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1561. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-datasources.pdf
      December 01, 2020 - state-specific data on preventive health practices and risk behaviors linked to chronic diseases, injuries … The examination includes physical measurements, such as blood pressure and dental examinations, and … from each family in the house and collects data on topics including health status and limitations, injuries … infections; seven types of adverse events associated with surgery; patient falls; and hospital-acquired pressure … events associated with the hospital stay and not present on hospital admission (inpatient falls and pressure

1562. 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 - identified insufficient staff knowledge as the main cause of events related to the use of intracranial pressure … Severity scoring (i.e., severity of patient injury and frequency of occurrence) is one approach to prioritizing

1563. High-Hanging Fruit: Improving Transitions in Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Perry_49.pdf
      March 27, 2008 - Signovers provide more than information (e.g., name, blood pressure, diagnosis); they also support macrocognitive … Patterns of communication breakdowns resulting in injury to surgical patients.

1564. Organizational Climate of Staff Working Conditions and Safety—An Integrative Mode (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Stone.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - as likely as nurses on well-staffed and better-organized units to report risk factors, needlestick injuries … Implementing evidence-based medicine: the role of market pressures, compensation incentives, and culture … Effects of hospital staffing and organizational climate on needlestick injuries to nurses.

1565. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/handout.html
      November 01, 2017 - The On-Time reports may also take some of the pressure off communication practices by automatically providing … She did make a recommendation for a medication change and some increased monitoring of blood pressure

1566. Fallspximpl-Handouts (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - The On-Time reports may also take some of the pressure off communication practices by automatically providing … She did make a recommendation for a medication change and some increased monitoring of blood pressure

1567. Barriers Associated with Medication Information Handoffs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Bayley.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - actually access information from other settings varies with patient complexity, patient acuity, and time pressures … This reflects their focus on immediate treatment and stabilization of an acute illness or injury. … definitions are not personal failures as much as imperatives caused by the organizational structure and the pressures

1568. Single-arm studies in comparative effectiveness reviews (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/single-group-studies_white-paper.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - As an example, the change in blood pressure is assessed in patients with renal artery stenosis before … recruits patients with an incident diagnosis of hypertension may observe an improvement in blood pressure … represented relatively severe cases at the baseline time point and there is natural variation in blood pressure … group studies not Hypothyroidism or explicitly called out Hyperthyroidism Traumatic Brain Injury

1569. Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's Approach | PSNet
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      October 01, 2007 - sport, and it's a reason that most of us carry first-party insurance to protect us from unanticipated injury … July 10, 2024 Health services under pressure: a scoping review and development of a taxonomy

1570. Readmissions to U.S. Hospitals by Procedure, 2010 (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2013 - undergoing amputation of a lower extremity; 19.1 percent of patients undergoing debridement of a wound … highest readmission rates were for amputation of a lower extremity (22.8 percent); debridement of a wound … or spinal stimulator and injection into spinal canal 6,302 637 10.1 6 Decompression (removing pressure … , infection or burn (surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound, infection or … during which a piece of skin is taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury

1571. Understanding Quality and Safety Problems in the Ambulatory Environment: Seeking Improvement With Promising Teamwork Tools and Strategies (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Webster_76.pdf
      July 18, 2008 - The failures15 may be related to faulty processes, information technology support, time pressures, inadequately … setting, which represented 2.5 percent of ED visits, 6.7 percent of hospitalizations for unintentional injuries … antibiotics, immediate x-ray, repeat neuro-circ checks, and immediate orthopedic consultation for wound … We’ll monitor for any other injuries.

1572. ADHD Performance Measurement Set (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-14-attach-1.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - culminate in significant costs attributable to greater health-care needs, more frequent unintentional injury … culminate in significant costs attributable to greater health-care needs, more frequent unintentional injury … with or without behavior therapy): At least 2 follow-up visits with: Height, weight, and blood pressure

1573. Measure 1, Section 14, Attachment 1 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - culminate in significant costs attributable to greater health-care needs, more frequent unintentional injury … culminate in significant costs attributable to greater health-care needs, more frequent unintentional injury … (with or without behavior therapy): At least 2 follow-up visits with: Height, weight, and blood pressure

1574. AHRQ Quality Indicator-related Publications (pdf file)
      qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Resources/Publications/FullListPublications-508.pdf
      October 09, 2024 - A critical review of patient safety indicators attributed to trauma surgeons. … Injury. 2017 Sep;48(9):1994-8. PMID: 28416153. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2017.03.051. Epub 2017 Apr 1. … Eliminating hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: within our reach. … Adv Skin Wound Care. 2013 Jan;26(1):13-8. … Positive predictive value of the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator 'postoperative wound dehiscence'.

1575. Return on Investment Tool (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - For example, improvement actions might reduce hospital-associated infections, rates of pressure ulcers … Excess length of stay, charges, and mortality attributable to medical injuries during hospitalization

1576. Return on Investment Estimation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - For example, improvement actions might reduce hospital-associated infections, rates of pressure ulcers … Excess length of stay, charges, and mortality attributable to medical injuries during hospitalization

1577. AHRQ PSNet Annual Perspective: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Safety | PSNet
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      August 31, 2020 - For example, it is imperative to examine whether hospitals are seeing a higher rate of pressure injuries

1578. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - COX-2, NSAIDs reduce pain compared with placebo in patients with arthritis,9 low back pain,10 minor injuries … limited by incomplete reporting of outcomes) All NSAIDs are associated with deleterious effects on blood pressure … Some observational studies found acetaminophen associated with modest increases in blood pressure or

1579. S5Tzxonejd3Qzsoj-7Bq5P (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Drug and alcohol use are the primary health risk be- haviors that contribute to unintentional injuries … substance use among girls; building skills for managing stress, conflict, and mood; overcoming peer pressure … 160 • Number 9 615 might relate to drug use among children and adolescents, such as drug-related injuries … use Health Outcomes All-cause mortality Drug-related mortality Drug-related morbidity Drug-related injury

1580. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary26/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
      May 15, 2008 - diabetes and that evaluated at least 1 of the following outcomes: neonatal mortality; brachial plexus injury … Potential benefits include reduction in maternal preeclampsia, stillbirth, brachial plexus injuries, … treatment of gestational diabetes reduces the incidence of macrosomia, operative delivery, and birth trauma … Elective cesarean section to prevent anal incontinence and brachial plexus injuries associated with macrosomia-a … Effect of a high monounsaturated fatty acid diet on blood pressure and glucose metabolism in women with