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321. Quick Tips When Planning for Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/surgery/tips/tipsurgery.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - No surgery is risk free. … It is important to learn about the possible benefits and risks involved in the surgical procedure you … What are the risks of having the operation? 6. What will happen if I don’t have this operation?

322. Improving Diagnosis in Emergency and Acute Care: A Learning Laboratory (IDEA-LL) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/idea-ll-long-desc.html
     August 01, 2025 - errors in emergency departments (EDs) by examining diagnostic decision making, identifying contributing risk … and clinician workload. 3 This computational work enabled the development of early-stage diagnostic risk … These diverse data streams produced a robust, multilayered understanding of diagnostic risk in academic … Monitoring diagnostic safety risks in emergency departments: protocol for a machine learning study . … Intervention concepts included: Clinician-facing dashboards that visually displayed diagnostic risk signals

323. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-COPD.pdf
     June 02, 2021 - Sputum culture should be obtained for residents with this risk factor.1,8,9 Treatment • In additional … case-by-case basis taking into account frequency of exacerbations, resident preferences, potential risk … Low risk of primary Clostridium difficile infection with tetracyclines: a systematic review and metaanalysis … Antibiotic prescribing choices and their comparative C. difficile infection risks: a longitudinal case-cohort … FDA Drug Safety Communication: Azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax) and the risk of potentially fatal heart

324. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T1-Talking_with_Residents_checklist_version_Final.pdf
     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

325. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T1-Talking_with_Residents_checklist_version_Final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - . · What are the risks—or harms—of antibiotics? … Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 1 2 · 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. … 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

326. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Facilitator Training—Additional Exercises (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/addexercises.pdf
     July 07, 2025 - Report: High Risk or Nutrition Report: Medium Risk. a. True b. … Report: High Risk or Nutrition Report: Medium Risk. a. True b. … Report: Medium Risk, based on medium-risk criteria. … On the Nutrition Risk Report: Medium Risk, Resident F appears to be high risk rather than medium risk … Nutrition Risk Report: High Risk b. Nutrition Risk Report: Medium Risk c. Weight Summary Report d.

327. Candor-Impguide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/candor-impguide.pdf
     April 01, 2016 - .4 Eliminating or reducing the risks and hazards in the delivery of patient care should yield safer … – Alignment of the plan to the organization’s strategic and risk/quality/patient safety goals. … Implementation Risk Implementation Risk ■ Assessment of the Implementation Risk … should address risks associated with allocating resources (human and other) to implement, spread, … ) ■ Include potential risks to the organization if the practices and principles are not fully integrated

328. Volume 6. Concordance Between the Findings of Epidemiological Studies and Randomized Trials in Nutrition: An Empirical Evaluation and Citation Analysis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp6.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats for mortality, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review … Dietary calcium intake and risks of stroke, its subtypes, and coronary heart disease in Japanese: the … Vitamin D intake and risks of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis in women.” … Risk in Communities Study. … Effects of vitamins C and E and beta-carotene on the risk of type 2 diabetes in women at high risk of

329. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 3 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcmodule3.pdf
     June 01, 2012 - Risk Factors for Falls A risk factor for falling is one that, in clinical studies, has been found to … Risk Factors Related to the Resident The most important risk factors for falls having to do with the … frequently and be alert for any furniture, equipment, or other items that might make a fall likely – fixing risks … Risk factors are always present. We all have risk factors for falls. … tailored to those risk factors.

330. Learndefects (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/learndefects.doc
     June 02, 2025 - Most often clinicians recover from mistakes by reducing risks to the patient who suffered a defect. … Negative contributing factors are those that harmed or increased the risk of harm for a patient. … Describe how you know you have reduced the risk. … Specific Interventions To Reduce the Risk of the Defect Who Will Lead This Effort? … How will you know the risk is reduced?

331. Data Submission Dashboard (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Pressure_Ulcer_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
     January 01, 2024 - They include the relative frequencies of reports by the documented risk for pressure ulcer, and timing … of first pressure ulcer risk assessment. … Dashboard Name Worksheet Name Documented Increased Risk for Pressure Ulcer PRU_1 Documented … for Pressure Ulcer Increased Risk of Pressure Ulcer Percentage Frequency At increased risk for pressure … ulcer 72.6% 3,434 Not at increased risk for pressure ulcer 14.9% 704 Unknown 12.5% 589 NOTE: The

332. 036-Sources-Pathways-Mrsa-One-Pager (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/036-sources-pathways-mrsa-one-pager.docx
     October 01, 2024 - inpatients who are colonized with MRSA will develop invasive infection during their stay, and this risk … patients’ natural defenses. · Medical devices or procedures can be life-saving but poses increased risk … Preventing device- and procedure-related infections addresses the elevated infection risks that devices … Risk factors for developing clinical infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA … Risk factors for nosocomial bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

333. Final Progress Report: Electronic Clinical Surveillance To Measure and Improve Safety in Ambulatory Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/danforth-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - We sought to determine the frequency and risk factors for three types of outpatient care gaps. … falls, laboratory monitoring, ACEi/ARBs PURPOSE This study sought to identify the frequency and risk … To add to the growing literature on outpatient care, we studied the frequency and risk factors for … Multivariable models were used to estimate associations (e.g., relative risks and 95% confidence intervals … Though use of this data allowed us to efficiently study a large population and a wide variety of risk

334. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/case.html
     December 01, 2017 - participating facilities implement team-based strategies with the help of a facilitator to improve risk … These strategies allow staff to intervene in a timely manner with at-risk residents to reduce the incidence … Staff use the meetings and reports to identify residents at high risk of developing pressure ulcers and … The reports help catch 'medium-risk' residents before they become 'high risk' for pressure ulcers. … for pressure ulcers and to track the results of efforts to reduce those risks.

335. Improving Patient Safety Using ATHENA-Decision Support System Technology: The Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain Experience (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Michel_92.pdf
     April 30, 2008 - more conservative dosing; (2) identifying patients with mental health problems that increase risk of … patient populations.12, 13 Physician “best practice” must balance the need for pain relief against the risks … Reducing Risk of Prescription Errors To reduce risk for prescription errors, two tools have been provided … We relied on a “Less is more” paradigm, focusing first on highlighting risks to prevent medication error … Because of the inherent risks related to opioid prescription, we have designed a system that can help

336. Puh-Impmenu (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-impmenu.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - huddle Weekly risk huddle of Nursing and Rehab Weekly wound review meetings Weekly risk … meeting On-Time Pressure Ulcers at Risk for Delayed Healing Report Care plan meeting Dietary … healing Skin rounds Weekly nutrition risk huddle Weekly risk huddle for Nursing and Rehab … Weekly wound review meetings Weekly wound rounds Weekly risk meetings On-Time Weekly … management meetings Weekly risk meetings Weekly wound review meeting Weekly wound rounds

337. Puh-Impmenu (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-impmenu.docx
     June 02, 2025 - huddle Weekly risk huddle of Nursing and Rehab Weekly wound review meetings Weekly … risk meeting On-Time Pressure Ulcers at Risk for Delayed Healing Report Care plan meeting … management meeting Root cause analysis for new pressure ulcers or pressure ulcers at risk for … delayed healing Skin rounds Weekly nutrition risk huddle Weekly risk huddle for Nursing … and Rehab Weekly wound review meetings Weekly wound rounds Weekly risk meetings

338. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.pdf
     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

339. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members · What are the risks—or … or she feels to a nurse or doctor. · 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. … 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

340. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/clinical-care/clinicalcare_slides.pptx
     September 03, 2014 - Patient, is meant to give you a comprehensive overview and background on hemodialysis patient safety risks … The module begins with a background on hemodialysis risks and the importance of proper clinical care. … surgeon for the facility Competition for VA surgeon resources Training of VA surgeons regarding catheter risks … facility, competition for VA surgeon resources, and inadequate training of VA surgeons regarding catheter risks … Vascular access-related infections, definitions, incidence rates, and risk factors.