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1. Program promotes the establishment of hospital VTE prevention programs

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Hospital Administration -- methods
Program Development
Pulmonary Embolism -- prevention & control
Venous Thromboembolism -- prevention & control
Venous Thrombosis -- prevention & control
Cost Savings -- methods
Data Collection
Evidence-Based Practice
Guideline Adherence
Incidence
Inservice Training
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pulmonary Embolism -- epidemiology
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Reimbursement, Incentive
Venous Thromboembolism -- epidemiology
Venous Thrombosis -- epidemiology
Humans
United States

2. Culture change in nursing homes: how far have we come? : findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2007 National Survey of Nursing Homes

Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, [2008]
Subject(s):
Health Care Reform
Nursing Homes -- organization & administration
Organizational Culture
Patient-Centered Care
Quality of Health Care
Diffusion of Innovation
Guideline Adherence
Health Care Surveys
Personal Autonomy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Quality of Life
Humans
United States

3. Optimal use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in long-term care facilities: successful strategies prevent resident harm

Author(s):
Bradley, Sharon, author
Sheeran, Merewyn, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2017
Subject(s):
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Inappropriate Prescribing
Nursing Homes
Urinary Tract Infections -- drug therapy
Aged
Catheter-Related Infections -- drug therapy
Clostridium difficile
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Guideline Adherence
Patient safety
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

4. 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.)

5. Falls risk assessment: a foundational element of falls prevention programs

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Program Development
Risk Assessment -- methods
Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Aged
Guideline Adherence
Health Status Indicators
Mobility Limitation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

6. Events associated with the prescribing, dispensing, and administering of medication loading doses

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Dosage Calculations
Drug Monitoring
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Standard of Care
Time Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

7. Infection control challenges: Pennsylvania nursing homes are making a difference through implementation of best practices

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Bradley, Sharon, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Infection Control -- methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Catheter-Related Infections -- epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Hand Hygiene
Infection Control -- statistics & numerical data
Respiratory Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Self-Assessment
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- epidemiology
Skin Diseases, Infectious -- prevention & control
Soft Tissue Infections -- epidemiology
Soft Tissue Infections -- prevention & control
Urinary Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

8. A systems and behavioral approach to improve hand hygiene practice

Author(s):
Bradley, Sharon, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2014
Subject(s):
Hand Hygiene -- organization & administration
Hand Disinfection
Hospitals
Infection Control
Systems Analysis
Behavior
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Patient Safety
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States