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Improving safety and eliminating redundant tests: cutting costs in U.S. hospitals. | PSNet

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May 27, 2011 - Study Classic Improving safety and eliminating redundant tests: cutting costs in U.S. hospitals. Citation Text: Jha AK, Chan DC, Ridgway AB, et al. Improving safety and eliminating redundant tests: cutting costs in U.S. hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009;28(…

The impact of hospital-acquired conditions on Medicare program payments. | PSNet

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November 18, 2016 - Study The impact of hospital-acquired conditions on Medicare program payments. Citation Text: Kandilov AMG, Coomer NM, Dalton K. The impact of hospital-acquired conditions on Medicare program payments. Medicare Medicaid Res Rev. 2014;4(4). doi:10.5600/mmrr.004.04.a01. Copy Citation …

Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication of results to patients in primary care in the UK: a qualitative exploration of patient and provider perspectives. | PSNet

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November 20, 2015 - Study Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication of results to patients in primary care in the UK: a qualitative exploration of patient and provider perspectives. Citation Text: Litchfield I, Bentham L, Hill A, et al. Routine failures in the process for bloo…

Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey of practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009. | PSNet

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July 03, 2014 - Study Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey of practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and 2009. Citation Text: Krein SL, Kowalski CP, Hofer TP, et al. Preventing hospital-acquired infections: a national survey of practices reported by U.S. hospitals in 2005 and…

Undertaking risk and relational work to manage vulnerability: acute medical patients' involvement in patient safety in the NHS. | PSNet

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September 29, 2021 - Study Undertaking risk and relational work to manage vulnerability: acute medical patients' involvement in patient safety in the NHS. Citation Text: Sutton E, Martin G, Eborall H, et al. Undertaking risk and relational work to manage vulnerability: acute medical patients’ involvement in …

Association of a web-based handoff tool with rates of medical errors. | PSNet

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April 12, 2023 - Study Association of a web-based handoff tool with rates of medical errors. Citation Text: Mueller SK, Yoon CS, Schnipper JL. Association of a Web-Based Handoff Tool With Rates of Medical Errors. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(9):1400-2. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.4258. Copy Citation …

Medicare's policy not to pay for treating hospital-acquired conditions: the impact. | PSNet

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December 04, 2024 - Study Classic Medicare's policy not to pay for treating hospital-acquired conditions: the impact. Citation Text: McNair PD, Luft HS, Bindman AB. Medicare's policy not to pay for treating hospital-acquired conditions: the impact. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009;28(5)…

Experience with a trigger tool for identifying adverse drug events among older adults in ambulatory primary care. | PSNet

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June 07, 2023 - Study Experience with a trigger tool for identifying adverse drug events among older adults in ambulatory primary care. Citation Text: Singh R, McLean-Plunckett EA, Kee R, et al. Experience with a trigger tool for identifying adverse drug events among older adults in ambulatory primary …

The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases. | PSNet

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October 06, 2016 - Study The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays: a detailed analysis of 4863 cases. Citation Text: Wolf FA, Way LW, Stewart L. The efficacy of medical team training: improved team performance and decreased operating room delays…

Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in Europe. | PSNet

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September 19, 2016 - Study Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in Europe. Citation Text: Fialová D, Topinková E, Gambassi G, et al. Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in Europe. JAMA. 2005;293(11):1348-58. Copy Citation Form…

Investigating the impact of intensive care unit interruptions on patient safety events and electronic health records use: an observational study. | PSNet

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October 18, 2023 - Study Investigating the impact of intensive care unit interruptions on patient safety events and electronic health records use: an observational study. Citation Text: Khairat S, Whitt S, Craven CK, et al. Investigating the Impact of Intensive Care Unit Interruptions on Patient Safety Eve…

Analysis of adverse events associated with adult moderate procedural sedation outside the operating room. | PSNet

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August 13, 2014 - Study Analysis of adverse events associated with adult moderate procedural sedation outside the operating room. Citation Text: Karamnov S, Sarkisian N, Grammer R, et al. Analysis of Adverse Events Associated With Adult Moderate Procedural Sedation Outside the Operating Room. J Patient Sa…

Impact of electronic chemotherapy order forms on prescribing errors at an urban medical center: results from an interrupted time-series analysis. | PSNet

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June 13, 2011 - Study Impact of electronic chemotherapy order forms on prescribing errors at an urban medical center: results from an interrupted time-series analysis. Citation Text: Elsaid K, Truong T, Monckeberg M, et al. Impact of electronic chemotherapy order forms on prescribing errors at an urban …

Understanding how rapid response systems may improve safety for the acutely ill patient: learning from the frontline. | PSNet

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July 08, 2015 - Study Understanding how rapid response systems may improve safety for the acutely ill patient: learning from the frontline. Citation Text: Mackintosh N, Rainey H, Sandall J. Understanding how rapid response systems may improve safety for the acutely ill patient: learning from the front…

Assessing the impact of real-time random safety audits through full propensity score matching on reliable data from the clinical information system. | PSNet

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March 09, 2022 - Study Assessing the impact of real-time random safety audits through full propensity score matching on reliable data from the clinical information system. Citation Text: Bodí M, Samper MA, Sirgo G, et al. Assessing the impact of real-time random safety audits through full propensity scor…

Effect of the World Health Organization checklist on patient outcomes: a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. | PSNet

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June 03, 2020 - Study Classic Effect of the World Health Organization checklist on patient outcomes: a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. Citation Text: Haugen AS, Søfteland E, Almeland SK, et al. Effect of the World Health Organization checklist on patient outc…

The relationship between organizational culture and family satisfaction in critical care. | PSNet

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April 25, 2012 - Study The relationship between organizational culture and family satisfaction in critical care. Citation Text: Dodek P, Wong H, Heyland DK, et al. The relationship between organizational culture and family satisfaction in critical care. Crit Care Med. 2012;40(5):1506-12. doi:10.1097/CCM.…

Nurses' perceptions of patient safety climate in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study. | PSNet

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April 14, 2021 - Study Nurses' perceptions of patient safety climate in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study. Citation Text: Ballangrud R, Hedelin B, Hall-Lord ML. Nurses' perceptions of patient safety climate in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2012;28(6…

Eight years of decreased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care–associated infections associated with a Veterans Affairs prevention initiative. | PSNet

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March 23, 2012 - Study Eight years of decreased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care–associated infections associated with a Veterans Affairs prevention initiative. Citation Text: Evans ME, Kralovic SM, Simbartl LA, et al. Eight years of decreased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus a…

unDerstandIng the cauSes of mediCation errOrs and adVerse drug evEnts for patients with mental illness in community caRe (DISCOVER): a qualitative study. | PSNet

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July 17, 2024 - Study unDerstandIng the cauSes of mediCation errOrs and adVerse drug evEnts for patients with mental illness in community caRe (DISCOVER): a qualitative study. Citation Text: Ayre MJ, Lewis PJ, Phipps DL, et al. unDerstandIng the cauSes of mediCation errOrs and adVerse drug evEnts for pa…

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