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  1. StartSmart: Health Information Technology to Improve Adherence to Prenatal Guidelines - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024738-gance-cleveland-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Client measurements of height, weight, blood pressure, immunization status, and glucose tolerance test … self-report data, and the clinic medical assistant (MA) entered measurements (e.g., height, weight, blood pressure … The support staff who completed the weight, height, blood pressure, immunizations, and labs were to … log into the StartSmart server with unique credentials to enter the patient’s height, weight, blood pressure … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

  2. In Conversation With… Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-hardeep-singh-md-mph
    January 01, 2014 - I study errors in primary care and find that there are many current pressures on primary care clinicians … in 2014 looked at the frequency of diagnostic errors in specific clinical settings, such as missed injuries … in pediatric trauma . … Another study reported that 8% of deaths at a Level 1 trauma center were definitely or potentially preventable

  3. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallspximpl-handouts.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - The On-Time reports may also take some of the pressure off communication practices by automatically … She did make a recommendation for a medication change and some increased monitoring of blood pressure

  4. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YSj5xRQc9DroH8gpUYsoFA
    December 01, 2007 - Although the intensity of medical management is difficult to determine, the mean systolic blood pressure … However, among the RCTs, the VACS reported a surgical complica- tions rate of 3.8% for cranial nerve injuries … (none of these injuries were permanent), 5.2% for hypotension, and 25% for hypertension (34). … Cumulative effects of high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and cigarette smoking on carotid … death: Overall: 3.7% High-volume hospital (.100 cases/y): 3.5% Low-volume hospital: 5.2% HTN: 3% Wound

  5. Simulation-Based Education Improves Patient Safety in Ambulatory 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-Lavelle_33.pdf
    March 12, 2008 - related to pediatrics, respiratory emergencies, and seizures, the urgent care staff also requested trauma … scenarios (e.g., lacerations, fractures, head injuries, spinal cord injuries). … to obtain a more easily transportable, moderate-fidelity manikin with heart/lung sounds and blood pressure

  6. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/f1_pdi_returnoninvestment.docx
    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

  7. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.docx
    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

  8. Becoming a Patient Safety Organization | PSNet

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    July 01, 2011 - for the more common types of events, such as health care–associated infections, medication errors, pressure … March 8, 2023 6-PACK programme to decrease fall injuries in acute hospitals: cluster

  9. Appendix B: Grant Tables for Additional Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2025 - support in rural primary care practices to provide evidence-based clinical care recommendations for blood pressure … Organization:  Boston Children’s Hospital   Grant Start Date:  July 1, 2024  Aims to reduce the risk of renal injury … support in rural primary care practices to provide evidence-based clinical care recommendations for blood pressure

  10. Grades-Predictive-Values White-Paper-2015 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/grades-predictive-values_white-paper-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - -0.32) 0.09 Discordanta Discordantb Discordantc Musini et al., 201479 Systolic blood pressure … (0.15 to 0.40) 0.91 Discordanta Discordantb Discordantc Nelson et al., 201484 Surgical wound … Blood pressure-lowering efficacy of monotherapy with thiazide diuretics for primary hypertension. … High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients … with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

  11. 43-Pathway-Worksheet (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
    June 01, 2023 - record systems have clinical decision support that can be helpful in flagging triggers (e.g., low blood pressure … Tidal volumes of 6–8 mL/kg of predicted body weight with positive end expiratory pressures of 5 cm H2O … approach: Intraoperative tidal volume 6–8 mL/kg of predicted body weight with positive end expiratory pressures … All ISCR Pathways Wound Protector Use Recommended approach: Wound protectors are recommended for all … is drinking liquids unless the patient has difficulty with oral intake, there is evidence of kidney injury

  12. Renal-Function Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-function_executive.pdf
    August 01, 2014 - .*1 When cardiac injury occurs (from ischemia or various other causes), cardiomyocytes release cardiac … troponin elevation is not due to reduced renal clearance, but rather represents a marker of myocardial injury … Elevated levels may also be due to cardiac injury associated with chronic structural heart disease ( … studies adjusted more comprehensively for other cardiovascular risk factors, such as systolic blood pressure … regression model by additionally adjusting for numerous cardiovascular risk factors including blood pressure

  13. Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/getting-patient-safety-personal-story
    August 01, 2006 - Moreover, the safety gains we have achieved are under constant challenge from the pressures of production … chronicled the number of days there had been since anyone at our plant had lost a day due a work-related injury

  14. 043-Vap-Prevention-Notes (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/043-vap-prevention-notes.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Cancer and trauma patients are also at a higher risk of developing VAP than other populations. … These include high-flow oxygen or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). … Patients who have suffered a stroke or other neurologic injury are those that come to mind most often

  15. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Research Gaps Summary: Primary Care (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/research-gap-primary-care-summary-table.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - • The increased rate of local reactions could potentially lead to increased rate of injury (e.g … data as unclear, and we found evidence of a possible positive effect of PGHD interventions on blood pressure … physiotherapy using breathing technique and/or vibration/percussions and/or positive expiratory pressure … disorder, fear avoidance, pain catastrophizing, mental health issues) and condition characteristics (trauma … chest physiotherapy using breathing technique and/or vibration/percussions and/or positive expiratory pressure

  16. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2022: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - critical to patient survival, and it affects the potential for recovery from emergent illness or injury … in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies Evaluating Positive Airway Pressure … National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Perspectives on Wound Care … Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders Evidence Summit. Oral Presentation. 2022. 14 16. … Integrating Data Across Studies to Understand and Improve Child and Adult Trauma Interventions: Methods

  17. Systematic Review on Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-2-noninvasive-nonpharma.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - chronic neck pain KQ2: Neck pain • Patients with radiculopathy or myelopathy • Traumatic spinal cord injury … disorders, neck pathology, cervicogenic headache, and medication over-use headache) • Traumatic brain injury … The Effect of Hamstring Relaxation Program on Headache, Pressure Pain Threshold, and Range of Motion … physical activity component; CI = confidence interval; COM = combination exercise therapy; KADL = Knee Injury

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867986/psn-pdf
    March 24, 2025 - For example, tobacco and blood pressure screenings are routine in many healthcare settings to catch … Joint Commission needs to do everything that they can to prevent suicide or serious intentional self-injury

  19. Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/uM5P-6XpsqVfEC2axGnZaD
    November 16, 2020 - Potential adverse ma- ternal events reported in studies of NRT include slightly increased diastolic blood pressure … Additionally, an outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping prod- uct, use–associated lung injury (EVALI) that … Outbreak of lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products. … Blount BC, Karwowski MP, Shields PG, et al; Lung Injury Response Laboratory Working Group. … Practice advisory: lung injury associated with e-cigarettes (“vaping”). Published October 2019.

  20. Considering the Range of Decision-Relevant Effects (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-choosing-outcomes.ppt
    June 01, 2012 - Direct Test Effects Not included in the systematic review: No harm (vaginal swab will not cause an injury … because direct test effects are unlikely in this example — a vaginal swab will not cause any significant injury
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