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41. 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

42. Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/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.

43. 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.

44. 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

45. Appendix A, Pt. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa2.html
    April 01, 2018 - Risk-Informed Interventions Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps Appendix A. … Conclusions Open fracture or a history of diabetes both lead to a higher relative risk of a wound … Additional Risk Factors include prior VTE, age (patients >40 are at significantly increased risk compared … Risk factors were identified for SSI by case-control analysis. … Risks include effusions (12% or procedures), deep vein thrombosis (1.8%-46%), nerve injuries, and arterial

46. 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

47. 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

48. To Screen or Not to Screen: Prevention Decisions and Competing Risks (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/hsu-r01grant.pdf
    November 30, 2015 - To Screen or Not to Screen: Prevention Decisions and Competing Risks Rapid Secondary Analysis to Optimize … Multiple Chronic Conditions –R01 Grants To Screen or Not to Screen: Prevention Decisions and Competing Risks … Older Americans in particular often have competing health risks created by comorbid medical conditions

49. 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.

50. The SHARE Approach—Communicating Numbers to Your Patients: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/tool/resource-5.html
    September 01, 2020 - Avoid explaining risks in purely descriptive terms (such as "low risk"). 5 For example, say, "Studies … Give absolute risk instead of relative risk. 1 Absolute risk estimates the number of health events among … Communicating risks and benefits: an evidence-based user’s guide. Silver Spring (MD): U.S. … Strategies to help patients understand risks. BMJ 2003 Sep 27;327(7417):745-8. … What Are the Risks of Having a Stent? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

51. 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

52. New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/patients-risk-of-falls.html
    September 01, 2015 - New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls For older adults, falls are serious … Reduce patient risk and learn about falls through these useful resources: Falls Among Older Adults … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Using a Computerized Fall Risk

53. Final Progress Report: Multi-Method Proactive Risk Assessment (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/pace-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Multi-Method Proactive Risk Assessment Title: Multi-Method Proactive Risk Assessment … The final domain was an understanding of the relative importance of the risks within the organization … The primary care practice staff and clinicians were very aware of the risks associated with medical … actually have a lower chance of causing harm than all errors combined, while medication errors have a relative … is combined with risk of harm.

54. 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
    December 15, 2023 - 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

55. 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.

56. 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

57. 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.

58. Using Socio-Technical Probabilistic Risk Assessment (ST-PRA) to Assess Risk and Improve Patient Safety and Reliability in Health Care Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/patient-safety-resources/advances-in-hai/hai-article19.html
    June 01, 2014 - of problems ranging from blood transfusion infection risks to medication errors. 1,2 For example, for … blood transfusion infection risks, the tool helps not only to assess risk with the highest likelihood … risks and identify threats to the safety of nuclear power plants. 4 Subsequently, it has been applied … It utilizes quantitative and qualitative data to "map" the risks associated with adverse outcomes. … These measures anchor an individual risk estimate within the context of the model's other risks.

59. Using Socio-Technical Probabilistic Risk Assessment (ST-PRA) to Assess Risk and Improve Patient Safety and Reliability in Health Care Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/advances-in-hai/hai-article19.html
    June 01, 2014 - of problems ranging from blood transfusion infection risks to medication errors. 1,2 For example, for … blood transfusion infection risks, the tool helps not only to assess risk with the highest likelihood … risks and identify threats to the safety of nuclear power plants. 4 Subsequently, it has been applied … It utilizes quantitative and qualitative data to "map" the risks associated with adverse outcomes. … These measures anchor an individual risk estimate within the context of the model's other risks.

60. 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