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121. Co-producing a Diagnosis
     preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/09-diagnostic-safety-practice-orientation.pptx
     November 24, 2020 - mutually support patient and provider engagement in the diagnostic process are needed to reduce the risk … References Hoffman J, ed. 2014 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in the Diagnostic Process … , MA: CRICO Strategies; 2015. https://www.rmf.harvard.edu/Malpractice-Data/Annual-Benchmark-Reports/Risks-in-the-Diagnostic-Process

122. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - factor and an increased risk of a CVD event (>=10% in 10 years). … The USPSTF recommended discussing statin use in similar patients with more moderate risk of a CVD event … All patients at high risk should receive a high- or moderate-intensity statin unless contraindicated … factors with a calculated 10-year CVD event risk of 7.5 percent or greater. 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline … on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults This

123. Conflict Resolution (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/conflict-resolution-slides/slides.html
     October 01, 2014 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … with Clinicians L--Can you help me understand how you see the situation, how you are weighing the risks

124. 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.

125. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - increasingly used in hospitals outside of ICUs.1 • In addition to the considerable morbidity and mortality risks … extremities or the scalp (in neonates or young infants) can be used as an insertion site.11 o The risks …  In younger pediatric patients, the risk of dislodging the catheter may outweigh the benefit of

126. The SHARE Approach—Taking Steps Toward Cultural Competence: A Fact Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … aids, treatment summaries, and educational materials that have culturally relevant descriptions of risks … important concept—such as treatment options, participation in a clinical trial, weighing benefits and risk

127. The SHARE Approach Workshop: Training Guide (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - The SHARE Approach includes comparing benefits, harms, and risks of each health care option through

128. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … The Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings This toolkit … Research Summaries for Consumers These free research summaries discuss the benefits and risks of different

129. 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.

130. Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture. (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - Training.pdf LifeWings offers a free tool to train health care staff on speaking up about patient safety risks … assertive statements for 31 possible situations in which staff should speak up about a patient safety risk … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s patient safety case study portfolio aims to identify risks … ambulatory surgery centers implement infection prevention quality improvement projects, reduce infection risks … The primer also identifies known risk factors for ADEs, including health literacy, patient characteristics

131. 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

132. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - This can increase the patient’s risk for falling while hospitalized. … The audits revealed inconsistent practices with use of fall risk signage, activation of bed alarms in … the appropriate zone, use of fall risk armbands or gripper socks, and maintaining beds in the lowest … armband applied, and fall risk signage visible. … scores, reviewing the fall risk score, and the new predictive analytic score.

133. Improving Patient Safety Systems for Limited-English-Proficient (LEP) Patients: A Guide for Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Improve patient safety systems to capture root causes and risk factors. … Return to Contents Slide 19: Specific Recommendations for High-Risk Scenarios High-risk clinical … Resources to address these high-risk scenarios should be a priority. … To address high-risk scenarios: Require presence of qualified interpreters. … of activities and strategies can help hospital leaders initiate an agenda to address patient safety risks

134. AHRQ Views Blog: Initiative Launched To Train a New Generation of Learning Health System Scientists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … proficiency; how an innovative artificial intelligence communication system can identify and mitigate health risks

135. Puh-Impsteps (doc file)
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     January 19, 2017 - includes identification of team meetings, huddles, and other communication structures in place, ways risk … populated on the report to ensure that data on the report agree with staff knowledge of residents’ health/risks … discussions, and other existing meetings where a report would enhance the current process to identify risk … disciplines and nursing assistants providing input and to change communication networks to improve risk … they understand the criteria for identifying residents profiled on the report, know the definitions of risk

136. First-of-Its-Kind Study Examines Disparities in Healthcare Costs and Outcomes of Cigarette Smoking in the United States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … to develop knowledge and recommendations to improve U.S. nursing homes’ ability to respond to high-risk … kidney transplantation for older transplant candidates: a new microsimulation model for determining risks

137. Fall Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     March 01, 2013 - All multicomponent interventions also included an assessment of falls risk. … percent (95% CI, 0.2 to 1.1) while in the control group this was 1.5 percent (95% CI, 0.9 to 2.6) for a relative … risk reduction of 0.29 (95% CI, 0.1 to 0.87). … was not powered to assess falls separately, yet it is worth noting that the point estimate for the relative … Use of initial risk assessment and recording as the main nursing intervention in identifying risk of

138. Preventablehospitalandedvisits-Implmatl (pdf file)
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     September 08, 2017 - Who is responsible for completing the transfer risk assessment? … at risk for hospitalization? … Report – High Risk and Medium Risk 1. … Weekly transfer risk meeting 8. … on the report to ensure that data on the report agree with staff knowledge of residents’ health and risks

139. Ohio Veterans’ Facility Relied on AHRQ Resource to Develop Diabetes Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - “About half of our veterans with diabetes—around 500 patients—are at high risk for hypoglycemia,” said … “For these patients, general efforts to lower A1C levels only increase their risk for hypoglycemia. … To reduce the risk of hypoglycemia in these patients, Dr. … SHARE Approach training, they adopted an electronic tool that allows the healthcare team to monitor risk … clinical pharmacy specialists, to discuss reducing or changing their medication to reduce their risk

140. Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients In Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Telemedicine Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Toolkit to Engage High-Risk … The Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings  ( PDF , 1.36 … 2017 Page originally created December 2017 Internet Citation: Toolkit to Engage High-Risk