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Strength of safety measures introduced by medical practices to prevent a recurrence of patient safety incidents: an observational study. | PSNet

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May 01, 2024 - Study Strength of safety measures introduced by medical practices to prevent a recurrence … Strength of safety measures introduced by medical practices to prevent a recurrence of patient safety … Of the 243 preventative measures identified across 160 reports, 83% of preventative measures were classified … June 15, 2022 The trigger tool as a method to measure harmful medication errors in children … August 31, 2022 Quality measures for patients at risk of adverse outcomes in the Veterans

Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with Joint Commission accreditation. | PSNet

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June 30, 2010 - Study Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association … Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with joint commission accreditation … Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with joint commission accreditation … November 30, 2022 How best to measure surgical quality? … May 21, 2014 Patient safety: let's measure what matters.

Considering chance in quality and safety performance measures: an analysis of performance reports by boards in English NHS trusts. | PSNet

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October 27, 2021 - Study Considering chance in quality and safety performance measures: an analysis … February 21, 2024 Testing alertness of emergency physicians: a novel quantitative measure … A qualitative study of a large-scale exercise in seeking to measure for improvement, not blame. … March 14, 2018 Examining the relationship of an all-cause harm patient safety measure … and critical performance measures at the frontline of care.

Rare adverse medical events in VA inpatient care: reliability limits to using patient safety indicators as performance measures. | PSNet

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February 27, 2008 - medical events in VA inpatient care: reliability limits to using patient safety indicators as performance measures … This study assessed the value of AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) rates as a measure of performance … November 12, 2014 ICD-11 for quality and safety: overview of the WHO Quality and Safety … January 16, 2019 Reviewing deaths in British and US hospitals: a study of two scales … measures and financial performance.

Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet

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December 14, 2022 - measurement and is transitioning all quality measures into digital quality measures (dQMs). 8 CMS introduced … , a measure that was recently added by CMS to its Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program . … We develop or maintain measures ourselves or utilize measures developed by other “ measure stewards ” … For example, AHRQ is an important measure steward for some patient experience measures and the patient … quality measures.

A Weighty Mistake | PSNet

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July 26, 2023 - surely a need for many pediatric care environments—especially outside of children's hospitals—to upgrade scales … such provider-targeted, and consumer-focused, solutions come to market, including integrated digital scales … the following: (i) All providers that care for children should have access to infant and pediatric scales … June 22, 2016 Rating hospitals by the stars: the feds' latest plan to measure quality … December 18, 2019 Fatal error sparks debate over punitive measures.

In Conversation With… Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil | PSNet

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March 27, 2024 - Over the years, we've created programs like endorsement, like measure selection for CMS. … to see if a measure is available that meets their needs. … RW : How does a measure get generated by you as an organization? … But we have a number of different programs that try to identify where there are critical measure gaps … behind those measures.

Patient Safety Indicators. | PSNet

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September 07, 2019 - measures. … In 2022, CMS published the Digital Quality Measures Strategic Roadmap , which outlines its transition … As these concerns were resolved through measure refinements and better data quality (e.g., nearly universal … Indicator [PSI] 90) using weights that reflect both the frequency of component PSIs and their downstream … Measures Report.

Measuring patient safety events: opportunities and challenges. | PSNet

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February 15, 2023 - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse: Expert Commentaries; June 13, 2016. … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse: Expert Commentaries; June 13, 2016. … The current measures designed to enable transparency and accountability are falling short of helping … Factors contributing to the problem include the myriad of measure sets, reliance on retrospective data … National Quality Measures Clearinghouse: Expert Commentaries; June 13, 2016.

Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators composite (PSI-90): does it affect assessment of hospital performance and financial penalties in Veterans Health Administration hospitals? | PSNet

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February 11, 2015 - Study Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators … The AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) use hospitals' administrative data to measure quality and … Although there was strong association between the volume-based and harm-based PSI-90 measures, use of … of the component measures. … August 24, 2005 Failure-to-rescue: comparing definitions to measure quality of care.

Measures and measurement of high-performance work systems in health care settings: propositions for improvement. | PSNet

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January 16, 2008 - Commentary Measures and measurement of high-performance work systems in health care … Measures and measurement of high-performance work systems in health care settings: Propositions for improvement … and performance measures for improvement. … -1 performance measure. … Speaking up' about patient safety concerns and unprofessional behaviour among residents: validation of two scales

Patient Safety Structural Measure Specifications. | PSNet

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July 14, 2021 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines Patient Safety Structural Measure Specifications … This document outlines a multi-domain series of draft structural measures for use in Centers for Medicare … Measures Report. … June 14, 2023 Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics … The quality of 'Learning from Deaths' reporting in quality accounts within the NHS in England 2017-2020

Do crowdsourced hospital ratings coincide with Hospital Compare measures of clinical and nonclinical quality? | PSNet

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February 05, 2020 - Quality?. … Quality?. … August 17, 2022 Comparison of quality measures from US hospitals with physician vs nonphysician … June 20, 2018 Quality measures for patients at risk of adverse outcomes in the Veterans … April 6, 2022 Repurposing clinical decision support system data to measure dosing errors

Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures. | PSNet

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July 13, 2016 - Classic Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures … This comprehensive report from the National Quality Forum aims to define and prioritize measures of health … Although these measures require further development and testing, this report lays the foundation for … April 21, 2010 Patient Safety Measures: Complications. … July 7, 2010 Patient Safety Measures.

Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient safety? | PSNet

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March 19, 2014 - Study Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures … of quality and patient safety? … Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient … This Spanish study found that hospitals with more mature quality improvement systems appeared to have … Is the maturity of hospitals' quality improvement systems associated with measures of quality and patient

In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA | PSNet

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April 01, 2010 - Consumers and purchasers are a very important audience, but measures should also be useful for quality … By harmonizing measure sets, it will make it much easier for clinicians to understand and use the information … Once a measure is developed and endorsed by the organization, is the organization's role in that measure … Our role does continue, though, once a measure goes out the door. … in order to stimulate improvement.( 21 ) For example, consumers may have difficulty understanding a measure

The reliability of AHRQ Common Format Harm Scales in rating patient safety events. | PSNet

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October 05, 2016 - The reliability of AHRQ Common Format Harm Scales in rating patient safety events. … The reliability of AHRQ Common Format Harm Scales in rating patient safety events. … March 20, 2019 Developing a primary care patient measure of safety (PC PMOS): a modified … July 31, 2013 Quality measures of clinical pharmacy services during transitions of care … June 7, 2023 Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association

National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Patient Safety Measures: A Consensus Report. | PSNet

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January 30, 2005 - Book/Report National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Patient Safety Measures: A … This report from the National Quality Forum endorses six evidence-based measures that are suitable … Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Patient Safety Measures … November 12, 2014 Identification and Prioritization of Health IT Patient Safety Measures … July 7, 2010 Patient Safety Measures.

Adverse event rates as measures of hospital performance. | PSNet

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October 12, 2011 - Adverse event rates as measures of hospital performance. … Adverse event rates as measures of hospital performance. … performance measures for improvement. … August 18, 2021 Quality measures for patients at risk of adverse outcomes in the Veterans … of clinical and nonclinical quality?

Developing a patient measure of safety (PMOS). | PSNet

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June 25, 2014 - Study Developing a patient measure of safety (PMOS). … Developing a patient measure of safety (PMOS). … Developing a patient measure of safety (PMOS). … October 9, 2013 Communication training, adverse events, and quality measures: 2 retrospective … August 24, 2016 Reviewing deaths in British and US hospitals: a study of two scales for

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