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  1. Antiseptic-impregnated catheters: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-110414.pptx
    January 01, 2013 - Learning Objectives Define basic principles of CAUTI prevention Describe approaches to consider if CAUTI … them to be State how the GPS can support units with ongoing CAUTI problems Apply mindfulness to CAUTI prevention … urinary tract infections.” 4 Falls Partnership for Patients Venous thrombo-embolism Addressing CAUTI Prevention … Validation Study Kathlyn Fletcher, MD, PhD Goals To assess the unit-level culture surrounding the prevention … practices on their units Examples Doctors have no idea what the nurses do with respect to CAUTI prevention

  2. home-based-care-protocol-141119 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/home-based-care_research-protocol.pdf
    November 19, 2014 - and urgent care use when acute incidents are prevented or addressed in the home; 4) potential for prevention … Single condition care or single topic risk assessments Fall risk assessments, programs that target … frequency of home visits, hours of availability) or services that could be provided separately, such as fall … of excluded care; preventive home visits, single visit home assessments, single purpose visits (fall

  3. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/facslides.html
    September 01, 2017 - Slide 6: On-Time Reports for  Four Adverse Events Four Reports: Pressure Ulcer Prevention. … Falls Prevention. Preventable Hospital and ED Visits. … Large decline in pressure ulcer incidence rate seen in Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Evaluation. … Prevention Programs: Reviews information on existing prevention programs.

  4. The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
    June 01, 2018 - Current efforts, the Commission added, "fall short of fully meeting users' needs and often are duplicative

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49722/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2014 - The unit where the fall occurred called a multidisciplinary "fall huddle" to reenact the circumstances

  6. Effect of therapeutic interchange on medication reconciliation during hospitalization and upon discharge in a geriatric population. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-therapeutic-interchange-medication-reconciliation-during-hospitalization-and-upon
    November 20, 2013 - July 17, 2019 Modification of potentially inappropriate prescribing following fall-related

  7. Internal reporting system to improve a pharmacy's medication distribution process. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/internal-reporting-system-improve-pharmacys-medication-distribution-process
    October 31, 2017 - October 7, 2013 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  8. Impact of stewardship interventions on antiretroviral medication errors in an urban medical center: a three year, multi-phase study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-stewardship-interventions-antiretroviral-medication-errors-urban-medical-center-three
    February 10, 2016 - Nutrition Error May 26, 2021 Selected medication safety risks that can easily fall

  9. A systematic review on the evidence of misdiagnosis in dementia and its impact on accessing dementia care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-evidence-misdiagnosis-dementia-and-its-impact-accessing-dementia-care
    December 02, 2020 - Review A systematic review on the evidence of misdiagnosis in dementia and its impact on accessing dementia care. Citation Text: Giebel C, Silva‐Ribeiro W, Watson J, et al. A systematic review on the evidence of misdiagnosis in dementia and its impact on accessing dementia care. Int J Ge…

  10. Developing and evaluating large language model-generated emergency medicine handoff notes. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-and-evaluating-large-language-model-generated-emergency-medicine-handoff-notes
    March 12, 2025 - September 1, 2016 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  11. Beyond 'find and fix': improving quality and safety through resilient healthcare systems. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-find-and-fix-improving-quality-and-safety-through-resilient-healthcare-systems
    August 04, 2021 - June 15, 2016 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  12. How hospital leaders contribute to patient safety through the development of trust. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-hospital-leaders-contribute-patient-safety-through-development-trust
    January 22, 2014 - Study How hospital leaders contribute to patient safety through the development of trust. Citation Text: Auer C, Schwendimann R, Koch R, et al. How hospital leaders contribute to patient safety through the development of trust. J Nurs Adm. 2014;44(1):23-9. doi:10.1097/NNA.00000000000000…

  13. Developing electronic clinical quality measures to assess the cancer diagnostic process. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-electronic-clinical-quality-measures-assess-cancer-diagnostic-process
    December 18, 2024 - Journal Article Study Catching those who fall

  14. Explanation and elaboration of the SQUIRE (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence) Guidelines, V.2.0: examples of SQUIRE elements in the healthcare improvement literature. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/explanation-and-elaboration-squire-standards-quality-improvement-reporting-excellence
    November 18, 2016 - September 23, 2020 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  15. Advanced practice nurses' experiences of patient safety: a focus group study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advanced-practice-nurses-experiences-patient-safety-focus-group-study
    March 06, 2024 - November 16, 2022 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  16. A virtual breakthrough series collaborative for missed test results: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/virtual-breakthrough-series-collaborative-missed-test-results-stepped-wedge-cluster
    May 12, 2021 - April 26, 2023 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  17. Patient safety over power hierarchy: a scoping review of healthcare professionals' speaking-up skills training. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-over-power-hierarchy-scoping-review-healthcare-professionals-speaking-skills
    November 11, 2009 - July 20, 2011 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  18. Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-patient-safety-threats-post-intensive-care-clinic
    November 21, 2021 - Study Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic. Citation Text: Karlic KJ, Valley TS, Cagino LM, et al. Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic. Am J Med Qual. 2023;38(3):117-121. doi:10.1097/jmq.0000000000000118. Copy Cit…

  19. COVID-19: an emerging threat to antibiotic stewardship in the emergency department. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-emerging-threat-antibiotic-stewardship-emergency-department
    October 21, 2020 - September 30, 2020 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  20. Mortality and risk factors associated with misdiagnosis of acute aortic syndrome in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-and-risk-factors-associated-misdiagnosis-acute-aortic-syndrome-ontario-canada
    September 23, 2020 - March 5, 2025 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall
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