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361. National Web-Based Teleconference on Health IT and Underserved Populations: Health IT Adoption in Rural Clinical Settings (pdf file)
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     September 17, 2010 - largest medical groups, and Department of Health • 1,330,000 unique patients in Master Patient Index … site • 3 pilot demonstrations—2 at Taos (2006-2007)  Creation and testing of early Master Person Index … hospitals, clinics, skilled care, home health, LTC Data from 7 hospitals / 42 clinics Used in four emergency … Critical clinical information is not available to healthcare providers – 14% of PCP office visits – Emergency … Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder and Post-Op Surgeries • Goal: Eliminate re-admissions to acute care and emergency

362. Hospital-, Health Care-, and Community-Acquired MRSA: Estimates From California Hospitals, 2013 #212
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb212-MRSA-Hospital-Stays-California-2013.jsp
     October 01, 2016 - Healthcare facilities include inpatient hospital settings, emergency departments, and ambulatory surgery … to occur during the same calendar year, no restriction was placed on the number of days between the index … to identify patients with healthcare-acquired MRSA) were gathered from records corresponding to the index … The index admission was determined as the first admission in the 2013 calendar year with a principal … Overview of the State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD).

363. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_8.pdf
     January 01, 2006 - Statistical issues involved age-gender adjustment for all QIs, severity/comorbidity adjustment for … interaction, and 3M™ All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) risk of mortality or severity … required for certain QIs are: “secondary procedure day” and “admission type” (elective, urgent, and emergency … g stdg N S N xw N xw N N N N xw N ==== ∑∑∑∑ ∑ ∑∑ ==== = == (A.3) g = index … g stdg gn i ig gn i igig g stdg w xw P N w xw N (A.7) g = index

364. "Recurrent" Appendicitis | PSNet
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     January 15, 2020 - The Case An 85-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with right lower quadrant pain … One approach to decreasing technical errors for emergency general surgery procedures in the era of increased … Clinicians must have a high index of suspicion for appendicitis in elderly patients with abdominal pain … Weighty Issue August 21, 2013 WebM&M Cases Emergency

365. Identifying Safety Events in the Prehospital Setting | PSNet
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     May 16, 2022 - Compared to other medical professions, emergency medical services (EMS) is a relative newcomer in the … I'm also an EMT [emergency medical technician] and have been one for about a decade now. … Every year we release an EMS ESO index, and two of the measures that we're looking at are centered around … In last year's index, we saw, across all of those organizations, that only about 80% of records with … Adverse events in prehospital emergency care: a trigger tool study.

366. Emergence of Application-based Healthcare | PSNet
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     August 05, 2022 - of the smartphone is placed on the left side of the chest while the patient then places their right index

367. An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine. | PSNet
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     December 04, 2016 - following cardiac surgery, resulting in postoperative hypotension despite a normal or increased cardiac index … Assessing volume status and fluid responsiveness in the emergency department. … Clinical and experimental emergency medicine. 2014 Dec;1(2):67. … Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2020 Apr;32(2):220-7. Daroca-Pérez R, Carrascosa MF. … New release: Medication Error Council promotes categorization index. 1996 Sept 4. ECRI Institute.

368. Longitudinal Telephony & Multiple Disease Management System to Improve Ambulatory Care for Complex Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Scope Background & Context Patients with multiple chronic diseases of moderate or greater severity … department visits which are markers of disease severity and liability, inadequate health care delivery … Patients with multiple chronic diseases of moderate or greater severity represent a sub-group of the … Upon randomization data were collected at baseline (index hospitalization) and subsequently at 3 and … Data source/Collection Data were collected by interview at baseline (index hospitalization) and 3 and

369. Chartbook on Healthy Living: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/qdr2015-chartbook-healthyliving.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - waiting for psychiatric care find it difficult to efficiently care for patients with other medical emergencies … American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency … Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee … Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher. … Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30 or higher.

370. The Impact of Health Information Technology on Demand for Inpatient Services - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r36hs018272-barrette-final-report-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Furukawa (2006) found mixed effects of EMRs in emergency departments. … includes the interaction of patient characteristics age, gender (female = 1), race (non-white = 1), severity … measured by the Charlson Index, and admission type (elective admission = 1). … It is also possible that age is acting as a proxy for severity in addition to the Charlson index … Electronic Medical Records and the Efficiency of Hospital Emergency Departments.

371. 3. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - in various clinical settings, including intensive care units, 35-37 pediatric hospitals, 38,39 and emergency … E-triggers have now been applied to emergency departments 72 and cancer diagnosis 73 but are applicable … found to be reliable for a range of medical specialties and specific conditions, including providing emergency … 4 , 270,272-275 For instance, Perry, et al., reported creation of a hospitalwide “diagnostic error index

372. Introduction to the NEDS (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDSIntroduction2022.pdf
     November 01, 2024 - D-1 HCUP (11/18/2024) i 2022 NEDS Introduction INDEX OF TABLES Table 1. … D-6 INDEX OF FIGURES Figure A1. … • The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) tracks information about emergency department (ED … Created by the Emergency Medicine Network. … DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS) 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX OF TABLES INDEX OF FIGURES HCUP NATIONWIDE

373. Scaling E.Q.U.I.P.P.E.D. Clinical Decision Support – Final Report (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - utilization at the traditional site, we were limited by access to data only at the hospital where the index … Secondary healthcare utilization outcomes – Traditional site only: The number of index ED discharge … probability of having a negative health outcome (re- presentation ED visit within 72 hours of the EQUIPPED index … We did not find a significant difference in healthcare utilization following the index visits in the … limitations of our data, including confining the analysis of hospitalizations and ED visits to the original index

374. Health IT for Improved Chronic Disease Management | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - to nurse case managers who help sort through issues that are not an immediate priority, such as non-emergency … At the same time, a master patient index (MPI) and other components of an HIE to support the CDM needs

375. Infection After Carpal Tunnel Surgery | PSNet
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     May 28, 2014 - Two weeks after surgery, the patient went to an emergency department (ED) seeking treatment for worsening … risk factors were male sex, younger age, tobacco or alcohol use, obesity or morbid obesity (body mass index … disease, chronic liver disease, chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, and depression. 23,24 The severity … should leave instructions as to answers that would trigger an urgent office visit and, in some cases, emergency … Advise the patient on what constitutes an emergency and provide instructions on seeking immediate care

376. Draft Recommendation: Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 29, 2024 - compared with men (8%, 5.2%, 24.6%, and 60%, respectively). 1 , 3 Some evidence suggests that incidence, severity … , and frequency of IPV increases and protective factors decrease during public health emergencies such … against women. 1 , 12 Evidence suggests that pregnancy may increase risk of initiation of IPV and worsen severity … detecting lifetime IPV, sensitivity was 96% and specificity was 75% compared with the reference tool (Index … experiencing abuse, it recommends that physicians and patients work together to develop exit plans for emergencies

377. Introduction to the NASS, 2022 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/NASSIntroduction2022.pdf
     December 01, 2024 - E-1 INDEX OF TABLES Table 1. … E-2 INDEX OF FIGURES Figure 1. … • Will not use data elements from the proprietary severity adjustment software packages (e.g., 3MTM … pdf INTRODUCTION TO THE HCUP NATIONWIDE AMBULATORY SURGERY SAMPLE (NASS) 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS INDEX … OF TABLES INDEX OF FIGURES HCUP NATIONWIDE AMBULATORY SURGERY SAMPLE (NASS) SUMMARY OF DATA USE RESTRICTIONS

378. A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-and-communication-blind-spot-contributes-permanent-paralysis
     January 13, 2010 - patients with acute traumatic injuries The Case A 38-year-old non-English speaking man with a body mass index … Attempts at endotracheal intubation were unsuccessful, so an emergency cricothyroidotomy was performed … The patient underwent emergency laminectomy and decompression but had persistent virtually complete paralysis … This is an inexcusably long period for a finding that could represent any of several neurologic emergencies … Impact of simulation-based closed-loop communication training on medical errors in a pediatric emergency

379. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004_07.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Statistical issues involved age-gender adjustment for all QIs, and severity/comorbidity adjustment … interaction, and 3M™ All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) risk of mortality or severity … ), and “admission source” (e.g., transfer from another institution, emergency room, etc). … g stdg N S N xw N xw N N N N xw N ==== ∑∑∑∑ ∑ ∑∑ ==== = == (A.3) g = index … g stdg gn i ig gn i igig g stdg w xw P N w xw N (A.7) g = index

380. National Web-Based Teleconference on Using Health IT for Chronic Disease Management (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/hit-cdm-slides-062111.pdf
     June 21, 2011 - - 69,000 High School Graduation Rate (%) 79.6 64-90 81.7 66-92 80.9 65-91 Average Body Mass Index … < 140/80) • LDL (“Bad”) Cholesterol < 100 or statin prescription • Weight Controlled (Body Mass Index