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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/covid-19-and-built-environment
June 30, 2021 - KH: So, Molly, is the COVID-19 pandemic going to fundamentally change how we think about design for … If the whole unit is then designated as a COVID-19 unit, do we change the ventilation to make it a negative … One big change that is happening is the role of the waiting areas in these clinics and outpatient areas … What would you change to protect patients? … Hopefully post-COVID-19 we will not only be thinking about what needs to change in our infectious disease
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicide-risk-hospital
November 01, 2011 - On arriving to the unit, the patient asked to use the bathroom. … Mills, PhD, MS Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, resulting in the deaths … The next breakdown in the case was allowing the patient to be on her own without a clinical evaluation … on the unit. … change the members on the review team in order to have fresh input on what constitutes a hazard.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cardiac-arrest-woman-uti-case-qt-prolongation
March 27, 2024 - interactions between the various medications that the patient was receiving. … The error in this case was only recognized after the patient suffered a cardiac arrest. … The optimal time to re-check the electrocardiogram is at peak concentrations of the QTc prolonging agents … If multiple agents are used, consider checking the electrocardiogram at the peak concentration of the … good, the bad, and the improvements.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33572/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - By standardizing the list of steps to be followed and formalizing the
expectation that every step will … patient out of the operating room. … from the strong evidence base supporting
each of the individual items in the checklist, and therefore … implementing a checklist is a
complex sociotechnical endeavor, requiring frontline providers to not only change … of the checklist, and rigorously analyze
data to assess use of the checklist and associated clinical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-standardized-reporting-and-safety-checklists
September 29, 2017 - View more articles from the same authors. … An educational intervention increased nurses' knowledge of the SBAR communication tool. … December 23, 2020
The evolution of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Movement in America: … October 20, 2010
The Psychological Safety Scale of the Safety, Communication, Operational … November 2, 2010
Implementing bedside handover: strategies for change management.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-harm-icu-building-culture-safety-and-engaging-patients-and-families
March 14, 2022 - Review
Preventing harm in the ICU—building a culture of safety and engaging patients … Preventing Harm in the ICU-Building a Culture of Safety and Engaging Patients and Families. … View more articles from the same authors. … May 22, 2013
Maintaining and sustaining the On the CUSP: Stop BSI model in Hawaii. … January 5, 2012
What is the value and impact of quality and safety teams?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proactive-patient-safety-focusing-what-goes-right-perioperative-environment
April 26, 2023 - Study
Proactive patient safety: focusing on what goes right in the perioperative … Proactive patient safety: focusing on what goes right in the perioperative environment. … View more articles from the same authors. … Most participants reported the OSA activity would change their work practices, improve their work unit's … January 12, 2022
The RCA ReCAst: a root cause analysis simulation for the interprofessional
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incorrect-surgical-counts-qualitative-analysis
September 12, 2012 - View more articles from the same authors. … Not surprisingly, the issues identified are known contributors to safety issues in the operating room … In light of these findings, the authors argue that addressing the persistent problem of retained surgical … July 1, 2016
Routine failures in the process for blood testing and the communication … in the Veterans Health Administration.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-moment-study-us-primary-care
June 16, 2021 - The diagnostic moment: a study in US primary care. … View more articles from the same authors. … This article discusses the concept of the “diagnostic moment” during doctor-patient communication in … Same Author(s)
The role of the informal and formal organisation in voice about concerns … February 15, 2023
The effect of a transitional pharmaceutical care program on the occurrence
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/approaches-reducing-most-important-patient-errors-primary-health-care-patient-and
April 12, 2011 - Study
Approaches to reducing the most important patient errors in primary health-care … View more articles from the same authors. … November 4, 2015
Bridging the gap: a framework and strategies for integrating the quality … April 14, 2011
Readiness for organisational change among general practice staff. … the physicians and nurses.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-inspection-emergency-department-patient-deaths-memphis-vamc-memphis-tennessee
November 29, 2023 - Management Processes and Delays in the Communication of Test Results and Follow-Up Care at the Phoenix … October 25, 2023
Deficiencies in the Community Care Network Credentialing Process of … John Cochran Division of the VA St. … Emergency at the VA Southern Nevada Health Care System in Las Vegas. … September 30, 2020
Emergency department monitor alarms rarely change clinical management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-patient-safety-practices-small-ambulatory-care-settings
April 19, 2013 - View more articles from the same authors. … The best practices (which overlapped significantly with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare … The practices significantly improved the accuracy of patient medication and allergy lists during the … September 9, 2011
The state of health, burnout, healthy behaviors, workplace wellness … support, and concerns of medication errors in pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-application-plan-do-study-act-method-improve-quality-healthcare
May 01, 2019 - Review
Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve … Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve quality in healthcare … View more articles from the same authors. … do not report on the key methodological features of iterative cycles, tests of change, and data use … Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve quality in healthcare
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-misdiagnosis-and-delayed-diagnosis-covid-19-syndemic-approach
November 04, 2020 - View more articles from the same authors. … February 9, 2022
Has the COVID pandemic strengthened or weakened health care teams? … cognitive bias in the COVID-19 era. … August 12, 2020
COVID-19: making the right diagnosis. … August 5, 2020
Reducing the risk of diagnostic error in the COVID-19 era.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-analysis-classification-system-hfacs-applied-health-care
November 16, 2022 - The Human Factors Analysis Classification System (HFACS) applied to health care. … View more articles from the same authors. … The Human Factors Analysis Classification System (HFACS) applied to health care. … : a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. … September 27, 2016
Human cognition and the dynamics of failure to rescue: the Lewis Blackman
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-do-not-always-complain-when-they-are-dissatisfied-implications-service-quality-and
April 11, 2011 - View more articles from the same authors. … 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS
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Related Resources From the … October 6, 2011
What is the role of individual accountability in patient safety? … January 5, 2017
Description of the development and validation of the Canadian Paediatric … March 21, 2017
The missing evidence: a systematic review of patients' experiences of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blink-or-think-can-further-reflection-improve-initial-diagnostic-impressions
November 28, 2012 - View more articles from the same authors. … This direct observation study examined cognition among experienced clinicians in the setting of their … August 15, 2018
How teams work—or don’t—in primary care: a field study on internal medicine … A study of the role of salient distracting clinical features. … March 12, 2014
The biggest mistake doctors make.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/extended-work-shifts-and-neurobehavioral-performance-resident-physicians
July 15, 2020 - View more articles from the same authors. … May 25, 2022
Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … September 28, 2010
Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges for the Care of Children … March 15, 2023
The Critical Care Safety Study: the incidence and nature of adverse events … the past decade of duty hour changes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-use-patient-vital-sign-data-preventing-misidentification-and-medical-errors
February 16, 2022 - September 21, 2022
The secondary use of data to support medication safety in the hospital … February 23, 2022
Quality and safety: learning from the past and (re)imagining the future … January 27, 2021
The effect of the fit between organizational culture and structure on … April 12, 2023
Quality and safety: learning from the past and (re)imagining the future … July 3, 2016
Patient identification errors: the detective in the laboratory.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/microsystems-health-care-part-2-creating-rich-information-environment
July 19, 2023 - View more articles from the same authors. … The authors describe three information delivery systems highly tailored to specific needs (a specialty … efficiency within these settings, and between these settings and the larger organization. … October 19, 2022
Improving handoffs in the emergency department. … June 16, 2021
Dropping the baton during the handoff from emergency department to primary