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  1. Archived: Suicide Risk: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening (2022) Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults … locations with reduced availability of these weapons have lower suicide rates among adolescents and young adults … Suicide among children, adolescents, and young adults—United States, 1980-1991. … Suicide and suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults.

  2. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight_Falls in Skilled Nursing Units_04.12.2023.pptx (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/failure_to_ensure_patient_safety_leads_to_patient_falls_in_nursing_homes.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - residents fall every year, which is about double the rate reported among community-dwelling older adults … Older Adult Fall Prevention. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … Evaluation of Clinical Practice Guidelines on Fall Prevention and Management for Older Adults: A Systematic … The effect of group-based Otago exercise program on fear of falling and physical function among older adults

  3. Statistical Brief #140

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    August 01, 2012 - attacks in the United States. 3 Heart attack is among the top ten reasons for hospitalization among adults … The readmission rate was 50 percent higher for those age 65 years and over than for younger adults. … However, the older adults had a 22 percent lower readmission rate for scheduled PTCA or CABG. … Readmissions within 30 days among adult AMI admissions by reason for readmission, 2009   Index

  4. Introduction (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-1_research.pdf
    February 01, 2009 - Data from Tennessee Medicaid (TennCare) databases (1995-2004) were used to identify adults with both … through 2002 the utilization of narcotics increased substantially in the United States, especially among adults … Treatment of older adult patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: Improved but not optimal. … Prescription opioid use among older adults with arthritis or low back pain.

  5. L.A.’s poorest patients endure long delays to see medical specialists. Some die waiting. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/las-poorest-patients-endure-long-delays-see-medical-specialists-some-die-waiting
    August 05, 2020 - Self-reported medical, medication and laboratory error in eight countries: risk factors for chronically ill adults

  6. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/latent-tbi-screening-adults-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    December 27, 2022 - Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis (TB) should be screened for LTBI. This is a B grade.

  7. Expediting Clinician Adoption of Safety Practices: The UCSF Venous Access Patient Safety Interdisciplinary Education Project (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Donaldson.pdf
    January 01, 2003 - would reflect an interdisciplinary approach, actively engaging the interdisciplinary professional and adult … 5) evaluating learning outcomes.”43 Though self-directed learning is grounded in the principles of adult … Andragogy in action: applying modern principles of adult learning.

  8. Pro/con debate: color-coded medication labels. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/procon-debate-color-coded-medication-labels
    December 23, 2008 - Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) program to engage older adults

  9. Patient safety beyond the hospital. | PSNet

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    August 24, 2011 - Self-reported medical, medication and laboratory error in eight countries: risk factors for chronically ill adults

  10. ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Long-Term Care (LTC) Settings. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-high-alert-medications-long-term-care-ltc-settings
    December 15, 2021 - February 26, 2014 ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous Insulin Use in Adults

  11. A tragic death shows how ERs fail patients who struggle with addiction. | PSNet

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    August 07, 2024 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Older adults are

  12. Errors originating in hospital and health-system outpatient pharmacies. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-originating-hospital-and-health-system-outpatient-pharmacies
    December 19, 2016 - Prescriber barriers and enablers to minimising potentially inappropriate medications in adults

  13. Negligence, genuine error, and litigation. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negligence-genuine-error-and-litigation
    July 10, 2024 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  14. Two decades since To Err Is Human: progress, but still a "chasm". | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/two-decades-err-human-progress-still-chasm
    January 23, 2019 - August 26, 2020 Older Adults and COVID-19: Implications for Aging Policy and Practice

  15. Interruptions and medication errors: part I. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interruptions-and-medication-errors-part-i
    January 03, 2017 - July 17, 2024 Inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia among hospitalized adults.

  16. Detection of patient risk by nurses: a theoretical framework. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/detection-patient-risk-nurses-theoretical-framework
    September 24, 2010 - Cascade iatrogenesis: factors leading to the development of adverse events in hospitalized older adults

  17. Diagnostic error and clinical reasoning. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-and-clinical-reasoning
    February 06, 2013 - Association of polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions with adverse treatment outcomes in older adults

  18. Taking risky business out of the MRI suite. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/taking-risky-business-out-mri-suite
    September 12, 2016 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  19. How nursing homes’ worst offenses are hidden from the public. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-nursing-homes-worst-offenses-are-hidden-public
    September 22, 2021 - November 17, 2021 Learning from patient safety incidents involving acutely sick adults

  20. Enteral feeding misconnections: a consortium position statement. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enteral-feeding-misconnections-consortium-position-statement
    June 17, 2009 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults
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