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  1. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cognitive-decline-disposition-170707pdf.pdf
    March 24, 2017 - We focused the report on prevention interventions, and as such does not focus on risk factors. … immobility, depression, excessive medications and lack of social engagement is the formula to imbalance, falls … , physical abilities, sensory processing, attention, memory and cognition while monitoring falls, health … of our elders will be forced to accept declining physical independence, unnecessary injuries from falls … because they can no longer care for themselves because of physical weakness, sensory losses, risks of falling

  2. Interventions To Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cognitive-decline-disposition-170707pdf.pdf
    March 24, 2017 - We focused the report on prevention interventions, and as such does not focus on risk factors. … immobility, depression, excessive medications and lack of social engagement is the formula to imbalance, falls … , physical abilities, sensory processing, attention, memory and cognition while monitoring falls, health … of our elders will be forced to accept declining physical independence, unnecessary injuries from falls … because they can no longer care for themselves because of physical weakness, sensory losses, risks of falling

  3. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Functional Specifications (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/functspecs.pdf
    March 22, 2014 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Functional Specifications … ulcer healing, falls prevention, and prevention of inappropriate hospitalizations. … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 3 2.2. … Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Prevention Report 3.1. … for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention 12 3.2.4.

  4. Outbreak | PSNet

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    January 29, 2015 - Effective prevention strategies are available that can significantly reduce the risk of HCWs contracting … Prevention Strategies In addition to disease-specific strategies, HCW screening and ongoing guidance … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Available at] 2. … Recommendations for prevention of HIV transmission in health-care settings. … Washington, DC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; April 13, 1999. [Available at] 8.

  5. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
    November 01, 2006 - Surgical Infection Prevention • Prophylactic antibiotic received within 1 hour prior to surgical incision … with reported measures may entail unintended consequences Systems should be in place for monitoring, prevention

  6. How CUSP Enables Nurse Empowerment (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2013 - I know we had implemented a couple years ago, every time a patient falls, we do a post-fall huddle. … both the safety piece, the learning from defects, as well as the technical work of implementing CLABSI prevention

  7. Sustainability Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2020 - They will gravitate toward a project such as using a CLABSI prevention checklist. … performance results for the percentage of patients whose intravenous antibiotics were given for the prevention … Tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement and prevention … While this tool focuses on fall prevention, it can be modified to your facility’s improvement process … Preventing Falls in Hospitals . January 2013.

  8. Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2021 - therapists can conduct accident investigations, implement care plan updates, and lead teams in fall/injury prevention … Coronavirus Waivers and Flexibilities for Health Care Providers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  9. Survey on Patient Safety (facility version) (doc file)

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    June 02, 2025 - · “Patient safety” is defined as the avoidance and prevention of patient injuries or adverse events

  10. The Emergency Department & Catheter Insertions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - He gets more restless, gets out of bed, trips on the catheter and falls . … middle, with several issues surrounding it (i.e. immobility, CAUTI, pressure ulcers), that could lead to Falls

  11. Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Background and Information for Translators (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/resources/infotransNHSOPS.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - More about this dimension: Typical errors/mistakes/incidents include medication errors, preventable falls

  12. Nursing Home SOPS Translation Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/nursing-home/translators.html
    October 01, 2014 - More about this dimension: Typical errors/mistakes/incidents include medication errors, preventable falls

  13. The New York Model: Root Cause Analysis Driving Patient Safety Initiative to Ensure Correct Surgical and Invasive Procedures (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Faltz_56.pdf
    March 27, 2008 - NYPORTS provides useful information about systems errors and effectiveness of prevention strategies. … Incidence, patterns and prevention of wrong-site surgery, Arch Surg 2006; 141: 353-358. 2.

  14. Lessons in Safety Climate and Safety Practices from a California Hospital Consortium (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Singer.pdf
    April 01, 2003 - set a short- term patient safety performance goal of a 20-percent reduction in medication errors, falls … Several consortium hospitals reported falling into this trap at some point in time. … Employees at one consortium facility examined data on adverse events and realized that patient falls … As they reviewed the data, employees noticed that most falls were occurring in one particular unit. … As a result, falls decreased significantly.

  15. Osteoporosis-Bone-Fracture Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - intake (3 or more drinks/day), low BMD, vitamin D deficiency, low calcium intake, hyperkyphosis, falling … , and was approved for both treatment and prevention based on BMD alone. … demonstrated in populations at increased risk for fracture due to conditions that increase the risk of falling … NIH Consensus Development Panel on Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy. … Clinician’s Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis. Washington, DC; 2010. 4.

  16. Puh-Erepguide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-erepguide.docx
    February 10, 2014 - Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: quick reference guide. … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention 18 Slide 27: Reviewing Pressure Ulcers … This item is calculated according to the rules for the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Risk Change Report. … This item is calculated according to the rules for the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Risk Change Report. … If a Braden Score is available and the Braden Score date falls within the week parameters for the report

  17. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
    August 01, 2009 - They started tackling some really tough problems: patient falls, surgical site infections, central line … region as a whole cut the infection rate 70%, and other hospitals eliminated other "never events" like falls … Perspective The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls

  18. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening
    March 14, 2019 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening March 14, 2019 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. governmen…

  19. Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI (July 9, 2013) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/health-literacy-transcript.html
    December 01, 2017 - , first helping you to understand the concept of health literacy and its role in your work on CAUTI prevention … Moving on now to Slide 11, how does this apply to our CAUTI prevention efforts?  … catheter because they're afraid of soiling linens, or they're afraid of incontinence, or they're afraid of falling … If you're concerned about falling, please let the hospital staff know, because there are extra precautions … So for example, care plans for patient safety will often include plans to try to prevent falls.

  20. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.161_slideshow.ppt
    October 01, 2007 - be lethargic, opening her eyes and mumbling incoherently in response to vigorous shaking but quickly falling … Professional Health Take-Home Points Professionalism is a core competency for all physicians Prevention
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