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1601. Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Care Coordination (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-care-coordination.pdf
      June 30, 2025 - Illinois R36 HS23072 [Grant] Using an Electronic Health Record to Examine Nurse Continuity and Pressure … Report Purpose: To examine the influence of nurse continuity on the prevention of hospital- acquired pressure … the dynamic changes in risk and understand the frequency that human attributes and organizational pressures … As hospitals face increasing financial constraints, the pressure to favor productivity and throughput … Examine transition of care factors that contribute to risk and hazards associated with iatrogenic injury

1602. Enhancing self-management of T2DM with an Automated Reminder and Feedback System (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017276-burns-final-report-2011.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - Exercise lowers your blood pressure E. … Injuries and Quality of Life in Poorly-Controlled T2DM: prospective observation During a self-management … Injuries and Quality of Life in Poorly-Controlled T2DM.

1603. final Fibromyalgia CER protocol_3-31-14 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fibromyalgia_research-protocol.pdf
      April 03, 2014 - from pharmaceutical therapies for fibromyalgia, increasing the risk for falls, fractures and other injuries … constipation, etc.) § Adverse effects from non-pharmaceutical treatments (such as muscle aches, minor injuries … Gender differences in pain severity, disability, depression, and widespread pressure pain sensitivity

1604. QDR 2014: Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care, Part 3 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt3.pdf
      June 01, 2014 - less likely than privately insured Hispanic adults to receive needed care right away for an illness, injury … Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who sometimes … 50 P e rc e n t Total White Black Hispanic Adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury … Children who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who sometimes … restrained daily can become weak, lose their ability to go to the bathroom by themselves, and develop pressure

1605. Primary Care and Patient Safety: Opportunities at the Interface | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/primary-care-and-patient-safety-opportunities-interface
      September 28, 2022 - AHRQ’s broad definition of patient safety includes “prevention of diagnostic errors, medical errors, injury … solutions may include initial screenings for symptoms of chronic health conditions, such as high blood pressure … A big step was just educating people that, in fact, they have high blood pressure and how they can take … As part of this education, the community health worker would give a patient a blood pressure monitor … so they could take their own blood pressure at different times during the day and see for themselves

1606. Case Report on Ambulatory Safety and Quality (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/lab-testiing/lab-testing-casereport.pdf
      September 05, 2017 - Recent illness or tissue injury, and chronic inflammation from arthritis can increase CRP levels and … electrolyte levels may be a sign of dehydration, kidney disease, liver disease, heart failure, high blood pressure … AST & ALT Injury to cells releases these enzymes into the blood. … Liver disease and heart attacks, as well as serious physical injury can cause elevation of these … Levels can be elevated with age, as a result of injury, sexual activity (ejaculation), inflammation

1607. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
      April 06, 2004 - 54, 58, 59, 61), psychological scores, 54 , 59  and lifestyle improvements or reduced accidents and injuries … Alcohol and non-fatal injury in the U.S. general population: a risk function analysis. … Alcohol interventions in a trauma center [Abstract]. … Alcohol interventions in a trauma center as a means of reducing the risk of injury recurrence. … day TLFB alcohol assessment interview including AUDIT and Q/F questions, laboratory test, and blood pressure

1608. Final Progress Report: Emergency Department Overcrowding and Quality of Acute Asthma Care for Children (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/sills-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Exclusion criteria for the fracture population included any ICD-9 code indicating major trauma, a second … with ILI to the EDs), with far lower than expected rates of ICU and non-ICU admission and positive pressure … Emergency department analgesic use in pediatric trauma victims with fractures. … Underuse of analgesia in very young pediatric patients with isolated painful injuries. … Physician pain reminder as an intervention to enhance analgesia for extremity and clavicle injuries in

1609. 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-datasources.pdf
      December 31, 2021 - state-specific data on preventive health practices and risk behaviors linked to chronic diseases, injuries … patient’s age, gender, race, and ethnicity; patient’s expressed reason for visit; intentionality of injury … include mode of arrival, waiting time, duration of time in the ED, initial vital signs, and cause of injury … 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

1610. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838220/psn-pdf
      September 27, 2019 - AHRQ’s broad definition of patient safety includes “prevention of diagnostic errors, medical errors, injury … /psnet.ahrq.gov//#_edn20 screenings for symptoms of chronic health conditions, such as high blood pressure

1611. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Improving the Health of Women Through Research (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4)_0.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - (Grade B) Hypertension: Screening in Adults The USPSTF recommends screening for high blood pressure … In addition to its immediate effects, such as injury and death, there are other health consequences, … Other risk factors for suicide include childhood trauma; a history of being bullied; a family history … Injury and Child Maltreatment 7. … Grade Title A *Hypertension: Screening in Adults The USPSTF recommends screening for high blood pressure

1612. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services Improving the Health of Women Through Research (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2015annlrpt%20(4).pdf
      January 01, 2016 - (Grade B) Hypertension: Screening in Adults The USPSTF recommends screening for high blood pressure … In addition to its immediate effects, such as injury and death, there are other health consequences, … Other risk factors for suicide include childhood trauma; a history of being bullied; a family history … Injury and Child Maltreatment 7. … Grade Title A *Hypertension: Screening in Adults The USPSTF recommends screening for high blood pressure

1613. 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

1614. 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

1615. 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.

1616. 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.

1617. 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

1618. Fallspximpl-Handouts (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallspximpl-handouts.docx
      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

1619. 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

1620. 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