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441. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - ulcers or similarly severe wounds that cannot be kept clear of urinary incontinence despite wound care … Incontinence without a sacral or perineal pressure sore—Urinary catheters should not be routinely placed … ulcers), and deep venous thrombosis. … ulcer, or similarly severe wounds of other types, that cannot be kept clear of urinary incontinence … ulcers or similarly severe wounds of other types that cannot be kept clear of urinary incontinence

442. Section 7: Measuring Value in a Care Management Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm7.html
     October 01, 2014 - A State interested in tracking pressure ulcers in its Supplemental Security Income (SSI) population,

443. On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/overviewmaterialspacket_1.pdf
     November 30, 2013 - status   Oxygen dependency   Confusion/mental status change   Any full thickness wound (e.g., pressure … ulcers [Stage II or greater], surgical wound, stasis ulcer)   Polypharmacy (15 or more medications … Chronic pressure ulcers Yes  No  L. Recurrent UTI Yes  No  M. Anemia Yes  No  N.

444. On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/overviewmaterialspacket.pdf
     November 30, 2013 - status   Oxygen dependency   Confusion/mental status change   Any full thickness wound (e.g., pressure … ulcers [Stage II or greater], surgical wound, stasis ulcer)   Polypharmacy (15 or more medications … Chronic pressure ulcers Yes  No  L. Recurrent UTI Yes  No  M. Anemia Yes  No  N.

445. Collecting Performance Data Using Chart Audits and Electronic Data Extraction (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-14-collecting-performance-data.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Collecting Performance Data Using Chart Audits and Electronic Data Extraction Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 14: Collecting Performance Data Using Chart Audits and Electronic Data Extraction Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Advancing Excellence in Health Care ww…

446. CAHPS® Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research Webcast (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-cleary-slides.pdf
     March 01, 2010 - • More positive patient experiences associated with fewer inpatient care complications, especially pressure … ulcers, post-operative respiratory failure, and pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis • Better

447. Antiseptic-impregnated catheters: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-110414.pptx
     January 01, 2013 - Fakih) Urinary Catheter Harm CAUTI Increased Length of Stay Patient discomfort Trauma Pressure … ulcers Immobility How can we reduce catheter use and prevent CAUTI?

448. Development of a Screening Tool for Safe Wheelchair Seating (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Gavin.pdf
     January 01, 2001 - systems do not fit the individual needs of nursing homes residents, many problems can become evident: pressure … ulcers, difficulty in propulsion, discomfort, dysphagia, falls, and decreased quality of life.5, 8– … diagnosis, cognitive status, communication ability, sensation level, skin integrity (presence/absence of pressure … ulcers), swallowing problems, and ability to transfer and ambulate.

449. Evidence Behind Pain, Agitation, and Delirium: Assessments and Sedation Management: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/pain-mgmt-fac-guide.html
     January 01, 2017 - management for the prevention of such errors as hospital-acquired infections, falls, deep vein thromboses, pressure … ulcers, and medication errors. 

450. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcmodule1.pdf
     June 01, 2012 - Reddened or darkened skin near a pressure point, or skin breakdown in those areas, can lead to a full pressure … ulcer (bed sore) if not responded to promptly.

451. Manage-Resident-Rti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-RTI-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - He has dementia and is bedbound due to a prior stroke and had several infected sacral decubitus ulcers

452. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Supporting Measure Implementation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-measure-implementation.pdf
     August 01, 2025 - ulcers, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and pneumonia, all of which are generally preventable but … ulcers at 68%, and infections at even lower rates (UTIs: 19–29%, pneumonia: 66–71%). … ulcer rates than Black residents, and facilities with higher proportions of White residents showed … better reporting for falls but worse for pressure ulcers. … ulcers, skin tears, and falls with injury representing the most common types of events in this category

453. Improving Safety Using Teamwork and Patient Safety Norms (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/teamwork-ptsafety-norms-slides.pdf
     August 01, 2025 - Skin: Pressure Ulcer? POA? - Current descript ion of PU 10. Foley: Can it be removed?

454. Section 2. Implementing Recommendations in Academic Curricula | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf2.html
     June 01, 2022 - Section 2. Implementing Recommendations in Academic Curricula Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to increase the use of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) rec…

455. Final Progress Report: Quality Factors in Nursing Home Choice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/congdon-magilvy-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - homes include indicators of physical care, such as rate of restraint use (physical and chemical), pressure … sore prevalence, urinary tract infections, pain, injuries, hospitalizations, functional decline; staffing … follows: .626 for urinary tract infections, .528 for weight loss, .853 for tube feeding, .570 for pressure … ulcers, and .812 for behavior affecting others. … ulcers.

456. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/painmgmt-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - management for the prevention of such errors as hospital-acquired infections, falls, deep vein thromboses, pressure … ulcers, and medication errors.

457. Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf.pdf
     September 21, 2010 - Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENT IMPLEMENTING U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) RECOMMENDATIONS INTO HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION September 21…

458. Final Progress Report: Developing an HIV-Specific Prevention Index Using the Electronic Medical Record (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/meenan-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Developing an HIV-Specific Prevention Index Using the Electronic Medical Record 1  FINAL REPORT  Title:  Developing an HIV‐Specific Prevention Index Using the Electronic Medical Record  Principal Investigator: Richard T. Meenan, PhD, MPH, MBA, Center for Health Research ‐ Kaiser Permanente, …

459. Voluntary Hospital Coalitions to Promote Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Rask.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - hospitals were required to choose to focus on one of the following priority patient-safety issues: (1) pressure … ulcers, (2) patient falls, or (3) deep vein thrombosis (DVT). … Hospitals may (1) continue their self-assessment/improvement plans relative to pressure ulcers, falls

460. Views of Emergency Medicine Trainees on Adverse Events and Negligence: Survey Results from an Emergency Medicine Training Program in a Regional Health Care System Following the National Standard of Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Shah_99.pdf
     March 23, 2008 - medical error and adverse events causes: “pneumothorax, retained objects, hospital-acquired infections, decubitus … ulcers, perioperative myocardial infarctions (MIs), line infections, and falls.” … A few examples include pneumothorax, retained objects, hospital-acquired infections, decubitus ulcers