Antimicrobial stewardship programs in health care systems
C MacDougall, RE Polk - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial stewardship programs in hospitals seek to optimize antimicrobial prescribing
in order to improve individual patient care as well as reduce hospital costs and slow the …
in order to improve individual patient care as well as reduce hospital costs and slow the …
Preanalytical variability: the dark side of the moon in laboratory testing
Remarkable advances in instrument technology, automation and computer science have
greatly simplified many aspects of previously tedious tasks in laboratory diagnostics …
greatly simplified many aspects of previously tedious tasks in laboratory diagnostics …
[图书][B] Interprofessional teamwork for health and social care
PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH This book forms part of a series entitled
Promoting Partnership for Health publishedin association with the UK Centre for the …
Promoting Partnership for Health publishedin association with the UK Centre for the …
Making it safe: The effects of leader inclusiveness and professional status on psychological safety and improvement efforts in health care teams
IM Nembhard, AC Edmondson - Journal of Organizational …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This paper introduces the construct of leader inclusiveness—words and deeds exhibited by
leaders that invite and appreciate others' contributions. We propose that leader …
leaders that invite and appreciate others' contributions. We propose that leader …
An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU
P Pronovost, D Needham, S Berenholtz… - New England journal …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Catheter-related bloodstream infections occurring in the intensive care unit
(ICU) are common, costly, and potentially lethal. Methods We conducted a collaborative …
(ICU) are common, costly, and potentially lethal. Methods We conducted a collaborative …
Our current approach to root cause analysis: is it contributing to our failure to improve patient safety?
Background Despite over a decade of efforts to reduce the adverse event rate in healthcare,
the rate has remained relatively unchanged. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process used …
the rate has remained relatively unchanged. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process used …
Unintended consequences of information technologies in health care—an interactive sociotechnical analysis
Many unintended and undesired consequences of Healthcare Information Technologies
(HIT) flow from interactions between the HIT and the healthcare organization's …
(HIT) flow from interactions between the HIT and the healthcare organization's …
A survey of the impact of disruptive behaviors and communication defects on patient safety
AH Rosenstein, M O'Daniel - The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Article-at-a-Glance Background A recent survey was conducted to assess the significance of
disruptive behaviors and their effect on communication and collaboration and impact on …
disruptive behaviors and their effect on communication and collaboration and impact on …
Patient safety at ten: unmistakable progress, troubling gaps
RM Wachter - Health affairs, 2010 - healthaffairs.org
December 1, 2009, marks the tenth anniversary of the Institute of Medicine report on medical
errors, To Err Is Human, which arguably launched the modern patient-safety movement …
errors, To Err Is Human, which arguably launched the modern patient-safety movement …
The “To Err is Human” report and the patient safety literature
HT Stelfox, S Palmisani, C Scurlock… - BMJ Quality & …, 2006 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background: The “To Err is Human” report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in
1999 called for a national effort to make health care safer. Although the report has been …
1999 called for a national effort to make health care safer. Although the report has been …