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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent
January 22, 2020 - units (ICUs) in Michigan stands as one of the landmark accomplishments of the patient safety field. … of the intervention included the comprehensive unit-based safety program (CUSP) and interventions … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality subsequently sponsored an effort to extend the success … of the Michigan initiative nationwide, centered around implementation of the CUSP. … August 20, 2014
The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-alert-fatigue-over-time-ehr-based-clinical-trial-alerts-findings-randomized
April 29, 2018 - View more articles from the same authors. … The utility of such warnings is limited by alert fatigue —clinicians' tendency to ignore repeated alerts … The study found that response rates to the alert declined consistently over time in response to increased … exposure to the alert. … 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rn-assessments-excellent-quality-care-and-patient-safety-are-associated-significantly-lower
August 20, 2018 - View more articles from the same authors. … The authors suggest that nursing perceptions of safety can inform targeting of improvement interventions … 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS
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Nurses' shift length and overtime working in 12 European countries: the … July 26, 2010
Nursing handoffs: a systematic review of the literature.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-shared-decision-making-lung-cancer-screening
May 25, 2016 - View more articles from the same authors. … important in making decisions where the risks and benefits to an individual patient are nuanced. … Although limited by a small sample size, this study raises the concern that structural barriers (such … A related commentary discusses the potential for overdiagnosis of lung cancer if LDCT is used without … September 11, 2024
What's the harm?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-online-morbidity-mortality-and-near-miss-reporting-system-identify-patterns
August 20, 2018 - View more articles from the same authors. … Investigators used the new tool to better categorize complications, identify patterns or trends, and … An accompanying invited critique [see link below] lauds the study's efforts and points out that surgical … cases that don't make it into an operating room must also be included in M&M conferences for the same … March 29, 2023
From box ticking to the black box: the evolution of operating room
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-soft-intelligence-hard-multi-site-qualitative-study-challenges-relating-voice-about
June 16, 2021 - View more articles from the same authors. … be wrong rather than hard evidence—what the authors refer to as "soft" intelligence. … A PSNet perspective discussed how to change safety culture. … Same Author(s)
The role of the informal and formal organisation in voice about concerns … October 11, 2023
What is the role of individual accountability in patient safety?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incident-reporting-system-does-not-detect-adverse-drug-events-problem-quality-improvement
February 10, 2011 - The incident reporting system does not detect adverse drug events: a problem for quality improvement. … View more articles from the same authors. … This study determined the rate with which adverse drug events (ADE) resulted in an incident report … The incident reporting system does not detect adverse drug events: a problem for quality improvement. … Same Author(s)
The costs of adverse drug events in hospitalized patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/universal-and-serial-laboratory-testing-sars-cov-2-long-term-care-skilled-nursing-facility
November 16, 2022 - View more articles from the same authors. … at one skilled nursing facility in Los Angeles between March 28 and April 23, 2020 and highlights the … that universal and serial RT-PCR testing, rapid isolation, and cohorting can disrupt transmission of the … October 11, 2023
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Finding the right … family caregivers and visitors during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-inpatient-mental-health-settings-systematic-review
November 13, 2019 - View more articles from the same authors. … This exploratory systematic review aimed to describe the state of the research on patient safety in … The existing research base was categorized into ten broad safety categories – interpersonal violence, … , such as suicide, as the review only yielded one study meeting inclusion criteria. … View More
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Care Delivery within Community Mental Health Teams
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-related-interventions-improve-medication-safety-and-patient-outcomes-transition
October 27, 2021 - View more articles from the same authors. … Patients transferring from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the hospital ward may experience medication … This systematic review examined medication-related interventions on the impact of medication errors in … ICU patients transferring to the hospital ward. … care: a cross-sectional study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/power-and-conflict-effect-superiors-interpersonal-behaviour-trainees-ability-challenge
December 13, 2017 - View more articles from the same authors. … The communication style of the attending was scripted to either be more hierarchical or more inclusive … in order to examine whether the leader's communication style contributed to the likelihood of residents … June 28, 2017
The impact of hindsight bias on the diagnosis of perioperative events by … Development and usability of a behavioural marking system for performance assessment of obstetrical teams
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-nursing-led-intervention-bundle-bedside-checklist-reduce-mortality-during-initial
May 05, 2010 - The impact of a nursing-led intervention bundle with a bedside checklist to reduce mortality during the … The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the delivery of nursing care . … September 23, 2020
Association of rapid response teams with hospital mortality in Medicare … February 15, 2023
The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic … : the experience of the onco-haematology center of Tor Vergata Hospital in Rome.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-computerized-physician-handoff-tools-improving-quality-patient-care
September 07, 2011 - Review
Review of computerized physician handoff tools for improving the quality of … Review of computerized physician handoff tools for improving the quality of patient care. … View more articles from the same authors. … Clinical care handoffs occur multiple times every day for each hospitalized patient, and the use of … Review of computerized physician handoff tools for improving the quality of patient care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-pediatric-resident-physician-depression-and-burnout-harmful-medical-errors
April 24, 2018 - View more articles from the same authors. … Physician burnout and depression are prevalent, costly, and likely to worsen the existing physician … A strength of this study is that the errors were assessed objectively rather than by self-report. … November 12, 2014
The Critical Care Safety Study: the incidence and nature of adverse … May 15, 2019
Closing the disclosure gap: medical errors in pediatrics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-and-emergency-department-opioid-prescriptions-adolescents
December 21, 2022 - View more articles from the same authors. … May 11, 2022
A systematic review of the effect of telepharmacy services in the community … June 30, 2021
The value from investments in health information technology at the U.S. … May 17, 2023
Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges for the Care of Children … "Do no harm": promoting anti-racist policing in pediatric emergency departments through 20 practice change
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-patient-safety-events-during-covid-epidemic
May 03, 2023 - View more articles from the same authors. … Same Author(s)
Delays in care during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Veterans Health Administration … June 2, 2021
In the eye of the storm: the role of the pharmacist in medication safety … June 24, 2020
Containing COVID-19 in the emergency department: the role of improved case … June 10, 2020
The application of strong matrix management and PDCA cycle in the management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-reliability-accountability-measures-johns-hopkins-hospital
January 19, 2014 - Study
Sustaining reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins Hospital … Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. … View more articles from the same authors. … The program included creating a robust quality management infrastructure through the Armstrong Institute … This study describes how the hospital was able to sustain performance on all of the accountability measures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-emergency-medicine-clinician-awareness-prehospital-administered-medications
October 19, 2022 - View more articles from the same authors. … errors due to the time-pressured environment. … Ten persistent hazards and inefficiencies with the use of medication administration technology from the … March 22, 2023
Call me Ishmael: addressing the white whale of team communication in the … May 24, 2023
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/virtual-breakthrough-series-collaborative-support-deprescribing-interventions-across-veterans
April 24, 2018 - View more articles from the same authors. … 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS
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Improving the approach to defining, classifying, reporting and monitoring … November 16, 2022
Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … The impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Prescribing on residents' emergency care use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu
June 16, 2011 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … View more articles from the same authors. … In the “Keystone ICU” project, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 103 ICUs … A related editorial lauds the success of the intervention and calls for all U.S. hospitals to adopt similar … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.