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1. Assessment tools help diagnose obstructive sleep apnea

Author(s):
Wallace, Susan C., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2014
Subject(s):
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Mass Screening
Postoperative Complications -- diagnosis
Preoperative Care
Risk Assessment
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- diagnosis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Nurse's Role
Patient safety
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Risk Factors
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

2. Comments from Pennsylvania medical professional societies on the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's potential recommendations to prevent wrong-site surgery and the Authority's responses

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Benchmarking
Health Facilities -- standards
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Task Performance and Analysis
Health Care Surveys
Organizational Policy
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Societies, Medical
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

3. Dedicated surgical care improvement team guides changes at Reid Hospital and Health Care Services

Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
Subject(s):
Hospital Administration
Hospitals, Voluntary
Organizational Case Studies
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Hospital Information Systems
Leadership
Patient Care Teams
Quality Improvement
Thrombolytic Therapy
Venous Thrombosis -- prevention & control
Humans
Indiana
United States

6. Kettering and Sycamore Medical Centers: committing resources to surgical quality

Publication:
New York, N.Y. : Commonwealth Fund, [2009]
Subject(s):
Hospital Administration
Hospitals, Teaching
Hospitals, Voluntary
Organizational Case Studies
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Quality Assurance, Health Care -- organization & administration
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Blood Glucose
Body Temperature
Infection control
Intraoperative Care
Perioperative Care
Postoperative Care
Preoperative Care
Humans
Ohio
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

7. Preoperative screening and the influence on cancellations and transfers: an ambulatory surgical facility collaboration

Author(s):
Gardner, Lea Anne, author
Bomboy, Jeff, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2014]
Subject(s):
Cooperative Behavior
Nursing Care
Patient Transfer -- statistics & numerical data
Preoperative Care -- methods
Surgicenters
Treatment Refusal -- statistics & numerical data
Appointments and Schedules
Checklist
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Time Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States