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4701. A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions: AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/sustainability-guide_2.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - major concern for public health, patient safety, and quality of care, and they contribute to increased morbidity

4702. Delayed Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in an Elderly Patient. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-evaluation-abdominal-pain-elderly-patient
      February 26, 2020 - medications, such as beta blockers, blunt the response to inflammation and infection. 3 Not surprisingly, morbidity

4703. Do Not Miss Sepsis Needles in Viral Haystacks! | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-not-miss-sepsis-needles-viral-haystacks
      March 27, 2024 - of timely recognition and proper management of potential bacterial infections to prevent downstream morbidity

4704. Draft Recommendation: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
      August 05, 2025 - Epidemiologic evidence that reductions in alcohol use reduces risk of morbidity and mortality.

4705. NPSD Data Spotlight - Patient Safety and COVID-19: A Qualitative Analysis of Concerns During the Public Health Emergency (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/spotlight-ptsafety-and-covid-19.pdf
      November 01, 2021 - skin inspection documented o Pressure ulcer prevention intervention in place o Secondary patient morbidity

4706. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An evidence-based prevention resource for nurse practitioners (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/epbnursep.pdf
      November 01, 2007 - findings by advocating for improvements in sanitary con- ditions that yielded substantial reductions in morbidity

4707. In Conversation with...Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpeter-j-pronovost-md-phd-0
      October 01, 2010 - A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population.

4708. Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017.html
      November 01, 2017 - to have a high financial burden on the health care system and contribute significantly to inpatient morbidity

4709. Improving the Value of Patient Safety Reporting Systems (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Pronovost_95.pdf
      June 12, 2008 - recurring.29 This tool is being used at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in clinical areas and as part of morbidity

4710. Implement Teamwork and Communication: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/implement/teamwork-notes.html
      December 01, 2012 - For “BATON”: B stands for background—Provide co-morbidities, previous episodes, current medications

4711. In Conversation with…Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdonald-m-berwick-md-mpp
      November 01, 2005 - Prospective controlled trial of effect of medical emergency team on postoperative morbidity and mortality

4712. Safety Culture in EMS | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-culture-ems
      May 26, 2021 - efforts include direct observations, tracking and analysis of patient complaint data, mortality and morbidity

4713. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-disease-ace-inhibitor-arb-disposition.pdf
      March 10, 2010 - Given the known benefits of beta blockers and statins on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the

4714. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 134 Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 13, 2014 - state that people with various psychiatric disorders are excluded why is the assumption that when co-morbidity … is not reported it cannot be assumed that there was no significant co-morbidity. … Included in long-term are mortality and morbidity.

4715. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
      June 01, 2012 - It is associated with daytime somnolence, cardiovascular morbidity, diabetes, and other adverse outcomes … present in 2 to 4 percent of middle-aged adults and can lead to daytime somnolence, cardiovascular morbidity

4716. Education in Proper Use of New Asthma Medication Delivery Device for Children With Asthma (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-201-fullreport.pdf
      March 01, 2019 - care in an effort to address and improve the quality of care for patients with asthma and to decrease morbidity … bad technique results in poorly controlled asthma and higher costs, either as a result of increased morbidity

4717. Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-fullreport.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - In addition, SCD can have hemolytic and infectious complications that result in morbidity and mortality … evaluation and treatment of acute illness in children with SCD remains a major cause of preventable morbidity

4718. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
      June 01, 2012 - It is associated with daytime somnolence, cardiovascular morbidity, diabetes, and other adverse outcomes … present in 2 to 4 percent of middle-aged adults and can lead to daytime somnolence, cardiovascular morbidity

4719. Protocol for Identifying and Treating Children With Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-fullreport.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - years, from 97 percent in infants in 1966 to 9 percent in the early 1990s, it remains a major cause of morbidity … The resulting immunoparalysis limits the response to the pathogen, contributing to morbidity and mortality

4720. Understanding Health-Systems’ Use of and Need for Evidence To Inform Decisionmaking (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-systems-research.pdf
      October 01, 2017 - If there was an algorithm PDF version of the JNC 8, like ‘woman in her fifties with these co-morbidities … without having people on 20 drugs, and how to de-prescribe in an evidence-based way based on age or co-morbidities