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27071. 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
Checklist
Communication
Patient Identification Systems
Preoperative Care -- methods
Humans
United States

27072. 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
Disclosure
Infusion Pumps
Patient Identification Systems -- methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Risk Management
Humans
United States

27073. Uterine perforation associated with minimally invasive gynecologic procedures

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):: Gynecologic Surgical Procedures -- adverse effects
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures -- adverse effects
Uterine Perforation -- etiology
Dilatation and Curettage -- adverse effects
Disclosure Extraction, Obstetrical -- adverse effects
Genital Diseases, Female -- diagnosis
Genital Diseases, Female -- therapy
Hysteroscopy -- adverse effects
Preoperative Care -- methods
Risk Management
Humans
United States

27074. Safety in the MR environment: ferromagnetic projectile objects in the MRI scanner room

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):: Accident Prevention
Accidents
Equipment Safety -- standards
Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- adverse effects
Magnetics
Disclosure
Electromagnetic Fields -- adverse effects
Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- standards
Terminology as Topic
Humans
United States

27075. Enhancing patient safety through education and collaboration

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):: Cooperative Behavior
Education, Professional
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interprofessional Relations
Professional Role
Safety Management -- organization & administration
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27076. 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
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Intensive Care Units
Organizational Case Studies
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- epidemiology
Humans
United States

27077. 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
Checklist
Disclosure
Operating Rooms -- organization & administration
Patient Identification Systems
Safety Management -- methods
Humans
United States

27078. 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
Cost Savings
Forecasting
Time Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27079. Medication errors with the dosing of insulin: problems across the continuum

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):: Hyperglycemia -- drug therapy
Insulin -- administration & dosage
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Drug Prescriptions
Infusions, Intravenous
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27080. 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