Results

Total Results: 43 records

Showing results for "evidence-based triage acute chest pain".

21. Final Progress Report: Hospital Volume and Quality of Care (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/picone-jollis-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - hospitals in the US with a primary diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). … Severity of illness conditions included log mean arterial pressure, pulse, time since the start of chest … pains to admission, anterior myocardial infarction, ST elevation on admission electrocardiogram, Killip … (+), lack of mobility (+), incontinence (+), log mean arterial pressure (–), number of hours since chest … pain started (+), anterior myocardial infarction (+), higher Killip class (+), low left ventricular

22. 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 - Quantitative performance assessments showed a mean triage accuracy of 75.8% and demonstrated that EMS … These findings support First VResponder as a scalable, impactful tool for improving triage skills and … The education was provided to 14 triage nurses. … This experimental group, along with a control group of 20 nurses, were observed conducting triage. … Researchers found no differences in triage duration, accuracy, or quality.

23. Final Progress Report: Challenges and Opportunities for Stewardship of Urological Imaging (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/nielsen2-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - time‐sensitive illnesses  (when minutes matter), E‐QUAL sought to focus QI efforts on issues in emergency and acute … Acute evaluation practices within EDs are widely  variable, and urologists are often faced with incomplete … summarize levels of suspicion or risk for clinically  significant findings so that they can be used to triage … The value of unenhanced helical computerized tomography in the management of acute flank pain. 

24. Final Progress Report: Challenges and Opportunities for Stewardship of Urological Imaging (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/nielsen-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - time‐sensitive illnesses  (when minutes matter), E‐QUAL sought to focus QI efforts on issues in emergency and acute … Acute evaluation practices within EDs are widely  variable, and urologists are often faced with incomplete … summarize levels of suspicion or risk for clinically  significant findings so that they can be used to triage … The value of unenhanced helical computerized tomography in the management of acute flank pain. 

25. Chapter-2 - Failure-To-Rescue (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/failure-to-rescue-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - They are able to assess the patient, diagnose, provide initial treatment, and rapidly triage the patient … teaching unit (CTU); 95 calls were placed for 82 patients 48-bed CTU in a university-affiliated acute … Two acute care hospitals and an inpatient psychiatric treatment center of the Mayo Clinic; Rochester … Not provided None Daniele et al., 201111 RRT Acute care hospital, non-ICU setting, adults; 26 … None Maharaj et al., 20152 Rapid response systems (RRS) Acute care hospital, non-ICU setting

26. Improving the Emergency Department Discharge Process: Environmental Scan Report (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/edenvironmentalscan/edenvironmentalscan.pdf
    December 01, 2014 - at risk for 48-hour return.38  Among patients age 65 years and older, those with abdominal pain, chest … pain, or shortness of breath were more likely to revisit the ED within 3 months.29  Among those … 65% Group 3: 46% Richards, et al., 73 2007 ED-scheduled stress test vs. patient arranged Chest … pain Canada Completion of stress test Increased. 72% vs. 56% Vinson, et al., 74 2009 None All … The quality of these two processes are measured in terms of recall performance in chest pain patients

27. Preventablehospitalandedvisits-Implmatl (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/preventablehospitalandedvisits-implmatl.pdf
    June 03, 2025 - Communication Practices • Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Potentially Preventable Acute …  INTERACT (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers)  RARE (Reducing Avoidable Readmissions … Does your policy and procedure include a provision for regular exchange of information with acute care … Warm handoffs (verbal report to triage nurse) Yes  No  ii. … Chest pain Yes  No  H. Pneumonia or bronchitis Yes  No  I.

28. Final Progress Report: Clinical Prediction of Hepatotoxicity & Comparative Hepatic Safety of Medications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lo-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Keywords: hepatotoxicity, acute liver failure, liver injury 2. … Risk of acute liver injury with modern antiretroviral therapy (ART). … Rates of acute liver injury were higher for hepatitis-coinfected patients. … Acute liver failure in the United States. Semin Liver Dis 2003;23:217-26. 7. … Reuben A, Koch DG, Lee WM, Acute Liver Failure Study G.

29. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-icu-transcript.doc
    May 13, 2014 - In particular, her work focuses on understanding the system drivers of ICU triage decisions, comparisons … sudden chest pain. … She had some chest pain and tachycardia, and hypotension overnight. … And the answer is she had an acute pulmonary embolism. So again, clear chest x-ray. … And with that, we were looking at that blanket acute care, or the ICU Is and Os.

30. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu.html
    December 01, 2017 - In particular, her work focuses on understanding the system drivers of ICU triage decisions, comparisons … sudden chest pain. … She had some chest pain and tachycardia, and hypotension overnight. … And the answer is she had an acute pulmonary embolism. So again, clear chest x-ray. … And with that, we were looking at that blanket acute care, or the ICU Is and Os.

31. Innovative Use of Technology in Primary Care Delivery - Slide Presentation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/webinars/innovative-use-pcr-091423.pdf
    September 14, 2023 - Well 2 (12.5%) Infection Prevention 1 (6.25%) IVs, Procedures, or Tests 1 (6.25%) Two reports of chest … pain! … options for how to communicate • Because it's in text, feels more accessible • Didn't consider it an acute

32. Final Progress Report: Cook County & Rush Developmental Center for Research in Patient Safety: Diagnosis Error Evaluation and Research (DEER) Project (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/schiff-mcnutt-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - of dissecting aortic aneurysm reveals that it is surprisingly rare, perhaps <1/50,000 ED visits for chest … pain and likely an equally rare cause for back pain. … Because, by definition, we expect ED physicians to triage and treat emergencies, not thoroughly work … a multifaceted intervention to improve physician laboratory ordering patterns in the diagnosis of acute

33. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state-references.html
    January 01, 2024 - Diagnostic errors related to acute abdominal pain in the emergency department. … A qualitative exploration across diverse acute care settings in the United States. … Gender in cardiovascular medicine: chest pain and coronary artery disease. … Triage accuracy of symptom checker apps: 5-year follow-up evaluation.  … Electronic diagnostic support in emergency physician triage: qualitative study with thematic analysis

34. Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/ptmgmt.pdf
    November 01, 2007 - Chronic illnesses require ongoing attention that differs from traditional, encounter-based care for acute … While some programs seek nurses with backgrounds in the specific disease—e.g., 2 years in acute care … patients with a chronic condition from claims data and employ commercial predictive modeling software to triage … Researchers have used measures of HbA1c, lipids, blood pressure, weight gain, chest pain, cough, dizziness … While patient self-report is reasonable for a number of these measures, such as chest pain or shortness

35. Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/diagnostic-safety-transitions-care.pdf
    June 01, 2023 - They also do not recognize the imperative for emergency care to focus on clinical stabilization and triage … early diagnostic errors can propagate other types of medical errors such as admission decisions (e.g., triage … and Uncertainty Because of these issues and because the language and goals of emergency care (i.e., triage … hospitalist were to interpret ED “certainty” as synonymous with a final diagnosis (such as considering an acute … include DE- PASS: ■ Decisive reason for admission, ■ Evaluation time, ■ Patient summary, ■ Acute

36. Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficiency: A Guide for Hospitals (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/lepguide.pdf
    September 01, 2012 - interpreters at key moments of information exchange, such as at assessment and discharge, not just during the acute … This initial problem may have led to a delay in the triage process and to a long delay in obtaining a … • Triage nurse did not recognize the need for a qualified medical interpreter. … The next level of missed opportunity occurred at the level of the triage nurse. … By not recognizing that by “fatiga” the patient means “shortness of breath,” the nurse triages Mr.

37. Diagnostic Failure: A Cognitive and Affective Approach (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Croskerry.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - In the acute setting of an ER, the strategy serves a similar purpose; some diagnostic hypotheses will … team pressures to lower door-to-needle times for thrombolytic therapy in the context of suspected acute … Triage decisions for emergency department patients with chest pain: do physicians’ risk attitudes make

38. On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/overviewmaterialspacket_1.pdf
    November 30, 2013 - Communication Practices • Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Potentially Preventable Acute …  INTERACT (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers)  RARE (Reducing Avoidable Readmissions … Does your policy and procedure include a provision for regular exchange of information with acute care … Warm handoffs (verbal report to triage nurse) Yes  No  ii. … Chest pain Yes  No  H. Pneumonia or bronchitis Yes  No  I.

39. On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/overviewmaterialspacket.pdf
    November 30, 2013 - Communication Practices • Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Potentially Preventable Acute …  INTERACT (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers)  RARE (Reducing Avoidable Readmissions … Does your policy and procedure include a provision for regular exchange of information with acute care … Warm handoffs (verbal report to triage nurse) Yes  No  ii. … Chest pain Yes  No  H. Pneumonia or bronchitis Yes  No  I.

40. Current State of Diagnostic Safety: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy - Issue Brief (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dxsafety-current-state.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Diagnostic errors related to acute abdominal pain in the emergency department. … A qualitative exploration across diverse acute care settings in the United States. … Gender in cardiovascular medicine: chest pain and coronary artery disease. … Providers’ and patients’ perspectives on diagnostic errors in the acute care setting. … Triage accuracy of symptom checker apps: 5-year follow-up evaluation.