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  1. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_PFE_Benefits_Hosp_508.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started Information to Help Hospitals Get Started Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1 How Patient and Family Engagement Benefits Your Hospital Patient and family engagement is an area of increasing importance for hospitals. Not only is engaging patients and families…

  2. Implementation and Evaluation of psPRO: Person-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Assessments for Patients in HIV Care Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions | Digital Healthcare Research

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    August 31, 2023 - Implementation and Evaluation of psPRO: Person-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Assessments for Patients in HIV Care Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions Project Final Report ( PDF , 691.27 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of t…

  3. DNR in the OR and Afterwards | PSNet

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    July 01, 2003 - The Case An 85-year-old woman with dementia took a mechanical fall at her skilled nursing facility

  4. Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) Trigger Tool (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2018 - Denominator Exclusions We exclude patients who meet the above inclusion criteria but fall into the following … This policy raised awareness and increased resources for quality improvement and harm prevention activities … Prevention of adverse drug events through computerized surveillance. … The direct medical costs of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. hospitals and the benefits of prevention … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2009.

  5. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    April 17, 2023 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated April 17, 2023. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2019. 18. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published 2017. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published 2019.

  6. CMS's Million Hearts Model Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment Tool for Shared Decision Making (2021) (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2021 - risk score for an individual to help when considering initiating or optimizing therapy for primary prevention … If patients fall https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/authoring https://github.com/AHRQ-CDS/CQL-Testing-Framework

  7. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2018 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | A.6-1 APPENDIX A. LIST OF MEASURES AND SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR FIGURES A.6. Disparities: Residence Location Measures included in Figure 128. Number and percentage of quality measures for wh…

  8. Patient Engagement and Patient Safety | PSNet

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    February 01, 2013 - Hospitalized patients' attitudes about and participation in error prevention.

  9. Development of a Comprehensive Medical Error Ontology (pdf file)

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    June 16, 2008 - Outcomes • Sources for identification • Method of response • Impact • Type • Domain • Cause • Prevention … Inappropriate judgment • Medication errors • Lack of intervention on the patient’s behalf • Lack of prevention … National Coordinating Council on Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. … Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp 1997: 605-609. 39. Bernauer J.

  10. Ptsd-Adults-Trauma-Interventions Research-Protocol (pdf file)

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    November 08, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Interventions for the Prevention … Several drugs have been studied for PTSD prevention including propranolol, morphine, glucocorticoids … Prevention Intervention Outcomes One of the primary outcomes in the PTSD prevention intervention literature … Prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2011 Mar;34(1):79-94. … Pilot study of secondary prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder with propranolol.

  11. Steps for Increasing Urinary Incontinence Screening: A Guide for Primary Care Practices (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2025 - Research and Quality) • Plain Language Materials & Resources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … healthy work environments, including the concept of “joy in work.”[81], Joy in work goes beyond burnout prevention … , 2014) • Plain Language – Plain Language Materials & Resources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Wennberg AL, A.D., Lundholm C, Klint A, Iliadou A, Peeker R, Fall M, Pedersen NL, Milsom I, Genetic … , Geynisman-Tan, J., Lukacz, ES., Markland, A., Putnam, S., Rudser, K., Smith, AL, Miller, JM, The Prevention

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 26, 2025 - In Conversation with Jessica Behrhorst about The Evolution of Root Cause Analysis February 26, 2025 Behrhorst J, Gale B, Van CM. In Conversation with Jessica Behrhorst about The Evolution of Root Cause Analysis. PSNet [internet]. 2025. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jessica-behrhorst-about-evoluti…

  13. Research Spotlights - Archives

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    December 01, 2019 - Prevention Science. 2018 Aug;19(6):695-704. … Res. 2016 Feb;56:105-9 This special report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … , Peterson C, Ederer D, Florence C, Haileyesus T, Kresnow MJ, Xu L; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more about this publication Impact of the Fall 2009 Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Pandemic on … Inquiry . 2012 Fall;49(3):202-13.

  14. Recommendation: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    November 15, 2022 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Recommendation Statement Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening November 15, 2022 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They…

  15. Methods Research Report: Creating Efficiencies in the Extraction of Data From Randomized Trials (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2021 - 16.0) Rehabilitation or psychosocial 12 (16.0) Device 11 (14.7) Alternative therapeutic 7 (9.3) Prevention … Values in italics typeface fall at or below the limit of the lowest quartile. … Values in italics typeface fall at or below the limit of the lowest quartile. … Median (IQR), % 48.0 (21.3 to 70.7) 29.3 (16.0 to 50.7) 17.3 (13.3 to 29.3) Values in italics typeface fall … (CRBSI) rates in pediatric hematology-oncology patients with central venous catheters (CVCs). 3 Prevention

  16. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 25 Disparities within Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)

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    May 26, 2016 - Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 25 Disparities within Serious Mental Illness Source: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and- reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=2236 Published Online: May 26, 2016 Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Titl…

  17. Final Progress Report: Developing a Medical Biometric Identification System with a Secure Database Network That Can Access Electronic Medical Databases (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - These misidentifications can lead to a medical misadministration and fall under the category of a ‘ … These  misidentifications  can  lead  to  a  medical  misadministration  and  fall  under 

  18. Implementation Guide: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of CVD in Adults: Clinician-Facing CDS Intervention (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - Implementation Guide: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of CVD in Adults: Clinician-Facing CDS Intervention … Implementation Guide Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of CVD in Adults: Clinician-Facing CDS … Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of CVD in Adults: Clinician-Facing CDS Intervention. … Text pertinent to patients is found in the companion artifact, Statin Use for the Primary Prevention … Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults.

  19. Designing the Built Environment for A Culture and System of Patient Safety – A Conceptual, New Design Process (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Dickerman_84.pdf
    June 04, 2008 - Designing the Built Environment for A Culture and System of Patient Safety – A Conceptual, New Design Process Designing the Built Environment for A Culture and System of Patient Safety – A Conceptual, New Design Process Kenneth N. Dickerman, ACHA, AIA, FHFI; Paul Barach, BSc, MD, MPH Abstract There is growi…

  20. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Technical Documentation-Appendix E (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2019 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Technical Documentation-Appendix E Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Technical Documentation Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Depar…
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