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4. Best practices in specialty provider recruitment and retention: challenges and solutions

Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2005]
Subject(s):
Health Manpower
Interprofessional Relations
Personnel Selection -- organization & administration
Personnel Turnover
Specialization
Communication
Contract Services
Economics, Medical
Insurance Claim Review
Managed Care Programs -- organization & administration
Medicaid -- organization & administration
Organizational Case Studies
Referral and Consultation
Reimbursement Mechanisms
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
United States
Washington

5. Beyond the count: preventing retention of foreign objects

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Foreign Bodies -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Perioperative Care -- methods
Automatic Data Processing -- methods
Communication
Disclosure
Foreign Bodies -- diagnostic imaging
Radio Waves
Radiography
Risk Factors
Safety Management -- methods
Surgical Instruments
Surgical Sponges
Humans
United States

8. Coming out of crisis: patient experiences in primary care in New Orleans, four years post-Katrina : findings from The Commonwealth Fund 2009 survey of clinic patients in New Orleans

Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2010]
Subject(s):
Cyclonic Storms
Disasters
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Patient Care Management
Primary Health Care
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Chronic Disease
Communication
Health Care Surveys
Models, Organizational
Preventive Health Services
Humans
New Orleans
United States

10. Communication practices to improve patient and family engagement: 10 ways to identify and engage family caregivers in hospitals

Author(s):
Reinhard Susan C., author
Young, Heather M., author
Choula, Rita B., author
Drenkard, Karen, author
Suereth, Beth R., author
Publication:
Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, November 2020
Subject(s):
Caregivers -- education
Communication
Family
Hospitals
Patient Participation
United States

11. A conceptual framework for improving isolation awareness in Pennsylvania acute care hospitals

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, March 2016
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional -- prevention & control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient -- prevention & control
Occupational Exposure -- prevention & control
Occupational Exposure -- statistics & numerical data
Patient Isolation -- standards
Personal protective equipment
Universal Precautions
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Communication
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Inservice Training
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

12. Connect, collaborate, communicate: the story of the EDM Forum

Author(s):
Adams, Lauren, author
Edmunds, Margo, author
Johnson, Beth, author
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : AcademyHealth, March 2017
Subject(s):
Communication
Electronic Health Records -- organization & administration
Interinstitutional Relations
Intersectoral Collaboration
Information Dissemination
Private Sector
Public Sector
Humans
United States
United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

13. 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
Clinical Alarms -- standards
Communication
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory -- instrumentation
Equipment Failure
Monitoring, Physiologic -- instrumentation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Management
Telemetry -- instrumentation
Humans
United States

15. Diagnostic error in acute care

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Delayed Diagnosis -- adverse effects
Delayed Diagnosis -- prevention & control
Delayed Diagnosis -- psychology
Diagnostic Errors -- adverse effects
Diagnostic Errors -- prevention & control
Diagnostic Errors -- psychology
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- psychology
Physicians -- psychology
Autopsy
Communication
Delayed Diagnosis -- statistics & numerical data
Diagnostic Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- statistics & numerical data
Emergency Medical Services
Malpractice
Systems Analysis
Thinking
Humans
United States

17. 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
Communication
Cooperative Behavior
Government Regulation
Radiation Oncology -- methods
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted -- methods
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted -- methods
Risk Management -- methods
Humans
United States

19. Family members advocate for improved identification of patients with dementia in the acute care setting

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, March 2016
Subject(s):
Alzheimer Disease -- diagnosis
Cognition Disorders -- diagnosis
Decision Making
Dementia -- diagnosis
Informed Consent
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Mental Competency
Cognitive Dysfunction -- diagnosis
Color
Communication
Family
Hospitals
Patient Advocacy
Patient Identification Systems -- methods
Proxy
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

20. Gauging the threat: media coverage of pandemic and avian flu : based on interviews among journalists : conducted on behalf of : Trust for America's Health and Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Trust for America's Health, April 26, 2006
Subject(s):
Disease Outbreaks
Influenza in Birds
Journalism
Mass Media
Birds
Communication
Disaster Planning
Influenza A virus
Influenza, Human
Animals
Humans
United States

21. Group Health Cooperative: reinventing primary care by connecting patients with a medical home

Publication:
[New York, NY] : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
Subject(s):
Community Networks
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Group Practice -- organization & administration
Health Maintenance Organizations -- organization & administration
Organizational Case Studies
Patient-Centered Care
Primary Health Care -- organization & administration
Communication
Electronic Health Records
Evidence-Based Medicine
Hospital Administration
Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures -- organization & administration
Medical Informatics
Models, Organizational
Organizations, Nonprofit
Patient Care Team
Practice Management
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Humans
Idaho
United States
Washington

25. Immigrant networks and the take-up of disability programs: evidence from U.S. census data

Publication:
Chestnut Hill, MA : Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, c2012
Subject(s):
Censuses
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Persons
Emigrants and Immigrants -- psychology
Social Environment
Social Security -- economics
Social Values -- ethnology
Adult
Communication
Culture
Emigrants and Immigrants -- statistics & numerical data
Employment
Ethnic Groups
Ethnic Groups -- psychology
Ethnic Groups -- statistics & numerical data
Income
Insurance, Disability
Middle Aged
Population Groups -- ethnology
Population Groups -- statistics & numerical data
Humans
United States

26. Implementing a safe patient handling and movement program in a rehabilitation setting

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Accidents, Occupational -- prevention & control
Moving and Lifting Patients -- methods
Program Development
Rehabilitation Centers -- organization & administration
Safety Management -- methods
Communication
Equipment Design
Moving and Lifting Patients -- adverse effects
Moving and Lifting Patients -- instrumentation
Musculoskeletal System -- injuries
Organizational Policy
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Personnel, Hospital
Risk Factors
Task Performance and Analysis
Humans
United States

27. Improving care for patients with autism spectrum disorder in the acute care setting

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Wallace, Susan C., author
Venkat, Arvind, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2014
Subject(s):
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive -- therapy
Delivery of Health Care -- methods
Patient safety
Adolescent
Adult
Aggression
Anxiety -- prevention & control
Caregivers
Child
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive -- complications
Child Health Services
Clinical Competence
Communication
Emergency Medical Services
Hospitalization
Informed Consent
Inservice Training
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Psychomotor Agitation
Restraint, Physical
Risk Management
Self-Injurious Behavior
Violence
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

28. 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
Communication
Crowding
Emergency Service, Hospital -- utilization
Forecasting
Patient Satisfaction
Risk Management
Time Factors
Triage -- methods
Humans
United States

29. 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

34. Oklahoma Heart Hospital: clinician leaders establish culture of quality

Author(s):
Silow-Carroll, Sharon, author
Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Commonwealth Fund, April 2009
Subject(s):
Cardiac Care Facilities -- organization & administration
Hospitals, Proprietary
Leadership
Organizational Case Studies
Organizational Culture
Process Assessment, Health Care -- organization & administration
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Cardiology
Clinical Protocols -- standards
Communication
Medical Informatics Applications
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Ownership
Patient Satisfaction
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Physicians
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Quality Indicators, Health Care -- statistics & numerical data
Humans
Oklahoma
United States

36. Parkview Medical Center: underscoring the importance of communication on pneumonia care

Author(s):
Lashbrook, Aimee, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, December 2009
Subject(s):
Communication
Hospital Administration
Hospitals, Voluntary
Organizational Case Studies
Pneumonia -- prevention & control
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Influenza Vaccines
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Pneumonia -- drug therapy
Quality Improvement
Smoking Cessation
Vaccination
Humans
Colorado
United States

39. Point-of-care technology: glucose meter's role in patient care

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Blood Glucose -- analysis
Delivery of Health Care -- methods
Diagnostic Equipment -- standards
Point-of-Care Systems -- standards
Blood Glucose -- drug effects
Communication
Diagnostic Errors -- adverse effects
Diagnostic Errors -- prevention & control
Inpatients
Laboratories, Hospital
Organizational Policy
Patient safety
Physical Examination
Reagent Strips
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

41. Providing language services in small health care provider settings: examples from the field : field report

Author(s):
Youdelman, Mara, author
Perkins, Jane, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, April 2005
Subject(s):
Communication
Communication Barriers
Multilingualism
Cultural Diversity
Health Facility Size
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health Surveys
Organizational Case Studies
Translating
Humans
United States

42. Providing language services in state and local health-related benefits offices: examples from the field

Author(s):
Youdelman, Mara, author
Perkins, Jane, author
Brooks, Jamie D., author
Reid, Deborah, author
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, January 2007
Subject(s):
Communication
Communication Barriers
Language
Health Services Accessibility
Inservice Training
Local Government
Medical Assistance
State Government
Humans
United States

43. Public health preparedness: progress and challenges since September 11th, 2001 : a progress report

Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : Trust for America's Health, September 2002
Subject(s):
Bioterrorism -- prevention & control
Disaster Planning -- economics
Disaster Planning -- organization & administration
Public Health Administration
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Budgets
Chronic Disease -- epidemiology
Communicable Diseases -- epidemiology
Communication
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Federal Government
Health Policy
Laboratories -- organization & administration
State Government
Humans
United States
United States. Public Health Service.

45. Racial, cultural, and ethnic factors affecting the quality of end-of-life care in California: findings and recommendations

Publication:
Oakland, Calif. : California HealthCare Foundation, c2007
Subject(s):
Continental Population Groups
Culture
Ethnic Groups
Quality of Health Care
Terminal Care
Advance Care Planning
Caregivers
Communication
Decision Making
Emigration and Immigration
Health Services Accessibility
Hospice Care
Inservice Training
Pain Management
Palliative Care
Patient Care Planning
Prejudice
Terminal Care -- statistics & numerical data
Terminally Ill -- statistics & numerical data
Humans
California
United States

46. The role of Medicaid managed care in health delivery system innovation

Author(s):
Summer, Laura, author
Hoadley, Jack, author
Publication:
New York, NY : Commonwealth Fund, April 2014
Subject(s):
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated -- organization & administration
Managed Care Programs
Medicaid
Organizational Innovation
Role
Communication
Emergency Medical Services -- statistics & numerical data
Health Services Misuse -- prevention & control
Interprofessional Relations
Mental Health Services -- organization & administration
Patient Care Management -- organization & administration
Patient-Centered Care -- organization & administration
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Humans
United States
United States.

48. Safe intrahospital transport of the non-ICU patient using standardized handoff communication

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Communication
Continuity of Patient Care -- standards
Interprofessional Relations
Patient Transfer
Process Assessment (Health Care) -- methods
Safety Management
Transportation of Patients -- standards
Disclosure
Patient Care Team
Risk Management
Humans
United States

50. Section 1115 Medicaid expansion waivers: implementation experiences : findings from structured interviews in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, & Michigan : final report

Author(s):
Zylla, Emily, author
Planalp, Colin, author
Lukanen, Elizabeth, author
Blewett, Lynn, author
Publication:
[Minneapolis, Minnesota] : State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, February 8, 2018
Subject(s):
Health Behavior
Health Care Reform -- organization & administration
Medicaid -- organization & administration
Organizational Case Studies
Communication
Cost Sharing
Deductibles and Coinsurance
Emergency Service, Hospital
Facilities and Services Utilization
Health Insurance Exchanges -- economics
Health Services Accessibility
Managed Care Programs
Medical Informatics
Medical Savings Accounts
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
State Government
Humans
Arkansas
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
United States
United States.