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pbrn.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement-fac-notes.html
May 01, 2017 - An informed consent includes the risks and benefits of the procedure and must be fully explained so that … consent process is an opportunity to not only inform the patient and their family about the possible risks … A patient may consent to a procedure without having a full understanding of the risks involved, especially … Risks, benefits, and alternatives should be explained using terms and language understood by the patient … In some facilities, this requires reporting to the patient’s physician, risk management department, and
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/implementation-guide-making-informed-consent-informed-choice.pdf
January 01, 2017 - r You are at risk of malpractice lawsuits related to informed
consent. … Explain benefits, harms,
and risk of all options
X percent of patients will report that the description … ■ The principal risk of this survey is a small risk of loss of confidentiality. … The survey
team has many procedures in place to reduce this risk.
Who Spoke with You. … r I provide information on the test/treatment/procedure, risk/benefits, and
alternatives to patients
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/lep/evalguide/lepevalguide.html
December 01, 2012 - I improved my understanding of patient safety risks to LEP patients
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4 … the care team before seeing the patient where the team leader describes team roles, goals, plans, and risks … the care team before seeing the patient where the team leader describes team roles, goals, plans, and risks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works.html
February 01, 2024 - Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources
This resource addresses the risks and effects of
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/engage-patients-families.html
November 01, 2018 - tailoring presentations of the evidence to patients’ specific conditions and concerns, and explaining risks … health literacy and even more face significant challenges in understanding numbers and estimations of risk
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/lep/traintrainers/lepigtrainer.html
October 01, 2020 - High-Risk Settings and Situations .
Added Risk for LEP Patients . … Learning Objectives:
Understand the evidence on patient safety risks to LEP patients. … Ask participants: What are the risks in this situation? What was handled well? … Discussion:
What are the risks to the patient in this scenario?
What could go wrong? … Team goals, plans, and risks—what is to be accomplished, who will do it, and what the potential risks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dalal.html
January 01, 2024 - Dalal received a 5-year AHRQ grant to create a digital health app that predicts the risk of post-discharge … noted that “clinically-integrated digital health apps have the potential to more accurately predict risk … It also will help patients to understand their individualized risks of adverse events during care transitions
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-halamek.html
August 01, 2023 - Childbirth comes with high risks for mothers and newborns in the United States, which has the highest
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/ldusafety_facguide.docx
May 01, 2017 - Checklists help to facilitate safety in high-complexity, high-risk, and high-reliability professions … sections
Slide 9
SAY:
The preoperative briefing reviews the plan ahead for patient care and the risks … .18-21
· Individual risk factors predict some occurrences of obstetric hemorrhage.
· Risk assessments … These include—
Having situational awareness about maternal and fetal risks and status. … during transitions of care helps to assure a shared mental model of the plan of care and perceived risks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-module-3-slides.pptx
February 28, 2022 - ensure team members’ actions are consistent with the plan and advocating for the patient as needed when risks … When plans are unclear or not implemented, a shared mental model is lost and patients are at risk.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-module-4-slides.pptx
February 28, 2022 - which it is expected that assistance will be actively sought and offered as a method for reducing error risks … when team members’ viewpoints don’t coincide with
that of a decision maker and patient safety is at risk
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/research-meetings/index.html
January 01, 2024 - How better communication with patients can improve patient safety and lower malpractice risks.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_cord-prolapse.docx
May 01, 2017 - Safety)
Key Perinatal Safety Elements
Examples
Assess appropriateness of procedures that increase risk … that list indications, contraindications, and maternal and fetal criteria for procedures that increase risk … In the context of cord prolapse, this includes risk awareness, timely recognition of a cord prolapse … of transition communication techniques assures a shared mental model of plan of care and perceived risks … Earlier studies, prior to the advent of continuous fetal monitoring, showed association with increased risks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/obesity_topic-refinement.pdf
May 22, 2014 - reversible cause of obesity,
those with serious psychiatric illness, or those who cannot understand the risks … interventions for the elderly and disabled will
depend on the specific context and the benefits and risks … exercise, and moderate caloric restriction with reduction of polypharmacy,
and suggested that the risks … behavioral strategies are effective in producing
statistically significant weight loss without significant risk
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/ehrll-long-desc.html
April 01, 2022 - highly reliable systems that address communication and coordination challenges that pose patient safety risks … Lessons learned suggest future work should involve multidisciplinary teams, risk-based stratification … clinical pathway can reduce the deep surgical site infection rate after posterior spinal fusion in high-risk … Risk factors for increased blood loss during spinal fusion for children with neuromuscular scoliosis
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/lep/evalguide/lepevalguide.pdf
September 01, 2012 - I improved my understanding of patient safety risks
to LEP patients
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4. … care team before
seeing the patient where the team leader describes team roles, goals, plans, and risks … care team before
seeing the patient where the team leader describes team roles, goals, plans, and risks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/lep/traintrainers/lepslstafftrain.html
July 01, 2018 - English Proficiency Slide 2: Overview/Objectives Slide 3: The Story of Willie Ramirez Slide 4: High-Risk … Settings and Situations Slide 5: Added Risk for LEP Patients Slide 6: LEP Patients in Your Clinical … Return to Contents
Slide 4: High-Risk Settings and Situations
ED.
OB/GYN.
Surgery. … Return to Contents
Slide 5: Added Risk for LEP Patients
Not using a professional interpreter: … Return to Contents
Slide 8: "Opportunity" Scenario
What are the risks in this scenario?
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-3/guide.html
September 01, 2017 - Here are some other risks:
An IV pole could cause a patient to trip. … Slide 25
Say: A risk score of 50 puts this patient at risk for a fall. … risks, such as mobility challenges, medications, mental status, and continence needs. … the patient and family (if possible), and key risks and interventions are checked on the paper tool shown … to have a dedicated care plan form within the medical record to help make staff aware of a patient’s risks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/ldusafety-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - When Possible
Say:
The preoperative briefing reviews the plan ahead for patient care and the risks … Risk assessments may include the presence of clinical conditions that increase risk of hemorrhage, or … Risk assessment can then determine the unit’s process for patients based on level of risk, for example … These include—
Having situational awareness about maternal and fetal risks and status. … during transitions of care helps to assure a shared mental model of the plan of care and perceived risks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic/e-fetal-monitoring_facguide.docx
May 01, 2017 - of transition communication techniques to ensure a shared mental model of plan of care and perceived risks … The process could include a discussion of risks and benefits of using continuous EFM versus intermittent