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2621. Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism. | PSNet
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      August 21, 2005 - The risk of thrombosis increases exponentially as the INR falls from 2.0 down to 1.0. 5 However, patients … If the INR value falls below a value of 1.8, and especially if the INR is <1.5, prompt addition of subcutaneously

2622. Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy | PSNet
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      December 15, 2024 - include reduced morbidity and mortality, improved quality of life, decreased hospital admissions, reduced falls … perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls

2623. CAHPS Data Tools – Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
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      January 01, 2021 - If your health plan’s score for that composite measure is 60%, then your score falls above the 75th percentile … If your practice site’s score for that composite measure is 90%, then your score falls above the 75th

2624. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 23, 2020 - benefit individuals can gain from social interaction and enhanced mobility, such as reduced risk of falls … capacity to mitigate safety risks associated with usual care needs for this patient population, such as falls

2625. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Due to these symptoms, he had multiple falls and an inability to grasp simple objects. … patient returned 2 more times to the same clinic with worsening symptoms, including more frequent falls

2626. Exercise Handouts w/ Drawings (pdf file)
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      July 18, 2023 - Exercise Handouts w/ Drawings These exercises will help you to improve your balance and get stronger. Go online to homestrong.net for videos of each exercise and other tips. Sitting up straight, extend one leg as straight as you can. Hold for a count of 3. Slowly lower the leg down. Repeat with your other leg. 1. …

2627. Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices (pdf file)
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      June 12, 2015 - Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices www.cahps.ahrq.gov To Ask a Question 33 www.cahps.ahrq.gov 2013 CG-CAHPS Database Comparative Data Available www.cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov 34 http://www.cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/ www.cahps.ahrq.gov 20…

2628. Using Root Cause Analysis to Improve Quality and Performance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - Using Root Cause Analysis to Improve Quality and Performance Resource: Using Root Cause Analysis to Help Practices Understand and Improve Their Performance and Outcomes  (PDF, 908 KB, 18 pages) Part of an AHRQ curriculum used to train practice facilitators, this resource describes how practices can use a roo…

2629. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 22, 2017 - A primer on PDSA: executing plan–do–study–act cycles in practice, not just in name. June 22, 2017 Leis JA, Shojania KG. A primer on PDSA: executing plan-do-study-act cycles in practice, not just in name. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(7):572-577. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006245. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primer-pdsa-execu…

2630. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 25, 2018 - Teamwork and Teamwork Training in Healthcare. July 25, 2018 Teamwork and Teamwork Training in Health care: An Integration and a Path Forward. Buljac-Samardzic M, Dekker-van Doorn C, Maynard MT, eds. Group Org Manag. 2018;43(3):351-527. doi:10.1177/1059601118774669. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-and-teamwor…

2631. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention. February 14, 2023 Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2022 – October 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-safety-program-mrsa-prevention Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are a persistent challenge in hospitals. Thi…

2632. Module 1. Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2018 - Falls Prevention Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1 Appendix 1-B. … Educate the entire staff about the importance of falls, risk factors for residents, and methods of prevention … stretch" goal that may be hard to reach but is achievable—for example: Decrease the rate of resident falls … responsible member of the center in order to ensure that the improvement is sustained over time and, if it falls

2633. Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - “If you are concerned about falling (or the family is concerned) please let the hospital staff know because … your movement in bed and in your room and may actually make it more difficult to walk and/or lead to falls

2634. Adverse event reporting tool to standardize the reporting and tracking of adverse events during procedural sedation: a consensus document from the World SIVA International Sedation Task Force. | PSNet
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      April 20, 2016 - April 20, 2016 Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults

2635. Making use of mortality data to improve quality and safety in general practice: a review of current approaches. | PSNet
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      November 17, 2010 - March 28, 2011 Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults

2636. Challenges and opportunities for improving patient safety through human factors and systems engineering. | PSNet
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      September 11, 2019 - the Same Author(s) Information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions: things falling

2637. SEIPS 3.0: human-centered design of the patient journey for patient safety. | PSNet
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      September 11, 2019 - the Same Author(s) Information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions: things falling

2638. Progress in interoperability: measuring US hospitals' engagement in sharing patient data. | PSNet
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      March 27, 2024 - February 9, 2022 WebM&M Cases Falling Between the Cracks

2639. Relationship between patient safety culture and patient experience in hospital settings: a scoping review. | PSNet
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      November 17, 2014 - March 8, 2023 Falling through the cracks: the invisible hospital cleaning workforce.

2640. Using Telehealth to Improve Quality and Safety: Findings from the AHRQ Portfolio. | PSNet
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      May 07, 2014 - September 15, 2011 Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults