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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-external-inspections-safety-acute-hospitals-national-health-service-england-controlled
January 12, 2022 - found that enhanced accreditation procedures in the United Kingdom did not improve rates of either pressure … ulcers or falls. … Resources From the Same Author(s)
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention … ulcers or medication errors? … Ulcers
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/chronic-conditions.html
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48134/psn-pdf
August 14, 2019 - effective method to utilize root
cause analysis results to determine latent weaknesses that facilitate pressure … ulcer development. … root-cause-analysis-hospital-acquired-pressure-injury
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-facility-pressure-ulcers-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/updatedhacrateinfo.pdf
June 01, 2014 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Trauma in
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 Site
Infection
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-economics_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - According
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007,
the number of people in the United … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
CDC Online Newsroom Press Release: Num-
ber of people
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/occurrence-prevention-and-management-psychological-effects-emerging-virus-outbreaks
July 19, 2023 - Review
Classic
Occurrence, prevention, and management of … Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare … Occurrence, prevention, and management of the psychological effects of emerging virus outbreaks on healthcare … November 2, 2022
A multicomponent fall prevention strategy reduces falls at an academic … September 6, 2017
Success in hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevention: a tale in two
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V2023/AHRQ_QI_Indicators_List.pdf
October 01, 2023 - AHRQ QI List of Indicators
Prevention Quality Indicators (PQls) … Quality Overall Composite
• PQI 91- Prevention Quality Acute Composite
• PQI 92- Prevention Quality … Chronic Composite
• PQI 93- Prevention Quality Diabetes Composite
Area-Level Indicators (e.g., County … • PSI 02 - Death Rate in Low-Mortality Diagnosis Related
Groups (DRGs)
• PSI 03- Pressure … Ulcer Rate
• PSI 04 - Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients with
Serious Treatable Complications
•
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202203.html
April 01, 2022 - Other previous topics based on AHRQ research include depression, diabetes, kidney disease, pressure ulcers … Depression,
Diabetes,
Kidney Disease and Health,
Outcomes,
Patient Safety,
Pressure … Ulcers,
Prevention,
Primary Care,
Quality of Care
Geographic Location:
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmodap1b.html
October 01, 2014 - Falls Prevention
Appendix 1-A. Suggested Slides for Module 1
Appendix 1-B. … He has a pressure ulcer that developed weeks ago and measurements are about the same as last week. … He has a pressure ulcer that developed weeks ago and measurements are about the same as last week.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2014-ap1.html
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
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/published-comments-and-response/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
October 15, 2009 - Print
archived
Published Comments and Response
Aspirin for the Prevention … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines 1 on aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular … Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: U.S. … low-dose aspirin in the primary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in men at increased risk. … Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: U.S.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2013-appendix.html
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
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017.html
November 01, 2017 - Pressure Ulcers.
Surgical Site Infections.
Venous Thromboembolism. … Ulcers
Surgical Site Infections
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Venous … Comparison to 2010 AHRQ estimates
Summary
Despite advancements in infection control and injury prevention … Pressure Ulcers
A new pressure ulcer developed during a stay, or Stage 1 or 2 pressure ulcer(s) present … ulcer.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab16.html
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
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/apf.html
October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide
Appendix F. … notable increase in correct answers after the training: The pretest average score on Tool 2G: Pieper Pressure … Ulcer Knowledge Test was 69 percent; the average score on the posttest was 94 percent. … What You Can Do:
Use Tool 2G: Pieper Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Test to assess staff knowledge regarding … Solution: Provide pressure injury prevention education.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/facility-delirium-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
March 13, 2013 - In-facility delirium prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … In-facility delirium prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … January 6, 2018
Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers as a patient safety strategy: … May 1, 2016
Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers as a patient safety strategy: a systematic … March 20, 2013
Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/type-harm.html
July 01, 2025 - Falls Healthcare-Associated Infections Maternal Safety Medication Safety Never Events Opioid Safety Pressure … Ulcers Readmissions Sepsis Surgical Safety Transitions in Care Venous Thromboembolism Diagnostic Safety … Organizations can use this report to understand fall prevention strategies. … Back to Contents Pressure Ulcers AHRQ Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving … Quality of Care This resource assists hospital staff in implementing effective pressure ulcer prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inter-and-intra-disciplinary-collaboration-and-patient-safety-outcomes-us-acute-care-hospital
August 07, 2024 - found hospital units that nurses rated as more collaborative had lower rates of both hospital-acquired pressure … ulcers and falls. … process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study … See More About The Topic
Hospitals
Nurses
Nurse Managers
Medical/Surgical Nursing
Pressure … Ulcers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b4_combo_documentationcoding.pdf
March 15, 2016 - ulcers). … PDI 02 Pressure Ulcer Rate (stage
III, IV, Unstageable)
Diagnosis and site of pressure ulcer must … PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer Encourage providers to document pressure ulcers as part of the admission H&P to … Provider must document the site of pressure ulcer; the stage of
the ulcer can be documented and coded … PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer X “Unspecified stage” and “unstageable”
are not interchangeable terms; the code
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
March 15, 2009 - Do not encourage aspirin use for MI prevention. … Do not encourage aspirin use for stroke prevention. … Do not encourage aspirin use for MI prevention. … Do not encourage aspirin use for stroke prevention. … Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: recommendation statement.