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1061. AHRQ Multiple Chronic Conditions Research Network Publications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2014 - Blood pressure trajectories prior to death in patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care. … Patients' BMI and blood pressure over time: diagnoses, treatments, and the effects of comorbidities.

1062. 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.

1063. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Slide 1: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Say: The “Labor and Delivery Unit Safety” bundle provides information on the key safety elements concerning four specific situations encountered in labor and delivery, and the…

1064. Appendix B. Detailed Research Domain Framework Definitions and Classification Rules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Examples of intermediate outcomes include clinical health measures (e.g., adequate control of blood pressure … Intermediate outcomes include measures related to the incidence of chronic conditions—such as high blood … pressure, diabetes, or presence of cancer—even when these intermediate outcomes are known to be strong … Examples of intermediate outcomes of care are blood pressure, asthma, and glycemic control. 

1065. What Was in Those Platelets? | PSNet
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      August 28, 2024 - reintubated (placed back on the mechanical ventilator), given an infusion of dopamine to maintain adequate blood … pressure, and transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU).

1066. Maintaining Activity and Nutrition through Technology-Assisted Innovation in Primary Care | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - There were no differences, however, between groups in waist circumference, pedometer steps, or blood … pressure.

1067. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2022 - Patient Safety Tools The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers tools for health care organizations, providers, policymakers, and patients to improve patient safety in health care settings. The free tools and resources listed here are available online and in print. Contents   Tools for H…

1068. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Slide Presentation AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Slide 2: Learning Objectives Image: Three ascending steps show the learning objectives: Describe the rationale for the use of c…

1069. Health Information Technoloy in Heart Failure Care - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - potassium≤5.1mEq/L, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥30mL/min/1.73m2, and systolic blood … pressure≥90mmHg. … 40% who were not on an ACE inhibitor, ARB, or ARB-neprilysin inhibitor, were not pregnant, and had: blood … pressure>100, eGFR>30, and potassium<5.1. … The CDS tool also listed recent trends in the patient’s blood pressure, potassium, and eGFR and displayed

1070. Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety The Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QI Toolkit) is a free and easy-to-use resource for hospitals planning to use the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs), including the Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), to track a…

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      August 09, 2016 - adults, statins are one of the first-line medications considered for use in children and adolescents … hypercholesterolemia and multifactorial dyslipidemia, long-term, controlled treatment trials of lipid- lowering medications … excluded participants with homozygous familial hypercholesterol- emia, secondary dyslipidemia, or use of medications … Prevalence of and trends in dyslipidemia and blood pressure among US children and adolescents, 1999-2012

1072. Archived: Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 09, 2014 - The disorder is defined by the onset of hypertension (blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg) and proteinuria ( … Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council for High Blood … Pressure Research.

1073. What Makes a Good Checklist | PSNet
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      October 01, 2010 - poorly designed checklists, the state of the listed items can be marked complete with a check, such as "Blood … pressure reading—complete." … should require the value or status of an item rather than a check of completion ( Figure ) (e.g., "Blood … pressure reading—Pressure is 120 over 80").( 10 ) Identify conflicting physical demands in the task.

1074. In Conversation with...Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD | PSNet
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      October 01, 2010 - poorly designed checklists, the state of the listed items can be marked complete with a check, such as "Blood … pressure reading—complete." … should require the value or status of an item rather than a check of completion ( Figure ) (e.g., "Blood … pressure reading—Pressure is 120 over 80").( 10 ) Identify conflicting physical demands in the task.

1075. Fallspximpl-Handouts (doc file)
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      April 02, 2025 - High-risk medications and recent hospitalizations are important risk factors, so you probably should … When residents go to the hospital, they often return with changes in medications and may have as many … as 12 medications to manage. … Many of these medications may put them at risk of falling. … She did make a recommendation for a medication change and some increased monitoring of blood pressure

1076. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2017 - High-risk medications and recent hospitalizations are important risk factors, so you probably should … When residents go to the hospital, they often return with changes in medications and may have as many … as 12 medications to manage. … Many of these medications may put them at risk of falling. … She did make a recommendation for a medication change and some increased monitoring of blood pressure

1077. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - dementia 2%), subjects who reported difficulty using the telephone, using public transportation, taking medications … multi-infarct dementia, smoking cessation was associated with improving cognitive function, but low blood … pressure was associated with worsening function. 60 About one half of elderly demented patients manifest … , concerns of family members, or other evidence of worsening function (e.g., trouble with finances, medications

1078. Implement Teamwork and Communication: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - monitoring to be aware of and assess the: Status of the patient, including history, vital signs, medications … Example: The nurse says to the doctor, “Doctor, the patient's blood pressure is dropping; it is 60/ … For “BATON”: B stands for background—Provide co-morbidities, previous episodes, current medications

1079. Success Stories | The Academy
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      February 01, 2024 - In addition to checking patient blood pressure, height, and weight, nurses conduct patient screenings … The EHR even features a shared medication module in which all medications are listed together, regardless … information from other organization IT systems including patient hospitalizations, emergency visits, patient medications

1080. Treatment Challenges After Discharge | PSNet
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      January 03, 2017 - His white blood cell count, which had been normal previously, was now very high (31,000), and his blood … pressure was lower than usual.