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1. Diagnostic Safety Grants Awarded in FY 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2024 - Investigator: Andrew Auerbach, University of California, San Francisco Project Aims: To determine the incidence … specific factors contribute to risks for diagnostic errors, and to use risk estimates to calculate incidence … categorize patient-reported diagnostic breakdowns and (b) apply this new analytic tool to establish the incidence … To assess the use and impact of this method on the diagnostic process measuring safety (incidence/types … An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk and harms associated with

2. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
   October 01, 2014 - Two types of measures can be monitored: incidence and prevalence rates. … Incidence rates provide the most direct evidence of the quality of your care. … Therefore, your quality improvement efforts should focus on incidence rates. … Incidence rates capture only new pressure ulcers developing during an admission. … This approach allows the determination of both incidence and prevalence rates.

3. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
   October 01, 2014 - Two types of measures can be monitored: incidence and prevalence rates. … Incidence rates provide the most direct evidence of the quality of your care. … Therefore, your quality improvement efforts should focus on incidence rates. … Incidence rates capture only new pressure ulcers developing during an admission. … This approach allows the determination of both incidence and prevalence rates.

4. Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/polgren-miller-report.pdf
   January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and … infectious diseases Title of Project: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence … SA 1: Determine the incidence of diagnostic delays for a wide range of infectious diseases. … Incidence and prevalence: Because we are studying multiple infectious diseases, the incidence and prevalence … Estimating incidence and duration of delays.

5. References (doc file)
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   January 01, 2017 - Intermittent subglottic suctioning reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. … Finding showed that SSD reduced incidence of VAP (relative risk = 0.56, confidence interval: 0.42 to … For a low VAP incidence of 6.6 percent, the cost per averted VAP would be €1,323 ($1,475.28). … Intermittent drainage of secretions reduces the incidence of VAP. … However, no difference was observed in the incidence of VAP caused by nonfermenting bacteria.

6. Final Progress Report: Reducing the Risk of Preventable Postpartum Lower Extremity Nerve Injuries (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2025 - The incidence ranges between 0.1% and 1% and is largely attributed to nerve compression or stretch … Results: A total of 385 women experienced new nerve injuries (incidence 0.3%), and anesthetic factors … The incidence of paresthesias was 14.9% among women with nerve injuries versus 6.5% in controls ( … Results: A total of 385 women experienced new confirmed nerve injuries (incidence 0.3%). … The incidence of peripheral nerve injuries in our study was 0.3%, which was lower than in previous

7. Understand the Science of Safety Module Alternate Text | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2018 - infection rate of 1.6 with an incidence rate ratio of 0.76 0-3 months: infection rate of 0 with … an incidence rate ratio of 0.62 4-6 months: infection rate of 0 with an incidence rate ratio of 0.56 … 7-9 months: infection rate of 0 with an incidence rate of 0.47 10-12 months: infection rate … of 0 with an incidence rate of 0.42 13-15 months: infection rate of 0 with an incidence rate of 0.37 … Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events. JAMA . 1995;274(1):29-34.

8. Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar7_pu_measuringrates.pdf
   April 01, 2011 - Former NPUAP board member 3 Today We Will Talk About • • • • Why you look at prevalence and incidence … are areas in which care can be improved If you are meeting your aims If practice changes improve incidence … Calculated for each unit and overall facility Incidence. … A targeted approach will reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers at your hospital and improve the … – Is this prevalence or incidence?

9. Final Progress Report: Factors That Enhance Diagnostic Imaging Safety in the Ambulatory Setting (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2025 - Scope: Aims were to (1) measure incidence of safety events related to diagnostic imaging from reports … We collected data 2015-2016 to quantify the incidence of potential safety events and their sociotechnical … Results: All five data sources captured events that potentially lead to patient harm; incidences ranged … Incidence rates were reported as the proportion of patients who received suboptimal follow-up out of … United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2012 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report.

10. Future Vision for Probabilistic Diagnostic Decisions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - This exercise will highlight the incidence of common diseases in various populations, train intuition … Enable clinician access to better data on disease incidence. … development of better evidence on pretest probability based on epidemiologic studies that report both disease incidence

11. Section 5.A, Table 4 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 - initiation of penicillin prophylaxis for children with SCD under age 5 years significantly reduced the incidence … controlled trial, Gaston et al. studied whether daily administration of oral penicillin reduced the incidence … The study was ended early because of an 84% reduction in incidence of infection among the intervention … The authors found no significant difference in the incidence of bacteremia or meningitis caused by

12. Head of Bed Elevation or Semirecumbent Positioning Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2017 - head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees) is associated with a decreased incidence … These data suggest potential interventions that might affect the incidence of VAP or outcome associated … Additionally, they indicate that different ICU populations may have different incidences of VAP. … The subanalysis regarding the incidence of microbiologically documented VAP, the length of intensive … Additionally, they indicate that different intensive care unit populations may have different incidences

13. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 16. Venous Thromboembolism (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2020 - They found that there were no incidences of DVT or PE regardless of treatment status, and a logistical … There was a difference in the incidence of PE at 90 days (p<0.01). … Medical institution in Philadelphia, PA The incidences of VTE and mortality were higher in patients … In the unmatched patients, the incidences of wound- related complications and 90-day mortality were … Setting Outcomes: Benefits Outcomes: Harms Implementation Themes/Findings Comments matching, the incidences

14. Final Progress Report: Clinical Prediction of Hepatotoxicity & Comparative Hepatic Safety of Medications (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Incidence & Prevalence A number of epidemiologic studies have evaluated the incidence of drug-induced … Incidence and outcomes of drug-induced ALF. … In our study evaluating the incidence of drug-induced ALF,75 we reported an incidence of definite drug-induced … Incidence of drug-induced hepatic injuries: a French population-based study. … Drug-induced liver injury: an analysis of 461 incidences submitted to the Spanish registry over a 10

15. Final Progress Report: VTE Safety Toolkit: A Systems Approach to Patient Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/zierler-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Because the incidence rate of VTE for postoperative patients is a current safety problem at the UWMC … VTE incidence in inpatients eligible to receive pharmacologic prophylaxis adjusted by the number of … Table 2 describes VTE incidence and pharmacologic prophylaxis utilization by each VTE risk category … Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the incidence of VTE in hospitalized patients Variables … The incidence of PE was 20% in those with CT scan and 8% in those with V/Q scan.

16. Final Progress Report: Surveillance for Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Pediatrics (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - To utilize the automated surveillance system for measuring the incidence of ADEs in the target pediatric … In addition, little is known about the incidence of ADEs and associated morbidity in these patients, … A number of studies have examined ADEs in adult ambulatory patients, and estimates of event incidence … We also found fewer incidences of C. … Incidence and types of adverse events and negligent care in Utah and Colorado.

17. Appendix: Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Conditions in the Partnership for Patients: Estimates and Projected and Measured Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2015 - Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update Appendix: Incidence of Hospital-Acquired … Table of Contents Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update Appendix: Incidence … For each HAC, the incidence, preventability, cost, and additional mortality were assessed and a goal … National Incidence of HACs (2010) Estimated HAC Preventability as of 2010/2011 PfP Goal at Launch … In 2011, this work was completed using the best available information to generate 2010 incidences and

18. The National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety Summer Webinar Series: CDC Presentation (pdf file)
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    July 25, 2023 - Violence Incidence Rates by Industry, 2017-2020 N on fa ta l i nc id en ce ra te p er 1 0, … http://www.bls.gov/iif/ Incidence Rates due to Violence by Hospital Industry Subsector, 2017- … Violence Incidence Rates for Selected Healthcare Occupations, 2017-2020 RNs NIOSH [2013]. … Incidence Rates by Selected Industries, Across Racial and Ethnic Groups, 2018 0 50 100 150 200 … Incidence Rates for Selected Healthcare Occupations, 2017-2020 Violence Incidence Rates for Selected

19. How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices
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    June 02, 2025 - It is recommended that you regularly monitor: An outcome measure, preferably pressure injury incidence … ask the Wound Care Team or Nurse. 16 Measures Measures used in monitoring pressure injury rates: Incidence … Prevalence 17 Incidence Rate Describes the number or percentage of patients developing a new pressure … and prevalence rates. 21 Incidence Calculation Monthly Unit Numbers Example # of patients who develop … Completion date for plan Incidence and/or prevalence pressure injury rates are calculated.    

20. The Incident Decision Tree: Guidelines for Action Following Patient Safety Incidents (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2003 - The Incident Decision Tree: Guidelines for Action Following Patient Safety Incidents 387 The Incident Decision Tree: Guidelines for Action Following Patient Safety Incidents Sandra Meadows, Karen Baker, Jeremy Butler Abstract The National Patient Safety Agency has developed the Incident Decision Tree to hel…