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161. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3sess2.html
     October 01, 2014 - Additional Tools and Resources Limiting Falls that Cause Injury Residents in long-term … However, what we can do is eliminate needless falls and limit the injuries from falls that do occur. … them. 10 Posey vests, pelvic restraints, and lap trays on geri-chairs all contribute to falls and to injuries … Relationship between physical restraint removal and falls and injuries among nursing home residents. … Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/injuries/fallspx/index.html

162. Decision Aids for Advance Care Planning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2014 - (ACP) honors patients’ goals and preferences for future care by creating a plan for when illness or injury … Less than 50 percent of severely or terminally ill patients have an advance directive in their medical … : We interviewed Key Informants representing clinicians, attorneys, consumer advocates, experts in medical

163. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicare Inpatient File (Version 2) (pdf file)
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     September 26, 2023 - 58.96 2: Urgent 2,410,468 16.26 11,150,440 75.22 3: Elective 3,444,403 23.24 14,594,843 98.45 5: Trauma … clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 593,149 4.00 13,129,037 88.57 S00-T88: Injury … clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 593,149 4.00 13,129,037 88.57 S00-T88: Injury … clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 642,003 4.33 13,909,750 93.83 S00-T88: Injury … clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified 768,214 5.18 13,760,139 92.82 S00-T88: Injury

164. A Model of Care Delivery to Reduce Falls in a Major Cancer Center (pdf file)
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     March 03, 2008 - , RN; Patricia Brosnan, MPH, RN; Mary Dowling, MSN, RN Abstract Falls are a leading cause of injuries … Injuries sustained as result of patient falls in a cancer hospital are often severe, due to the nature … of the underlying medical condition. … deaths in adults aged 65 years and older.1, 2 Injuries sustained as result of patient falls in a cancer … hospital are often severe because of the nature of the underlying medical condition.

165. Recently Funded Career Development Award Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2019 - K01 HS021531 Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ. … Primary Care Brown, Jeremiah K01 HS018443 Dartmouth College Patient Safety and Acute Kidney Injury … K08 HS017960 University of Pennsylvania The Comparative Effectiveness of Time-Adjusted Trauma Center … HS017952 Johns Hopkins University Does Screening Variability Make DVT an Unreliable Quality Measure of Trauma … K08 HS021271 Yale University Clinical Decision Support for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Miller

166. Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Falls can lead to serious injuries, decreased ability to function, reduced quality of life, increased … Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention These tools help nursing homes with electronic medical

167. Chartbook on Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - pertaining to nine patient safety event types that represent the majority of reported preventable injuries … captures the specific type of physical injury sustained in the fall as TYPE OF INJURY AS RESULT OF … The second most frequent type of injury reported was Other injury, representing 39.7% (3,268 / 8,229 … that they represent minor injuries such as soreness, bumps, and minor abrasions. … and the type of the injury.

168. Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man1.html
     December 01, 2017 - Residents who fall without injury often develop a fear of falling that leads to self-imposed limitation … One in every 10 residents who fall has a serious related injury and about 65,000 patients suffer a hip … Serious injuries. Increased risk of death. … Acute medical conditions. Chronic diseases. Deconditioning from inactivity. … Medical management of both acute and chronic conditions can be improved through appropriate evaluation

169. Advancing Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - patient safety findings, investigative approaches, process analyses, and practical tools for preventing medical … Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability In October 2009, AHRQ launched the Patient Safety and … Medical Liability (PSML) Initiative to address four goals: (1) putting patient safety first by reducing … preventable injuries, (2) fostering better communication between doctors and patients, (3) ensuring … fair and timely compensation for medical injuries while reducing malpractice litigation, and (4) reducing

170. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - , medical devices, and poor health of the patient. … Superficial pressure injuries (stages 1 and 2) CHG should also be applied over sutured or stapled wounds … Clean wound carefully with CHG. … Using the CHG on superficial wounds, and stage 1 and 2 pressure injuries. … Refer to the slides on Wound Care.

171. Home Health Care Patients and Safety Hazards in the Home: Preliminary Findings (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Although 24 percent of participants reported that they provided wound care, only a small proportion … 85.2) Record vital signs 1,138 (79.2) Provide urinary catheter/ostomy care 556 (44.8) Provide wound … The perception of risk of personal injury was high. … Childhood injury prevention at home and play. Curr Opin Pediatr 1999; 11: 578-582. 6. … Iowa City: University of Iowa, Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center; 2001. 52 .

172. Newman Memorial Hospital Implements AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2012 - Safety Culture" in 2006, when concern about the hospital's patient safety arose as a result of worker injuries … using the survey, the facility has shown a significant decrease in both the incidence of reportable injuries … The facility has seven active medical staff members and various visiting specialists, but 84 full-time … Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" at Newman Memorial Hospital, only one incident of a reportable injury

173. Session 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - of medical treatment, rehabilitation, and environmental changes." 6 The Center found that the most … To prevent injury from falls, all nursing staff need knowledge and skills. … That is, a person falls down, is not pushed down, and does not collapse from a sudden medical condition … It is important to determine whether the resident has fallen down because of another medical problem … Collapsing from a sudden medical condition.

174. Appendix B. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - Liability claims and costs before and after implementation of a medical error disclosure program. … Communication To Prevent and Respond to Medical Injuries: WA State Collaborative. … Eliminating Preventable Perinatal Injuries and Reducing Malpractice Claims. Final Progress Report. … Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. N Engl J Med 1991; 324(6):370-376. … New York’s innovative approach to medical malpractice. New Eng L Rev. 2011-2012;46(3):475.

175. On-Time Falls Prevention: Electronic Reports (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - HRCC elements are captured from multiple data sources within the facility’s electronic medical record … Medical director may also participate. … Department heads, including administrator and medical director (or physician/NP designee). … injury with altered consciousness Subdural hematoma Injury Type: Minor Skin tear X … Medical director may also participate.

176. Chapter 5a. Presentation Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Physical Restraints Physical restraints increase the likelihood of serious injury resulting from … Consequences of Falls Serious injury such as hip fracture Increased risk of death associated … problems with medications, behavior, vision, gait, and mobility, or presence of postural hypotension Medical

177. Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2022 - <50kg or age >75) □ High Risk Elective hip or knee arthroplasty Acute spinal cord injury …   (<50kg or age>75) □ High Risk Elective hip or knee arthroplasty Acute spinal cord injury … Major surgery, age >40 years with medical risk factors. Multiple trauma. … Major surgery, age >40 years with medical risk factors. Neurosurgery. Multiple Trauma. … Trauma Patients LMWH or UFH.

178. Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2022 - <50kg or age >75) □ High Risk Elective hip or knee arthroplasty Acute spinal cord injury …   (<50kg or age>75) □ High Risk Elective hip or knee arthroplasty Acute spinal cord injury … Major surgery, age >40 years with medical risk factors. Multiple trauma. … Major surgery, age >40 years with medical risk factors. Neurosurgery. Multiple Trauma. … Trauma Patients LMWH or UFH.

179. Appendix A. References and Equipment Sources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapa.html
     December 01, 2017 - Review article: Physical restraint removal, falls and injuries. … Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). … American Medical Directors Association. Cost for members $20.00. … Fall and injury prevention in older people living in residential care facilities. … Journal of the American Medical Directors Association May/June, 180-185.

180. A Study of Adverse Occurrences and Major Functional Impairment Following Surgery (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2004 - These elements were wound dehiscence requiring repair, displacement/migration/ breakage of implant, … thrombosis requiring repair, postoperative wound infection, wrong patient/site, incorrect procedure … Adverse events have been defined as “an injury that was caused by medical management (rather than the … Excess length of stay, charges and mortality attributable to medical injuries during hospitalization … Looking for medical injuries where the light is bright. JAMA 2003;290(14):1917–9. 22.