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  1. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube_FINAL.pptx (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/spotlight_case_the_risk_of_malpositioned.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube_FINAL.pptx Spotlight The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the November 2023 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case o See the full article at https://psnet.ahr…

  2. Untitled (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/thromboembolism-update_research-protocol.pdf
    February 17, 2016 - Untitled   Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: February 17, 2016 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Systematic Review Update of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Ma…

  3. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioids-oa-protocol.pdf
    June 29, 2019 - Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults: Protocol Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol Project Title: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults I. Background an…

  4. Final Progress Report: Impact of state policies on nursing home patient safety culture (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/li-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - ongoing quality and safety shortcomings in nursing homes, such as inappropriate medication use and high pressure … ulcer rates.

  5. In Conversation With… Robert Hirschtick, MD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-robert-hirschtick-md
    January 01, 2018 - Maybe she has a pressure ulcer that's red, inflamed. But trainees don't prioritize those things.

  6. Bundled Payment: Effects on Health Care Spending and Quality (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bundled-payments-quality-effects_executive.pdf
    August 01, 2012 - The influence of a change in Medicare reimbursement on the effectiveness of stage III or greater decubitus … ulcer home health nursing care.

  7. Dietary-Supplements Surveillance (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-supplements_surveillance.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - CER #51: Dietary Supplements in Adults Taking Cardiovascular Drugs Original release date: April, 2012 Surveillance Report: April, 2013 Key Findings: - A small number of new studies were identified on the interaction between omega-3 fatty acids, both over-the- counter and prescription-grade, on the ef…

  8. Weight-Loss-Surgery Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-loss-surgery_executive.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 82 Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 Executive Summary Background Bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, refers to surgical procedures usually performed on people …

  9. Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/h8qcZeQ68AQPS9DemArgXX
    July 13, 2021 - Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (Reprinted) Clinical Review & Education JAMA | US Preventive Services Task Force | EVIDENCE REPORT Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Updated Evidence Report and Syst…

  10. Microsoft Word - APS_DRG_Def_Public_V211.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGs%20V21%20Definitions%20Manual.pdf
    January 13, 2015 - Microsoft Word - APS_DRG_Def_Public_V211.doc Definitions Manual for All-Payer Severity-adjusted DRG (APS-DRGs®) Assignment Public Use Version 21.0 Copyright © 2004. HSS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. For assistance, please call Client Services at (800) 999-DR…

  11. Microsoft Word - covtoc.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGsV20DefinitionsManual.pdf
    January 13, 2015 - Microsoft Word - covtoc.doc Definitions Manual for All-Payer Severity-adjusted DRG (APS-DRGs®) Assignment Public Use Version 20.0 Copyright  2003. HSS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. For assistance, please call Client Services at (800) 999-DRGS (3747). VERSION 2…

  12. Advances in Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances/index.html
    July 01, 2022 - Nozick Clinical Informatics and Its Usefulness for Assessing Risk and Preventing Falls and Pressure … Ulcers in Nursing Home Environments (   PDF , 317 KB) Christie Teigland, Richard Gardiner, Hailing

  13. Strategies to Better Engineer Safety into Healthcare Delivery (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/safety-engineering-strategies.pdf
    March 06, 2025 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program (contains multiple resources and toolkits)  • Preventing Pressure … Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care  • OSHA Safe Patient Handling Information

  14. Final Progress Report: Measuring and Mitigating Patient Safety Threats Due to Strains on ICU Capacity (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/halpern-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Measuring and Mitigating Patient Safety Threats Due to Strains on ICU Capacity Measuring and Mitigating Patient Safety Threats Due to Strains on ICU Capacity Principal Investigator: Scott D. Halpern, M.D., Ph.D. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Other key team …

  15. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiid.html
    June 01, 2010 - additional measures under development relate to influenza vaccinations for people with disabilities and pressure … ulcers.

  16. User Guide: Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccsr/DXCCSR-User-Guide-v2019-1.pdf
    September 01, 2019 - biliary perforation; noninfective hepatitis • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (SKN) – pressure … ulcer of skin; non- pressure ulcer of skin; contact dermatitis • Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

  17. HOSPITAL BRIEFING MEMORANDUM (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/AppendixEAHRQProjectDetails.pdf
    January 15, 2008 - , intraventricular conduction disturbance (426.2 - 426.6), pleural effusion (511.1, 511.8, 511.9), decubitus … ulcer (707.0), skin edema (782.3), congestive heart failure (428 series), lower respiratory inflammation

  18. Pc2015

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/procedure/pc2015.csv
    January 01, 2012 - 1=minor diagnostic / 2=minor therapeutic / 3=major diagnostic / 4=major therapeutic NOTE: New codes are introduced in October and old codes are phased out in September. 'ICD-9-CM CODE' 'ICD-9-CM CODE DESCRIPTION' 'CATEGORY ASSIGNMENT' '0001' THERAP ULTRASOUND OF HEAD AN (Begin 2002) 2 '0002' THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND …

  19. Statistical Brief #29

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb29.jsp
    April 01, 2007 - Statistical Brief #29 An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Espanol FAQs Email Updates …

  20. Appendix VII: Public Comments Submitted Between March 7 and March 21, 2008 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apviia.html
    June 01, 2010 - future and the "Never Events," I did not see any use of the never events, including: Stage 3 or 4 pressure … ulcers acquired after admission to a health care facility.
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