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  1. Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group Environmental Scan (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/healthcare-safety-competency-environmental-scan.pdf
    March 27, 2025 - bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated events, hospital-acquired pressure injuries, patient falls … rather than individual improvement efforts in specific areas such as healthcare-associated infections, falls

  2. Preparing for Health Reform: The Federal Government and the Nursing Workforce | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/preparing-health-reform-federal-government-and-nursing-workforce
    September 01, 2012 - Patients are at risk of falls. … The "solution" is an assessment form and an action plan related to the risk of falls.

  3. In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jack-needleman-phd
    September 01, 2012 - Patients are at risk of falls. … The "solution" is an assessment form and an action plan related to the risk of falls.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852700/psn-pdf
    August 30, 2023 - since experienced higher rates of preventable infections, as well as increases in pressure ulcers and falls … performance measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection, falls

  5. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL CME Reviewed Spotlight_Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis_02.14.20221 - clean - REVISED.pptx (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/final_cme_reviewed_spotlight_loss_of_trust_and_a_missed_diagnosis_02.14.20221_-_clean_-_revised.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL CME Reviewed Spotlight_Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis_02.14.20221 - clean - REVISED.pptx Spotlight A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the February 2022 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.…

  6. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens | PSNet

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    March 27, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens Citation Text: Fogarty PF. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49525/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2006 - Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens December 1, 2006 Fogarty PF. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-heparins-hit-happens Case Objectives Review the presentation of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and its primary complication, thrombosis. Discuss the managem…

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

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_research-protocol.pdf
    January 30, 2012 - For patients with AF who are elderly (at high risk for falls), have a history of bleeding, are pregnant … persistent, or permanent)  International normalized ratio (INR)  Dementia/cognitive impairment  Falls … and permanent) o International normalized ratio (INR) o Dementia/cognitive impairment o Risk of falls

  9. Towards Effective and Efficient Health Information Technology Adoption in Home Care - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r03hs022352-koru-final-report-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - Falling through the cracks: Challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings.

  10. Making Healthcare Safer IV: Summary of Findings, 2023-2024 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-1-year-final-report-updated-title_0.pdf
    May 01, 2024 - Director of the Department of Defense Patient Safety Program Defense Health Agency Falls Church, VA … Interventions to improve prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism • Multicomponent interventions to reduce falls … o Most studies found no reduction in falls, but a systematic review reported that half of the included … studies reduced falls. … studies • Evidence Summary o 3 studies examined PFE in fall prevention programs and found reduced falls

  11. Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/laparotomy-patient.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy e Emergency Laparotomy Patient Education Guide 1 Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy Patient Name ___________________________________________________________________ Surgeon Name ________________________________________________…

  12. HIT Based Regional Medication Management Pharmacy System (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs014965-schmidt-final-report-2007.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Im po rt an ce S ca le Im po rt an ce S ca le Green Zone: Definitely measure any metric falling … Yellow Zone: For metrics falling within this zone, weigh the importance of the metric to the project … Red Zone: The costs of obtaining the data for metrics falling within this zone exceed the value of the

  13. Technical Brief: Use and Safety of Positional MRI in the Management of Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/musculoskeletal-disorders-imaging/research-protocol

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845472/psn-pdf
    March 15, 2023 - , which could reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke that may lead to potential disability and falls … augment that with telehealth where you get a view into someone's home and see if there are tripping or falling

  15. Hurried Team Huddle and Poor Communication: Unsafe Practice During Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hurried-team-huddle-and-poor-communication-unsafe-practice-during-anesthesia-emergency
    September 27, 2023 - August 9, 2023 Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of

  16. Final Progress Report: A Pilot Study for Intrgrating Facility Information With Healthcare Information to Improve Patient Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/anumba-report_0.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Traumatic are problems such as slips trips or falls.

  17. How CUSP Enables Nurse Empowerment (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/empowerment.html
    April 01, 2013 - I know we had implemented a couple years ago, every time a patient falls, we do a post-fall huddle.

  18. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1406 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
    June 01, 2014 - designed to interrupt propofol infusion if the patient’s oxygen saturation level or respiration rate falls … If the onus of improving patient adherence falls on the provider, staffing needs might increase due … The ED’s physical layout may pose a risk of falls for elderly patients, narrow and thin mattresses … at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, NY), reported that “up to eight elderly patients a month were falling … experts thought these costs would be offset by reduced readmissions, reduced adverse events (e.g., falls

  19. Chsp-Compendium-2019Update (xls file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/chsp-compendium-2019update.xlsx
    June 02, 2025 - 9103359 82 24 3 1 1 1 103 4147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HSI00000107 Benefis Healthcare System Great Falls … INS00000177 9101564 0311 271 126 30 6 6 2 453 20658 17.64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 HSI00000401 Glens Falls … 0 INS00642888 66 13 8 2 1 1 184 9747 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HSI00000958 Sanford Health Sioux Falls … 84 11 10 3 1752 82510 134.03 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 HSI00000994 Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls … 1 477 16634 72.76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 HSI00001143 United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls

  20. Chsp-Compendium-2019Update

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/chsp-compendium-2019update.csv
    June 02, 2025 - 9103359 82 24 3 1 1 1 103 4147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HSI00000107 Benefis Healthcare System Great Falls … INS00000177 9101564 0311 271 126 30 6 6 2 453 20658 17.64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 HSI00000401 Glens Falls … 0 INS00642888 66 13 8 2 1 1 184 9747 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HSI00000958 Sanford Health Sioux Falls … 84 11 10 3 1752 82510 134.03 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 HSI00000994 Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls … 1 477 16634 72.76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 HSI00001143 United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls
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