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27091. 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

27092. 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

27093. 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

27094. 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

27095. Diagnostic ionizing radiation and pregnancy: is there a concern?

27096. Medication assessment: one determinant of falls risk

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):: Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Drug Monitoring
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Medication Therapy Management
Risk Assessment -- methods
Polypharmacy
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27097. 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

27098. Preventing the retention of foreign objects during interventional radiology procedures

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):: Foreign Bodies -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Radiology, Interventional
Health Facilities
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27099. 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
Communication
Time Management -- methods
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27100. 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
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States