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5001. Pneumonia-Antibiotic-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment_executive.pdf
      November 01, 2014 - hospital episodes not complicated by HAP despite advances in antimicrobial therapy, supportive care, and prevention … funding opportunities to encourage new antibiotic developments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Strategies often employed include infection control and prevention techniques such as hand-washing, … Evaluating either the development or the prevention of resistance is a difficult research endeavor. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5002. Implementation of Health IT in Long-Term Care Settings: Findings from the Health IT Portfolio (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/08-0087-EF.pdf
      October 01, 2009 - IT systems with CDS modules and evaluated the impact on care processes (related to pressure ulcer prevention … home residents are at higher risk than noninstitutionalized elderly of adverse health events such as falls … Falling through the cracks: challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons

5003. Implementation of Health IT in Long-Term Care Settings (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/lesson/08-0087-ef-lt-care.pdf
      October 01, 2009 - systems with CDS modules and evaluated the impact on care processes (related to pressure ulcer prevention … residents are at higher risk than noninstitutionalized elderly of adverse health events such as falls … Falling through the cracks: challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons

5004. Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - A major aspect of the intervention involves integrating better standards for infection prevention practices … process and factors that are external to the process.4-5 For example, in the setting of infection prevention … Infection control, healthcare associated infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … of patient-to-patient transmission; assessment of risk factors for SSIs; risk procedures) • Prevention … Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999.

5005. Improving Medication Management Practices and Care Transitions through Technology - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017837-feldman-final-report-2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - 1.98) 0.01 1.43 (1.10, 1.86) 0.01 Stroke 1.53 (1.07, 2.19) 0.02 1.49 (1.08, 2.05) 0.01 History of falls … (2 or more falls - or any fall with an injury - in the past year 1.11 (0.86, 1.44) 0.40 1.03 (0.81,

5006. Chapter-2 - Failure-To-Rescue (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/failure-to-rescue-1.pdf
      March 01, 2020 - This is especially true for the overall hospital mortality rate, which Solomon et al. note has been falling … This decreased mortality rate was attributed to RRT prevention of cardiac arrests, suggesting that the … review of heterogeneous monitoring approaches found no conclusive confirmation of improvements in prevention … of cardiac arrest, reduction in length of hospital stay, or prevention of other neurological or cardiovascular

5007. Cad-Women-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-treatment_executive.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - Coronary Revascularization Coronary revascularization falls broadly into two categories: coronary artery … The optimal management of UA/NSTEMI has the twin goals of the immediate relief of ischemia and the prevention … Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women: 2007 update. … Representation of women in randomized clinical trials of cardiovascular disease prevention. … ‘ABCDE’ makes an effective prevention tool.

5008. Final Progress Report: TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - One prevention strategy is to screen proposed new drug names for confusability before approving them … potentially harmful confusions between cyclosporine and cycloserine, and we recommend strategies for prevention … Recent developments in the prevention and detection of drug name confusion.

5009. Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (TOP-MEDS) - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/u19hs021093-lambert-final-report-2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - One prevention strategy is to screen proposed new drug names for confusability before approving them … potentially harmful confusions between cyclosporine and cycloserine, and we recommend strategies for prevention … Recent developments in the prevention and detection of drug name confusion.

5010. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Management of High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Realist and Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mgmt-hnhc-patients-protocol.pdf
      November 07, 2019 - alternative payment models; the National Institute on Drug Abuse; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

5011. Outcome Measure Harmonization and Data Infrastructure for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Depression: Final Report (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/outcome-research-white-paper.pdf
      June 01, 2022 - symptoms – change in category at 6 months Whether or not a patient’s PHQ-9 score at twelve months falls … (e.g. if a patient has a score falling into the mild category at baseline and the moderate category … symptoms – change in category at 12 months Whether or not a patient’s PHQ-9 score at twelve months falls … (e.g. if a patient has a score falling into the mild category at baseline and the moderate category … in the search: treatment effectiveness; variation across care settings; screening, diagnosis, and prevention

5012. Research White Paper Biorepositories Addendum Registries For Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/biorepositories-registries-guide-3rd-ed-addendum-white-paper.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - population-based biorepository with a broad focus is the UK Biobank, which was created to improve the prevention … understand all five approaches, particularly for research entities and investigators whose research falls … .55 Under this model, participants’ data and biospecimens may not be used for future research that falls

5013. Acute Treatment for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-2.pdf
      June 01, 2022 - (3) medication overuse headache (MOH); (4) other harms, including gastrointestinal- related harms, falls … harms, including gastrointestinal-related harms, cardiovascular-related harms, kidney- related harms, falls … response to OTC medications in acute migraine: results from the American migraine prevalence and prevention

5014. Provider- and Practice-Level Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: A Literature Review (pdf file)
      integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/AHRQ_AcadLitReview.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - Purpose Methods Findings Conclusion Health care in the United States is highly fragmented and often falls … outcomes; • Implement population management strategies; • Support medication management; • Conduct relapse prevention

5015. In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-michelle-mello-mphil-jd-phd
      July 01, 2017 - institutions off the sidelines of the quality improvement movement and cast them in a more central role in prevention

5016. Doctors With Multiple Malpractice Claims, Disciplinary Actions, and Complaints: What Do We Know? | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/doctors-multiple-malpractice-claims-disciplinary-actions-and-complaints-what-do-we-know
      July 01, 2017 - institutions off the sidelines of the quality improvement movement and cast them in a more central role in prevention

5017. Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits and Delayed Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangers-missing-epidural-abscess-multiple-visits-and-delayed-diagnosis-severely-negative
      April 27, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits and Delayed Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome Citation Text: Lantz L, Yoon J, Barnes DK. Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits and Delayed Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome. PSNet [internet…

5018. Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Toolkit (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/recruitment-and-retention-toolkit.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Toolkit Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Toolkit Effectively engaging practices in a primary care quality improvement (QI) initiative, including both the initi…

5019. Identifying Barriers to the Success of a Reporting System (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harper.pdf
      March 01, 2004 - general perception held by physicians that the reporting of errors is an administrative task that falls

5020. Creating Safety in the Testing Process in Primary Care Offices (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Elder_18.pdf
      February 19, 2008 - We searched the interview and observation notes for stories of safety, error prevention, and recovery