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  1. Recommendation: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
    May 24, 2022 - and symptoms of vision loss, seek care for vision problems, or have vision loss related to another medical … activities of daily living, work, and drive safely, as well as increased risk of falls and other accidental injuries … of daily living, work, and drive safely, as well as increased risk of falls and other unintentional injuries … Barry, MD (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts); Wanda K. … Published by JAMA®—Journal of the American Medical Association under arrangement with the Agency for

  2. Hospital-, Health Care-, and Community-Acquired MRSA: Estimates From California Hospitals, 2013 #212

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb212-MRSA-Hospital-Stays-California-2013.jsp
    October 01, 2016 - Septicemia: 15.9; pneumonia: 17.0; cellulitis and skin ulcers: 41.9; complications of surgery or medical … Complications following surgery or medical care accounted for 7.4 percent of MRSA hospital stays. … device, surgical procedure or medical care: ICD-9-CM 041.12 and (CCS 237 or CCS 238) ICD-9-CM 041.12 … device, surgical procedure or medical care; other. … or more States, to conduct market-area variation analyses, and to identify State-specific trends in injury

  3. Presentation: Optimize Your Briefings and Debriefings

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings.pptx
    December 01, 2017 - defines a sentinel event as an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury … Serious injury specifically includes loss of limb or function. … Implementing standardized operating room briefings and debriefings at a large regional medical center … for improvement Ask if instrument, sponge, and needle counts are correct Record name of procedure and wound … Patient positioned to prevent injury Potential problems of the case identified and discussed All equipment

  4. Second Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2012%20(2).pdf
    November 01, 2012 - In the past, women were also underrepresented in medical research. … Grossman, a board-certified pediatrician recognized for his research on injury prevention and Native … of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury … Prevention of motor vehicle Occupant injuries: counseling in a Primary care Setting for Driving under … Prevention of motor vehicle Occupant injuries: counseling in a Primary care Setting for Proper use of

  5. Classics and Emerging Classics | PSNet

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    August 01, 2023 - Factors Engineering (92) Checklists (32) Forcing Functions (5) Medical … Alarm Design (3) Medical Device Design (5) Legal and Policy Approaches … 4) Inpatient suicide (1) Interruptions and distractions (5) Medical … This AHRQ Web site provides validated safety culture survey tools (Hospital, Medical Office, Nursing … clear limitations, select PSIs have been shown to accurately identify certain accidental inpatient injuries

  6. DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20201-v20202 (xls file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/DXCCSR-ChangeLog-v20201-v20202.xlsx
    February 01, 2020 - Description v2020.1 INJ028 Y Adverse effects of drugs and medicaments, initial encounter Adverse effects of medical … encounter INJ065 Y Adverse effects of drugs and medicaments, subsequent encounter Adverse effects of medical … Y3690XA War operations, unspecified, initial encounter Y N EXT020 External cause codes: intent of injury … /unintentional T754XXA Electrocution, initial encounter Y N EXT023 External cause codes: intent of injury

  7. Using Barcode Medication Administration to Improve Quality and Safety (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/lesson/09-0023-ef-bcma.pdf
    December 01, 2008 - Background Errors associated with medications are the most frequent cause of adverse medical … events.1 The Institute of Medicine has estimated that every year there are more than a million injuries … and almost 100,000 deaths attributed to medical errors.2 These errors are costly; one estimate … This team decided to make exceptions for mental health patients as well as “true medical emergencies … Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: results from the Harvard Medical

  8. Implementation Guide: Factors to Consider in Managing Chronic Pain (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/476/2024_CDS_Connect_IG_Pain_Management_Summary.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Pain Management Summary – Header and Pertinent Medical History ......................... 20 Figure 5. … Display the heading “Pertinent Medical History” and populate it with the following items: a. … Consider the following factors when using this CDS summary: • History of injury and/or disease leading … • History of functional status changes (baseline pre-disease/injury through recent past). … Inclusion, Intervention “medication” A drug or other substance used to treat disease or injury; a

  9. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services: 13th Annual Report to Congress (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2023-12/2023-annual-report-to-congress.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - The Task Force seeks input from different types of topic experts, including medical specialists such … WISQARS—Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System. … Accessed September July 12, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html 19. … https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/VSRR016.pdf APPENDICES … He practices family medicine and leads the medical obesity treatment program.

  10. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Quality Trends (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-core-measures-quality.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - 51.9% in 2013 67.7% in 2017 -9.5 0.006 Surgical Safety Home health care patients whose surgical wound … single measure that was not changing over time examines long-stay nursing home patients who experience injuries … 2017 -2.1 0.018 Falls Long-stay nursing home patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury … These include measures regarding affordability of medical and dental care. … Care People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care due to financial or insurance

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33765/psn-pdf
    April 01, 2014 - We graded every hospital for which there's adequate data on errors, accidents, and injuries. … How do I protect them from the errors and injuries that are rampant? What can I do better?

  12. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa4.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - - injury to neonate per 1,000 selected live births 4.5 0.67 HCUP 2016 Adults age 40 and over with … - injury to neonate per 1,000 selected live births 7.4 1.33 HCUP 2016 Adults with chronic joint symptoms … health only per 100,000 population 46.1 5.39 HCUP_NEDS 2016 Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound … - injury to neonate per 1,000 selected live births 6.7 1.24 HCUP 2016 Children 41-80 lb for whom a … sores or irritation in the calendar year 36.3 2.34 MEPS 2016 Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33739/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2012 - and the design and location of hazards like furniture—can contribute to patient falls and associated injuries

  14. 4Z Bygyyfkv5Uru6Fjx8Pb (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/4z_ByGyYfKV5uRU6fjx8pB
    March 01, 2014 - did not demon- strate significant differences between groups included ma- ternal weight gain, birth injury … , brachial plexus injury and clavicular fracture, hyperbilirubinemia, perinatal death, and respiratory … Preventive Services Task Force and the National Institutes of Health Office of Medical Applications of … Standards of medical care in diabetes— 2013. Diabetes Care. 2013;36 Suppl 1:S11-66. … Peters Veter- ans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Bau- mann, PhD, RN (University

  15. S50 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s50.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - Copyright © 2007 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ISSN: 0025-7079/07/4500-0050 Medical Care • Volume … Establish a multisite, transdisciplinary Clinical Practice Team composed of Center medical director or … This focus Medical Care • Volume 45, Number 10 Suppl 2, October 2007 Practice-Based Evidence © 2007 … by medical providers. … Measuring medical complexity during inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury.

  16. Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-250-cannabis-apps-a-e-surveillance-report-2-final_0_0.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - Effect of dronabinol on central neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: a pilot study. … Effect of dronabinol on central neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: a pilot study. … 3.33%) vs. 1/30 (3.33%) NR Rintala, 2010 High RCT (crossover) Neuropathic pain- spinal cord injury … medicine on neuropathic pain and spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury … A scoping review on the effect of cannabis on pain intensity in people with spinal cord injury.

  17. Topic Brief: Cervical Degenerative Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nt_docs/cervical-degenerative-topic-brief.pdf
    March 01, 2023 - KQ1: • Does surgical treatment increase the progression of spinal cord injury in patients with ossification … Archives of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery. 2017 May;137(5):611-6. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402 … Injury. 2019 Apr;50(4):908-12. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2019.03.029. … ReVivo Medical C, College AM, Clinic TC. … Does surgical treatment increase the progression of spinal cord injury in patients with ossification

  18. Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/some-patients-cant-wait-improving-timeliness-emergency-department-care
    November 25, 2020 - Patients with dangerous medical conditions and traumatic injuries may present with normal or near-normal … and trauma patients. 20 Several strategies exist to help crowded EDs minimize harm and reduce delays … “aides to replicate clinical scenarios.” 25   A recent focused review of simulation used for acute trauma … Multidisciplinary Simulation-Based Team Training for Trauma Resuscitation: A Scoping Review. … WebM&M Cases Intraosseous Line Extravasation in a Pediatric Trauma

  19. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Tinnitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tinnitus_disposition-comments.pdf
    August 23, 2013 - Reviewer #5 Page 40 Lines 27- 28 Traumatic brain injury is not a common cause of tinnitus. … Risk of developing tinnitus but the vast majority of tinnitus patients have not had significant head injuries … reads “Tinnitus is common in active-duty service members and veterans who have had traumatic brain injury … component, tinnitus onset is typically attributed to exogenous factors such as noise exposure, head/neck injury … , drugs, trauma, etc.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33726/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2012 - Boothman joined the University in 2001, and soon developed a pioneering approach to medical mistakes … always wash their hands before they touch me, but if I come into the emergency room with a stab wound … Skip Campbell [the Chief Medical Officer] has revolutionized peer review. He's made it relevant. … You have to have medical people like Skip Campbell who are equally fearless and not defensive. … the patient about what he or she might have done better and how they might have contributed to the injury
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