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281. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4r_combo_pdi05-nqi01-pneumothorax-bestpractices.pdf
     May 16, 2016 - Recommended Practice: Identification of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients at Risk • Determine risk for … A lateral approach minimizes risks of vessel laceration.6,8 • Use blunt dissection vs. trocar use … Risk reduction in pleural procedures: sonography, simulation and supervision. … zero-risk environment. … Iatrogenic pneumothorax: etiology, incidence, and risk factors.

282. Final Progress Report: Shared Decision Making in Surgery To Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Liability (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/domino-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Quality (AHRQ R21 HS19532). 1 ABSTRACT Purpose: Physician-patient miscommunication with inadequate risk … Risk management resources were compared by estimated time and costs for processing patient complaint … Informed consent accounted for 41% of total risk management files. … the lists of risks to combine minor risks lacking numerical estimates of probability. … of total risk management files) and 47 medical errors (24% of total risk management files).

283. Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/adjustment-scoring.html
     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. Pediatrics 2004 Jan;113(1 Pt 2):210-6.

284. Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 1 (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar1/aspire_webinar1.ppt
     January 01, 2011 - Penalty Focus Has Created Blinders Medicare Focus Medicare patients are not the only patients at risk … of readmission Older adults are not the only adults at high risk of readmission Medicare may not always … have the highest readmission rate of all payers Patients with readmission risks are not limited to … readmissions These are not the diagnoses with the highest rates of readmissions Patients with readmission risks … hospital’s readmission reduction goal Analyze your own hospital’s data to identify patients at high risk

285. Staff Safety Assessment
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/identify/sensemaking.pptx
     January 01, 2006 - complete the following: List all defects that have the potential to cause harm Discuss the three greatest risks … What will you do to reduce the risk of recurrence? 4. … 23 What Will You Do To Reduce the Risk of Recurrence? … 24 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.

286. 170-Cusp-Science-Safety-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/170-cusp-science-safety-notes.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Slide 3 Risks of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) SAY: The risk of healthcare-associated infections … The risk is even higher for patients in intensive care units (ICU), where 30 percent develop an HAI. … This reduces the risk that future patients will be harmed by the same type of error. … Given her trauma, he was concerned about Susan’s bleeding risks. … The hospital didn’t have a standardized protocol for VTE risk assessment.

287. Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/apply/ac-cusp.html
     December 01, 2012 - Understanding Risk and Human Behavior Slide 7. Managing Error and Risk Slide 8. … At-risk behavior—Choosing to behave in a way that increases risk, where risk is not recognized or is … Managing Error and Risk   Say: To improve outcomes, human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless … To achieve optimal outcomes, organizations must design robust systems that minimize risks. … It is critical to reinforce behaviors that will reduce risk and deter behaviors that increase risk.

288. Putoolssect7 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.docx
     February 16, 2011 - knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention, analyze patient care processes to identify where there are risks … Interest or requirement in the project What the project needs from stakeholder Perceived attitudes and risks … Interest or requirement in the project What the project needs from stakeholder Perceived attitudes and risks … Project Background (keep this brief) General aims Initial Risks Expected Outcomes Benefits … factors and 1-3 for the last risk factor.

289. Sustainability: Learning From Defects: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - How will you reduce the risk of it happening again? How will you know the risk is reduced? … Slide 13: How Will You Reduce Risk of Recurrence? … Slide 16: How Will You Reduce Risk of Recurrence? … Slide 19: How Will You Know Risks Were Reduced? … Post the stories of reduced risks (with data!). Share with others.

290. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/reportguide.html
     November 01, 2017 - report is designed to help clinicians see changes in resident status earlier and intervene earlier when risks … Slide 9: Falls High-Risk Report: High-Risk Criteria Say: The Falls High-Risk Report displays the … Slide 10: Falls High-Risk Report: High-Risk Criteria Say: High fall risk is determined by a combination … high risk. … Risk Factors included in the Falls High-Risk Report.

291. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Obstetric Hemorrhage (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_obhemorrhage.docx
     May 01, 2017 - assessing risk of hemorrhage upon admission to antepartum or L&D units can identify individuals at risk … · Risk assessment may include presence of clinical conditions that increase risk of hemorrhage, or … Because only 5 to 10 percent of obstetric hemorrhages occur in patients with risks for hemorrhages,1 … Use of transition communication techniques assures a shared mental model of plan of care and patient risks … timely, clear information to patient and family to explain what is happening, what needs to happen next, risks

292. Abt Single-Sided Body Template (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxsamplereports.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Name Room High-Risk Existing Conditions High-Risk Change in Condition New Contributing Risk Factors … risk are displayed. … risk of an injurious fall; for each resident, his or her risk criteria are noted. … risk. … of Falls Risk Factors Date: ___/___/___ High-Risk Existing Conditions High-Risk Change in Condition

293. Final Progress Report: Developing biomechanical models from initiated fall actions and reactions in frail elderly patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/morse-merryweather-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - LFR MFS≤25 Moderate fall risk MFR 25risk HFR MFS≥55 Frail Frail For this study, frail … FREgait (FREg): These moments of fall risk start and end in the Gait Phase. … Suggesting that the low bed had a higher risk of falling. … high-fall- risk trial, indicative of instability. … “Decreasing the Frequency of Frail Elderly Patient Falls by Limiting Exposure Risks in Hospital Patient

294. Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide2.html
     February 01, 2016 - Choose the Model To Assess VTE and Bleeding Risk Chapter 5. … Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results References Appendix A: Tools and Resources Appendix B: Risk … This failure mode can be broken down further into (1) VTE risk assessment is not routine or standard; … customization of order sets is desirable to serve the needs of populations with particularly high bleeding risks … Preventable risk factors (e.g., central line) are not optimally managed.

295. Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide2.html
     February 01, 2016 - Choose the Model To Assess VTE and Bleeding Risk Chapter 5. … Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results References Appendix A: Tools and Resources Appendix B: Risk … This failure mode can be broken down further into (1) VTE risk assessment is not routine or standard; … customization of order sets is desirable to serve the needs of populations with particularly high bleeding risks … Preventable risk factors (e.g., central line) are not optimally managed.

296. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-rev.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - identified the risk associated with different patient room layouts and features … ■ A Patient Safety Risk Assessment (PSRA) Toolkit was designed and tested in three hospitals to help … ■ Various computational models to assess healthcare risks and adverse events related to the built … Firefighting to innovation: using human factors and ergonomics to tackle slip, trip, and fall risks in … considerations for the built environment and provides a quality check tool that allows teams to prioritize risks

297. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - identified the risk associated with different patient room layouts and features … ■ A Patient Safety Risk Assessment (PSRA) Toolkit was designed and tested in three hospitals to help … ■ Various computational models to assess healthcare risks and adverse events related to the built … Firefighting to innovation: using human factors and ergonomics to tackle slip, trip, and fall risks in … considerations for the built environment and provides a quality check tool that allows teams to prioritize risks

298. Using Patient Complaints to Promote Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Pichert_51.pdf
     March 22, 2008 - risk category. … A higher index reflects higher risk for medical malpractice claims. … Complaint-related feedback to physicians reduces patient complaints and may help address litigation-related risks … Risk, safety, and the dark side of quality. Br Med J 1997; 314: 1775. 14. … Patient complaints and malpractice risk in a regional healthcare center.

299. SDOH & Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/practice-improvement.html
     August 01, 2023 - 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

300. Final Progress Report: Opioid Stewardship in Urology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/smith-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - persistent user,4 this hazard of surgery often remains unmentioned, even as surgeons routinely discuss risks … Compounding the individual health risks posed by chronic opioid use are increased risks associated with … The signs and symptoms of pain-opioid use disorder risks include sleep disturbance, secondary physical … To minimize risks for patients, strategies include minimizing preoperative exposure to opioids, setting … patients who go on to be persistent users can help shape conversations with patients when discussing the risks