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4601. User Guide (v2025.1) for Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2024 - Hospitals and Health Systems Oregon Health Authority Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council … Association Texas Department of State Health Services Utah Department of Health Vermont Association of Hospitals … Starting on October 1, 2015, diagnoses for hospital inpatient stays and outpatient encounters in the … charges, total hospital costs) or outcomes (e.g., in-hospital mortality rates, or hospital readmissions … These cases are not representative of a typical stay in which a patient has come to the hospital for

4602. Patient Safety in Home Dialysis | PSNet
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      April 28, 2021 - include infections, hypotension, electrolyte disturbances, blood loss, adverse drug effects, and patient falls … In Conversation With... … KH : It sounds like, between in-home and in-facility dialysis, the concerns are similar. … June 16, 2019 Did hospital engagement networks actually improve care? … Home Care Nephrology Side Effects/Adverse Drug Reactions Nosocomial Infections Patient Falls

4603. 035-Importance-Mrsa-Prevention-Notes (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - units (ICU) and non-ICU hospital units. … HAIs, including those caused by MRSA, not only cause patient harm, but can negatively impact hospitals … MRSA is often preventable, and hospitals, units, and staff can do many things to prevent MRSA transmission … Working together and using these key strategies, hospitals, units, and staff can protect patients from … , including prolonged hospital stays and increased mortality.

4604. In Conversation with… Edward Tenner, PhD | PSNet
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      June 01, 2011 - This is true in government, and it would be true in industry, and I suspect it would also be true in … Hospital managers have to be especially aware of the risks of hierarchic organizations. … Warranty and USFDA approval concerns precluded the hospital from modifying the equipment. … The hospital developed a report of the event for the manufacturer. … Letters: How to reduce tube mix-ups in hospitals. New York Times. August 25, 2010:A26. 7.

4605. Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications? | PSNet
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      October 10, 2017 - since the 1970s to help facilitate safer discharge in a timely manner. 1 Early hospital discharge and … By utilizing discharge planners as “gate keepers”, hospitals can ensure that patients do not leave the … hospital on IV antibiotics without an established treatment and monitoring plan. … In addition to preparing a patient for discharge on IV antibiotics from the hospital, follow-up care … Drug Misuse July 1, 2004 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals

4606. Statistical Brief #94: Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007 (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2008 - The 45 to 64 year group also saw the greatest reduction in rate from 2004 to 2007, falling by 0.48 … In one study, researchers estimated approximately 1.7 million HAIs in U.S. hospitals in 2002, which … “Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002.” … Coffey et al., 2009).9 Types of hospitals included in HCUP HCUP is based on data from community … hospitals, defined as short-term, non-Federal, general and other hospitals, excluding hospital units

4607. 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 - will be of benefit to researchers and hospitals who are directly involved in developing and implementing …   712  hospitals.  … Participants: The department of Radiation Oncology and Surgery in University Hospital of Case Western … We collaborated with IT department of University Hospitals (UH) to maintain the information security …  hospital.  

4608. Implementation of Systems Redesign: Approaches to Spread and Sustain Adoption (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2007 - This strategy has been applied in over 21 hospitals (six hospital systems) throughout the State of Indiana … and 6 hospital systems. … isolation were standardized among participating hospitals because there was evidence to suggest that … 40 QI projects, 21 hospitals, and 6 hospital systems within the State of Indiana. … time across a multi-hospital system.

4609. AHRQ Multiple Chronic Conditions Research Network Publications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2014 - The fragmentation of hospital use among a cohort of high utilizers: implications for emerging care coordination … Cancer registry enrichment via linkage with hospital-based electronic medical records: a pilot investigation … Using Data Mining to Predict Errors in Chronic Disease Care [Chapter in online book]. … Does better quality of care for falls and urinary incontinence result in better participant-reported … Hospital variation in nitric oxide use for premature infants. Pediatrics.

4610. Spotlight
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      January 01, 2024 - an unsteady gait, suggesting pelvic muscle weakness and requiring use of a “tether” to keep her from falling … report that she was intermittently uncommunicative with a “fixed” gaze. 6 6 Case Details (3) On hospital … one; the endoscopy with dilation did not improve the patient’s symptoms and she was admitted to the hospital … . 23 23 Practice iterative and dynamic problem representation (7) Upon readmission to the hospital … have a role/voice in the diagnostic process (1) There has been increasing recognition in recent years

4611. In Conversation With... Francoise Marvel, MD | PSNet
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      August 05, 2022 - I am an assistant professor in cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. … and check whether it made any difference in hospital readmissions? … We conducted the MiCORE study across four hospitals: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical … Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Reading Health. … Conversation with Patricia Dykes about The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls December 18,

4612. Implementation of Health IT in Long-Term Care Settings (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2009 - residents are at higher risk than noninstitutionalized elderly of adverse health events such as falls … decreased lengths-of-stay in hospitals and an increased proportion of Medicaid residents in LTC facilities … Falling through the cracks: challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons … , adopted by hospital staff in other units, and remains in use today. 35 NoTBARRIERS NOTED:  … in order to facilitate the coordination of care between the hospital and nursing home.

4613. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2023 - by hospitals in outpatient settings. … Under the Hospital OQR Program, hospitals must meet administrative, data collection and submission, … in the United States, including non-AHA member hospitals. … Population Targeted All hospitals in the United States. … following operating room procedures Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) Patients with one or more falls

4614. Sustainability Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2020 - An example of project sustainment in a hospital system, utilizing organizational structure, is at the … In addition to this efficiency improvement, many hospitals merge multiple workflows to streamline daily … Another example of using data to sustain improvements is at Minnesota Children’s Hospitals and Clinics … , which use a screen saver slide show on all hospital computer terminals to display up-to-date intervention … Preventing Falls in Hospitals . January 2013.

4615. Baffled by Botulinum Toxin | PSNet
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      July 17, 2024 - Therapeutic effects are realized in 7 to 10 days, peak in 4 to 6 weeks, and diminish by 12 weeks. … the foot or the abductor digiti minimi in the hand) before diagnosing therapeutic resistance.( 1 ) In … Management Royal Hallamshire Hospital United Kingdom References 1. … August 16, 2023 Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of reported … operating room setting in a tertiary academic center.

4616. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Assessing the status of infection control programs in small rural hospitals in the western United States … A statewide survey of nosocomial infection surveillance in acute care hospitals. … Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections based on electronic hospital registries. … Estimating health care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002. Public Health Rep. … Hospitals in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance (HELICS).

4617. HOSPITAL BRIEFING MEMORANDUM (pdf file)
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      January 15, 2008 - electronic format at the vast majority of hospitals in the United States today. … an orientation meeting of all Minnesota hospitals that have expressed an interest in participating in … These groups will meet face-to- face in breakout sessions during the hospital orientation meeting in … participating hospitals and identifiers of cases suspected of having hospital-acquired complications … As a hospital association, its core competency is convening and collaborating with hospitals to achieve

4618. Mnpoavideotranscript (pdf file)
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      September 24, 2010 - In other words, the letter “N” indicates  that a diagnosis is a hospital‐acquired complication.    … The problem in this case is that the patient probably also had a  pulmonary embolus while in the hospital …  Perspectives in Health Information Management to  discharge data from hospitals in New York State.    … Michael on screen:    When we applied these screens to data from hospitals in New York State  that  …  one in ten of the hospitals we evaluated had more than ten  percent of their secondary diagnoses coded

4619. Supervision and Entrustment in Clinical Training: Protecting Patients, Protecting Trainees | PSNet
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      February 22, 2017 - The Case A 65-year-old man was admitted with head and spine trauma after falling from a tree while … The Commentary Commentary by Olle ten Cate, PhD Adequate supervision is necessary in teaching hospitals … Patients cared for in teaching hospitals should expect to receive safe and high-quality care. … A trainee in a clinical rotation at a teaching hospital should expect to receive high-quality guidance … controlled analgesia in a UK paediatric hospital.

4620. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2008 - DB: Well, in particular, it's not to the advantage of hospitals today to improve quality or safety. … DB: It depends a lot on what the hospital already has in place and what their resources are. … However, I think it has a lot of benefits and most hospitals will, in the not too distant future, want … If my parents called me and said that they need to go to a hospital in their community, and they want … The best evidence comes from hospitals. Another is barcoding.