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4701. Fallpxtool0A (doc file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool0a.docx
      January 01, 2011 - formulary been reviewed to see if certain medicines (e.g., sleep aids) should be restricted in patients at risk … Physicians: Are patients’ medications checked for their risk of causing falls? … Transport: Are patients who are at high risk for falls supervised when taken off the unit for diagnostic

4702. Fallpxtool2C (doc file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool2c.docx
      January 28, 2013 - Examples of processes might include initial fall risk factor assessments (e.g., when does it occur, who … does it, what happens if a patient is found to have risk factors) or postfall management. … If a process does not exist (for example, there is no process to assess fall risk factors upon admission

4703. Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/staff-safety-assessment.docx
      March 01, 2017 - Care Safety Modules Staff Safety Assessment Purpose: To tap into your experience to determine risks

4704. newbref
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module11/slimplement.pptx
      February 03, 2006 - opportunity for improvement Developing a flowchart or map of the process Studying the process to identify risk … points Implementing interventions aimed at eliminating the risk points Testing the intervention Sustaining … Page ‹#› Implementation Planning 10 Page ‹#› Step 4: Design a TeamSTEPPS Intervention List the risk … Flowchart or map the process during which the target problem/ challenge/opportunity occurs Identify risk … points Determine which TeamSTEPPS tools or strategies would work best to eliminate the process risk

4705. Slide 1
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/officebasedcare/module11/11_ts_office_impplan.pptx
      January 20, 2006 - opportunity for improvement Developing a flowchart or map of the process Studying the process to identify risk … points Implementing interventions aimed at eliminating risk points Testing the intervention Sustaining … 05.2 Page ‹#› Page ‹#› Office-Based Care 10 Step 4: Design a TeamSTEPPS Intervention List the risk … Flowchart or map the process during which the target problem/ challenge/opportunity occurs Identify risk … points Determine which TeamSTEPPS tools or strategies will work best to eliminate the risk points State

4706. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-cusp.html
      May 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … The CUSP model draws on the wisdom of frontline providers who have practical knowledge about safety risks … which errors are treated as an opportunity to learn about root causes and prevent future errors and risks

4707. Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.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.

4708. CHIPRA 212 Table 4 (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-212-table-4.pdf
      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

4709. Fallpxtool1D (doc file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool1d.docx
      January 28, 2013 - Business Case Program Background (keep this brief) General Aims Initial Risks Expected Outcomes

4710. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.docx
      March 01, 2017 - Indwelling device use and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes: identifying a high-risk group. … There is no known evidence that shows the risks or benefits of changing gloves prior to or immediately … reduce urethral and bladder injury (e.g., irritation, hemorrhage, ulceration), which increases the risk … still indicated, the catheter should be replaced to hasten resolution of symptoms and to reduce the risk … However, there is no evidence that suprapubic catheters reduce the risk of bacteriuria in the urine.

4711. Appendix D. Ambulatory Surgery Center Checklist Template - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-d.html
      April 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … operating room              - Correct type and size |___| Essential imaging available |___| Risk … of hypothermia – operation longer than 1 hour             - Warmer in place |___| Risk of venous … Anesthesia safety check completed |___| Type of anesthesia |___| Anticipated airway and aspiration risk

4712. Rehospitalization for Childhood Asthma: Timing, Variation, and Opportunities for Intervention (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.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.

4713. Family-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-facilitator-guide.docx
      June 01, 2021 - Slide 10 Explain Your Reasoning, Continued SAY: Or you can talk about the risks of antibiotics in … Also, exposure to antibiotics puts your mom at risk for developing future infections with resistant bacteria … The risks of antibiotic use may not align with residents who have expressed their wishes for comfort … Keep in mind that the risk and benefit balance at the end of life of all medical treatments, including … Educating residents and family members about the risks of antibiotic treatment is recommended prior to

4714. Understand-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand/understand-facilitator-guide.docx
      May 01, 2017 - processes, further aids in the development of high-quality patient care by allowing providers to mitigate risks … speaking up if they do not agree with task assignments and protocols or when they see patient safety risks … ratios exceed best practice based on the unit’s acuity and rate of volume change, there is an increased risk … How will you reduce the risk of recurrence? How will you know it worked?

4715. Follow-up Visits for Children Who Are Obese or Overweight with a Weight-Related Comorbidity: Table 4 (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0242-table4.pdf
      January 01, 2010 - makes the case for prevention and treatment irrefutable; overweight children are also at increased risk … Endocrinol Metab 2005; 90(3):1871- 1887 Scientific statement Clinicians should assess obesity risk … in all children, integrating information about the patient’s BMI, medical risk, and current eating

4716. CHIPRA 150 Section 6, Antipsychotics Testing Summary (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-150-metabolic-monitoring-testing-summary.pdf
      December 31, 2015 - maintenance organizations found that exposure to atypical antipsychotics was associated with a fourfold risk … enrolled in a state Medicaid plan found that those starting an antipsychotic had three times the risk … Long-term consequences of pediatric obesity and other metabolic disturbances include higher risk of … However, among adults, in general, minority groups are at much greater risk for diabetes than whites

4717. How To Implement the Fall Prevention Program in Your Organization
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module4/module4_slides_best-practices.pptx
      November 20, 2014 - Example: Perform comprehensive fall risk assessment on admission, daily, or if condition deteriorates … Team A Unit Team comprises staff members who provide daily direct patient care by: Conducting fall risk … for assistance with toileting) Page 58 ‹#› Electronic Health Record What information about fall risk … the most logical place in the record to collect, organize, and assess information about patient fall risk

4718. Module 1: PowerPoint Presentation
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview/overview.pptx
      May 01, 2017 - Risk management for ambulatory surgery centers. J Ambul Care Manage. 2007 Apr; 30(2) 114-15. … An analysis of risk factors and adverse events in ambulatory surgery. … Risk management for ambulatory surgery centers. J Ambul Care Manage. 2007 Apr; 30(2) 114-15. … An analysis of risk factors and adverse events in ambulatory surgery.

4719. Table 4. Evidence for Prompt Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-5-table-4.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - Children who are at risk of neutropenia, are immunocompromised, or immunosuppressed may have microbes … Improving outcomes for severe sepsis and septic shock: Tools for early identification of at-risk … Improving outcomes for severe sepsis and septic shock: Tools for early identification of at-risk … Considering the high risk of death associated with sepsis, antimicrobial drugs need to be administered … severe sepsis or septic shock, but may be justified in selected subsets of septic patients at high risk

4720. 7 Things You Should Know About Urinary Leg Bags (pdf file)
      www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/7-things.pdf
      March 01, 2017 - Risk factors of nosocomial catheter-associated urinary tract infection in a polyvalent intensive care … Examination of biofilm formation and risk of infection associated with the use of urinary catheters … When implementing a leg bag cleaning and use protocol, do a risk assessment that takes manufacturer … Facilities can do a risk assessment to de- termine the pros and cons of reusing leg bags. … This risk assessment could consider manufacturer’s instructions.