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281. Issue Brief Explores the Unique Challenges of Studying and Improving Diagnostic Safety for Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Using OurDX prior to symptomatic ambulatory visits can help clinicians flag at-risk diagnostic processes … ordering of venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis is associated with increased VTE events in high-risk … Anesthesia Risk Alert program: a proactive safety initiative .

282. PQMP Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Antipsychotic medications can increase the risk of serious health problems, such as metabolic and physical … Children with sickle cell anemia have more than 300 times the stroke risk as children with normal hemoglobin … , and TCD screening is a reasonable method to assess stroke risk among children with sickle cell anemia

283. AHRQ Views Blog: At AcademyHealth’s Annual Meeting, Exchanging Ideas on Transforming Healthcare Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … AHRQ in the Professional Literature Development of Frail RISC-HIV: a risk score for predicting frailty … risk in the short-term for care of people with HIV. … A comprehensive framework to estimate the frequency, duration, and risk factors for diagnostic delays

284. The SHARE Approach—Overcoming Communication Barriers With Your Patients: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/tool/resource-3.html
     September 01, 2020 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … statute, regulation, and case law, the informed consent process requires explanations of the benefits and risks … Make sure the interpreter understands the information, especially if the patient's life may be at risk … When a minor child interprets, the child is in a very vulnerable position and the practice is at risk

285. Module 1: Preventing Falls in Hospitals—Training Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - Risk assessments are most effective when increased risk for a fall is identified and communicated early … They gave an update on the risk assessment process changes. … The staff are transitioning to risk-based assessment and interventions tied to each identified risk factor … Before they used more of a definitional risk-based assessment and interventions. … For example, are staff individualizing care plans according to risk factors found on risk assessment?

286. Making Healthcare Safer IV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … telehealth became evident during the pandemic, the harms and patient safety practices to reduce the risk … telehealth became evident during the pandemic, the harms and patient safety practices to reduce the risk

287. Videos | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Patients and families who engage with healthcare providers help lower risks and improve their care.

288. Section 2, Chart Abstraction Tool and Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Measure Scoring Proportion Measure Type Process Stratification Risk Adjustment None Rate Aggregation … nutrition screening to identify those with existing malnutrition and those who are nutritionally-at-risk … identify when a nutritional, functional, or pain assessment sh be performed for patients who are at risk … identify when a nutritional, functional, or pain assessment sh be performed for patients who are at risk … criteria Data Criteria (QDM Variables) Data criteria (QDM Data Elements) Supplemental Data Elements Risk

289. Origin | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … The goal of improving care focuses on the “ABCS” of cardiovascular care: A for aspirin for those at risk … ) help small- and medium-sized practices implement the ABCS to improve heart health for patients at risk

290. The SHARE Approach | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/index.html
     March 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … five-step process for shared decisionmaking that includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks

291. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Nursing home residents are at high risk for HAIs due to age, wounds, medical devices, and other illnesses … Services agencies that show universal decolonization can be an effective tool to prevent infections for at-risk

292. Neonatal Intensive Care: All Condition Readmissions with Gestational Age Reported: Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2020 - on data that support the idea that each of these variables contributes in some way to a patient’s risk … outpatient system by itself, in which case these complications are part of the general health (and risk

293. Preventing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Care: The Importance of Establishing Regimen Concordance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - for thrombosis) or > 4.0 (at risk for hemorrhage) over 90 days, using repeated measures analysis. … clinicians and patients regarding warfarin regimens is unsettlingly common and places patients at risk … 200 Introduction For patients with atrial fibrillation and other conditions associated with a risk … unsafe/high (INR > 4), or safe (INR ≤ 2 but ≥ 4), based on cutoff values associated with increased risks … Risk factors for complications of chronic anticoagulation. A multicenter study.

294. CHIPRA 230: Documentation of BMI Percentile and Weight Classification for Children (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2019 - Health risks and body fat levels are proportionate (Barlow, 2007). … First, for a child who is overweight, medical risks include future or persistent obesity (Barlow, 2007 … BMI levels correlate with body fat; high levels of body fat are associated with increased health risks … these findings can help determine whether a patient has excess body fat and obesity-related health risks … Health risks and body fat levels are proportionate; the use of BMI as a screening tool can identify

295. Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … to apply evidence-based practices for the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk … evidence-based practices for the maintenance of and care for an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk

296. CHIPRA 212 Table 4 (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2016 - be prescribed regular ongoing ICS treatment, since the occurrence of a severe exacerbation is a risk … factor for future exacerbation and ICS- containing medications significantly reduce the risk of asthma-related

297. Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … techniques can help improve antibiotic use, as can fostering effective communication about the potential risks

298. The SHARE Approach—Putting Shared Decisionmaking Into Practice: A User’s Guide for Clinical Teams | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/tool/resource-8.html
     September 01, 2020 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … health coaches (registered nurses, dietitians, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists) who help at-risk … challenging to translate the probabilistic nature of the evidence about treatments when discussing the risks … Each publication provides background on a specific clinical condition while comparing the benefits, risks … Using plain language, the booklet describes the basics of blood pressure and the risks of hypertension

299. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2019 - Other serious risks associated with antipsychotic medication use in children include extrapyramidal … who are not first given the benefit of a trial of psychosocial treatment may unnecessarily incur the risks … Other serious risks associated with antipsychotic medications in children include extrapyramidal side … Antipsychotic medication use among children and risk of diabetes mellitus. … Antipsychotics and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and youth.

300. Rehospitalization for Childhood Asthma: Timing, Variation, and Opportunities for Intervention (pdf file)
     www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/Kenyon2014.pdf
     February 01, 2014 - , in clinical practice, it is difficult to determine which hospitalized children with asthma are at risk … Delineating risk factors for short- and long-term asthma rehospitalization may help to target discharge … transition and chronic care improvement efforts to high-risk populations. … interval, whereas other characteristics are asso- ciated with risk at more distant time intervals. … Risk factors for readmission to hospital for asthma in childhood. Thorax 1994;49:33-6. 4.