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41. SDOH & Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Assessing Patient Social Risks and Needs There are numerous tools to help identify social needs patients … currently have and their risks for developing social needs. … Below are the five screening tools they studied that are still in use: HealthBegins Upstream Risks … Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE)  includes

42. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Professionals Audio Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - For example, many Americans have trouble understanding numerical expressions of risk. … Interrupting is OK if patient understanding is at risk. … “Every treatment has some risks. … Some goals may be long-term, such as reducing the risk of future injury or illness, or living as long … When there's a risk of harm rather than a virtual certainty, it can be challenging to explain.

43. The Quick Reference Guide to TeamSTEPPS Action Planning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - Risk Reduction Strategies (Corrective Actions):   A detailed (step-by-step) risk reduction strategy … An explanation for each root cause determined to NOT warrant risk reduction intervention. … of person(s) responsible for each step of the risk reduction strategy. … for each step of the risk reduction strategy.   … Benefits outweigh risks.    Evidence-based.   

44. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Cigarette smoking accounts for one out of every five deaths and is estimated to increase the risk for … Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of congenital anomalies, perinatal complications, miscarriage … Smoking Cessation in Primary Care This facts-at-a-glance handout for clinicians summarizes evidence, risks … Ready or Not…Addressing Tobacco Use This script and slide deck from a 14-minute presentation cover the risks

45. Best Practices in Fall Prevention
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    June 16, 2017 - Fall Risk Assessment ‹#› Step 1: Fall Risk Screening/Assessment Use a reliable, prospectively … Other risks IV pole Orthostatic hypotension Oxygen tubing Clutter in the patient’s room Vision problems … 25-45: Moderate risk >45: High risk ______ * Weak gait: Short steps (may shuffle), stooped but able … 25-45: Moderate risk >45: High risk 50 ‹#› Assessment of Risk Factors in Your Hospital The questions … Identify key elements of a fall risk factor assessment.   Choose a tool for assessing risk factors.

46. Staff Training Instructor Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2020 - High-Risk Settings and Situations . Added Risk for LEP Patients . … Ask participants: What are the risks in this situation? What was handled well? … Discussion: What are the risks to the patient in this scenario? What could go wrong? … I'm uncomfortable...This is a safety issue..." it means that we need to pause and make sure no safety risks … Team goals, plans, and risks—what is to be accomplished, who will do it, and what the potential risks

47. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - Slide 14: Fall Risk Assessment   Slide 15: Step 1: Fall Risk Screening/Assessment Use a reliable … Add unit-level risk factors as needed. … Other risks: IV pole. Orthostatic hypotension. Oxygen tubing. … Image: Paper labeled “fall risk.” … Choose a tool for assessing risk factors.

48. Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - In general, advertisers and marketers believe that messages that emphasize risks people face are more … hospital information found that when quality information is framed in terms of helping people avoid risks … hospital, people understand it better, value it more, and are more willing to make tradeoffs to avoid risk … home data at all. [3] These findings suggest that when people need to be reminded that there is a risk … because many people believe they all offer about the same quality of care and don’t think about the risks

49. Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention (doc file)
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    June 12, 2018 - up with a risk assessment score? … scores of the risk assessment tool, but also other factors placing the patient at risk. … ASK: How do you indicate your patients’ risk status? How is risk identified at shift handoff? … prevent pressure injuries is to create a care plan that is responsive to the patient’s pressure injury risks … this risk.

50. Tool 9: Transitional Care Planning (doc file)
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    July 28, 2016 - Description This tool provides discharge planners with a set of prompts to identify readmission risks … and to take steps to ensure those risks are addressed in the transitional care (discharge) plan. … message from this person-centered view of readmissions is that no single issue defines readmission risk … Take a “whole-person” view of transitional care and ongoing care needs to better identify not only risk … team from the outpatient setting. 2 Whole-Person Care Transitional Planning Tool 3 Readmission Risks

51. Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2023 - of the patient population, specifically whether—as a group—patients in one facility are at greater risk … Risk adjustment is a complex statistical enterprise. … [1] [2] Why adjust for risks or severity? … Most common risk adjustments—for age, prior medical history, or comorbidities—are considered a good idea … Risk Adjustment for pediatric quality indicators.

52. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2020 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications ( PDF , 570 KB) (Appendix E of Toolkit for Reducing … Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide) Educate and motivate staff regarding the risks … Risks of overuse of urine culturing are also covered in this tool. … Archived Webinars Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk (April 8, 2014) Accessible ( Microsoft

53. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Performance of standardized risk assessment within 24 hours of admission. … Risk assessment is the cornerstone of prevention. … Ensure that a standardized risk assessment was performed within 24 hours of admission. … For risk assessment to make a difference, all areas of risk identified on the standardized risk assessment … Ensure that the care plans address all areas of risk.

54. AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training Modules for Health Care Leaders and Professionals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Literacy and Cultural Competence updates Many individuals do not understand the benefits, harms, and risks … that hospitals and clinical teams can use to ensure that people understand the benefits, harms, and risks … presenting choices comprehensively, engaging patients and families, and explaining benefits, harms, and risks … University Health System Used AHRQ Tools   The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk

55. AHRQ News Now | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 23, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Relationship Between Electronic Nicotine Use and General Health February 27, 2024 Bleeding Risks … Catalyze Staff Improvement and Bolster Survey Scores February 6, 2024 Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … in Training for Learning Health Systems Scientists January 16, 2024 Researchers Identify Risk … Related to Falls October 17, 2023 New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks

56. AHRQ News Now | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 30, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Relationship Between Electronic Nicotine Use and General Health February 27, 2024 Bleeding Risks … Catalyze Staff Improvement and Bolster Survey Scores February 6, 2024 Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … in Training for Learning Health Systems Scientists January 16, 2024 Researchers Identify Risk … Related to Falls October 17, 2023 New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks

57. AHRQ Research Priorities and Compliance Guidance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Protection of Human Subjects The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Priorities include: Research on patient safety Identification of risks, hazards, and patient harm … patient safety practices) and the adaptation, refinement, and sustainment of those strategies to address risks … Patient characteristics that might influence the risk of experiencing a patient safety event, for example … to develop, implement, evaluate, and spread effective patient-centered models of care for people at risk

58. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Leaders Audio Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - This course is for quality improvement and patient safety leaders, risk management leaders, and unit … Informed Consent Policy Improvement Task Force should include: Legal Risk management Medical … Explain all foreseeable risks, including remote but severe risks. … Verbal consent is required for routine treatments and procedures with very low risk, but not minimal … Be prepared to educate and collaborate with your hospital's legal counsel or risk managers, or both,

59. Diagnostic Safety Grants Awarded in FY 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … combine adjudication data with data from Vizient to determine which specific factors contribute to risks … for diagnostic errors, and to use risk estimates to calculate incidence and impact of factors contributing … An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk and harms associated with … To identify the risk factors associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases that are frequently

60. AHRQ Challenge on Integrating Healthcare System Data With Systematic Review Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - Results indicate that responses to PHQ-9 item 9 can accurately identify adolescents at increased risk … Risk scores computed from health records data had slightly better performance than PHQ-9 item 9 scores … data accessed via routinely available informatics databases, there was an insightful description of risks … that: includes a complete analysis of internal real-world data and appraisal of the analysis for risk … The plan should describe anticipated risks and barriers and strategies for successful implementation.