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  1. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/guide.html
    March 01, 2017 - facility educator train facility staff, and when appropriate, residents and families, on infection prevention … The educational bundles can be used to supplement your infection prevention orientation curriculum. … High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions: Executive Summary.

  2. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Mental or Behaviorial Health Issues (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ems-911-workforce-topic-development-brief.pdf
    February 01, 2022 - International journal of emergency mental health. 2007 Fall;9(4):291-8. … The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences. 2005 Fall;17(4):526-32. doi: 10.1176/jnp … International journal of emergency mental health. 2009 Fall;11(4):235-48. … Assessment of a prevention program for work-related stress among urban police officers. … Suicide prevention in a deployed military unit.

  3. Final Progress Report: Evaluate the Effects of the Massachusetts Reporting System (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Lucian L. Leape, M.D. … Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors Katherine Howitt, M.A. … “retention of a foreign object” (22%), “medication errors” (18%), “patient death associated with a fall … Patient death associated with a fall while being cared for in a healthcare facility 18. 7 E. … Paula Griswold, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

  4. Crossed Coverage | PSNet

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    September 01, 2015 - Implications for prevention. ADE Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1995;274:29-34.

  5. Association of cataract surgical outcomes with late surgeon career stages: a population-based cohort study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-cataract-surgical-outcomes-late-surgeon-career-stages-population-based-cohort
    September 23, 2020 - February 11, 2009 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  6. Understanding differences in electronic health record (EHR) use: linking individual physicians' perceptions of uncertainty and EHR use patterns in ambulatory care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-differences-electronic-health-record-ehr-use-linking-individual-physicians
    November 17, 2015 - August 4, 2021 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  7. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 2 (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2012 - Module 1 focuses on detecting changes in a resident’s condition, and Module 3 covers falls prevention … may use different words to say the same thing (e.g., new words come into general usage, while others fall … may use different words to say the same thing (e.g., new words come into general usage, while others fall

  8. Final Research Plan: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/screening-for-prediabetes-and-type-2-diabetes
    November 15, 2018 - pharmacotherapy interventions for glycemic control Counseling interventions aimed at falls prevention

  9. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-datasources.pdf
    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

  10. 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

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

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide4.html
    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

  12. TO (doc file)

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    January 01, 2016 - EXAMPLE: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument A. … _| Assessment of need |_| Site inspected |_| Neither Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention

  13. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vte-prophyalaxis_research-protocol.pdf
    March 01, 2011 - burden  Major bleeding defined as including: fatal bleeding; clinically overt bleeding causing a fall … of recurrent PE when anticoagulants are contraindicated Celect ® Retrievable Cook Prevention of … recurrent PE when anticoagulants are contraindicated Gunther Tulip ® Retrievable Cook Prevention … Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism After Injury. … Prevention of venous thromboembolism in obesity.

  14. TO (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d7_pdi_implementationmeasurement.docx
    January 01, 2016 - EXAMPLE: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument A. … |_| Assessment of need |_| Site inspected |_| Neither Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention

  15. PowerPoint Presentation: Learn From Defects Through Sensemaking

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    December 01, 2017 - Infection rates from hospital epidemiology and infection prevention also present known complications. … Patient is not assessed for fall risk, and no preventive measures are taken.

  16. Resident Physicians as Safety Champions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section5.html
    October 01, 2015 - Infection prevention plays a consulting and facilitating role to support the effort. … Infection preventionists are considered content experts in infection prevention and play a role in educating

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49531/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2007 - The contributory factors in this event fall into the environmental category.

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33872/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Update: Patient Engagement in Safety January 1, 2018 Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Update: Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/update-patient-engagement-safety Annual Perspective 2018 Background Patient engagement has become a cornerstone of patient safety. A Patient Saf…

  19. Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-amid-nursing-workforce-challenges
    April 24, 2024 - After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with a grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … the most important asset in organizations—the people who are delivering care—the other things will fall … If we fix the systems that impact the people that deliver care, many things may fall in place in terms

  20. In Conversation with...Katie Boston-Leary about Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withkatie-boston-leary-about-patient-safety-amid-nursing-workforce
    April 24, 2024 - After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with a grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … the most important asset in organizations—the people who are delivering care—the other things will fall … If we fix the systems that impact the people that deliver care, many things may fall in place in terms
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