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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851663/psn-pdf
July 26, 2023 - Quality of Care Concerns and the Facility Response
Following a Medical Emergency at the VA Southern
Nevada Health Care System in Las Vegas.
July 26, 2023
Washington, DC: VA Office of the Inspector General; June 28, 2023. Report no. 22-02725-132.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sorry-works
November 15, 2024 - Multi-use Website
Sorry Works!
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March 17, 2011
Sorry Works! supports a full-disclosure approach to medical errors. They encourage…
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January 15, 2025 - Legislation/Regulation
Affordable Health Care for Floridians Act.
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August 27, 2008
Established the patient safety center in the st…
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April 20, 2022 - Performance variability in perioperative sentinel events:
report on a nationwide data set.
April 20, 2022
Reijmerink IM, Bos K, Leistikow IP, et al. Performance variability in perioperative sentinel events: report on
a nationwide data set. Br J Surg. 2022;109(7):573-575. doi:10.1093/bjs/znac067.
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July 25, 2018 - Fail-safe patient ID matching remains just out of reach.
July 25, 2018
Arndt RZ. Mod Healthc. July 14, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fail-safe-patient-id-matching-remains-just-out-reach
Similarities in patient names and clinical situations can result in medical errors. Discussing how digital
technologies can …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72575/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Missing the near miss: recognizing valuable learning
opportunities in radiation oncology.
December 16, 2020
Kundu P, Jung OS, Valle LF, et al. Missing the near miss: recognizing valuable learning opportunities in
radiation oncology. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021;11(3):e256-e262. doi:10.1016/j.prro.2020.09.007.
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May 01, 2013 - quate evidence to determine the effect of combined vita-
min D and calcium supplementation on the incidence … that daily supplementation with 400 IU of vitamin D3 and 1000 mg of calcium has no effect on
the incidence … May 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine Volume 158 • Number 9 www.annals.org
calcium increases the incidence … Potential Harms
In the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a statisti-
cally increased incidence of renal … Due to the lack of effect on fracture
incidence and the increased incidence of nephrolithiasis in
the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49589/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - one or the other) is at risk for HZ.(2) Age is also an important predictor of HZ, with
most disease incidence … The incidence of HZ in children younger than 10, however, is only 0.74 per 1000 person-years.(4)
Immunocompromised … receiving immunosuppressive drugs are also at increased risk for
HZ.(1) Thus, HIV patients have a higher incidence … Corticosteroids may help reduce acute pain, but they will also not reduce the
incidence of postherpetic … The incidence of herpes zoster in a United
States administrative database.
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April 01, 2013 - incidence of thromboem-
bolic events. … Both reduced
fracture incidence. … Tamoxifen increased endometrial cancer incidence compared with placebo and raloxifene and increased incidence … Breast cancer risk
prediction with a log-incidence model: evaluation of accuracy. … Effect of changing breast cancer incidence rates on the calibration of the Gail
model.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary2/dental-caries-in-children-from-birth-through-age-5-years-screening-2014
June 15, 2013 - Preventive Services Task Force found oral fluoride
supplementation effective at reducing caries incidence … Outcomes included decreased incidence of dental caries and associated complications and harms, including … versus no fluoridation (percentage reduction in incidence ranged from 48% to 72% for primary teeth and … In the single randomized trial ( n = 140, fluoridation <0.1 ppm F), percent reductions in incidence … All 3 trials found use of fluoride varnish associated with decreased caries incidence after 2 years,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insight-preventing-wrong-site-surgery
February 06, 2019 - January 16, 2019
Surgical fires: decreasing incidence relies on continued prevention … August 26, 2009
Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/eUBUXRUJHua5Q44j_THFn2
The selective estrogen receptor modulators tamoxifen and raloxifene have been shown to reduce the incidence … Benefits and
Harms
There is a moderate net benefit from use of tamoxifen and
raloxifene to reduce the incidence
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Although there is good evidence that insulin treatment can reduce the incidence of macrosomia in GDM, … Universal screening is likely to have only a small impact on the overall incidence of macrosomia and … Influence of diagnostic criteria on the incidence of gestational diabetes and perinatal morbidity. … Shoulder dystocia: its incidence and associated risk factors. … Welborn TA, Wearne K Coronary heart disease incidence and cardiovascular mortality in Busselton with
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or22.jsp
July 01, 2014 - Comparison of agreement and disagreement on personal identifying fields
Analysis
Age-adjusted incidence … Graphic - Row 2, left: Pre- and post-linkage S T D incidence rates by race, ages 10 and older. … Age adjusted incidence rate per 100,000 is provided for three S T Ds. … Graphic - Row 3, left: Pre- and post-linkage H I V incidence rates by race, ages 10 and older. … chlamydia, gonorrhea, P&S)
The correction of AI/AN race resulted in significantly higher average annual incidence
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan34/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
May 15, 2013 - behavioral counseling interventions to reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) may result in reduced incidence … sexual behaviors and increase protective sexual behaviors reduce sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence … Are there other positive outcomes besides STI incidence and changes in risky or protective sexual behaviors … intervention (i.e., comparative effectiveness)
Outcomes
KQ 1: Health outcomes
STI incidence … misuse among current drug users)
KQ 4: Adverse events
Paradoxical increase in STI incidence
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - The USPSTF found adequate evidence that aspirin use reduces the incidence of CRC in adults after 5 to … In addition, aspirin use in adults older than 70 years results in smaller reductions in the incidence … The time to benefit for CRC (that is, reduced CRC incidence and death) and time to harm are important … Other published reports have demonstrated reductions in total cancer mortality and incidence, but the … The USPSTF also relied on reviews of all-cause mortality and total cancer incidence and mortality and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-2001
April 01, 2001 - of very thin melanomas, the incidence of thick melanomas has increased as well. … Recent incidence trends imply a nonmetastasizing form of invasive melanoma. … Basal cell carcinoma: a population-based incidence study in Rochester, Minnesota. … Squamous cell carcinoma: a population-based incidence study in Rochester, Minnesota. … Characteristics and incidence of melanoma. Br J Dermatol 1995;132:414–21. 71. Melia J.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary25/screening-for-abnormal-blood-glucose-and-type-2-diabetes-october-2015
April 13, 2015 - Effect of valsartan on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events. … B: 20-year results
Incidence: 6.9 vs. 11.3 cases/100 person-years
Cumulative incidence: 79.7% … B: 23-year results
Incidence: 7.3 vs. 12.3 cases/10 person-years
Cumulative incidence: 73% (312 … B
Incidence: 9.8% (5/51) vs. 21.6% (11/51); RR, 0.45 (95% CI, 0.17 to 1.22)
Incidence rate per … B
Incidence: 30.1% (41/136) vs. 39.9% (55/138); RR, 0.76 (95% CI, 0.55 to 1.05)
Incidence, adjusted
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-surveillance_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Incidence of metastatic disease
d. Quality of life
e. Costs
5. … Prostate cancer incidence rates rose between 1975 and 1992
(from approximately 100 to more than 240 … Race/ethnicity
According to the 17 studies (covering 1973–2005) reporting
incidence rates stratified … The incidence rate appears to have peaked in the
early 1990s for all racial/ethnic groups. … For all groups, incidence rates declined between the early-
1990s and 1999.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/ems-911-workforce-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2015 - What are the characteristics, incidence, prevalence, and severity of
occupationally-acquired exposures … How do the incidence, prevalence, and severity of exposures vary by
demographic characteristics (e.g … How do the incidence, prevalence, and severity of exposures vary by
workforce characteristics (e.g., … (Outcomes
of interest include but are not limited to, incidence, prevalence, duration,
severity, missed … (Outcomes of interest include but are not limited to, incidence, prevalence,
duration, severity, missed