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Search results for "National Institutes of Health (NIH)"

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Reducing Risk and Promoting Patient Safety for NIH Intramural Clinical Research—Draft Report.

The Clinical Center Working Group Report to the Advisory Committee to the Director, National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD; National Institutes of Health; April 2016.

This publication outlines system problems at a large research institution that could compromise patient safety, including supervisors' failure to address staff-reported concerns, prioritization of research productivity over safety, insufficient processes for reporting and tracking problems, and fragmented accountability for ensuring quality and safety at the institution.

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Patient Safety in the Context of Perinatal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Care.

Bethesda, MD: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. August 6, 2014. PA-14-311; PA-14-312; PA-14-313.

This three-component funding program will support collaborative research, program distribution, and project development projects that explore strategies to reduce medical error in both routine hospital settings and intensive care units.

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Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, et al; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Am J Infect Control. 2011;52:e162-e193. 

This article discusses strategies to prevent catheter-related infections.

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Pillbox (beta).

Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration.

This Web site helps users to identify pills based on physical characteristics and includes links to additional drug information resources. Although the site is still under development, it is now available as a "beta" version.

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MedlinePlus: Patient Safety.

US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

This directory of consumer materials helps patients find information on how to support their own safe care.

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