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A Systems and Behavioral Approach to Improve Hand …

WebOptimal hand hygiene is a critical component in any process focused on achieving and sustaining zero incidents of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Pennsylvania …

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Healthcare Worker Fatigue: Current Strategies for Prevention

WebFatigue is described by Dr. A. E. Rogers as an overwhelming sense of tiredness, lack of energy, and feeling of exhaustion associated with impaired physical and/or cognitive …

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More than Complicated, Healthcare Delivery is Complex, Adaptive, …

WebIt may help to recognize that healthcare delivery is not just complicated, it is a complex adaptive system that evolves over time. 3-4 At the “person” level, complex adaptive …

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Preparing the next generation of nurses highlighted in PATIENT …

WebHow a peer support program improves care for all – Jefferson Health’s RISE program is a psychological first-aid, peer-support team for distressed healthcare workers and …

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Healthcare-Associated Infections Patient Safety Topic

WebOverview. Healthcare-Associat ed Infections (HAIs) are infections that patients get while receiving treatment for medical or surgical conditions, and many HAIs are preventable. …

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Healthcare-Associated Infection Reporting in Pennsylvania

WebWhat is the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority? The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (Authority) is a non-regulatory independent state agency

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Contracting for Safety: A Misused Tool Advisory

WebOne of those lessons learned was my knowledge of the limited value of “contracting for safety” or “no-suicide contracts” (NSCs) to prevent suicide. I found through discussions …

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Health Literacy Checklist & Evaluating Patient Documents

WebThis sample checklist of health literacy principles may be used when creating or evaluating documents, such as patient healthcare instructions, information, or written permissions. …

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Act 52 of 2007: the Authority’s Role, Progress to Date, and Future

WebSenate Bill 968 (Act 52) was signed into law by Governor Edward G. Rendell on July 20, 2007, as part of the Prescription for Pennsylvania healthcare reform plan. Act 52 focuses …

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Health Literacy Checklist: Evaluating Patient Documents

WebHealth Literacy Checklist: Evaluating Patient Documents This sample checklist of health literacy principles may be used when creating or evaluating documents, such

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PA-PSRS PA-PSRS

WebAbout PA-PSRS. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority developed the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System, known as PA-PSRS (pronounced "PAY-sirs"), a …

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Patient Safety Authority

WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) declared 2020 the Year of the Nurse in honor of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. COVID had other plans.

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What You Need to Know

WebIn this edition we share information, tools, and resources everyone can use to help keep patients safe. What You Need to Know. The Patient Safety Authority (PSA) offers many …

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Event Reporting Home

WebEvent reports can be the first indication of underlying problems, regardless of whether harm occurs. They also can be tools to trigger change facilitywide—or even nationwide. Click …

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Handoff Communications: A Systems Approach

WebHandoffs between healthcare workers occur hundreds to thousands of times each day, creating opportunities to identify effective handoff communications. The Joint …

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Act 52 Governance

WebAct 52 of 2007 requires certain healthcare facilities in Pennsylvania to report healthcare-associated infections to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Pennsylvania …

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SAMPLE POLICY ON SKIN TEAR MANAGEMENT

WebCategory II - partial tissue loss, considered scant when the loss is 25% or less and moderate or large when the tissue loss is more than 25%. Category III - complete tissue loss or no …

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Mary Ellen Mannix Patient Safety Authority

WebMary Ellen Mannix, MRPE, is a lifelong Early Childhood Educator dedicated to children’s healthy development in schools, communities, and the health care system. She currently …

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Event Reporting Search

WebEvent Reporting Identifies Unanticipated Equipment Failure. A Human Factors–Informed Solution to a System Issue. Reporting a Problem Catches Unrecognized Systemwide …

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General Information

WebUnder Pennsylvania law, your medical provider is the legal custodian of your medical record, but you have the right to see, to obtain copies of, and to direct transfer of your medical …

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or Infrastructure Failure

Webor Infrastructure Failure. Definitions. • Serious Event: An event, occurrence or situation involving the clinical care of a patient in a medical facility that results in death or …

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