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  1. Using Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in a home-delivery pharmacy service. | PSNet

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    November 18, 2015 - Study Using Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in a home-delivery pharmacy service. Citation Text: Castle L, Franzblau-Isaac E, Paulsen J. Using Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in a home-delivery pharmacy service. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(6):319-24. Copy Citation …

  2. Electronic prescribing within an electronic health record reduces ambulatory prescribing errors. | PSNet

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    March 21, 2017 - Study Electronic prescribing within an electronic health record reduces ambulatory prescribing errors. Citation Text: Dupree E, Anderson R, McEvoy MD, et al. Professionalism: a necessary ingredient in a culture of safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(10):447-455. Copy Citation…

  3. Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - Review Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: a systematic review. Citation Text: Garcia RM. Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: a systematic review. J Fam Pract. 2006;55(4):305-12. Copy Citation Format: Google Sc…

  4. Why worry? Worry, risk perceptions, and willingness to act to reduce medical errors. | PSNet

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    September 10, 2009 - Study Why worry? Worry, risk perceptions, and willingness to act to reduce medical errors. Citation Text: Peters E, Slovic P, Hibbard JH, et al. Why worry? Worry, risk perceptions, and willingness to act to reduce medical errors. Health Psychology. 2006;25(2). doi:10.1037/0278-6133.25.…

  5. BONE break: a hot debrief tool to reduce second victim syndrome for nurses. | PSNet

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    August 02, 2015 - Study BONE break: a hot debrief tool to reduce second victim syndrome for nurses. Citation Text: Hess A, Flicek T, Watral AT, et al. BONE break: a hot debrief tool to reduce second victim syndrome for nurses. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024;50(9):673-677. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.05.005.…

  6. New Guide Offers Strategies To Reduce Clinician Burdens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders New Guide Offers Strategies To Reduce Clinician Burdens APR 24 2023 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. In recent years, primary care physicians have struggled with burnout brought on …

  7. Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Health Disparities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  8. Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and their Families to Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2022 - Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and their Families to Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and their Families to Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation Many infection control measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led t…

  9. Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse: Clinical Summary (pdf file)

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    Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse: Clinical Summary SCREENING AND BEHAVIORAL COUNSELING INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE TO REDUCE ALCOHOL MISUSE CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION Population Adults aged 18 years or o…

  10. Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery. | PSNet

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    March 28, 2011 - Study Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery. Citation Text: Rhodes P, Giles SJ, Cook GA, et al. Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(6):…

  11. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)

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    April 17, 2018 - 53,56-59 RCTs (n = 7297) with a primary or secondary aim of examining the effectiveness of exercise on reducing … recruitment from emergency settings in the multifactorial intervention studies) were more effec- tive in reducing … Reducing falls among older people in general practice: the ProAct65+ exercise intervention trial.

  12. Rehearsing Team Care for Relatively Rare Obstetric Emergencies Leads to Improved Outcomes | PSNet

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    July 23, 2024 - Better outcomes: A RCT found significant reduction in percent of cases that had Apgar 1 scores<7, reducing

  13. Missed Compartment Syndrome after Steep Lithotomy Position for Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery | PSNet

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    January 29, 2021 - The braces not only prevent sliding but also help maintain blood flow to the legs by reducing popliteal

  14. The New York Model: Root Cause Analysis Driving Patient Safety Initiative to Ensure Correct Surgical and Invasive Procedures (pdf file)

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    March 27, 2008 - Good systems for reducing procedural maloccurrences need to extend as far as they can into error-prone

  15. Patient Safety Initiative: Hospital Executive and Physician Leadership Strategies. | PSNet

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    November 27, 2018 - 23, 2016 Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing … May 18, 2016 Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids Implementation Guide. … January 27, 2016 Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.

  16. Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care. | PSNet

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    December 24, 2008 - 26, 2019 Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing … August 17, 2016 Reducing Unnecessary Hospital Readmissions: The Role of the Patient Safety … May 1, 2016 Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 06, 2017 - Topics covered include the need for improvements in documentation and the radiologist's role in reducing … impact-electronic-alert-notification-system-embedded-radiologists-workflow-closed-loop https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-delay-diagnosis-multistage-recommendation-tracking

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 23, 2014 - Nearing zero...reducing grade C medication errors. … Nearing zero..reducing grade C medication errors.

  19. TND-0543_05-24-2013 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2013 - Summary: alternative strategies, including educational strategies and antibiotic management, for reducing … Individuals with acute cough illness Intervention(s): Educational and antimicrobial strategies for reducing … present with ACI, what is the comparative effectiveness of various from Nominator: interventions for reducing

  20. Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2018 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Updated Handouts - Read-Only REDUCING MEDICATIONS SAFELY TO MEET LIFE’S CHANGES … taking:_____________________ Your dose: _____________________________________________ WHY CONSIDER REDUCING … Adapted from “Reducing Medications Safely to Meet Life’s Changes, Focus on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists
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