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  1. Developing Quality Indicators for Cancer End-of-Life Care: Proceedings From a National Symposium | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium/research
    January 01, 2020 - Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care? … National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. … Palliative care quality measurement project. … Quality indicators for palliative and end-of-life care in vulnerable elders. … Improving comfort and communication in the ICU: a practical new tool for palliative care performance

  2. Periodic Issue | PSNet

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    November 30, 2021 - Medication dosing errors can lead to serious patient harm. … , and vascular events (the “big three”) account for nearly half of all serious misdiagnosis-related harm … Spotlight Case Culture Clash No More: Integration and Coordination of Disease Treatment and Palliative … Further discussions of the goals of care revealed that the patient desired to focus on comfort and on … This case represents a perceived delay in palliative radiation, an “error” in care.

  3. Periodic Issue | PSNet

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    July 08, 2022 - Commentary Reducing administrative harm in medicine - clinicians and administrators … applying safety system improvement approaches to examine managerial choices that contribute to patient harm … patient complaints and staff incident reports allows hospitals to better understand causes of patient harm … The advanced care planning team, in consultation with palliative care and ethics experts, determined … transitions of care and the importance of active communication and standardized documentation during palliative

  4. Patient and Family Engagement for Perinatal Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/pf-engagement-slides.html
    July 01, 2023 - Suggest comfort measures. Provide support and suggestions for the partner. … Communicating about episodes of harm to patients. In: Leonard M, ed. … Palliative Care Perspectives. 1st ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.

  5. Table 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care? … National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. … Palliative care quality measurement project. … Quality indicators for palliative and end-of- life care in vulnerable elders. … Improving comfort and communication in the ICU: a practical new tool for palliative care performance

  6. Table 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care? … National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. … Palliative care quality measurement project. … Quality indicators for palliative and end-of- life care in vulnerable elders. … Improving comfort and communication in the ICU: a practical new tool for palliative care performance

  7. Challenging the status quo: focusing on patient safety and joy at work. | PSNet

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    December 01, 2021 - Hastened death due to disease burden and distress that has not received timely, quality palliative … physician error disclosure skills by crowdsourced laypeople and patient advocates who experienced medical harm … October 10, 2018 We want to know: patient comfort speaking up about breakdowns in care

  8. The Empty Bag | PSNet

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    June 01, 2018 - patient's family chose not to put her through surgery, and she was placed on the hospice service for comfort … needs, hospitals can choose IV infusion equipment that enhances safety.( 9 ) In another example, many palliative … Unreliable numbers: error and harm induced by bad design can be reduced by better design. … Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails) May 1, 2016 Measuring harm … More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Engineers Palliative

  9. Periodic Issue | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-375
    December 14, 2022 - Patient misidentification can lead to serious medical errors and patient harm. … medication regimens, access barriers, changing prescribing providers) and subsequent medication-related harm … A goals-of-care discussion was led by the palliative care service; the patient and his designated decision-makers … condition worsened, signaling failure of non-operative management; following his wishes, he transitioned to comfort-focused … The palliative care team spent many hours with the family helping them to manage their grief and dissatisfaction

  10. Preventing Device-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section4.html
    October 01, 2015 - Infections Preamble and Summary Epidemiology of Invasive Devices and Complications Examples of Patient Harm … End-of-life care (hospice/comfort/palliative care). This addresses patient comfort at end of life.

  11. A total of 1,364 patients were treated with a neurothrombectomy device as part of X reports (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_technical-brief.pdf
    July 01, 2014 - use of life support technology Plan for site of death, preference for sedation versus physical comfort … whether participants felt their surrogates better understood their wishes, that the tools provided comfort … *African Americans differed from whites in preferences for receiving comfort care versus life sustaining … If comfort care is the choice that is consistent with the informed consumer’s values and wishes, then … Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2011;Feb;14(2):169-77. PMID: 21254815. 36.

  12. A total of 1,364 patients were treated with a neurothrombectomy device as part of X reports (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_technical-brief.pdf
    July 01, 2014 - use of life support technology Plan for site of death, preference for sedation versus physical comfort … whether participants felt their surrogates better understood their wishes, that the tools provided comfort … *African Americans differed from whites in preferences for receiving comfort care versus life sustaining … If comfort care is the choice that is consistent with the informed consumer’s values and wishes, then … Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2011;Feb;14(2):169-77. PMID: 21254815. 36.

  13. WebM&M Cases & Commentaries | PSNet

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    May 01, 2021 - developed signs of stroke and required ongoing resuscitation overnight before being transitioned to comfort … Upon consultation with the palliative care team about goals of care, the patient with telephonic support … Unfortunately, the patient was transferred out of the ICU after the palliative care team left for the … associated commentary describes how care inconsistent with patient goals and wishes is a form of preventable harm … inter-professional handoffs and closed-loop referrals in reducing diagnostic delays and associated harm

  14. Webmm

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    May 01, 2021 - developed signs of stroke and required ongoing resuscitation overnight before being transitioned to comfort … Upon consultation with the palliative care team about goals of care, the patient with telephonic support … Unfortunately, the patient was transferred out of the ICU after the palliative care team left for the … associated commentary describes how care inconsistent with patient goals and wishes is a form of preventable harm … inter-professional handoffs and closed-loop referrals in reducing diagnostic delays and associated harm

  15. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 265_Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-disposition-comments.pdf
    August 29, 2023 - Page 2 of the introduction introduces the concern that “…there is substantial variation in how palliative … What is the effectiveness and what are the harms of EBRT in the palliative treatment of bone metastases

  16. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 265_Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-265-radiation-bone-disease-disposition-comments.pdf
    August 29, 2023 - Page 2 of the introduction introduces the concern that “…there is substantial variation in how palliative … What is the effectiveness and what are the harms of EBRT in the palliative treatment of bone metastases

  17. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Patient and Family Engagement

    www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/engagement.pptx
    May 01, 2017 - of a Doula3 A doula accompanies a woman in labor to— Provide emotional and physical support Suggest comfort … Communicating about episodes of harm to patients. In: Leonard M, ed. … Palliative Care Perspectives. 1st ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.

  18. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Patient and Family Engagement

    www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/engagement.pptx
    May 01, 2017 - of a Doula3 A doula accompanies a woman in labor to— Provide emotional and physical support Suggest comfort … Communicating about episodes of harm to patients. In: Leonard M, ed. … Palliative Care Perspectives. 1st ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.

  19. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Patient and Family Engagement

    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/engagement.pptx
    May 01, 2017 - of a Doula3 A doula accompanies a woman in labor to— Provide emotional and physical support Suggest comfort … Communicating about episodes of harm to patients. In: Leonard M, ed. … Palliative Care Perspectives. 1st ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.

  20. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Patient and Family Engagement

    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/engagement.pptx
    May 01, 2017 - of a Doula3 A doula accompanies a woman in labor to— Provide emotional and physical support Suggest comfort … Communicating about episodes of harm to patients. In: Leonard M, ed. … Palliative Care Perspectives. 1st ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.
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