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  1. HCUP Facts and Figures 2008: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/sources_methods.jsp
    January 01, 2008 - with health services 24 Multiple significant trauma 25 Human Immunodeficiency Virus infections

  2. Patient Engagement in Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-safety
    January 01, 2018 - safety experiences had no impact on a global measure of safety including outcomes like urinary tract infections

  3. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhacrate2014.html
    January 01, 2018 - about 28 percent from pressure ulcers, and about 16 percent from catheter-associated urinary tract infections

  4. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - o Readmissions based on ICD-9-CM codes (e.g., post-surgical infection): Use discharge months of January … ; unspecified site 1,625 18.22 18.71 2.7 4: Mycoses 10,755 27.56 28.10 2.0 5: HIV infection … 7,495 26.99 27.66 2.5 6: Hepatitis 10,121 35.23 36.29 3.0 7: Viral infection 14,033 16.01 … caused by tuberculosis or sexually transmitted disease) 1,945 17.22 18.46 7.2 78: Other CNS infection … 18.94 19.54 3.1 134: Other upper respiratory disease 12,106 18.43 19.09 3.6 135: Intestinal infection

  5. PS Grantee | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=10
    January 01, 2024 - Development, Measure Implementation, Surgical Quality Improvement Publication Date: June 2013 Infection

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

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4h_combo_psi11-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - physicians and other providers, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, and pharmacists from infection

  7. Hospital board oversight of quality and patient safety: a narrative review and synthesis of recent empirical research. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-board-oversight-quality-and-patient-safety-narrative-review-and-synthesis-recent
    November 13, 2019 - Review Classic Hospital board oversight of quality and patient safety: a narrative review and synthesis of recent empirical research. Citation Text: Millar R, Mannion R, Freeman T, et al. Hospital board oversight of quality and patient safety: a narrative review…

  8. Voluntary electronic reporting of medical errors and adverse events. | PSNet

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    March 21, 2017 - Study Voluntary electronic reporting of medical errors and adverse events. Citation Text: Milch CE, Salem D, Pauker SG, et al. Voluntary electronic reporting of medical errors and adverse events. An analysis of 92,547 reports from 26 acute care hospitals. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(2):1…

  9. Identifying, understanding and overcoming barriers to medication error reporting in hospitals: a focus group study. | PSNet

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    March 13, 2015 - Study Identifying, understanding and overcoming barriers to medication error reporting in hospitals: a focus group study. Citation Text: Hartnell N, MacKinnon NJ, Sketris I, et al. Identifying, understanding and overcoming barriers to medication error reporting in hospitals: a focus gr…

  10. Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined daily doses. | PSNet

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    July 06, 2022 - Study Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined daily doses. Citation Text: Hamad A, Cavell G, Wade P, et al. Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined daily doses. Int J Clin Pharm. 2013;35(5):772-9. doi:10.1007/s11096…

  11. Internal reporting system to improve a pharmacy's medication distribution process. | PSNet

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    October 31, 2017 - Study Internal reporting system to improve a pharmacy's medication distribution process. Citation Text: Rickrode GA, Williams-Lowe ME, Rippe JL, et al. Internal reporting system to improve a pharmacy's medication distribution process. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(11):1197-202. Cop…

  12. Frequency of HIV-related medication errors and associated risk factors in hospitalized patients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-hiv-related-medication-errors-and-associated-risk-factors-hospitalized-patients
    April 24, 2018 - Study Frequency of HIV-related medication errors and associated risk factors in hospitalized patients. Citation Text: Pastakia SD, Corbett AH, Raasch RH, et al. Frequency of HIV-related medication errors and associated risk factors in hospitalized patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;42(4)…

  13. Understanding the attitudes of hospital pharmacists to reporting medication incidents: a qualitative study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-attitudes-hospital-pharmacists-reporting-medication-incidents-qualitative-study
    September 04, 2016 - Study Understanding the attitudes of hospital pharmacists to reporting medication incidents: a qualitative study. Citation Text: Williams SD, Phipps D, Ashcroft DM. Understanding the attitudes of hospital pharmacists to reporting medication incidents: a qualitative study. Res Social Adm…

  14. Recommendation: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
    April 11, 2025 - associated with both child health benefits (lower rates of asthma, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections … rapid weight gain and obesity, 33-35 childhood leukemia, 36 , 37 moderate to severe respiratory tract infections … and gastrointestinal tract infections in infants, 38 allergic rhinitis, 39 malocclusion, 40 , 41

  15. Surveillance of Surgery-related Adverse Events in Missouri Using ICD-9-CM Codes (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Tuinen.pdf
    March 01, 2004 - laceration 27 56 52 15 30 4 Septicemia, bacteremia 41 22 05 15 63 5 Pneumonia 52 50 42 13 37 6 Other infections … 59 32 19 20 47 7 Acute myocardial infarction 43 47 37 14 40 8 Pulmonary embolism & infection 27 … 482.32, 482.39, 482.40, 482.41, 482.49, 482.81 - 482.84, 482.89, 482.9, 483.8, 485, 486 6 Other infections … The worst performers in this regard were Class 6, Other Infections; Class 13, Postoperative GI Disorders

  16. Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r77BgfGVeBPRDME-DpBvFk
    April 08, 2025 - associated with both child health benefits (lower rates of asthma, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections … rapid weight gain and obesity,33-35 childhood leukemia,36,37 moderate to se- vere respiratory tract infections … and gastrointestinal tract infections in infants,38 allergic rhinitis,39 malocclusion,40,41 inflammatory

  17. sb291-COVID-19-PediatricHosptl (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb291-COVID-19-PediatricHosptl.pdf
    August 23, 2021 - Updated August 23, 2021. www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/children-and-covid … hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/statbriefs.jsp http://www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections … children-and-covid-19-state-level-data-report/ http://www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections

  18. Microsoft Word - 2007_07.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_07.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - PSI 7 Selected infections due to medical care per 1000 medical and surgical discharges (excluding immunocompromised … and cancer patients, stays under 2 days, and admissions specifically for such infections*), age 18 … years or older or obstetric admissions * Also excludes admissions specifically for such infections … 1000 elective-surgery discharges with an operating room procedure (excluding patients admitted for infection

  19. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu.html
    December 01, 2017 - We're decreasing their risk of infection. We're decreasing the risk of trauma. … We coordinated extensively with our infection control department to help us with our data collection … So, through coordinating with infection control, I developed this CAUTI alert. … , and as well as educating people on the standards that we're held to with NHSN for reporting these infections … And this was a board that they created for us to keep staff aware of our CAUTI infections, and it was

  20. Paul Tedrick (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-icu-transcript.doc
    May 13, 2014 - We’re decreasing their risk of infection. We’re decreasing the risk of trauma. … We coordinated extensively with our infection control department to help us with our data collection … So, through coordinating with infection control, I developed this CAUTI alert. … , and as well as educating people on the standards that we’re held to with NHSN for reporting these infections … And this was a board that they created for us to keep staff aware of our CAUTI infections, and it was
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