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3781. Overuse of Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children with a First Generalized Afebrile, Atraumatic Seizure: Tables 1-9 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0198-tables1-9.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - seizure 780.32 Post-traumatic seizure 780.33 Other convulsions 780.39 Table 3 [=IMG9]: Head Trauma … 800.2 Closed with other and unspecified intracranial hemorrhage 800.3 Closed with intracranial injury … of other and unspecified nature 800.4 Open w/o mention of intracranial injury 800.5 Open with cerebral … 852.x Other/unspecified intracranial hemorrhage following injury 853.x Intracranial injury of other … excision of foreign body from brain 61570 Craniectomy or craniotomy; with treatment of penetrating wound

3782. Time for prefilled syringes - everywhere. | PSNet
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      July 13, 2010 - September 21, 2022 Preventing patient positioning injuries in the nonoperating room setting

3783. Evaluation and Integration of an Automatic Fall Prediction System - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-and-integration-automatic-fall-prediction-system/annual-summary/2012
      January 01, 2012 - The research team developed and published a manuscript in September in the Journal of the American Medical … Project to reduce the risk of falls among veterans receiving inpatient treatment for traumatic brain injury

3784. Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/building-team-process-slides.html
      December 01, 2017 - (neurogenic bladder) Urinary blood clots with obstruction Trauma to spinal cord Slide … catheter shortly after the surgery is completed Slide 28 Assist Healing of Perineal and Sacral Wounds … depends on what the patient perceives as more comfortable Slide 30 Required Immobilization for Trauma … or Surgery Examples include: Unstable thoracic or lumbar spine Multiple traumatic injuries, … ICU, or different non-ICU) Partnering with other stakeholders (case managers, physical therapists, wound

3785. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 26, 2025 - The surgeon did not routinely perform a wound examination before closing the chest, doing so only if … needle in the patient or on the surgical field, losing track of the needles, and preventing needlestick injury … Any potential for injury from the UDF, and any tests or treatments to be avoided or obtained, should … Spartan Medical launches the Melzi sharps finder to help hospitals avoid retained surgical sharps miscounts … Avoiding retained surgical items at an academic medical center: sustainability of a surgical quality

3786. Final Progress Report: EHR-Based Medication Complete Communication Strategy to Promote Safe Opioid Use (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Setting: This studies took place at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, an urban academic medical center … four categories of patient responses: 1) plans to keep their pills “just in case,” with reference to a medical … condition (e.g., kidney stone); 2) plans to keep pills “just in case” without reference to any medical … and deductive approach to evaluate how well patient understanding of signs of addiction mapped to the medical … MME back pain, 9.5 [5.2] MME kidney stone, 10.7 [6.9] MME fracture, 11.1 [6.6] MME musculoskeletal injury

3787. Long-term reduction in adverse drug events: an evidence-based improvement model. | PSNet
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      August 28, 2024 - July 1, 2016 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries

3788. 2017 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database
      cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/files/2017CAHPSHealthPlanChartbook.htm
      October 01, 2017 - Database 2017 Chartbook: What Consumers Say About Their Experiences With Their Health Plans and Medical … Getting Care Quickly Composite 19% 22% 59%   49,381 Got urgent care for illness, injury … Quickly for a Child Composite 11% 16% 73%   80,503 Child got urgent care for illness, injury … Quickly for a Child Composite 10% 16% 74%   11,392 Child got urgent care for illness, injury … Appointments and Care Quickly Composite 11% 21% 69% 160,960 Got urgent care for illness, injury

3789. Second Victims: Support for Clinicians Involved in Errors and Adverse Events | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/second-victims-support-clinicians-involved-errors-and-adverse-events
      December 15, 2024 - Background Multiple studies have shown that involvement in medical errors and adverse events can … When a medical error or patient harm occurs, the first priority is to attend to the patient and family … define second victims as health care providers who are involved in an unanticipated adverse event, medical … error, or patient injury and "become victimized in the sense that the provider is traumatized by the … errors and possible intermediate factors of this association among medical assistants - a cohort study

3790. Health information technologies: from hazardous to the dark side. | PSNet
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      January 24, 2024 - January 24, 2024 Identification of adverse events in ground transport emergency medical … March 21, 2012 Disciplinary action by medical boards and prior behavior in medical schools … October 11, 2023 In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … August 29, 2011 IT vulnerabilities highlighted by errors, malfunctions at veterans' medical

3791. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiid.html
      June 01, 2010 - A few are related to the health and welfare of clients, such as injuries and medication errors. … The instruments have been approved by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Medical Outcomes Trust … HCBS MS Domains: Unmet Need Populations: Individuals with disabilities, adults with acquired brain injuries … information concerning the number of incidents (abuse and neglect; restraints, crimes against, serious injuries … required data via NCI form titled "NCI Protocol for Reporting Incidents: Abuse and Neglect, Serious Injuries

3792. Health outcomes associated with potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-outcomes-associated-potentially-inappropriate-medication-use-older-adults
      June 29, 2011 - Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among frontline health care personnel in a multistate hospital network--13 academic medical

3793. Improving patient safety using the sterile cockpit principle during medication administration: a collaborative, unit-based project. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-using-sterile-cockpit-principle-during-medication-administration
      September 12, 2016 - August 2, 2012 Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents?

3794. The impacts of medication shortages on patient outcomes: a scoping review. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impacts-medication-shortages-patient-outcomes-scoping-review
      March 10, 2021 - March 2, 2016 Learning from no-fault treatment injury claims to improve the safety of

3795. Payer Readiness for Technology Implementation (P-RTI) Tool Application and Assessment | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/payer-readiness-technology-implementation-p-rti-tool-application-and-assessment
      January 01, 2023 - Telehealth/Telemedicine Voice Recognition Care Setting Patient Home Medical … Additionally, many injuries and chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular problems

3796. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE READMISSIONS DATABASE (NRD), 2015
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      January 01, 2015 - , (4) surgical, and (5) medical. … 55,231 16.40 17.16 4.6 234: Crushing injury or internal injury 13,358 15.29 15.98 … 4.5 235: Open wounds of head; neck; and trunk 5,616 12.29 12.84 4.5 236: Open … wounds of extremities 5,507 13.78 14.11 2.4 237: Complication of device; implant or … 3.3 243: Poisoning by nonmedicinal substances 2,659 11.51 12.19 5.9 244: Other injuries

3797. Measure: Accurate ADHD Diagnosis (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2014 - Medical record (paper or electronic). Note: Settings include home, school, and community. … culminate in significant costs attributable to greater health care needs, more frequent unintentional injury … Four of the five sites used electronic medical records to document ADHD diagnosis and care. eMeasure … In addition, two nurses conducted manual abstraction from the medical records using a preestablished … In a sample of 58 medical records, 52 met all of the elements necessary for the assessment.

3798. Differences in medication knowledge and risk of errors between graduating nursing students and working registered nurses: comparative study. | PSNet
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      December 29, 2014 - Analysis of incidents resulting in patient injuries in a web-based system in Swedish health care.

3799. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49666/psn-pdf
      October 01, 2012 - Results from the original wound culture revealed CA-MRSA resistant to clindamycin. … exposure (e.g., shared soap, towels, razors, athletic training equipment).(9-11) Furthermore, skin trauma … Skin infections have been associated with 17% practice-time loss injuries in wrestling.(19) In this … Cover all wounds. … If a wound cannot be covered adequately or is infected, exclude athlete from play until the wound can

3800. Dangerous Dialysis | PSNet
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      June 12, 2024 - Describe the role of the dialysis unit medical director in promoting patient safety in dialysis units … The quality indicators include identification of medical injuries and medical errors. … Falls and fall-related injuries in older dialysis patients. … The role of the medical director: changing with the times. Semin Dial. 2008;21:54-57.  … Arlington, VA: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. [Available at] 9.