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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-verbal-order-policies-acute-care-hospitals
January 03, 2017 - of 40 hospitals found wide variation in hospital policies regarding verbal orders, with no uniform standard … February 15, 2012
Impact of a standard medication chart on prescribing errors: a before-and-after
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60556/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - , this study assessed the impact of implementing electronic prescribing and
smart pump-facilitated standard … electronic-prescribing-improving-efficiency-and-accuracy-prescribing-ambulatory-care-setting
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-implementation-standard-concentration-infusions-paediatric-intensive-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50871/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - low-dose whole-body CT (WBCT), which exposes the patient to less radiation, has
similar accuracy to standard-dose … cohort of over 1,000 patients with suspected blunt trauma
were prospectively recruited; half received standard-dose
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49678/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - This standard of pediatric practice is called "weight-based
dosing." … Still, I and the organizations listed above believe it is safest and should be standard of practice to … World Health Organization standard growth
charts indicate that the 98th percentile cut-off for a 17- … signal (often RS232 standard), (ii) software that can accurately convert this message into a standard … data
format (often HL7 standard), and (iii) an EHR that can accept the message and display these data
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45544/psn-pdf
December 19, 2016 - risks associated with prescribing, including use of
computerized provider order entry systems and standard … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/computerized-provider-order-entry
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-guidelines-standard-order-sets
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35705/psn-pdf
May 09, 2014 - Medication orders are written clearly and transcribed
accurately – implementing Medication Management
Standard … Medication Orders are Written Clearly and Transcribed Accurately – Implementing
Medication Management Standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/double-checking-administration-medicines-what-evidence-systematic-review
June 18, 2014 - lack of evidence, manual double-checking has been a previously recommended strategy and has become standard … February 3, 2016
Effectiveness of facilitated introduction of a standard operating procedure
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47024/psn-pdf
November 28, 2018 - fda-safety-communication-use-caution-implanted-pumps-intrathecal-administration-medicines
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lack-standard-dosing-methods-contributes-iv-errors … factors-influencing-reporting-adverse-medical-device-events-qualitative-interviews-physicians
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-implementation-standard-concentration-infusions-paediatric-intensive-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47595/psn-pdf
March 06, 2019 - The investigation determined strategies to
improve matching such as implementing standard data formats … understanding-and-preventing-wrong-patient-electronic-orders-randomized-controlled-trial
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-achieving-new-standard-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/balancing-no-blame-accountability-patient-safety
March 13, 2013 - an accountability framework, with providers held accountable for failure to adhere to a known safety standard … December 30, 2014
Mandatory influenza vaccination for health care workers as the new standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73106/psn-pdf
April 01, 2021 - promoting-effective-transitions-care-hospital-discharge-review-key-issues-hospitalists
Run Charts
A run chart is a standard … In this run chart, the external standard is the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) mean CLABSI … The run chart shows that this hospital’s CLABSI rate has been
consistently greater than the external standard … The UCL and LCL are commonly set at 3 standard
deviations from the mean. … The dotted red line is the UCL representing 3 standard deviations above the mean.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-reliable-are-patient-completed-medication-reconciliation-forms-compared-pharmacy-lists
April 24, 2018 - urban emergency department compared the accuracy of patient-reported medication lists with a "gold standard … 2014
Medication reconciliation: comparing a customized medication history form to a standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-hospital-wide-harm-set-icd-9-cm-coded-conditions-associated-increased-cost-length
September 07, 2016 - preventable harm (e.g., increased mortality rates, longer length of stay, and higher cost) beyond the standard … found to be present in 16% of inpatient admissions, much higher than the 1% of admissions in which standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighty-mistake
September 01, 2016 - This standard of pediatric practice is called "weight-based dosing." … Still, I and the organizations listed above believe it is safest and should be standard of practice to … The solutions vary but generally include (i) biomedical devices capable of outputting a standard digital … signal (often RS232 standard), (ii) software that can accurately convert this message into a standard … data format (often HL7 standard), and (iii) an EHR that can accept the message and display these data
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-information-gap-between-emergency-department-records-community-medication-compared
March 11, 2011 - the medication reconciliation process is assembling the best possible medication history—the gold standard … emergency department (ED) in Quebec, compared the medication history obtained by ED staff with the gold standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/education-outcomes-duty-hour-flexibility-trial-internal-medicine
December 12, 2012 - This study randomized internal medicine residency programs to either standard duty hour rules from the … programs reported worse well-being and educational satisfaction compared to those working within standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37706/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - demonstrating that such
errors are more common than previously thought and may not be prevented by standard … issue/drug-administration-errors-and-their-determinants-pediatric-patients
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standard-drug-concentrations-and-smart-pump-technology-reduce-continuous-medication-infusion
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40166/psn-pdf
April 03, 2017 - strategic approach for managing conflict in hospitals:
responding to The Joint Commission leadership
standard—part … strategic approach for managing conflict in hospitals: responding to the Joint
Commission leadership standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-universal-glove-and-gown-use-adverse-events-intensive-care-unit-patients
December 09, 2015 - experienced more adverse events (as measured by the IHI Global Trigger Tool ) than those in units with standard … Rates of adverse events were similar in units with universal gown and glove precautions and those with standard
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perfecting-detection-understanding-source-harm
May 27, 2020 - July 12, 2016
Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard of Care. … January 4, 2009
Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care.