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  1. mHealth for Diabetes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0855-170515.pdf
    April 28, 2017 - A recent study found that patient ratings of mobile health applications are poor indications of those … and are available on patients’ mobile devices. … A recent study found that patient ratings of mobile health applications are poor indicators of those … Telehealth: Mapping the Evidence for Patient Outcomes From Systematic Reviews. … Developing a Framework for Evaluating the Patient Engagement, Quality, and Safety of Mobile Health Applications

  2. Disposition of Comments for Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 240: Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-240-acute-pain-revised-comments.pdf
    December 29, 2020 - Input and comments from the public, including patients and patient representatives, was solicited … generalize conclusions concerning opioid safety or effectiveness, Research Gaps to note this as a … for that specific patient. … Brian Callahan / 22 National Safety Council Evidence Summary See attached document The systematic … Everything has risk and that should be outlined to the patient as well.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860049/psn-pdf
    January 04, 2024 - Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a Medically Complex Patient. … Approaches to Improving Patient Safety Effective use of electronic health records (EHRs) One of the … Harnessing the power of problem representation can help us continue to think critically about our patients … that prioritize to-do lists and clarify loose ends may help us coordinate optimal follow-up care for patients … Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical record: Do any safety concerns remain

  4. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_-arthritis_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - These safety concerns may present barriers to approval or barriers to diffusion if approved. … determinations stated MSC therapy is investigational because of insufficient evidence or long-term safety … Both groups had similar safety profiles. 29 In a study of patients with knee OA (Outerbridge grades … as a hospital blood bank or blood processing laboratory) according to standard blood processing safety … These safety concerns may present significant barriers to approval and diffusion if approved.

  5. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_A Complicated Course-Severe Alcohol Withdrawal - SLIDES.pptx (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/spotlight_a_complicated_course.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - • The patient was admitted to an intensive care step down unit for close observation as his CIWA … communicating medication management plans; improved computerized physician order entry options may improve safety … Rhew T, Harris S, Degenkolb K, et al. 726: EVALUATING THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF LORAZEPAM CONTINUOUS … Efficacy and safety of pharmacological interventions for the treatment of the Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome … Proper titration orders are essential for patient safety. Am J Crit Care. 2022;31(2):158-160.

  6. In Conversation With… Eric J. Topol, MD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-eric-j-topol-md
    February 26, 2025 - How does a patient do that? … RW : Let's turn to some of the safety issues, and one that readily comes to mind is patient self-management … Right now, I would not think that we have a whole lot of bragging rights to the safety that exists in … to help other patients. … RW : When a patient comes to see Dr.

  7. Providing Evidence and Developing a Toolkit to Accelerate the Adoption of Patient Photographs in Electronic Health Records - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs024713-adelman-final-report-2023.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Scope: Wrong-patient errors remain a threat to patient safety, requiring evidence-based interventions … Patient safety 2015: Final technical report. … Patient safety: Achieving a new standard for care. … safety. … Patient safety: Achieving a new standard for care.

  8. Multiple Missed Opportunities for Suicide Risk Assessment in Emergency and Primary Care Settings | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-missed-opportunities-suicide-risk-assessment-emergency-and-primary-care-settings
    May 26, 2021 - assess patients. … safety risk. … Safety Research and Practice, and the State of Massachusetts Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety, … September 23, 2020 Cybersecurity in health is an urgent patient safety concern: we can … learn from existing patient safety improvement strategies to address it.

  9. Ten Considerations for Easing the Transition to a Web-based Patient Safety Reporting System (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ulep.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - in the patient safety event. … Change that dramatically improves the safety of hospital patients begins with the frontline managers … of their patients. … Web-based patient safety reporting system readiness assessment Web-based Patient Safety Reporting System … Patient safety: achieving a new standard of care.

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74120/psn-pdf
    November 30, 2021 - Approaches to Improving Safety Palliative Care and Hospice as Patient Safety Systems-based interprofessional … Together, the two approaches to care improve quality, including patient safety. … When a patient is not on hospice, safety concerns focus on keeping the patient alive and free from complications … While preventing complications remains part of patient safety, preventing death is no longer a safety … Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses.

  11. CER 215 Adverse Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-215-depression-older-adults-comments.pdf
    March 28, 2019 - of the included studies specifically inclusive of nursing facility residents and if so, likely a Patient … could fully control for channeling that can occur (preferential selection of antidepressants based on patient … Efficacy ad safety of antidepressants for treatment of depression in Alzheimer’s disease: a metaanalysis … knowing the likelihood that an adverse effect will occur for a particular patient or with a typical … #5 Discussion P. 38, “Conclusions,” 2nd sentence: “Further characterization of the comparative safety

  12. Final Progress Report: Simulation to Support Competency-Based Training in Orthopedic Trauma (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/anderson-thomas-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - safety. … provide a safe environment for orthopedic surgeons to acquire valuable experience without putting patients … Patient census varies so that each resident is presented with different learning opportunities during … will ensure that residents are prepared to handle the responsibilities they are given while ensuring patient … safety.

  13. Strategy 6H: Tools To Help Patients Communicate Their Needs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6htools.html
    April 01, 2023 - Proponents believe that this intervention has the potential to increase compliance, improve patient safety … Patient Question Lists (a.k.a. … Patients can also use the form during the visit to write down what they and the doctor agreed the patient … Patient-Centered Guides, 1998. Korsch BM, Harding C. … Expanding patient involvement in care. Effects on patient outcomes.

  14. Section 1. The Need to Address Emergency Department Crowding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section1.html
    July 01, 2018 - The Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) six dimensions of quality (safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness … to the patient. … median time from ED arrival to ED departure for discharged patients (calendar year [CY] 2013). … Median time from ED arrival to ED departure for admitted patients (FY 2014). … Median time from admit decision time to time of departure for admitted patients (FY 2014).

  15. Topic-Brief2-Opioid-Withdrawal (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
    April 01, 2021 - Human Services guide on tapering recommends that clinicians review goals of opioid therapy with the patient … (based on setting and patient population), and focusing on effects of tapering on pain severity and … Department of Health and Human Services Working Group on Patient- Centered Reduction or Discontinuation … policy recommendations from the VHA State-of- the-Art Conference on Strategies to Improve Opioid Safety … Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain.

  16. Topic-Brief2-Opioid-Withdrawal (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/topic-brief2-opioid-withdrawal.pdf
    April 01, 2021 - Human Services guide on tapering recommends that clinicians review goals of opioid therapy with the patient … (based on setting and patient population), and focusing on effects of tapering on pain severity and … Department of Health and Human Services Working Group on Patient- Centered Reduction or Discontinuation … policy recommendations from the VHA State-of- the-Art Conference on Strategies to Improve Opioid Safety … Patient-centered prescription opioid tapering in community outpatients with chronic pain.

  17. Slide 1 (ppt file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-overview/slide.ppt
    May 07, 2008 - It is important to note here that the guideline reflected scientific and safety knowledge at the time … Finally the remains safety concerns when using medications with pregnant tobacco users. … Identify and document tobacco use status for every patient at every visit. Advise to quit. … Identify and document tobacco use status for every patient at every visit. Advise to quit. … or additional treatment to help the patient quit.

  18. Post-fielding Surveillance of a Guideline-based Decision Support System (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Chan.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Based on this experience, new technologies for improving patient safety should include mechanisms for … Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 334 Figure 1. … Nineteen comments were reports Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 336 of the same problem: an … New technologies for improving patient safety should include mechanisms and funding for post-fielding … Patient safety in guideline-based decision support for hypertension management: ATHENA DSS.

  19. CHIPRA 119 Section 5, Literature Review and Discussion (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-119-section-5-lit-review.pdf
    March 19, 2012 - were not used because it was deemed that the studies were too focused on limited topics, and small patient … Feasibility and safety of early transfer of premature infants from incubators to cots: A pilot study … Cochrane Review: To assess efficacy and safety of interventions designed for prevention of hypothermia … Editorial Warming our Cesarean section patients: why and how? … Study to evaluate the safety of insulating the heads of premature infants in servocontrolled thermal

  20. Final-Hit-Enabled-Quality-Measurement-Snapshot (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/final-hit-enabled-quality-measurement-snapshot.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - While process and structural measures will remain important quality indicators, public and private payers … safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. … VA’s Approach to Patient Safety [Internet]. VA’s Approach to Patient Safety. … Data collected in NHSN are used for improving patient safety at the local and national levels. … Safety (NCPS)119 VA Established in 1999 to lead the VA's patient safety efforts and to develop and
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