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1. Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators into Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/cvd-risk-calculator.html
   February 01, 2022 - Tools for Change Search for Tools & Resources Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk … Search for Tools & Resources Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk … Calculators into Primary Care Resource: Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators … originally created February 2022 Internet Citation: Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk … https://www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/cvd-risk-calculator.html   Back

2. Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/safety-assess.html
   October 01, 2020 - Patient Safety Resources by Setting Hospital Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk … Assessing safety risks and incorporating preventive measures into the design of health care facilities … safety problems as health care-associated infections, patient falls, medication errors, and security risks … Functions as a quality check tool that allows teams to take into account level of priority and risk as … toolkit uses an evidence-based approach to identify solutions, proactive process that can mitigate risk

3. The SHARE Approach—Communicating Numbers to Your Patients: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.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.

4. Bleeding Risks Increase When Blood Thinners and Aspirin Are Taken Together | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Home News Newsletter AHRQ News Now Bleeding Risks … Bleeding Risks Increase When Blood Thinners and Aspirin Are Taken Together Patients are at higher risk … thromboembolism, while aspirin may still be used to prevent primary cardiovascular events among high-risk … Surgical approach and reoperation risk in intermittent exotropia in the IRIS Registry.

5. Chapter 7. High-Risk Situations for Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2022 - High-Risk Situations for Medication Reconciliation SHARE … High-Risk Situations for Medication Reconciliation Conclusion References Appendix: The MATCH Work … errors that can result in an ADE if this risk is not identified by the clinician. … often do not understand prescription instructions and warning labels, and they may be at increased risk … High-Risk Situations for Medication Reconciliation. Content last reviewed July 2022.

6. Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/aspirin.html
   March 01, 2021 - 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 … Aspirin Use in Primary Care This facts-at-a-glance handout for clinicians summarizes evidence, risk, … Stroke This patient education booklet explains how heart attack and stroke happen, and the potential risks

7. Cardiovascular Risk and Dyslipidemia Management Guideline | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/risk-guideline.html
   September 01, 2018 - Advancing Heart Health Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources Cardiovascular Risk … Managing Urinary Incontinence Tools for Change Cardiovascular Risk … Dyslipidemia Management Guideline Resource title: Kaiser Permanente National Cardiovascular Risk … September 2018 Page originally created August 2018 Internet Citation: Cardiovascular Risk … https://www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/risk-guideline.html  

8. New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/885.html
   October 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Newsletter AHRQ News Now New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks … Now Events New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks … Today's Headlines: New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks . … antibiotics excessively and unsafely increases antibiotic-resistant infections, a serious public health risk

9. Articulate Word Output (pdf file)
   www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/primary-prevention-cvd-with-statins.pdf
   May 10, 2018 - to the patient’s absolute CVD risk. … On the other hand, the adverse effects appear to be relatively independent of CVD risks. … different levels of underlying CVD risks. … It assumes a relative risk reduction of 25% with statin therapy. … Most trials enrolled patients with some elevation in LDL or who had elevated risks due to diabetes.

10. Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Cardiac Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Home News Newsletter AHRQ News Now Researchers Identify Risk … Blog Newsletter AHRQ News Now Events Researchers Identify Risk … Today's Headlines: Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Cardiac Surgery . … pneumonia, among the most common complications following cardiac surgery, was associated with increased risks … These findings may inform future quality improvement efforts to reduce patients’ risks of contracting

11. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/cholesterol.html
    March 01, 2021 - factor and an increased risk of a CVD event (>=10% in 10 years). … The USPSTF recommended discussing statin use in similar patients with more moderate risk of a CVD event … All patients at high risk should receive a high- or moderate-intensity statin unless contraindicated … factors with a calculated 10-year CVD event risk of 7.5 percent or greater. 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline … on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults This

12. The SHARE Approach—Essential Steps of Shared Decisionmaking: Expanded Reference Guide with Sample Conversation Starters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/tool/resource-2.html
    September 01, 2020 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Communicate numbers in a way that your patient can understand Numbers can be a big part of discussing risk … Tips Avoid descriptive terms (such as "low risk"). Instead, provide estimated numbers. … Whenever possible, use absolute numbers—not relative risks. … Numeracy skill and the communication, comprehension, and use of risk-benefit information.

13. Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-use-pcor.pdf
    November 01, 2016 - Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals … Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals Rationale for Aspirin Use by High-risk … Individuals Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk for having … Substantial PCOR evidence shows that taking an aspirin every day can help these patients lower their risk … Information provided includes the benefits and risks of aspirin use and what to discuss with a doctor

14. Webinar 6: Enhance Services for High-Risk Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web6.html
    December 01, 2017 - E nhance Services for High-Risk Patients. … Slide 9: High Risk Target Populations There may be several target populations at high risk of readmission … Slide 10: Transitional Care for High-Risk Patients Transitional Care for High-Risk Patients Slide … Transitional Care Plan: Identifies post-hospital needs, patient priorities, and readmission risks and … the plan to address those needs, priorities and mitigate risks in the 30 days post discharge.

15. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2.html
    June 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Health of the Black Population in the United States Relative Risks and/or Prevalence 1980 2010 … The 1985 Heckler report indicated, "Relative risks for specific causes of death... are disturbingly high … among Blacks compared to the White populations...Relative risk does not indicate the largest numbers

16. 3. What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.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.

17. Ohio Veterans’ Facility Relied on AHRQ Resource to Develop Diabetes Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202301.html
    March 01, 2023 - “About half of our veterans with diabetes—around 500 patients—are at high risk for hypoglycemia,” said … “For these patients, general efforts to lower A1C levels only increase their risk for hypoglycemia. … To reduce the risk of hypoglycemia in these patients, Dr. … SHARE Approach training, they adopted an electronic tool that allows the healthcare team to monitor risk … clinical pharmacy specialists, to discuss reducing or changing their medication to reduce their risk

18. Antibiotic Use Significantly Reduced in Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in AHRQ-Funded Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/803.html
    March 01, 2022 - New Guide Available To Help Primary Care Practices Consider Patients’ Risk for Cardiovascular Disease … New Guide Available To Help Primary Care Practices Consider Patients’ Risk for Cardiovascular Disease … A new guide from AHRQ, Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators into Primary Care (PDF … The use of risk calculators in primary care settings, despite some limitations, can help estimate a person … Relative risks of adverse events among older adults receiving opioids versus NSAIDs after hospital discharge

19. 3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3.html
    October 01, 2014 - In addition, risk assessment may be used to identify different levels of risk. … at risk and quantify the level of this risk. … Remember that risk assessment scales are only one part of a pressure ulcer risk assessment. … as nurses can identify people at high risk or no risk. … ulcer risk status.

20. NPSD Data Spotlight: Patterns of Fall Interventions (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/spotlight-patterns-fall-interventions.pdf
    September 01, 2023 - COMMON INTERVENTION(S) IN PLACE FOR PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS OR RISKS OF FALLS OR INJURIES … These discoveries also offer a unique opportunity to shed light on potential patient safety risks and … inform approaches to help mitigate such risks and associated harms. … tailored interventions targeted at their risks. … Seniors (aged 65 and older)) or risks of falls (previous history of falls, sensory impairment; or Use