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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33713/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2011 - The back of a patient chair on a tomography system bent and broke off, allowing a patient to fall.

  2. Evaluating Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/behavintr.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - obstetrician-gynecologists, internists, and family physicians for the priority behaviors discussed above still fall … Health promotion and disease prevention in clinical practice. … Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice. … Partnership for Prevention. Why Invest in Disease Prevention? … What have HMOs learned about clinical prevention services?

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49636/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2011 - Mobility Lost in the ICU October 1, 2011 Smith J. Mobility Lost in the ICU. PSNet [internet]. 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mobility-lost-icu Case Objectives Describe the role of the physical therapist in the hospital and ICU. Compare the risks from immobility with the benefits gained from a program of ther…

  4. Effects of Mammography Screening Under Different Screening Schedules: Model Estimates of Potential Benefits and Harms (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2009 - Points that fall below the line are not considered as efficient as those on the line. … hormone replacement therapy after 2002 or prescription of tamoxifen or other agents for primary disease prevention … Benefits will always fall short of the projected results because adherence is not per- fect. … International Agency for Research on Cancer Handbook on Cancer Prevention, Report No. 7. … Points that fall below the line are not considered as efficient as those on the line.

  5. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without Known CVD Risk Factors: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2022 - Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Leading causes of death. Published 2018. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Million Hearts. Updated March 2022. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Community Guide: physical activity.

  6. AHRQ's Guide to Evaluating Health Information Exchange Projects - Section 4 (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-section-4.pdf
    June 16, 2021 - table, and determine their overall ranking based on the number associated with the cell in which they fall … Those measures that fall within the heavily shaded zone (i.e., measures with a score of 1, considered

  7. Medication Reconciliation With a Twist (or Dare We Say, a Patch?) | PSNet

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    April 03, 2024 - different points of care.( 23 ) Pharmacists, who have been shown to play an important role in the prevention … To date, such cost-benefit studies have tended to fall on the side of benefit.( 29,30 ) This case illustrates

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49754/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2016 - Use of designated nurse PICC teams and CLABSI prevention practices among U.S. hospitals: a survey-based

  9. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_research-protocol.pdf
    September 22, 2014 - Interventions may also fall into one of several Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published … strategy to improve appropriate antibiotic use in children, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … strategy for improving appropriate use of antibiotics when not indicated for acute RTI, which may fall … that the 1990s mark the decade when many organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Interventions may also fall into one of several categories.

  10. Vte-Prophyalaxis Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vte-prophyalaxis_executive.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - What are the comparative effectiveness and safety of pharmacologic prophylaxis for prevention of VTE … burden • Major bleeding defined as including: fatal bleeding; clinically overt bleeding causing a fall … Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism After Injury. … Prevention of VTE in nonorthopedic surgical patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis … Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th

  11. Methodology Report #36: Analyzing Medical Conditions in MEPS - Detailed Reference (Part 2 of 2)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr36/mr36dr.shtml
    February 24, 2023 - These variables were added and the files were subsequently re-released in the fall of 2022. … ICD10CDX values on the 2016 and 2017 files were edited and files were re-released in the fall … FALL: Was it a fall?   FIREBURN: Was fire/burning involved?   

  12. Diagnostic Overshadowing Dangers | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-overshadowing-dangers
    February 12, 2020 - Paulozzi LJ, Strickler GK, Kreiner PW, Koris CM; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  13. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2015 User Comparative Database Report, Part 1 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/pharmacy/2015-report-part-1.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - distribution of community pharmacy scores follows a normal bell-shaped curve (where most of the scores fall … distribution of community pharmacy scores follows a normal bell-shaped curve (where most of the scores fall

  14. McCormack-notes-151008 copy - Teresa (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/mccormack-presentation.pdf
    May 29, 2025 - In the fall of 2015, a health literacy tool shed will be available.

  15. Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away | PSNet

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    July 01, 2011 - Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away Citation Text: Gupta K, Khanna R. Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X…

  16. Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places | PSNet

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    June 16, 2021 - Many of the steps and techniques described above fall under the field of medication safety engineering

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49782/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2017 - starting vasopressors peripherally, or, alternatively, why they allowed the patient's blood pressure to fall

  18. Final Progress Report: Four Safety Strategies: A Symposium on Implementation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/pittman-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - In the Fall of 2003, a follow-up evaluation was conducted to learn about outcomes of the symposium.

  19. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-slides.pptx
    November 01, 2019 - Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue Acute Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Improving Antibiotic Use – Patient Safety Issue AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibio…

  20. Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point, Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/zero-harm-striving-reduce-preventable-harms-point-counterpoint-and-areas-agreement
    September 24, 2024 - Combine this prevention strategy with a spirit of continuous learning from successes and failures, and … Ideally, an industry would mobilize itself to take a stand on safety and harm prevention issues. … February 12, 2020 Medication errors in critical care: risk factors, prevention and disclosure
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