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5701. Office Systems Inventory to Improve Asthma Care and Treatment in Primary Care Practices (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sfstrategies.pdf
      August 01, 2015 - options. 2 We prescribe inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) or leukotriene modifiers for effective long-term

5702. Making Healthcare Safer III Report | PSNet
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      March 30, 2020 - For example, if I was working in a long term care facility, I could easily find the patient safety practices … When a patient deteriorates in the hospital, if we wait too long to act, we could miss the opportunity … touching on care settings where we are not getting patient safety practices quite right, like ambulatory, long-term … COVID-19 Response May 14, 2020 Perspective Long-Term

5703. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
      October 07, 2013 - are age <40 years Pregnant women Institutionalized persons (psychiatric inpatients) Persons in long-term … In addition, the term “regular” aspirin use was substituted for “low dose” aspirin use to avoid confusion

5704. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_disposition.pdf
      December 09, 2014 - We removed the term “conventional” referring to 2DRT. … I also do not agree with the pairing of “intermediate vs. long-term” outcomes in the figure text. … We revised the figure legend by deleting “long-term” and substituting “final health” for that term … Of particular note is the 2011 Nutting study which is a high-quality, long term FU of this RCT. … This prospective study of 73 patients found that on average, long- term patient-reported, observer-rated

5705. In Conversation with...Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS | PSNet
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      August 01, 2009 - RW: There's a long history of people coming into health care with industrial backgrounds who say, "I … For a very long time, we as a society understood very little about medicine and invested very heavily … well-meaning human beings—if we get half of our potential out of the investment we make, that would be a long … behavior, called first-order problem solving, seems successful because patient care continues in the short term … and creativity—while simultaneously avoiding pitfalls from relying too heavily on ad-hoc solutions to long-standing

5706. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care | PSNet
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      August 01, 2009 - behavior, called first-order problem solving, seems successful because patient care continues in the short term … and creativity—while simultaneously avoiding pitfalls from relying too heavily on ad-hoc solutions to long-standing … RW: There's a long history of people coming into health care with industrial backgrounds who say, "I … For a very long time, we as a society understood very little about medicine and invested very heavily … well-meaning human beings—if we get half of our potential out of the investment we make, that would be a long

5707. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer_executive.pdf
      February 01, 2008 - What are the comparative risks, benefits, short- and long-term outcomes of therapies for clinically localized … • Many randomized trials are inadequately powered to provide long-term survival outcomes, with the … - term comparative RCTs. … Initiation and completion of long-term, adequately powered randomized trials (particularly comparative … What are the comparative risks, benefits, short- and long-term outcomes of therapies for clinically

5708. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-infection-prevention-mdro-protocol.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - Additionally, “health care settings” is defined as acute inpatient settings and long-term care settings … can improve patient safety across the healthcare system—from hospitals to primary care practices, long-term … Gall E, Long A, Hall KK. 5. Infections Due to Other Multidrug-Resistant Organisms. … Gall E, Long A. 6. Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae.

5709. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals—Understanding Why Change Is Needed | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/guide1.html
      October 01, 2017 - high-reliability organizations, where we provide consistent performance at high levels of safety over long … leadership doesn’t feel the value of safety and hold people accountable—you are not going to get continued long-term … Will this initiative save costs over the long run? How will it affect quality scorecards? … Slide 34 Say: What are your plans to keep this prevention effort going long term?

5710. Disposition of Comments Report for Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 08, 2013 - Risk also needs to be studied within specific patient populations==acute, icu, long term care, home … The NPUAP has now adopted the term "Stage" rather than "Grade". … quality, one was limited to sheepskin over the sacral area and two were in the hospital and one in long-term … Clarity and Usability: Excellent review with significant relevance to policy and practice in acute and long-term … Mary Arnold Long Results Brem H et al American Journal of Surgery (2010) 200, 473-477 1 - Use of

5711. Checklists | PSNet
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      September 15, 2024 - Infections September 15, 2024 Patient Safety Primers Long-term

5712. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49571/psn-pdf
      October 01, 2008 - It has long been appreciated that growth is a valuable marker of the socioeconomic conditions for a given

5713. Statistical Brief #87: Characteristics of Weekday and Weekend Hospital Admissions (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb87.pdf
      March 01, 2010 - Types of hospitals included in HCUP HCUP is based on data from community hospitals, defined as short-term … They exclude long-term care, rehabilitation, psychiatric, and alcoholism and chemical dependency hospitals … Admission from another hospital indicates the patient was admitted to this hospital from another short-term … Admission from long-term care facility indicates the patient was admitted from a long- term facility … hospital, and includes the following six categories: routine (to home), transfer to another short-term

5714. ChartBook On Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/qdr2015-ptschartbook.pdf
      March 04, 2016 - The National Quality Strategy has identified three long-term goals related to patient safety: reduce … CLABSI data also include neonatal intensive care units but exclude long-term acute care hospitals and … Report | 33 Patient Safety Long-Term … venous catheters for 90 days or longer (7%), and Puerto Rico had the highest percentage (18%) of long-term … Nursing Homes and Assisted Living (Long-Term Care Facilities). http://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/.

5715. Research Protocol: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-reconstruction-mastectomy-protocol.pdf
      April 09, 2020 - (in contrast with the recommendation that implants be replaced every 10 years), and better long-term … radiation therapy.26 But, AR requires a larger operation, leads to greater scarring, and may lead to long-term … Influence of long term silicone implantation on type II collagen induced arthritis in mice. … Long-Term Health Outcomes in Women With Silicone Gel Breast Implants: A Systematic Review. … Long-term Patient-Reported Outcomes in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.

5716. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_research-protocol.pdf
      January 12, 2012 - Children’s exposure to maltreatment is associated with long-term mental health and behavioral outcomes … Instead, these forms of trauma tend to occur repeatedly over long periods of time and typically take … Additionally, the outcome “school success” has been replaced with the term “school-based functioning … duration: post-intervention (i.e., at treatment completion) to <6 months  Long-term duration: ≥6 … The long-term consequences of maltreatment in the early years: A developmental pathway model to antisocial

5717. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c_research-protocol.pdf
      November 30, 2011 - interferon alfa-2a or pegylated interferon alfa-2b. 8,9 While the goals of treatment are to prevent the long-term … complications associated with HCV infection such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, clinical trials are never long … Because of this viral kinetics have become important predictors of long-term prognosis in patients … influenza-life syndrome that can have a substantial effect on quality of life due to the usually long

5718. The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance | PSNet
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      April 01, 2010 - The long road to patient safety: a status report on patient safety systems. … Certainly, there were pioneering public reporting initiatives long before the National Quality Forum … JC: We've come a long way, actually. … RW: You've used the term " shared accountability ." What does that mean to you? … Shared accountability is a term that came from some of the work of the Institute of Medicine, where I

5719. PowerPoint Presentation
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      October 01, 2016 - For the purposes of this presentation, the term “prescribing clinician” will encompass physicians, physician … regarding the potential need for antibiotic use between nursing staff and prescribing clinicians in long-term … and symptoms) that, at a minimum, should be present before initiating antibiotics for residents in long-term … For others, if they have not urinated in a long time, their urine may smell. … Although the “new” criteria and protocol are based on research that has been around for a long time,

5720. The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety | PSNet
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      May 28, 2020 - For the FDA, these modifications raise the question of how to ensure the long-term safety and effectiveness … KH: When we think about the FDA’s role in patient safety, it seems like we’ve come a long way. … COVID-19 Response May 14, 2020 Perspective Long-Term