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461. 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

462. 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…

463. Presentation: Program Overview
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-early-mobility-slides.pptx
     January 01, 2017 - ventilation2 Decreases hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay1,2 Mitigates the short-term complications … of mechanical ventilation and ICU and hospital length of stay1,2 Mitigates both short- and long-term complications

464. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4c_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - • Complications of retained foreign objects can include perforation of the bowel, sepsis, and even death … .1 These complications can occur early in the postoperative period, or even months or years later

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

466. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - • Complications of retained foreign objects can include perforation of the bowel, sepsis, and even death … .1 These complications can occur early in the postoperative period, or even months or years later

467. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4q_combo_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - • Complications of retained foreign objects can include perforation of the bowel, sepsis, and even death … .1 These complications can occur early in the postoperative period, or even months or years later

468. Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-c.html
     May 01, 2017 - Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist - Implementation Guide 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 think that something like this tool can help make the entire center better. I…

469. Best Practices for Web-based SOPS Surveys - Ginsberg Slides (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/2-bestpractices-web-sopssurveys-ginsberg.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Best Practices for Web-based SOPS Surveys - Ginsberg Slides Why Survey Methods Research is Important to AHRQ Caren Ginsberg, PhD Director, SOPS and CAHPS Division Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ 6 AHRQ’s Survey Research Methods • AHRQ is a research and science-based agency of the US D…

470. Increased Newborn and Mother Hospital Stays Relateed to Substance Use (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/neonatal-maternity.pdf
     July 28, 2015 - Increased Newborn and Mother Hospital Stays Relateed to Substance Use Substance abuse during pregnancy can cause serious health problems for newborn babies as well as for mothers. These �gures illustrate the increased rate of newborns’ and mothers’ hospital stays related to substance use between 2006 and 2012, as…

471. 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…

472. 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

473. 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

474. 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…

475. Final Progress Report: Benchmarking Patient Safety and Quality in U.S. Hospitals: The Stochastic Frontier Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/unruh-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - CMS PSI Composite PSI composite of complications Weighted average of reliability and risk-adjusted … on pneumonia 30- day readmission rate SFA Gaps in Composite PSI Gap in PSI composite of complications … Gap between actual and best possible score on PSI Composite (patient safety complications) SFA … Mortality due to surgical procedures had the highest percentage gap, followed by patient complications … Relationship between occurrence of surgical complications and hospital finances.

476. Primary-Care-Based-Efforts (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/primary-care-based-efforts.pdf
     March 01, 2019 - Patient • Medication problems or errors; • Hospital complications; • Difficulty reconciling follow-up … Early Identification of Post-discharge Complications Some primary care efforts to reduce readmissions … The studies that attempted to identify early discharge complications in the outpatient setting all … Summary All the studies identified that address post-discharge complications used post-discharge … Efforts to identify post-discharge complications early in the primary care setting could benefit from

477. Primarycareeffortstoreducereadmissions-Envscan (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/PrimaryCareEffortsToReduceReadmissions-envscan.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - Patient • Medication problems or errors; • Hospital complications; • Difficulty reconciling follow-up … Early Identification of Post-discharge Complications Some primary care efforts to reduce readmissions … The studies that attempted to identify early discharge complications in the outpatient setting all … Summary All the studies identified that address post-discharge complications used post-discharge … Efforts to identify post-discharge complications early in the primary care setting could benefit from

478. Final Progress Report: Development Validation and Implementation of Customized Checklists for Safe Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/gawande-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Such complications have been associated with failure to follow accepted process measures. … Studies in industrialized countries have estimated the risk of major complications from inpatient surgical … Data suggest that at least half of all surgical complications are avoidable3,4. … Subsequent trials have shown similar reductions in complications and mortality31–36. … We were not powered to detect any differences in postoperative complications, such as infection.

479. Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety Unique to Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-pediatric-safety-2.html
     August 01, 2023 - with computed tomography and fluoroscopy. 28-30 The risks of testing are not isolated to medical complications

480. Using Lean Six Sigma® Tools to Compare INR Measurements from Different Laboratories Within a Community (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Hurley_55.pdf
     March 07, 2008 - safety within the community, reduce errors and adverse drug reactions, and reduce readmissions for complications … This dosage adjustment, to account for outliers and special causes, could lead to serious complications