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  1. Emergency Nurses Association content and transcript (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ena-slides.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - • Is it related to volume (dehydration, hypovolemic shock, fluid overload, hypertension, congestive heart … failure)? … Contextualizing the Plan or Putting it Into Action In the case of congestive heart failure (CHF) or … Her BNP is elevated, indicating congestive heart failure. … She is demonstrating severe congestive heart failure.

  2. Premature Extubation | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/premature-extubation
    May 25, 2011 - extubation or who require reintubation for reasons unrelated to the airway (i.e., respiratory failure, heart … failure, or encephalopathy instead of stridor).

  3. Using Precision Performance Measurement to Conduct Focused Quality Improvement - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - measurement programs that examine EHR data to measure quality of care for coronary artery disease, heart … failure, diabetes, hypertension, and preventive services.

  4. AHRQ Report Identifies Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Boarding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/951.html
    March 01, 2025 - integrating predictive models into routine nursing practices in home health care for patients with heart … failure.

  5. Final Progress Report: Improved Patient Safety with Information Technology (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/overhage-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Specifically, we: • Assembled literature on heart failure, asthma, lipid management, chronic disease … • Established key indicators for heart failure, asthma management, lipid management based on both … guidelines compared to their (anonymous) peers • Created decision logic in G-Care corresponding to heart … adding a beta blocker is the next most appropriate step. 65% A patient whose signs and symptoms of heart … failure resolve completely with diuretic treatment should be treated with an ACE inhibitor anyway.

  6. Name and shame. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/name-and-shame
    March 06, 2013 - Commentary Name and shame. Citation Text: Cassidy J. Name and shame. BMJ. 2009;339:b2693. doi:10.1136/bmj.b2693. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS Download Citation Sav…

  7. Statistical Brief #60: Tuberculosis Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2006 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb60.pdf
    October 01, 2008 - In contrast, the percentage of TB-related stays with congestive heart failure (2.9 percent), coronary … 4.0% 2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 3,500 7.0% 2.0% 3 HIV infection 2,700 5.3% 0.3% 4 Congestive … heart failure 1,500 2.9% 3.6% 5 Respiratory failure, insufficiency, arrest (adult) 1,300 2.6% 1.3%

  8. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4g_combo_psi10-postopmetaderangement-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4g Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PSI 10: Postoperative Physiologic and Metabolic Derangement Why Focus on Postoperative Phys…

  9. AHRQ Slide Template-Regular

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/assessing/takeheart-summary-presentation.pptx
    April 26, 2023 - on innovative strategies for increasing CR participation including CR for special pops (e.g., women; heart … failure patients) 850+ individual participants X 20 LC Webinars Sessions addressing cutting edge issues … Improving Support for Women Who Need CR; Innovations That Can Improve Your CR Program; Enhancing Care for Heart … Failure Patients Using Hybrid CR to Expand System Capacity and Patient-Centeredness; Practical Methods

  10. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
    October 01, 2011 - with history of coronary artery disease (status post prior coronary artery bypass grafting), severe heart … failure, diabetes, hypertension, and an extensive smoking history was admitted to the hospital with … demonstrated severe aortic stenosis, felt to be the likely cause of his shortness of breath and worsening heart … failure.

  11. Affinity-Details-Improving-Support-Women (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/affinity-details-improving-support-women.pdf
    May 01, 2021 - EVENT SUMMARY LEARNING COMMUNITY AFFINITY GROUP | SUMMARY AT-AT-GLANCE | 1 AFFINITY GROUP DETAILS AT-A-GLANCE Title Improving Support for Women that Need Cardiac Rehabilitation March 25, 2021 Purpose • To provide practical suggestions for how CR programs can better support women eligible for CR; both…

  12. Statistics from the HCUP-3 Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1993: Diagnosis-Related Groups

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/93drga.htm
    October 01, 1992 - 0.04 12.18 32,243 pacemaker implant w/ acute myocardial infarction, heart … failure or shock 116 Permanent cardiac 112,358 0.32 5.99 21,787 … diagnosis 126 Acute & subacute 12,847 0.04 16.38 24,035 endocarditis 127 Heart … failure & shock 943,275 2.72 6.83 9,254 128 Deep vein thrombo- 39,459

  13. HCUP-3 Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1994: Diagnosis-Related Groups

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/94drga.htm
    October 01, 1992 - 0.04 11.22 32,921 pacemaker implant w/ acute myocardial infarction, heart … failure or shock 116 Permanent cardiac 119,965 0.35 5.51 22,077 … diagnosis 126 Acute & subacute 13,550 0.04 15.12 25,708 endocarditis 127 Heart … failure & shock 951,821 2.75 6.39 9,383 128 Deep vein thrombo- 39,984

  14. Nis 2003 Summarystats 10Pct Severity B (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/NIS_2003_SummaryStats_10PCT_SEVERITY_B.PDF
    January 01, 2003 - measure: Chronic blood loss anemia 756095 41678 0.00 1.00 0.02 0.14 CM_CHF : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Congestive … heart failure 756095 41678 0.00 1.00 0.06 0.23 CM_CHRNLUNG : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic pulmonary … FAILURE OR SHOCK 339 0.04 171: PERM CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT W/O AMI, HEART FAILURE OR SHOCK 2805 … FAILURE & SHOCK W/O CC 4779 0.60 1271: HEART FAILURE & SHOCK W CC 11678 1.46 1272: HEART FAILURE & … Heart Failure 6328 0.79 CVS10: Coronary Artery Disease with Prior Coronary Revascularization 5483 0.69

  15. Nis 2002 Summarystats Severity (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/NIS_2002_SummaryStats_SEVERITY.PDF
    January 01, 2002 - measure: Chronic blood loss anemia 7494235 359747 0.00 1.00 0.02 0.13 CM_CHF : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Congestive … heart failure 7494235 359747 0.00 1.00 0.06 0.23 CM_CHRNLUNG : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic pulmonary … FAILURE OR SHOCK 3589 0.05 171: PERM CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT W/O AMI, HEART FAILURE OR SHOCK 29233 … FAILURE & SHOCK W/O CC 48617 0.62 1271: HEART FAILURE & SHOCK W CC 112067 1.43 1272: HEART FAILURE … Heart Failure 59342 0.76 CVS10: Coronary Artery Disease with Prior Coronary Revascularization 56689

  16. Nis 2002 Summarystats 10Pct Severity B (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/NIS_2002_SummaryStats_10PCT_SEVERITY_B.PDF
    January 01, 2002 - measure: Chronic blood loss anemia 749423 35975 0.00 1.00 0.02 0.13 CM_CHF : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Congestive … heart failure 749423 35975 0.00 1.00 0.06 0.23 CM_CHRNLUNG : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic pulmonary … FAILURE OR SHOCK 392 0.05 171: PERM CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT W/O AMI, HEART FAILURE OR SHOCK 3000 … FAILURE & SHOCK W/O CC 4939 0.63 1271: HEART FAILURE & SHOCK W CC 11332 1.44 1272: HEART FAILURE & … Heart Failure 5997 0.76 CVS10: Coronary Artery Disease with Prior Coronary Revascularization 5733 0.73

  17. Kid 2003 Summarystats Severity (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/tools/stats/KID_2003_SummaryStats_SEVERITY.PDF
    January 01, 2003 - measure: Chronic blood loss anemia 2984129 0 0.00 1.00 0.01 0.11 CM_CHF : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Congestive … heart failure 2984129 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.03 CM_CHRNLUNG : AHRQ comorbidity measure: Chronic pulmonary … FAILURE OR SHOCK <= 10 **.** 171: PERM CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT W/O AMI, HEART FAILURE OR SHOCK 505 … FAILURE & SHOCK W/O CC 135 0.00 1271: HEART FAILURE & SHOCK W CC 758 0.03 1272: HEART FAILURE & SHOCK … Heart Failure 184 0.01 CVS10: Coronary Artery Disease with Prior Coronary Revascularization 13 0.00

  18. Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsr2.html
    February 01, 2014 - heart failure. … currently rare for physicians) is likely to create a nurse care manager program to help patients with congestive … heart failure. … a hospital paid per admission or by a small medical practice with limited resources, relatively few congestive … heart failure patients, and no financial incentive to reduce unnecessary admissions.

  19. 'Alarm fatigue’ a factor in 2nd death. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alarm-fatigue-factor-2nd-death
    September 30, 2015 - Newspaper/Magazine Article 'Alarm fatigue’ a factor in 2nd death. Citation Text: 'Alarm fatigue’ a factor in 2nd death. Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. September 21, 2011.   Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share …

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41763/psn-pdf
    October 10, 2012 - Latency of ECG displays of hospital telemetry systems: a science advisory from the American Heart Association. October 10, 2012 Turakhia MP, Estes NAM, Drew BJ, et al. Latency of ECG displays of hospital telemetry systems: a science advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2012;126(13):1665-9. ht…
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