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141. Best Practices in Fall Prevention
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     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.

142. PowerPoint Presentation
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     December 01, 2014 - Does information exist to identify residents at risk? How can this information be used? … preventing adverse events Proactive rather than reactive Identify residents with recent changes in risks … Profile risks for each resident in report Prioritize residents for possible changes to their treatment … Worksheet Each Self-Assessment worksheet is designed to help nursing home staff review how they: Screen for risks … associated with each of the On-Time program’s adverse events Mitigate those risks Prioritize residents

143. Appendix F: PowerPoint Presentation: Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - Improve Safety for LEP Patients: Address (continued) Slide 19: Specific Recommendations for High-Risk … Patient Safety, Quality, and Cost Drivers Greater risk of line infections, surgical infections, falls … Specific Recommendations for High-Risk Scenarios Certain high-risk clinical situations need immediate … activities and strategies that can help hospital leaders initiate an agenda to address patient safety risks … Legal Rev Commentary Suppl Healthcare Risk Manage . 2003(May 1'3). 2011 Comprehensive Accreditation

144. Technical Specifications: High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Physician Coverage Dedicated to the Obstetrical Service by an Anesthesiologist Who Is Qualified to Provide Obstetrical Anesthesia (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2020 - Technical Specifications: High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Physician Coverage Dedicated … Description Reporting on the extent to which high risk women are delivered at facilities with 24/7 … Identify those deliveries associated with high risk conditions 1. … Maternal record: High Risk Diagnoses 2. Maternal record: Complicated Delivery 3. … These are considered women in potential need of high risk services (“high risk” for short) Step 4

145. Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

146. Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2018 - In general, advertisers and marketers believe that messages that emphasize risks people face are more … hospital information found that when quality information is framed in terms of helping people avoid risks … hospital, people understand it better, value it more, and are more willing to make tradeoffs to avoid risk … home data at all. [3] These findings suggest that when people need to be reminded that there is a risk … because many people believe they all offer about the same quality of care and don’t think about the risks

147. Appendix T. Surgical Infection Society Abstract | 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. … SIR predicted infection risk better than the basic risk index for the procedures that we examined. … We hypothesize that improved risk adjustment is due to consideration of these extra risk factors. … Given its inferior risk stratification performance, the basic risk index should no longer be used when

148. Measure: Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - ● Rates of cesarean delivery for women without other risk factors can be influenced by the number … College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).7 The 2013 ACOG Committee Opinion cites evidence of risks … than vaginal birth, including risks to mothers and children, and only 4 dimensions where vaginal birth … had greater risk than cesarean delivery.8 Advantages of the Measure ● This measure is specified to … Comparing risks of cesarean and vaginal birth to mothers, babies, and future reproductive capacity: a

149. Measuring Fall and Fall-Related Injury Rates and Prevention Practices (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - 5 Types of Falls Accidental falls May be caused by— • Extrinsic environmental risk factors or … preventability. 6 Types of Falls Anticipated physiological falls May be caused by— • Known fall risks … Falls Unanticipated physiological falls May be caused by— • Factors associated with unknown fall risks … • Make sure the individualized care plan is tailored to the patient’s fall risk factors. … Factors – Tool 3H: Morse Fall Scale for Identifying Fall Risk Factors – Tool 3I: Medication Fall Risk

150. Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 2 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Level of Evidence (USPSTF Ranking*) Citations Expert recommendation Hypertension is a risk … particularly hypertension), and early deaths resulting from heart disease or stroke, to assess the risks … Risk factors and risk behaviors accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, and risk reduction delays … culminates in thrombosis, III Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk … on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents:

151. Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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.

152. Appendix G. Safety and Adverse Events | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … 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

153. Appendix G. Safety and Adverse Events | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apg.html
     September 01, 2013 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … 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

154. High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Blood Banking/Transfusion Services - Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     February 05, 2020 - High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Blood Banking/Transfusion Services - Technical … Description Reporting on the extent to which high risk women are delivered at facilities with 24/ … Identify those deliveries associated with high risk conditions 1. … Maternal record: High Risk Diagnoses 2. Maternal record: Complicated Delivery 3. … These are considered women in potential need of high risk services (“high risk” for short) Step 4

155. Did You Know, Safety Infographic (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2021 - Improve Diagnostic Safety strategy. 1- CRICO Strategies, 2014 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks … Medical Institutions; 2015. https:// www.rmf.harvard.edu/Malpractice-Data/Annual-Benchmark-Reports/Risks-in-the-Diagnostic-Process … To Improve Diagnostic Safety https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Malpractice-Data/Annual-Benchmark-Reports/Risks-in-the-Diagnostic-Process

156. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - dialogue between nurses or prescribing clinicians and residents’ family members about antibiotics and the risks … points are designed to: (1) educate residents’ family members about antibiotics and the associated risks … However, watchful waiting is a good way to make sure that your family member avoids the risks of antibiotics … What are the risks—or harms—of antibiotics? … What is our nursing home doing to decrease the chance of these risks?

157. Chapter 5. Project Expansion | 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. … eight additional potential risk factors. … Thus, 41 potential risk factors were included. E3.5.1. … different in the list of significant risk factors.

158. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

159. AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training Modules for Health Care Leaders and Professionals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Literacy and Cultural Competence updates Many individuals do not understand the benefits, harms, and risks … that hospitals and clinical teams can use to ensure that people understand the benefits, harms, and risks … presenting choices comprehensively, engaging patients and families, and explaining benefits, harms, and risks … University Health System Used AHRQ Tools   The AHRQ Informed Consent and Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk

160. AHRQ News Now | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 23, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Relationship Between Electronic Nicotine Use and General Health February 27, 2024 Bleeding Risks … Catalyze Staff Improvement and Bolster Survey Scores February 6, 2024 Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … in Training for Learning Health Systems Scientists January 16, 2024 Researchers Identify Risk … Related to Falls October 17, 2023 New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks