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201. Final Topic Refinement Document - Role of Liquid Biopsy in Detection and Management of Cancer in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
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     July 29, 2021 - the importance of the false positive rate may vary greatly for each cancer type, depending on the risks … Comment: It is not necessary to include "high risk" in the diagnosis paradigm. … Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal.(Version 3. 2019). … liquid biopsy or otherwise, necessarily and appropriately differ for different cancers because the risks … and benefits of subsequent treatments and interventions differ, and therefore so too do the risks and

202. Identify Defects Through Sensemaking | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … identify recurring negative events in your system and apply CUSP and Sensemaking tools to help reduce the risk … What Will You Do to Reduce the Risk of Recurrence? (40 sec.) … How Will You Know the Risk is Reduced? (40 sec.)

203. Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - patient satisfaction and patient experience of care surveys have been shown to predict malpractice risk … . 4 Eliminating or reducing the risks and hazards in the delivery of patient care should yield safer … MODULE 2: Obtaining Organizational Buy-In and Support Obtaining senior leadership and risk management … This team is responsible for working with legal counsel, claims, and risk management staff to establish … The use of patient satisfaction surveys and alternative coding procedures to predict malpractice risk

204. Saworksheet (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2016 - risk, and receiving input from a multidisciplinary team. … This assessment should show how well the nursing home:  Identifies pressure ulcer nonhealing risk … factors using information from multiple sources,  Develops interventions specific to the risk factors … to mitigate risk, and  Communicates the intervention to all staff using multiple processes. … Based on review of risk factors for poor healing, what interventions would you investigate to ensure

205. The Influence and Use of Individual Patient Comments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2016 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … J Risk Uncertain 1997;14(3):235–57. [4] Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Black WC, Welch HG. … What does it mean to understand a risk? Evaluating risk comprehension. … Risk as feelings. Psychol Bull 2001 Mar;127(2):267-86. [7] Redelmeier DA, Rozin P, Kahneman D.

206. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department Setting (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - No. 18-0020-3-EF January 2018 www.ahrq.gov Any clinical presentation of: Mortality risk & treatment … Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min Blood pressure (SBP < 90 mmHg or DBP ≤ 60 mmHg) Age ≥ 65 years LOW MORTALITY RISK … Likely suitable for home treatment INTERMEDIATE MORTALITY RISK Likely needs hospital referral … and further assessment HIGH MORTALITY RISK Urgent hospital admission and immediate treatment

207. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 14. Delirium (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2020 - disturbance, urinary retention, fecal impaction, and exposure to high-risk medications. … Awareness of these costs can drive improvement in screening and assessment of individuals at risk for … While a single factor may put a patient at high risk for developing delirium, it is more likely that … , place an individual at a much higher risk, especially if he or she is over 65 years of age. … delirium incidence,2,4,5,7,9,12,13 followed by duration of delirium.5,7,8,9,12,13 Three papers reported relative

208. How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Rate" on the Hospital Compare Web Site | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2013 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Hospitals with relatively low-risk patients whose predicted readmission is the same as the expected readmission … for the average hospital for the same group of low-risk patients would have an adjusted readmission … Similarly, hospitals with high-risk patients whose predicted readmission is the same as the expected … readmission for the average hospital for the same group of high-risk patients would also have an adjusted

209. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - No. 18-0020-5-EF January 2018 www.ahrq.gov Any clinical presentation of: Mortality risk & treatment … Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min Blood pressure (SBP < 90 mmHg or DBP ≤ 60 mmHg) Age ≥ 65 years LOW MORTALITY RISK … Likely suitable for home treatment INTERMEDIATE MORTALITY RISK Likely needs hospital referral … and further assessment HIGH MORTALITY RISK Urgent hospital admission and immediate treatment

210. Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Slashes Readmission Rates with AHRQ-based Discharge Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … The Institute’s objectives were— To reduce the 30-day readmission rate among its high-risk population … The facility's high-risk population includes patients with the following characteristics: 40 or more … partial hospital admissions; co-morbidities of substance abuse/personality disorders, posing a higher risk … A nurse introduces inpatients at high risk for 30-day readmission to the program before being discharged

211. EvidenceNOW Publications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - , population-based tools on cardiovascular risk reduction in high-risk patients. … Results revealed that the interventions led to a substantial reduction in cardiovascular risk in high-risk … A controlled trial of dissemination and implementation of a cardiovascular risk reduction strategy in … The average 10-year ASCVD risk of patients before EvidenceNOW interventions was 10.11%. … After EvidenceNOW interventions, 10-year ASCVD risk for these patients lowered to 10.03%.

212. Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Prevention These tools help nursing homes with electronic medical records identify residents at risk … Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Preventing falls involves managing a patient's underlying risk … Management of fall risk among older adults in diverse primary care settings.

213. AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Benefits of Postpartum Care Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … monitoring, also based on the systematic review, found postpartum home monitoring significantly reduced the risk … Implementation of suicide risk estimation analytics to support mental health care for quality improvement … Factors associated with lung cancer risk factor documentation. … Adapting an electronic STI risk assessment program for use in pediatric primary care.

214. Preventing Falls in Hospitals
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     June 16, 2017 - Identifying and communicating risk at the earliest possible time. ‹#› 14 Toolkit Approach The Toolkit … on optimizing the effectiveness of interventions by: Tailoring interventions to address individual risk … (3-12/05) Added Alert re- meds to Scale (11-12/05) Developed Education Brochure on meds and fall risk … 05) Started AARs (safety huddles) on test units 10- 12/06 Teachback w/pts 11/06 Put pts on high risk … , Morse score > 50, on anticoagulants, low platelets 12/06 Use yellow wrist bands on high falls risk

215. Module 5: How To Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices—Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2017 - Performance of care planning that addresses each risk factor identified during fall risk factor assessment … Ensure that known risk factors for falls are assessed. … Slide 41: Care Planning Assessment All risk factors identified on the fall risk factor assessment … Tailored approach to each patient, based on the patient’s risk factors. … Ensure that care plans address all areas of risk.

216. CUSP Videos | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2019 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … and Independent Input Identify Your Unit's Safety Issues Develop a Plan of Action How Will You Know Risk … Identifying Contributing Factors What Will You Do to Reduce the Risk of Recurrence?

217. Preventing Falls in Hospitals (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Slide 18 Challenge Inadequate Risk Assessments and Reassessments Image of young man with clipboard … and image of rubber stamp Slide 19 Opportunity Accurate and effective risk assessments Employing … critical thinking and clinical judgment Consistency in approach Identifying and communicating risk … possible time Slide 20 Tools Morse Fall Scale (3H) STRATIFY Scale (3G) Medication Fall Risk … target education to address gaps in staff knowledge Environmental safety Medications associated with risk

218. How To Manage Change
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     August 24, 2017 - services staff     Facilities engineer     Managers Senior manager     Quality improvement/safety/risk … Determine who will complete the fall risk factor assessment on admission. Tool 4A. … Cathy April √ Tool 4C Assess Staff Education and Training Peggy and Jim April √ Determine How Risk … Team June √ Get Team buy-in on who does risk assessment and when (Nursing/4 hours). … Determine who will complete the fall risk factor assessment on admission. Tool 4A.

219. Types of Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2015 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Risk-adjustment methods—mathematical models that correct for differing characteristics within a population … However, the science of risk adjustment is still evolving. … Experts acknowledge that better risk-adjustment methods are needed to minimize the reporting of misleading

220. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | 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 … If a person is colonized with MRSA, they have an increased risk of developing a MRSA infection and also … Removing MRSA from the patient cuts the risk of infection and transmission of the germ to other people … nursing homes because residents are older and more prone to having health conditions that increase their risk