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  1. Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hougland_26.pdf
    October 01, 2011 - Accidental falls in the hospital represent another iatrogenic event that hospital patient safety programs … have attempted to prevent via mechanisms, such as identifying patients at high risk for falls and … Accidental falls Total % 8.6 60.7 a Classes with five or fewer reviewed cases are not reported. … Williams) and grant number P01 CD000284 from the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (P.I.

  2. 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…

  3. In Conversation With… Gordon Schiff, MD | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - You could not easily miss that a patient had a falling hematocrit.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33872/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2018 - While this intervention did not reduce safety incidents like pressure ulcers or falls, it did identify

  5. Treating Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Teens (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/disruptive-behavior-disorder_consumer.pdf
    August 01, 2016 - Ritalin®, Ritalin LA®, Ritalin SR®) ��Stomach ache ��Decreased appetite ��Weight loss ��Trouble falling … pressure ��Slow heart rate ��Feeling tired or sleepy ��Nausea and vomiting ��Stomach ache ��Trouble falling … disruptive behavior disorders are in children and teens came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  6. Patient Self Monitoring to Transfer Physical Therapy Exercise from Clinic to Home - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs021733-sheehan-final-report-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - children and younger adults, senior citizens could utilize the IBEHR to learn exercises for injury prevention … , e.g. from falling.

  7. 3. Breadth and Focus Areas of Federal Agency Research Portfolios in HSR and PCR | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2021 - Prevention services and access to care as necessary. … Disparities in prevention services and health outcomes. … Cost effectiveness of prevention interventions. Prevention services in primary care. … Primary care linkages to broader public health and community prevention resources. … Although much of this research falls outside the scope of this study, federal and other stakeholders

  8. Procedure Complications – Who is Responsible for Follow up? | PSNet

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    July 31, 2023 - Diagnostic endoscopic ultrasonography: assessment of safety and prevention of complications. … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall prevention … process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49531/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2007 - The nurse's failure to confirm the medication's identity prior to administration falls into the category

  10. Dying in the Hospital With Advanced Dementia | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dying-hospital-advanced-dementia
    November 01, 2016 - of Electronic Order Sets November 1, 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017. … Related Resources Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  11. The Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) Finds Infectious Diseases (ID) Physician Approval for Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) Prevents Unnecessary PICC Use and Reduces Complications | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/michigan-hospital-medicine-safety-consortium-hms-finds-infectious-diseases-id-physician
    July 23, 2024 - compiling training decision tools (e.g., MAGIC, 15 WISE, 16 and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … J Vasc Access. 2015;16(4):321-326. doi:10.5301/jva.5000346   Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP … May 31, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations Preventing Falls … Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention Plans May 31, 2023

  12. Program Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Program Impact Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Executive Summary Report Organization Program Implementation Program Impact What We Learned…

  13. EvidenceNOW: Virginia Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/virginia.html
    March 01, 2021 - practices have the evidence they need to help their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.

  14. Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-removal.pptx
    April 01, 2022 - Grant’s risk of falling when getting up to urinate frequently Disclaimer: All case studies are hypothetical … Don’t have a doubt, get the catheter out: a nurse-driven CAUTI prevention protocol.

  15. Heart Health NOW! Advancing Heart Health in NC Primary Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/timeline-checklist-nc.pdf
    April 01, 2018 - practice availability and needs, to implement evidence-based practices for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention … informatics support with the expectation that you will: implement evidence-based practices for CVD prevention

  16. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    What type of information falls under FOIA?

  17. AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Items and Dimensions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hsops-items-composites.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Items and Dimensions SOPS® Hospital Survey Items and Composite Version: 1.0 Language: English Note • For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods, establishing data collection procedures, conducting a …

  18. Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners - Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/treatments/btpills/stayactive-tr.html
    September 01, 2015 - Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners - Transcript Special Report: Blood Thinner Medications Narrator: Recently, your doctor has prescribed a blood-thinning drug, like Warfarin, for you. And you probably have lots of questions. Well, sit back and relax as over the next few minutes we'll attempt to a…

  19. Opioid Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
    December 15, 2024 - The Department of Health and Human Services has released an  overdose prevention strategy  to combat … the opioid crisis which includes prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. … May 4, 2022 The Joint Commission's new and revised workplace violence prevention standards … March 6, 2019 Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866846/psn-pdf
    September 24, 2024 - found a 37% increase in reporting, and decreases in preventable harm: 39% decrease in injuries with falls
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