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Events … The Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) identify adverse events occurring during hospitalization. … They provide information on potential in-hospital complications and adverse events following surgeries
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January 01, 2018 - o CR reduces mortality over 1-3 years after a cardiac event
o CR reduces re- hospitalization and adverse … events, such as subsequent MI
o CR can help patients with medication adherence, and management of multiple … chronic
conditions, diabetes, depression, mental stress and improves quality of life after an adverse … events
- CR reduces
morbidity and
mortality and
improves quality
of life
-CR reduces
avoidable … events – which are
metrics tracked and incentivized
by payers
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Events … Patient safety culture and nurse-reported adverse events in outpatient hemodialysis units. … Are measurements of patient safety culture and adverse events valid and reliable? … The relationship between patient safety culture and adverse events: A questionnaire survey.
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February 09, 2023 - Office of Patient Safety
PATIENT
SAFETY
Adverse Events
Root Cause
Analysis
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT … Management
Plans
Environment of
Care Committee
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT
Data Analysis
PI Teams & EPIC
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January 01, 2004 - Because oral
anticoagulants are associated with preventable adverse events at
disproportionately high … events,4, 37 such as thrombotic events (under-treatment) or bleeding (over-
treatment). … events are common18 and warfarin is
involved in preventable adverse drug events at rates disproportionate … Incidence
and preventability of adverse drug events among older
persons in the ambulatory setting. … Adverse drug
events in ambulatory care. NEJM 2003 348(16):1556–
64.
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Events … policymakers conduct cost-benefit analyses that accurately reflect the burden of healthcare costs and adverse … “Disparities in medical spending, as well as adverse health outcomes, are continuing to increase over
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May 01, 2017 - An analysis of risk factors and adverse events in ambulatory surgery. … An analysis of risk factors and adverse events in ambulatory surgery. … Visual Management
• Outcomes over time
• Checklist compliance
• Problem log
Escalation
• Sentinel events
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About AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Work
Patient Safety News and Events … improve the patient safety culture of labor and delivery (L&D) units and decrease maternal and neonatal adverse … events resulting from poor communication and system failures.
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May 01, 2023 - events and close calls. … These organizations consistently minimize adverse events despite carrying out
intrinsically complex … Patient Safety Primer: Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer … /23
A growing evidence base supports specific strategies to prevent adverse drug events (ADEs). … Patient Safety Primer: Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events
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November 01, 2019 - are different
Desire for autonomy
Difficulty perceiving the association between antibiotic use and adverse … events
Not paying attention or not interested
System challenges: inadequate communication, difficulty … are different2
Desire for autonomy
Difficulty perceiving the association between antibiotic use and adverse … events
Not paying attention or not interested
System challenges: inadequate communication, difficulty … 90% 88%
Adverse events
More adverse events with longer therapy!
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September 01, 2022 - sending urine cultures
Discuss empiric antibiotic options for UTIs that are effective and minimize adverse … events
Discuss recommended durations of antibiotic therapy for UTIs
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ASB and UTI
AHRQ Safety Program … events 9,10
An increased risk of subsequent UTIs that may be increasingly difficult to treat due to … events
Review local susceptibility data, patient’s previous urine culture results and associated susceptibility … data, as well as antibiotic adverse event profile when selecting therapy
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ASB and UTI
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Events … Cards and Outcome Measurements
Report
Protocol
Opioid Stewardship
Report
Protocol
Reducing Adverse … Events Related to Anticoagulants
Report
Protocol
Implicit Bias Training
Report
Protocol … Deprescribing
Report
Protocol
Computerized Clinical Decision Support To Prevent Medication Errors and Adverse … Drug Events
Report
Protocol
Failure To Rescue—Rapid Response Systems
Report
Protocol
Prevention
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January 01, 2013 - 10 years and identified communication failure as the leading root cause of sentinel events. … Outcome Score, which describes the adverse event score per delivery
A 50% decrease in the Severity Index … , which measures the average severity of each delivery with an adverse event
Intensive Care Units2
After … years and identified communication failure as the leading root cause of sentinel events. … events and close calls.
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Events … ensure safe and seamless transitions of patients from one care setting to another, reducing preventable adverse … events, drug-related errors, and other problems.
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Events … Permanente Research Affiliates Report Status: Final
Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse … Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer Date: July 2023
Report Type: Rapid Evidence Product … Scientific Resource Center Report Status: Final
Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse … Events in Those Undergoing Insertion of Implantable Cardiovascular Devices Date: July 2023
Report
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January 01, 2021 - billion), adverse drug events ($4.1 billion), and falls ($1.5 billion), while diagnostic errors have … By advancing our efforts to reduce these events, we can lessen these avoidable financial burdens and, … understanding where value is gained and lost, and incorporating strategies that are proven to reduce or prevent adverse … The 21 st Century Care Initiative presents a major opportunity to reduce preventable adverse medical … events and improve medication management through new, evidence-based, individualized care management
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Events … Making Healthcare Safer IV will provide evidence on 11 additional safety topics, including reducing adverse … events related to anticoagulants, opioid stewardship and addressing fatigue and sleepiness of clinicians … Articles featured this week include:
Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse events
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Events … ascending
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April 5, 2022
Dental Opioid Prescriptions Associated With Adverse … Patient-Generated Health Data Into Electronic Health Records
February 8, 2022
Opioid Prescribing, Adverse … Change, Environmental Justice and AHRQ
October 5, 2021
Drug Label Changes Could Reduce Adverse
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June 01, 2021 - assess pulse
• Oxygen
• Pulse oximeter
• Access to a phone to call 911
If a resident has an adverse … reaction after vaccination, nursing home staff should review the Vaccine
Adverse Event Reporting System … Name and title of person who administered the vaccine
• Vaccine route and site
• Dosage in mL
• Any adverse … events
igure 3 – Example
edical sharps container.
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Patient Safety News and Events … Readmissions
High rates of readmissions are a major patient safety problem associated with adverse … events such as prescribing errors and misdiagnoses of conditions in the hospital and ambulatory care