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201. Identifying and evaluating equity provisions in state health care reform

Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2008]
Subject(s):
Health Care Rationing -- statistics & numerical data
Health Care Reform
Health Services Accessibility -- statistics & numerical data
Health Care Rationing -- legislation & jurisprudence
Health Services Accessibility -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Local Government
Patient Advocacy
Quality of Health Care
State Government
State Health Plans
Humans
California
Illinois
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
United States
Washington

204. A brief biographical sketch of the medical profession of Indiana county, Penn'a: and the first and second sanitary reports, and papers on sclerosis of the nerve centres, pyemia, nervous diseases, bacteria, tobacco and hygiene

Author(s):
Anderson, William, 1825-1896, author
Publication:
Indiana, Pa. : Times Steam Print, [between 1891 and 1896]
Subject(s):
Physicians
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Indiana County Medical Society.

207. Compilation of the laws of Pennsylvania relating to the insane: also, of the laws relating to the state hospitals for the insane, namely State Lunatic Hospital, Harrisburg, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Dixmont, State Hospital for the Insane, Danville, and North-Western Hospital for the Insane, at Warren

Author(s):
Pennsylvania.
Publication:
Harrisburg : B.F. Meyers, state printer, 1875
Subject(s):
Mentally Ill Persons -- legislation & jurisprudence
Hospitals, Psychiatric -- legislation & jurisprudence
Hospitals, State -- legislation & jurisprudence
Pennsylvania

208. Account of the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of their Reason, near Frankford, Pennsylvania: with the statistics of the institution from its foundation to the 31st 12th month, 1838

Author(s):
Evans, Charles, 1802-1879, author
Publication:
Philadelphia : T.K. & P.G. Collins, printers, 1839
Subject(s):
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Pennsylvania
Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason.

209. Youth mental health first aid: implementation lessons from Pennsylvania

Author(s):
Heiman, Dana M., author
Ferguson, Alyson, author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Grantmakers in Health, December 15, 2015
Subject(s):
Adolescent Health Services
Inservice Training
Mental Disorders -- prevention & control
Mental Disorders -- therapy
Mental Health Services
School Health Services
Students
Adolescent
Depression -- epidemiology
Depression -- prevention & control
Mental Disorders -- epidemiology
Suicide -- prevention & control
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

210. Is the energy boom in your backyard?: oil and gas extraction threatens health and communities across the United States

Author(s):
Johnson, Philip, author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Grantmakers in Health, February 16, 2016
Subject(s):
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants -- adverse effects
Environmental Pollution -- adverse effects
Hydraulic Fracking
Public Health
Oil and Gas Industry
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

211. Beyond the bundle: reducing the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects
Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Catheters, Indwelling -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Risk Management
Safety Management -- methods
Checklist
Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control
Evidence-Based Practice
Guideline Adherence
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

212. Clostridium difficile infections in nursing homes

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Nursing Homes
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- epidemiology
Clostridium Infections -- transmission
Evidence-Based Practice
Mandatory Reporting
Risk Factors
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

215. CT contrast media power injectors can rupture conventional IV sets

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Contrast Media
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Equipment Failure
Injections, Intravenous -- instrumentation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed -- instrumentation
Equipment Safety
Guidelines as Topic
Pressure
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

216. Care at discharge: a critical juncture for transition to posthospital care

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Aftercare -- organization & administration
Case Management -- organization & administration
Continuity of Patient Care -- organization & administration
Patient Discharge -- standards
Appointments and Schedules
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Medication Reconciliation -- methods
Patient Education as Topic
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

217. Colon perforations complicating colonoscopies: what is the best known evidence for prevention?

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Colon -- injuries
Colonoscopy -- adverse effects
Colonoscopy -- methods
Intestinal Perforation -- etiology
Intestinal Perforation -- prevention & control
Colonic Diseases -- diagnosis
Evidence-Based Medicine
Risk Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

220. Anticoagulation management service: safer care, maximizing outcomes

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Anticoagulants -- adverse effects
Drug Monitoring -- methods
Medication Therapy Management
Patient Care Management
Safety
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
Anticoagulants -- administration & dosage
Anticoagulants -- therapeutic use
Length of Stay
Medication Errors
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Pharmacy Service, Hospital -- organization & administration
Program Development
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

221. Management of MRSA in ambulatory surgical facilities

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Ambulatory Care
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Surgicenters
Health Care Surveys
Methicillin Resistance
Patient Isolation
Risk Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

227. Medication errors in labor and delivery: reducing maternal and fetal harm

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Labor, Obstetric -- drug effects
Medication Errors -- adverse effects
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Risk Management -- methods
Disclosure
Fetus -- drug effects
Maternal Welfare
Perinatal Care -- methods
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care -- methods
Female
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

232. Preventing corneal burns during phacoemulsification

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Cataract Extraction -- adverse effects
Corneal Injuries
Eye Burns -- etiology
Eye Burns -- prevention & control
Phacoemulsification -- adverse effects
Clinical Competence
Hot Temperature -- adverse effects
Ophthalmic Solutions -- therapeutic use
Phacoemulsification -- instrumentation
Phacoemulsification -- methods
Risk Management
Ultrasonic Therapy -- adverse effects
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

233. Quarterly update on the Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Project: digging deeper

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Preoperative Care -- methods
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
Checklist
Disclosure
Operating Rooms -- organization & administration
Patient Identification Systems
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Safety Management -- methods
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

234. Diagnostic ionizing radiation and pregnancy: is there a concern?

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Diagnostic Imaging -- adverse effects
Diagnostic Imaging -- methods
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Embryo, Mammalian -- radiation effects
Fetus -- radiation effects
Pregnancy -- radiation effects
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Injuries -- etiology
Radiation, Ionizing
Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced -- prevention & control
Counseling
Gestational Age
Maternal Exposure
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Pregnancy Outcome
Risk Assessment
Female
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

236. Timely treatment of stroke symptoms in the emergency department may improve outcomes

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Brain Ischemia -- drug therapy
Emergency Medical Services -- methods
Fibrinolytic Agents -- therapeutic use
Stroke -- diagnosis
Stroke -- drug therapy
Thrombolytic Therapy -- methods
Tissue Plasminogen Activator -- therapeutic use
Risk Management
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

241. Pressure ulcers: new staging, reporting, and risk reduction strategies

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Cost of Illness
Documentation
Hospitals
Medical History Taking
Medical Records
Patient Positioning
Pressure Ulcer -- classification
Pressure Ulcer -- diagnosis
Pressure Ulcer -- economics
Risk Management
Skin Care
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

243. Tubular dressing retainer: retention without restriction

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Bandages -- adverse effects
Finger Injuries -- etiology
Finger Injuries -- prevention & control
Infarction -- etiology
Infarction -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Vascular System Injuries -- etiology
Vascular System Injuries -- prevention & control
Equipment Safety
Fingers -- blood supply
Inservice Training
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

244. Surgical site markers: putting your mark on patient safety

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control
Equipment Reuse
Ink
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Preoperative Care
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Chlorhexidine
Equipment Safety
Gentian Violet
Iodine
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
2-Propanol
Skin
Writing
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

245. Multidrug-resistant organisms--strategies to reduce infection

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Infection Control -- organization & administration
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Guideline Adherence
Guidelines as Topic
Hand Disinfection
Health Facilities
Inservice Training
Organizational Culture
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

247. Prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Body Temperature Regulation
Hypothermia -- prevention & control
Intraoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Body Temperature
Heating -- methods
Hot Temperature -- therapeutic use
Hypothermia -- complications
Hypothermia -- etiology
Hypothermia -- therapy
Intraoperative Complications -- etiology
Intraoperative Complications -- therapy
Monitoring, Intraoperative -- methods
Perioperative Care -- methods
Perioperative Period
Postoperative Complications -- etiology
Postoperative Complications -- therapy
Preoperative Care -- methods
Rewarming
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

248. Sterile water should not be given "freely"

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Fluid Therapy -- adverse effects
Hypernatremia -- therapy
Infusions, Intravenous -- adverse effects
Water -- adverse effects
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance -- complications
Contraindications
Fluid Therapy
Hypotonic Solutions
Product Packaging
Risk Management
Sodium -- blood
Water -- administration & dosage
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance -- therapy
Medication Errors
Osmolar Concentration
Treatment Outcome
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

249. Icodextrin in peritoneal dialysis solution may cause falsely high blood glucose readings

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Blood Glucose -- analysis
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring -- instrumentation
False Positive Reactions
Hemodialysis Solutions
Point-of-Care Systems
Diagnostic Equipment
Galactose -- blood
Maltose -- blood
Patient Education as Topic
Xylose -- blood
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

252. Medication errors associated with documented allergies

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Drug Hypersensitivity -- prevention & control
Medication Errors
Analgesics, Opioid -- administration & dosage
Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- adverse effects
Communication
Documentation
Health Records, Personal
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

254. Malignant hyperthermia: is your facility prepared to treat this rare condition?

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Dantrolene -- therapeutic use
Malignant Hyperthermia -- therapy
Muscle Relaxants, Central -- therapeutic use
Anesthesia -- adverse effects
Anesthetics, Inhalation -- adverse effects
Malignant Hyperthermia -- diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia -- prevention & control
Risk Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

255. Hazardous spills: the safe handling of hazardous drugs

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Chemical Hazard Release -- prevention & control
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Environmental Exposure -- prevention & control
Hazardous Substances
Occupational Exposure -- prevention & control
Refuse Disposal -- methods
Safety Management -- methods
Guideline Adherence
Guidelines as Topic
Health Personnel
Inpatients
Program Development
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

256. Hand hygiene practices and the use of alcohol-based sanitizers

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Alcohols -- administration & dosage
Alcohols -- therapeutic use
Anti-Infective Agents, Local -- administration & dosage
Anti-Infective Agents, Local -- therapeutic use
Hand Disinfection -- methods
Hygiene
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Infection Control -- methods
Risk Management
Soaps -- administration & dosage
Soaps -- therapeutic use
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

258. Quarterly update on the Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Project

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Insurance Claim Review
Liability, Legal
Medical Errors -- economics
Medical Errors -- legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Safety Management -- methods
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- adverse effects
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

264. Clostridium difficile: a sometimes fatal complication of antibiotic use

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- complications
Clostridium Infections -- mortality
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Inappropriate Prescribing
Clostridium Infections -- therapy
Cross Infection
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

267. Risk of fire from alcohol-based solutions

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):
Alcohols -- therapeutic use
Burns -- etiology
Burns -- prevention & control
Fires -- prevention & control
Aerosols -- therapeutic use
Anti-Infective Agents, Local -- therapeutic use
Electrocoagulation -- instrumentation
Electrosurgery -- instrumentation
Intraoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Patient Safety
Risk
Solutions -- therapeutic use
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

283. Unanticipated care after discharge from ambulatory surgical facilities

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):
Patient Readmission
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Surgicenters
Ambulatory Care
Pain, Postoperative -- therapy
Patient Discharge
Patient Education as Topic
Patient Safety
Postoperative Hemorrhage -- therapy
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

285. The Beers Criteria: screening for potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):
Aging -- drug effects
Inappropriate Prescribing
Medication Therapy Management
Potentially Inappropriate Medication List
Prescription Drugs -- pharmacokinetics
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Health Services for the Aged
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

293. Minimizing complications from temporary epicardial pacing wires after cardiac surgery

Author(s):
McClurken, James B., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2006]
Subject(s):
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial -- adverse effects
Device Removal -- adverse effects
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Pacemaker, Artificial -- adverse effects
Pericardium -- injuries
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- adverse effects
Electrodes -- adverse effects
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States