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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-clozapine-prescription-elderly-man-dementia
August 06, 2014 - Because of the drug's risks for adverse effects, clozapine must be prescribed and dispensed in accordance … certain medications that need special attention to ensure that the benefits of therapy outweigh the risks … The purpose of REMS is to reduce the occurrence or severity of serious known risks. … serious, known medication safety risks. … Approved Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-safety-approach-assessing-risks-sepsis-treatment-process
February 03, 2021 - Study
A system safety approach to assessing risks in the sepsis treatment process … A system safety approach to assessing risks in the sepsis treatment process. … This study uses the Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) to analyze risks related to pediatric sepsis … A system safety approach to assessing risks in the sepsis treatment process. … October 21, 2015
Perceptions of risk to patient safety in the pediatric ICU, a study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-system-failures-operating-rooms-and-intensive-care-units
June 15, 2011 - unit (ICU) and operating room to help organizations gain insight into system failures in those high-risk … Citation
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Patient safety: latent risk … September 18, 2013
Evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in emergency … 2012
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Analyzing and mitigating the risks … January 3, 2017
Risks in the implementation and use of smart pumps in a pediatric intensive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-and-analysis-critical-incidents-and-adverse-events-healthcare
March 05, 2014 - Citation
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Framework for analysing risk … March 5, 2014
Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical medicine. … October 22, 2014
Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical medicine. … patient safety from information sources within an acute hospital: a step on the ladder of integrated risk … June 25, 2008
Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iatrogenic-disease-management-moderating-medication-errors-and-risks-pharmacy-benefit
February 13, 2019 - Commentary
Iatrogenic disease management: moderating medication errors and risks … Iatrogenic Disease Management: Moderating Medication Errors and Risks in a Pharmacy Benefit Management … Iatrogenic Disease Management: Moderating Medication Errors and Risks in a Pharmacy Benefit Management … Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of prevalence, risk … April 27, 2010
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-and-pharmacoeconomic-analyses-injectable-medication-process-paediatric-and-neonatal
December 17, 2014 - Study
Risk and pharmacoeconomic analyses of the injectable medication process in … Risk and pharmacoeconomic analyses of the injectable medication process in the paediatric and neonatal … Risk and pharmacoeconomic analyses of the injectable medication process in the paediatric and neonatal … December 22, 2021
Don't underestimate the impact of change on risk potential. … December 18, 2014
Risks in the implementation and use of smart pumps in a pediatric intensive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-risks-associated-emergency-admissions-during-weekends-and-public-holidays-analysis
September 02, 2020 - Study
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Mortality risks associated with emergency … Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: an analysis … Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: an analysis … February 14, 2024
Evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in emergency … April 14, 2021
Adverse drug events caused by three high-risk drug-drug interactions in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picking-cause-stroke
August 07, 2024 - To date, much of the evidence has focused on quantifying risk rather than defining appropriate use. … than central venous catheters.( 8 ) These data have undoubtedly led to a greater appreciation of the risks … Importantly, the recommendations weigh relative risks and benefits associated with each device against … Risk of venous thromboembolism associated with peripherally inserted central catheters: a systematic … Risk factors for peripherally inserted central venous catheter complications in children.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/updates-management-high-risk-pulmonary-embolism
December 02, 2020 - Case Objectives
Review common risk factors, typical presentation, methods for risk stratification … Describe the options for managing low-risk and high-risk pulmonary embolism, including recent developments … The management of PE is based on initial risk stratification. … For low-risk PE and many intermediate-risk PEs, anticoagulation remains the mainstay of treatment. … decision to recommend CDT by providing a framework for multidisciplinary discussion of the potential risks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47150/psn-pdf
November 21, 2018 - hospital mortality surveillance
system that generates monthly mortality alerts) and trends in the relative … risk of mortality across National
Health Service hospital trusts. … On average, mortality risk decreased after a trust received a mortality alert. … A past PSNet perspective discussed the use of risk-adjusted mortality
as part of a safety measurement … report-mid-staffordshire-nhs-foundation-trust-public-inquiry
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-and-treatment-occult-hemothorax-following-complicated-central-line
April 01, 2008 - One of the primary roles of the surgical team is to mitigate risk once the risks and benefits of the … For central line insertions, the risks include initial catheter malposition and bleeding. … A preoperative discussion between the attending surgeon and the trainee regarding anticipated risks and … At such a pre-procedure pause, the surgeon has an opportunity to communicate anticipated risks of the … procedure, risks that are specific to that procedure and for that patient, to the team.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deadly-infections-hospitals-can-lower-risk-many-fail-act
May 19, 2010 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Deadly infections: hospitals can lower the risk, but many … Hospitals can lower the risks, but many fail to act. Consumer reports. 2010;75(3):16-21. … Hospitals can lower the risks, but many fail to act. Consumer reports. 2010;75(3):16-21.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/it-possible-identify-risks-injurious-falls-hospitalized-patients
December 12, 2012 - Study
Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients … Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients? … Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients? … January 7, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49575/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - to
prevent cancer progression following antiestrogen therapy).(1)
To help practitioners weigh the risks … clarity and lack of a strong evidence basis.(5-7) For example, categories do not
clearly communicate relative … risk (e.g., risk does not necessarily increase as one goes from categories C to
D to X) nor how the … B
No evidence of risk in humans: either animal studies show risks, but
human studies do not; or no … amoxicillin
C
Risk cannot be ruled out.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48060/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid
addiction when initiating opioids for pain … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction
When Initiating Opioids for Pain … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-identify-patient-risks-prescription-opioid-addiction-when-initiating … -
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High-risk opioid prescribing by providers contributes to opioid misuse. … This systematic review sought to
identify factors that confer risk for opioid addiction and thereby
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47812/psn-pdf
April 17, 2019 - Are more experienced clinicians better able to tolerate
uncertainty and manage risks? … Risk aversion in clinical practice may lead to the ordering of unnecessary tests and procedures, a … Experienced clinicians may be more comfortable with uncertainty
and risk than less experienced providers … understand their level of experience and used vignettes to
characterize their reactions to uncertainty and risk … They found a significant association between more
clinical experience and less risk aversion as well
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-related-safety-concerns-cross-sectional-survey
August 03, 2016 - J Healthc Risk Manag. 2014;34(1):14-26. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21146. … J Healthc Risk Manag . 2014; 34 (1) :14-26 .
View more articles from the same authors. … records (EHRs) have led to many improvements in care, they have also created novel patient safety risks … This Web-based survey assessed the perceptions of lawyers and health care risk management specialists … J Healthc Risk Manag. 2014;34(1):14-26. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21146.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defensive-medicine-among-high-risk-specialist-physicians-volatile-malpractice-environment
February 17, 2011 - Study
Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice … Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment. … Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment. … February 22, 2010
Disclosure of medical injury to patients: an improbable risk management … February 14, 2017
Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-rushing-patient-care-and-could-raise-risks
July 15, 2020 - Article
Artificial intelligence is rushing into patient care - and could raise risks … Citation Text:
Artificial intelligence is rushing into patient care - and could raise risks. … Citation
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Artificial intelligence is rushing into patient care - and could raise risks … May 5, 2021
How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdavid-marx-jd
October 01, 2007 - this middle ground: how do we create a safe haven around reporting, but secondly, after knowing the risks … Organizations must educate the professionals in the workforce to understand the risks, and ultimately … Because what we're doing is holding people accountable for the risks that they choose to take, not the … and hospitals a pretty rapid movement to find that center ground, because we know where some of the risks … At-risk behavior behavior that increases risk where risk is not recognized, or is mistakenly believed