Patient Safety Report Proves SOGC on Right Track with Patient Safety...

Canadian Corporate News;  May 26, 2004 ;     511 words ......release of their Patient Safety Report. A first...the number of adverse events in hospitals...changes to enhance patient safety. The Society...and increasing patient safety has been a long...acknowledging that patient safety is essential...of care where ...

Strengthening the patient safety net

The Canadian Nurse;  March 1, 2004 ;     509 words ...Patient safety is fundamental...the incidence of adverse events in Canada was...action in enhancing patient safety. "Patient safety has always been...Hammell. "Enhancing patient safety is a shared responsibility...perspective on patient safety, ...

Patient safety high on our agenda

The Canadian Nurse;  March 1, 2007 ;     394 words ...Patient safety is a high priority...efforts to improve patient safety through the sharing...Nurse is exploring patient safety for a second time...nurse staffing on patient safety; the need to foster...committed to moving the patient safety agenda forward...of ...

PATIENT SAFETY AT VA HOSPITAL:CYNTHIA A. BASCETTA

Congressional Testimony;  July 27, 2000 ;     700+ words ......prevent patient adverse events in VA health...through its new patient safety initiatives...review processes. Adverse events, which occur...effort to improve patient safety in VA facilities...aims to reduce adverse events by focusing...acknowledge ...

ADDRESSING PREHOSPITAL PATIENT SAFETY USING THE SCIENCE OF INJURY...

Prehospital Emergency Care;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......prehospital adverse events and to help develop EMS patient safety solutions...Key words: patient safety; adverse events; injury prevention...prehospital medical adverse events. This disparity...leaders of patient safety concerns...

Focus on patient safety: adverse events

The Canadian Nurse;  February 1, 2004 ;     326 words ...Patient safety is an urgent and...involved in moving the patient safety agenda forward...explored the issue of patient safety and developing...guide for nurses on patient safety. CNA has also participated on the interim patient safety committee to ...

The nursing view on patient safety

The Canadian Nurse;  January 1, 2004 ;     655 words ......consultation on patient safety? CNA certainly hopes so. Patient safety is fundamental...discussions to improve patient safety. Last month, CNA...think-tank to discuss patient safety and developing...was the second patient safety event of 2003...they relate ...

The patient safety challenge.(Professional Issues)(Institute of Medicine's...

Nephrology Nursing Journal;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Institute of Medicine brought patient safety to the forefront with its report...creating an environment centered on patient safety. Why is patient safety so important to our profession...place and being used to promote patient safety. A Blame-Free Environment ...

2007 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipients...

U.S. Newswire;  September 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards...implemented multiple patient safety and quality improvement-relat...team; regular patient safety rounds; establishment...provision for annual patient safety training for all employees; and a patient safety ...

The Intersection of Patient Safety and Nursing Research

Annual Review of Nursing Research;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......investigate patient safety in general and...estimates of adverse events, both unavoidable...staggering; Adverse events occurred in...27.6% of the adverse events were evaluated...deaths related to patient safety errors has been...of the total adverse ...

James Conway, Gordon Sprenger Earn JCAHO/NCQA Patient Safety Awards

U.S. Newswire;  November 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ......sustaining cultures of patient safety across health...efforts to improve patient safety is the personal...has declared patient safety to be his top...active in leading patient safety improvements...thrust into the patient safety spotlight when...also ...

Safety-Centered Solutions Releases Internet-Enabled Version Of Excalibur...

PR Newswire;  March 1, 2001 ;     606 words ......costs of adverse events and improve patient safety, is the latest...associated with adverse events, and the...impact on patient safety, said David...Excalibur Patient Safety Net, we reduced...costs of adverse events for one family...

Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources Create International Center...

U.S. Newswire;  March 11, 2005 ;     700+ words ......D., as chief patient safety officer and co-lead...with National Patient Safety Awareness Week...effort to improve patient safety through a wide...elaboration of patient safety standards, the...issuance of National Patient Safety Goals. In ...

URAC to Study Patient Safety With Grant From Robert Wood Johnson...

PR Newswire;  September 12, 2002 ;     602 words ......examination of patient safety practices in...practices relating to patient safety and will promote...in improving patient safety by identifying...identified improved patient safety as an important...president and CEO. Patient safety is a ...

PATIENT SAFETY ISSUES:JAMES P. BAGIAN

Congressional Testimony;  June 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Bagian Chief Patient Safety Officer/Director...National Center for Patient Safety U.S. Department...important topic of patient safety and some particular...underway. Inadequate patient safety is a critical...factors related to patient safety exceed that ...