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  1. Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf.pdf
    September 21, 2010 - Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENT IMPLEMENTING U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) RECOMMENDATIONS INTO HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION September 21…

  2. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    January 24, 2017 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Evidence Summary Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening January 24, 2017 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They should…

  3. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters | PSNet

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    January 31, 2024 - because like restraints, catheters can cause functional impairment leading to emboli, discomfort, and pressure … ulcers.

  4. Final Progress Report: Developing an HIV-Specific Prevention Index Using the Electronic Medical Record (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/meenan-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Developing an HIV-Specific Prevention Index Using the Electronic Medical Record 1  FINAL REPORT  Title:  Developing an HIV‐Specific Prevention Index Using the Electronic Medical Record  Principal Investigator: Richard T. Meenan, PhD, MPH, MBA, Center for Health Research ‐ Kaiser Permanente, …

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2015 - He was diagnosed, again, with sepsis secondary to sacral decubitus ulcers.

  6. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain | PSNet

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    November 01, 2012 - Are evidence-based practices associated with effective prevention of hospital-acquired pressure … ulcers in US academic medical centers?

  7. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-businesscase-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - Central line associated bloodstream infections and pressure ulcers can add an estimated $17,000 to care

  8. Long-Term Care and the Response to COVID-19 | PSNet

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    October 28, 2020 - individuals can gain from social interaction and enhanced mobility, such as reduced risk of falls and pressure … ulcers. … mitigate safety risks associated with usual care needs for this patient population, such as falls and pressure … ulcers.

  9. In Conversation With... Charles A Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD and Lori L Popejoy, PhD, RN, FAAN | PSNet

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    October 28, 2020 - individuals can gain from social interaction and enhanced mobility, such as reduced risk of falls and pressure … ulcers. … mitigate safety risks associated with usual care needs for this patient population, such as falls and pressure … ulcers.

  10. 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

  11. Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful Patient Safety Signals? | PSNet

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    March 01, 2004 - patients with any diagnosis code for drug dependence, abuse of drugs, or self-inflicted injury Decubitus … ulcer Pressure sores in patients hospitalized for 4 days or longer Discharges with ICD-9-CM

  12. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Rm4E5SooP2GnqJ_HVRA5M4
    January 01, 2017 - Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force Daniel E. Jonas, MD, …

  13. B3A Pdi Chartsforpresentations (xls file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3a_pdi_chartsforpresentations.xlsx
    January 01, 2006 - 0.00057 -47.8771929825 -100 88.5614035088 PDI 01 No Statistically Significant Difference 0 PDI 02 Pressure … Ulcer Rate 0 PDI 03 Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device 0 PDI 05 Iatrogenic

  14. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis
    October 28, 2020 - Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Citation Text: Zuidema D, Bagley B, Tan CL. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar Bi…

  15. In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsanjay-saint-md-mph
    November 01, 2008 - On the one hand, we're trying to get patients up out of bed to prevent deconditioning, decubitus ulcers … , and pressure sores, but the urinary catheter is tethering them to the bed, preventing them from getting

  16. Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    April 26, 2022 - Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement US Preventive Services Task Force Summary of Recommendations See the Summary of Recommendations figure. …

  17. Disposition of Comments for CER 168 Infantile Hemangioma (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 15, 2016 - Disposition of Comments for CER 168 Infantile Hemangioma Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangioma Draft review available for public comment from June 1, 2015 to July 10, 2015. Research Review Citation: Ch…

  18. Crosscutting Hi Impact (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting_hi_impact.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - such as reclining chairs and padded/ lined stretchers to improve patient comfort and reduce risk of pressure … ulcers; large-faced clocks for better visibility; calendars and boards with the names of hospital … ulcers; large-faced clocks for improved visibility; calendars; boards with the names of hospital and … with thin mattresses that patients lie on while awaiting admission or tests, which increases risk of pressure … ulcers; fluorescent lighting and a lack of windows, which promote disorientation in cognitively impaired

  19. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/machine-learning-quality_research.pdf
    September 01, 2012 - ulcers. … RESULTS: The total number of patients with a hospital-acquired pressure ulcer was in the intervention … No patient younger than 65 years developed a pressure ulcer. … None of the 4 patients in the intervention group developed pressure ulcers. … CONCLUSIONS: It is possible to reduce the development of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers among elderly

  20. 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…
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