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  1. 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 - Retroperitoneal drainage versus no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy for the prevention of lymphocyst … Colony-stimulating factors for prevention and treatment of infectious complications in patients with … Stretch for the treatment and prevention of contractures.

  2. Improving Medication Safety in High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries Toolkit (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management-1_research.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - mechanisms of patient-to-pharmacist and pharmacist-to- physician communication, and optimizing ADE prevention … These are: • Education about medication use; • Adverse drug event prevention, identification, and … Adverse drug event prevention, identification, and resolution requires a more substantial interaction … information regarding how the patient takes the medications is collected, and an assessment of potential (prevention

  3. Obesity (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overweight and obesity: adult obesity facts. … Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 2014 Mar 28 [accessed 2014 May 23 … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overweight and obesity: childhood obesity facts. … Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2014 Sep 3 [accessed 2015 Feb 19]. [4 p

  4. CPOE Implementation in ICUs - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs015274-carayon-final-report-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - urinary tract infections, ventilator bundle compliance, self-extubations and percent reintubations, pressure … ulcers and skin erosion, percentage of antibiotics given in one hour or less, a nd compliance with … Effect of computerized physician order entry and a team intervention on prevention of serious medication … The impact of computerized physician order entry on medication error prevention.

  5. Layout 1 (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2011 - improvement in symptoms and quality of life, healing and maintenance of healed erosive esophagitis, and prevention … mg taken once daily or on demand was more effective than ranitidine 150 mg taken twice daily for the prevention … mg taken once daily or on demand was more effective than ranitidine 150 mg taken twice daily for prevention

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 29, 2023 - .7,8,10,11 In this case, the patient had none of these risk factors, so there was no missed opportunity for prevention … Prevention and management of major complications in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

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

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    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.

  8. Disabilities-Quality-Improvement-Outcomes Executive (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2012 - (e.g., hospitals, ERs) Comprehensive programs designed to integrate medical and social services Prevention … including: 8 • Preventive dental care • Preventive medical care • Urinary tract infections • Pressure … ulcers • Diabetes and diabetic complications • Pneumonia • Asthma • Gastroenteritis • Hypertension … Academy of Medicine Grey Literature Report and Web sites such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … provider experience; functional status, independence, and community participation; health status; and prevention

  9. Case 2. Central Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    November 01, 2014 - Participation is required in the following priority areas: falls and fall injuries, pressure ulcers,

  10. EHR Copy and Paste and Patient Safety | PSNet

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    January 01, 2018 - Maybe she has a pressure ulcer that's red, inflamed. But trainees don't prioritize those things.

  11. 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 … ulcers, falls, and a few others.

  12. Research Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence To Reduce Health Disparities for Priority Populations (pdf file)

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    July 09, 2014 - secondary to the disability such as urinary tract infections, asthma, obesity, hypertension, and pressure … ulcers.5 As the overlapping circles in Figure1 suggest, there are also interventions encompassed …   content*)).tw.   113   health  education/  or  health  promotion/  or  primary  prevention …  content*)).tw.   105   health  education/  or  health  promotion/  or  primary  prevention

  13. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt3.html
    May 01, 2018 - Promoting the most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality, … Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National … restrained daily can become weak, lose their ability to go to the bathroom by themselves, and develop pressure … ulcers or other medical conditions. … Slide 43 Prevention: Receipt of Recommended Vaccinations by Young Children The U.S.

  14. In Conversation with...Patrick Tighe about Artificial Intelligence | PSNet

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    March 27, 2024 - likelihood that a patient will decompensate , have an adverse reaction to a medication, or develop a pressure … ulcer and then alerting clinicians if the risk is high enough.

  15. Final Progress Report: Failure To Rescue-Patient Safety Learning Lab (FTR-PSLL) (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2025 - Unlike many other patient safety issues for which evidence-based prevention

  16. Environmental Scan of Patient Safety Education and Training Programs (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envptscan.pdf
    June 01, 2013 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, via https://psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary) The prevention … The avoidance, prevention, and amelioration of adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from the processes … The prevention of harm to patients. … Complications 26 429 -- Delirium 2 427 -- Nosocomial Infections 3 450 -- Patient Falls 11 428 -- Pressure … Ulcers 5 430 -- Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism 0 414 Medication Safety 126 416 -- Medication

  17. AHRQ Health Information Technology Portfolio 2012 Annual Report (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2012 - Care Studied Aspect of Care Total Chronic Disease Management 44 Primary Care 38 Patient Education 35 Prevention … Primary care: is there enough time for prevention? Am J Public Health 2003 Apr;93(4):635-41. … University of Oklahoma led the development of My Wellness Portal—a comprehensive, patient-centered, prevention-oriented … Promoting Use of an Integrated Personal Health Record for Prevention PAR-HS-08-269 No Lai, Jin-Shei … Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure Ulcer Program 290-06-0011-8 No Jain, Anjali, M.D.

  18. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
    June 01, 2017 - Purpose of Review Assess venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention interventions with total hip replacement … Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis … The postthrombotic syndrome: evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies: a scientific

  19. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/thromboembolism-update-executive-170622.pdf
    June 01, 2017 - Purpose of Review Assess venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention interventions with total hip replacement … Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis … The postthrombotic syndrome: evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies: a scientific

  20. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health - National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality (NIRSQ) (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent, volunteer panel of nationally-recognized experts in prevention … Rounds on the Web); • AHRQ QuestionBuilder App; • AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure … Ulcer Prevention; • Common Formats (standardized specifications for reporting patient safety events … Initial use cases will focus on issues surrounding maternal morbidity and mortality, including prevention … Program Portrait: Recommendation on Preexposure Prophylaxis for Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency
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