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  1. AHRQ Multiple Chronic Conditions Research Summit: Speaker Biosketches | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/summit-bios.html
    November 01, 2021 - Janet Croft, PhD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   Dr. … Gurwitz’s research falls at the intersection of geriatric medicine, patient safety, and healthcare delivery … Carrie Klabunde, PhD, MBA, MHS Office of Disease Prevention, NIH     Dr. … She currently serves as Senior Advisor for Disease Prevention in the NIH Office of Disease Prevention … Her previous research focused on identifying the causes and consequences of falls and fall injuries as

  2. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
    November 08, 2011 -  For effectiveness: complete wound healing, healing time, reduced wound surface area, pain, and prevention … Effectiveness Outcomes: • Complete wound healing • Wound surface area • Healing time • Pain • Prevention … of sepsis • Prevention of osteomyelitis • Recurrence rate Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Pressure ulcer prevention and management. JAMA 2003 Jan 8;289(2):223-226. PMID: 12517234. 5. … Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment: clinical practice guideline.

  3. Pf-Engagement-Facnotes (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement/pf-engagement-facnotes.docx
    May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module Facilitator Notes SAY: The purpose of the Patient and Family Engagement in the Ambulatory Surgical Environment module is to augment the existing hospital setting Patient and Family Engagement module of th…

  4. Challenges to Real-Time Decision Support in Health Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Fitzgerald_108.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Challenges to Real-Time Decision Support in Health Care Challenges to Real-Time Decision Support in Health Care Mark Fitzgerald, MB, BS, FACEM; Nathan Farrow, RN, BN (Hons) Adv Nur (Critical Care); Pamela Scicluna, BSc; Angela Murray, RN; Yan Xiao, PhD; Colin F. Mackenzie, MBChB, FRCA, FCCM Abstract This …

  5. Final Report, Year 3: CDS Connect (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds-connect-year3-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - the project exempt status (i.e., the research does not exceed a minimal risk to human subjects and falls … , consisting of 54 percent male and 46 percent female individuals, with the majority of end users falling … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/aspirin-therapy-primary-prevention-cvd-and-colorectal-cancer … Cost and economic benefit of clinical decision support systems for cardiovascular disease prevention: … Statins for prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults: Evidence report and systematic review for

  6. Medication Reconciliation With a Twist (or Dare We Say, a Patch?) | PSNet

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    April 03, 2024 - different points of care.( 23 ) Pharmacists, who have been shown to play an important role in the prevention

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33793/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2015 - research on clinical interventions to prevent hospital–acquired adverse events, VTE prophylaxis, or falls

  8. In Conversation With… Linda Aiken, PhD, RN | PSNet

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    March 01, 2018 - One example would be care bundles for central line infection prevention. … likely to rate their hospital well ( 7 ), and there is an increased risk of adverse events and patient falls

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857061/psn-pdf
    November 27, 2023 - specific things, like the safety harm scenarios that nurses commonly experience related to things like falls … patient care learning activities in four spheres of care across the lifespan: wellness and disease prevention

  10. Missed Nursing Care: A Key Measure for Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/missed-nursing-care-key-measure-patient-safety
    March 01, 2018 - likely to rate their hospital well ( 7 ), and there is an increased risk of adverse events and patient falls … One example would be care bundles for central line infection prevention.

  11. Meeting Minutes, November 2022 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2022-11-nac/nacmtg111722-minutes.html
    July 01, 2023 - The session featured presentations by representatives of AHRQ, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Other discussions dealt with understanding and preventing diagnostic errors in the areas of falls and

  12. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/DxeDM5ywg2J7SwKmETXfbX
    May 01, 2021 - difference, −1.67 [95% CI, −2.09 to −1.25]; 10 trials; 1540 participants; I2 = 36%); however, this change falls

  13. Microsoft Word - KID_file_comps_2000.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/reports/KID_2000_File_Composition.pdf
    January 01, 2000 - Microsoft Word - KID_file_comps_2000.doc HCUP KIDS’ INPATIENT DATABASE 2000 FILE COMPOSITION BY STATE This document contains cumulative descriptions of HCUP data sources across all years of HCUP data from 1988 to the current data year. …

  14. Final Recommendation Statement: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
    November 15, 2022 - difference, −1.67 [95% CI, −2.09 to −1.25]; 10 trials; 1540 participants; I 2 = 36%); however, this change falls

  15. 2016 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part I (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2016/2016_hospitalsops_report_pt1.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - 90th %ile Max Item 1 8% 10% 25% 35% 49% 62% 96% If your hospital's score is 55%, your score falls … here: If your hospital's score is 65%, your score falls here: • If your hospital’s score is … 55 percent positive, it falls above the 75th percentile (but below the 90th), meaning that your hospital … • If your hospital’s score is 65 percent positive, it falls above the 90th percentile, meaning your

  16. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2012
    May 15, 2012 - prostate cancer alone (Gleason score ≤6).The FDA has not approved finasteride and dutasteride for the prevention … prostate cancer mortality, and identify the population of men that may benefit most from prostate cancer prevention … The risks and benefits of 5a-reductase inhibitors for prostate-cancer prevention. … Lim LS, Sherin K; ACPM Prevention Practice Committee.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60611/psn-pdf
    June 24, 2020 - In comparison, the recommended dose of rivaroxaban for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial … dose depends on several factors including the indication (atrial fibrillation, VTE treatment, or VTE prevention

  18. Preparing for Health Reform: The Federal Government and the Nursing Workforce | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/preparing-health-reform-federal-government-and-nursing-workforce
    September 01, 2012 - Patients are at risk of falls. … The "solution" is an assessment form and an action plan related to the risk of falls.

  19. R18Hs017270-Fricton-Final-Report-2011 (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017270-fricton-final-report-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - diabetes in the United States are undiagnosed, and dental preventive care among patients with diabetes falls … Epidemiology and prevention of periodontal disease in individuals with diabetes.

  20. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
    January 11, 2016 - Screening for Breast Cancer: AFP's Putting Prevention … Existing data do not allow for estimation of the proportion of cancer that falls into each category; … Other Approaches to Prevention The USPSTF has made recommendations about the use of medications to … Evidence-based clinical prevention in the era of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: the
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