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41. Washington State Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - As a result of this change, appropriate VTE prophylaxis orders increased from 70 to 83 percent in a sample … Over a 9-month period, there was a significant increase in appropriate prophylaxis ordering in the surgical … Additionally, the rate of receipt of appropriate prophylaxis increased from 90 to 97 percent in surgical … A clinical pharmacist's daily work list now includes patients without orders for anticoagulants or sequential … compression devices, which improved the efficiency of screening patients for effective prophylaxis.

42. Venous Thromboembolism Safety Toolkit: A Systems Approach to Patient Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Zierler_81.pdf
    September 01, 2008 - The components are as follows: • VTE prophylaxis guidelines. • VTE risk assessment tool. … risk of developing VTE and for recommending the type, dose, timing, and duration of anticoagulants. … by increasing provider knowledge about VTE prophylaxis. … Guide to anticoagulant therapy. Part 1: Heparin. American Heart Association. … Risk of and prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in hospital patients.

43. UChicago Medicine Reduces Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism with AHRQ's Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/uni-chicago-medicine.html
    February 01, 2024 - The aims of the taskforce were to strengthen established chemical and mechanical prophylaxis and ambulation … concluded that the aims of the taskforce would be to strengthen established chemical and mechanical prophylaxis

44. Making Healthcare Safer III Patient Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2020 - Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae  ( PDF , 1.4 MB) Contact Precautions Harms Due to Anticoagulants … Intervention TCM: Transitional Care Model Venous Thromboembolism ( PDF , 1.4 MB) Postsurgical Prophylaxis

45. Operating Room Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/or-briefing-audit.html
    December 01, 2017 -     Airway risk       Access issues       Bleeding concerns (e.g., anticoagulant …       Allergies       Glycemic control       Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis

46. Tool: OR Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool (doc file)
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    December 01, 2017 - time Beta blockers Airway risk Access issues Bleeding concerns (e.g., anticoagulant … Blood availability Allergies Glycemic control Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis

47. Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing, Monitoring and Education (TOP-MED) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Medication-use data were retrospectively collected on 1,716 patients who received anticoagulants for … The most common indications for anticoagulant use were VTE prophylaxis (67.5% of cases), ACS (13.5% … Overall, the anticoagulant regimen used was consistent with national prescribing guidelines in 67.5% … Reported anticoagulant-related adverse events during the study period mainly involved minor or major … Effectiveness of VTE Prophylaxis Intervention Purpose.

48. Appendix D. Ambulatory Surgery Center Checklist Template - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-d.html
    April 01, 2017 - Warmer in place |___| Risk of venous thromboembolism             - Compression boots and/or anticoagulants … Surgical procedure to be performed matches the consent |___| Surgical site |___| Has antibiotic prophylaxis

49. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - Selection Appropriate use of prophylaxis for VTE in patients at risk is the number one strategy … o Focus on reaching VTE prophylaxis targets and reporting to key medical staff committees. … o Draft or adopt evidence-based protocols that standardize VTE risk assessment and prophylaxis.6 … Selection • Prompt providers to order VTE prophylaxis when completing admission or transfer orders … .3 • Determine contraindications to pharmacologic prophylaxis and deliver decision support to the

50. New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - "Our hospital has been successful in increasing VTE prophylaxis rates in our hospital thanks to the framework … As a result, prevalence of appropriate VTE prophylaxis increased from 55 to 100 percent for surgical … prophylaxis and 100 percent for patients admitted to the hospitalist service between March and August … As a result of these interventions, appropriate VTE prophylaxis increased from 0 to 100 percent, and … The dashboard appears in green if the patient is on pharmacological prophylaxis, in yellow if the patient

51. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/asc-checklist-template.docx
    January 01, 2009 - operation longer than 1 hour · Warmer in place · Risk of venous thromboembolism · Compression boots and/or anticoagulants … s name · Surgical procedure to be performed matches the consent · Surgical site · Has antibiotic prophylaxis

52. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/vtguide/guideref.html
    July 01, 2018 - Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in hospitalised medically ill patients. … Situational awareness improves prevalence of VTE Prophylaxis on multiple nursing units. … Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in hospitalised medically ill patients. … Medication chart intervention improves inpatient thromboembolism prophylaxis. … Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and risk assessment in medical patients.

53. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
    July 01, 2018 - Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in hospitalised medically ill patients. … Situational awareness improves prevalence of VTE Prophylaxis on multiple nursing units. … Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in hospitalised medically ill patients. … Medication chart intervention improves inpatient thromboembolism prophylaxis. … Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and risk assessment in medical patients.

54. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guideref.html
    July 01, 2018 - Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in hospitalised medically ill patients. … Situational awareness improves prevalence of VTE Prophylaxis on multiple nursing units. … Venous thromboembolism risk and prophylaxis in hospitalised medically ill patients. … Medication chart intervention improves inpatient thromboembolism prophylaxis. … Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and risk assessment in medical patients.

55. Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/vtguide/guide1.html
    February 01, 2016 - Relying on order sets alone will not reach desired levels of appropriate VTE prophylaxis. … The most effective improvement strategies focus on improving ordered prophylaxis, monitoring for care … materials around the subset of patients who may require extended duration prophylaxis. … Key metrics include the prevalence of appropriate VTE prophylaxis and the incidence of HA-VTE. … Even the best order set, however, will fail to achieve near-perfect appropriate prophylaxis.

56. Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide1.html
    February 01, 2016 - Relying on order sets alone will not reach desired levels of appropriate VTE prophylaxis. … The most effective improvement strategies focus on improving ordered prophylaxis, monitoring for care … materials around the subset of patients who may require extended duration prophylaxis. … Key metrics include the prevalence of appropriate VTE prophylaxis and the incidence of HA-VTE. … Even the best order set, however, will fail to achieve near-perfect appropriate prophylaxis.

57. Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide1.html
    February 01, 2016 - Relying on order sets alone will not reach desired levels of appropriate VTE prophylaxis. … The most effective improvement strategies focus on improving ordered prophylaxis, monitoring for care … materials around the subset of patients who may require extended duration prophylaxis. … Key metrics include the prevalence of appropriate VTE prophylaxis and the incidence of HA-VTE. … Even the best order set, however, will fail to achieve near-perfect appropriate prophylaxis.

58. Auditing Your Briefings and Debriefings Process: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/audit-briefing-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Bleeding concerns (e.g., anticoagulant use). Blood availability. Allergies. … Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis. Warmers. Lab/radiology review. … Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis  - 100% Yes. Glycemic control - 40% Yes. … Anticoagulant use - 10% Yes. Access issues - 20% Yes. Airway risk - 20% Yes.

59. Search Evidence-Based Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report Status: Final Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Anticoagulant … Northwest EPC—Oregon Health & Science University Report Status: In Progress Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

60. Final Progress Report: Patient-centered approach to reducing harm from VTE (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/rothberg-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - rate of prophylaxis is high but the rate of inappropriate prophylaxis is also high. … Patients received enoxaparin 40 mg/day for prophylaxis. … any prophylaxis, adjusted for baseline risk of VTE. … In the base case, prophylaxis had an incremental cost of $44,091/QALY saved compared with no prophylaxis … An observational study of the effectiveness of VTE prophylaxis, comparing patients who received prophylaxis