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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.224_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case October 2010
Dangerous Dialysis
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2010
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jean L. Holley, MD, University of Illinois, Urbana-…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2021-year-review/research-dissemination
January 01, 2021 - Research Dissemination
The impact of AHRQ-funded research goes beyond the studies themselves, as the dissemination of research findings from the DHR program is critical to the transfer of successful digital healthcare knowledge, tools, and strategies that improve healthcare delivery, optim…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
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Final Research Plan
Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
Septe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/joint-replacement-evidence%20-summary.pdf
November 01, 2021 - Evidence Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 248: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 248
Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation
for Major Joint Replacement
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• Prehabilitation for Total Knee …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49435/psn-pdf
February 01, 2004 - X-ray Flip
February 1, 2004
Shapiro MJ. X-ray Flip. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/x-ray-flip
The Case
A 19-year-old man presented to the emergency department with respiratory distress after blunt chest
trauma. A digital chest radiograph was labeled backwards; a "left" marker was mistakenly…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/infection-prevent.html
March 01, 2017 - A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff
Acknowledgments
Content leads for the preparation of this document were as follows:
Deb Patterson Burdsall, M.S.N., R.N.-B.C., CIC
Infection Preventionist
Lutheran Home/Lutheran Life Communities
Arlington Heights, IL
Steven J. Sc…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Hi Les,
Medical Tests—White Paper Series
Using the Principles of
Randomized Controlled Trial Design
To Guide Test Evaluation
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible
for its contents; the findings and conclusions do not necessarily represent t…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/drug-use-illicit-screening
June 09, 2020 - Brief motivational intervention at a clinic visit reduces cocaine and heroin use.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
May 01, 2012 - CER #13:
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically
Localized Prostate Cancer
Original release date:
February 2008
Surveillance Report:
May 2012
Key Findings:
• The PIVOT trial was identified, making many of the
existing key conclusions out of date.
• Key questions 1, 2, and 4 were found t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tx-for-localized-prostate-cancer_surveillanceassesment_20120614.pdf
May 01, 2012 - CER #13:
Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically
Localized Prostate Cancer
Original release date:
February 2008
Surveillance Report:
May 2012
Key Findings:
• The PIVOT trial was identified, making many of the
existing key conclusions out of date.
• Key questions 1, 2, and 4 were found t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - In
overweight and obese adults, liraglutide 3.0mg
reduces the prevalence of prediabetes and delays
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implement/apic-cost-calculator.html
April 01, 2022 - APIC HAI Cost Calculator
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Calculator Tools help define the costs associated with HAI, knowing that this can be a complex process with many points to consider. The APIC HAI Calculator Tools were …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/how-to-use-bundles.html
March 01, 2017 - How To Use Educational Bundles
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
The educational bundles are a curriculum that long-term care facility educators can use to educate. Each slide set includes facilitator notes and should take approximately 15 minutes to deliver. The training vid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40533/psn-pdf
June 15, 2011 - The contribution of labelling to safe medication
administration in anaesthetic practice.
June 15, 2011
Merry A, Shipp DH, Lowinger JS. The contribution of labelling to safe medication administration in
anaesthetic practice. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2011;25(2):145-159.
doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2011.02.009.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39801/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Gossypiboma: tales of lost sponges and lessons learned.
December 21, 2014
McIntyre LK. Gossypiboma. Archives of Surgery. 2010;145(8). doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.152.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gossypiboma-tales-lost-sponges-and-lessons-learned
This study describes successful efforts to reduce retained surgical spo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38919/psn-pdf
January 28, 2011 - Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability,
and public engagement.
January 28, 2011
Pronovost P, Faden RR. Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement.
JAMA. 2009;302(8):890-1. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1177.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/setting-priorities-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35246/psn-pdf
July 11, 2007 - Treatment errors in healthcare: a safety climate approach.
July 11, 2007
Naveh E, Katz-Navon T, Stern Z. Treatment errors in healthcare: a safety climate approach. . Manage Sci.
2005;51(6):948-960. doi:10.1287/mnsc.1050.0372.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/treatment-errors-healthcare-safety-climate-approach
The auth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50605/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Report focuses on risk to patients from ED errors.
October 30, 2019
Palmer J. Patient Saf Qual Healthcare. Sept/Oct 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-focuses-risk-patients-ed-errors
The pace of emergency care delivery can reduce reliability. This news story discusses an analysis of
medical liability claims…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41091/psn-pdf
October 01, 2021 - ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in
Community/Ambulatory Healthcare.
October 1, 2021
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-high-alert-medications-communityambulatory-healthcare
This fact sheet provides a list of high-alert medications commonly used in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38370/psn-pdf
August 22, 2009 - Monitoring for medication errors in outpatient settings.
August 22, 2009
Balkrishnan R, Foss CE, Pawaskar M, et al. Monitoring for medication errors in outpatient settings. J
Dermatolog Treat. 2009;20(4):229-32. doi:10.1080/09546630802607487.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/monitoring-medication-errors-outpatient-sett…