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21. System-Affiliated Rural Hospitals Not Necessarily Immune From Risk of Closure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2022 - Events System-Affiliated Rural Hospitals Not Necessarily Immune From Risk … Today's Headlines: System-Affiliated Rural Hospitals Not Necessarily Immune From Risk of Closure . … System-Affiliated Rural Hospitals Not Necessarily Immune From Risk of Closure While affiliation with … AHRQ-funded study in JAMA Health Forum has found that health system affiliation increases closure risk … Equity and the hazard of veiled injustice: a methodological reflection on risk adjustment.

22. Implementing Evidence-based Heart Health Care in Asheville | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - East Asheville team "rolled up its sleeves and worked together to develop a way to do [heart disease risk … systems—including the practice's own EHR—could not extract the crucial data needed to calculate the risk … While some practices might have given up once it was clear it was not possible to get the risk scores … As a result, in the first eight months of 2017, East Asheville calculated heart event risk scores for … "It's very powerful for patients to see their risk of a heart attack over the next 10 years," said James

23. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention (doc file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Here are some other risks: An IV pole could cause a patient to trip. … Slide 25 SAY: A risk score of 50 puts this patient at risk for a fall. … risks, such as mobility challenges, medications, mental status, and continence needs. … the patient and family (if possible), and key risks and interventions are checked on the paper tool shown … to have a dedicated care plan form within the medical record to help make staff aware of a patient’s risks

24. Reports and Other Publications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Technical Brief on Incorporation of Social Risk in Primary Care The U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a manuscript in JAMA that assesses how social risks … statements and identifies current gaps in the evidence needed to expand the systematic inclusion of social risks

25. Heart Failure Patients’ Risk of Adverse Events Higher in Poor-Performing Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - Home News Newsletter AHRQ News Now Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … Newsletter AHRQ News Now Events Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … Heart Failure Patients’ Risk of Adverse Events Higher in Poor-Performing Hospitals Patients with heart … hospitals with higher 30-day readmission rates and deaths from all causes have a 24 percent higher risk … failure admitted to hospitals that perform poorly on mortality and readmission measures have higher risk

26. Large-Scale Program To Reduce Heart Disease Risk Could Have Meaningful Health Benefits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - News Newsletter AHRQ News Now Large-Scale Program To Reduce Heart Disease Risk … AHRQ News Now Events Large-Scale Program To Reduce Heart Disease Risk … Poorly Coordinated Healthcare Increases Infection Risk Following Ventricular Device Implantation, Study … Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk … Poorly Coordinated Healthcare Increases Infection Risk Following Ventricular Device Implantation, Study

27. Fall TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - This toolkit, developed through an AHRQ Patient Safety Learning Lab , consists of a formal risk … Being hospitalized puts patients at further risk for falls due to illness and the newness of the hospital … theoretical underpinning that fall prevention in hospitals is a three-step process: (1) assessing fall risk … evidence-based fall prevention intervention that uses bedside tools to communicate patient-specific risk … modalities provided access to real-time safety plans at the bedside, including patient-specific fall risk

28. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention—Training Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - Here are some other risks: An IV pole could cause a patient to trip. … Slide 25 Say: A risk score of 50 puts this patient at risk for a fall. … risks, such as mobility challenges, medications, mental status, and continence needs. … the patient and family (if possible), and key risks and interventions are checked on the paper tool shown … to have a dedicated care plan form within the medical record to help make staff aware of a patient’s risks

29. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 -  What are the risks—or harms—of antibiotics? … , Family Family Toolkit/Tool 1 3  What is our nursing home doing to decrease the chance of these risks … – First, we share information and help you understand the risks of antibiotics. – Second, we have a … • Ask your doctor or a nurse about the benefits and risks of taking an antibiotic. … myself or another nurse, if you want more information—or have concerns—about antibiotics and their risks

30. For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2023 - made significant investments to equip primary care clinicians with resources to detect heart disease risk … Diagnosing and treating heart disease in its early stages is crucial to reducing patients’ risks of serious … collection of resources to help primary care practices implement the best evidence for reducing cardiac risks … It includes Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators into Primary Care , a guide to help … primary care physicians assess their patients’ risk of a cardiovascular disease event.

31. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Guide Engaging Residents, Educate & Engage Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 2 2  What are the risks—or …  What is our nursing home doing to decrease the chance of these risks? … – First, we share information and help you understand the risks of antibiotics. – Second, we have an … • Talk with your family member and his or her doctor about the benefits and risks of taking an antibiotic … myself or another staff member, if you want more information—or have concerns—about antibiotics and the risks

32. Yale Center for Healthcare Innovation, Redesign, and Learning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2020 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Patients being transferred from one setting to another or one clinical team to another are at increased risk … Real-time surveys reveal important safety risks during interhospital care transitions for neurologic … Real-time surveys reveal important safety risks during interhospital care transitions for neurologic

33. 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

34. 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.

35. 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

36. 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.

37. 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.

38. 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

39. 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.

40. 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.