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  1. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-compendium-techdoc.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Safety net systems. The list provides three indicators related to safety net systems. … In addition, the list provides two indicators of uncompensated care burden. … The list also includes three indicators of teaching intensity. … percentage The DSH patient percentage is defined as: DSH Patient Percentage = (Medicare SSI days … How did safety-net hospitals cope in the 1990s?

  2. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
    June 01, 2015 - Experts cited the cost, need for daily injections, and unknown long-term safety profile as potential … Patients were reported to have generally tolerated the balloon well, with one early removal for patient … .”38 However, two experts anticipated lower patient acceptance.37,42 One clinical expert stated, “Patients … Perioperative safety in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery. … Safety of antiobesity drugs. Ther Adv Drug Saf. 2013;4(4):171-81.

  3. Disposition of Comments Report for Methods for Insulin Delivery and Glucose Monitoring (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Safety evaluation showed that fewer patients with T2 diabetes were affected by adverse events. … better safety profile.” … Efforts to understand the role of family factors in the maintenance of CSII therapy with clinical indicators … correct title should include "methods" and not "devices" and read "Comparative Effectiveness and Safety … of whether or not a patient was randomized to a treatment arm.

  4. Communication of Weight Classification for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-241-bmi-communication-full-report.pdf
    February 01, 2020 - Administrative pressure to keep patient visits brief can make the investment of time to counsel patients … Measure Topic – patient safety: No. k. Measure Topic – family experience with care: No. l. … Special Health Care Needs The medical records data abstracted for this study did not include indicators … English Proficiency (LEP) Populations The medical records data abstracted for this study did not included indicators … contact with the health system via a patient portal or personal health application

  5. Improving Teen Care with HIT - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs023383-mccarty-final-report-2020.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - These clinics overall represented a wide cross-section of adolescent patients and their caregivers, … Clinic staff identified all patients (ages 13-18) with upcoming well child visits and sent our team a … intervention, they were instructed to continue to use any screening tools that they were using for all patients … Patient Satisfaction Outcome: Patient satisfaction was measured on the 1-day post-visit survey using … services in a health maintenance organization: how well do pediatricians screen and educate adolescent patients

  6. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Establishing a Program of In Situ Simulations (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation_facguide.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - These teamwork skills are useful for regular, day-to-day care of labor and delivery patients, but are … safety … Although not an absolute requirement, the use of standardized patients—that is, actors trained to play … In general, standardized patients who participate in a simulation also participate in the debriefing … However, pelvic models and “props” may be needed to substitute for patients to simulate physical maneuvers

  7. State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Utah | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/state-and-regional-demonstration-health-information-technology-ut
    January 01, 2023 - utilizing the expanded cHIE infrastructure that includes an “Electronic Medical Record Lite,” a master patient … While the impact of the use of cHIE by clinicians on patient safety and quality of care could not be

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865454/psn-pdf
    March 27, 2024 - In addition to specific health outcomes, patients report having better experiences with their care when … the culture of patient safety is strong. … , it can improve behaviors related to patient safety. … National Steering Committee for Patient Safety. Declaration to advance patient safety. … https://www.ihi.org/initiatives/national-steering-committee-patient-safety/declaration-advance-patient-safety

  9. Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-update_disposition-comments.pdf
    August 16, 2016 - Examples might be the demonstrated safety of ACEis/ARBs in ARAS, and consistently similar long-term … Safety and efficacy of renal artery stenting following suboptimal renal angioplasty for de novo and … not the patient who gets randomized. … Clearly future clinical trials are needed in this patient population. … TEP Reviewer #4 Miscellaneous Specific comment: p.12: “patient factors” 1 RCT found that patients

  10. Appendix 3. Guidelines to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-3.html
    March 01, 2018 - When used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program) Toolkit, these tools dramatically reduced … Avoid using the femoral vein for catheters in adult patients. … cuffed C-VAD for patients requiring therapy for >1 week. … Cover the patient entirely with a large sterile drape.   Slide 22. … Patients who clearly have a CLABSI should not undergo a guidewire exchange.

  11. Horizon Scanning_Rapid Cost Analyses of Selected Potential High-Impact Intervention Reports (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/horizon-scan_research-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - hospitals) Health Technology Assessment Information Service ECRI Database (information on clinical, safety … sales and a cost of $69,000 per patient treated, we estimated that about 1,600 patients per year are … Based on potential initial adoption of about 10% (i.e., about 800,000 patients) of the eligible patient … As this technology matures and additional long-term safety and efficacy data are available, we anticipate … If all patients with the G551D mutation receive ivacaftor at the retail cost of about $324,600 per patient

  12. Grant Final Report: Virtual Continuity and its Impact on Complex Hospitalized Patients' Care - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018151-smith-final-report-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Methods: We performed a pre-post study of automated PCP communication and patient safety tools, including … care quality and safety (1, 2). … The AHRQ Ambulatory Safety and Quality program has highlighted “integration of patient information across … care quality and safety. … Patient safety concerns arising from test results that return after hospital discharge.

  13. Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy: Issue Brief (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load-theory.pdf
    May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy: Issue Brief PATIENT SAFETY e Issue … Improving Diagnosis in Health Care,1 published in 2015, continued the patient safety discussion with … safety. … across teams to account for patient complexity, implement flexible limits to the number of patients … Alarm fatigue: a patient safety concern.

  14. Debriefing for Clinical Learning | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/debriefing-clinical-learning
    September 15, 2024 - safety and patient care based on a recent event or a hypothetical situation. 1 Debriefing is an important … situation may provide cause for a debrief, highly emotional resuscitations, those involving pediatric patients … They decide to focus on the patient and staff safety concerns and identify gaps in systems, teamwork, … Safety January 31, 2024 Nature of blame in patient safety incident reports: … Patient Safety Primers Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication

  15. Kidney-Disease-Medicine Surveillance (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_surveillance.pdf
    October 01, 2012 - Is the portion of the CER that is probably or certainly out of date an issue of safety (a drug withdrawn … that adds to this a comparison of monitoring urinary albumin and urinary total protein to predict patient … Comparison of urinary albumin and urinary total protein as predictors of patient outcomes in CKD. … The primary composite end point occurred in 26 patients in the sulodexide group and 30 patients in … Retrospective longitudinal cohort study of urinary albumin and urinary total protein to predict patient

  16. The Dropped "No" | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-no
    October 30, 2019 - Fortunately, the patient tolerated the procedures well. … and aviation models to improve safety and quality. … June 9, 2010 Perspective Patient and Family Roles in Safety … September 23, 2020 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … Safety Innovations Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49840/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2018 - in their own safety, including programs to facilitate patient-reported medication adverse events and … Lucier, MD, MBA, MPH Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Hospital Medicine Unit Department … Patient Safety Primer: Patient Engagement and Safety. … www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22733210 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22007045 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-engagement-and-safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-engagement-and-safety https://www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/disclaimers

  18. Cancer Older Adults (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/cancer_older_adults.pdf
    September 28, 2012 - heterogeneity; 2) appropriate patient- important benefits and harms; and 3) patient preferences. … evidence-based medicine attempt to follow guidelines for chronic-illness management, ensure well being and safety … task—is it 294 Eckstrom et al.: Cancer Screening in Older Adults JGIM more important to discuss home safety … In both our patient scenarios, Mr. A and Mrs. … And much more work needs to be done on patient preferences, patient educational tools, and communi- cation

  19. The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/risks-malpositioned-gastrostomy-tube-and-poor-communication
    August 01, 2012 - Safety Patients who require anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet therapy to minimize thrombotic risk are … Safety of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in high-risk patients. … AHRQ Patient Safety Network. Accessed November 6, 2023. [ Free full text ] Pinto A, Brunese L. … Patient safety at handoff in rehabilitation medicine. … on patient safety of enabling the digital transfer of patients' prescription information in the English

  20. Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/prioritization-report_0.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - What measures or outcomes (quality, utilization, safety, price, etc.) that leverage the unique data in … Quality Collaboratives program (information available at https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … Claims Databases Report https://ushik.ahrq.gov/mdr/portals https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … /quality-resources/tools/localnetworks/index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … /2020-LHI-Topics https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/leading-health-indicators/2020-LHI-Topics http://
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