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21. Making Healthcare Safer III Patient Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/practices.html
    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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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.

25. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
    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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis | PSNet
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    January 13, 2010 - their response to unfractionated heparin—with some patients requiring large doses to achieve adequate prophylaxis … or activated factor X levels, has been proposed as a means to monitor the effectiveness of heparin prophylaxis … injured patients, ordering clinicians must carefully weigh the risks and benefits of pharmacologic prophylaxis … Early pharmacological venous thromboembolism prophylaxis is safe after operative fixation of traumatic

31. Archived: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-prophylaxis-myocardial-infarction-preventive-medication-1996
    January 01, 1996 - adults There is insufficient evidence to determine whether the proven benefits of routine aspirin prophylaxis … The association between aspirin prophylaxis and reduction in first MI was accentuated in women who currently … The success of aspirin prophylaxis in persons who have documented disease (secondary prevention) is felt … At the present time, data are insufficient to support or oppose the use of aspirin prophylaxis for the … The Salt Collaborative Group Swedish aspirin low-dose trial (SALT) of 75 mg aspirin as secondary prophylaxis

32. Final Progress Report: Improving Safe Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Population Health Approach (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/barnes-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - For more than five decades, warfarin was the only available oral anticoagulant. … 3337 (66%) were possible critical, and 1033 (21%) were for-your-information alerts for potential VTE prophylaxis … Inappropriate Prescription of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Starter Packs. … Evaluation of Dose-Reduced Direct Oral Anticoagulant Therapy. Am J Med 2016;129:1198-204. 3. … Renal function in atrial fibrillation patients switched from warfarin to a direct oral anticoagulant

33. Copy and Paste | PSNet
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    December 10, 2014 - note also stated that the patient would receive subcutaneous heparin for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis … resident and attending, and the patient was ultimately discharged having never received the intended VTE prophylaxis—despite … medication record from the previous hospitalization, was it realized that the patient never received any VTE prophylaxis … medicine: the use of clinical decision support to remind the physician to carry out things like VTE prophylaxis … Related Resources WebM&M Cases Direct Oral Anticoagulants

34. Evaluating a mobile application for improving clinical laboratory test ordering and diagnosis. | PSNet
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    August 07, 2019 - April 20, 2016 Improved prophylaxis and decreased rates of preventable harm with the … use of a mandatory computerized clinical decision support tool for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism

35. Evaluation of the SCALED (SCaling AcceptabLE cDs) Approach for the Implementation of Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-scaled-scaling-acceptable-cds-approach-implementation-interoperable-cds-venous
    January 01, 2024 - researchers plan to scale and evaluate the implementation of a CDS tool for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis … The researchers plan to widely disseminate this new VTE prophylaxis in TBI tool with U.S. trauma societies … , hybrid type II trial of interoperable clinical decision support to improve venous thromboembolism prophylaxis … , hybrid type II trial of interoperable clinical decision support to improve venous thromboembolism prophylaxis … The researchers plan to widely disseminate this new VTE prophylaxis CDS tool for TBI patients to U.S.

36. Building an Ambulatory Patient Safety Learning Laboratory for Diverse Populations (ASCENT) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
    April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in

37. Signout Fallout | PSNet
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    November 16, 2022 - 4, the ICU team and the neurosurgeon decided it would be safe to start deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis … collectively decided that, if the CT scan that day remained unchanged, the benefits of low-dose DVT prophylaxis … full-dose anticoagulation (rather than lower dose anticoagulation, appropriate for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

38. The Johns Hopkins Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Collaborative Studies and Implements Methods to Prevent Avoidable Cases of Hospital Associated VTE | PSNet
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    June 19, 2024 - to patients and how to administer VTE prophylaxis. … Understand barriers to VTE prophylaxis at the institution. … clinical decision support tool for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in trauma. … Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis (eCQM). Accessed March 14, 2022. … clinical decision support tool for prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in trauma.

39. Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/standalone_psi_casestudy.pdf
    April 02, 2025 - improve DVT/PE prevention, including: • Providing additional education and resources on existing prophylaxis … site; • Assisting clinical pharmacists in daily identification of all patients not receiving chemical prophylaxis … ; and • Shifting chemical prophylaxis dosing to avoid missed doses due to changes in scheduled surgical … investigation is whether the DVT was preventable (for example, whether the patient was given the right prophylaxis

40. 115-Daily-Goals-Icu-Checklist (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/115-daily-goals-icu-checklist.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Diet: Advance as tolerated · Nothing by mouth (NPO) · Bowel regimen Yes No Insert text Prophylaxis … bed (HOB) greater than 30 degrees _____ Oral care _____ Insert text DISPOSITION CONTINUED Prophylaxis