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  1. The Weekend Effect in Cardiology: Is It Real? If So, Can It Be Fixed? | PSNet

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    June 01, 2017 - One study, using data from Nationwide Inpatient Sample (a 20% representative sample of all nonfederal United … States hospitals), compared outcomes of patients admitted with a principal diagnosis of acute coronary … Changes in mortality on weekend versus weekday admissions for Acute Coronary Syndrome in the United States … We looked at 4 million emergency admissions in the United Kingdom, and we looked at 50 different diagnosis

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2014 - than a decade in the national spotlight, the problem of patient safety remains a serious concern in United … States' hospitals. … psnet.ahrq.gov//#ref13 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#ref14 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#ref17 performance in the United

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2013 - For example, in a hospital in the United Kingdom, a nurse, intending to call the family of a dying patient … Rockville, MD: United States Pharmacopeia Convention, Inc.; 2004. 15.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2004 - No Blood, Please May 1, 2004 Liang BA. No Blood, Please. PSNet [internet]. 2004. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-blood-please The Case A young woman, about 30 years of age, was injured in an automobile collision. She was brought to the emergency department (ED) via ambulance, where she was found to be suffering …

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. March 1, 2023 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. March 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reducing-central-line-associated-blood-stream-infections Eliminatin…

  6. Communication Failure—Who's in Charge? | PSNet

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    April 01, 2018 - April 6, 2016 The morbidity and mortality conference in PICUs in the United States: a

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2007 - In 16 states, citizens have been instrumental in securing passage of legislation on reporting of hospital

  8. Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust: Public Inquiry. | PSNet

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    November 06, 2015 - In 2010 the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Health announced a full public inquiry into the Mid

  9. In Conversation with... Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring | PSNet

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    April 26, 2023 - In Conversation with... Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring April 26, 2023  Also Read the Essay Citation Text: In Conversation with.. Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring. PSNet [internet]. 2023.In…

  10. The impact of health system membership on patient safety initiatives. | PSNet

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    October 12, 2011 - Study The impact of health system membership on patient safety initiatives. Citation Text: Ford EW, Short JC. The impact of health system membership on patient safety initiatives. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012;33(1):13-20. doi:10.1097/01.hmr.0000304496.89684.7f. Copy Citation Forma…

  11. Rounding to influence. | PSNet

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    February 22, 2010 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Rounding to influence. Citation Text: Reinertsen JL, Johnson KM. Rounding to influence. Leadership method helps executives answer the "hows" in patient safety initiatives. Healthcare executive. 2010;25(5):72-5. Copy Citation Format: Google Schol…

  12. A review of current and emerging approaches to address failure-to-rescue. | PSNet

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    March 20, 2024 - Review A review of current and emerging approaches to address failure-to-rescue. Citation Text: Taenzer AH, Pyke JB, McGrath SP. A review of current and emerging approaches to address failure-to-rescue. Anesthesiology. 2011;115(2):421-31. doi:10.1097/ALN.0b013e318219d633. Copy Citation…

  13. Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for oral suspension: potential medication errors. | PSNet

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    November 07, 2012 - Government Resource Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for oral suspension: potential medication errors. Citation Text: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for oral suspension: potential medication errors. MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; September 25, 2009.   …

  14. Interruption handling strategies during paediatric medication administration. | PSNet

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    July 27, 2018 - Study Interruption handling strategies during paediatric medication administration. Citation Text: Colligan L, Bass EJ. Interruption handling strategies during paediatric medication administration. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(11):912-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000292. Copy Citation Format…

  15. Surgeon-reported conflict with intensivists about postoperative goals of care. | PSNet

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    September 26, 2012 - Study Surgeon-reported conflict with intensivists about postoperative goals of care. Citation Text: Olson TJP, Brasel KJ, Redmann AJ, et al. Surgeon-reported conflict with intensivists about postoperative goals of care. JAMA Surg. 2013;148(1):29-35. doi:10.1001/jamasurgery.2013.403. Co…

  16. Systems approach and systems engineering applied to health care: improving patient safety and health care delivery. | PSNet

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    August 12, 2020 - Commentary Systems approach and systems engineering applied to health care: improving patient safety and health care delivery. Citation Text: Systems approach and systems engineering applied to health care: improving patient safety and health care delivery. Ravitz AD, Sapirstein A, Pha…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 21, 2016 - One study estimated that inefficient communication costs hospitals in the United States more than $12

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2017 - patient admissions to hospital annually between 1996 and 2000 (Hospital Episode Statistics) in the United … The NICE guideline for drug allergy states that when a patient presents with a suspected drug allergy

  19. Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare Sepsis Performance Measure (SEP-1). | PSNet

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    October 02, 2019 - Study Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare Sepsis Performance Measure (SEP-1). Citation Text: Barbash IJ, Davis BS, Yabes JG, et al. Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes after the introduction of the Medicare Sepsis Performance Measure (SEP-…

  20. Critical care nurses’ physical and mental health, worksite wellness support, and medical errors. | PSNet

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    March 21, 2018 - Study Critical care nurses’ physical and mental health, worksite wellness support, and medical errors. Citation Text: Melnyk BM, Tan A, Hsieh AP, et al. Critical Care Nurses’ Physical and Mental Health, Worksite Wellness Support, and Medical Errors. Am J Crit Care. 2021;30(3):176-184. do…
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