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181.  Develop Transition Plan - Jim Blakely (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ip-ccr/CCR_NIS_UserGuide_2001-2019.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - hospital costs (expenses) for providing care, which can be linked to HCUP inpatient databases and HCUP emergency … Documentation for the CCR for Emergency Department (CCR-ED) Files and for other CCR for Inpatient Files … Area Wage Index—WI_X / WAGEINDEX The Area Wage Index is an index computed by CMS to measure the relative … Hospital cost variation has a 0.8 elasticity with the area wage index in some AHRQ published studies … All rural areas in each state are combined for a single wage index.

182. Failure to Reevaluate | PSNet
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     February 01, 2014 - First, vancomycin is renally eliminated and has a narrow therapeutic index, with potential nephrotoxicity … of therapeutic decisions is encouraged, particularly when prescribing drugs with narrow therapeutic index … e.g., vancomycin): Patients transferred from an outside facility receiving a narrow-therapeutic-index … Consultation with a pharmacist is encouraged when dosing a narrow-therapeutic-index drug, particularly … March 13, 2024 Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients

183. Final Progress Report: Advancing Quality Measurement and Care Improvement with Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/shapiro-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Though only ED visits were counted as index visits, either ED or inpatient revisits within 72 hours of … the index visit were considered as early returns. 3) Additionally, we completed bivariate analyses … Aim 3 1) For early (72-hour) returns, 28,242 patients presented to the index ED over the 4- month study … ED visit, including 1,513 (5.4%) who represented to the index hospital and 672 (2.4%) who re-presented … identified quality concerns from the index visit, representing a 30% increase in our identification

184. Milliliters vs. Milligrams | PSNet
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     September 01, 2004 - The frequency and severity of such errors have been well documented in both professional and lay publications … Emergency situations result in a sense of urgency, which may lead health care professionals to bypass … Fortunately, dexamethasone has a wide therapeutic index associated with a single dose, and the patient … In such an approach, certain medications—high-alert, narrow therapeutic index, and highly toxic drugs—are … June 15, 2016 How safe are paediatric emergency departments?

185. EDCCR_UserGuide_2012-2019 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ed-ccr/EDCCR-UserGuide-2012-2019.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - Department Sample; SEDD, State Emergency Department Databases … The Emergency Services Group is used to calculate the emergency department CCR. … All CCR Files also include data year (YEAR) and area wage index (WAGEINDEX or WI_X), which is an index … All rural areas in each State are combined for a single wage index. … /AcuteInpatientPPS/Wage-Index-Files for more information.

186. Developing a common language for evaluation questions in quality and safety improvement. | PSNet
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     September 27, 2016 - January 27, 2021 The Diagnostic Error Index: a quality improvement initiative to identify … August 11, 2021 Emergency departments are higher-risk locations for wrong blood in tube

187. Distinguishing high-performing from low-performing hospitals for severe maternal morbidity: a focus on quality and equity. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/distinguishing-high-performing-low-performing-hospitals-severe-maternal-morbidity-focus
     June 01, 2022 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) A new index

188. SF-SvcProc-User-Guide-v2020-1 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/ccr/ed-ccr/ED-CCR-User-Guide_Public_FINAL.pdf
     October 01, 2022 - Department Sample; SEDD, State Emergency Department Databases … The Emergency Services Group is used to calculate the emergency department CCR. … All CCR Files also include data year (YEAR) and area wage index (WAGEINDEX or WI_X), which is an index … Wage index is WI_X in all years of the CCR for CD-SEDD and WAGEINDEX in all years of the CCR-NEDS. … All rural areas in each State are combined for a single wage index.

189. Thin Air | PSNet
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     March 01, 2006 - supply delivers gas under pressure to outlets in clinical settings.( 1,2 ) In a ward room, or bay in the Emergency … The Pin Index System prevented the oxygen regulator from being attached to the CO2 cylinder, perhaps … The compressed gas outlets for oxygen and air illustrating the Diameter Index Safety System. … Pin Index System on an oxygen cylinder. … July 13, 2009 Use of an emergency manual during an intraoperative cardiac arrest by an

190. Characteristics of Inpatient Hospital Stays Involving Sickle Cell Disease, 2000-2016 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb251-Sickle-Cell-Disease-Stays-2016.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - result, people with SCD experience “pain episodes” or “pain crises” that start suddenly, vary in severity … ■ Stays for patients with SCD were more likely to begin in the emergency department than were … ■ Stays for patients with SCD were more likely to begin in the emergency department (ED) and … stay Any SCD diagnosis at index stay No diagnosis of SCD at index stay Total Principal diagnosis … Emergency admission indicates that the patient was admitted to the hospital through the emergency department

191. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2023 - bandemia-harbinger-stercoral-colitis-and-impending-perforation The Case A 56-year-old woman was brought to the emergency … pathology and critical care literature.10-12 A recent meta-analysis found that the Delta Neutrophil Index … Stercoral colitis requires a high index of suspicion in patients with chronic constipation and abdominal … Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Health Science Clinical Professor Medical Co-Director, Department of Emergency … Delta neutrophil index (DNI) as a novel diagnostic and prognostic marker of infection: a systematic

192. Understanding patient safety and quality outcome data. | PSNet
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     July 19, 2023 - July 19, 2023 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … August 3, 2022 Body mass index category and adverse events in hospitalized children. … July 27, 2022 Identifying trigger concepts to screen emergency department visits for … December 16, 2020 Radiologic safety events within a pediatric emergency medicine network … June 7, 2017 Opportunities to improve diagnosis in emergency transfers to the pediatric

193. Hemorrhage-Postpartum Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hemorrhage-postpartum_executive.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - such as multiple gestation, polyhydramnios, high parity, and prolonged labor, may lead to a higher index … Human Development countries as ranked by the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Index … Human Development countries as indicated by the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Index … Severity of PPH Moderate SOE for lack of benefit in reducing severity of PPH Sites were aware of objectives … controlling bleeding are also frequently unclear because of the need for rapid intervention in an emergency

194. Final Research Plan: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
     July 21, 2022 - instruments) Quality of life (validated instruments) Hospitalizations for fall-related injuries Emergency … primary care   Country Countries categorized as “Very High” on the 2019 Human Development Index … Development Programme) Countries that are not categorized as “Very High” on the 2019 Human Development Index

195. Section 5. Preparing to Launch | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section5.html
     July 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals Section 5. … Launch Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency … The Need to Address Emergency Department Crowding Section 2. … Measuring Emergency Department Performance Section 4. Identifying Strategies Section 5. … Educating the nursing staff on Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage procedures so that mid-acuity patients

196. Trends in Septicemia Hospitalizations and Readmissions in Selected HCUP States, 2005 and 2010 - Statistical Brief #161
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb161.jsp
     September 01, 2013 - There were no significant changes in average length of stay for the index admission for patients with … Among those readmitted following an index stay with a secondary septicemia diagnosis, the proportion … Emergency admission indicates that the patient was admitted to the hospital through the emergency department … all-payer encounter-level collection of longitudinal healthcare data (inpatient, ambulatory surgery, and emergency … Introduction to the HCUP Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2009. Online. September 2011. U.S.

197. Using Electronic Records to Detect and Learn from Ambulatory Diagnostic Errors (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017244-thomas-final-report-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - A primary care visit followed by 1 or more unscheduled primary care visits, urgent care visit, or emergency … Scope Despite an increasing complexity and severity of illness seen in primary care, medical errors … Emergency room (ER) staff provided care after hours and on weekends. … Our pilot reviews showed less well-defined associations between reasons for return visits and index … the EHR for details about the index and subsequent visits.

198. The Role of Telehealth in COVID-19 Response - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs028127-meeker-final-report-2023.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - of residence listed on the index date. … Emergency Department (ED) referrals, inappropriate prescription, and COVID-19 test orders) at the … index COVID-19-related visit. … PHIN messaging guide for syndromic surveillance: emergency department, urgent care, inpatient and … date Unknown state or sex; 2 states listed on index date Drugs Prescribed 0-3 days after index

199. Final Progress Report: Targeted Delivery of Multiparametric Telemetry Clinical Messages to Mitigate Alarm Fatigue - PERSEUS (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/kobayashi-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - 0.53 and 0.02 for severe bradycardia and ventricular tachycardia, respectively --two of the highest-severity … different physiologic cardiorespiratory monitoring modalities correlates positively with the clinical severity … Severity Index (ESI), and chief complaint category. … Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference. … Emergency Digital Health Initiative, Brown University/Emergency Medicine, November 14, 2018, Providence

200. Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-protocol-amendment.pdf
     February 04, 2025 - Distinguishing factors may include emergency medical services agency costs, emergency medical services … department; EMS = emergency medical services; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; HDI = Human Development Index … Human Development Index. … Retrieved from https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human- development-index#/indicies/HDI. … air transport, urban/rural), hemorrhagic shock characteristics (e.g., mechanism of injury/condition, severity