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September 2019-Printed Issue

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2019
Welcome to the first issue of Patient Safety! Brought to you by the Patient Safety Authority, an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this brand-new journal is unlike any other you’ve seen. Since patients are at the heart of everything
Patient Safety Authority
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March 2020-Printed Issue

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
The spring 2020 issue of _Patient Safety_ is available to read online and download at no charge. Each issue of Patient Safety brings you the latest evidence-based research and data analytics, interviews with healthcare experts and advocates, thought ...
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December 2019-Printed Issue

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2019
We are proud to announce the publication of the second issue of our journal, Patient Safety. You can read it now at no charge at PatientSafetyJ.com or download a PDF.
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Challenges and Potential Solutions for Patient Safety in an Infectious-Agent-Isolation Environment: A Study of 484 COVID-19-Related Event Reports Across 94 Hospitals

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2021
Previous research has shown that patients in infectious-agent isolation are at greater risk for certain types of safety-related events. We conducted a study to explore the relationship between the various types of events that occur in an isolation ...
Matthew A. Taylor   +2 more
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Healthcare-Associated Infections in the Long-Term Care Setting: An Analysis of Reports from Pennsylvania

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) is the largest repository of patient safety data in the United States. In addition to over 3.6 million Acute Care records, PA-PSRS has collected more than 330,000 Long-Term Care (LTC) healthcare ...
Shawn Kepner   +7 more
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2019 Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting: An Analysis of Serious Events and Incidents from the Nation’s Largest Event Reporting Database

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
Pennsylvania is the only state that requires acute healthcare facilities to report all events of harm or potential for harm. With over 3.6 million acute care event reports, the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS) is the largest ...
Shawn Kepner   +6 more
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Quality standards for safe medication in nursing homes: development through a multistep approach including a Delphi consensus study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Objectives The aim of the study was to develop quality standards reflecting minimal requirements for safe medication processes in nursing homes.Design In a first step, relevant key topics for safe medication processes were deducted from a systematic ...
Andrea Niederhauser   +3 more
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Patient Safety Concerns in COVID-19–Related Events: A Study of 343 Event Reports From 71 Hospitals in Pennsylvania

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) was declared a pandemic and has had a profound impact on healthcare systems, which may increase the risk of patient harm.
Matthew Taylor   +3 more
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September 2020-Printed Issue

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
The fall 2020 issue of Patient Safety is available to read and download at no charge. Each issue features the latest evidence-based research, thoughtful commentaries and editorials, interviews with healthcare leaders and safety advocates, and powerful ...
Patient Safety Authority
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Process Failures That Increase the Risk of Infection Through Respiratory Droplets: A Study of Patient Safety Events Reported by Hospitals Across Pennsylvania

open access: yesPatient Safety, 2020
Respiratory pathogens can lead to pneumonia, bronchiolitis, and death. Rapid identification, along with appropriate standard and isolation precautions, are necessary to prevent the spread of infectious agents causing respiratory infections.
Amy Harper   +2 more
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