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  1. In Conversation with… Edward Tenner, PhD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-edward-tenner-phd
    June 01, 2011 - In Conversation with… Edward Tenner, PhD June 1, 2011  Also Read an Essay Citation Text: In Conversation with… Edward Tenner, PhD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011. Cop…

  2. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: A Systematic Evidence Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/R_cAa3AjFGQ2np_aQnzQGA
    February 11, 2025 - factor for osteoporosis and conducted DXA, vertebral fracture assess- ment, blood chemistry analyses, falls … y or older at high baseline fracture risk; extensive screening battery (imaging, laboratory values, falls … y or older at high baseline fracture risk and extensive screening (imaging, laboratory assessment, falls … Preventing falls is addressed by a separate USPSTF recommendation.216 This review did not address DXA … Interventions to prevent falls in community- dwelling older adults: US Preventive Services Task Force

  3. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
    May 08, 2013 - Peer Reviewer #6 Results Page 94, integrated beds are very high and increase the risk of falls and … injury from falls. … mattress, making the side rail ineffective None of the trials of support surfaces/beds reported risk of falls … by the reviewer were included within the patient characteristics described (e.g. functional status falls … Hyde P, Falls K, Morris JA, Schoenwald SK.

  4. Medical Product Safety Network (MedSun) Collaborates with Medical Product Users to Create Specialty Subnetworks (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Engleman_86.pdf
    June 04, 2008 - The very large percentage of reported problems falling into the “potential for harm” category speaks

  5. Care Transitions | PSNet

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    December 01, 2007 - Number one, because there's a notion that this is not something that falls within our accountability.

  6. What Exactly Is Patient Safety? (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Emanuel-Berwick_110.pdf
    July 02, 2008 - For instance, patient safety designs can be thought of as falling into two types: those that are for

  7. Medical Office SOPS: 2016 User Comparative Database Report, Part I (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2016 - Sample Percentile Statistics • If your medical office’s score is 55 percent positive, it falls above … • If your medical office’s score is 65 percent positive, it falls above the 90th percentile, meaning … 1 36% 17.43% 8% 10% 25% 35% 49% 62% 96% If your medical office’s score is 55 percent, your score falls … here: If your medical office’s score is 65 percent, your score falls here: 39 Table 6-3.

  8. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Review: Use of Structured Handoff Protocols for Intrahospital Within-Unit Transitions (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/structured-handoff-rapid-research.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - The outcomes assessed were a heterogenous mixture of specific events like falls or patient mortality … Other measures of harm declined, but the rate of falls, medication errors, procedure-related errors, … Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes-falls, pressure … Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes-falls, pressure

  9. Health Information Technology Evaluation Toolkit: 2009 Update (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/health-information-technology-evaluation-toolkit-2009-update.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - patient without external risk factors such as cancer, hyper- coagulable state, and so on) • PE/DVT • Falls … Post-op shock • Pneumothorax intracranial hemorrhage Watch out for documentation effect (e.g., falls … may become more reliably documented because the measure makes it easier to document falls). … The actual number of observations required in this example (i.e., the minimal sample size) falls somewhere

  10. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/colorectal-booklet.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery e Colorectal Surgery Patient Education Guide 1 Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery Patient Name ___________________________________________________________________ Surgeon Name __…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49783/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2017 - The patient was alert and oriented when she arrived in the ED, but she did report falling and hitting

  12. Final Progress Report: Human Factors and Systems Integration in High Technology Surgery (HF-SIgHTS) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/catchpole-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - performance, infection risk, increased risk of accidental disconnection of devices, and slips, trips and falls … performance, infection risk, increased risk of accidental disconnection of devices, and slips, trips and falls … name when communicating information 6 - Blue cord not covered by safety mat - Patient arm falling

  13. Healthy Aging | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/healthy-aging

  14. A National Web Conference on Evaluation of Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems and their Impact on Chronic Disease (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/phr-impact-chronic-disease-transcript-012512.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - We have people sometimes during CPAP set ups falling asleep. … Often, the burden falls on the individual or their caregivers to help connect those dots.

  15. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS), 2015

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2015.jsp
    January 01, 2015 - or submersion, (1) injury by drowning or submersion INJURY_FALL E Codes indicate injury by falling … : (0) no injury by falling, (1) injury by falling INJURY_FIRE E Codes indicate injury by fire … or submersion, (1) injury by drowning or submersion INJURY_FALL E Codes indicate injury by falling … : (0) no injury by falling, (1) injury by falling INJURY_FIRE E Codes indicate injury by fire

  16. Final Progress Report: Shared Decision Making in Surgery To Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Liability (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/domino-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Risk management files that did not involve patient care (e.g., visitor falls) were not included

  17. Medication-Therapy-Management Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management_research-protocol.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - participation in the MTM program) o Patient-Centered Outcomes  Disease-specific morbidity, including falls

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49406/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2003 - The Dangerous Detour June 1, 2003 Gibson J, HTaylor D. The Dangerous Detour. PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-detour The Case Following an overdose of alcohol and Ativan, a 26-year-old woman was admitted to the Medicine service for observation after being placed on a 72-hour hold by…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49623/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2011 - Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast? March 1, 2011 Spector ND. Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast? . PSNet [internet]. 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/are-we-pushing-graduate-nurses-too-fast The Case A middle-aged man was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) following a complex surgical…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49742/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2015 - A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab September 1, 2015 Ashcraft LE, Kahn JM. A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff-inpatient-rehab The Case An 18-year-old man with no significant past medical history sustained a traumatic brain injury after a mo…
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