Safety and security measures subtopic
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Articles
1-151 out of 151 article(s)
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| Determination to improve patient care and safety is to be welcomed; Western Mail. |
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Mar 13, 2013 |
460 |
| SCAI Announces Dedicated Educational Track on Quality Improvement in Invasive/Interventional Cardiology. |
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Mar 4, 2013 |
868 |
| New Stanley Healthcare Supply and Procedure Cart System Offers Healthcare Organizations Greater Mobility, Safety and Security for Enhanced Patient Care. |
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Feb 28, 2013 |
570 |
| UHC and Datix Debut UHC Safety Intelligence(TM). |
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Company overview |
Dec 10, 2012 |
789 |
| UHC and Datix Debut UHC Safety Intelligence(TM). |
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Company overview |
Dec 10, 2012 |
795 |
| Altarum Institute Creates Strategic Framework for Employers to Improve Quality of Inpatient Care; Supports New Release of Hospital Safety Scores. |
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Nov 28, 2012 |
496 |
| Patient safety in the OR. |
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Oct 1, 2012 |
1650 |
| Lawrence General Hospital Announces Layoffs, Service Closures and Patient Care Restructuring that Nurses Believe Threaten the Safety of Patients and Violate Nurses' Union Rights. |
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Sep 24, 2012 |
964 |
| Transforming a culture for safety and quality. |
Greising, Cynthia Hedges; Foster, Shawn |
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Sep 1, 2012 |
544 |
| Charity says health boards aren't complying with safety alerts. |
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Aug 20, 2012 |
331 |
| Positive patient identification begins at step one: affordable, high-resolution, dedicated ID card image scanners allow medical practices to start positive patient identification (PPID) at the point of registration. |
Cunningham, Ben |
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Aug 1, 2012 |
1138 |
| Palm scanners enhance patient safety: Iowa's Broadlawns Medical Center integrated the biometric system with its registration process. |
Hansen, Neil |
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Aug 1, 2012 |
589 |
| Identifying the latent failures underpinning medication administration errors: an exploratory study. |
Lawton, Rebecca; Carruthers, Sam; Gardner, Peter; Wright, John; McEachan, Rosie R.C. |
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Aug 1, 2012 |
7870 |
| Nurse turnover rates affect patient safety. |
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Report |
Jul 1, 2012 |
605 |
| President's column. |
Green, Vicki |
Column |
Jul 1, 2012 |
919 |
| Demand action, not assumption: a data governance model at Vanderbilt University Medical Center supports patient safety by providing complete and accurate information. |
Reeves, Mary G.; Bowen, Rita |
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Jun 1, 2012 |
1160 |
| UC Irvine Medical Center Chooses ClearCount's SmartSponge[R] System and SmartWand-DTX to Improve Operating Room Safety and Efficiency. |
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Mar 19, 2012 |
652 |
| Californians for Patient Care Urges Year-Round Attention to Safety. |
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Mar 6, 2012 |
670 |
| Addressing healthcare practitioner scope of practice expansions. |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2012 |
171 |
| The effect of safety culture education on improvement of managers' attitudes towards patients' safety. |
Azimi, Leila; Bahadori, Mohammadkarim |
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Mar 1, 2012 |
3722 |
| Patient bathrooms can look more 'normal' and still be safe: new options for providing attractive bathrooms that maintain an acceptable level of patient safety. |
Hunt, James M. |
Report |
Jan 1, 2012 |
1537 |
| Laryngeal mask airway for airway control during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. |
Pratt, T.; Bromilow, J. |
Report |
Nov 1, 2011 |
3479 |
| A randomised controlled trial of pharmacist medication histories and supplementary prescribing on medication errors in postoperative medications. |
Marotti, S.B.; Kerridge, R.K.; Grimer, M.D. |
Report |
Nov 1, 2011 |
3971 |
| International retrieval of adults on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. |
Forrest, P.; Cheong, J.Y.; Vallely, M.P.; Torzillo, P.J.; Hendel, P.N.; Wilson, M.K.; Bannon, P.G.; |
Report |
Nov 1, 2011 |
2174 |
| Standing up for safety and quality of services: nurses are standing up for safe patient care and better services--in our hospitals and in a wider realm in unison with other public sector workers. |
Holmes, Brett |
Editorial |
Oct 1, 2011 |
516 |
| 1 800 GET THIN Supports Surgery Center Bill. |
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Sep 29, 2011 |
1266 |
| Tennessee's Hospitals Safer Today Than Three Years Ago. |
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Aug 30, 2011 |
693 |
| Think About It Colorado. |
May, Kiska |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2011 |
211 |
| Workplace violence: its impact on nurses' safety and quality patient care. |
McPhaul, Kate; Vanhoy, Mary Alice; Perdue, Georgia; Moore, Denise; Handelman, Elise M. |
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May 1, 2011 |
321 |
| Society of Interventional Radiology Addresses Radiation Safety, Advances Best Practices. |
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Apr 20, 2011 |
1330 |
| Californians for Patient Care Offers Year-Round Health and Safety Tips. |
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Apr 6, 2011 |
617 |
| Quality: it's all in the details: Memorial-Hermann PaRC's quality culture sustains four patient-safety projects. |
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Apr 1, 2011 |
1235 |
| The Guardian Scholarship - Baxter Corporation Award for Excellence in patient safety. |
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Mar 22, 2011 |
475 |
| Patient Engagement is Vital to Safer Care. |
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Mar 4, 2011 |
520 |
| Ensuring safety through wireless communication: Mayo Regional Hospital implements a state-of-the art wireless communications system. |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
943 |
| Automating sterile supply departments protects patients: a robotics company specializing in medical applications suggests that hospitals can benefit from lessons learned in lean manufacturing. |
LaSelle, Rush |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
963 |
| Improving patient prep: an automated informed consent tool provides individualized pre-procedure patient instructions to thousands of veterans in the tri-state VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System. |
Isgett-Lynn, Bunny |
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Mar 1, 2011 |
1626 |
| Barriers to nursing practice must be removed: this second article in a series based on 2020 and Beyond: A Vision for Nursing examines legislative and regulatory frameworks. These frameworks are designed to protect patient safety but sometimes serve as barriers to nursing practice. |
Clendon, Jill |
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Feb 1, 2011 |
1953 |
| HIT must bolster efforts to monitor radiation. |
Colpas, Phil |
Viewpoint essay |
Nov 1, 2010 |
430 |
| Avoid social networking poison: hospital staff may unknowingly subject the hospital network to a variety of Web-based threats. These tips will help you mitigate the risks. |
Touchette, Fred |
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Nov 1, 2010 |
600 |
| Engqvist report on single-use nonwoven surgical drapes and gowns. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2010 |
122 |
| Improving Safety for Patients with Cancer; NCCN Safety Summit Features Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD. |
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Oct 5, 2010 |
878 |
| Institute of Medicine Will Study Best Policies and Practices for Improving Health Care Safety with Health Information Technology. |
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Sep 29, 2010 |
662 |
| Improving platelet quality and patient safety. |
Haime, Robert |
Brief article |
Sep 1, 2010 |
144 |
| Resident duty hours to be reduced in first year. |
Ault, Alicia |
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Sep 1, 2010 |
652 |
| TOP HOSPITAL TOO SLOW ON SAFETY STEPS. |
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Aug 13, 2010 |
335 |
| Walking in the patients' shoes: PacMed adopts a real-time locating system to improve processes, safety and the bottom line. |
Snowday, H.T. |
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Aug 1, 2010 |
1272 |
| News for nurse leaders. |
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Aug 1, 2010 |
631 |
| First-of-its-Kind Study Advises of Potential for Increased Medication Errors. |
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Clinical report |
May 25, 2010 |
1607 |
| Landing on the Hudson River: lessons for health care. |
Silbaugh, Barry; Skiles, Jeff |
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May 1, 2010 |
4149 |
| Management/relationship issues impact patient safety efforts. |
Shannon, Diane |
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Mar 1, 2010 |
2342 |
| No action on safety alerts; Health Trusts are criticised after 'shocking' results. |
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Feb 17, 2010 |
633 |
| Adverse event reporting criticized. |
Anderson, Jane |
Brief article |
Feb 1, 2010 |
102 |
| Physicians More Likely To Report Drug Safety Information Through Electronic Health Records System. |
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Dec 9, 2009 |
728 |
| Can you talk your walk? It's critical nurses are able to talk about what they do in accessible language, especially in their interactions with patients. Ultimately, it's all about patient safety. |
Jones, Shelley |
Viewpoint essay |
Dec 1, 2009 |
1022 |
| OB hospitalist program is a go! |
Pelletier |
Report |
Dec 1, 2009 |
711 |
| Safety claims all a mix-up says hospital; HEALTH: Damning report based on wrong data, insists medical director. |
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Dec 1, 2009 |
560 |
| The right nurse, in the right place, at the right time: delegates rally to maintain qualified nurses. |
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Report |
Aug 1, 2009 |
257 |
| Safety first for Trust. |
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Jul 23, 2009 |
119 |
| Integration to minimize patient risk: why Pharma must integrate R&D, manufacturing and marketing efforts to minimize patient risk. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
860 |
| Safety and efficiency considerations for the introduction of electronic ordering in a blood bank. |
Georgiou, Andrew; Greenfield, Tony; Callen, Joanne; Westbrook, Johanna I. |
Report |
Jun 1, 2009 |
3733 |
| Correction factors for estimating potassium concentrations in samples with in vitro hemolysis: a detriment to patient safety. |
Mansour, Mai M.H.; Azzazy, Hassan M.E.; Kazmierczak, Steven C. |
Report |
Jun 1, 2009 |
5602 |
| Dying for the promise of perfection: sun, surf, and surgery gone awry. Lisa Espinosa's real-life cautionary tale of overseas cosmetic surgery. |
Campbell, Denise |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
2711 |
| You're letting patients down; 1 in 3 nurses' safety fears 'are ignored'. |
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May 11, 2009 |
435 |
| HHS Secretary Sebelius Highlights Two New Reports on Health Care Quality, Says Improving Quality is Key Component of Health Reform. |
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May 6, 2009 |
692 |
| Filling in the blanks: automating the informed consent process accelerates regulatory compliance, reduces risk and enhances patient safety. |
Repa, Alane |
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May 1, 2009 |
1619 |
| Information technology and patient safety concerns. |
Gourley, David |
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May 1, 2009 |
882 |
| Bosses: Safety is the top priority. |
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Apr 17, 2009 |
195 |
| Linking Joint Commission inpatient core measures and National Patient safety Goals with evidence. |
Masica, Andrew L.; Richter, Kathleen M.; Convery, Paul; Haydar, Ziad |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
8040 |
| Evaluation of the AHRQ patient safety initiative: framework and approach. |
Farley, Donna O.; Battles, James B. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
6204 |
| Assessment of contributions to patient safety knowledge by the agency for healthcare research and quality-funded patient safety projects. |
Sorbero, Melony E.S.; Ricci, Karen A.; Lovejoy, Susan; Haviland, Amelia M.; Smith, Linda; Bradley, L |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
6906 |
| Experiences of agency for healthcare research and quality-funded projects that implemented practices for safer patient care. |
Taylor, Stephanie L.; Ridgely, M. Susan; Greenberg, Michael D.; Sorbero, Melony E.S.; Teleki, Stepha |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
6386 |
| Reflections on translation of education into practice! |
St. George-Hyslop, Cecilia |
Column |
Mar 22, 2009 |
1493 |
| What do nurses do? Why don't we advocate for our skills beyond caring and compassion? |
Mawdsley, Cathy |
Column |
Mar 22, 2009 |
1618 |
| Workplace safety. |
Scorzafava, Catherine; Jenkins, Peggy |
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Mar 22, 2009 |
373 |
| Development of the patient lifting status indicator. |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
770 |
| Risk management and patient safety: improving patient outcomes. |
Harvey, Linda |
Report |
Feb 1, 2009 |
1831 |
| Validity of selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. |
Romano, Patrick S.; Mull, Hillary J.; Rivard, Peter E.; Zhao, Shibei; Henderson, William G.; Lovelan |
Report |
Feb 1, 2009 |
8107 |
| Advancing measurement of patient safety culture. |
Ginsburg, Liane; Gilin, Debra; Tregunno, Deborah; Norton, Peter G.; Flemons, Ward; Fleming, Mark |
Report |
Feb 1, 2009 |
8515 |
| Prevent inadvertent administration of intrathecal vincristine. |
Eisenberg, Seth |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
334 |
| Carolinas HealthCare System Joins Premier Healthcare Alliance to Further Improve Quality of Care, Promote Safety and Reduce Hospital Costs. |
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Oct 22, 2008 |
622 |
| Seeking accountability, improving safety. |
Masterson, Tom |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
902 |
| News from the Joint Commission: behaviors that undermine safety: highlight of sentinel event alert. |
Gourley, Dave |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
935 |
| NNA to study patient advocacy experiences of Nevada nurses. |
Black, Lisa |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
529 |
| Patient safety series part I: are you bundled up? |
Johnson, Linda |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
487 |
| Patient Safety Posters. |
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Brief article |
Aug 1, 2008 |
194 |
| Patient or perpetrator? Protect yourself from medical identity theft. |
Holmes, Tamara E. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
718 |
| Health expert calls for independent disease control programmes. |
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Jul 13, 2008 |
484 |
| Surviving shift work. |
Scott, Diane E. |
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May 1, 2008 |
1238 |
| HIMSS Survey Points to "Access" As the Number One IT Security Concern. |
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Apr 28, 2008 |
1229 |
| You? Me? Us? Them? Yes. |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
889 |
| What should nurses do when there's a surge in patient numbers? Both nurses and their employers have responsibilities concerning situations where a surge of patient numbers threatens patient safety. |
Thompson, Charlotte |
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Mar 1, 2008 |
970 |
| Workforce advocacy program--patient safety. |
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Brief article |
Feb 1, 2008 |
261 |
| Turmoil at Capital and Coast DHB--ED and district nurses under pressure. |
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Dec 1, 2007 |
684 |
| Caring for patients' records. |
Davis, Carol |
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Dec 1, 2007 |
1995 |
| Chemotherapy education for novice oncology nurses may create a culture of safety for nurses and patients. |
Oestreicher, Pamela |
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Oct 1, 2007 |
1184 |
| Joint Commission announces goals. |
Anderson, Jane |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2007 |
131 |
| Assuring patient safety: registered nurses' responsibility in all roles and settings to guard against working when fatigued. |
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Jul 1, 2007 |
2362 |
| Hospital patient safety: characteristics of best-performing hospitals. |
Longo, Daniel R.; Hewett, John E.; Ge, Bin; Schubert, Shari; Kiely, Robert G. |
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May 1, 2007 |
7463 |
| FDA announces audio broadcasts on emerging drug safety information. |
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Apr 23, 2007 |
330 |
| Communication: patient safety and the nursing work environment. |
Friesen, Mary Ann; Hughes, Ronda G.; Zorn, Marcia |
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Mar 22, 2007 |
1604 |
| Physician practice Web tools for patient safety. |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2007 |
248 |
| Time Warner Cable Business Class: Consumers Concerned When Health Records Stored Electronically. |
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Feb 15, 2007 |
578 |
| Manic for medication safety: bar codes and drug information databases are helping to reduce medication errors. |
Rogoski, Richard R. |
Cover story |
Feb 1, 2007 |
2389 |
| Philips Introduces First Spot Check Monitor with Large 8.4" Color LCD Display, Allowing Clinicians to Focus More on Patient Care and Safety. |
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Jan 31, 2007 |
525 |
| Effect of dialysis center profit-status on patient survival: a comparison of risk-adjustment and instrumental variable approaches. |
Brooks, John M.; Irwin, Christopher P.; Hunsicker, Lawrence G.; Flanigan, Michael J.; Chrischilles, |
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Dec 1, 2006 |
9020 |
| Jury still out on viability of health courts system. |
Ault, Alicia |
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Dec 1, 2006 |
560 |
| And the winner is ... everyone: a two-year old e-prescribing program blossoms into a statewide initiative that may be the model for other states wanting to improve patient safety. |
Blair, Robin |
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Oct 1, 2006 |
2729 |
| Is the science of medicine trumping the art of medicine? |
Lister, Eric |
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Sep 1, 2006 |
2261 |
| Clinton, Obama pitch patient safety approach to liability crisis. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Sep 1, 2006 |
424 |
| Organizational silence and hidden threats to patient safety. |
Henriksen, Kerm; Dayton, Elizabeth |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
5987 |
| Sensemaking of patient safety risks and hazards. |
Battles, James B.; Dixon, Nancy M.; Borotkanics, Robert J.; Rabin-Fastmen, Barbara; Kaplan, Harold S |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
6898 |
| Teamwork as an essential component of high-reliability organizations. |
Baker, David P.; Day, Rachel; Salas, Eduardo |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
8818 |
| Creating high reliability in health care organizations. |
Pronovost, Peter J.; Berenholtz, Sean M.; Goeschel, Christine A.; Needham, Dale M.; Sexton, J. Bryan |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
7018 |
| Enhancing patient safety through organizational learning: are patient safety indicators a step in the right direction? |
Rivard, Peter E.; Rosen, Amy K.; Carroll, John S. |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
8153 |
| Improving patient safety in hospitals: contributions of high-reliability theory and normal accident theory. |
Tamuz, Michal; Harrison, Michael I. |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
8146 |
| Fair and just culture, team behavior, and leadership engagement: the tools to achieve high reliability. |
Frankel, Allan S.; Leonard, Michael W.; Denham, Charles R. |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
6681 |
| Patient safety checklist: keys to successful implementation. |
Fabius, Raymond |
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Jul 1, 2006 |
3870 |
| Safety continues as industry top priority. |
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Brief article |
Apr 1, 2006 |
281 |
| Patient Registration photos. |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2006 |
112 |
| Little progress in six years. |
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Brief Article |
Feb 1, 2006 |
158 |
| Overcrowded hospitals jeopardize patient safety. |
Ault, Alicia |
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Nov 1, 2005 |
596 |
| Patient safety law presents challenges. |
Bristol, Nellie |
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Sep 1, 2005 |
522 |
| An educational intervention to enhance nurse leaders' perceptions of patient safety culture. |
Ginsburg, Liane; Norton, Peter G.; Casebeer, Ann; Lewis, Steven |
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Aug 1, 2005 |
9105 |
| Advocating for patient safety: patient safety is ensured when nurses have the competence, the resources and the autonomy to evaluate their patients' needs and changing conditions. |
Rolls, Suzanne |
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Apr 1, 2005 |
895 |
| Getting from here to there in health care. |
Fiol, C. Marlena |
Column |
Mar 1, 2005 |
1259 |
| Lessons learned from my Uncle Lou. |
Schramm, Gloria |
Editorial |
Mar 1, 2005 |
1626 |
| Educating staff key to curbing use of restraints. |
Wendling, Patrice |
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Mar 1, 2005 |
1339 |
| Center puts focus on patient safety. |
McNamara, Damian |
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Feb 15, 2005 |
1000 |
| Variations among Institutional Review Board reviews in a multisite health services research study. |
Dziak, Kathleen; Anderson, Roger; Sevick, Mary Ann; Weisman, Carol S.; Levine, Douglas W.; Scholle, |
Author Abstract |
Feb 1, 2005 |
3987 |
| Patients at risk: proposed rules still need work. |
Butler, Sami |
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Jan 1, 2005 |
538 |
| Federal policies pushing technology adoption. |
Boschert, Sherry |
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Dec 1, 2004 |
595 |
| Program seeks fellowship partnerships. |
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Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2004 |
96 |
| Congress to weigh patient safety bill. |
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Brief Article |
Sep 1, 2004 |
107 |
| Keys to successful CPOE implementation: Connecticut hospital maintains a constant focus on improved patient safety as its top reason for implementing CPOE. |
Davidson, Gary; Riordan, Charles |
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Sep 1, 2004 |
1329 |
| The laboratory approach to patient safety. |
Stankovic, Ana K. |
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Jul 1, 2004 |
706 |
| Patient safety concerns lacking, study finds. |
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Brief Article |
Jun 14, 2004 |
356 |
| Student nurse punctured sciatic nerve: was hospital liable? Case on point: Lovett v. Lorain Community Hospital, 2004 WL239927 N.E.2d -OH. |
Tammelleo, A. David |
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Apr 1, 2004 |
879 |
| California hospitals adopt technology. |
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Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2003 |
235 |
| A business case for patient safety. |
Oetgen, Phyllis M. |
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Sep 1, 2003 |
1872 |
| Measuring safety. |
Silverman, Jennifer; Perlstein, Steve |
Brief Article |
Jul 15, 2003 |
102 |
| ACP's patient safety initiative develops educational modules. (Team Approach to Patient Care). |
Brunk, Doug |
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May 1, 2003 |
397 |
| HHS safety efforts. (Policy & Practice). |
Silverman, Jennifer; Peters, Sally |
Brief Article |
Jan 15, 2003 |
139 |
| Perceived barriers to medical-error reporting: an exploratory investigation. |
Uribe, Claudia L.; Schweikhart, Sharon B.; Pathak, Dev S.; Dow, Merrell; Marsh, Gail B. |
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Jul 1, 2002 |
6668 |
| Lipid emulsions won't crack this resin. (Materials). |
Blanco, Alice |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2002 |
210 |
| Sinus-surgery safety. (Product Marketplace). |
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Brief Article |
Feb 1, 2002 |
160 |
| HHS invests $50 million to reduce medical errors. (Patient Safety). |
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Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2001 |
161 |
| Patient Safety Task Force Established. |
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Brief Article |
Jun 22, 2001 |
245 |
| Setting a Research Agenda for Medical Errors and Patient Safety. |
Meyer, Gregg; Foster, Nancy; Christrup, Shana; Eisenberg, John |
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Apr 1, 2001 |
3484 |
| Must Hospital Warn of Pt.'s Dangerous Propensities? |
Tammelleo, A. David |
Brief Article |
Jun 1, 2000 |
758 |
| A prescription for security. |
Powers, Bruce L. |
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Feb 1, 1998 |
1477 |
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