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121. Improving the Safety of Diagnosis and Therapy in the Inpatient Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/improving-safety-diagnosis-long-desc.html
     February 01, 2024 - In this risk score, X n represents baseline risk factors and in-hospital clinical factors, as well as … The high-risk cohorts included cases of patients who were transferred to the ICU after 24 hours, died … with preimplementation period (16.5 vs. 20.9, OR 0.75 [95% CI 0.43-1.29], p=0.29), or a 25 percent relative … risk reduction in overall DE. 1 In postimplementation analysis, researchers found that relative risk … reductions in DE were greater in patients in the high-risk cohort.

122. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3sess2.html
     October 01, 2014 - is lost quality of life; a resident may want to dance, or garden, or go on an outing, and taking the risk … Any resident who has a pattern of falls is at risk of falling again. … to assess residents' risk of falling. … frequently and be alert for any furniture, equipment, or other items that might make a fall likely—fixing risks … Development and validation of the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument.

123. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
     March 01, 2021 - 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 Fact Sheet This EvidenceNOW fact sheet provides an overview of PCOR findings about the risks … 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

124. Assessing the Availability of the Preconception Component of High-Risk Obstetrical Services by Estimating the Use of Teratogenic Medications Before and During Pregnancy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-fullreport.pdf
     August 07, 2018 - with benefits of the drug typically outweighing risks; category X medications have evidence of human … Therefore, highly vulnerable groups and additional fetal risks were not evaluated. … While clinicians do feel responsible for counseling women about risks when they prescribe medications … For every reproductive age woman, the benefits and risks of medications must be weighed. … Women's perspectives on counseling about risks for medication-induced birth defects.

125. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2.html
     June 01, 2018 - Health of the Black Population in the United States Relative Risks and/or Prevalence 1980 … The 1985 Heckler report indicated, "Relative risks for specific causes of death... are disturbingly high … among Blacks compared to the White populations...Relative risk does not indicate the largest numbers

126. Behavioral Health Risk Assessment for Pregnant Women | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/risk-assessment-pregnant-women.html
     August 01, 2021 - Behavioral Health Risk Assessment for Pregnant Women Measure Domain:  Perinatal Care Measure

127. Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/polgren-miller-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and … We also investigated potential risk factors associated with diagnostic delays. … of antibiotics for symptoms increased risk of delays. … Risk of infection associated with anti-TNF-α therapy. … updated results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register with special emphasis on risks

128. Bleeding Risks Increase When Blood Thinners and Aspirin Are Taken Together | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/902.html
     February 01, 2024 - Bleeding Risks Increase When Blood Thinners and Aspirin Are Taken Together Issue Number 902 … National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report [PDF, 9 MB]) Today's Headlines: Bleeding Risks … Bleeding Risks Increase When Blood Thinners and Aspirin Are Taken Together Patients are at higher risk … thromboembolism, while aspirin may still be used to prevent primary cardiovascular events among high-risk … Surgical approach and reoperation risk in intermittent exotropia in the IRIS Registry.

129. Clinical Informatics and Its Usefulness for Assessing Risk and Preventing Falls and Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Home Environments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Teigland.pdf
     March 01, 2004 - develop and implement a comprehensive, facility-wide process for determining causes and assessing risks … risk assessment. … At risk reports. … Critically, no resident whom the manual tool put at high risk and whom the risk model put at lower risk … They primarily use risk level reports, and use individualized risk profiles less often.

130. Final Progress Report: Communicating Probabilities through Interactive Computer Graphics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/kukafka-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Responses included relief about small risks and concern about large risks. … with higher perceived risks. … about risks. … Graphs can be useful in illustrating risks 5, 15, 16. … the relationship between graphically portrayed risks and viewers’ quantitative estimates of those risks

131. Final Progress Report: National Claims-Based Quality Measures for Surgical Site Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/platt-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Hospitals reporting higher SSI risks will receive lower reimbursement. … In general, deep incisional and organ/space SSIs are associated with a two- to four-fold relative risk … of death during the post- operative hospitalization and a five- to six-fold relative risk of readmission … For modeling risks, each hospital’s risk in a given year was assessed as a predictor of its risk in … The net result for the SSI risks was the proportion of the following year’s risk that is the result

132. Using Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Tools in Care Planning (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar5_pu_riskassesst-tools.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Using Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Tools in Care Planning Using Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment … factor assessment • Pressure ulcer risk assessment tools • Using pressure ulcer risk assessment tools … Friction/shear 10 Braden Scale 11 Begins on Page 134 How To Score Risk Factors • Score risk … – Instead, use a comprehensive approach to risk assessment to identify pressure ulcer risk factors … Factor Assessment When To Do Risk Assessment Risk Assessment Tools Braden Scale Risk Factors Braden

133. Final Report: Modeling Risk and Reducing Liability through Better Communication and Teamwork (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/baker-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Final Report: Modeling Risk and Reducing Liability through Better Communication and Teamwork Agency … for Healthcare Research and Quality Modeling Risk and Reducing Liability through Better Communication … Barnabas Healthcare TITLE PAGE Title: Modeling risk and reducing liability through better communication … Therefore, from both a quality and a risk-and-liability standpoint, it is important to understand … patients/families to be effective team members, and how to communicate with patients/ families about the risks

134. Chapter 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra1.html
     April 01, 2018 - These risks can result in surgical mishaps, ranging from infections to wrong site surgeries. … This occurs not only because the rates of known risks may be increased, but also because additional, … Given that one of the greatest risks during the perioperative period is infection, infection control … ST-PRA is particularly helpful for estimating risks in outcomes that are very rare, such as the risk … and combinations of risks, and the design of an intervention aimed at reducing the risk of SSIs.

135. High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Blood Banking/Transfusion Services - Tables 2-5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0122-tables2-5.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Blood Banking/Transfusion Services - Tables 2-5 … TABLE 2 High-risk referral center Not a high-risk referral center P-value Facility Type … Proportion funded by private insurance* 45% [25, 65] 35% [20, 70] 0.22 TABLE 3 High-risk … referral center Not a high-risk referral center P-value Night-time and weekend staffing … risk, ≥1500 births per year Low risk, <1500 births per year P- value Recommended anesthesia

136. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts2.html
     December 01, 2017 - Overview of On-Time (continued) Self-Assessment Worksheet Section 1: Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk … In this section, we would like to learn more about your facility's pressure ulcer risk activities. … Does your facility have a pressure ulcer risk policy? … Paralysis ___ X How frequently is the risk assessment tool completed? … Do you develop a care plan for residents at risk of developing a pressure ulcer?

137. Final Progress Report: Distance Management of High-Risk Obstetrical Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ferguson2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Distance Management of High-Risk Obstetrical Patients Project Title: Distance … Management of High-Risk Obstetrical Patients Candice Ferguson, MSPH Woman’s Hospital, BR … Policies and procedures governing high-risk obstetrical telemedicine and other administrative parameters … Keywords: maternal-fetal medicine, remote ultrasound imaging, high-risk OB, telemedicine II. … common goal among Woman’s Hospital and its partners to cost effectively improve access to needed high-risk

138. Table 1: Evidence for Having an ALARA Policy Specific to Imaging Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0243-section5.pdf
     December 18, 2014 - III National Cancer Institute 2012, Radiation risks and pediatric computed tomography (CT): A guide … http://www.cancer.gov/cance rtopics/causes/radiation/radia tion-risks-pediatric-CT. … in the context of III Berrington de González A, Mahesh M, Kim DP et al., Projected cancer risks … /cancertopics/causes/radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes … /radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT

139. Patient, Family Member, and Clinician Perceptions of Disclosure of Adverse Events in Labor and Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/baker.html
     August 01, 2017 - how to include patients and families in the care team and how to communicate with patients about the risks … families to be effective team members, and how to communicate with patients and families about the risks … degree of inter-rater agreement across respondents to see if our clinical experts agreed regarding the relative … Triage / Assessment Clinician does not sufficiently educate patient/family about risks. … Intra-Partum Fetal Death Pre-Hospital Clinician does not educate mother/family about risks

140. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/index.html
     April 01, 2018 - Initial Risk Factors Appendix J. Additional Risk Factors Appendix K. … Final Risk Factors Appendix L. … Important Variables Not Currently Used in Mainstream Risk-stratification Methods     Develop a Risk-adjustment … Initial Risk Factors Appendix J. Additional Risk Factors Appendix K. … Final Risk Factors Appendix L. Master Risk Factors Appendix M.