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7841. Trends in Potentially Preventable Inpatient Hospital Admissions and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb195-Potentially-Preventable-Hospitalizations.pdf
      December 01, 2014 - Medical conditions such as asthma, urinary tract infections, and complications of diabetes are considered … ■ The rate of treat-and-release ED visits increased 17 percent for urinary tract infection and 23 … Dehydration 174 121 –30.5 171 179 4.9 Bacterial pneumonia 360 306 –15.0 218 223 2.1 Urinary tract infection … 2008 through 2012, the rate of potentially preventable treat-and-release ED visits for urinary tract infection … through 2012, the rate of treat-and-release ED visits increased by 16.7 percent for urinary tract infection

7842. A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis: A Brief Summary of Findings for Clinicians (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/glucocorticoid-injections_clinician.pdf
      June 01, 2016 - The most common adverse events were fever/infection and headache in the glucocorticoids- plus-lidocaine … potential adverse effects of systemic glucocor- ticoids (e.g., elevated blood glucose, increased risk of infection

7843. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49464/psn-pdf
      December 27, 2020 - in the United States.(1) The many complications of laparoscopic surgery include internal bleeding, infection … Infection Control Today Web site. October 2000. Available at: [ go to related site ].

7844. Accessible Facilitator Guide: Designing a Scorecard (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_sustscorecard_facnotes.docx
      December 01, 2017 - For example, you can add other prominent roles represented on your safety team, like an infection control … multiple strokes before contracting pneumonia, that he reversed his perspective on the environment of the infection

7845. Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/scorecard-fac-notes.html
      December 01, 2017 - For example, you can add other prominent roles represented on your safety team, like an infection control … multiple strokes before contracting pneumonia, that he reversed his perspective on the environment of the infection

7846. Evaluating and Enhancing Health Information Technology for COVID-19 Response Workflow in a Specialized COVID-19 Hospital in a Medically Underserved Community | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-and-enhancing-health-information-technology-covid-19-response
      December 31, 2024 - Navigating infection control processes in a COVID-19 only safety-net hospital at the height of the pandemic … Navigating infection control processes in a COVID-19 only safety-net hospital at the height of the pandemic

7847. FAQs (Staff) Safety and Side Effects CHG and Iodophor (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-safety-chg-iodophor.docx
      March 01, 2022 - hospital will be using chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and nasal iodophor to reduce bacteria that can cause infection

7848. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/index.html
      September 01, 2021 - antibiotics use can reduce antimicrobial resistance and help retain the effectiveness of treatments for infection

7849. Sepsis in the United States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/sepsis-state-hospital.html
      June 01, 2025 - United States Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that happens when a body's response to an infection

7850. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35713/psn-pdf
      July 13, 2010 - Patient safety perceptions: a survey of Iowa physicians, pharmacists, and nurses. July 13, 2010 Durbin J, Hansen MM, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, et al. Patient safety perceptions: a survey of Iowa physicians, pharmacists, and nurses. Am J Infect Control. 2006;34(1):25-30. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-perce…

7851. Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mechanical-prosthetic-valve-thrombosis-thromboembolism
      August 21, 2005 - probably necessary to cause a valve thrombosis (with or without systemic thromboembolism), such as an infection

7852. Crosscutting Hi Impact (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting_hi_impact.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - 25,26 Project ECHO is currently under study as a way to improve management of patients with HCV infection … other chronic conditions. 25 In a trial comparing the treatment of 407 patients with chronic HCV infection … (who had received no previous treatment for the infection) at the University of New Mexico HCV Clinic … Among patients with HCV genotype 1 infection, the rate of sustained viral response was 45.8% (38 of … Outcomes of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection by primary care providers.

7853. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-facguide.docx
      January 01, 2017 - SAY: Poor safety and teamwork culture is linked to worse patient outcomes, including an increase in infection … One more way is to post baseline rates of compliance and/or infections. … More clinically based ways to foster engagement are to enlist the physician to confirm staff review of infection

7854. Toolkit Prelaunch Activities (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/prelaunch-activities.pdf
      March 01, 2022 - As is the case with many infection prevention programs, it will take time to achieve culture change. … Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) burden and bloodstream infections … These processes will need to undergo usual hospital approval by relevant committees, which may include infection

7855. 110-Ss-Lfd-Sample (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/110-ss-lfd-sample.docx
      April 01, 2025 - This could include incidents, such as a surgical site infection (SSI), that you believe caused patient … management is notified, cases presented at morbidity and mortality rounds, and healthcare-acquired infections … Caylin (infection control specialist) 6 weeks Strength of Interventions Category Examples of interventions

7856. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Bath Basin Use in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/environment-and-equipment/bath-basin-faqs.html
      March 01, 2017 - studies found gram-positive and gram-negative organisms on bath basins after resident use, no direct, infection

7857. Pediatric Documentation Templates | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/pediatric-resources/pediatric-documentation-templates
      January 01, 2023 - Compressed File , 1.33 MB) ADHD Diagnosis & Assessment ( PDF , 226 KB; HTML )  Acute Respiratory Infection

7858. Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point, Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/zero-harm-striving-reduce-preventable-harms-point-counterpoint-and-areas-agreement
      September 24, 2024 - with falls, 37% fewer pressure injuries and a 34% reduction in central line-associated blood stream infections … not, and preventability is even harder to determine for non-fatal harms like healthcare associated infection … bloodstream infections; there are a variety of preventable harms that we already have the knowledge … go months or years without any ventilator-associated pneumonias or have no central line bloodstream infections … There can be a goal of zero for things we know how to prevent, like central line-associated bloodstream infections

7859. Co-occurrence of Physical Health Conditions and Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Among Adult Inpatient Stays, 2010 Versus 2014 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb240-Co-occurring-Physical-Mental-Substance-Conditions-Hospital-Stays.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - Pneumonia (N=794,200) Coronary atherosclerosis (N=397,700) Acute myocardial infarction (N=608,700) Skin infections … 900,000) Intestinal obstruction without hernia (N=329,700) Septicemia (N=1,491,100) Urinary tract infections … among stays for biliary tract disease (39.1 percent), osteoarthritis (40.6 percent), and urinary tract infections … ■ Over 10 percent of stays with a principal diagnosis of gastrointestinal hemorrhage, skin infections … co-occurring alcohol/substance-related condition were gastrointestinal hemorrhage (14.5 percent), skin infections

7860. Final Progress Report: Pursuing Perfection in Pediatric Therapeutics (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lannon2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - OPQC has also improved infant outcomes by reducing bloodstream infections by 30% in infants hospitalized … falls by 81%, ventilator-associated pneumonias by 47%, adverse drug events by 42%, and surgical-site infections … LN Donovan EF, Sparling K, Lake MR, et al The investment case for preventing NICU- associated infections … ’Riordan M, Cunningham DJ, et al A Statewide Collaborative to Reduce Pediatric Surgical Site Infections … 25107545 2015 NPC-QIC Improvement/outcomes Schaffzin JK, Harte L, Marquette S, et al Surgical Site Infection