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Patient Safety, 2019 This article provides clear guidance related to appropriate testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) and identifies the negative implications of inappropriate testing, repeat testing, and testing for cure.
Katie Vivian, Rebecca Jones
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Patient Safety, 2020 Wrong-site surgery (WSS) is a well-known type of medical error that may cause a high degree of patient harm. In Pennsylvania, healthcare facilities are mandated to report WSS events, among other patient safety concerns, to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety
Robert Yonash, Matthew Taylor
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Patient Safety, 2019 A battery's moment of death may come as a beep, a red warning light, or a complete surprise. If you are lucky (i.e., prepared), you have a power cord or backup battery handy.
Kim Liberatore, Barry Kohler
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Weaving the Fabric of Patient Safety [PDF]
, 2009 It is critical to support Colorado's leaders in health care, business and government to build a culture of safety, ensure safe and efficient transitions of care, and foster the creation of a Patient Safety Organization.
David West
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Changing medical student attitudes to patient safety: A multicentre study [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Although patient safety is becoming widely taught in medical schools, its effect has been less rigorously evaluated. We describe a multicentre study to evaluate student changes in patient safety attitudes using a standardized instrument, the ...
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Patient Safety, 2019 Falls are a common and often devastating health threat for hospitalized patients, as they can cause serious injuries such as a hip fracture, and even lead to death.1 Falls in Pennsylvania continue to be one of the biggest contributors to patient harm and
Susan C. Wallace, Caitlyn Allen
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Swallowed Dentures: An Analysis of Denture Impaction Events in Pennsylvania
Patient Safety, 2020 Tooth loss is a prevalent health concern affecting two-thirds of the geriatric population in the United States. Most patients replace missing teeth with dentures, which have the potential to become dislodged, swallowed, and stuck somewhere along the ...
Elizabeth Kukielka, Rebecca Jones
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“CORRECT” Classification and Reporting of a Patient Safety Event
Patient Safety, 2023 Patient Safety Authority
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Advancing Patient Safety in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs [PDF]
, 2011 As part of a systemwide transformation, the VA formed its National Center for Patient Safety to foster an organizational culture of safety within its nationwide network of hospitals and outpatient clinics.
Deborah Chase, Douglas McCarthy
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Increase Noted in Reported Wrong-Site Surgery Events From Interventional Radiology
Patient Safety, 2023 Patient Safety Authority
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