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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49474/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2005 - oximetry monitoring, wound care, blood draws, intravenous catheter placement, skin care and prevention of pressure … ulcers, respiratory and ventilator support, and correct administration of medications can all be challenging

  2. Final Progress Report: Quality Factors in Nursing Home Choice (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/congdon-magilvy-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - homes include indicators of physical care, such as rate of restraint use (physical and chemical), pressure … sore prevalence, urinary tract infections, pain, injuries, hospitalizations, functional decline; staffing … follows: .626 for urinary tract infections, .528 for weight loss, .853 for tube feeding, .570 for pressure … ulcers, and .812 for behavior affecting others. … ulcers.

  3. Voluntary Hospital Coalitions to Promote Patient Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Rask.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - hospitals were required to choose to focus on one of the following priority patient-safety issues: (1) pressure … ulcers, (2) patient falls, or (3) deep vein thrombosis (DVT). … Hospitals may (1) continue their self-assessment/improvement plans relative to pressure ulcers, falls

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49550/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2007 - Excludes 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 code

  5. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-business-case-fac-guide.html
    February 01, 2017 - Central line associated bloodstream infections and pressure ulcers can add an estimated $17,000 to care

  6. PDI Charts for Presentations (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3a_pdi_chartsforpresentations.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - 0.0010748 0.00057 -47.877193 -100 88.5614035 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 Pneumothorax Rate

  7. A4A Combo Psi Casestudy (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4a_combo_psi_casestudy.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - five PSIs that have been identified as priorities at HMC based on the volume of cases: • PSI 03 Pressure … Ulcer Rate • PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate • PSI 11 Postoperative

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49737/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2015 - because like restraints, catheters can cause functional impairment leading to emboli, discomfort, and pressure … ulcers.

  9. WebM&M: Case Studies | PSNet

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    March 25, 2025 - Delirium (6) Nosocomial Infections (16) Patient Falls (8) Pressure … Ulcers (1) Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism (10) Medication Safety

  10. Dissecting the Presentation | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dissecting-presentation
    May 05, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Dissecting the Presentation Citation Text: Suat-Ooi SB. Dissecting the Presentation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 …

  11. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary10/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
    March 15, 2009 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Evidence Summary Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication March 15, 2009 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of t…

  12. untitled (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/VNs-WaxpPcsodxCb57gYmn
    January 03, 2017 - untitled Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement US Preventive Services Task Force T he US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes rec- ommendations about the effectiveness of s…

  13. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: A Summary of the Research for Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_consumer.pdf
    November 01, 2016 - Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: A Summary of the Research for Adults Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain A Summary of the Research for Adults e DRAFT: CONFIDENTIAL - For review only, not for dissemination - Task 3.7c- LowBackPain_consumer - Last mod on: 15-Nov-2016, 11:04 Archived: This report i…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842919/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2023 - Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. February 1, 2023 Zuidema D, Bagley B, Tan CL. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. PSNet [internet]. 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis The Cases Case #1: A 46-year-old Hindi-speaking resident of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) …

  15. Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-good-report-card-unintended-consequences-public-reporting-hospital-quality
    October 01, 2004 - Intramuscular injection site injuries masquerading as pressure ulcers. Wounds. 2003;15:302-312.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49522/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2006 - Intramuscular injection site injuries masquerading as pressure ulcers. Wounds. 2003;15:302-312.

  17. Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Q4J7tsThw_6nwfB-p-f5Hp
    March 01, 2009 - Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Recommendation Statement Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* Description: Update of the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommend…

  18. Managing Gout: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_consumer.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Managing Gout: A Review of the Research for Adults Managing Gout A Review of the Research for Adults e Is This Information Right for Me? This information is right for you if: � Your health care professional* has said that you have gout. � You are age 18 or older. This information is from research on adults. …

  19. Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-removal.pptx
    April 01, 2022 - intolerance due to severe impairment (e.g., severe contractures, pelvic or hip fractures) Open stage III/IV pressure … ulcer to sacrum/perineum AND incontinent and cannot protect wound otherwise Critically ill patient with

  20. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/t6yV6ZMHngeWgmTsoMMefM
    March 01, 2009 - Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Tracy Wolff, MD, MPH; Therese Miller, DrPH; and Stephen Ko, MD, MPH Background: Coronary heart dise…
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