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Title Author Type Date Words
Physicians More Likely To Report Drug Safety Information Through Electronic Health Records System. Dec 9, 2009 728
Safety claims all a mix-up says hospital; HEALTH: Damning report based on wrong data, insists medical director. Dec 1, 2009 560
NJ Enacts Legislation Mandating Public Reporting Of Hospital-Specific Patient Safety Data. Sep 3, 2009 446
Safety. Brief article Aug 31, 2009 115
Personal communications can be discoverable. Aug 1, 2009 360
Patient safety--working together: the president of the Association for Perioperative Practice Diane Gilmour explores the World Health Organization's new surgical safety checklist and its potential impact on patient care. Gilmour, Diane Aug 1, 2009 501
Safety first for Trust. Jul 23, 2009 119
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 Jun 1, 2009 2711
You're letting patients down; 1 in 3 nurses' safety fears 'are ignored'. May 11, 2009 435
HHS Secretary Sebelius Highlights Two New Reports on Health Care Quality, Says Improving Quality is Key Component of Health Reform. May 6, 2009 692
Filling in the blanks: automating the informed consent process accelerates regulatory compliance, reduces risk and enhances patient safety. Repa, Alane May 1, 2009 1619
Information technology and patient safety concerns. Gourley, David May 1, 2009 882
Bosses: Safety is the top priority. Apr 17, 2009 195
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 Mar 22, 2009 373
Joint Commission: No new patient safety goals. Brief article Mar 1, 2009 164
Final Rule Governing Patient Safety Organizations Becomes Effective. Feb 25, 2009 1230
Risk management and patient safety: improving patient outcomes. Harvey, Linda Report Feb 1, 2009 1831
Prevent inadvertent administration of intrathecal vincristine. Eisenberg, Seth Jan 1, 2009 334
Warn patients of specific risks. Brief article Nov 1, 2008 223
ED Accreditation Update: New scoring process: 'quality, not quantity'. Nov 1, 2008 479
Carolinas HealthCare System Joins Premier Healthcare Alliance to Further Improve Quality of Care, Promote Safety and Reduce Hospital Costs. Oct 22, 2008 622
Seeking accountability, improving safety. Masterson, Tom Sep 1, 2008 902
News from the Joint Commission: behaviors that undermine safety: highlight of sentinel event alert. Gourley, Dave Sep 1, 2008 935
NNA to study patient advocacy experiences of Nevada nurses. Black, Lisa Aug 1, 2008 529
Patient safety series part I: are you bundled up? Johnson, Linda Aug 1, 2008 487
Patient Safety Posters. Brief article Aug 1, 2008 194
Patient or perpetrator? Protect yourself from medical identity theft. Holmes, Tamara E. Aug 1, 2008 718
Health expert calls for independent disease control programmes. Jul 13, 2008 484
HIMSS Survey Points to "Access" As the Number One IT Security Concern. Apr 28, 2008 1229
'Safe Moves' are better for patients, workers. Report Apr 1, 2008 841
You? Me? Us? Them? Yes. Apr 1, 2008 889
Orderly transition for Kaiser Permanente Hospital: hospital staff wheels some patients in bed to site next door. Crowe, Deborah Brief article Mar 31, 2008 276
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 Mar 1, 2008 970
Workforce advocacy program--patient safety. Brief article Feb 1, 2008 261
Caring for patients' records. Davis, Carol Dec 1, 2007 1995
Turmoil at Capital and Coast DHB--ED and district nurses under pressure. Dec 1, 2007 684
Chemotherapy education for novice oncology nurses may create a culture of safety for nurses and patients. Oestreicher, Pamela Oct 1, 2007 1184
Assuring patient safety: registered nurses' responsibility in all roles and settings to guard against working when fatigued. Jul 1, 2007 2362
Caregiver's corner: NAF has permission to reprint the following excerpts from the "The Comfort of Home" series. L'Engle, Madeleine Reprint Jun 22, 2007 909
MEDITECH. Brief article Jun 1, 2007 60
Addressograph Healthcare. Brief article May 1, 2007 36
Hospital patient safety: characteristics of best-performing hospitals. Longo, Daniel R.; Hewett, John E.; Ge, Bin; Schubert, Shari; Kiely, Robert G. May 1, 2007 7463
FDA announces audio broadcasts on emerging drug safety information. Apr 23, 2007 330
Communication: patient safety and the nursing work environment. Friesen, Mary Ann; Hughes, Ronda G.; Zorn, Marcia Mar 22, 2007 1604
Physician practice Web tools for patient safety. Brief article Mar 1, 2007 248
Time Warner Cable Business Class: Consumers Concerned When Health Records Stored Electronically. 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. Jan 31, 2007 525
Medications and what to ask the doctor: small things can cause big trouble. Dec 22, 2006 607
Jury still out on viability of health courts system. Ault, Alicia 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 Oct 1, 2006 2729
Is the science of medicine trumping the art of medicine? Lister, Eric Sep 1, 2006 2261
Patient safety checklist: keys to successful implementation. Fabius, Raymond Jul 1, 2006 3870
Five rules to follow with root-cause analysis. Jun 1, 2006 597
Safety continues as industry top priority. Brief article Apr 1, 2006 281
Patient safety news available. Brief article Apr 1, 2006 38
Patient Registration photos. Brief article Mar 1, 2006 112
Little progress in six years. Brief Article Feb 1, 2006 158
'A pitch' for safety, a homerun for employees. Report Feb 1, 2006 858
Conference promotes safer handling practices. Report Feb 1, 2006 229
Take a role in preventing, reporting medical errors. Dec 1, 2005 1320
"Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005" Signed into Law. Sep 9, 2005 2590
Patient safety law presents challenges. Bristol, Nellie Sep 1, 2005 522
Don't be fooled by the illusion of patient safety. Jul 1, 2005 1160
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 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 Mar 1, 2005 1339
Consumers still worry about health care safety. Feb 1, 2005 1247
Patients at risk: proposed rules still need work. Butler, Sami Jan 1, 2005 538
WebM&M teaches by example with case studies: site draws quality managers, safety professionals. Jan 1, 2005 1178
Uniform emergency codes: will they improve safety? California, NJ have systems, others may follow. Jan 1, 2005 978
Federal policies pushing technology adoption. Boschert, Sherry Dec 1, 2004 595
'Safety culture' approach guides health system's efforts: health system takes cue from manufacturing world. Oct 1, 2004 1190
Program seeks fellowship partnerships. Brief Article Oct 1, 2004 96
Congress to weigh patient safety bill. 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 Sep 1, 2004 1329
Tracer methodology focuses on care, not paper: pay less attention to manuals, more to safety goals. Sep 1, 2004 1427
JCAHO's new safety goals routine for most HHAs: medications, falls, timely reports top list of goals. Sep 1, 2004 1169
JCAHO's new safety goals routine for most HHAs. Sep 1, 2004 666
Finding root causes without blame helps eliminate errors: initiative boosts staff support for improvement efforts. Jul 1, 2004 1234
The laboratory approach to patient safety. Stankovic, Ana K. Jul 1, 2004 706
Patient safety concerns lacking, study finds. 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 Apr 1, 2004 879
California hospitals adopt technology. Brief Article Dec 1, 2003 235
A business case for patient safety. Oetgen, Phyllis M. Sep 1, 2003 1872
Journal Review: Improving medication safety and patient care in the emergency department. Jun 1, 2003 275
Implement a policy for discharging violent patients, but be careful: proposed rule changes give more latitude for involuntary discharge. Mar 1, 2003 1540
Needle safety is not among JCAHO's top goals; surveyors still will ask about compliance. Oct 1, 2002 584
Joint commission issues patient safety goals; goals will show up in surveys. Oct 1, 2002 900
2003 national patient safety goals and recommendations. Oct 1, 2002 285
Perceived barriers to medical-error reporting: an exploratory investigation. Uribe, Claudia L.; Schweikhart, Sharon B.; Pathak, Dev S.; Dow, Merrell; Marsh, Gail B. Jul 1, 2002 6668
Injury prevention model broadens safety scope; create situations where human error can't happen. Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 927
Sinus-surgery safety. (Product Marketplace). Brief Article Feb 1, 2002 160
HHS invests $50 million to reduce medical errors. (Patient Safety). Brief Article Dec 1, 2001 161
Exit Alarm System. Brief Article Dec 1, 2000 69
Must Hospital Warn of Pt.'s Dangerous Propensities? Tammelleo, A. David Brief Article Jun 1, 2000 758
A prescription for security. Powers, Bruce L. Feb 1, 1998 1477

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