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121. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention—Training Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - Slide 18 Say: Other key risk factors include: Medications. … Patients who take many medications or medicines that could cause sedation, confusion, impaired balance … , or orthostatic blood pressure changes are at higher risk for falls. … It is also recommended that medications be reviewed as part of a fall risk assessment (Tool 3I). … patient risk factors, care planning should match the identified risks, such as mobility challenges, medications

122. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2020 - Disease Due to Diabetes Disparities for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Largest Disparities Blood … Pressure Measurement Treatment by Home Health Providers Influenza Vaccination Trends in Quality … Resources Largest Disparities for Uninsured People Measurement of Children’s Height and Weight Blood … Pressure Management Changes in Quality of Care by Insurance Status Changes in Disparities by Insurance

123. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - systematic approach to reduce diagnostic errors among children in three important areas: Elevated blood … pressure, which is misdiagnosed in 74 to 87 percent of children.

124. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Labor and Delivery Unit Safety AHRQ Publication No. 17-0003-21-EF May 2017 SAY: The “Labor and Delivery Unit Safety” bundle provides information on the key safety elements concerning four specific situations encountered in labor and deliv…

125. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - New York City Cooperative (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: Aspirin in high-risk individuals, Blood … pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking cessation.

126. Best Practices in Fall Prevention
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     June 16, 2017 - For example, on a geriatric psychiatry ward, orthostatic hypotension due to medications may be a fall … Assess patients’ ability to use their assistive devices. ‹#› Key Risk Factors for Falls Medications … Patients taking a large number of medications that could cause sedation, confusion, impaired balance … , or orthostatic blood pressure changes are at higher risk for falls.

127. EvidenceNOW in Action | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Leads to Huge Gains for Small Oklahoma Practice "Progress under EvidenceNOW included increasing blood … pressure measurement for at-risk patients from 49% to 82%."

128. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration: Oxytocin (doc file)
     ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/tool_safe-oxytocin.docx
     May 01, 2017 - of oxytocin, noting— · effacement, · dilation, and · removal of cervical ripening devices · Assess blood … pressure, pulse, respiratory rate every hour. · Assess intake and output every 4 hours. · Monitor for … at periodic intervals. · Promote comfort using positioning, breathing and relaxation exercises, and medications

129. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2017 January 2019 AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014–2017 Summary Updated and new patient safety data for 2014 through 2017 conti…

130. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

131. AHRQ Resources Help Maine Telehealth Network Improve Care in Remote Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Each morning, the patient transmits weight, blood pressure, pulse, and temperature information to the

132. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

133. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

134. Tool: Advocacy and Assertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - However, when the nurse checks the patient's vitals a final time, he observes that the blood pressure

135. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2022 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

136. Explain Why a Health Care Quality Measure Matters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2019 - In this example, the user can read why he or she should be concerned about blood pressure.

137. A Snapshot of EHR Use in Small Primary Care Practices (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2019 - percent produced quality measure reports on aspirin. 55 percent produced quality measure reports on blood … pressure control. 59 percent produced quality measure reports on smoking cessation.

138. EvidenceNOW Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - Initial work will focus on improving the management of blood pressure and decreasing tobacco use.

139. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4y Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement NQI 03: Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Why focus on neonatal blood stream infection (BSI)? •…

140. PS Grantee Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2005 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …