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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy
December 15, 2024 - is poor communication amongst providers
Chronic condition(s)
Regardless of age, having … a chronic condition increases a patient’s risk for polypharmacy to address the condition(s) … Shannan Takhar, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care
Department of Pharmacy Services … July 1, 2004
WebM&M Cases
Correct Treatment Plan … July 1, 2020
Use of an electronic clinical decision support system in primary care to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49516/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Genitourinary examination
was again "deferred," and the treatment plan continued. … Rarely is the patient thoroughly reexamined by the physician
completing the treatment plan. … care. … The chief complaint of these patients is
often secondary to an underlying condition that resulted from … Necrotizing fasciitis is a perfect example of a clinical condition in which one might make the diagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49848/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Commentary
Commentary by Jeanna Blitz, MD
The preanesthetic evaluation is a critical element of providing care … , and organize all of the necessary resources for the patient's care.(1)
The primary responsibility … Team-based models of care may lend "another pair of eyes" and
reduce the time constraints associated … All patients must be reevaluated
immediately prior to administering anesthesia as a condition of participation … Jeanna Blitz, MD
Medical Director, Pre Admission Testing
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbarbara-pelletreau-and-john-riggi-about-cybersecurity
March 27, 2024 - execution of the plan, and finally, self-evaluation of their plan or practice. … Many other clinical operations must be addressed in the cyberattack plan. … IT allows the clinical staff to deliver patient care efficiently. … Identifying a clinical point person to partner with the IT lead and pull together a response plan for … Provide Medical Care Is in Critical Condition: Analysis and Stakeholder Decision Support to Minimize
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cybersecurity-and-how-maintain-patient-safety
March 27, 2024 - execution of the plan, and finally, self-evaluation of their plan or practice. … Many other clinical operations must be addressed in the cyberattack plan. … IT allows the clinical staff to deliver patient care efficiently. … Identifying a clinical point person to partner with the IT lead and pull together a response plan for … Provide Medical Care Is in Critical Condition: Analysis and Stakeholder Decision Support to Minimize
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-boost-increases-patient-understanding-treatment-and-follow-care
February 26, 2025 - physician assistant), nurse, care manager, or social worker), quality improvement (QI) facilitator, … errors; prescription-related issues; and follow-up plan and access issues. … discharge process, but the time will be well spent, as it will enhance patients' understanding of their condition … Available at: https://www.hospitalmedicine.org/clinical-topics/care-transitions/
SHM Project Boost … Plan and Ongoing Care Management by Social Workers and Nurse Practitioners Result in Better Outcomes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-preanesthetic-evaluation-airway-trouble
November 01, 2023 - Commentary by Jeanna Blitz, MD The preanesthetic evaluation is a critical element of providing care … and organize all of the necessary resources for the patient's care.( 1 ) The primary responsibility … Team-based models of care may lend "another pair of eyes" and reduce the time constraints associated … All patients must be reevaluated immediately prior to administering anesthesia as a condition of participation … Jeanna Blitz, MD Medical Director, Pre Admission Testing Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49401/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - recurrent episode of major
depression, a bipolar condition, or dysthymia. … Although residents must learn to care for patients within the entire spectrum of psychiatric illness, … Based on his or her greater knowledge, experience, and clinical responsibility for the patient, the supervisor … Although no guideline exists for predicting suicide, the
standard of care requires that adequate suicide … However, the standard of care requires that patients at risk for suicide
be adequately assessed.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49675/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - transmitted to a clinician, and then the final step—the clinician and patient
executing a treatment plan—does … These important results were not communicated to his parents or his primary care
physician, who were … effected—which includes contacting the patient and ensuring the patient
carries out the treatment plan … care provider or
facility would do in the same circumstances. … (or expected condition if action is not taken).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845472/psn-pdf
March 15, 2023 - I am interested in developing and using new
technology to improve clinical care such as RPM or using … RPM allows you to better monitor or manage an acute or chronic health
condition from a distance over … If a spurious value makes
you concerned, what is your escalation plan and what is the timeframe for … settings like a nursing homes or long term care where they might already have the ability to do vital … falling hazards, or other issues at home that might impact care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
September 27, 2023 - Despite the patient's deteriorating clinical condition, the patient's worsening level of consciousness … Her condition did not significantly improve, and she eventually died 2 weeks later. … Incorporating their contribution into the plan of care is strongly recommended. James L. … Delirium in the intensive care unit: occurrence and clinical course in older patients. … Units
Health Care Providers
Geriatrics
Mental Health Care (Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyperglycemia-and-switching-subcutaneous-insulin
May 19, 2021 - Moreover, the attending physician's oversight of the new care plan is unclear. … American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology—clinical practice … guidelines for developing a diabetes mellitus comprehensive care plan—2015. … Poster presented at: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 23rd Annual Scientific and Clinical … Karsh BT, Holden RJ, Alper SJ, Or CKL.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/echo-care-transitions-successfully-reduces-patient-readmissions-skilled-nursing
October 30, 2024 - Identify individuals to serve in key innovation clinical roles. … ; an update on the patient’s current condition; a review of medications; and discussions of the ongoing … care plan, including any challenges. … Identify individuals to serve in key innovation clinical roles. … Plan and Ongoing Care Management by Social Workers and Nurse Practitioners Result in Better Outcomes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-man-gun
May 01, 2005 - For the patient’s depression, the treatment plan included starting an antidepressant (citalopram) as … recurrent episode of major depression, a bipolar condition, or dysthymia. … information to develop a systematic suicide risk assessment, and from there a comprehensive treatment plan … The clinician might have taken this opportunity to say, “Can we work out a plan together to dispose of … Based on his or her greater knowledge, experience, and clinical responsibility for the patient, the supervisor
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851389/psn-pdf
July 31, 2023 - for future appointments to ensure timely re-assessment of a patient’s
condition.”13 Furthermore, safety … This collaborative defined an ambulatory
care setting as any outpatient setting or any place where a … Create an implementation plan. … between a
radiologist and the referring provider, what they called a collaborative care plan for the … Electronic clinical surveillance to improve outpatient care:
diverse applications within an integrated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/let-us-twisst-plan-simulate-study-and-act
October 12, 2018 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
Let us to the TWISST; Plan, Simulate, Study and Act. … Let us to the TWISST; Plan, Simulate, Study and Act. … Seventeen percent of these were considered ‘high’ or ‘very high’ priority conditions, such as lack of … Let us to the TWISST; Plan, Simulate, Study and Act. … February 18, 2011
Investigating racial and ethnic disparities in maternal care at the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/us-department-veterans-affairs-medical-center-houston-tx-and-baylor-college-medicine
February 26, 2025 - Since the release of the revised iteration of the tool (i.e., the Revised Safer Dx Instrument), use of condition-specific … The tool could be used by a single clinician or by a multidisciplinary team with clinical input, depending … team, the provider, and/or the patient. … develop and im plement a rollout plan and goals for the initiative. … The tool could be used by a single clinician or by a multidisciplinary team with clinical input, depending
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73300/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - physician assistant), nurse, care
manager, or social worker), quality improvement (QI) facilitator, … These include general clinical conditions since
discharge, medication reconciliation, and follow-up … errors; prescription-related
issues; and follow-up plan and access issues. … discharge process, but the
time will be well spent, as it will enhance patients' understanding of their condition … Available at: https://www.hospitalmedicine.org/clinical-topics/care-transitions/
SHM Project Boost Implementation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33587/psn-pdf
June 15, 2024 - condition, that can be provided under a given staffing structure. … Moreover, nurses also plan, deliver, and evaluate nurse-initiated care to manage
patients' symptoms … priorities and make decisions about whether to delay or omit certain aspects of care. … The
outcome of the clinical prioritization process in the face of resource or time scarcity is missed … The more routine consequences of missed nursing care can include delayed or omitted medications or
treatments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ems-perils-hospital-overcrowding
November 25, 2020 - However, the ED staff were not informed of the incoming patient or the orthopedic surgeon’s plan for … No ED physician or nurse was assigned to evaluate or care for the patient because the transfer of care … medical condition (EMC), that person becomes a patient, and their care is regulated by the federal … approach is to follow all applicable standards of care most appropriate to that presenting condition … centers or primary care clinics, or do not require care at all.