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261. The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
     June 01, 2018 - Underuse of Services: The failure to provide a needed service can lead to additional complications, … Overuse of Services: Unnecessary services add costs and can lead to complications that undermine the … A Michigan hospital has reduced complications due to drug reactions in their cardiac care unit by 80 … Underuse of Services The failure to provide needed health care services often leads to unnecessary complications … health care costs without improving health and can place patients at greater risk for injuries and complications

262. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/vaesurveillance-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Mike Klompas et al. published an article in 2011, evaluating the complications of mechanical ventilation … It concluded that the surveillance definitions for VAC capture a similar set of complications to traditional … Shifting the focus of surveillance from pneumonia alone helps us understand the importance of all these complications … It helps us focus on the importance of preventing all complications resulting from pneumonia, not just … The research showed that screening ventilator settings for VACs captures a similar set of complications

263. Final Progress Report: Evaluating treatment options and patterns of care in early pregnancy failure (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/dalton-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Surgical complications after suction D&Cs include incomplete evacuation (2-3%) and infection (0-10%) … Rare complications include hemorrhage, uterine perforation, and---very rarely---death. … Many serious complications have been attributed to the use of the sharp curette or general anesthesia … Although complications are infrequent, there is little evidence to support routine surgical intervention … Complications included infection, retained products of conception/hematometria, hemorrhage (<500 cc)

264. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
     March 01, 2021 - Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of congenital anomalies, perinatal complications, miscarriage

265. Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-132-fullreport.pdf
     January 23, 2017 - In children with SCD, illness and death can be reduced through early diagnosis, treatment of complications … In addition, SCD can have hemolytic and infectious complications that result in morbidity and mortality … The lower mortality rate in the study is attributed to early diagnosis and treatment of complications … Pneumonia 8 and splenic sequestration are but two of the potentially catastrophic complications … that can occur in infancy; such complications have the potential to result in death if not recognized

266. Measures: Availability of Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and Special Care for Women .... (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p009-1-ef.pdf
     March 01, 2015 - approximately 52,000 women annually.1,2 Maternal morbidity places women at greater risk of experiencing complications … These complications can also be harmful to the newborn.

267. Slide 1 (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/business_case-slides/The-Business-Case-for-CUSP-Jan-17-2012-508.ppt
     January 01, 2012 - 103o Day 9 – 15 vent dependent Day 22 – transferred to LTAC Ooops Revenue Impact 1 case with complications … vs. 3 cases without complications Revenue of $ 12,689 vs.

268. PowerPoint Presentation: Premortem for Sustainability
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_premortem.pptx
     December 01, 2017 - Projects fail for many reasons This safety project is no exception Recognize potential barriers and complications … Understanding potential barriers to and complications of project implementation can help teams prepare

269. Final Progress Report: Refinements in Evaluating Minimum Surgery Volume Standards (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/hanchate-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - the preceding 6 months, excluding primary indicators for the surgical procedure or postoperative complications … 9 Providers may differ in the proportion of complicated patients they treat, and not all these complications … evidence from other studies, a plausible “protective” factor may be unobserved patient severity or complications … teaching and other high- volume providers, as they are expected to gain more than those with fewer complications … in the preceding 6 months, excludes primary indicators for the surgical procedure or postoperative complications

270. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pptx
     October 01, 2015 - Safety Indicators (PSIs) reflect quality of care inside hospitals but focus on potentially avoidable complications … They are specified to include principal diagnosis, as well as secondary diagnoses, for the complications … Infection Rate PDI 13 Transfusion Reaction Count PDI 14 Asthma Admission Rate PDI 15 Diabetes Short-term Complications

271. Final Progress Report: Evaluating the Impact of Simulated Team Training on Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/scott-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - background, context, setting, participants, incidence, prevalence) Preventable and often life-threatening complications … Zhan and Miller (2003) reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that postoperative complications … recent retrospective study.3 According to prospectively collected data at the University of Michigan, complications … teaching hospital, errors in healthcare have been estimated to cost more than $5 million per year.5 Complications … Hospital costs associated with surgical complications: a report from the private-sector national surgical

272. 049-Talking-Points-Patients-Nasal-Decolonization (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/049-talking-points-patients-nasal-decolonization.docx
     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting Surgical Site Infection Talking Points for Patients: Preoperative Nasal Decolonization Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries​ Patients may have questions or comments regarding nasal decolonization. Below ar…

273. How to Choose a Health Plan That's Right for You | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/how-to-choose-a-health-plan.html
     September 01, 2015 - How to Choose a Health Plan That's Right for You Choosing a health plan can be complicated. There are a lot of factors to take into account. Please visit healthcare.gov for the most up-to-date consumer information. In addition, AHRQ has compiled some useful resources on this topic: Health Information f…

274. Racial Disparities in Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) Rates in the Veterans Health Administration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Shimada_65.pdf
     April 04, 2008 - Nine PSIs applied to medical/surgical inpatients: complications of anesthesia (PSI 1), death in low-mortality … , diabetes with chronic complications, hypothyroidism, renal failure, liver disease, peptic ulcer disease … Obs ratec RA rated At risk #PSI Obs rate RA rate At risk #PSI Obs rate RA rate (1) Complications … Obs ratec RA rated At risk #PSI Obs rate RA rate At risk #PSI Obs rate RA rate (1) Complications … white Latino vs. white Asian American / PI vs. white American Indian vs. white (1) Complications

275. The Case for Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/case-for-cardiac-rehab/index.html
     December 01, 2022 - The Benefits Cardiac rehabilitation lowers the risk of health complications and death for patients

276. Acute Bronchitis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/bronchitis-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - the severity or duration of cough.1 • Antibiotic treatment of acute bronchitis does not prevent complications

277. The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/bozicstudysnapshots/index.html
     August 01, 2018 - defined "warranty" period during which the provider is responsible for the costs of treating associated complications … duplicative and unnecessary care, encourage greater coordination of care across settings, and reduce complications

278. Table 13A: National Home and Community-Based Services Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13.html
     December 01, 2012 - Percentage of State LTC Funds Spent on HCBS High Mid Low >Median ≤Median Short-Term Complications

279. Table 13C: Medicaid-Only HCBS Participants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13c.html
     December 01, 2012 - Percentage of State LTC Funds Spent on HCBS High Mid Low >Median ≤Median Short-Term Complications

280. Table 13D: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Subpopulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab13d.html
     December 01, 2012 - Percentage of State LTC Funds Spent on HCBS High Mid Low >Median ≤Median Short-Term Complications