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1621. 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

1625. Skin and soft-tissue infections in long-term care

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Health Services for the Aged
Long-Term Care
Skin Care
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- prevention & control
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- therapy
Soft Tissue Infections -- prevention & control
Soft Tissue Infections -- therapy
Staphylococcal Skin Infections -- prevention & control
Staphylococcal Skin Infections -- therapy
Streptococcal Infections -- prevention & control
Streptococcal Infections -- therapy
Aged
Cellulitis -- prevention & control
Cellulitis -- therapy
Evidence-Based Medicine
Nursing Homes
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Pressure Ulcer -- therapy
Risk Assessment
Humans
United States

1626. Reducing errors in blood specimen labeling: a multihospital initiative

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Blood Specimen Collection -- methods
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient Identification Systems -- methods
Product Labeling -- methods
Specimen Handling -- methods
Cooperative Behavior
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Safety
Humans
United States

1627. Prevent the occurrence of bloodborne disease transmission associated with unsafe injection practices

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Communicable Disease Control -- methods
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious -- prevention & control
Infection Control -- methods
Injections, Intravenous -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- transmission
Equipment Contamination
Guideline Adherence
Needle Sharing -- adverse effects
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Syringes -- adverse effects
Humans
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

1630. Neuromuscular blocking agents: reducing associated wrong-drug errors

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents -- administration & dosage
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents -- adverse effects
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents -- administration & dosage
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents -- adverse effects
Risk Management -- methods
Disclosure
Humans
United States