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881. Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence Focus of This Summary This is a summary of two systematic reviews. One review evaluated the evidence regarding the accuracy and safety of tests used to initially diagnose gout in the pr…

882. 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

883. In Conversation With...Amy Helwig about Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives | PSNet
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     July 10, 2024 - We are interested in whole healthcare, quality of life, patient experience, and prevention of patient … safety events and adverse events such as medication issues, falls, pressure ulcers, and infections. … As we all experience healthcare, we consider how we can minimize unplanned care and maximize prevention … Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures that we use, including chronic care prevention … Interview In Conversation with Edwin Boudreaux about Suicide Prevention

884. Final Progress Report: Detection, Education, Research, and Decolonization without Isolation in Long-term Care (DERAIL MRSA) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/peterson-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Two of the LTCFs joined in a long-term contract for management of their Infection Prevention program … Key Words: Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF); Infection Prevention; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus … Our data on prevention of MRSA infection in acute care demonstrates that 60% of these infections are … that a significantly higher number of patients in the MRSA group had an indwelling device (p<0.001), pressure … ulcer (p=0.028), or diabetes mellitus (p=0.007), there were no differences in the primary infection

885. In Conversation With… Christine Cassel, MD | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - Or a patient falls or gets what might be a preventable pressure ulcer, or a mistake occurs in a surgical

886. Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives | PSNet
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     July 10, 2024 - We are interested in whole healthcare, quality of life, patient experience, and prevention of patient … safety events and adverse events such as medication issues, falls, pressure ulcers, and infections. … As we all experience healthcare, we consider how we can minimize unplanned care and maximize prevention … Related Resources Perspectives on Safety Suicide Prevention … Interview In Conversation with Edwin Boudreaux about Suicide Prevention

887. Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges | PSNet
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     April 24, 2024 - Although differences have been reported on patient variables like hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, … After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with a grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

888. In Conversation with...Katie Boston-Leary about Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges | PSNet
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     April 24, 2024 - After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with a grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Although differences have been reported on patient variables like hospital-acquired pressure ulcers,

889. Technology for Improving Medication Monitoring in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Lapane.pdf
     March 09, 2005 - The authors focus on the prevention of delirium and falls, as these are two of the most common preventable … Activities Falls* Nutritional status Dehydration Dental care Feeding tubes† Physical restraints† Pressure … ulcers Psychotropic drug use *RAPs targeted by the intervention … Falls and fall prevention in the nursing home. Clin Geriatr Med 1996 Nov;12(4):881–902. 25. … Causation, correlation, and prevention. Clin Geriatr Med 1996;12 (4):847–58. 29.

890. Chartbook on Healthy Living: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal VIS. … for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; 2014. … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2014. … Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; 2014. … Weight loss also may lead to muscle wasting, infections, and increased risk of pressure ulcers.

891. Meeting Minutes, July 24, 2015 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Rothwell, M.B.A., M.S., National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … The program will feature the ABCs of cardiovascular prevention. … The agency will fund studies to address a broad range of issues, including pressure ulcers and falls … We have made great advances in health, yet need greater prevention of many conditions. … The Surgeon General's office is interested in creating a culture of prevention.

892. Advancing Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - By using hospital administrative data, PSIs can identify pressure ulcers, postoperative pulmonary emboli … the health care system up to $20 billion each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

893. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - PDI02 Admissions with pressure ulcers per 1,000 medical and surgical admissions of length 3 or more … days, age less than 18 years The AHRQ PDI software requires that the pressure ulcers be reported … ulcers per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges of length 3 or more days, age18 and over The … AHRQ PSI software requires that the pressure ulcers be reported as a secondary diagnosis (rather than … ulcer stage III or IV or unstageable; admissions involving severe burns or exfoliative disorders;

894. Final Progress Report:: The National Quality Forum – Annual Meeting 2003 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - disease; immunization; and several areas pertaining to patient safety: hospital-acquired infections, pressure … ulcers, and patient identification. … how the Project Steering Committee recently finalized discussion on various recommendations on the pressure … ulcer prevalence measure; discussed various versions of the Nursing Work Index (e.g., NWI-R, PES-NWI … States Catholic Health Initiatives Catholic Healthcare Partners Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

895. The Risks of Absent Interoperability: Medication-Induced Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known Allergy | PSNet
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     April 08, 2019 - He was diagnosed, again, with sepsis secondary to sacral decubitus ulcers.

896. Protocol for Quantitative Assessment of Benefit and Harm analysis of Aspirin for primary prevention (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - Protocol for Quantitative Assessment of Benefit and Harm analysis of Aspirin for primary prevention … Methods Research Report Evaluation of the Benefits and Harms of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of … We did not interview subjects from a primary prevention setting to ask about outcomes. … Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: U.S. … , and the Prevention of progression of arterial disease and diabetes (POPADAD) trial.

897. Chartbook on Black Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2020 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … are restrained can become weak, lose their ability to go to the bathroom by themselves, and develop pressure … ulcers or other medical conditions. … Slide 122 Prevention: Receipt of Recommended Vaccinations by Young Children The U.S.

898. Strategies to Better Engineer Safety into Healthcare Delivery (pdf file)
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     March 06, 2025 - Product Safety Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality & Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Healthcare organizations can use established methods and tools to incorporate hazard anticipation, prevention … Implementation Support Resources AHRQ • Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Training: … 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

899. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2022 - in the San Fernando and Antelope Valleys, one in Santa Barbara and one in Kern County), a disease prevention … health systems, university pharmacist training programs, post-acute care transition programs, and fall prevention

900. Safe Practices for Better Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer1.pdf
     April 01, 2004 - data collection and reporting by States) and “identify a set of patient safety practices critical to prevention … Evaluate each patient upon admission, and regularly thereafter, for his or her risk of developing pressure … ulcers.