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  1. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2009 - Assessment of Risk This recommendation is to be used for those who fall into a 10% to 20% (intermediate … Ex- amples of persons who fall into the intermediate-risk cate- gory include a 60-year-old male smoker … of asymptomatic U.S. men and 7% of asymptomatic U.S. women age 40 to 79 years without diabetes will fall … In the United States, approximately 31% of asymp- tomatic men and 7% of asymptomatic women fall into … Lonn E, Yusuf S, Arnold MJ, Sheridan P, Pogue J, Micks M, et al; Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2015 - If a patient develops a large fall in blood pressure, as occasionally occurs, I would give vasopressor … Large volume paracentesis is generally safe, but blood pressure may fall and require treatment.

  3. 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…

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 14, 2021 - visitations experienced larger performance deficits across measures of medical staff responsiveness, fall

  5. Dissecting Leapfrog: how well do Leapfrog Safe Practices Scores correlate with Hospital Compare ratings and penalties, and how much do they matter? | PSNet

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    September 19, 2012 - October 29, 2017 Success in hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevention: a tale in two … September 23, 2020 Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs

  6. A National Web Conference on the Use of Health IT to Improve Care Planning and Communication With Aging Adults - Slides (pdf file)

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    July 17, 2017 - Family and Friends Information • • • Local Resources Bulletin Board Active Living WIKI Tips Falls Prevention

  7. Latent and active failures perfectly align to allow a preventable adverse event to reach a patient. | PSNet

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    March 14, 2023 - November 1, 2023 Selected medication safety risks to manage in 2016 that might otherwise fall

  8. Implementation of a rapid response team decreases cardiac arrest outside of the intensive care unit. | PSNet

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    September 26, 2012 - November 2, 2022 The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions

  9. A systematic review of the unintended consequences of clinical interventions to reduce adverse outcomes. | PSNet

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    November 15, 2023 - Review A systematic review of the unintended consequences of clinical interventions to reduce adverse outcomes. Citation Text: Manojlovich M, Lee S, Lauseng D. A Systematic Review of the Unintended Consequences of Clinical Interventions to Reduce Adverse Outcomes. J Patient Saf. 2016;12(…

  10. Impact of age on anaesthesiologists' competence: a narrative review. | PSNet

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    December 15, 2014 - Review Impact of age on anaesthesiologists' competence: a narrative review. Citation Text: Giacalone M, Zaouter C, Mion S, et al. Impact of age on anaesthesiologists' competence: A narrative review. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2016;33(11):787-793. Copy Citation Format: Google Schol…

  11. Health care worker fatigue and patient safety. | PSNet

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    December 23, 2016 - February 10, 2021 Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in health care facilities

  12. A theory-driven, longitudinal evaluation of the impact of team training on safety culture in 24 hospitals. | PSNet

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    October 16, 2019 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) The impact of post-fall … huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions of safety culture: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a

  13. Association between electronic health record implementations and hospital-acquired conditions in pediatric hospitals. | PSNet

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    September 01, 2016 - Study Association between electronic health record implementations and hospital-acquired conditions in pediatric hospitals. Citation Text: Rabbani N, Pageler NM, Hoffman JM, et al. Association between electronic health record implementations and hospital-acquired conditions in pediatric …

  14. Virtual patients designed for training against medical error: exploring the impact of decision-making on learner motivation. | PSNet

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    May 15, 2024 - Study Virtual patients designed for training against medical error: exploring the impact of decision-making on learner motivation. Citation Text: Woodham LA, Round J, Stenfors T, et al. Virtual patients designed for training against medical error: Exploring the impact of decision-making …

  15. Implementing a human factors approach to RCA(2) : tools, processes and strategies. | PSNet

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    July 21, 2021 - August 3, 2022 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  16. Medical device-related pressure ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet

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    March 10, 2021 - April 24, 2019 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  17. Advancing nursing home quality through quality improvement itself. | PSNet

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    November 28, 2018 - Commentary Advancing nursing home quality through quality improvement itself. Citation Text: Werner RM, Konetzka RT. Advancing Nursing Home Quality Through Quality Improvement Itself. Health Aff. 2010;29(1):81-86. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0555. Copy Citation Format: DOI Goo…

  18. #14 SUBSTANCE ABUSE (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/substance-abuse-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Overall high-impact potential: community-based opioid overdose prevention program (Project Lazarus) … According to 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, ES-3 prescription … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … Community-based opioid overdose prevention programs providing naloxone - United States, 2010.

  19. Mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction: the influences of patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. | PSNet

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    April 10, 2024 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  20. Improving the reliability of verbal communication between primary care physicians and pediatric hospitalists at hospital discharge. | PSNet

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    November 16, 2015 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention
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