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61. Chapter 4. Long Term Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man4.html
    December 01, 2017 - The five areas of fall risk are: Medications Orthostatic hypotension Vision Mobility Unsafe … Medications While all medications should be reviewed for their potential impact on fall risk, the following … The resident's blood pressure and apical heart rate are taken while sitting and at 1 minute after standing … If there is a drop of 20 mm Hg or more in the resident's systolic pressure 1 minute after standing, the … If Medications is checked, the specific medications should be added as well.

62. Topic: Word Choice & Style | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2020 - CHOOSE "AGREE" You can have high blood pressure (hypertension) for years without any symptoms. … Uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your chances of serious health problems, including heart attack

63. EvidenceNOW: North Carolina Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: Aspirin in high-risk individuals, Blood … pressure control, Cholesterol management, and Smoking cessation. … pressure under control, and only half of patients aged 40 to 64 with elevated cholesterol have been … Blood pressure control among patients has increased close to an absolute of 5 percentage points. … Recent trends in the prevalence of high blood pressure and its treatment and control, 1999-2008.

64. A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2015 - improvement from baseline to 18 months on three diabetes measures (glycated hemoglobin concentration <7%, blood … pressure <130/80 mm Hg, and low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol <100 mg/dL). … practices, the percentage of patients who met target values for glycated hemoglobin, LDL cholesterol, and blood … pressure increased by 8.8, 14.9, and 19.4 percent, respectively.

65. Articulate Word Output (pdf file)
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    May 10, 2018 - His blood pressure is 124/82 mmHg. He’s taking no medications. … His blood pressure is 124/82 mmHg. He’s taking no medications.

66. Health Literacy Assessment Quiz | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Hypertension OR High Blood Pressure c. Blood Glucose OR Blood Sugar d. … A, B, C, and D A–True F B–False F A–True C      Option 1 – Bad Option 2 – High Blood … Pressure   Option 2 – Blood Sugar Option 1 – You have the flu.

67. Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Counseling on tobacco use, diet, and physical activity   Patient education (e.g., blood glucose testing, blood … pressure measurement)   Follow up of specific patient groups (e.g., chronic diseases, age group) … Liaison and coordination with LTCF, hospitals, and other clinics   Support for medical activities (blood … pressure, weight, injections and vaccinations)   Participation in clinical decisions   Conducting … clinical activities as part of a delegated medical act   Prescribe medications and other substances

68. Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Counseling on tobacco use, diet, and physical activity   Patient education (e.g., blood glucose testing, blood … pressure measurement)   Follow up of specific patient groups (e.g., chronic diseases, age group) … Liaison and coordination with LTCF, hospitals, and other clinics   Support for medical activities (blood … pressure, weight, injections and vaccinations)   Participation in clinical decisions   Conducting … clinical activities as part of a delegated medical act   Prescribe medications and other substances

69. Appendix 5: Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - 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 …

70. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Cultivating Cultural Competence (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-6k.pdf
    August 01, 2017 - Culturally Competent Disease Management Improves Self-Monitoring and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive … /innovations.ahrq.gov/profiles/culturally-competent-disease-management-improves-self-monitoring-and-blood-pressure-control … /innovations.ahrq.gov/profiles/culturally-competent-disease-management-improves-self-monitoring-and-blood-pressure-control … One outcome of this program was more frequent self-monitoring and better blood pressure control.11 … Culturally Competent Disease Management Improves Self-Monitoring and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive

71. Achievements in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Health Center Holly Clinic (Holy, CO)   Helping primary care practices use evidence to improve blood … pressure control is a key focus of AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW initiative, in addition to improving aspirin use … selected Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions have worked with their patients to achieve blood … pressure control rates at or above 70% through innovations in health information technology and electronic

72. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - 122) Autism (31) Back Health and Pain (58) Behavioral Health (699) Blood Clots (62) Blood … Pressure (132) Blood Thinners (79) Brain Injury (64) Breast Feeding (18) Burnout ( … and medication: strategies to reconcile what patients hear, what they want, and what they need from medications … and medication: strategies to reconcile what patients hear, what they want, and what they need from medications

73. Topic: Use of Visual Aids | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2020 - doc/uviguide.pdf CHOOSE "DISAGREE"–Incomplete or unclear row and column headings Categories for Blood … Pressure Levels in Adults (measured in millimeters of mercury, or mm Hg) Category Systolic (top … number) Normal Less than 120 And Less than 80 Prehypertension 120-139 Or 80-89 High blood … pressure       Stage 1 140-159 Or 90-99 Stage 2 160 or higher Or 100 or higher … Taken from NIH, Explore High Blood Pressure, August 2012 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics

74. Where to Find More Information (cont.) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2020 - Communicating-with-Professionals_UCM_307052_Article.jsp Return to Specific Diseases and Conditions High Blood … Pressure Organizations/Information National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute NHLBI Information … 301-592-8573 http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/index.htm Publications Your Guide to Lowering High Blood … Pressure National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/index.html Return

75. ENSW FIELD NOTE FORM (pdf file)
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    July 19, 2018 - screening and follow up; PDSA on data accuracy of aspirin therapy; established a standardized clinic-wide blood … pressure measurement protocol.] … work on this topic Started work on this topic and achieved aim/goal Aspirin therapy Blood … Pressure management Cholesterol management Smoking cessation support 28.

76. Create a Safe Medicine List Together (pdf file)
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    April 10, 2018 - But when they bring in their medications, you find all of these medications from specialists that significantly … One patient stated, “I brought all my medications to him, and I brought in every one of them. … So I can take them when I can get the best benefit out of my medications. … Here are some examples: “I had a patient that ran out of his blood pressure medications, so he started … Then she finally brought in her medications and I saw she was taking it and I was so glad.

77. Systematic Evidence Review by Cholesterol Expert Panel: NHLBI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - Heart Health Evidence for Advancing Heart Health Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources Blood … Pressure Control Evidence and Resources Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources Smoking

78. Evidence for Advancing Heart Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Heart Health Evidence for Advancing Heart Health Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources Blood … Pressure Control Evidence and Resources Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources Smoking … patients to adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention: Aspirin use by high-risk individuals Blood … pressure control Cholesterol management Smoking cessation Clinical evidence about how best to

79. Create a Safe Medicine List Together: Role Play Scenarios (pdf file)
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    April 03, 2018 - � The hydrochlorothiazide (blood pressure medicine) makes Mr. Thomas “pee a lot.” … Thomas does not readily offer that he only takes his blood pressure medicine 3 to 4 times a week, but … If he is asked whether he takes his blood pressure medicine, he answers, “for the most part. … ” � His blood pressure this morning was 152/91.

80. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 - Medication Safety ■ Keep a list of your baby’s medications with your baby at all times. … ■ Blood pressure: Not higher in infants with nephrocalcinosis, but overall higher in preterm infants … ■ Should have: – Blood pressure checked at every visit. … Did your baby go home with medications? … The day we left the hospital, I had all my baby’s medications.