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81. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - attention of the health care community and the public on the estimation that between 48,000 and 98,000 deaths … • Understanding of system processes is necessary to take proactive steps to reduce preventable deaths

82. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2020 - Ethnic Disparities Disparities for Blacks Largest Disparities New HIV Cases Resources HIV Infection Deaths … for Hispanics Largest Disparities New HIV Cases Resource Influenza Vaccination HIV Infection Deaths … Conditions Care Coordination: Hospital Admissions for Pneumonia Effective Treatment: HIV Infection Deaths … Measure: Wellness Visits Healthy Living Measure: Cholesterol Check Patient Safety Measure: Unexpected Deaths

83. CAUTI Prevention Implementation in a Community Hospital
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    March 01, 2009 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections resulting in 13,000 deaths … infections (HAIs) each year, and the cost of HAIs is $28 to $33 billion per year7 Estimated 30,000 to 62,000 deaths … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002.

84. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2018 - received radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis Worse No Change Breast cancer deaths … that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined Same No Change Colorectal cancer deaths … Other Cancer Care for Hispanics Measure Most Recent Disparity Disparity Change All cancer deaths … digital rectal exam for prostate cancer screening within the past year Same No Change Lung cancer deaths

85. Preventable Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States is experiencing an epidemic of drug overdose deaths … Since 2000, the rate of deaths from drug overdoses has increased 137%, including a 200% increase in the … rate of overdose deaths involving opioids. … The rate of drug overdose deaths increased significantly for both sexes, people ages 25-44 and 55 and

86. HAC National Scorecard 2014-16 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) occurred, an 8% decrease that saved $2.9 billion and averted 8,000 inpatient deaths

87. Final Progress Report: Patient Safety: Physician Assistant Responsibilities and Opportunities (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - The GAO has reported that deaths due to medical errors in the US are greater than other certain causes … Medical mistakes cause almost 100,000 deaths and 1,000,000 injuries every year in this country. … List of Publications and Products Professional News Articles • Doscher C. 122,300 Deaths Avoided, Report

88. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - across all HACs ranged from $600 to $48,000 per case, while excess mortality estimates ranged from 5 deaths … per 1,000 cases to 150 deaths per 1,000 cases.

89. Serious Reportable Adverse Events in Health Care (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2000 - occurrence of patient harm due to such lapses is remarkably common, causing tens of thousands of deaths … or immediately post-operative death in an ASA Class I patient Includes all ASA Class I patient deaths … intravascular air embolism that occurs while being cared for in a health care facility Excludes deaths … Excludes deaths resulting from self- inflicted injuries that were the reason for admission to the health … Excludes deaths from pulmonary or amniotic fluid embolism, acute fatty liver of pregnancy or cardiomyopathy

90. Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2022 - grant funding provided data on the frequency and causes of pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths … , as well as the factors involved in these deaths. … In the assessment of the factors involved in pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths, the top

91. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2021 - Vital Signs: Pregnancy-related deaths, United States, 2011–2015, and strategies for prevention, 13 States … Pregnancy-Related Deaths. … Quality improvement opportunities identified through case review of pregnancy-related deaths from obstetric

92. Designing and Testing Novel Solutions To Make Labor and Delivery Safer for Moms and Newborns | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - risks for mothers and newborns in the United States, which has the highest rate of maternal and newborn deaths … Halamek design and test innovative solutions in an effort to lower the rates of maternal and infant deaths

93. Chartbook on Black Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2020 - Documented persistent health disparities that accounted for 60,000 excess deaths each year. … Leading Causes of Death and Number of Deaths, by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin:  United States, 1980 … These include cancer; cardiovascular disease and stroke; chemical dependency (measured by deaths due … per 1,000 hospital admissions with coronary artery bypass graft, age 40+ Same No Change Deaths … The disparities between Blacks and Whites did not change over time for all measures except deaths per

94. Mental Health and Substance Abuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Outcome: Suicide deaths. Process: Treatment for illicit drug use or alcohol problem. … Suicide Deaths Suicide may be prevented when its warning signs are detected and treated. … Suicide Rate Suicide deaths per 100,000 population age 12 and over, by race/ethnicity and sex, 2008 … Achievable Benchmark: The 2008 top 5 State achievable benchmark was 9 suicide deaths per 100,000 population

95. Implementing Opioid Risk Screening for Older Adults Using Automated Patient Reminders in an Electronic Health Record Case Study (pdf file)
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    December 15, 2023 - each older adult patient on LTOT completed two annual screenings: the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths … ▶ Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) tool for assessing fall risk.

96. Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2020 - hospital-acquired conditions such as adverse drug events and injuries from falls helped prevent 20,700 deaths

97. Generic Dashboard Data 2023 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2023 - Introduction Introduction-Generic Patient Safety Concern The tables in this workbook present generic data on Patient Safety Concerns submitted by AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) to the Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) through December 31, 2022. The tables include distributions of events and…

98. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Under the Science of Safety
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    May 01, 2017 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections resulting in 13,000 deaths … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002.

99. AHRQ's 35th Anniversary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2024 - prevention practice checklists and better communication to prevent an estimated 131 infections and up to 41 deaths … AHRQ releases the report, Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths … The report shows an estimated 50,000 fewer patient deaths in hospitals and a savings of approximately … conditions, such as adverse drug events and injuries from falls, helped prevent an estimated 8,000 deaths

100. Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2016 - When you are choosing a hospital, you should look for the hospital that has a lower number of deaths. … testing: When you are choosing a hospital, you should look for the hospital that has a lower number of deaths