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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 28, 2022 - or medial cubital vein of the arm.6,9 Over 2.7 million PICC insertions are performed yearly in the United … States.10 This growing trend is driven by several factors. … Over 2.7 million PICC line insertion procedures are performed each year in the United States. iData

  2. The Forgotten Turn | PSNet

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    August 01, 2018 - not unusual: in acute care hospitals, pressure ulcer incidence after hip fracture ranges from 36.1% (United … States) to up to 66% (Europe).( 1,2 ) But the problem is not limited to immobilized orthopedic patients … In addition, many states require mandatory reporting of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, with the possibility … May 1, 2011 Perspective Patient Safety in the United

  3. "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety | PSNet

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    December 01, 2012 - examination performed in the echocardiology laboratory or in the radiology department.( 1 ) In the United … States, most consultative examinations are performed by technologists (not clinicians) and are complete

  4. In Conversation With… David Blumenthal, MD, MPP | PSNet

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    March 27, 2024 - has seen much more rapid physician adoption of electronic health records than hospital adoption, the United … But the United States leapfrogged much of the world in hospital adoption because of the HITECH Act. … I thought if you could do this around the United States, can you imagine how much unnecessary imaging

  5. Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. | PSNet

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    April 27, 2011 - Book/Report Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. Citation Text: Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. Lucado J, Paez K, Andrews R, Steiner C. HCUP Statistical Brief #94. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Au…

  6. How nursing homes’ worst offenses are hidden from the public. | PSNet

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    September 22, 2021 - May 23, 2018 View More Related Resources Hospitals in two states

  7. Learning, Candour and Accountability. A Review of the Way NHS Trusts Review and Investigate the Deaths of Patients in England. | PSNet

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    January 23, 2019 - Book/Report Learning, Candour and Accountability. A Review of the Way NHS Trusts Review and Investigate the Deaths of Patients in England. Citation Text: Learning, Candour and Accountability. A Review of the Way NHS Trusts Review and Investigate the Deaths of Patients in England. Newcast…

  8. CMS's hospital-acquired condition lists link hospital payment, patient safety. | PSNet

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    May 20, 2009 - by refusing to pay for 14 'never events,' the nation's biggest Medicaid program could propel other states

  9. Incidence of Adverse Events in Indian Health Service Hospitals. | PSNet

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    May 20, 2020 - Book/Report Incidence of Adverse Events in Indian Health Service Hospitals. Citation Text: Incidence of Adverse Events in Indian Health Service Hospitals. Office of the Inspector General: Washington DC; December 2020. OIG report OEI-06-17-00530. Copy Citation Sav…

  10. Laura Levis' death outside ER has changed hospital signage, lighting in Mass. | PSNet

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    May 05, 2021 - June 7, 2023 Hospitals in two states denied an abortion to a miscarrying patient.

  11. Establishing a Safety Culture: Thinking Small | PSNet

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    December 01, 2006 - Establishing a Safety Culture: Thinking Small Timothy J. Hoff, PhD | December 1, 2006  Also Read a Conversation View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Hoff TJ. Establishing a Safety Culture: Thinking Small. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Age…

  12. In Conversation with...J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA | PSNet

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    December 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA December 1, 2006  Also Read an Essay Citation Text: In Conversation with..J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2006.In Conversation with...J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for…

  13. No Blood, Please | PSNet

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    January 14, 2011 - No Blood, Please Citation Text: Liang BA. No Blood, Please. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 21, 2013 - The Commentary In the United States, where two-thirds of the population is overweight, many overweight

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2015 - Use and characteristics of electronic health record systems among office-based physician practices: United … States, 2001?

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2008 - Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the etiology of 10%–20% of new strokes each year in the United … States.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2013 - Radiologic and nuclear medicine studies in the United States and worldwide: frequency, radiation dose

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2012 - in time, approximately 1.5 million Americans reside in the nearly 16,000 nursing homes across the United … States.(1) In 2008, 2.8 million Americans, or 7.2% of the population aged 65 and older, had a nursing

  19. Leadership Role in Improving Safety | PSNet

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    September 15, 2024 - organizations, until recently board, executive, and medical staff leadership at most hospitals in the United … States placed relatively little emphasis on identifying and addressing safety issues.

  20. Communication errors in dispatch of air medical transport. | PSNet

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    July 03, 2014 - Study Communication errors in dispatch of air medical transport. Citation Text: Vilensky D, MacDonald RD. Communication errors in dispatch of air medical transport. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2011;15(1):39-43. doi:10.3109/10903127.2011.519817. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Sc…
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