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  1. Guide: Purpose and Use of CLABSI Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2020 - unit, calculate the potential opportunity to improve the number of preventable CLABSIs, preventable deaths … on CLABSI rates on your unit, you can also calculate the number of preventable CLABSIs, preventable deaths

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49474/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2005 - major health care problem in the United States (1,2), accountable for tens of thousands of preventable deaths … Annual deaths attributable to obesity in the United States.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846915/psn-pdf
    March 29, 2023 - personality disorder, neurologic illness, history of prior suicide attempts, and family history of suicide deaths … Epidemiologic assessment of benzodiazepine exposure among suicide deaths in Colorado, 2015-2017.

  4. Statistical Brief #12

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb12.jsp
    May 12, 2016 - Cancers of the esophagus and stomach resulted in the highest rates of in-hospital deaths. … GI cancers–cancer of the esophagus and stomach cancer–resulted in the highest rates of in-hospital deaths

  5. Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis Diagnosis | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spotlight-overdiagnosis-and-delay-challenges-sepsis-diagnosis
    October 28, 2020 - 1.7 million adults each year in the United States and may contribute to up to half of all inpatient deaths … Hospital deaths in patients with sepsis from 2 independent cohorts. JAMA. 2014;312:90-92.

  6. Virtual Continuity and its Impact on Complex Hospitalized Patients' Care | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Virtual Continuity and its Impact on Complex Hospitalized Patients' Care Project Final Report ( PDF , 159.53 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent…

  7. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer: All women should be screened every other year starting at age 40; more research still needed in key areas (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/breast-cancer-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    April 30, 2024 - Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer: All women should be screened every other year starting at age 40; more research still needed in key areas 1 www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer…

  8. Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1b_combo_psifactsheet.pdf
    October 01, 2015 - Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool A.1b Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators What Are the Patient Safety Indicators? The Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) are a set of 26 indicators (including 18 provider-…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2018 - Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages October 1, 2018 Plogsted S. Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-short-maintaining-safety-face-drug-shortages The Case A 1-month-old preterm infant in the ne…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49697/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2013 - Check the Anesthesia Machine December 1, 2013 Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. 2013. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine The Case A 62-year-old man with weight of 134 kg (body mass index [BMI] of 40) and history of hypertension, diabetes, sleep apnea…

  11. Archived: Final Research Plan: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan15/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening
    September 15, 2013 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Final Research Plan Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening September 15, 2013 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. T…

  12. C1 Prioritization Worksheet (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c1_combo_prioritizationworksheet.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - C1 Prioritization Worksheet AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Prepared by RAND and UHC for AHRQ Tool C.1 Volume of Cases at Risk Cost of Single Event Total Cost Cost To Implement Penalities and Incentives Proxies for Cost Strategic Alignment External Mandates Public Perception Executive- Level Supp…

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. Cancer-Related Hospitalizations for Adults, 2017 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb270-Cancer-Hospitalizations-Adults-2017.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - the number one cause of death among individuals aged 45–64 years, accounting for 28.4 percent of deaths … the second leading cause of death for those aged 65 years and older, accounting for 20.7 percent of deaths … Deaths: leading causes for 2017.

  16. Pharmacotherapy | The Academy

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    January 01, 2019 - research evidence suggests that even longer treatment periods are associated with reduced risk of overdose deaths

  17. Archived: Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Screening, 2014 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-nonpregnant-adolescents-adults-may-2014
    June 18, 2014 - Compared with non–HBV-related deaths, HBV-associated mortality is approximately 11 times higher among … Table 3.5. number and rate of deaths with hepatitis B listed as a cause of death, by demographic characteristic

  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

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    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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