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TOOLKIT
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.
Ganz DA, Huang C, Saliba D, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0015-EF.
COMMENTARY
The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for adoption now.
Shekelle PG, Pronovost PJ, Wachter RM, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):365-368.
REVIEW
Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.
Miake-Lye IM, Hempel S, Ganz DA, Shekelle PG. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):390-396.
STUDY
Evaluation of organizational culture among different levels of healthcare staff participating in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives Campaign.
Sinkowitz-Cochran RL, Garcia-Williams A, Hackbarth AD, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012;33:135-143.
BOOK/REPORT
The Patient Safety Initiative at America’s Public Hospitals: The Year One Overview.
Research Brief. Washington, DC: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems; January 2011.
REVIEW
Promoting a culture of safety as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.
Weaver SJ, Lubomski LH, Wilson RF, Pfoh ER, Martinez KA, Dy SM. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):369-374.
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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report.
Sorra J, Famolaro T, Dyer N, Khanna K, Nelson D. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0030.
STUDY
Using care bundles to reduce in-hospital mortality: quantitative survey.
Robb E, Jarman B, Suntharalingam G, Higgens C, Tennant R, Elcock K. BMJ. 2010;340:c1234.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide.
Frampton S, Guastello S, Brady C, et al. Derby, CT: Planetree; Camden, ME: Picker Institute; 2008.
TOOLKIT
AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2012.
TOOLKIT
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit.
Jack B, Paasche-Orlow M, Mitchell S, Forsythe S, Martin J. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 12(13)-0084.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Top 10 ways to improve patient safety now.
O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. April 15, 2013.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2010.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2010.
REVIEW
Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.
Sullivan N, Schoelles KM. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):410-416.
STUDY
Impact of a statewide intensive care unit quality improvement initiative on hospital mortality and length of stay: retrospective comparative analysis.
Lipitz-Snyderman A, Steinwachs D, Needham DM, Colantuoni E, Morlock LL, Pronovost PJ. BMJ. 2011;342:d219.
BOOK/REPORT
Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0037-1-EF.
BOOK/REPORT
IBEAS: A Pioneer Study on Patient Safety in Latin America: Towards Safer Hospital Care.
Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2011.
AWARD RECIPIENT
Announcing 2009 Leapfrog top hospitals.
Washington, DC: Leapfrog Group; December 4, 2009.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
BOOSTing Care Transitions Resource Room.
Project BOOST (Better Outcomes for Older adults through Safe Transitions), Society of Hospital Medicine.
REVIEW
In-facility delirium programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.
Reston JT, Schoelles KM. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):375-380.
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