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  1. Establishing a Culture of Patient Safety Through a Low-tech Approach to Reducing Medication Errors (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Shaha.pdf
    May 01, 2004 - significant increase in prescription order completeness and correctness, while medication errors have decreased

  2. head-neck-cancer-update-140204 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/head-neck-cancer-update_research-protocol.pdf
    February 04, 2014 - head-neck-cancer-update-140204 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Update I. Background and Objectives for …

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865309/psn-pdf
    May 29, 2024 - who may not be able to communicate effectively with the nursing staff due to cognitive impairment, decreased

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837963/psn-pdf
    August 31, 2022 - Her weight decreased from 100 pounds to 65 pounds.

  5. A National Web Conference on the Use of Clinical Decision Support to Improve Medication Management (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/cds-medication-management-slides-012814.pdf
    January 28, 2014 - Conclusions and Implications • Although adherence to laboratory monitoring recommendations decreased

  6. Do Not Disturb! | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-not-disturb
    February 03, 2011 - At approximately 1:00 AM, 5 hours after starting the morphine, the patient's respiratory rate decreased

  7. 034-Ss-Action-Chart-Decisionmaking-Readiness (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/034-ss-action-chart-decisionmaking-readiness.docx
    April 01, 2025 - Decreased hospital costs and surgical site infection incidence with a universal decolonization protocol

  8. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-nasogastric-tube-resulting-aspiration
    August 01, 2009 - She was on apixaban and had a Glasgow Coma Score of 11 (indicating decreased alertness, relative to the

  9. Statistical Brief #45: Circumcisions Performed in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2005 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb45.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - suggests some health benefits may be gained by removing the foreskin of the penis including a slightly decreased

  10. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-harms.pdf
    August 01, 2025 - The blood sample rejection rate decreased from 1.82% in 2003 to 0.17% following implementation. … They noted that risk stratification methods, the perception that SDM decreased liability, and their … significantly improved accuracy of self-assessment, reduced excessive traction, and was associated with decreased

  11. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsicompanion.pdf
    October 18, 2012 - Over time, the proportion of units perceiving these as barriers decreased. … Proportion of units perceiving these three areas as barriers decreased over time. … Published before 2002 Dimick JB, 2001 Intersive care unit physician staffing is associated with decreased

  12. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
    November 24, 2014 - reported (clinical success 82% vs 68%, p = NS), clinical failure (18% vs 32%, p<0.001) a trend toward decreased … potential advantages of optimizing dosing strategies in the clinical setting may translate in to decreased

  13. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_research-protocol.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - allergic reaction) and immunogenicity (potential to induce a beneficial clinical effect) have either decreased … discomfort of injections and the inconvenience of office visits for allergy shots), and possibly a decreased … the immunogenicity of “allergoids”—as judged by the immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody response—was also decreased … Again, the result was the same— allergenicity and immunogenicity both decreased.

  14. Strategies To Prevent Weight Gain in Adults: Future Research Needs (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/weight-gain-future_research.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - to increased risk of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, and cancer; decreased … to increased risk of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, and cancer;2 decreased … effectiveness review (continued) Population BMI Weight Change Waist Circumference Adherence Cancer Low with decreased … employers, given that obesity has been associated with increased morbidity,2,19 health care costs,4 and decreased

  15. Kidney-Stone-Prevention Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stone-prevention_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2013 - individuals on an increased fluid and moderate calcium diet, we found low strength of evidence that decreased … Symptomatic: Insufficient Composite: Low Radiographic: Insufficient Decreased Animal Protein Diet … the number of participants with at least one adverse event or with any specific adverse event.54 Decreased … increased fluid intake, thiazide diuretics, citrate, and allopurinol pharmacotherapy each significantly decreased

  16. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response_Deprescribing To Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-deprescribing.pdf
    February 01, 2024 - Combined with findings from the original research studies, deprescribing in general decreased number … review, patient education Outpatient clinics, acute care hospitals In last year of life • decreased … collaborative intervention Outpatient clinics Most studies (n=20) restricted to age ≥65 years • decreased … care hospitals, long-term care Age ≥65 years and taking benzodiazepi nes and/or opioids • decreased

  17. Case 4. Suntown Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case4.html
    November 01, 2014 - The UTI infection rate initially decreased (to a rate unreported in the interviews) but then came back … Decreased time for processing long-term care admission by 60 percent, the number of steps in this process … While the UTI infection rate reportedly decreased in the first 3 months after this project, the rate … Frontline nurses and management staff did not have a consensus about why infection rates have not decreased

  18. Gout Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Is achieving lower subsequent serum urate levels (less than 5 vs. 5–7mg/dL) associated with decreased … Is achieving lower subsequent serum urate levels (less than 5 vs. 5–7mg/dL) associated with decreased … Decreased serum urate should lead, over time, to a reduction in gout attacks, but the benefits and … Cherry consumption and decreased risk of recurrent gout attacks.

  19. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_02.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - as internal fixation increased significantly over this period, while the frequency of spica casting decreased … Between 2000 and 2003, the KID mortality rate decreased while the NHDS mortality rate increased. … Table 10 reveals that the variation in KID discharge weights decreased steadily over the period 1997 … Also, consistent with the increase in hospital sample size, the average discharge weight decreased by

  20. One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-toxic-drug-not-another
    October 02, 2019 - Moreover, when the patient was found to have pancytopenia, interferon was decreased to every other week
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