Table 1, Patient safety intervention self-assessment results - Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches (Vol. 2: Culture and Redesign)

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Patient safety interventions		Participating hospital
Patient safety interventions		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Patient identifiers								x
2	24-hour pharmacist				x		x	x	x
3	Personal digital assistant (PDA)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
4	Pharmacist-managed IV				x		x	x	x
5	Prescription software	x			x	x	x	x	x
6	“Read back” orders
7	Drug abbreviations/dose standards	x					x		x
8	Look-alike/sound-alike drugs
9	Admission medication list			x			x
10	Transfer medication list						x
11	Patient informed consent	x			x
12	Hand hygiene
13	Antimicrobial prophylaxis	x		x					x
14	Infection control program							x
15	Specialized transport team
16	Patient data communication	x	x		x		x
17	Emergency Department protocols	x	x		x	x	x
18	Emergency Department advanced training		x		x		x		x
19	Transfer protocols	x	x						x
20	Clinical information reporting	x
21	Risk for falls								x
22	Patient safety program				x

Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches (Vol. 2: Culture and Redesign).

Henriksen K, Battles JB, Keyes MA, et al., editors.

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