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4201. Disposition of Comments CER 214 Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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      October 30, 2019 - increase in stroke/systemic embolism but no statistically significant difference in bleeding with reduced … dose vs standard dose apixaban in patients without a renal indication for reduced dosing; in the same … analysis, there was no difference in the benefit : risk of reduced dose vs. standard dose rivaroxaban … I think it would be worth noting that all of the newer agents reduced the risk of hemorrhagic stroke … This summary states that in the third study dabigatran reduced stroke in diabetic patients which was

4202. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2022 - Cold therapy was associated with reduced use of oxycodone 5 mg at day 1 (18% vs. 52%) and day 6 (11% … Reduced pain and opioid use in the early postoperative period in patients undergoing a frontotemporal … A randomized controlled noninferiority trial of reduced vs routine opioid prescription after prolapse … Examining reduced opioid prescriptions after gynecologic laparoscopy: a randomized controlled trial … Reduced opioid use among patients who received liposomal bupivacaine for ACL reconstruction.

4203. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 14. Delirium (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2020 - If the threshold was >/-1, the sensitivity improved but the specificity was reduced.14 Arendts (2017 … Nonpharmacological interventions significantly reduced delirium incidence in four trials,4,5,7,12 while … The NuDESC (threshold ≥1) had improved sensitivity (80%; 95% CI 65 to 91) but reduced specificity … Incidence of delirium was reduced (15.7% vs. 9.4%, p=.04). … Use of multicomponent interventions reduced prevalence of delirium; to enable use, education of the

4204. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Supporting Measure Implementation (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2025 - ■ A nursing home medication safety project implemented an active medication monitoring system that reduced … Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in private hospitals, demonstrating reduced … ■ Enhance Patient Outcomes: Reduced adverse events in high-risk environments (e.g., intensive care … Thirty-day postoperative morbidity in private sector hospitals was reduced with the implementation of … was relatively insensitive to cost of care, and the risk of stroke influenced the decision only when reduced

4205. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 15, 2011 - examination, age-specific visual acuity testing, and cover-uncover test) from 8 through 37 months of age reduced … rather than screening versus no screening. 20 Although it found that repeated preschool screening reduced … results Hyperopia >3.0 D; myopia >1.0 D; strabismus; ptosis Cross-sectional; 4-7 y; N = 288; reduced … 5 y old) in 1 eye, worse than 20/40 (20/30) in contralateral eye, and bilateral amblyogenic factor; reduced … "very important to detect and treat early" conditions: 5.4% (135/2588); amblyopia: 2.9% (75/2588); reduced

4206. Making Healthcare Safer III: Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2020 - In the second Making Healthcare Safer report, team training was associated with reduced errors and safety … Simulation-based medical education curriculums were associated with decreased complication rates, fewer errors, reduced

4207. Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Patient Safety Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research …

4208. Improving the Delivery of Health Services at the Health Systems Level - Emerging Research | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2020 - Improving the Delivery of Health Services at the Health Systems Level - Emerging Research Facilitating Long-Distance Care, Education, and Monitoring with Telehealth and Telemedicine Clinicians have used telehealth and telemedicine in rural settings and for hard-to-access specialties …

4209. Research Overview | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2021 - Research Overview Digital healthcare knowledge and tools can enhance the efforts of patients, clinicians, and health systems working to improve healthcare quality and safety. AHRQ’s DHR program funds research to create actionable findings on what and how digital healthcare works best for t…

4210. Central Venous Catheter Insertion Bundle Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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      April 01, 2022 - of evidence-based care, improved communication, appropriate use of equipment, minimized errors, and reduced

4211. 005-Ss-Preop-Chlorhexidine-Fg (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - In an unadjusted analysis, the risk of SSIs was reduced by 84 percent in the group that used the preoperative

4212. Creating a Culture of Patient Safety through Innovative Hospital Design (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2004 - Salt Lake City, a computerized physician/provider order entry (CPOE) system with decision support reduced

4213. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 03, 2015 - Minimizing medical mistakes: mother's mission to reduce hospital errors. June 3, 2015 Takahara D. KDVR. May 19, 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minimizing-medical-mistakes-mothers-mission-reduce-hospital-errors Parents of children who experience harm in the course of medical care serve as advocates to drive saf…

4214. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45581/psn-pdf
      October 19, 2016 - Reducing diagnostic errors. October 19, 2016 Gittlen S. HealthLeaders Media. October 1, 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-diagnostic-errors-0 The recent recognition of diagnostic error as a blind spot in health care has driven the need to enhance diagnosis. This news article reports how health systems, a…

4215. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 17, 2024 - Guardians of grafts: reducing medication errors in transplant recipients. April 17, 2024 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care. April 4, 2024;29(7):1-4. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guardians-grafts-reducing-medication-errors-transplant-recipients Safe medication therapy for transplant patients is complex and h…

4216. 021-Ss-Mrsa-Surveillance-Fg (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - The study found that the use of contact precautions reduced MRSA transmission by 47 percent when it was

4217. Developing a Guide to Identifying and Remediating Unintended Consequences of Implementing Health Information Technology | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Developing a Guide to Identifying and Remediating Unintended Consequences of Implementing Health Information Technology Project Final Report ( PDF , 880.22 KB) × Disclaimer Disclaimer details Close Project Description Annual Summaries Pub…

4218. Reducing Risk and Promoting Patient Safety for NIH Intramural Clinical Research—Final Report. | PSNet
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      November 18, 2020 - Book/Report Reducing Risk and Promoting Patient Safety for NIH Intramural Clinical Research—Final Report. Citation Text: Reducing Risk and Promoting Patient Safety for NIH Intramural Clinical Research—Final Report. The Clinical Center Working Group Report to the Advisory Committee to the…

4219. Effects of an intervention to reduce hospitalizations from nursing homes: a randomized implementation trial of the INTERACT program. | PSNet
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      March 04, 2015 - Study Effects of an intervention to reduce hospitalizations from nursing homes: a randomized implementation trial of the INTERACT program. Citation Text: Kane RL, Huckfeldt P, Tappen R, et al. Effects of an Intervention to Reduce Hospitalizations From Nursing Homes: A Randomized Implemen…

4220. The Preventable Harm Index: an effective motivator to facilitate the drive to zero. | PSNet
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      January 15, 2014 - Commentary The Preventable Harm Index: an effective motivator to facilitate the drive to zero. Citation Text: Brilli RJ, McClead RE, Davis T, et al. The Preventable Harm Index: an effective motivator to facilitate the drive to zero. J Pediatr. 2010;157(4):681-3. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.201…