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Preface
19 March 2012
“First Do No Harm.” These words were immortalized by Hippocrates and are part of the Hippocratic Oath taken by newly minted physicians graduating from medical school. Its profound meaning is that no h...
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Adrian Cristian
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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Rehabilitation Medicine
19 March 2012
Patient safety in medical settings has become a major concern. As more and more individuals seek rehabilitative care for their medical conditions or are referred to rehabilitation specialists with inc...
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Adrian Cristian,
Jonah Green
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221-230
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Safety Precautions in the Rehabilitation Medicine Prescription
26 March 2012
The rehabilitation medicine prescription is a communication tool between the referring physician and the rehabilitation team in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. This instrument is critical ...
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Deborah Brathwaite,
Frederick Aziz,
Chauncy Eakins,
Andrea Jno Charles,
Adrian Cristian
et al.
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231-239
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Patient Safety at Handoff in Rehabilitation Medicine
19 March 2012
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has cited communication as the most frequent root cause in sentinel events, with failed patient handoffs playing a “role in an estimated 80% of ...
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Jason W. Siefferman,
Emerald Lin,
Jeffrey S. Fine
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241-257
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Safety in the Rehabilitation Setting: A Nursing Perspective
29 March 2012
Patient safety, including keeping patients safe from harm or unintentional injury, is key to shortening the length of hospital stays, encouraging positive patient outcomes, and contributing to the hos...
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Audrey J. Schmerzler,
Lisa Martin,
Beth Oliver,
Lou Ann London
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259-270
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Medication Safety in Rehabilitation Medicine
Rehabilitation medicine is practiced in a variety of settings. Physiatrists are an integral part of the care provided in many of these settings and are often consulted to provide diagnostic and therap...
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Laurentiu Iulius Dinescu,
Darko Todorov,
Michael Biglow,
Yuliana Toderika,
Henry Cohen,
Karishma Patel
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271-303
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Falls in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
09 April 2012
Older adults are rehabilitated for a variety of conditions in an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), and they are often at an increased risk for falling during their stay. This article (1) provid...
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Marc K. Ross,
Ethan Egan,
Mohammed Zaman,
Besem Aziz,
Tad Dewald,
Salem Mohammed
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305-314
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Patient Safety Considerations in the Rehabilitation of the Individual with Cognitive Impairment
19 March 2012
Deficits in cognitive functioning are associated with many safety concerns, including difficulties performing activities of daily living, medication errors, motor vehicle accidents, impaired awareness...
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Brad T. Tyson,
Martha T. Pham,
Natashia T. Brown,
Thomas R. Mayer
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315-334
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Safety Concerns and Multidisciplinary Management of the Dysphagic Patient
30 March 2012
The interdisciplinary health care team is responsible for providing medical care based on a patient-centered model while maintaining professional and ethical standards. However, an emerging body of re...
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Claudia Giammarino,
Elizabeth Adams,
Christina Moriarty,
Adrian Cristian
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335-342
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Safety Considerations for Patients with Communication Disorders in Rehabilitation Medicine Settings
12 April 2012
Communication barriers can pose a significant safety risk for patients. Individuals in a communication-vulnerable state are commonly seen in rehabilitation settings. These patients cannot adequately c...
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Adrian Cristian,
Claudia Giammarino,
Michael Olds,
Elizabeth Adams,
Christina Moriarty,
Sabina Ratner,
Shruti Mural,
Eric C. Stobart
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343-347
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Patient Safety in Rehabilitation Medicine: Traumatic Brain Injury
12 April 2012
This article describes patient safety after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patient safety in rehabilitation after TBI is important. Thorough assessment on initial evaluation, vigilance for medical and ...
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Ajit B. Pai,
Yevgeny Zadov,
Allison Hickman
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349-370
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Patient Safety in the Rehabilitation of the Adult with a Spinal Cord Injury
09 April 2012
There are approximately 12,000 new cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) annually. In 2010, there were approximately 265,000 individuals living with SCI. Over time, the average age of people wit...
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Matthew Shatzer
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371-375
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Patient Safety in the Rehabilitation of the Adult with an Amputation
This article reviews and summarizes the literature on patient safety issues in the rehabilitation of adults with an amputation. Safety issues in the following areas are discussed; the prosthesis, fall...
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Gail Latlief,
Christine Elnitsky,
Stephanie Hart-Hughes,
Samuel L. Phillips,
Laurel Adams-Koss,
Robert Kent,
M. Jason Highsmith
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377-392
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Patient Safety in the Rehabilitation of Children with Traumatic Brain Injury and Cerebral Palsy
30 March 2012
With the advent of newer and better therapies available, patient safety is emerging as a new topic. Pediatric patient safety is relatively new, in that there are few guidelines available. Safety in ch...
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Rajashree Srinivasan
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393-400
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Patient Safety in the Rehabilitation of Children with Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida, Neuromuscular Disorders, and Amputations
Pediatric patient safety continues to challenge both pediatricians and pediatric physiatrists. While there is a trend toward developing general patient safety initiatives, there is little research on ...
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David Cancel,
Jaishree Capoor
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401-422
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Patient Safety in Interventional Pain Procedures
12 April 2012
The objective of this article was to present a systematic review of the safety issues encountered in interventional pain management. Patient safety is an important consideration in the practice of int...
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Samuel P. Thampi,
Vishal Rekhala,
Travis Vontobel,
Vamsi Nukula
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423-432
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Safety Considerations During Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
09 April 2012
As more and more patients with cardiac and pulmonary diseases are living longer lives, the need for cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation continues to grow. The goal of this article is to provide clinicians...
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Yelena Suler,
Laurentiu Iulius Dinescu
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433-440
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Patient Safety in Cancer Rehabilitation
12 April 2012
Cancer patients receive rehabilitation services in acute hospitalizations, rehabilitation wards, outpatient rehabilitation facilities, and home settings. Given the complexity and acuity of their medic...
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Adrian Cristian,
Andy Tran,
Karishma Patel
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441-456
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Index
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457-474
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