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421. Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra4.html
     April 01, 2018 - Patients tend to seek care for surgical complications in emergency departments, inpatient settings, or

422. Program Overview: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/overview-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - 1 1 in 25 people will undergo surgery. 7 million complications follow inpatient surgeries: … Complications impact 25% of inpatient surgeries. 1 million deaths follow surgery: Between … Designed to reduce SSIs and other surgical complications for any procedure type.

423. One-Pager-Uti (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-UTI.docx
     June 01, 2021 - DiagnosisUrinary Tract Infections (UTI) · First, ask about SYMPTOMS · Acute cystitis: dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain1,2 · Pyelonephritis: fever, rigors, flank pain1 · Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): subrapubic pain and fever; residents with catheters may not report dysur…

424. 115-Daily-Goals-Icu-Checklist (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/115-daily-goals-icu-checklist.docx
     October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Daily Goals Checklist ICU & Non-ICU Problem statement: Clear communication among healthcare providers is essential. Communication failures lead to patient harm, increased length of stay, provider dissatisfaction, and staff turnover. Effective communic…

425. Haut, Elliott | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumhaut.html
     October 01, 2014 - Haut, Elliott Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards Summaries of recently funded projects for Independent Scientist and Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K Awards. Institution: Johns Hopkins University Grant Title: Does Screening Variability Make DVT an Unreliable Quality Measure of Trauma…

426. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_PFE_Benefits_Hosp_508.docx
     January 01, 2012 - informed choices, safe medication use, infection control initiatives, observing care processes, reporting complications … care also decreases litigation and malpractice claims6 and leads to lower costs per case due to fewer complications

427. Introduction and Evidence for Early Mobility: A Protocol To Get Patients Out of Bed Faster: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-early-mobility-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - 2 Decreases hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay. 1,2 Mitigates the short-term complications … mechanical ventilation and ICU and hospital length of stay. 1,2 Mitigates both short- and long-term complications

428. The Science of Improving Patient Safety and Identifying Defects: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/science-of-safety-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - 2 1 in 25 people will undergo surgery worldwide. 7 million complications follow inpatient surgeries … Complications impact 25% of inpatient surgeries. 1 million deaths follow surgery.

429. The Use of Surgical Simulators to Reduce Errors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Fried.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - near miss detection capabilities anticipate potential errors before they occur and prevent resulting complications … understanding is necessary if the surgeon is to navigate the patient’s sinus passages safely and avoid complications … Complications are not the sole standard, since mechanisms in current training practices largely prevent … to avoid them.23 The key to error prevention is not so much the detection of errors and related complications … , but rather the detection of near misses and the prevention of related errors and complications.

430. The Effects of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Enrollees' Experiences With Health Plans: Implications for Consumer Reporting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/effects-costs-enrollees-vonglahn-20120101-transcript.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - The Effects of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Enrollees' Experiences With Health Plans: Implications for Consumer Reporting Transcript release date 1/1/12 www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov The Effects of Out-of-Pocket Costs on Enrollees’ Experiences With Health Plans: Implications for Consumer Reporting Moderator: Lis…

431. Eliminating Preventable Harms During Pediatric Intubation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-nishisaki.html
     July 01, 2025 - However, it is high risk and difficult—roughly one in five children who undergo the procedure face complications

432. Section 2. Implementing Recommendations in Academic Curricula | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf2.html
     June 01, 2022 - : This recommendation concerns adults without symptoms of diabetes or evidence of possible diabetes complications … Possible diabetes complications include nonhealing ulcers or infections and established vascular disease … Risk assessment: Blood pressure is an important predictor of complications of cardiovascular disease … has less intraindividual variation, and has similar predictive value for development of microvascular complications … mortality rates from these procedures in asymptomatic individuals are not available, mortality rates due to complications

433. Acute Otitis Media (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/aom-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - than other pathogens, as reflected by high fever, more intense otalgia, and a higher potential for complications

434. Tool: STEP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/step.html
     June 01, 2023 - required to support patients: Recognizing which situational elements can provide clues about impending complications

435. For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-month-tools.html
     February 01, 2023 - Diagnosing and treating heart disease in its early stages is crucial to reducing patients’ risks of serious complications

436. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt2.html
     May 01, 2018 - Having these conditions in combination with diagnosed diabetes increases the likelihood of complications … Hispanic adults and White adults had similar rates of admission for short-term complications of diabetes … Slide 31 Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications per 100,000 population … Trends: The rate of hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications per 100,000 … Note: Importance: Low birth weight can put infants at risk of various complications and death.

437. Clinical Inertia and Outpatient Medical Errors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/OConnor.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - basis of factors such as resource availability, patient readiness to change, or degree of risk of complications … Efficacy of atenolol and captopril in reducing risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications … Identifying complications and low provider adherence to normative practices using administrative data … Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group. … Resource utilization and costs of care in the diabetes control and complications trial.

438. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-c.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist Common Concern Response Explanation “I'm already safe, and I don't need to use a tool like the checklist.” “You are safe, but we …

439. Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool17.html
     March 01, 2014 - Then you can have the patient imagine what it might cost if she or he develops health complications from

440. Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/reason.html
     November 01, 2018 - decisions, in a hypothetical situation, were more affected by results on negative measures such as complications