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501. Still not seeing clearly: a second look at intraocular lens implant events

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Lens Implantation, Intraocular
Lenses, Intraocular
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Pennsylvania
United States

502. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

503. 1115 Medicaid waivers: from care delivery innovations to work requirements

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, April 2018

Subject(s):

Eligibility Determination
Employment
Medicaid -- organization & administration
United States
United States.

504. Exceeding "routine" checks of AEDs

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2016

Subject(s):

Defibrillators
Equipment Safety
Maintenance
Pennsylvania
United States

505. Medicaid and the role of the courts

Author(s):

Rosenbaum, Sara, author

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, June 2018

Subject(s):

Judicial Role
Medicaid -- legislation & jurisprudence
United States

506. 7 steps to expand the behavioral health capabilities of your workforce: a guide to help move you forward

Publication:

Washington, DC : American Hospital Association, [2016]

Subject(s):

Behavioral Medicine
Health Workforce -- statistics & numerical data
Mental Health Services
United States

507. Americans' views on health insurance at the end of a turbulent year

Author(s):

Collins, Sara R., author
Gunja, Munira Z., author
Doty, Michelle M., author
Bhupal, Herman K., author

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, March 2018

Subject(s):

Health Insurance Exchanges -- statistics & numerical data
Health Insurance Exchanges -- trends
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- trends
Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- trends
Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data
Medicaid -- trends
Public Opinion
United States
United States.

508. The promise of telehealth for hospitals, health systems, and their communities

Publication:

Washington, DC : American Hospital Association, January 2015

Subject(s):

Hospitals
Telemedicine -- organization & administration
United States

509. Getting ready for health reform 2020: what past presidential campaigns can teach us

Author(s):

Lambrew, Jeanne M., author

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, June 2018

Subject(s):

Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence
Health Policy -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance Coverage -- legislation & jurisprudence
Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence
Politics
United States
United States.

510. Stem the tide: addressing the opioid epidemic

Publication:

Chicago, IL : American Hospital Association, [2017]

Subject(s):

Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use
Opioid-Related Disorders -- epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders -- prevention & control
Opioid-Related Disorders -- therapy
Pain Management -- methods
United States

511. State marketplace stabilization strategies

Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : American Hospital Association, January 2018

Subject(s):

Health Insurance Exchanges
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
United States
United States.

512. The effect of eliminating the individual mandate penalty and the role of behavioral factors

Author(s):

Eibner, Christine, author
Nowak, Sarah A., author

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, July 2018

Subject(s):

Consumer Behavior
Health Insurance Exchanges -- legislation & jurisprudence
Health Insurance Exchanges -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Mandatory Programs
United States
United States.

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

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Iatrogenic Disease -- prevention & control
United States

514. Two takes on the "time out"

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2004

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Preoperative Care -- methods
Safety Management -- methods
Time Factors
United States

515. Extravasation of radiologic contrast

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2004

Subject(s):

Contrast Media -- administration & dosage
Contrast Media -- adverse effects
Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials -- diagnostic imaging
Radiography
United States

516. Quarterly update: progress in preventing wrong-site surgery in Pennsylvania

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- trends
Process Assessment, Health Care
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- adverse effects
Systems Analysis
Pennsylvania
United States

517. Tubing misconnections: making the connection to patient safety

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Equipment Design -- adverse effects
Equipment Safety
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Safety Management -- methods
Catheterization -- instrumentation
United States

518. Improving the safety of the blood transfusion process

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Blood Component Transfusion -- methods
Blood Transfusion -- methods
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Quality Control
Safety Management
United States

519. Medication errors in the emergency department: need for pharmacy involvement?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Emergency Service, Hospital -- organization & administration
Interprofessional Relations
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Service, Hospital -- organization & administration
Professional Role
Quality Improvement
United States

520. The dirt on flexible endoscope reprocessing

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Disinfection -- methods
Endoscopes -- standards
Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control
Sterilization -- methods
United States

521. Skin and soft-tissue infections in long-term care

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Health Services for the Aged
Long-Term Care
Skin Care
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- prevention & control
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- therapy
Soft Tissue Infections -- prevention & control
Soft Tissue Infections -- therapy
Staphylococcal Skin Infections -- prevention & control
Staphylococcal Skin Infections -- therapy
Streptococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Streptococcal Infections -- therapy
United States

522. Managing patient access and flow in the emergency department to improve patient safety

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Efficiency, Organizational
Emergency Service, Hospital -- trends
Health Services Accessibility
Process Assessment, Health Care -- standards
Safety Management -- organization & administration
United States

523. Do community wristbands present a patient safety risk?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Color
Inpatients
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient Identification Systems -- methods
Patient Identification Systems -- standards
Safety Management
Wrist
United States

524. Does your admission screening adequately predict aspiration risk?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Deglutition Disorders -- diagnosis
Fluoroscopy -- methods
Mass Screening -- methods
Risk Assessment -- methods
Pennsylvania
United States

525. Increasing influenza and pneumonia vaccination rates in long-term care

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control
Immunization Programs -- statistics & numerical data
Influenza Vaccines -- administration & dosage
Influenza, Human -- prevention & control
Long-Term Care
Pneumococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Pneumococcal Vaccines -- administration & dosage
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal -- prevention & control
Vaccination -- statistics & numerical data
United States

526. Data snapshot: maternal complications

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Delivery, Obstetric -- statistics & numerical data
Maternal Welfare
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Outcome
United States

527. Errors in radiation therapy

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Radiation Injuries -- prevention & control
Radiotherapy -- adverse effects
Radiotherapy -- methods
United States

528. Preventing maternal and neonatal harm during vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Delivery, Obstetric -- methods
Fetal Monitoring -- methods
Maternal Welfare
Obstetric Labor Complications -- prevention & control
Safety Management
Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical -- methods
United States

529. Medication errors occurring in the radiologic services department

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Medication Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Radiology Department, Hospital -- organization & administration
Contrast Media
United States

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

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Preoperative Care -- methods
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
United States

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

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Pennsylvania
United States

532. Understanding living wills and DNR orders

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Advance Directives
Living Wills
Patient Preference
Resuscitation Orders
Pennsylvania
United States

533. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

534. 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
Process Assessment, Health Care
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
Pennsylvania
United States

535. Dangers associated with shared multidose vials

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Cross Infection -- etiology
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Dosage Forms
Drug Contamination -- prevention & control
Drug Packaging -- instrumentation
Equipment Reuse
Equipment Safety
Infection Control -- methods
Syringes -- economics
Pennsylvania
United States

536. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

537. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

538. Triage of the obstetrics patient in the emergency department: is there only one patient?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Communication
Emergency Medical Services
Interdepartmental Relations
Obstetrics
Triage
Pennsylvania
United States

539. Snapshot: quarterly update on wrong-site surgery

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, June 2015

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
Pennsylvania
United States

540. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

541. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

542. What is the impact on enrollment and premiums if the duration of short-term health insurance plans is increased?

Author(s):

Preethi, Rao, author
Nowak, Sarah A., author
Eibner, Christine, author

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, June 2018

Subject(s):

Consumer Behavior
Health Insurance Exchanges -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance, Health -- statistics & numerical data
United States
United States.

543. Price transparency efforts accelerate: what hospitals and other stakeholders are doing to support consumers

Publication:

Washington, DC : American Hospital Association, July 2014

Subject(s):

Access to Information
Consumer Advocacy
Disclosure
Health Care Costs
Hospital Costs
United States
United States.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

544. Hospitals and health systems prepare for a value-driven future

Publication:

Washington, DC : American Hospital Association, December 2017

Subject(s):

Cost Savings
Hospitals
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Value-Based Purchasing
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

545. The integration of harm reduction and healthcare: implications and lessons for healthcare reform

Author(s):

Schäfer, Peter, author
Calvo, Michele, author

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : New York Academy of Medicine, June 2015

Subject(s):

Behavioral Medicine -- organization & administration
Community Health Services -- organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated -- organization & administration
Harm Reduction
Patient-Centered Care
Primary Health Care -- organization & administration
New York
United States

546. Problems related to informed consent

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2004

Subject(s):

Informed Consent -- legislation & jurisprudence
Safety Management
United States

547. Hidden sources of latex in healthcare products

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2004

Subject(s):

Latex -- adverse effects
Latex -- immunology
Latex Hypersensitivity -- immunology
Latex Hypersensitivity -- prevention & control
Occupational Exposure -- adverse effects
United States

548. Electrosurgical units and the risk of surgical fires

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2004

Subject(s):

Burns -- etiology
Electrosurgery -- adverse effects
Electrosurgery -- instrumentation
Fires -- prevention & control
United States

549. Focus on high-alert medications

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2004

Subject(s):

Drug Monitoring
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Harm Reduction
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Pharmaceutical Preparations -- administration & dosage
United States

550. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

551. Hemodialysis administration: strategies to ensure safe patient care

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Renal Dialysis -- adverse effects
Renal Dialysis -- methods
Safety
United States

552. Falls in radiology: establishing a unit-specific prevention program

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Program Development
Radiology Department, Hospital
United States

553. Management of unanticipated difficult intubation

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Intubation, Intratracheal -- methods
Patient Care Management -- methods
United States

554. Prevent the occurrence of bloodborne disease transmission associated with unsafe injection practices

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Blood-Borne Pathogens
Communicable Disease Control -- methods
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Injections, Intravenous -- adverse effects
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

555. Reducing errors in blood specimen labeling: a multihospital initiative

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Blood Specimen Collection -- methods
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient Identification Systems -- methods
Product Labeling -- methods
Specimen Handling -- methods
United States

556. Improving the safety of negative-pressure wound therapy

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy -- adverse effects
Wound Healing
Wounds and Injuries -- therapy
United States

557. Medication monitoring errors: inappropriate levofloxacin doses

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Medication Errors
Ofloxacin -- administration & dosage
United States

558. Epidural or subarachnoid catheter shear

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Catheterization -- methods
Catheters, Indwelling -- adverse effects
Device Removal -- methods
Equipment Failure
United States

559. Safe patient outcomes occur with timely, standardized communication of critical values

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Clinical Laboratory Techniques -- standards
Communication
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Physicians
Reference Values
Safety
United States

560. Patient screening and assessment in ambulatory surgical facilities

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Ambulatory Care Facilities -- organization & administration
Patient Care Planning
Patient Selection
Perioperative Care
Pennsylvania
United States

561. Safety in the MR environment: MR safety screening practices

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Accident Prevention
Accidents
Equipment Safety -- standards
Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- adverse effects
Magnetics
Patient Care Planning
Patient Selection
United States

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

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
United States

563. Enhancing patient safety through education and collaboration

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Cooperative Behavior
Education, Professional
Interdisciplinary Communication
Professional Role
Safety Management -- organization & administration
Pennsylvania
United States

564. Successful reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- prevention & control
United States

565. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

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

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Preoperative Care -- methods
Safety Management -- methods
Pennsylvania
United States

567. Pneumatic tubes: a possible patient safety vacuum?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Equipment Safety
Hospital Distribution Systems
Specimen Handling -- methods
Pennsylvania
United States

568. Leveraging healthcare policy changes to decrease hospital 30-day readmission rates

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Hospitalization -- economics
Organizational Policy
Patient Readmission -- economics
Patient Readmission -- trends
Pennsylvania
United States

569. Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Electronic Data Processing
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Medication Systems -- organization & administration
Patient Identification Systems
Pennsylvania
United States

570. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

571. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

572. 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
Pennsylvania
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

573. Medication errors associated with documented allergies

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Drug Hypersensitivity -- prevention & control
Medication Errors
Pennsylvania
United States

574. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

575. Rapid response in the operating room

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Crisis Intervention
Hospital Rapid Response Team -- organization & administration
Intraoperative Care
Referral and Consultation
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- methods
Pennsylvania
United States

576. State regulation of coverage options outside of the Affordable Care Act: limiting the risk to the individual market

Author(s):

Lucia, Kevin, author
Giovannelli, Justin, author
Corlette, Sabrina, author
Volk, JoAnn, author
Palanker, Dania, author
Kona, Maanasa, author
Curran, Emily, author

Publication:

[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, March 2018

Subject(s):

Government Regulation
Insurance Benefits -- economics
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Insurance Selection Bias
Insurance, Health -- economics
Insurance, Health -- legislation & jurisprudence
State Government
United States
United States.

577. State efforts to close the health coverage gap

Author(s):

Weiner, Janet, author
Rosenquist, Rebecka, author
Hartman, Erin, author

Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, February 2018

Subject(s):

Health Care Reform
Health Services Accessibility
Insurance Coverage -- statistics & numerical data
State Government
California
Colorado
Massachusetts
Nevada
United States
Vermont

578. The state of the behavioral health workforce: a literature review

Publication:

Washington, DC : American Hospital Association, [2016]

Subject(s):

Behavioral Medicine
Health Workforce -- statistics & numerical data
Mental Disorders -- epidemiology
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services -- statistics & numerical data
United States

579. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

580. Applying the universal protocol to improve patient safety in radiology services

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011

Subject(s):

Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Radiology
Safety
Universal Precautions -- methods
United States

581. Communication of radiograph discrepancies between radiology and emergency departments

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Communication
Diagnostic Errors
Emergency Service, Hospital
Observer Variation
Radiology Department, Hospital
Pennsylvania
United States

582. Controlling the annual threat of norovirus gastroenteritis outbreaks

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Caliciviridae Infections
Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control
Gastroenteritis
Norovirus
United States

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

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects
Catheters, Indwelling -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Risk Management
Safety Management -- methods
Pennsylvania
United States

584. Bubble gum story: what does bubble gum have to do with patient safety?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Communication
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
Interprofessional Relations
Organizational Culture
Patient Care
Safety
Pennsylvania
United States

585. Community-based long-term care: Wisconsin stays ahead : site visit report

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : George Washington University, 2007

Subject(s):

Community Health Services -- organization & administration
Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration
Home Care Services -- organization & administration
Long-Term Care -- organization & administration
United States
Wisconsin

586. Examining the drivers of readmissions and reducing unnecessary readmissions for better patient care

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Hospital Association, [2011]

Subject(s):

Patient Readmission -- statistics & numerical data
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Quality of Health Care
United States
United States.

587. Program integrity after the enactment of health reform

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Hospital Association, [2011]

Subject(s):

Fraud -- prevention & control
Health Care Reform -- organization & administration
Hospitals -- ethics
Insurance Claim Review -- statistics & numerical data
Insurance Claim Review -- trends
Medicaid -- ethics
Medicare -- ethics
United States
United States.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

588. Are Medicare patients getting sicker?

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Hospital Association, [2012]

Subject(s):

Chronic Disease -- economics
Chronic Disease -- epidemiology
Health Expenditures -- statistics & numerical data
Health Status
Medicare -- economics
Medicare -- statistics & numerical data
Medicare -- trends
Patient Acuity
United States

589. Bringing behavioral health into the care continuum: opportunities to improve quality, costs, and outcomes

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Hospital Association, [2012]

Subject(s):

Continuity of Patient Care
Cost of Illness
Health Care Costs
Health Care Reform
Mental Disorders -- economics
Mental Disorders -- epidemiology
Mental Disorders -- therapy
Mental Health Services -- economics
Mental Health Services -- statistics & numerical data
Mental Health Services -- trends
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Quality Assurance, Health Care
United States
United States.

590. Bed exit alarms to reduce fall risk

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2004

Subject(s):

Accident Prevention -- instrumentation
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Beds
Protective Devices
United States

591. Adverse drug events with HYDROmorphone: how preventable are they?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Analgesics, Opioid -- adverse effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hydromorphone -- adverse effects
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Narcotics -- adverse effects
United States

592. Corneal abrasion injuries

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Corneal Injuries
Intraoperative Complications -- epidemiology
Perioperative Period
Pennsylvania
United States

593. Connecting remote cardiac monitoring issues with care areas

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Electrocardiography, Ambulatory -- methods
Monitoring, Physiologic -- methods
Telemetry -- methods
United States

594. Act 52 of 2007: the Authority's role, progress to date, and future goals

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008

Subject(s):

Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Goals
Infection Control -- legislation & jurisprudence
Mandatory Reporting
Pennsylvania
United States

595. Clinical emergency: are you ready in any setting?

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010

Subject(s):

Disaster Planning
Emergencies
Equipment and Supplies
United States

596. 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
Pennsylvania
United States

597. The cost of caring: drivers of spending on hospital care

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Hospital Association, [2011]

Subject(s):

Economics, Hospital
Health Expenditures -- statistics & numerical data
Hospital Costs -- statistics & numerical data
United States
United States.

598. Collaborative patient safety effort: addressing phlebotomy specimen mislabeling

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Blood Specimen Collection -- methods
Cooperative Behavior
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Product Labeling
Specimen Handling -- methods
United States

599. Barriers to urinary catheter insertion and management practices

Publication:

[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009

Subject(s):

Catheters, Indwelling -- adverse effects
Infection Control -- methods
Urinary Catheterization -- adverse effects
Urinary Catheterization -- methods
Urinary Tract Infections -- prevention & control
United States

600. 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
Pennsylvania
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration