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241. 124-Cusp-Science-Safety-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/124-cusp-science-safety-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Slide 1 Educational Objectives SAY: This presentation will describe the patient safety risks that … Slide 3 Risks of Healthcare-Associated Infections SAY: The risk of healthcare-associated infections … The risk is even higher for patients in intensive care units, where 30 percent develop an HAI. … This reduces the risk that future patients will be harmed by the same type of error. … He assessed the patient for her venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk and followed the VTE risk protocol,

242. Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment.pdf
     December 01, 2023 - older adults, such as screening for opioid-related risks (falls, etc.) or medication management. … for opioid related risks (falls, etc.) … , such as screening for opioid-related risks and recommendations for improved medication management … A policy and agreed upon standard of practice about screening for risks of adverse events in older … An opioid treatment agreement/plan customized for older adults that describes risks specific to older

243. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Facilitator Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/factraining-slides.html
     October 01, 2017 - May focus on a particular risk factor. … Quarterly Summary of Falls Risk Factors (by Unit or Facility). … Identify residents with recent changes in risks. Profile risks for each resident in report. … Each Self-Assessment worksheet is designed to help nursing home staff review how they: Screen for risks … Mitigate those risks. Prioritize residents who may need care plan changes.

244. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/facslides.html
     September 01, 2017 - May focus on a particular risk factor. … Report—High Risk. … Identify residents with recent changes in risks. Profile risks for each resident in report. … Each Self-Assessment Worksheet is designed to help nursing home staff review how they: Screen for risks … Mitigate those risks. Prioritize residents who may need care plan changes.

245. Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-table2.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Level of Evidence (USPSTF Ranking*) Citations Expert recommendation Hypertension is a risk … particularly hypertension), and early deaths resulting from heart disease or stroke, to assess the risks … Risk factors and risk behaviors accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, and risk reduction delays … culminates in thrombosis, III Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk … on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents:

246. Preventablehospitalandedvisits-Implmatl (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/preventablehospitalandedvisits-implmatl.pdf
     June 03, 2025 - Who is responsible for completing the transfer risk assessment? … at risk for hospitalization? … Report – High Risk and Medium Risk 1. … Weekly transfer risk meeting 8. … on the report to ensure that data on the report agree with staff knowledge of residents’ health and risks

247. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallpxoverview.pptx
     October 01, 2017 - Does information exist to identify residents at risk? How can this information be used? … preventing adverse events Proactive rather than reactive Identify residents with recent changes in risks … Profile risks for each resident in report Prioritize residents for possible changes to their treatment … Worksheet Each Self-Assessment worksheet is designed to help nursing home staff review how they: Screen for risks … Mitigate those risks. Prioritize residents who may need care plan changes.

248. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing: Facilitator Training Instructor's Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/guide.html
     December 01, 2017 - feasibility and usefulness and content is based on review of the published literature concerning the risks … Some identify a profile of risk factors; others focus on a particular risk factor. … causes of risk changes. … Show recent changes in risks. Profile risks for each resident in the report. … The Self-Assessment worksheet is designed to help nursing home staff review how they: Screen for risks

249. Final Progress Report: Are Volume Standards Accurate Measures? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/glance-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - compared to lower-risk patients. … rates after adjusting for patient risk factors. … This “volume” effect was limited to high-risk (SAPS II between 30 and 41) and very-high-risk patients … measures for risk-adjusted measures of quality. … The risks of risk adjustment. JAMA 1997; 278(19):1600-1607. (13) Gonnella JS, Louis DZ, Gozum ME.

250. Appendix A. Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa.html
     April 01, 2018 - determine whether, and, if so, to what extent, this approach was effective in reducing nosocomial infection risks … index (measuring the intensity of efforts to intervene in the care of patients to reduce infection risks … Methods The developed risk index score ranges from 0 to 3 and depends on the number of risk factors … clean operations; 37% in high-risk clean-contaminated operations; 61% in high risk contaminated and … In terms of risk factors for SSI in HIV-infected patients, we found that HCV infection was the only risk

251. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - for the HAC with our pooled relative risk estimate from the meta-analysis, using the formula: … In the above formula, RR indicates the pooled relative risk estimate from our meta-analysis, and Pr(D … We then calculated excess mortality based on the estimated relative risk and the underlying mortality … For each HAC, we list the number of studies, the range of relative risk of death estimates from those … Estimates of relative risk for mortality varied and included two studies showing protective effects

252. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - for the HAC with our pooled relative risk estimate from the meta-analysis, using the formula: … In the above formula, RR indicates the pooled relative risk estimate from our meta-analysis, and Pr(D … We then calculated excess mortality based on the estimated relative risk and the underlying mortality … For each HAC, we list the number of studies, the range of relative risk of death estimates from those … Estimates of relative risk for mortality varied and included two studies showing protective effects

253. For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-month-tools.html
     February 01, 2023 - morbidity and mortality by about 20 percent; it also reduces hospital admissions by 28 percent and the 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.

254. Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - Slide 28: How Will You Know Risks Were Reduced? … Ask: How will you know the risks were reduced? … Slide 30: How Will You Know Risks Were Reduced? … Ask: Are there other ways to assess whether risks were actually reduced? … With supporting data, show your staff the reduced risks for patient harm.

255. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxreports-ig.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - report is designed to help clinicians see changes in resident status earlier and intervene earlier when risks … for high risk. … Contributing Risk Factors included in the Falls High-Risk Report. … of Fall Risk Factors Report. … Report Slide 8: Falls High-Risk Report Slide 9: Falls High-Risk Report Slide 10: Falls High-Risk

256. 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/pruprev/prev-handouts.html
     December 01, 2017 - risk factors, persons at high risk for pressure ulcers and whose risk factors have recently changed. … Are those residents at risk or with changing risk factors being identified? … There are concerns that the information on risk and changing risk may not be readily available to members … They can provide timely information on risk and changing risk to those making care decisions. … In addition, you want to identify how they identify changes in risks and how the risks get used to make

257. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - We present a plan to help teams that include RPs address risks related to invasive devices in the hospital … whereas a subclavian CVC has lower infection risk but poses an increased risk for pneumothorax. … members by— o Sharing patient stories about where harm was averted o Explaining the significant risks … respiratory therapists, and other disciplines on following standard processes and reducing infection risks … Analysis and considerations of options and risks.

258. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - We present a plan to help teams that include RPs address risks related to invasive devices in the hospital … whereas a subclavian CVC has lower infection risk but poses an increased risk for pneumothorax. … members by— o Sharing patient stories about where harm was averted o Explaining the significant risks … respiratory therapists, and other disciplines on following standard processes and reducing infection risks … Analysis and considerations of options and risks.

259. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions_2.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - We present a plan to help teams that include RPs address risks related to invasive devices in the hospital … whereas a subclavian CVC has lower infection risk but poses an increased risk for pneumothorax. … members by— o Sharing patient stories about where harm was averted o Explaining the significant risks … respiratory therapists, and other disciplines on following standard processes and reducing infection risks … Analysis and considerations of options and risks.

260. Identify Defects Through Sensemaking | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/identify/identify.html
     December 01, 2012 - What Will You Do To Reduce the Risk of Recurrence? Slide 25. … How Will You Know the Risk Is Reduced? Slide 26. … Discuss the three greatest risks. Rank these risk factors. … What will you do to reduce the risk of recurrence? How will you know the risk is reduced? … Sensemaking of patient safety risks and hazards. Hlth Svcs Res 2006;41(Aug 4 Pt 2.):1555-1575.