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1471. 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

1473. 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
Equipment Safety
Guidelines as Topic
Pressure
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

1474. 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
Appointments and Schedules
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Medication Reconciliation -- methods
Patient Education as Topic
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

1475. Colon perforations complicating colonoscopies: what is the best known evidence for prevention?

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Colon -- injuries
Colonoscopy -- adverse effects
Colonoscopy -- methods
Intestinal Perforation -- etiology
Intestinal Perforation -- prevention & control
Colonic Diseases -- diagnosis
Evidence-Based Medicine
Risk Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

1478. Anticoagulation management service: safer care, maximizing outcomes

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Anticoagulants -- adverse effects
Drug Monitoring -- methods
Medication Therapy Management
Patient Care Management
Safety
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
Anticoagulants -- administration & dosage
Anticoagulants -- therapeutic use
Length of Stay
Medication Errors
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Pharmacy Service, Hospital -- organization & administration
Program Development
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

1479. 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
Comorbidity
Follow-Up Studies
Insurance, Health
Medicaid
Medicare
Mortality
Patient Discharge
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Humans
United States
United States.

1480. 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
Biomedical Technology -- economics
Chronic Disease -- economics
Delivery of Health Care -- economics
Forecasting
Health Care Costs -- statistics & numerical data
Health Care Costs -- trends
Health Expenditures -- trends
Health Manpower
Health Resources -- utilization
Health Services Needs and Demand
Hospital Administration
Hospital Costs -- trends
Life Expectancy
Personnel, Hospital -- supply & distribution
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Uncompensated Care -- economics
Humans
United States
United States.