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  1. Trends in Unintentional Injury Mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives, Washington, 1990-2009 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or33.pdf
    October 25, 2012 - average • Large racial disparities in injury deaths • Injury prevention has become a public health

  2. Tulare District Hospital Rural Health EMR Consortium (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015096-davison-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Key Words: information technology, rural hospital, patient falls, electronic medication administration … hours provided by temporary or agency nurses, patient days, and selected patient outcomes (patient falls … From the CalNOC data, we extracted patient falls per 1000 patient days, with and without injuries, for … Ja n-0 7 May -07 Sep -07 Ja n-0 8 May -08 in ci de nt ra te The number of patient falls … There was a general trend toward fewer patient falls.

  3. July Teleconference Transcript (pdf file)

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    June 16, 2021 - So now we did – we followed that up with calibration on falls in the hospital. … And we didn’t want falls that were not related to it – we didn’t want falls related to admission, so … And our results as shown here, we found 1400 visits with falls out of about half a million or a rate … measurements increase in frequency, there’s probably something wrong, the patient’s predictability is falling

  4. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Virginia Cooperative (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-va.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - practices have the evidence they need to help their patients adopt the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention … Accessed August 16, 2017. 3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Accessed August 16, 2017. 5 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49513/psn-pdf
    July 01, 2006 - What is the expected level of intervention (eg, replace an oxygen mask if it falls off, silence an IV

  6. Appendix A. Details on Scan Data Set, Manual Reviews, Algorithm Classification Methods, and Supplemental Scan Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-a.html
    June 01, 2020 - The remaining 259 reviewed projects were excluded from the final data set due to their start date falling … 362 181 157 14 10 92% 0.55 Pediatrics 362 181 175 1 5 99% 0.91 Prevention … 93% 61% 96% 0.57 Pediatrics 2,459 69 2,348 21 21 98% 77% 99% 0.76 Prevention … ) 1–1 1,308 (19%) 1,194–1,421 0(0%) 0–0 1,457 (16%) 1,335–1,578 Prevention … Safety 176 177 193 184 204 196 Pediatrics 247 199 210 226 199 208 Prevention

  7. 7.  Appendix C: Additional Tables by Topic Area | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/appendix-c.html
    May 01, 2024 - Using Integrated Social and Medical Risk Data Dashboards To Improve Chronic Disease Management and Prevention … Shareable, Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Older Adults: Advancing Fall Assessment and Prevention … Lucero Organization: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Aims to develop a shareable, standards-based fall prevention … clinical decision support program into primary care settings using Fall Care Managers to promote fall prevention

  8. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
    June 20, 2023 - , offers various resources on suicide prevention ( https://sprc.org/ ). … Evidence of other harmful outcomes (eg, cardiovascular-related, bleeding, mortality, risk of falls, fractures … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published 2021. Accessed May 9, 2023. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2019. 18.

  9. 4Nuuvs6Nmztdbgjbg3Elke (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/4NUuvS6nmzTdBgjBg3ELkE
    January 01, 2020 - inactivity, diabetes, and existing CVD disease) or for other purposes (such as disease management and falls … or disability prevention). … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). … Diabetes Prevention Project. … Multiple risk factor interventions for primary prevention of coronary heart dis- ease.

  10. Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/best-practices-managing-deconditioning.pdf
    May 01, 2022 - inactivity.1 For some nursing home residents, it may lead to decreased mobility, increased risk of falls

  11. Knowledge Engineering for Decision Support in Osteoporosis - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/k08hs018582-lafleur-final-report-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - FARA has become a key component for guiding treatment decisions in osteoporosis fracture prevention, … malabsorption, and symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism, and development c Fall risk includes history of falls … BISPHOSPHONATES FOR FRACTURE PREVENTION IN MALES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-­‐ANALYSIS Results from … Bisphosphonates for fracture prevention in males: A systematic review and meta-­‐analysis. … The red ve Summary COST--‐EFFECTIVENESS STRATEGIES FOR OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING AND FRACTURE PREVENTION

  12. Transcript: How To Empower Nurses To Effectively Implement a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Removing Urinary Catheters, Including How To Obtain Buy-In From Physicians (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/empowering-nurses-transcript.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - Pat Posa, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.A., CCRN-K, FAAN Quality Excellence Leader Senior Director Infection Prevention

  13. SOPS™ Health Information Technology (Health IT) Supplemental Items for Hospitals Webcast Transcript (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast-transcript.pdf
    July 25, 2018 - patient safety research and the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture, healthcare- associated infections prevention … Gandhi, Slide 19 There's many ways we think about that prevention of errors piece, which was in the … There's many ways that technology can really facilitate that prevention. … So many ways that technology can help with that error prevention.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33610/psn-pdf
    April 01, 2005 - the site based on your own interests (perhaps you're a nurse interested in research on preventing falls

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49779/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2017 - The Empty Bag December 1, 2016 Vincent C. The Empty Bag. PSNet [internet]. 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-bag The Case A 90-year-old woman with end-stage dementia was admitted to an acute care hospital for treatment of a hip fracture after a fall at a nursing home. During the hospitalization, her kidne…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49508/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Language Barrier April 1, 2006 Flores G. Language Barrier. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier The Case A previously healthy 10-month-old girl was taken to a pediatrician's office by her monolingual Spanish- speaking parents when they noted that their daughter had generalized we…

  17. Language Barrier | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier
    February 28, 2024 - Language Barrier Citation Text: Flores G. Language Barrier. 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 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  18. Preparing for and Recovering After Gynecologic Surgery (pdf file)

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

  19. Mark My Limb | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mark-my-limb
    February 10, 2015 - The Joint Commission's Universal Protocol for the Prevention of Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, and Wrong

  20. AHRQ Summit To Address Emergency Department Boarding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/930.html
    September 01, 2024 - ROI for a fall prevention intervention: invest a little, save a lot . … Finance health systems for all children, emphasizing prevention and health promotion. … Strengthen community-level health promotion and disease prevention. … New Research and Evidence From AHRQ Systematic Review: Behavioral Interventions for Migraine Prevention
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