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161. Final Progress Report: Pneumonia Mortality Risk Index to Support Discussions of Care Options with Elders (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/naughton-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - intensive care unit (ICU), and a leading cause of death among older persons; a majority of pneumonia deaths … units within 30 days prior to death increased for the Medicare population, as did the proportion of deaths

162. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - difficile infection (CDI) occurs5,6 While taking antibiotics or Up to 12 weeks afterward Over 90% of the deaths … Deaths: final data for 2010. Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2013 May;61(4):1-117. PMID: 24979972.

163. New Study Shows Reductions in Antibiotic Use at Ambulatory Care Clinics Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/antibiotic-prescribing.html
     July 01, 2022 - It is estimated that at least 2.8 million illnesses and 35,000 deaths in the United States each year

164. Developing and Implementing Educational Resources to Address Perinatal Mental Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-leiferman.html
     May 01, 2024 - during pregnancy and up to a year after delivery, are a leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths

165. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/about-toolkit.html
     May 01, 2017 - settings, as they have been estimated to account for 1.6 million to 3.8 million infections and 388,000 deaths

166. Sustainability Scorecard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/sustainability/scorecard.html
     January 01, 2017 - measures data (e.g., total number of ventilator days, intensive care unit length of stay, total number of deaths

167. Sustainability-Scorecard (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/sustainability-scorecard.docx
     January 01, 2017 - measures data (e.g., total number of ventilator days, intensive care unit length of stay, total number of deaths

168. Creating a Culture of Patient Safety through Innovative Hospital Design (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Reiling.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - We have since come to realize that preventable medical deaths and adverse events happen in Wisconsin … failures: • Operative/post-op complications/infections • Events relating to medication errors • Deaths … • Transfusion related events • Correct tube-correct connector-correct hole • Patient falls • Deaths … An IOM report,23 cited studies showing that in 1993, approximately 7,000 deaths were attributable to … medication errors and that 1 out of every 854 inpatient hospital deaths resulted from a medication

169. Generic Dashboard Data 2025 (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Generic_Dashboard_Data_2025.xlsx
     January 01, 2025 - 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, 2024. The tables include distributions of events…

170. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/chlorhexidine-bathing.html
     October 01, 2023 - urinary tract infections occur in U.S. nursing homes, causing 150,000 hospital admissions and 350,000 deaths

171. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.docx
     October 01, 2016 - [footnoteRef:3] In 2008, 93 percent of deaths from Clostridium difficile were among persons 65 years … Deaths: preliminary data for 2008. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol. 59, no. 2.

172. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - PE affect an estimated 300,000 to 600,000 people per year and may directly cause more than 100,000 deaths … and contribute to another 100,000 deaths each year

173. Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events: Project Overview (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/system-design_0.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - the prevalence and severity of medical errors, highlighting findings that between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths

174. Generic Dashboard Data 2024 (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Generic_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
     January 01, 2024 - 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, 2023. The tables include distributions of events and…

175. What Happens After a Patient Safety Event? Medical Expenditures and Outcomes in Medicare (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Encinosa.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - Patient Safety Indicator methodology were responsible for 1.1 percent of readmissions, 9.4 percent of deaths … otherwise, we can calculate that for the 795,006 Medicare major surgeries in year 2000, 1,445 of the deaths … Thus, 9.4 percent of the 15,302 major surgery deaths in 2000 were due to potentially preventable adverse … events were deemed to be highly preventable by 11 clinical panels, and yet they resulted in excess deaths … preventable adverse medical events caused 1.1 percent of their readmissions, 9.4 percent of their deaths

176. Best Practices in Public Reporting No. 2: Maximizing Consumer Understanding of Public Comparative Quality Reports: Effective Use of Explanatory Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/public-reporting/guide2.html
     June 01, 2017 - By looking at this information, you will be able to assess which hospitals have the fewest number of deaths … For example, Hospital A reports two deaths in a given year among hip replacement patients, while Hospital … Since deaths among hip-replacement patients are extremely rare, the difference in rates in a given year … This means changing the measure from deaths in a single year to deaths over the last 3 years or last … Aggregate data from one of these measures, such as deaths among hip-replacement patients, with deaths

177. Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hosptialization, and Death by Race/Ethnicity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/risk-covid-infection.html
     August 01, 2022 - Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hosptialization, and Death by Race/Ethnicity Resource: Risk for COVID-19 Infection, Hosptialization, and Death by Race/Ethnicity This webpage provides COVID-19 data for various populations including American Indian, Asian, African American, and Hispanic or Latino populations and …

178. Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/alcohol-use-disorders.html
     November 01, 2023 - the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 140,000 deaths

179. Transforming the Morbidity and Mortality Conference into an Instrument for Systemwide Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Deis_82.pdf
     June 03, 2008 - Adverse events triggering case selection included unexpected deaths (six), unplanned intubations (two … Eligible cases include all deaths, significant patient injuries, and near-miss situations that could … Adverse events triggering case presentations Case N Unexpected deaths 6 Unplanned intubation

180. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.3 In 2008, 93 percent of deaths … Deaths: preliminary data for 2008. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol. 59, no. 2.