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5241. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 12. Infusion Pumps (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/infusion-pumps-1.pdf
      March 01, 2020 - al. noted that implementation of smart pumps should be viewed as part of a larger safety initiative rather … than just a technology upgrade and that in order to be successful, implementation should focus on design … noted that in some cases procedural deviations are not representative of inadequate care practices but rather … In addition, the number of adverse drug events more severe than level 2—defined as events that reach … Procedural deviations may not always represent poor practice, but rather poor fit between policy and

5242. Puh-Erepguide (doc file)
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      February 10, 2014 - If more than one consultation occurred, all are listed. … Counts by Month Report allows clinicians to use their EMR to quickly see the information on this report rather … than compiling the information manually each month. … Number of Residents With More Than One IHA Pressure Ulcer. … Number of Residents With More Than One POA Pressure Ulcer.

5243. E-prescribing Impact on Patient Safety, Use and Cost (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2007 - We used filled claims data to identify patients who were potentially exposed to more than one drug at … Prescribers in the largest practices (16+) had a 36% higher e-prescribing rate than those in practices … Pediatricians had significantly higher e-prescribing rates than internists, family practitioners, and … Older clinicians wrote e-prescriptions at a significantly lower rate than younger clinicians. … Rather, prescribers need to adopt the e-prescribing systems fully in order for these gains to be realized

5244. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/h-w99jVsodSL33kV2h2_qW
      April 17, 2018 - found adequate evidence to bound the harms of exercise and multifactorial interventions as no greater than … The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the harms of exercise as no greater than small. … further consideration, vitamin D supplementation in these populations would be considered treatment rather … than preven- tion.

5245. Appropriateness of Red Cell Transfusions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-fullreport.pdf
      November 01, 2017 - Percentage of transfusions in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients who have a hemoglobin of less than … Numerator Statement Number of transfusions in PICU patients who have a hemoglobin of less than or equal … Most transfusions occurred at hemoglobin values that were higher than recommended guidelines (Nahum, … Patient records might contain more than one red cell transfusion so each transfusion was considered … • I support the proposed change to “rate” rather than “percentage.

5246. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/developmental-delays-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
      December 01, 2013 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 16,200 leads about potential topics has resulted in … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the seven or eight experts … One clinical expert stated, “The theoretic and empiric support for this therapy is better than some … oxytocin by more female patients (because an approved indication for oxytocin is labor induction) than

5247. Optimizing Environmental Cleaning (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/022-optimizing-evc-webinar-notes_revised.docx
      October 01, 2024 - likely to have had a prior bed occupant and 4.82 times more likely to have had a roommate with an HAI, than … Also, microbiology testing generally needs to be targeted towards one specific organism of concern, rather … than evaluating for any pathogen. … hydrogen peroxide disinfectant, PDI’s Sani-HyPerCide® with 4.04 percent hydrogen peroxide and less than … When the hydrogen peroxide vapor concentration is higher than that of the surrounding air, a thin layer

5248. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Are You Ready To Improve? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/3-are-you-ready/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-3.pdf
      May 01, 2017 - This approach is fine, as long as it is a conscious decision rather than an oversight. … training in QI techniques, group work, and team building are usually able to achieve success much faster than … More than 50 percent of people who have a bad experience will not complain openly to the plan or the … These public reports often highlight organizations that achieve better results than others on standardized … www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK99879/ “Creating loyalty means giving employees more for their labor than

5249. In Conversation with...Barbara Pelletreau and John Riggi about Cybersecurity | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbarbara-pelletreau-and-john-riggi-about-cybersecurity
      March 27, 2024 - I am a retired registered nurse and have worked for more than 45 years in the healthcare industry. … That number is more than two and one-half times the number of people who experienced hacks in 2022, when … Planning is not solely a one- to two-hour meeting or an afternoon planning session, but rather it is … There is nobody who knows their department better than the director of radiology or director of emergency … That number more than doubled from 2022 (46.8 million), according to the HHS Office of Civil Rights.

5250. Cybersecurity and How to Maintain Patient Safety | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cybersecurity-and-how-maintain-patient-safety
      March 27, 2024 - reported in 2022. 3 In a recent survey of 653 IT security staff in U.S. healthcare organizations, more than … That number more than doubled from 2022 (46.8 million), according to the HHS Office of Civil Rights. … I am a retired registered nurse and have worked for more than 45 years in the healthcare industry. … That number is more than two and one-half times the number of people who experienced hacks in 2022, when … Planning is not solely a one- to two-hour meeting or an afternoon planning session, but rather it is

5251. Implementing Shared Decision-Making: Barriers and Solutions—An Orthopedic Case Study | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2017 - They failed to tell patients that there was more than one treatment choice 23 percent of the time, failed … They believed that their outcomes were statistically different than the outcomes presented in the DA. … e.g., referral to an orthopedic surgeon for a total knee replacement) and engagement of teams other than … ongoing SDM implementation training process if the training is aimed at a large number of providers, rather … than utilizing specially trained nurses who review SDM alternatives with patients.

5252. Creating a Curriculum for Training Health Profession Faculty Leaders (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Mitchell.pdf
      March 31, 2004 - professionals and students in their spheres of influence, they have the potential to influence more than … Such cultures recognize that there is much to be gained by negotiating rather than discounting differences … reflect team functioning and orientation to micro- and macrosystems of care to a much greater extent than … l in ks Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 4 308 Conclusions As of early 2004, more than … the train-the-trainer workshops, we conclude they have the potential to influence from 274 to more than

5253. Serious Reportable Adverse Events in Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer2.pdf
      December 01, 2000 - Reporting in this context is a different matter than whether or how the reported information might be … Rather, the items on the list are events that are (1) clearly identifiable and measurable, and therefore … the use or function of a device in patient care, in which the device is used for functions other than … Patient death or serious disability associated with patient elopement (disappearance) for more than … that results in death or loss of a body part, or disability or loss of bodily function lasting more than

5254. Analysis of Patient Safety: Converting Complex Pediatric Chemotherapy Ordering Processes from Paper to Electronic Systems (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Baker_107.pdf
      March 30, 2008 - .12 However, the shortcomings of CPOE identified in this publication were not intrinsic to CPOE, but rather … aspects of CPOE and other electronic health records systems are at least as safe, if not more safe, than … Second, orders that are generated within chemotherapy regimens that consist of more than one medication … However, research regimens are often more complex than conventionally accepted “best practices,” which … are treated on protocols, chemotherapy regimens at our hospital often may be more 10 complex than

5255. Imbedding Research in Practice to Improve Medication Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Raebel_53.pdf
      May 07, 2008 - Results: All interventions reduced errors (range, 13 to 45 percent), with more than 4,000 errors avoided … They included more than 400,000 KPCO members in the Denver-Boulder area and involved all KPCO physicians … lab monitoring.4, 5 Pharmacists were alerted to missing recommended laboratory tests for the more than … computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE)-based intervention that responds directly to prescriber input, rather … than providing alerts at medication dispensing.

5256. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
      June 01, 2015 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 21,000 leads about potential topics has resulted in … Patients given secukinumab 150 mg had significantly higher ASAS20 response rates than patients given … 5.0 mg/dL at month 6 than did patients treated with febuxostat alone (p<0.0001). … 6.0 mg/dL at 6 months than did patients given a placebo.24 Use of lesinurad alone resulted in more

5257. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary12/cervical-cancer-screening-2012
      October 18, 2011 - fair- to good-quality diagnostic accuracy studies showed that 1-time HPV screening was more sensitive than … treatment threshold, it is heterogeneous, equivocal in cancer potential, and more likely to regress than … In these RCTs, results were generally reported for women screened (rather than an intention-to-screen … This test, however, used a lower threshold for immediate colposcopy than the other trials. … Eligibility (other than age) was not clear.

5258. Migraine-Prevention Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-prevention_executive.pdf
      June 01, 2013 - is more prevalent in lower income families, and adolescent migraine is more prevalent in whites than … adolescents with chronic migraine had visited a health care provider for the condition, and fewer than … of bias in individual studies into the evidence synthesis using individual risk-of-bias criteria rather … than a global score or a ranking category of overall risk of bias. … White girls made up more than half of all enrolled subjects.

5259. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2002 - radiography, some cause severe pain, leading to 150,000 hospital admissions per year in persons older than … 65, 161,000 physician office visits, and more than 5 million days of restricted activity in those 45 … Older women have a much higher fracture rate than younger women with the same bone density because of … Overall, evidence is stronger for women older than 65 than for younger women because more research has … These specifications are not meant to be rigid rules but rather are intended to be general guidelines

5260. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
      October 01, 2015 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 21,000 leads about potential topics has resulted in … Ivacaftor alone costs more than $300,000 annually and is among a number of recently approved orphan … thought that the increase in available lungs would have the largest impact on patient health outcomes, rather … than the condition of the treated lungs.98 Other experts called for more safety and efficacy data,