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  1. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereport-slides.html
    September 01, 2017 - Asthma Circulatory Problems Hypertension or Renal Failure Gastroenteritis Angina Pectoris Falls … Enables clinicians to track patterns, follow up on areas of decline, and monitor progress of new prevention

  2. Effective Treatment of Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-eff.html
    September 01, 2015 - Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System, 2008-2012. … Importance: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( Xu, et al., 2014 ), the rate … With the burden of suicide falling most heavily on adults of working age, the cost to the economy results … are available), 41,149 suicides were reported ( CDC WISQARS, 2013 ; American Foundation for Suicide Prevention … Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

  3. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation on Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/osteoporosis-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    January 14, 2025 - The Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based

  4. Underreporting of quality measures and associated facility characteristics and racial disparities in US nursing home ratings. | PSNet

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    August 09, 2023 - nursing home characteristics and reporting patterns for two measures of nursing home care quality ( falls … August 24, 2022 Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality … July 15, 2020 Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality

  5. Demonstrating the value of postgraduate fellowships for physicians in quality improvement and patient safety. | PSNet

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    November 04, 2015 - Study Demonstrating the value of postgraduate fellowships for physicians in quality improvement and patient safety. Citation Text: Myers JS, Lane-Fall MB, Perfetti AR, et al. Demonstrating the value of postgraduate fellowships for physicians in quality improvement and patient safety. BMJ…

  6. Speaking up as an extension of socio-cultural dynamics in hospital settings: a study of staff experiences of speaking up across seven hospitals. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/speaking-extension-socio-cultural-dynamics-hospital-settings-study-staff-experiences-speaking
    May 19, 2021 - 2022 Patient safety culture as a space of social struggle: understanding infection prevention … March 18, 2020 Falling through the cracks: the invisible hospital cleaning workforce.

  7. Preventing pressure ulcers: the goal is zero. | PSNet

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    September 30, 2010 - Commentary Preventing pressure ulcers: the goal is zero. Citation Text: Duncan KD. Preventing pressure ulcers: the goal is zero. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(10):605-10. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged Pu…

  8. Preventing complications of central venous catheterization. | PSNet

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    September 02, 2015 - Review Preventing complications of central venous catheterization. Citation Text: McGee DC, Gould MK. Preventing complications of central venous catheterization. N Engl J Med. 2003;348(12):1123-33. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote …

  9. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NEDS Notes

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    May 10, 2015 - Codes and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … also includes 12 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling … elements are not included on any HCUP databases as HCUP worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  10. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NEDS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/i10_injury_overexertion/nedsnote.jsp
    May 10, 2015 - Codes and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … HCUP includes 12 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling … elements are not included on any HCUP databases as HCUP worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  11. Osteoporosis Patient Handout (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/136331/Bisphosphonates%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
    July 18, 2023 - are the safest choice for most people like you, who have thin or fragile bones, because this risks of falling

  12. Osteoporosis Patient Handout (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/66551/Bisphosphonates%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
    July 18, 2023 - are the safest choice for most people like you, who have thin or fragile bones, because this risks of falling

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47878/psn-pdf
    June 05, 2019 - This review found that restraint use and limiting mobility to prevent falls can result in functional

  14. Eptifibatide Epilogue | PSNet

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    March 04, 2011 - If users program an infusion rate that falls outside of approved ranges (i.e., over-doses or under-doses … Implications for prevention. ADE Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1995;274:29-34. [go to PubMed] 3. … ADE Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1995;274:35-43. [go to PubMed] 4. … Effect of computerized physician order entry and a team intervention on prevention of serious medication … The impact of computerized physician order entry on medication error prevention.

  15. Hospital tells of surgery on wrong side. | PSNet

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    July 02, 2008 - June 10, 2015 Man falls off surgical table; St. Joseph's Hospital sued. … December 22, 2010 How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake.

  16. Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/safety-assess.html
    October 01, 2020 - health care facilities can minimize such safety problems as health care-associated infections, patient falls … The toolkit: Targets six areas of safety—infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries

  17. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NEDS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/i10_injury_fire/nedsnote.jsp
    May 10, 2015 - Codes and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … HCUP includes 12 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling … elements are not included on any HCUP databases as HCUP worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  18. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NEDS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/i10_injury_poison/nedsnote.jsp
    May 10, 2015 - Codes and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … HCUP includes 12 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling … elements are not included on any HCUP databases as HCUP worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  19. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NEDS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/i10_injury_mvt/nedsnote.jsp
    May 10, 2015 - Codes and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … HCUP includes 12 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling … elements are not included on any HCUP databases as HCUP worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  20. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NEDS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/i10_injury_nature/nedsnote.jsp
    May 10, 2015 - Codes and is consistent with the classification system used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … HCUP includes 12 data elements that identify the mechanism of the injury: cutting/piercing, drowning, falling … elements are not included on any HCUP databases as HCUP worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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