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27231. Drinking water: DOD has acted on some emerging contaminants but should improve internal reporting on regulatory compliance : report to Congressional committees

Publication:: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 2017
Subject(s):: Drinking Water
Military Facilities
Perchlorates
Public Health
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water Pollution, Chemical
Fires -- prevention & control
Groundwater
Water Supply
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Defense.
United States. Environmental Protection Agency.

27232. Veterans Health Administration: better data and evaluation could help improve physician staffing, recruitment, and retention strategies : report to Congressional addressees

Publication:: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 2017
Subject(s):: Health Manpower
Personnel Selection
Personnel Turnover
Physician Incentive Plans
Physicians -- supply & distribution
Veterans Health
Data Collection
Staff Development
Humans
United States
United States. Veterans Health Administration.

27233. Investigational new drugs: FDA's expanded access program : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives

Publication:: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 3, 2017
Subject(s):: Drug Approval -- statistics & numerical data
Drugs, Investigational -- therapeutic use
Health Services Accessibility
Patient Safety
Investigational New Drug Application
Humans
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

27234. FirstNet: efforts to establish the public-safety broadband network : testimony before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives

Publication:: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 12, 2017
Subject(s):: Communication
Emergencies
Radio
Contract Services -- economics
Emergency Responders
Safety
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Homeland Security.
United States. Federal Communications Commission.

27235. Convenience at a cost

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, April 21, 2005
Subject(s):: Catheters -- adverse effects
Equipment Failure
Equipment Safety
Flowmeters -- adverse effects
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy -- instrumentation
Vascular Access Devices -- adverse effects
Medical Errors
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27236. 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

27237. The five rights: not the gold standard for safe medication practices

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):: Benchmarking
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Systems Analysis
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27238. A different mindset: one facility's experience with the anonymous report process

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):: Mandatory Reporting
Medical Errors
Organizational Culture
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

27239. 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

27240. Poor labeling of respiratory therapy medications can impact patient safety

Publication:: [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2005]
Subject(s):: Bronchodilator Agents -- therapeutic use
Drug Labeling
Drug Packaging
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Respiratory System Agents -- therapeutic use
Patient Safety
Respiratory Therapy
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States