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301. Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - ■ A serious fall or bump on the head. … Taking Your Blood Thinner Call your doctor and go to the hospital immediately if you have had a fall … For example, if you fall and hit your head, bleeding can occur inside your skull. … Or, if you hurt your arm during a fall and then notice a large purple bruise, this means you are bleeding

302. Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1.html
     March 01, 2019 - Module 2 focuses on communicating changes in a resident's condition, and Module 3 covers falls prevention

303. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/prev-handouts.html
     December 01, 2017 - : Pressure Ulcer Prevention Implementation   Implementation of the Prevention Reports Into Day-to-Day … can help strengthen prevention activities. … We have lots of meetings—morning report, standup meeting, huddles, fall meetings, pressure ulcer meetings … : screening, prevention practices, clinical meetings that are held that discuss pressure ulcer prevention … Prevention is not discussed at any meeting.

304. Final Progress Report: Malpractice Insurers’ Medical Error Surveillance and Prevention Study (MIMESPS) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/studdert-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Malpractice Insurers’ Medical Error Surveillance and Prevention Study (MIMESPS … ) MALPRACTICE INSURERS’ MEDICAL ERROR SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION STUDY (MIMESPS) Principal Investigator … Academic institutions and the physicians who staff them are overrepresented, as are claims that fall … Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery (accepted for publication: Surgery, 2005) … No-fault compensation for medical injuries: the prospect for error prevention.

305. Preventing-Cauti-Engaging-Clinicians-Transcript (doc file)
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     May 14, 2013 - or VAT prevention. … Third: Do you have an effective nurse champion for your CAUTI prevention activities? … Six: Do you have an effective physician champion for your CAUTI prevention activities? … Seven: Have physicians fully embraced CAUTI prevention activities? … Eight: Has senior leadership fully supported CAUTI prevention activities?

306. Final Progress Report: National Trends in Outpatient Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - We examine the quality of outpatient care using 23 quality indicators we have measured, which fall into … The 23 quality indicators fall into five categories: medical management of common diseases (10 indicators … Are evidence-based cardiovascular prevention therapies being used? … Prevention and Control 2005;1:285-295. Ma J, Lee K-V, Stafford RS. … Are evidence-based cardiovascular prevention therapies being used?

307. The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - bronchiolitis Inflammation and congestion in bronchioles RSV: Common cause of bronchiolitis Circulates in fall … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza (Flu). … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Influenza (Flu). November 18, 2021.  … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza (Flu). June 17, 2022.  … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Influenza.

308. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - First, prevention efforts may have disproportionately eliminated the least severe and least costly infections … For example, CAUTI has been the focus of several national prevention initiatives, including the AHRQ-sponsored … At the same time that prevention efforts were ramping up, the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network … Second, prevention efforts may have been more effective at reducing the risk of developing these HACs … Third, HAC-prevention efforts may have been particularly effective at reducing these complications in

309. Four New York Providers Use AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Four New York Providers Use AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Care Search All Impact Case Studies November 2011 Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support calls fo…

310. Tool: Check-Back (or Repeat-Back) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/checkback.html
     July 01, 2023 - Tool: Check-Back (or Repeat-Back) A check-back, which is sometimes called a repeat-back, is a closed-loop communication strategy used to verify and validate exchanged information. When a team member calls out information, they typically anticipate a check-back in response to verify that the information was rece…

311. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2012 - Health Information Technology Health Literacy Hospitals & Health Systems Patient & Family Engagement Prevention … detecting change in a resident's condition, communicating change in a resident's condition, and falls prevention

312. Module 2: Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod2.html
     March 01, 2019 - Module 1 focuses on communicating changes in a resident's condition, and Module 3 covers falls prevention

313. New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes - Naomi Yount, PhD (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/nh-workplace-safety-yount.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - tested draft items Obtained input from WPS SMEs & SOPS TEP Conducted pilot study Summer/Fall … CDC's Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings … 2Fhicpac%2Frecommen dations%2Fcore-practices.html Th is document describes a core set of infection prevention … The pract ices were selected from exist ing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations

314. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/painmgmt-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide … “A” represents the assessment, prevention, and management of pain. … with safety through protocolization, the ABCDEF bundle, and delirium monitoring and management for the prevention

315. Using an EHR System to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults in Primary Care Practices Case Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-ehr-oud.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Using an EHR System to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults in Primary Care Practices Case Study 1 Using an Electronic Health Record System to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults in Primary Care Practices Case Study - Westfield Family Physicians Intervention: The staff at Westfield Family Physici…

316. How To Manage Change
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/module2_managingchange_slides.pptx
     June 02, 2025 - (Tool 2C) Present the assessment of current pressure injury prevention policies and procedures. … recommendations into the action plan. 4 Expected Outcomes Begin to write a draft Pressure Injury Prevention … Links to quality improvement expertise Members who influence the areas involved in pressure injury prevention … Pilot Unit Manager 8 Multidisciplinary Team (2A) Tool 2A 9 QI Process Link the Pressure Injury Prevention

317. Slide 1
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     February 07, 2014 - Workload, Participation, Resources, Foley Alternatives Learning from Defects Prevention … event Cites NHSN criteria for event labeled as a CAUTI Raises awareness of incident for use for further prevention … on the UMC intranet for staff Lab time also arranged for a “test out” on care and insertion CAUTI Prevention … Getting the students involved Students are educated about On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI Students created CAUTI prevention … Participation in CDC sponsored “Reverse the Trend” Webinar Interview appearing in edition of APIC’s Prevention

318. Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - physical therapists can conduct accident investigations, implement care plan updates, and lead teams in fall … /injury prevention. ♦ − Encourage department heads to have a visible presence on the units, assisting … Coronavirus Waivers and Flexibilities for Health Care Providers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

319. Resources and Tools on Patient and Healthcare Workforce Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2025 - Resources and Tools on Patient and Healthcare Workforce Safety These curated lists of tools and resources support organizations in taking action to improve patient and workforce safety. The lists include tools and resources organized by (1) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Patient Safety Structura…

320. Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2015 - Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System, 2008-2012. … Importance: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( Xu, et al., 2014 ), the rate … are available), 41,149 suicides were reported ( CDC WISQARS, 2013 ; American Foundation for Suicide Prevention … Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.