we demonstrated substantial gaps in quality and safety, with high risk patients not receiving … Errors in diagnosis represent the leading ambulatory patient safety concern, and our data showed that … The challenges to improving patient safety in the outpatient setting are substantial, particularly as … primary care physicians do not view errors in diagnosis as an important patient safety concern. … Implications Electronic health records are increasingly promoted as an important patient safety tool

7580. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2013 - FDA approval, without following good manufacturing practice, and without proving the treatment’s safety … stating that MSC therapy is investigational because of insufficient evidence or insufficient long-term safety … Both groups had similar safety profiles.76 In a study of patients with knee OA (n=261 patients with … such as a hospital blood bank or blood processing laboratory) according to standard blood-processing safety … Health care delivery infrastructure and patient management: Because patients with OA already have the