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161. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Multicenter evaluation of a novel surveillance paradigm for complications of mechanical ventilation. … Short-term: Increase in complications: VAP. Sepsis. … Reduce complications. Get patients off the ventilator. … Reduces financial toll of complications. 15. Klompas M, Kleinman K, Murphy MV. … Improved patient outcomes including reduction of long-term complications.

162. Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Hispanics have a higher prevalence of diabetes and are disproportionately burdened with the complications

163. Chapter 2. ST-PRA Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - This is a major limitation to the analysis of surgical complications, including SSIs, stemming from surgeries … We identified all patients with infectious complications having their first encounter (without a diagnosis … Unfortunately, we identified very few surgical complications presenting to the EDs from ASCs, highlighting … another limitation in identifying complications originating in the ambulatory surgery environment. … First, patients experiencing complications from an ASC may receive followup care for that complication

164. Models to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/lewis_grant.pdf
     September 01, 2013 - screening, based on the patient’s age, number of co-morbid conditions, functional status, risk of complications … comorbid chronic illnesses, different levels of functional status, and different risks of screening complications

165. The 10 Questions You Should Know | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2020 - What are the possible complications? Which hospital is best for my needs?

166. Appendix B: Trends in Access, Quality and Disparities for Measures in 2016 Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - adults -6.45 -2.68 2014 Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions having developed specified complications … encounters for asthma, children ages 2-17 5.81 0.55 2014 Hospital admissions for long-term complications … admissions, children 62.79 3.55 2014 Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications … per 100,000 population, adults, HCUP data 24.09 2.22 2014 Hospital admissions for short-term complications … diabetes per 100,000 population, adults 31.67 3.74 2014 Hospital admissions for short-term complications

167. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - participating in the program included— Reduction in surgical site infections (SSIs) and other surgical complications … are (benchmark) and assist in guiding you to where you want to be (zero SSIs and reduction in other complications … communication strategies, providing standardization across patient care, and decreasing the likelihood of complications

168. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2024 - Recovery   This toolkit helps hospitals implement evidence-based practices to improve outcomes and prevent complications … This toolkit helps surgical units improve safety culture and reduce surgical site infections and other complications … Surgery Centers This toolkit helps ambulatory surgery centers reduce surgical site infections and other complications

169. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Slide 7: Impact on Mechanically Ventilated Patients Say: Many different complications from mechanical … Examples of short-term complications include: VAP, sepsis, progression to acute respiratory distress … Some long-term complications from mechanical ventilation include slower overall recovery time, debilitating … view about the therapies these patients should be receiving to decrease the short-term and long-term complications … Interventions to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications focus on the importance of getting

170. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Slide 6 Impact on Mechanically Ventilated Patients SAY: Many different complications from mechanical … Examples of short-term complications include: VAP, sepsis, progression to acute respiratory distress … Some long-term complications from mechanical ventilation include slower overall recovery time, debilitating … view about the therapies these patients should be receiving to decrease the short-term and long-term complications … Interventions to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications focus on the importance of getting

171. Osteoarthritis-Pain Clinician (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - . ��� to ��� Selective NSAIDs as a class were associated with less risk of ulcer complications than … partially selective NSAIDs meloxicam and etodolac were associated with less risk of ulcer-related complications … bleeding. ��� Factors Affecting Outcomes Demographic Subgroups The absolute risk of serious GI and CV complications … nonselective NSAID. ��� Misoprostol was the only gastroprotective agent to reduce the risk of ulcer-related complications … misoprostol. ��� Celecoxib plus a PPI could reduce the risk of endoscopic ulcers and ulcer-related complications

172. Performing a Premortem Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - brainstorms all conceivable reasons that could lead to failure, identifying potential barriers and complications

173. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - ›› last » Last » Curtis JR , Sarsour K , Napalkov P Incidence and complications … in 11,219 patients, researchers found no significant differences in the risk of ILD and its related complications … Incidence and complications of interstitial lung disease in users of tocilizumab, rituximab, abatacept … Association of reference payment for colonoscopy with consumer choices, insurer spending, and procedural complications … effect of reference payment on facility choice, insurer spending, consumer cost sharing, and procedural complications

174. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - This study examined the complications and resource use associated with adult CM-1 surgery using administrative … It concluded that complications after CM-1 surgery are common, and surgical complications are more frequent … than medical complications. … Also, certain comorbidities and demographic characteristics are associated with increased risk for complications … Complications and resource use associated with surgery for Chiari Malformation type 1 in adults: a population

175. Diabetes Mellitus, Comorbidy Conditions, and Mortality (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/grembowski_grant.pdf
     September 01, 2013 - 29/2010 Grant Number: R21 HS17657-01 Description Intensive glycemic control reduces the risk of complications … from CHF outweighed that from hypertension, CAD, chronic pulmonary disease, depression, or diabetes complications

176. AHRQ State Snapshots Bolster Medicaid Legislation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - with asthma, relatively high rates of hospital admissions for adults with diabetes having long-term complications … , and relatively high rates of hospital admissions for adults with uncontrolled diabetes without complications

177. Final Progress Report: Evaluating and Improving Present-On-Admission for Performance Reporting (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Aim 3: Improve the accuracy of hospital assessments of complications and performance by developing a … methodology using laboratory data to distinguish comorbidities present at admission from potential complications … (California and New York) have used present-on-admission coding since the mid-1990s to distinguish complications … Assessing accuracy of diagnosis-type indicators for flagging complications in administrative data. … Identifying potentially preventable complications using a present on admission indicator.

178. Final Progress Report: Reducing the Risk of Preventable Postpartum Lower Extremity Nerve Injuries (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2025 - Key words: Nerve injury, neuropathy, paresthesias, obstetric complications, neuraxial anesthesia, neuraxial … These complications can be extremely distressing to a new mother, disrupt mother-infant bonding, and … Peripartum Neurologic Complications: Implications and Management.

179. 2.11 Blood Pressure Control at the Diabetes Planned Visit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/curriculum/diabnotebk/diabnotebk211.html
     October 01, 2014 - Hypertension contributes to up 75% of diabetes related complications. 80% of people with diabetes die … Each 10 mmHg reduction of systolic blood pressure reduces: Diabetic complications 12% , myocardial infarction … 11%, microvascular complications 13%.

180. Grantees Focusing on African Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2021 - In addition, complication rates will be calculated, and costs associated with complications after surgery … will provide a better understanding of patterns in surgical treatment of breast cancer and resulting complications