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421. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module5/putoolkit_module5_tools.docx
     June 02, 2025 - stakeholders and staff Root cause analysis is conducted for each fall with at least moderate level of injury

422. Conducting a Comprehensive Skin Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar4_pu_skinassesst_final.pdf
     April 01, 2011 - Management and Advances in Skin and Wound Care • Legal consultant and former NPUAP board member … or coolness can indicate skin damage, including— – Stage I pressure ulcer – Suspected deep tissue injury … venous or arterial) – Neuropathic/diabetic – Skin tears (especially forearm of older adults) – Trauma … pressure ulcers he/she has • Highest stage of his/her deepest ulcer • Treatment for any existing wounds … Wound care essentials: practice principles. 3rd ed.

423. Standardizing Ambulatory Care Procedures in a Public Hospital System to Improve Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kleinpeter.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - outcomes, we can measure both medical injury and medical errors. … problem after harm or injury has occurred. … By focusing on injury prevention, the performance improvement team methodology was successfully used … the ambulatory arena until we reach the goal of elimination of near misses, medical errors, medical injuries … Patient safety efforts should focus on medical injury. JAMA 2002 Apr 17;287(15):1993–7. 7.

424. Table 14B: Outcome Indicators by State Supply of Health Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab14b.html
     February 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Table 14B: Outcome Indicators by State Supply of Health Care Providers Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Introduction HCBS Population Availability and Use of State Medicaid H…

425. Table 16B: Outcome Indicators by State Socioeconomic Status | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab16b.html
     February 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Table 16B: Outcome Indicators by State Socioeconomic Status Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Introduction HCBS Population Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS Outco…

426. Table 15B: Outcome Indicators by State Demographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab15b.html
     February 01, 2023 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Table 15B: Outcome Indicators by State Demographics Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population Introduction HCBS Population Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS Outcome Indic…

427. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiie.html
     June 01, 2010 - 17 HCBS MS Domains: Timeliness Populations: Adults with HIV/AIDS, Adults with acquired brain injuries … Illinois Tool or Measure Set: Performance Measures for Illinois HCBS Waiver for Persons with Brain Injury … Need, Coordination of Long-Term Care and Other Services Populations: Adults with acquired brain injuries … mental health disabilities, adults with severe and persistent mental illness, adults with acquired brain injuries

428. Client Functioning Measures and Gaps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/rep3.html
     June 01, 2010 - settings, the primary goal of HCBS programs is not just to restore functional ability compromised through injury … health care services, but also the avoidance of serious adverse or preventable health outcomes, such as injury

429. One-Pager-Aspiration-Pneumonia (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-aspiration-pneumonia.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Aspiration Pneumonia · Aspiration pneumonitis is an abrupt chemical injury … an aspiration event.4 Aspiration Pneumonitis Aspiration Pneumonia Pathophysiology Acute lung injury

430. Lessons Learned from the Evolution of Mandatory Adverse Event Reporting Systems (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Flink.pdf
     April 09, 2004 - concluding that mandatory and voluntary systems can work together to help reduce death and serious injury … Health Law 2805-l12 requires hospitals to report and investigate incidents of deaths and other serious injuries … • IV-related • Embolic and related disorders • Laparoscopic complications • Perioperative injuries … Elopement from hospital leading to death/serious injury 923 44 0.6 Equipment malfunction leading … to death/serious injury 938 22 0.3 Infant abduction 961 8 0.1 Infant discharged to wrong family

431. Health Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-health-equity.html
     May 01, 2024 - Appendix D: Grant Summaries P1: Does A New Care Model Improve Care for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury … The leading cause of death in 2020 in the US was heart disease, cancer, COVID-19, and unintentional injuries … The most common unintentional injury was drug overdose, accidental falls, and motor vehicle accidents

432. OSHA COVID-19 Standards Webpage | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/osha-covid-19-standards.html
     May 01, 2022 - requirements in states that operate their own OSHA-approved State Plans; recordkeeping requirements and injury

433. Understanding and Reducing Overuse of Potentially Harmful Screening Tests (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/sheridan_screening_overuse.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - such as physical, emotional/psychological, and costs: Physical Emotional/Psychological Costs  Injury … from screening or follow-up testing  Injury from potentially unnecessary treatment  Stress

434. Appendix 3-A. Suggested Slides for Module 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmodap3a.html
     October 01, 2014 - Nursing staff must have the knowledge and skills to prevent injury from falls.

435. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety Across Clinical Settings (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bates-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - brought it to the forefront of public attention.1 The IOM report estimated that more than a million injuries … that many patients annually are injured as a result of medications.3;4 Furthermore, many of these injuries … developing systems that prevent and buffer errors, we gathered information about the types and causes of injuries … The most common injuries resulting from ADEs were cardiovascular, especially hypotension, defined as … challenges as well as uncertainty about how effective the systems actually are for reducing drug-related injuries

436. Examples of Patient Harm Related to Invasive Devices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section3.html
     October 01, 2015 - Teamwork and Communication Definitions and Tools Several examples of severe patient injury … The virulent organism caused a severe infection and irreversible injury to the patient.

437. CAHPS Home and Community-Based Services Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hcbs/index.html
     January 01, 2025 - physical disabilities, people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, people with acquired brain injury

438. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Ostomy Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-ostomy.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - anchoring elements to bond the epidermis to the underlying dermis, so skin is more susceptible to friction injury … ■ Peristomal skin must be protected from mechanical trauma due to use of aggressive adhesives, improper

439. Episiotomy (Overuse): Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0083-fullreport.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - degree that it creates an unnecessary surgical incision as compared to less severe posterior perineal trauma … study found that women with midline episiotomy had a significantly greater rate of anal sphincter injuries … preponderance of the studies, however, supported a conclusion that 10 degree of perineal trauma … typically used in this literature are needed to understand properly the relationships between perineal trauma … episiotomy compared with restrictive use was associated with higher risk of anal sphincter and rectal injuries

440. Episiotomy (Overuse) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0083episiotomy.pdf
     March 01, 2016 - degree that it creates an unnecessary surgical incision as compared to less severe posterior perineal trauma … study found that women with midline episiotomy had a significantly greater rate of anal sphincter injuries … preponderance of the studies, however, supported a conclusion that 10 degree of perineal trauma … typically used in this literature are needed to understand properly the relationships between perineal trauma … episiotomy compared with restrictive use was associated with higher risk of anal sphincter and rectal injuries