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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47649/psn-pdf
January 09, 2019 - ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines on Venous
Thromboembolism.
January 9, 2019
Washington DC; American Society of Hematology.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ash-clinical-practice-guidelines-venous-thromboembolism
The American Society of Hematology produced a series of guidelines on prophylaxis for venous
thromboemboli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60042/psn-pdf
March 11, 2020 - At Walgreens, complaints of medication errors go
missing.
March 11, 2020
Gabler E. New York Times. February 23, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/walgreens-complaints-medication-errors-go-missing
Response to reported safety concerns is a primary indicator of an organizational commitment to reducing
and lear…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/comorbidityicd10/comorbidity_icd10.jsp
July 01, 2025 - The Elixhauser Comorbidity Software Refined for ICD-10-CM is one in a family of databases and software tools developed as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) , a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. HCUP databases, tools, and software in…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/preventing-wrong-drug-and-wrong-patient-errors-indication-alerts-cpoe-systems/citation/effect
January 01, 2023 - Effect of number of open charts on intercepted wrong-patient medication orders in an emergency department.
Citation
Kannampallil TG, Manning JD, Chestek DW, Adelman J, Salmasian H, Lambert BL, Galanter WL. Effect of number of open charts on intercepted wrong-patient medication orders in an emergency …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/taxonomy/term/3437
May 23, 2025 - Adverse Event
Any injury caused by medical care. Examples: pneumothorax from central venous catheter placement anaphylaxis to penicillin postoperative wound infection hospital-acquired delirium (or "sundowning") in elderly patients Identifying something as an adverse event does not imply "error," "negligence," or po…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/comorbidity/Required_Elements_of_Input_File.pdf
March 08, 2004 - Microsoft Word - Required_Elements_of_Input_File.doc
Required Elements of Input File (text version)
Element: DRG
Type: Num
Length: 3
Label and Uniform Coding: DRG in effect on discharge date, assigned by the DRG
Grouper algorithm of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Element: DX1
Type: Cha…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NISIntroduction2019.pdf
September 01, 2021 - to principal procedure
PRDAY2 –
PRDAY25
Number of days from admission to secondary procedures
Indicators … PCS
codes)
DRG_NoPOA DRG in use on discharge date, calculated without Present
On Admission (POA) indicators … PCS
codes)
MDC_NoPOA MDC in use on discharge date, calculated without Present
on Admission (POA) indicators
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/agitated-delirium-contributes-missed-testing-and-delayed-diagnosis-gastric-perforation
June 28, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Perforation
Citation Text:
Trask J, Carlsen KM, Kuhn BT. Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Perforation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healt…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/final-b14-archives-sarkar2075.pdf
January 01, 2013 - GI Clinic Registry: Scripts, Protocols, Processes for Panel Managers
This document is a comprehensive protocol for colorectal cancer screening follow-up
using a population health management tool.
1
Rev 12/17/12
GI Clinic Registry: Scripts, Protocols, Processes for Panel Managers
Acknowledgement: Kathry…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight11.pdf
September 08, 2015 - How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States using quality reports to drive heatlh care improvements for children? Evaluation Highlight No. 11
The CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program
In February 2010, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded 10 grants,
funding 18 States, to improve the qu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-executive-summary-2023-update.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Executive Summary - Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: 2023 Update
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 250
Living Systematic Review on Cannabis
and Other Plant-Based Treatments for
Chronic Pain: 2023 Update
Executive Summary
Main Points
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/download_data/pufs/h220i/h220idoc.shtml
August 01, 2022 - MEPS HC-220I
Skip to main content
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
More
Back
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st516/stat516.shtml
September 01, 2018 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #516: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2015–2016, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
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An official website of the Department of Health & Human Service…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st552/stat552.shtml
September 01, 2023 - Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Adults Aged 18-64 in 2020-2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
Skip to main content
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st552/stat552.pdf
September 20, 2023 - Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Adults Aged 18-64 in 2020-2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
September 2023
Any Use and "Frequent Use" of Opioids among Adults Aged 18–
64 in 2020–2021, by Socioeconomic Characteristics
Asako S. Moriya, PhD and Zhengyi Fang, MS
Highlights
In 2020–2021,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harder.pdf
May 19, 2003 - Improving the Safety of Heparin Administration by Implementing a Human Factors Process Analysis
323
Improving the Safety of Heparin
Administration by Implementing a
Human Factors Process Analysis
Kathleen A. Harder, John R. Bloomfield,
Sue E. Sendelbach, Michele F. Shepherd, Pam S. Rush,
Jamie S. Sinclair,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Nemeth_116.pdf
April 27, 2008 - Wreathall27, 28 and Wreathall and Merritt29 have tried to
select sets of indicators that map onto aspects … These indicators are chosen to reveal circumstances in which
management may be unaware of such challenges
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary34/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
July 15, 2007 - Stability of indicators of the metabolic syndrome from childhood and adolescence to young adulthood: … Definition and application of the discretionary screening indicators according to the National Cholesterol … Endurance running performance in relation to cardiovascular risk indicators in adolescents. … LDL ≥ 130 mg/dL
74%
55%
478
65
232, ages 2-19, Cincinnati MI Hormone Study
Other indicators
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s116.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Evaluating the Validity of an Instrumental Variable
Study of Neuroleptics
Can Between-Physician Differences in Prescribing Patterns Be
Used to Estimate Treatment Effects?
M. Alan Brookhart, PhD, Jeremy A. Rassen, MS, Philip S. Wang, MD, DrPH,
Colin Dormuth, ScD, Helen Mogun, MS, and Sebastian Schnee…
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/76/Implementation%20Guide_Longitudinal%20ASCVD%20Risk%20Assessment%20Tool%20for%20Shared%20Decision%20Making_Final_0.docx
October 01, 2017 - CDS Connect Implementation Guide Draft
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Implementation Guide
Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment Tool for Shared Decision Making
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Hu…