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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/TxnCztmvpE5FtsEqts6oBM
November 01, 2015 - Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services
Task Force Recommendation Statement
Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH, on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force*
Description: Update of the 2007 U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force (USPSTF) reaffirmation recommendation statement on
screening for h…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_clinician.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: Current State of the Evidence
Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This review examines the evidence on the comparative benefits and harms of noninvasive treatments for acute, subacute,
and chronic low back pain fro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50930/psn-pdf
February 21, 2020 - Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
Dopp AL, Hall KK. Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/pharmacist-role-patient-safety
Background: The Evolving Role of the Pharmacist
Medication errors are highly pervasive across all settings of care,[1] w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49872/psn-pdf
August 08, 2019 - Spinal Epidural Abscess
August 8, 2019
Lu Y, Salvador D. Spinal Epidural Abscess. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spinal-epidural-abscess
The Case
A 30-year-old woman with a history of prior spine surgery presented to the emergency department with a
few days of progressive low back pain. She…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/acute-care-admission-behavioral-health-patient
July 19, 2023 - Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient
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Weiss AP, Rosenbaum JF. Acute Care Admission of the Behavioral Health Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bleeding-risk
November 01, 2003 - Bleeding Risk
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Crowther MA. Bleeding Risk. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/local-anesthesia-induced-coma-during-total-knee-arthroplasty
October 27, 2021 - Local Anesthesia-Induced Coma During Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Citation Text:
Aldwinckle R. Local Anesthesia-Induced Coma During Total Knee Arthroplasty.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-pills-same-drug
May 27, 2011 - Two Pills, Same Drug
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Horsky J, Patel VL. Two Pills, Same Drug. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/Medications%20for%20Alcohol%20Use%20FAQ.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Overview of Medications Used in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder and Frequently Asked Questions
AHRQ Pub. No. 22-0052 1
Overview of Medications Used in the Treatment of Alcohol Use
Disorder and Frequently Asked Questions
Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States, ma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/2-week-itch
June 16, 2019 - The 2-Week Itch
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Cohen MR. The 2-Week Itch. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/PSI90_Factsheet_FAQ_v2.pdf
October 05, 2016 - 1 | Page Updates to PSI90, FY2016, Updated 10-05-16
AHRQ Quality Indicators
TM
PSI 90 Fact Sheet
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs)
Fact Sheet:
Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite (modified version PSI 90) for ICD-9
CM/PCS, v6.0 (FY2016)
1. What is the m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient
April 24, 2024 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
Citation Text:
Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lapse-antibiotics-leads-sepsis
November 21, 2021 - Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis
Citation Text:
Levy MM. Lapse in Antibiotics Leads to Sepsis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb274-COVID19-Hospital-Payer.pdf
December 01, 2020 - mortality rate is the observed in-hospital mortality rate, defined as the total
number of COVID-19-related deaths
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-dietary-digestible-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2025 - Recent trends in cardiovascular disease
deaths: a state specific perspective.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/progestogens-preterm-birth_executive.pdf
September 01, 2012 - statistical power to identify distinct
differences in adverse effects between groups such as risk
of fetal deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/key-issues-developing-successful-hospital-safety-program
July 01, 2006 - In 1997, Newton-Wellesley Hospital had two highly publicized maternal deaths in the space of a week. … Because one of the deaths may have been drug-related, the hospital created a position of medication management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withallan-frankel-md
July 01, 2006 - In 1997, Newton-Wellesley Hospital had two highly publicized maternal deaths in the space of a week. … Because one of the deaths may have been drug-related, the hospital created a position of medication management
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withlucian-leape-md
August 01, 2006 - pointing to major problems in anesthesia safety and a 1982 episode of ABC's 20/20 that dramatized deaths … Yet, those who have lived through the past few decades of anesthesia's evolution know that the deaths
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/c-reactive-protein-as-a-risk-factor-for-coronary-heart-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analyses-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
July 15, 2008 - In the United States, cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly 40% of all deaths … -3 However, these factors do not explain all of the excess risk, 4-5 and approximately 40% of CHD deaths