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The cost of quality: an academic health center's annual costs for its quality and patient safety infrastructure. | PSNet

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October 14, 2020 - Study The cost of quality: an academic health center's annual costs for its quality … The cost of quality: an academic health center's annual costs for its quality and patient safety infrastructure … safety improvement efforts, but little data exists regarding the total costs of quality improvement programs … and safety infrastructure, including safety measurement and improvement programs. … October 14, 2020 A program to provide clinicians with feedback on their diagnostic performance

Development of an instrument to measure seniors' patient safety health beliefs: the Seniors Empowerment and Advocacy in Patient Safety (SEAPS) survey. | PSNet

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February 15, 2011 - Study Development of an instrument to measure seniors' patient safety health beliefs … Development of an instrument to measure seniors’ patient safety health beliefs: The Seniors Empowerment … October 2, 2019 Effect of promoting high-quality staff interactions on fall prevention … intervention to reduce hospitalizations from nursing homes: a randomized implementation trial of the INTERACT program … See More About The Topic Long-Term Care Health Care Providers Educators Geriatrics Quality

Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. | PSNet

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May 27, 2011 - August 17, 2016 Developing a medication patient safety program, part 2: process and implementation … increasing patient safety in the intensive care unit: increasing the implementation rates of proven safety measures … View More See More About The Topic Intensive Care Units Health Care Providers Quality

A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. | PSNet

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February 09, 2011 - It also included specific measures to improve teamwork and reduce the risk of surgical site infection … February 7, 2018 Perspectives in quality: designing the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist … September 24, 2017 Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program

Effect of illness severity and comorbidity on patient safety and adverse events. | PSNet

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December 01, 2011 - the Same Author(s) Nurses' perceptions of simulation-based interprofessional training program … March 14, 2016 Patient safety and quality improvement adaptation during the COVID-19 … Resources Defects in value associated with hospital-acquired conditions: how improving quality … February 21, 2024 An exploratory analysis of the association between hospital quality … measures and financial performance.

A piece of my mind. From shame to guilt to love. | PSNet

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January 02, 2017 - numerous studies have examined the psychological impact of error on residents , most safety improvement programs … June 16, 2011 A novel process for introducing a new intraoperative program: a multidisciplinary … March 1, 2011 A model for the departmental quality management infrastructure within an … to quality improvement and patient safety training January 13, 2021 Professionalism … Speaking up' about patient safety concerns and unprofessional behaviour among residents: validation of two scales

Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis Diagnosis | PSNet

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October 28, 2020 - Other states have adopted or are considering similar measures. … In 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the "SEP-1" quality measure … Rhee C, Dantes R, Epstein L, et al; CDC Prevention Epicenter Program. … Preliminary performance on the new CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: early insights from the Emergency … Quality Network (E-QUAL).

The Evolution of Patient Safety in Surgery | PSNet

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August 01, 2017 - Procedural competency assessments should be part of maintenance of certification programs in procedural … But when you move into registry data like the National Surgery Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) … What I'd like to see is a bundled approach where we have valid, reliable measures in decision-making, … And patient experience measures added to that. … Improvement Program.

Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet

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August 30, 2023 - Sarah Mossburg: One way that we measure safety is through performance measures. … What are your thoughts on other ways to measure patient safety and how we can understand if patient safety … is improving other than through performance measures? … Since safety is a dynamic reality, reorienting focus from performance measures of harm to measures that … We are partnering with other academic programs to do the same.

In Conversation with... Patricia McGaffigan about Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet

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August 30, 2023 - Sarah Mossburg: One way that we measure safety is through performance measures. … What are your thoughts on other ways to measure patient safety and how we can understand if patient safety … is improving other than through performance measures? … Since safety is a dynamic reality, reorienting focus from performance measures of harm to measures that … We are partnering with other academic programs to do the same.

Age-related COVID-19 vaccine mix-ups. | PSNet

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June 13, 2018 - This alert is part of a national program to distribute learnings from report analysis to improve medication … April 1, 2015 Move toward full use of metric dosing: eliminate dosage cups that measure … Use cups that measure mL. … October 1, 2021 Medication Safety Certificate Program. … February 9, 2022 Quality and safety in hospital pediatrics during COVID-19: a national

The Evolution of Root Cause Analysis | PSNet

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February 26, 2025 - When an adverse event occurs in health care, it is critical to understand why and implement measures … So, as we think about each of our safety processes—a communication and resolutions program, root cause … analysis in action, or peer support for the caregiver programs—all of those programs have to work to … They must support each other to change the culture and make each program work successfully. … IHI helps hospitals prepare for new CMS measures to make care safer .

In Conversation with Jessica Behrhorst about The Evolution of Root Cause Analysis | PSNet

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February 26, 2025 - 2 ) –an online self-paced course IHI offers, as well as the Patient Safety Executive Development Program … So, as we think about each of our safety processes—a communication and resolutions program, root cause … analysis in action, or peer support for the caregiver programs—all of those programs have to work to … They must support each other to change the culture and make each program work successfully. … IHI helps hospitals prepare for new CMS measures to make care safer .

Older patients' understanding of emergency department discharge information and its relationship with adverse outcomes. | PSNet

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October 10, 2012 - trial of two implementation strategies to deliver audit and feedback in the EQUIPPED medication safety program … High-Risk Medications in the Elderly and Potentially Harmful Drug–Disease Interactions in the Elderly quality … measures. … See More About The Topic Emergency Departments Home Care Health Care Providers Quality

Respectful Management of Serious Clinical Adverse Events. Second Edition. | PSNet

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January 27, 2016 - September 19, 2016 Sustaining reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins … January 27, 2016 A comprehensive obstetric patient safety program reduces liability claims … April 25, 2012 Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Report on Quality

In Conversation With… Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD | PSNet

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February 26, 2025 - They also were great at launching our immediate peer support or care for the caregiver program. … From a quality and safety side, things need to be much more systematized. … It's enough to support the program. … TM : In the CANDOR toolkit , the communications skills assessment has allowed us to measure the communication … Another big lesson is, when we look at the skills assessment and measure it, there is a huge bell-shaped

Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based Care Programs | PSNet

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April 24, 2024 - The HBPC program has now expanded beyond veterans into modern-day house call programs. … and only then for half of the required measures. … , health care systems, home care providers, and managed care programs. … Measuring quality in home healthcare. … The acute hospital care at home program. CA.gov.

Partnership for Patients. | PSNet

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October 30, 2019 - overall patient harm and a 12% reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions as a population-based measure … In September 2015, the program awarded $110 million to 17 national, regional, or state hospital associations … October 30, 2019 Medicare and Medicaid programs; reform of requirements for long-term … December 18, 2014 Electronic Health Record Programs: Participation Has Increased, but … Action Needed to Achieve Goals, Including Improved Quality of Care.

Incorporation of quality and safety principles in maintenance of certification: a qualitative analysis of American Board of Medical Specialties member boards. | PSNet

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July 18, 2018 - Study Incorporation of quality and safety principles in maintenance of certification … American Board of Medical Specialties, and many subsequently enter maintenance of certification (MOC) programs … Although board certification and MOC programs have traditionally focused on medical knowledge, this survey … found that most MOC programs now incorporate patient safety and quality improvement content . … December 21, 2017 What is the measure of a safe hospital?

Accuracy and safety of medication histories obtained at the time of intensive care unit admission of delirious or mechanically ventilated patients. | PSNet

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October 20, 2021 - October 19, 2022 The I-READI quality and safety framework: a health system’s response … June 29, 2011 Medication reconciliation: developing and implementing a program. … increasing patient safety in the intensive care unit: increasing the implementation rates of proven safety measures

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