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41. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.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

42. For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-month-tools.html
    February 01, 2023 - made significant investments to equip primary care clinicians with resources to detect heart disease risk … Diagnosing and treating heart disease in its early stages is crucial to reducing patients’ risks of serious … collection of resources to help primary care practices implement the best evidence for reducing cardiac risks … It includes Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators into Primary Care , a guide to help … primary care physicians assess their patients’ risk of a cardiovascular disease event.

43. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.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

44. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7b.html
    October 01, 2014 - be used to identify patients at-risk for pressure ulcers. … Generally, a score of 18 or less indicates at-risk status. … factors and 1-3 for the last risk factor. … Generally, a score of 14 or less indicates at-risk status. … Use: Individualize the care plan to address the needs of at-risk patients.

45. SDOH & Practice Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sdoh/practice-improvement.html
    August 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Assessing Patient Social Risks and Needs There are numerous tools to help identify social needs patients … currently have and their risks for developing social needs. … Below are the five screening tools they studied that are still in use: HealthBegins Upstream Risks … Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE)  includes

46. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Professionals Audio Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/informed-choice/audio-script.html
    September 01, 2020 - For example, many Americans have trouble understanding numerical expressions of risk. … Interrupting is OK if patient understanding is at risk. … “Every treatment has some risks. … Some goals may be long-term, such as reducing the risk of future injury or illness, or living as long … When there's a risk of harm rather than a virtual certainty, it can be challenging to explain.

47. Planning and Implementing the Patient Advocacy Reporting System in the Sanford Health System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/pichert.html
    August 01, 2017 - Overall, recipients’ Risk Scores have declined 24 percent (p<.001). … physicians—those whose PARS Risk Scores are associated with malpractice claims risk, generally those … Coding System, Database, and Risk Scores. … This study focused on use of the PARS tool for analysis of individual physicians’ relative risk. … Chicago: Aon Risk Solutions; October 2015. 27.

48. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7a.html
    August 01, 2017 - Do you use either the Norton or Braden pressure ulcer risk assessment tool? If Yes, STOP . … Foam dressing may be used on areas at risk for shear injury.       28. … Hot water and soap may dry the skin and increase the risk for pressure injury/ulcers. … A specialty bed should be used for all patients at high risk for pressure injury/ulcers.   … Foam dressing may be used on areas at risk for shear injury. True   28.

49. The Quick Reference Guide to TeamSTEPPS Action Planning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/implguide3.html
    November 01, 2018 - Risk Reduction Strategies (Corrective Actions):   A detailed (step-by-step) risk reduction strategy … An explanation for each root cause determined to NOT warrant risk reduction intervention. … of person(s) responsible for each step of the risk reduction strategy. … for each step of the risk reduction strategy.   … Benefits outweigh risks.    Evidence-based.   

50. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
    March 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Cigarette smoking accounts for one out of every five deaths and is estimated to increase the risk for … Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of congenital anomalies, perinatal complications, miscarriage … Smoking Cessation in Primary Care This facts-at-a-glance handout for clinicians summarizes evidence, risks … Ready or Not…Addressing Tobacco Use This script and slide deck from a 14-minute presentation cover the risks

51. Applying the AHRQ Quality Indicators to Hospital Data (pdf file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b1_combo_applyingqis.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Hospital A has a risk- adjusted rate of 0.025 = (0.02/0.04) * 0.05) and Hospital B has a risk adjusted … defined above, ˆˆk k kj je Xβ= the predicted probability of QI k occurring on discharge j given the risks … ) present in discharge j where ˆ kβ is a vector of parameter estimates from a regression of the risks … of the risk-adjusted rate over time. … Also used instead of the risk- adjusted rate for comparing with others if the risk-adjusted rate is

52. Best Practices in Fall Prevention
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module3/module3_slides_best-practices.pptx
    June 16, 2017 - Fall Risk Assessment ‹#› Step 1: Fall Risk Screening/Assessment Use a reliable, prospectively … Other risks IV pole Orthostatic hypotension Oxygen tubing Clutter in the patient’s room Vision problems … 25-45: Moderate risk >45: High risk ______ * Weak gait: Short steps (may shuffle), stooped but able … 25-45: Moderate risk >45: High risk 50 ‹#› Assessment of Risk Factors in Your Hospital The questions … Identify key elements of a fall risk factor assessment.   Choose a tool for assessing risk factors.

53. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-3/slides.html
    September 01, 2017 - Slide 14: Fall Risk Assessment   Slide 15: Step 1: Fall Risk Screening/Assessment Use a reliable … Add unit-level risk factors as needed. … Other risks: IV pole. Orthostatic hypotension. Oxygen tubing. … Image: Paper labeled “fall risk.” … Choose a tool for assessing risk factors.

54. Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention (doc file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module3/module3_pu-bestpractices.docx
    June 12, 2018 - up with a risk assessment score? … scores of the risk assessment tool, but also other factors placing the patient at risk. … ASK: How do you indicate your patients’ risk status? How is risk identified at shift handoff? … prevent pressure injuries is to create a care plan that is responsive to the patient’s pressure injury risks … this risk.

55. Tool 9: Transitional Care Planning (doc file)
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool9_trans_care.docx
    July 28, 2016 - Description This tool provides discharge planners with a set of prompts to identify readmission risks … and to take steps to ensure those risks are addressed in the transitional care (discharge) plan. … message from this person-centered view of readmissions is that no single issue defines readmission risk … Take a “whole-person” view of transitional care and ongoing care needs to better identify not only risk … team from the outpatient setting. 2 Whole-Person Care Transitional Planning Tool 3 Readmission Risks

56. Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/adjustment-scoring.html
    January 01, 2023 - of the patient population, specifically whether—as a group—patients in one facility are at greater risk … Risk adjustment is a complex statistical enterprise. … [1] [2] Why adjust for risks or severity? … Most common risk adjustments—for age, prior medical history, or comorbidities—are considered a good idea … Risk Adjustment for pediatric quality indicators.

57. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-impl.html
    October 01, 2020 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications ( PDF , 570 KB) (Appendix E of Toolkit for Reducing … Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide) Educate and motivate staff regarding the risks … Risks of overuse of urine culturing are also covered in this tool. … Archived Webinars Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk (April 8, 2014) Accessible ( Microsoft

58. 5. How do we measure our pressure ulcer rates and practices? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
    October 01, 2014 - Performance of standardized risk assessment within 24 hours of admission. … Risk assessment is the cornerstone of prevention. … Ensure that a standardized risk assessment was performed within 24 hours of admission. … For risk assessment to make a difference, all areas of risk identified on the standardized risk assessment … Ensure that the care plans address all areas of risk.

59. Cholesterol Management Academic Detailing Guide for Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/detailing.html
    September 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … handout for clinicians summarizes guidelines for prescribing statins for cholesterol management in high-risk … , including patients with prior cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high LDL cholesterol, or elevated risk

60. Clinical Recommendation: Statins in Primary Prevention of CVD | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/uspstf.html
    September 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … to 75 years with no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and for those who have one or more CVD risk … factors with a calculated 10-year CVD event risk of 7.5 percent or greater.