Provider Studies and Research
Patient Safety Paper Highlights the Use of Handheld Computer Applications for Medication Event Reporting
Posted: 5/14/2008 This paper discusses Canadian practices to reduce errors through voluntary medication event reporting by inpatient nurses and physicians.
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AHRQ Reports on Hospitals’ Patient Safety Culture
Posted: 5/13/2008 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a report analyzing results from its Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, including data from 519 hospitals that administered the voluntary survey. The survey measures staff perceptions of patient safety in their work unit and hospital on topics of teamwork and communication, management support, and feedback and communication about errors. Hospitals can use the report to compare their survey results to those for similar hospitals, target areas for improvement and track changes over time.
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HealthGrade Reports Medical Errors Cost Medicare $8.8 Billion from 2004 to 2006
Posted: 5/13/2008 This new HealthGrades study suggests that patient safety errors resulted in approximately 238,337 potentially preventable deaths among Medicare patients between 2004 and 2006 and cost the Medicare program roughly $8.8 billion.
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GAO Urges HHS to Prioritize, Coordinate HAI activities
Posted: 5/13/2008 This report by the Government Accountability Office, urges the Department of Health and Human Services to integrate efforts to collect data and recommend practices to decrease healthcare associated infections.
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AHRQ Reports on Hospital Patient Safety Culture
Posted: 5/13/2008 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a report analyzing results from its Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. The report includes data from 519 hospitals that can be used to compare survey results among similar hospitals and target areas for improvement and track changes over time.
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