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221. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - About 42 percent of this reduction is from adverse drug events, about 23 percent from pressure ulcers … The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data for surgical site infections (SSIs) are also … Ulcers MPSMS (2015) Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,190,000 36.3 Surgical Site Infections … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC. … [7] The AHRQ-developed pressure ulcer toolkit and falls toolkit are online.

222. Appendix C. Sample Search Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - disinfection [ti] OR wash [ti]))) OR (Accidental Falls [mh] OR (fall* [ti] AND (preventing [ab] OR prevention … [ab] OR reducing [ab] OR reduction [ab] OR aged [mh] OR elderly OR geriatric)) OR Decubitus Ulcer [mh

223. Small and Rural Critical Access Hospitals (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Flook, RN, MPH, CIC Director, Workforce Development & Infection Prevention Lorna Martin, RN Patient … Walking Through the Process Eliminate Hospital-Acquired Stage 3/4 Pressure Ulcers on the Unit  … ulcers Return to Contents   Slide 13. … Ulcers Comprehensive skin assessment Standardized pressure ulcer risk assessment Care planning … Flook, RN, MPH,CIC Director, Workforce Development/Infection Prevention 770-249-4518 dflook@gha.org

224. Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - Improving Quality  Tools Toolkit Training Prevention Task Force Application to help primary care clinicians … On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Tools to assist nursing homes that have electronic medical record systems

225. Outcome Indicators for the HCBS Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - All but two of the indicators (Pressure Ulcer and Injurious Falls) build on existing AHRQ Prevention … Pressure Ulcer. Injurious Falls.

226. Saving Lives and Saving Money: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Update | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Most of the deaths averted occurred as a result of reductions in the rates of pressure ulcers and adverse … Prevention of approximately 87,000 deaths in the 2011 to 2014 period as a result of the decline in HACs … Ulcers MPSMS (2014) Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,010,000 30.9 Surgical Site Infections … Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher projections. … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC. 1 AHRQ Partnership for Patients Web page

227. Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2020 - Achievements in Prevention AHRQ Research Findings Support Effort to Reduce Pressure Ulcers in Virginia … Care Maine Groups Improve Care for Patients with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Prevention

228. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Wound Cleaning (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - CHG in clinical trials with the explicit instructions to clean superficial wounds and stage 1 and 2 decubitus … ulcers. … CHG can be applied to any superficial wound, including stage 1 and 2 decubitus ulcers, friable skin/ … Do not wipe off the CHG as this will reduce its infection prevention abilities. AHRQ Pub.

229. Updated Information on the Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate: 2011 and 2012 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Vaginal Delivery With (PSI 18) and Without Instrument (PSI 19) 82,000 2.51 77,000 2.36 Pressure … Ulcer MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,320,000 40.41 1,300,000 39.43 Surgical

230. Table 16A: Outcome Indicators by County Socioeconomic Status | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Ulcer 3,322 4,088 3,865 3,029 3,557 3,496 Injurious Falls 256 436 294 308 … Ulcer 3,754 4,475 4,359 3,374 3,884 3,947 Injurious Falls 331 531 376 387 … Ulcer 2,118 2,834 2,481 1,988 2,480 2,233 Injurious Falls 48 127 63 70 110 … Ulcer 1,348 1,729 1,777 1,154 1,411 1,428 Injurious Falls 65 102 76 70 88 … Ulcer 2,614 3,022 2,987 2,392 2,628 2,719 Injurious Falls 212 363 233 258

231. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - ulcer prevention programmes: findings from a national survey. … ulcer prevention programmes across acute care hospitals in a large, integrated health-care system. … Organisational strategies that support implementation of a pressure ulcer prevention programme (policy … Organisational strategies to implement hospital pressure ulcer prevention programmes: findings from a … Keywords: Pressure Ulcers, Prevention, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Implementation, Organizational Change

232. Tennessee Hospital Association Uses AHRQ Tools To Boost Patient Safety, Saving $17 Million | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Pressure ulcers. Surgical site infections. Venous thromboembolism (VTE). … Improvements in 2014 resulted in an estimated 45 percent reduction in pressure ulcers, 24 percent reduction … Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Quality of Care, Hospital Readmissions, Patient Safety, Prevention

233. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - ulcer prevention program: a facilitator-assisted clinical decision support intervention for nursing … ulcers among nursing home residents. … They found that On-Time implementation is associated with sizable reductions in pressure ulcer incidence … Evaluation of AHRQ's on-time pressure ulcer prevention program: a facilitator-assisted clinical decision … Keywords: Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Long-Term Care, Nursing Homes, Pressure Ulcers, Prevention

234. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - ulcer prevention programs: implications for the wound, ostomy and continence nurse. … The purpose of this study was to compare pressure ulcer prevention programs in 2 long-term care facilities … ulcer prevention differ based on the level of ITS within a given facility. … Analysis of qualitative interviews about the impact of information technology on pressure ulcer prevention … Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Pressure Ulcers, Prevention, Long-Term Care, Comparative

235. Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2014 - Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae … Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Control and Prevention Toolkit Introduction Section 1. … This tool is intended for use in describing key processes in your organization where KPC infection prevention … Instructions: Have the implementation team identify and define every step in the current process for pressure … ulcer prevention.

236. Appendix | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Ulcers MPSMS (2013) Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,060,000 32.5 Surgical Site Infections … Ulcers 250,000 50% 50% 25% 62,500 $17,000 Surgical Site Infections 110,000 35% … *Additional costs per HAC for Falls and Pressure Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher projections … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC. … Ulcers .072 $1,062,500,000 4,525 Surgical Site Infections .028 $161,700,000 217

237. Appendix: Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Conditions in the Partnership for Patients: Estimates and Projected and Measured Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2015 - Ulcers MPSMS (2014) Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,010,000 30.9 Surgical Site Infections … Ulcers 250,000 50% 50% 25% 62,500 $17,000 Surgical Site Infections 110,000 35% … * Additional costs per HAC for Falls and Pressure Ulcers were modified in 2012 from earlier higher … ulcer, rather than on the incremental cost due to the HAC. … Ulcers .072 $1,062,500,000 4,525 Surgical Site Infections .028 $161,700,000 217

238. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - This study looked at the effects of nursing care interventions aimed at preventing pressure ulcers in … Outcomes from use of a three-care intervention combination was measured with decreases in pressure ulcers … ulcer). … Effect of preventive care interventions on pressure ulcer rates in a national sample of rural and urban … Keywords: Pressure Ulcers, Prevention, Skin Conditions, Nursing, Practice Patterns, Provider: Nurse,

239. AHRQ Impact Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2018 - Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit Impact Case Study Identifier: 2018-02 AHRQ Product(s): Preventing Pressure … Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit Topic(s): Healthcare Costs, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, … Falls in Hospitals Toolkit Topic(s): Healthcare Costs, Quality of Care, Outcomes, Patient Safety, Prevention

240. NPSD Data Spotlight - Patient Safety and COVID-19: A Qualitative Analysis of Concerns During the Public Health Emergency (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2021 - ulcer o Most advanced stage of pressure ulcer o Stage on admission o Admission skin inspection documented … o Pressure ulcer prevention intervention in place o Secondary patient morbidity • Surgery or anesthesia … Some of these explanatory statements were related to fall and pressure ulcer events, while others were … Pressure Ulcer Event Very busy environment due to COVID-19 crisis and less time and attention paid to … Pressure Ulcer Event Patient is critically ill, intubated, COVID-19 positive, in multisystem organ