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PULSE Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy.
Wantagh, NY 11793-0353;
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Approach to Improving Safety
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Origin/Sponsor
PULSE is a nonprofit grassroots organization and support group that works at the community level in several states to improve patient safety. Using real stories, members and participants use their life experiences to educate the community and advocate for a safer health care system.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
ISMP Safe Medicine. July/August 2015;13:1-3.
Web Resource › Multi-use Website
Your Medicine, Be Smart, Be Safe.
Patient Guide. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bethesda, MD: National Council on Patient Information and Education; July 2015. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0049-A.
Journal Article › Commentary
Concepts for the development of a customizable checklist for use by patients.
Fernando RJ, Shapiro FE, Rosenberg NM, Bader AM, Urman RD. J Patient Saf. 2015 Jun 10; [Epub ahead of print].
Web Resource › Multi-use Website
BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy.
US Food and Drug Administration.
Tools/Toolkit › Fact Sheet/FAQs
Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 01-0040d.
Audiovisual › Image/Poster
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; February 26, 2013.
Tools/Toolkit › Fact Sheet/FAQs
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors.
Patient Fact Sheet. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0089.
Tools/Toolkit › Fact Sheet/FAQs
Speak Up: Help Avoid Mistakes in Your Surgery.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission.
Tools/Toolkit › Toolkit
Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council.
Leonhardt K, Bonin K, Pagel P. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2008. AHRQ Publication Nos. 080048.
Tools/Toolkit › Fact Sheet/FAQs
An 8-Step Check List for Medicine Safety.
Vienna, VA: The Partnership for Safe Medicines; 2005.
Web Resource › Multi-use Website
Medically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS).
830 Boylston Street, Suite 206, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. Phone: 617-232-0090, Toll free: 1-888-36MITSS (1-888-366-4877), Fax: 617-232-7181.
Tools/Toolkit › Fact Sheet/FAQs
Quick Tips—When Planning for Surgery.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. October 2012; AHRQ Publication # 01-0040d.
Web Resource › Government Resource
Twenty Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children.
Patient Fact Sheet. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2002. AHRQ Publication No. 02-P034.
Journal Article › Review
Patient-mediated interventions to improve professional practice.
Fønhus MS, Dalsbø TK, Johansen M, Fretheim A, Skirbekk H, Flottorp SA. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;9:CD012472.
Journal Article › Study
Bell SK, Folcarelli P, Fossa A, et al. J Patient Saf. 2018 Apr 27; [Epub ahead of print].
Journal Article › Study
Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain.
Darnall BD, Ziadni MS, Stieg RL, Mackey IG, Kao MC, Flood P. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178:707-708.
Book/Report
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Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2018.
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All consumer medication information is not created equal: implications for medication safety.
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Four Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults.
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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Newspaper/Magazine Article
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Journal Article › Review
Hoffmann TC, Del Mar C. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175:274-286.
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Five Steps to Safer Health Care.
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