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301. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 04, 2011 - This study aimed to evaluate the impact of such a system on the use and quality of ambulatory care. … investigators collected data on utilization of office visits, lab, and radiology services, as well as quality … measures from the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS). … decrease in utilization of office visits, an increase in telephone contacts, and largely unaffected measures … of quality.

302. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2015 - analysis-staff-and Patient engagement programs are being widely implemented as means of improving the safety and quality … safety and overall safety outcomes by comparing patient perceptions of safety (measured by the Patient Measure … perception of safety (measured by the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture), and quantitative measures … The investigators found that both Patient Measure of Safety and Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture … results were correlated with objective measures of safety, and they appeared to contribute independently

303. The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality of care: a scoping review. | PSNet
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     May 29, 2024 - Review The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality … The use of positive deviance approach to improve health service delivery and quality of care: a scoping … leaders embark on learning from positive deviants, a clear definition of PD and relevant performance measures … May 29, 2024 Medical errors and quality of care: from control to commitment. … and performance measures for improvement.

304. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 03, 2017 - Fostering transparency in outcomes, quality, safety, and costs. … Fostering Transparency in Outcomes, Quality, Safety, and Costs. … quality and safety measures hinders health care improvement and transparency goals. … This commentary recommends ways to enhance the use of quality and safety measures, including establishing … /issue/validity-agency-healthcare-research-and-quality-patient-safety-indicators-and-centers https://

305. Failure to rescue as a patient safety indicator for neurosurgical patients: are we there yet? | PSNet
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     August 04, 2021 - Failure to rescue (FTR) quality metrics measure the ability of healthcare teams and hospitals to prevent … modifications to existing FTR definitions to better suit neurosurgical patients, such as incorporating measures … October 30, 2019 Performance measures in neurosurgical patient care: differing applications

306. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 29, 2014 - Missed medication doses in hospitalised patients: a descriptive account of quality improvement measures … Missed medication doses in hospitalised patients: a descriptive account of quality improvement measures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-medication-doses-hospitalised-patients-descriptive-account-quality … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-medication-doses-hospitalised-patients-descriptive-account-quality-improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missed-medication-doses-hospitalised-patients-descriptive-account-quality-improvement

307. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 10, 2012 - Improving America's Hospitals—The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and … These accountability measures have been shown to be directly linked to patient outcomes. … the report's first publication in 2007, data demonstrates that hospitals have measurably improved quality … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-center-transforming-healthcare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accountability-measures-using-measurement-promote-quality-improvement

308. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Hospital-associated patient safety issues have been relatively easier to measure and improve, because … (AHRQ's Patient Safety Indicators and Quality Indicators), specific performance measures required by … A hospital using all of these measures would, however, only scratch the surface of evaluating the quality … to this: There is no overall scheme today (nor is there likely to be one soon) guiding individual measure … versus the value of the information produced by those measures.

309. How will we know patients are safer? An organization-wide approach to measuring and improving safety. | PSNet
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     May 20, 2009 - Building on a model of structure, process, and outcome measures used to evaluate health care quality, … the authors present a detailed discussion of attributes necessary for safety-specific measures. … December 23, 2016 Adherence to simple and effective measures reduces the incidence of

310. Accuracy of infection reporting in US nursing home ratings. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2022 - and safety measures of certified facilities, including nursing homes. … August 24, 2022 Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics … April 14, 2021 Advancing nursing home quality through quality improvement itself. … February 10, 2015 Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality … December 22, 2021 Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes.

311. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2017 - Radiology research in quality and safety: current trends and future needs. … Radiology Research in Quality and Safety: Current Trends and Future Needs. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiology-research-quality-and-safety-current-trends-and-future-needs This … authors discuss safety culture, education, data infrastructure, incident reporting, and performance measures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/international-review-patient-safety-measures-radiotherapy-practice

312. Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? | PSNet
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     March 01, 2015 - Do hospital standardized mortality ratios measure patient safety? … At the time I was trying to work out what to allocate to each hospital and what measures of quality that … So we didn't do the morbidity measures. … RW : There's been debate in the medical literature about using the HSMR as a quality measure, and some … We also say that HSMR is not the measure of the quality of the hospital.

313. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality measure for benchmarking. … Ventilator-associated pneumonia—the wrong quality measure for benchmarking. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-wrong-quality-measure-benchmarking This …  rates should not be used as a measure to reward quality of care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ventilator-associated-pneumonia-wrong-quality-measure-benchmarking

314. Instruments for patient safety assessment: a scoping review. | PSNet
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     October 12, 2022 - Measuring patient safety is essential to ensuring healthcare organizations are providing safe, high-quality … This scoping review includes 63 studies that collectively reported on 47 instruments or scales used to … March 9, 2022 Moving towards a core measures set for patient safety in perioperative … September 23, 2020 Effect of a quality improvement intervention with daily round checklists … October 18, 2023 Relationship of the nursing practice environment with the quality of

315. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 14, 2011 - Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2009. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and … - safety-2009 America's hospitals continued to improve the quality of care they provide for myocardial … In particular, significant improvements were achieved in use of measures to prevent surgical site infections … While the prior report provided data on adherence to the National Patient Safety Goals, these measures

316. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 10, 2025 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Fed Register. December 12, 2024;89:100497-100498. … This call for public comment focuses on the value and usability of existing measures and others under … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-diagnostic-excellence-roadmaps-develop-and-use-patient-reported-measures-equity

317. The PeaceHealth Governance Journey in Support of Quality and Safety | PSNet
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     August 01, 2007 - to financial measures. … However, clinical care is complex, and meaningful single measures do not exist. … Basically, if you can't measure it, it's really hard to work on improving it. … When boards ask for measures, what they generally are asking for are measures of the performance of the … They've received measures on who got a beta blocker on cardiology versus medicine, and on and on.

318. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 21, 2011 - Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2010. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and … - safety-2010 In the fifth report on the quality of care provided by hospitals in the United States … , The Joint Commission shifts its focus to performance on accountability measures—evidence-based, easily … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-center-transforming-healthcare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accountability-measures-using-measurement-promote-quality-improvement

319. Processes for identifying and reviewing adverse events and near misses at an academic medical center. | PSNet
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     September 25, 2024 - Speaking up' about patient safety concerns and unprofessional behaviour among residents: validation of two scales … April 18, 2018 Examining the relationship of an all-cause harm patient safety measure … and critical performance measures at the frontline of care. … October 31, 2017 Closing the gap and raising the bar: assessing board competency in quality

320. Relationship between physician burnout and the quality and cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries is complex. | PSNet
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     August 12, 2020 - Study Relationship between physician burnout and the quality and cost of care for … Relationship between physician burnout and the quality and cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries is … from family physicians to Medicare claims to explore any association of burnout with four objective measures … There was no consistent, statistically significant relationship between burnout and the four measures … Relationship between physician burnout and the quality and cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries is