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41. Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appb.html
    October 01, 2022 - It does not reliably capture VTE risk level and statement of low risk is not defined. … Initial VTE risk assessment. … VTE risk factor. … Venous Thromboembolism Risk Category Medical Risk Factors Surgical Risk Factors Prophylaxis … Risk Factors Prophylaxis High Acute diseases with/without VTE risk factors.

42. Leveraging Existing Assessments of Risk Now (LEARN) Safety Analysis: A Method for Extending Patient Safety Learning (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-woods_79.pdf
    May 30, 2008 - of risk assessments to identify generic risks and risk contributors. … ) to further evaluate and identify risks and risk contributors. 4. … risks), are identified as generic risks. … Risk-binning analysis protocol to identify significant risks. … The highest risks with the highest consequence are in Risk Bin I, the next highest in Risk Bin II, and

43. Chapter 2: Evidence of Disparities Among Ethnicity Groups (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata2a.html
    May 01, 2018 - Even for the lowest risk mothers, there were differences in relative risks for moderately low birthweight … This mirrored the relative risk profile for delivery of moderately low birthweight infants among all … The relative risk for very low birthweight infants (less than 1,500 g) was elevated for both groups of … factors, the relative risk was similar for women born in Africa and for U.S. born White women, yet the … of mortality from breast cancer (relative risk [RR] = 3.05, 95 percent CI 2.31-4.02) and Samoan men

44. Chapter 3. Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Initial Risk Factors Appendix J. Additional Risk Factors Appendix K. … Final Risk Factors Appendix L. … Keywords used for the search included: SSI, surgical site infection, surgical risk factor, risk factor … From that search, 24 additional potential risk factors were included in the Master Risk Factor table … Develop a Risk-adjustment Method that Utilizes the Identified Risk Variables to Validly Compare Rates

45. Exhibit 3. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Exhibit 3. … criteria for literature review Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk … Risk-Informed Interventions Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps Appendix A. … e.g., academic medical centers) Specific studies on hospital and care related infections and their risks … or refute information from the site visit estimates Studies containing risk factor estimates related

46. Final Progress Report: How Do Consumers View the Risks of Medical Errors? (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/peters-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: How Do Consumers View the Risks of Medical Errors? … FINAL REPORT Title of Project: How Do Consumers View the Risks of Medical Errors? … Results: Patients perceived medical-error risks based on Dreadedness and Preventability. … how consumers perceive the risks of different medical errors and (2) to assess consumer willingness … Perceived risks of medical errors.

47. 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/ereports.html
    December 01, 2014 - Reports There are two Nutritional Risk Reports: medium-risk and high-risk resident reports. … Table 2: Criteria and Level of Risk Nutrition Risk Report Nutrition Risk Criteria Decreased … or Rehab therapist Weekly Risk Meetings (e.g., Pressure Ulcer Risk, or Nutrition Risk, etc.) … or Rehab therapist Weekly Risk Meetings (e.g., Pressure Ulcer Risk, or Nutrition Risk, etc.) … at high or medium nutrition risk relevant interventions associated with nutritional risks.

48. Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-e.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals … Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications ■ Acute urinary retention or obstruction ■ … Are NOT Indicated for... ...and patients with urinary catheters tend to stay in bed, increasing risk

49. Creating a Work-Around to Implement Fall Risk Screening For Older Adults Using Appointment Notes Case Study (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-work-around.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - around workflows specific to the unique needs of older adults, including screening for opioid-related risks … implementation progress, the QI team monitored screening rates of older adults with opioid- related risks … /fall risk as their QI metric. … eligible patients following the initiation of the QI project and education for clinical staf about the risks … The request to introduce the embedded patient questionnaire to screen for other opioid-related risks

50. Final Progress Report: Risks of Inaccurate or Incomplete Preoperative Assessments in Freestanding ASCs (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/kupka-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - than in other high-risk settings30). 7. … Higher RPNs represent greater risk, and low RPNs represent lower risk. … risks with high RPN scores. … Although similar risk points were present across most phases, similar risk points were ranked higher … risk modeling in healthcare.

51. Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/aspirin.html
    March 01, 2021 - Resources A substantial body of evidence shows that taking aspirin can help patients lower their risk … Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk for having a heart … Taking an aspirin every day can help these patients lower their risk. … evidence to develop guidelines on aspirin use in patients with heart disease and others who are at risk … Stroke This patient education booklet explains how heart attack and stroke happen, and the potential risks

52. NCEPCR Webinar: Approaches To Address Health Risks in Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-primary-care-webinar-series/health-risks-older-adults.html
    March 01, 2025 - NCEPCR Webinar: Approaches To Address Health Risks in Older Adults  Value and Impact of Primary … video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_8ZAA0yE8Rg NCEPCR Webinar: Approaches To Address Health Risks … as primary care research on tools and approaches that address care coordination for older adults at risk … Speakers Lisa Kern, MD, MPH, (Weill Medical College of Cornell University) Improving How Older Adults at Risk … Yu-Jung Wei, PhD, (Ohio State University) Pain, Multimorbidity, Opioid-Drug Interactions and Risk for

53. Appendix G. Safety and Adverse Events | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apg.html
    September 01, 2013 - Safety and Adverse Events Chlorhexidine (CHG) Risk The risks associated with the use … chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue), but it has occurred so rarely that the actual risk … Nasal Mupirocin Risk The risks associated with use of nasal mupirocin include mild side effects of

54. Final Progress Report: Risk Analysis of Pediatric Chemotherapy Processes (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/shenep-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Grant Award Number: 1 UC1 HSO14295-01 (Revised) Abstract Purpose: To formally evaluate the risks … using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). 1.1 The risks associated with each step of a complex … in a test environment prior to final comparison of identified risks of chemotherapy administration … This report, issued in 1999, outlined the risks to patient safety found in our nation’s hospitals and … In response to this problem of patient safety risks, a group of 140 public and private organizations

55. Final Progress Report: Patient-Centric Risk Model for Medication Safety During Care Transitions (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/gurses-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Risks for medication-related harms in ambulatory care are multi-dimensional and complex (6, 7). … assessment tool to document medication safety risks during the transition period and in the home. … A theoretical framework of risks and hazards for medication-related adverse events. Table 1. … Significance The project developed a risk assessment tool that may be implemented to reduce risks of … and sources of risks identified in this project.

56. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2013 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Executive Summary … Risk-Informed Interventions Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps Appendix A. … ST-PRA is particularly helpful for estimating risks in outcomes that are very rare, such as the risk … Step 2—Identify the dependencies and interactions among risk points. … Next Steps The use of ST-PRA as a modeling tool to identify risks in the ASC environment is an important

57. 3. What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
    October 01, 2014 - Once risk assessment has helped identify patient risk factors, it is important to match care planning … This includes planning for any risks found on the risk assessment tool, such as nutrition, activity, … This means addressing at-risk scores on each subscale, as well as other risk factors not quantified on … Any area of risk should have a corresponding plan of care regardless of the overall risk assessment … is addressing this risk.

58. 3. What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
    October 01, 2014 - Once risk assessment has helped identify patient risk factors, it is important to match care planning … This includes planning for any risks found on the risk assessment tool, such as nutrition, activity, … This means addressing at-risk scores on each subscale, as well as other risk factors not quantified on … Any area of risk should have a corresponding plan of care regardless of the overall risk assessment … is addressing this risk.

59. Appendix G. Safety and Adverse Events | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apg.html
    September 01, 2013 - Safety and Adverse Events Chlorhexidine (CHG) Risk The risks associated with the use … chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue), but it has occurred so rarely that the actual risk … Nasal Mupirocin Risk The risks associated with use of nasal mupirocin include mild side effects of

60. Appendix A: Tools and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appa.html
    July 01, 2018 - VTE risk and bleeding risks vary within patient populations. … The risk of VTE and the risk of bleeding may change for individual patients several times as they progress … Standardization of VTE risk assessment embedded in well-designed order sets, with each level of VTE risk … to warrant the risks and costs associated with prophylaxis. … screening-detected VTEs are treated with therapeutic anticoagulation, with uncertain benefit but well-defined risks