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  1. Leveraging Existing Assessments of Risk Now (LEARN) Safety Analysis: A Method for Extending Patient Safety Learning (pdf file)

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    May 30, 2008 - Medication error prevention “toolbox.” Medication safety alert. June 2, 1999.

  2. Racial Misclassification and Disparities in Mortality among AI/AN and Other Races, Washington

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    August 01, 2014 - (slides 17-20) As mentioned earlier, Injury Prevention has become a main public health focus for Indian … Country as a significant disparity exists and this is an area where prevention is truly possible, as … For example, NPAIHB has an injury prevention program which has created an action plan specific to the … Our THRIVE program is a suicide prevention program focusing on training community members and building … Bridget Canniff, Injury Prevention Program director Washington DOH Center for Health Statistics Urban

  3. 043-Vap-Prevention-Notes (doc file)

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    October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia & Non-Ventilator … Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia ICU & Non-ICU Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Prevention … While NV-HAP is not device related, there are common infection prevention themes for both VAP and NV-HAP … Some prevention strategies will be discussed later in this presentation. … No. 25-0007 October 2024 | 1 VAP & NV-HAP Prevention AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2004 - team members to the task at hand and enable them to "speak up" or challenge something that seems to fall … Prevention of similar events may depend on our ability to adopt more effective human-factors-oriented

  5. Geisinger’s Outpatient Addiction Medicine Specialty Program Uses Data-Driven Decision Making and MAT to Reduce Mortality Rates | PSNet

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    October 30, 2024 - Behavioral health may not fall within traditional funding and reimbursement mechanisms within your facility … July 23, 2024 Patient Safety Innovations Suicide Prevention

  6. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2021 - Given the importance of TCD screening to stroke prevention among children with SCA, the National Heart … should be taken to ensure that children who enroll in different health plans across one year do not fall

  7. Slide 1

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    January 01, 2013 - Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use 1 Linda Greene, RN,MPS,CIC Manager Infection Prevention … She’s going to fall trying to get up.” 22 No shared mental model.

  8. Hold the tPA | PSNet

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    July 29, 2020 - the Same Author(s) A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall … December 1, 2010 Perspective How Does Infection Prevention

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2017 - addressed through a thorough understanding of the barriers to adherence.(16) Sometimes a process will fall … Perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis

  10. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    February 18, 2020 - Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task … In the absence of other risk factors, adults with an LDL-C level greater than 190 mg/dL may still fall … below the risk threshold for statin use for CVD prevention. … Statins: new American guidelines for prevention of cardiovascular disease. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  11. Statistical Brief #554: Characteristics of Young Adults Aged 18-24 Who Had Ever Used an Electronic Nicotine Product, 2021

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    February 01, 2024 - survey.jsp ), a multimode supplement fielded in spring 2021, with follow-up for nonresponse in fall … documents/surgeon-generals-advisory-on-e-cigarette-use-among-youth-2018.pdf 4 Office of Disease Prevention

  12. Patient Safety in Primary Care | PSNet

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    January 31, 2020 - . [2] Important services delivered by primary care clinicians include health promotion and disease prevention … referrals to ensure they are carried out in a timely way will likely minimize the number of patients who “fall

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 21, 2020 - disease.[2] Important services delivered by primary care clinicians include health promotion and disease prevention … referrals to ensure they are carried out in a timely way will likely minimize the number of patients who “fall

  14. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2022 - The QIs fall into four categories: 1. … Survey Content The 5.0 version of the CAHPS Adult and Child Health Plan Surveys reporting questions fall … Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). … operating room procedures Healthcare-associated Infection Patients with one or more falls during stay Fall … than bedrails) Other Outcomes of Interest Harm from accident associated with bedrails (other than fall

  15. Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical Errors | PSNet

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    April 01, 2008 - Annual Perspective Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical Errors Sumant Ranji, MD | March 22, 2016  View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Ranji SR. Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville…

  16. Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Why Is Infection Prevention Important? … Say: Why is infection prevention and quality improvement important? … PLAY VIDEO: Video 2.1: Importance of Infection Prevention Ask: Why is infection prevention important … in America's Nursing Homes campaign and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's infection prevention

  17. Envisioning Patient Safety in the Year 2025: Eight Perspectives (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2025 - For the second task, they were asked to describe what changes need to “fall into place” between now … beyond from the perspective of your own area of expertise; and second, describe what changes need to “fall … Surgical fire prevention continues to require surgical team vigilance and perioperative communication … Device interconnectivity has helped to ensure proper patient monitoring during laparoscopy (e.g., prevention

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2007 - Implications for prevention. ADE Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1995;274:29-34. [go to PubMed] 7.

  19. Chapter 4. Choose the Model To Assess VTE and Bleeding Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2022 - Implement the VTE Prevention Protocol Chapter 6. Track Performance with Metrics Chapter 7. … A venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention protocol is a standardized VTE risk assessment, linked to a … The ideal VTE prevention protocol would have these characteristics: Accurately detect all patients … Most medical and surgical patients fall into the middle category, qualifying for anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis … Prevention of VTE in nonorthopedic surgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis

  20. Chapter 4. Choose the Model To Assess VTE and Bleeding Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2022 - Implement the VTE Prevention Protocol Chapter 6. Track Performance with Metrics Chapter 7. … A venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention protocol is a standardized VTE risk assessment, linked to a … The ideal VTE prevention protocol would have these characteristics: Accurately detect all patients … Most medical and surgical patients fall into the middle category, qualifying for anticoagulant thromboprophylaxis … Prevention of VTE in nonorthopedic surgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis
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