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101. Issue Brief 9: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis (pdf file)
     preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dxsafety-probabilistic-thinking.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - For example, the outcome of medical decisions is often incorrectly phrased in terms of “risks” and “ … For example, a 40-year-old woman with no cardiac risk factors and nonspecific chest pain has an abnormal … respectively.25 These estimates can be depicted using graphic images showing grids or icons representing risks … Improving physician communication about treatment deci- sions: reconsideration of “risks vs benefits. … Evidence-based risk communication: a systematic review.

102. Identify Defects Through Sensemaking, Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - What Will You Do To Reduce the Risk of Recurrence? Slide 25. How Will You Know the Risk Is Reduced? … objective of this form is to access the knowledge at the frontlines of patient care to determine what risks … Discuss the three greatest risks, and Rank these risk factors. … How will you know the risk is reduced? Question 1. … Do staff members believe risks were reduced? [ D ] Select for Text Description .

103. Bridging the feedback gap: a sociotechnical approach to informing clinicians of patients' subsequent clinical course and outcomes (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2021 - and manner of providing feedback, resulting in 14 variable quality of communication Data security risks … damage to professional relationships if negative feedback is delivered14 15 14 Fear of medicolegal risks … together with upstream EDs to modify feedback delivery processes to allay fears about medi colegal risks

104. Brain Health Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (Brain Safety Lab) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … application to inform and encourage older adults to initiate dialogue with a clinician regarding the risks … with 94 percent indicating they would speak to their physician about their anticholinergic-related risk … that increased delirium severity and days of delirium or coma were associated with higher mortality risk

105. Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety with Evidence-based Management Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … , but without appropriate management processes in place, healthcare quality and safety are still at risk … The five-year project examined how management practices could reduce the risks posed by too much information

106. Module 2: Obtaining Organizational Buy-in and Support | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - At-risk behavior—Choosing to behave in a way that increases risk, where risk is not recognized or is … At-risk behavior is an active choice to engage in risky activity through a belief that the risk was either … to verify the system encourages healthy, risk-reducing behaviors. … To achieve optimal outcomes, organizations must design robust systems that minimize risks. … It is critical to reinforce behaviors that will reduce risk and deter behaviors that increase risk.

107. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2022 - PSOs offer a secure environment to identify and reduce the risks associated with patient care. … Patient safety, quality and risk managers, clinicians, and others use Common Formats to collect patient … TeamSTEPPS®) is a set of tools to help train clinicians in teamwork and communication skills to reduce risks … may represent a patient safety problem, and they can be a signal that the resident is at increased risk … It includes articles by AHRQ-funded patient safety researchers on topics such as reporting systems, risk

108. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2017 - For each HAC, we list the number of studies, the range of relative risk of death estimates from those … studies, our pooled meta-analysis relative risk estimate, underlying mortality in the population, and … 13 1.17–9.60 1.60 (1.38–1.87) 0.073 0.044 (0.028–0.064) * No studies could be used in our relative … For example, one study that focused on Medicare beneficiaries and multiple drug classes reported a relative … Estimates of relative risk for mortality varied and included two studies showing protective effects for

109. Summary of Patient Safety Research Opportunities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/summit-research-2020/questions.html
     March 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … of Health and Systemic Racism on Patient Safety What is the impact of socio-economic status on the risk … digital healthcare, Health IT, Electronic Health Records, and telehealth) What is the full set of risks … financing approaches for telehealth that would simultaneously maintain benefits and safeguard against risks … CANDOR) can reduce risk in all healthcare settings while saving significant costs to health systems?

110. Peer Review: Study Section Descriptions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … It reviews applications relating to identifying risks and hazards that lead to medical errors and identifying

111. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - administration and correct antibiotic at the right dose is critical However, antibiotic use is associated with risks … Ambulatory Care 10 Antibiotics & Clostridioides difficile12 Virtually all antibiotics can increase the risk … of C. difficile infections Greatest risk Clindamycin: 18X risk Third-generation cephalosporins: 7X … risk Fluoroquinolones: 5X risk Risk is still elevated up to 12 weeks later 11 Focus on Antibiotic … Meta-analysis of antibiotics and the risk of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection.

112. Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2017 - which errors are treated as an opportunity to learn about root causes and prevent future errors and risks … 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 … checklist into their operating/procedure rooms immediately, but rushing the process invites serious risks … multifaceted program covering all of the evidence-based strategies that have been shown to reduce the risks

113. Heart Failure Patients’ Risk of Adverse Events Higher in Poor-Performing Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - Home News Newsletter AHRQ News Now Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … Newsletter AHRQ News Now Events Heart Failure Patients’ Risk … Heart Failure Patients’ Risk of Adverse Events Higher in Poor-Performing Hospitals Patients with heart … hospitals with higher 30-day readmission rates and deaths from all causes have a 24 percent higher risk … failure admitted to hospitals that perform poorly on mortality and readmission measures have higher risk

114. New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … highlights that strikingly similar falls interventions are used for patients with different demographics or risks … Adverse drug events caused by three high-risk drug-drug interactions in patients admitted to intensive

115. Peer Review at AHRQ - Study Sections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … It reviews applications relating to identifying risks and hazards that lead to medical errors and identifying

116. Tool 7, The SHARE Approach, Taking Steps Toward Cultural Competence: A Fact Sheet (pdf file)
     preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/tools/tool-7/share-tool7.pdf
     April 01, 2014 - aids, treatment summaries, and educational materials that have culturally relevant descriptions of risks

117. Nonadherence With Guidelines Associated With Cardiac Surgery Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … The new brief provides basic definitions on behavioral health apps and the benefits and risks of recommending

118. Communicating with Patients and Families around Antibiotic Decisions - Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - We want to avoid putting you at risk for unnecessary diarrhea or discomfort that comes with antibiotic … Handout: The Patient Handout discusses the reasons your patient might not receive an antibiotic and the risks

119. How to Enter the Challenge | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Agrees to assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its related entities

120. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2017 - for the HAC with our pooled relative risk estimate from the meta-analysis, using the formula: … In the above formula, RR indicates the pooled relative risk estimate from our meta-analysis, and Pr(D … We then calculated excess mortality based on the estimated relative risk and the underlying mortality … For each HAC, we list the number of studies, the range of relative risk of death estimates from those … Estimates of relative risk for mortality varied and included two studies showing protective effects