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  1. AHRQ New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing - Executive Summary (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/workforce_executive_summary_0.pdf
    October 01, 2016 - specific health-related issues receive intensive monitoring, for example elderly patients at risk for falls

  2. Chapter 1: Attaining Zoning and Building Permits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp1.html
    May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity Chapter 1: Attaining Zoning and Building Permits Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity Acknowledgements Support Foreword O…

  3. Inadvertent Castration | PSNet

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    October 27, 2010 - Prevention of similar events may depend on our ability to adopt more effective human-factors-oriented

  4. Webinar Transcript - National Quality Strategy Webinar: Using the Nine Levers to Achieve Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-using-the-nine-levers-to-achieve-results.html
    November 01, 2016 - That's patient safety, person- and family-centered care, care coordination, prevention and treatment … It really focused on diabetes prevention and self-management.

  5. Medical-Evidence-Communication Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-evidence-communication_research-protocol.pdf
    July 31, 2012 - Initially, the health and health care evidence may relate to prevention or diagnosis/treatment of any … We will sort the studies into prevention and diagnosis/treatment categories after the abstract and/or … full-text review process and confer with AHRQ about the possibility of including both the prevention … We will also consider studies that compare ways to explain net benefit (of prevention or therapeutic … Net benefit Net benefit describes the balance or trade-offs in benefits and harms for prevention or

  6. Health Information Technology Evaluation Toolkit: 2009 Update (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/health-information-technology-evaluation-toolkit-2009-update.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - patient without external risk factors such as cancer, hyper- coagulable state, and so on) • PE/DVT • Falls … Post-op shock • Pneumothorax intracranial hemorrhage Watch out for documentation effect (e.g., falls … may become more reliably documented because the measure makes it easier to document falls). … The actual number of observations required in this example (i.e., the minimal sample size) falls somewhere

  7. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004_07.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - The AHRQ QIs include three sets of measures: • Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs)—or ambulatory … Appendix B shows for each Prevention Quality Indicator included in the NHQR, the analyses performed … fracture for adults per 1000 surgical patients age 18 years and older who were not susceptible to falling … AHRQ Quality Indicators—Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care … Quality Indicators (PQIs) based on 2001 Discharge Data Reported in the 2004 NHQR AHRQ Prevention

  8. Microsoft Word - 2007-06.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_06.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - The AHRQ QIs used for this report include four sets of measures: • Prevention Quality Indicators … Appendix B shows for each Prevention Quality Indicator included in the NHQR, the analyses performed … Description Prevention Quality Indicators PQI 1 Admissions for diabetes with short-term complications … fracture for adults per 1000 surgical patients age 18 years and older who were not susceptible to falling … AHRQ Quality Indicators—Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care

  9. Becoming a Certified Professional in Patient Safety—A Pharmacist's Perspective | PSNet

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    June 01, 2016 - When a patient falls victim to a medication error, the employees may experience heightened emotions and … Neonatal heparin overdose-a multidisciplinary team approach to medication error prevention.

  10. Strategies for Improving Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Tupper_73.pdf
    March 20, 2008 - x x 19 Transfer protocols x x x 20 Clinical information reporting x 21 Risk for falls … increase in practice efficiency and provider knowledge, improved drug- related decisionmaking, and prevention

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865454/psn-pdf
    March 27, 2024 - significantly improve a number of patient outcomes, including lower rates of surgical site infections, falls … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-safety-culture-quality-care-missed-care-and-nurse-staffing-patient-falls-multisource

  12. Final Progress Report: Safety Culture Research: Ways to improve existing methods (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/etchegaray-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Attempts to reduce one (i.e., falls) can raise the prevalence of others (i.e., DVT from being in bed

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60744/psn-pdf
    July 29, 2020 - psnet.ahrq.gov//#21 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#20 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#22 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#22 Under-prevention … Blumenthal RS, Albert MA, Buroker AB, Goldberger ZD, Hahn EJ, et al. 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention … Summary of Updated Recommendations for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women. … Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women--2011 update: a

  14. Removing Insult from Injury—Disclosing Adverse Events | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/removing-insult-injury-disclosing-adverse-events
    February 01, 2006 - Removing Insult from Injury—Disclosing Adverse Events Albert W. Wu, MD, MPH | February 1, 2006  Also Read a Conversation View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Wu AW. Removing Insult from Injury—Disclosing Adverse Events. PSNet [internet]. Rock…

  15. Difficult Encounters: A CMO and CNO Respond | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/difficult-encounters-cmo-and-cno-respond
    March 01, 2018 - February 27, 2019 Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836794/psn-pdf
    March 31, 2022 - A Case of Mistaken Capacity: Why A Thorough Psychosocial History Can Improve Care. March 31, 2022 Pasao K, Kashkouli P. A Case of Mistaken Capacity: Why A Thorough Psychosocial History Can Improve Care. PSNet [internet]. 2022. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-mistaken-capacity-why-thorough-psychosocial-history-c…

  17. Spotlight (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/final_spotlight_case_mistaken_capacity.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - Spotlight Spotlight A Case of Mistaken Capacity: Why a Thorough Psychosocial History Can Improve Care Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the March 2022 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm o CME credit is available o Commentary by: Katrina Pasao, MD…

  18. Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/robotic-surgery-risks-vs-rewards
    October 31, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards Citation Text: Kirkpatrick T, LaGrange C. Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016. Copy Citation Format: Googl…

  19. Emergency Medical Service/911 Workforce Mental or Behaviorial Health Issues (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ems-911-workforce-topic-development-brief.pdf
    February 01, 2022 - Assessment of a prevention program for work-related stress among urban police officers. … The Primary Prevention of PTSD in Firefighters: Preliminary Results of an RCT with 12-Month Follow-Up … Risk of suicide and related adverse outcomes after exposure to a suicide prevention programme in the … Suicide prevention in a deployed military unit. … A qualitative study of health problems, risk factors, and prevention among Emergency Medical Service

  20. The Effect of Protein Intake on Health (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/effect-protein-intake-protocol-amendment.pdf
    November 29, 2023 - systematic reviews do suggest a positive 3 association between dietary protein intake and prevention … J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls. Mar 2020;5(1):1-5. doi:10.22540/jfsf-05-001 13. … Protein and exercise in the prevention of sarcopenia and aging. Nutr Res.
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