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  1. Developing a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Serious Injury Surveillance System that Includes Adverse Event Hospitalizations (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Campbell.pdf
    January 01, 2003 - There were 3,916 patients (3.9 percent of the 99,550 unique patients) who were coded for inpatient deaths … percent of the total discharges (153,153 total discharges) over the 5 years were coded with inpatient deaths … associated with medical care (CCS 237 and 238) jointly accounted for 4.7 percent of the inpatient deaths … However, when one examines the trends in the percentage of inpatient deaths associated with these two … Nearly 50 percent (1934 of 3916) of the total inpatient deaths over 5 years in this study were associated

  2. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
    December 23, 2014 - Mortality from CDI is estimated at 2.4 deaths per 100,000 population in 2011.3,4 Between 1999 and 2008 … the mortality rate from CDI rose each year to a peak of 2.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2008, leveling off … severe morbidity and mortality is experienced in the elderly population.5,6 In 2011 93 percent of deaths … Deaths: final data for 2010. Natl Vital Stat Rep 2013; May 8;61(4):1-117. PMID: 24979972. 4. … Deaths: preliminary data for 2011. Natl Vital Stat Rep 2012; Oct 10;61(6):1-51.

  3. Archived: Oral Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - in the U.S., and it is projected to account for over 28,000 new cases and about 8,400 deaths in 1995 … Cancer of the lip accounts for 11% of new cases of oral cancer but only 1% of deaths. … In contrast, cancer of the pharynx accounts for 31% of new cases of oral cancer but 50% of deaths. 1 … About half of all oropharyngeal cancers and the majority of deaths from this disease occur in persons … both independent and synergistic risk factors for oral cancer. 3 Over 90% of oropharyngeal cancer deaths

  4. Reduce Cardiovascular Risk and Disease: Alabama Fax Campaign (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/119-alabama-alcc-fax-campaign.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Reduce Cardiovascular Risk and Disease: Alabama Fax Campaign Reduce Overall, Alabama has the highest rate of CVD events (death, hospitalizations, ED visits) among all 50 states. We’re here to help change that. We’re the Alabama Cardiovascular Cooperative, and we’re launching a three-year state-wide initiative to…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74053/psn-pdf
    November 10, 2021 - Prevention of failure to rescue in obstetric patients: a realist review. November 10, 2021 Bernstein SL, Kelechi TJ, Catchpole K, et al. Prevention of failure to rescue in obstetric patients: a realist review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2021;18(6):352-360. doi:10.1111/wvn.12531. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preve…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44608/psn-pdf
    October 28, 2015 - Navigating risks in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. October 28, 2015 Greenberg P, Ranum D, Siegal D. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. October 2015;12:18-20,22-24. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/navigating-risks-breast-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment Patients diagnosed with breast cancer face complex health care proce…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846153/psn-pdf
    March 15, 2023 - Surgical fire in the United States: 2000-2020. March 15, 2023 Grauer JS, Kana LA, Alzouhayli SJ, et al. Surgical fire in the United States: 2000–2020. Surgery. 2022;173(2):357-364. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2022.10.015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-fire-united-states-2000-2020 Surgical fires, while rare, can res…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33781/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2015 - We point out that the observed minus expected deaths isn't unnecessary deaths and it isn't avoidable … deaths. … It's just the difference between the number of deaths that you get in the hospital and the number that … had some problems with young men having organ failure in a drug trial, and they'd had some excess deaths … And they themselves developed more care bundles to cover the diagnoses with the largest number of deaths

  9. Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality among Northwest AI/AN.

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or31.jsp
    August 01, 2014 - After declining in 1900s, AI/AN death rates rose in mid-1980s Large racial disparities in injury deaths … Motor vehicle crashes account for majority of unintentional injury deaths Injury … Slide 13 Leading causes of unintentional injury deaths, NW region, 2006-2009 Bar chart. … Percentage of UI deaths. Motor vehicle crashes:AI/AN 39.4, white 26.1. … Percentage of MVC deaths.

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46645/psn-pdf
    January 23, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic As deaths … emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states

  11. AHA Branded Light Template (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ahrq_community_forum_webinar_sadwin.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - Current Status 2010 Target Change (from baseline to now ) Coronary Heart Disease Deaths … /100,000 194.6 144.4 146.7 -25.8% Stroke Deaths/100,000 61.6 46.6

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47694/psn-pdf
    February 06, 2019 - association-pharmaceutical-industry-marketing-opioid-products-mortality- opioid-related Reducing opioid-related overdoses and deaths … association-pharmaceutical-industry-marketing-opioid-products-mortality-opioid-related https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45615/psn-pdf
    October 26, 2016 - mandatory-provider-review-and-pain-clinic-laws-reduce-amounts-opioids- prescribed-and-overdose Opioid-related harm, including overdose deaths … States with mandated review policies had fewer opioid overdose deaths and lower amounts of opioids prescribed

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47266/psn-pdf
    August 08, 2018 - outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events Reducing the incidence of opioid overdoses and overdose deaths … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-overdose https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41212/psn-pdf
    March 14, 2012 - error in hospitals using incident-reporting systems, patient complaints and chart review of inpatient deaths … error in hospitals using incident-reporting systems, patient complaints and chart review of inpatient deaths

  16. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
    May 20, 2014 - Rates of suicide attempts and deaths vary by sex, age, and race or ethnicity 1 . … per 100,000]) and those aged 55 to 59 years (47.8% [from 20.3 to 30.0 deaths per 100,000]). … rate in men increased by 39.6% (from 24.5 to 34.2 deaths per 100,000) 9 . … at a rate of 11.8 deaths per 100,000 persons 1 . … Deaths: Final Data for 2010. Natl Vital Stat Rep . 2013;61:1-117. 2.

  17. Facts and Figures Exhibit 5.3

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/exhibit5_3.jsp
    January 01, 2007 - Four percent of stays resulted in in-hospital deaths and less than 1 percent were discharges against … Less than 1 percent of Medicaid, private insurance, and uninsured stays resulted in in-hospital deaths … For stays with Medicare as the primary payer, in-hospital deaths occurred in 4 percent of stays.

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44709/psn-pdf
    November 18, 2016 - Prior studies have found that nearly 8% of deaths in patients with major trauma may be preventable, … lost-information-during-handover-critically-injured-trauma-patients-mixed-methods-study https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classifying-errors-preventable-and-potentially-preventable-trauma-deaths

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38837/psn-pdf
    June 28, 2011 - validity-selected-ahrq-patient-safety-indicators-based-va-national-surgical-quality https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deaths-not-foretold-are-unexpected-deaths-useful-patient-safety-signals

  20. Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-deaths-door-legal-innovations-end-epidemic-healthcare-harm
    January 27, 2021 - Book/Report Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm. Citation Text: Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm. Saks M, Landsman S. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2021.  ISBN: 9780190667986. …
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