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  1. Measures of Cognitive Load | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load4.html
    May 01, 2024 - Diagnostic errors are often not identified until after patient harm has occurred (e.g., a missed pneumonia

  2. Tool 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1.html
    March 01, 2013 - reduce payments to hospitals with "excess readmission rates" for heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia

  3. The Soil, Not the Seed: The Real Problem with Root Cause Analysis | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/soil-not-seed-real-problem-root-cause-analysis
    March 01, 2007 - After reaching this conclusion, he declined treatment for potentially curable pneumonia, reportedly saying

  4. Har 2005 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/annualreport/HAR_2005.pdf
    January 01, 2005 - ■ Pneumonia was the second most common principal diagno- sis, at 3.5 percent of discharges in 2005 … ■ Pneumonia was a top five condition for four out of the five age groups in 2005—children under 1 … ) 2,160 13.5 1 2,058 9.0 2 coronary atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease) 691 4.3 2 418 1.8 7 pneumonia … ■ The rate of growth in inflation-adjusted costs of hospitaliza- tions for pneumonia doubled to 5.8 … ■ The three most costly inpatient diagnoses unrelated to heart disease were pneumonia, newborn infant

  5. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/procalcitonin/research

  6. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/health-careassociated-infections/research

  7. Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/patient-safety-practices/research-protocol

  8. Rural Hospital Collaborative for Excellence Using IT - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015431-brooks-final-report-2007.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - In addition to the individual measures, heart failure, pneumonia, and ‘all condition’ composite measures … In addition to the five heart failure and pneumonia measures, the ‘all condition’ composite included … Of potential interest, was the change observed in the in-hospital pneumonia SMR (adjusted SMR from … †Median (Interquartile Range) Table 5 – RCT group by time analysis of the pneumonia core measures … Improving the quality of care for patients with pneumonia in very small hospitals.

  9. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts to Make Health Care Safer. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-scorecard-rates-hospital-acquired-conditions-2010-2015-interim-data-national-efforts
    December 24, 2008 - , falls, obstetric adverse events, pressure ulcers, surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonias

  10. Health Care Data Science for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-data-science-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety
    October 01, 2016 - It used to require surveillance personnel to identify ventilator-associated pneumonia by reviewing clinical … We're working on a real-time prediction model for patients admitted with pneumonia, to assist prescribing

  11. In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsanjay-saint-md-mph
    November 01, 2008 - Venous thromboembolism, ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line–related infection, and urinary … than other health care–acquired infections, such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia

  12. Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection: The Problem and Solutions | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-acquired-urinary-tract-infection-problem-and-solutions
    November 01, 2008 - than other health care–acquired infections, such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia … Venous thromboembolism, ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line–related infection, and urinary

  13. In Conversation with...Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withatul-gawande-md-ma-mph
    September 01, 2007 - project with all of the hospitals there, showing them five steps that can prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia … As a result, they've knocked down the rate of pneumonia in patients on ventilators by more than 80% in

  14. In Conversation With...Amy Helwig about Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withamy-helwig-about-health-plan-patient-safety-initiatives
    July 10, 2024 - Another national study that examined in-hospital mortality rates for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pneumonia … Insurance status and hospital care for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pneumonia.

  15. Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-plan-patient-safety-initiatives
    July 10, 2024 - Another national study that examined in-hospital mortality rates for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pneumonia … Insurance status and hospital care for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pneumonia.

  16. Hospital Stays Resulting from Excessive Heat and Cold Exposure Due to Weather Conditions in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2005 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb55.pdf
    July 01, 2008 - hospitalizations included septicemia (6.8 percent of stays), complicated diabetes (6.4 percent of stays), pneumonia … 757 2 Septicemia (except in labor) 445 (6.8) 3 Diabetes mellitus with complications 420 (6.4) 4 Pneumonia

  17. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States.

    meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/MEPS_condition_data.shtml
    January 01, 2009 - Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 578 81.5 3.6 14.9 122 Pneumonia … conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 6,768,348 338,658 32 5,517,244 289,264 31 122 Pneumonia

  18. Preventablehospitalandedvisits-Implmatl (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/preventablehospitalandedvisits-implmatl.pdf
    June 03, 2025 - past 3 months   >1 fall in the past 3 months   Active high-risk diagnoses (e.g., CHF, MI/angina, pneumonia … Pneumonia or bronchitis Yes  No  I. Dehydration Yes  No  J.

  19. Slide 1

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-icu-051314.pptx
    February 07, 2014 - 6 Aspiration pneumonia Acute coronary syndrome with CHF Pneumothorax Pulmonary embolism What … 7 Aspiration pneumonia Acute coronary syndrome with CHF Pneumothorax Pulmonary embolism Case

  20. Cap 4 Decvars

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/396/cap_4_DecVars.html
    July 25, 2018 - Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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