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  1. AHRQ Older Adult Opioid Initiative | The Academy

    integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/about/initiatives/older-adult-opioid-initiative
    July 01, 2024 - (AHRQ) launched an initiative in September 2019 to identify and implement strategies to improve the prevention … The tools and resources address: Pain management, Opioid treatment, Prevention of opioid-related harms … level change strategies to assist with appropriate prescribing and management of opioid use and the prevention … Resources (PDF 760K) List of tools and resources addressing pain management, opioid treatment, and prevention

  2. Learning from Errors in Ambulatory Pediatrics (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Mohr.pdf
    February 01, 2004 - Errors were reported in several domains: prevention, diagnosis, treatment, patient identification, communication … Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events: implications for prevention.

  3. Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances-new-directions/index.html
    July 01, 2022 - Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (   PDF , 338 … VHA's National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (   PDF , 578 KB ) Erik Stalhandske, et

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49820/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2018 - psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/returning-home-safely The Case A 72-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after a fall … understand strategies for managing the patient's serious illness at home, alternatives to hospital care, fall … prevention, home-based rehabilitation, and meaningful activities for patients over the long course

  5. Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications) on an elderly care ward. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/less-more-project-reduce-number-pims-potentially-inappropriate-medications-elderly-care-ward
    September 27, 2017 - Commentary Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications) on an elderly care ward. Citation Text: Aung TH, Beck AJ, Siese T, et al. Less is more: a project to reduce the number of PIMs (potentially inappropriate medications) on an elderly car…

  6. Readmissions, observation, and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/readmissions-observation-and-hospital-readmissions-reduction-program
    October 25, 2017 - September 29, 2017 Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in health care facilities

  7. Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-and-facilitators-bedside-nursing-handover-systematic-review-and-meta-synthesis
    August 25, 2021 - Review Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. Citation Text: Clari M, Conti A, Chiarini D, et al. Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021;36(4):e51-…

  8. Pediatric trainee perspectives on the decision to disclose medical errors. | PSNet

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    April 27, 2022 - Study Pediatric trainee perspectives on the decision to disclose medical errors. Citation Text: Lin M, Horwitz LI, Gross RS, et al. Pediatric trainee perspectives on the decision to disclose medical errors. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(2):e470-e476. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000848. Copy Cit…

  9. Crying wolf, alarm safety and management in paediatrics: a scoping review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crying-wolf-alarm-safety-and-management-paediatrics-scoping-review
    April 24, 2018 - June 28, 2017 The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions of

  10. An analysis of adverse events in the rehabilitation department: using the Veterans Affairs root cause analysis system. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-adverse-events-rehabilitation-department-using-veterans-affairs-root-cause-analysis
    June 21, 2017 - Study An analysis of adverse events in the rehabilitation department: using the Veterans Affairs root cause analysis system. Citation Text: Hagley GW, Mills PD, Shiner B, et al. An Analysis of Adverse Events in the Rehabilitation Department: Using the Veterans Affairs Root Cause Analysis…

  11. The effect of facility characteristics on patient safety, patient experience, and service availability for procedures in non–hospital-affiliated outpatient settings: a systematic review. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-facility-characteristics-patient-safety-patient-experience-and-service-availability
    April 12, 2023 - November 17, 2021 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  12. STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential prescribing omissions in older people: origin and progress. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stoppstart-criteria-potentially-inappropriate-medications-potential-prescribing-omissions
    January 19, 2022 - Commentary Classic STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential prescribing omissions in older people: origin and progress. Citation Text: O’Mahony D. STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate medications/potential prescribin…

  13. Jul-2017-Cholesterol-Wg-Notes (doc file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/workgroups/246/jul-2017-cholesterol-wg-notes.docx
    January 01, 2017 - experiences with numerous clinical domains under consideration for the Option Year work: Expand CVD prevention … Geriatric-fall prevention: This would provide high impact decision support for a well-defined target

  14. Workplace Safety in Health Care | PSNet

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    January 01, 2017 - trying to lift someone out of bed without assistance and they're heavy and you hurt your back, and they fall … November 8, 2013 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  15. Promoting medication safety for older adults upon hospital discharge: guiding principles for a medication discharge plan. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promoting-medication-safety-older-adults-upon-hospital-discharge-guiding-principles
    July 31, 2019 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  16. Identifying hospitalized patients at risk for harm: a comparison of nurse perceptions vs. electronic risk assessment tool scores. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-hospitalized-patients-risk-harm-comparison-nurse-perceptions-vs-electronic-risk
    November 03, 2015 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  17. The "Seven Pillars" response to patient safety incidents: effects on medical liability processes and outcomes. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seven-pillars-response-patient-safety-incidents-effects-medical-liability-processes-and
    September 01, 2018 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49785/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2017 - Throughout his admission, he was assessed as a very high fall risk on a standard risk scale. … l, the staff's level of concern was heightened, in that a fall could be associated with dangerous bleeding … alerted the primary care team of the patient's declining mental status and their concern about increased fall

  19. I-PASS illness diversity identifies patients at risk for overnight clinical deterioration. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-pass-illness-diversity-identifies-patients-risk-overnight-clinical-deterioration
    November 16, 2022 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention

  20. Room of hazards: a comparison of differences in safety hazard recognition among various hospital-based healthcare professionals and trainees in a simulated patient room. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/room-hazards-comparison-differences-safety-hazard-recognition-among-various-hospital-based
    April 01, 2020 - October 12, 2022 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary
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