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281. Module 5: How To Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices—Training Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/workshop/module-5/guide.html
     September 01, 2017 - When falls occur with assistance, it suggests that staff have identified at-risk patients and are in … Putting appropriate care planning in place that addresses each risk factor identified during fall risk … Slide 41 Say: For risk factor assessment to make a difference, all risk factors identified … on the risk factor assessment need to be addressed in the care plans. … Ensure that the care plans address all areas of risk.

282. Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/index.html
     February 01, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Fall prevention involves managing a patient's underlying fall risk factors and optimizing the hospital's … What is a standardized assessment of risk factors for falls, and how should this assessment be conducted … How should identified risk factors be used for fall prevention care planning?     3.5.

283. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - Quality Forum states: “Healthcare organizations must systematically identify and mitigate patient safety risks … 11 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Mortality Rate • Using an individualized assessment of risk … factors for each specific patient allows categorization of operative mortality risk into low (l%-3%

284. Preventing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Care: The Importance of Establishing Regimen Concordance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - for thrombosis) or > 4.0 (at risk for hemorrhage) over 90 days, using repeated measures analysis. … clinicians and patients regarding warfarin regimens is unsettlingly common and places patients at risk … 200 Introduction For patients with atrial fibrillation and other conditions associated with a risk … unsafe/high (INR > 4), or safe (INR ≤ 2 but ≥ 4), based on cutoff values associated with increased risks … Risk factors for complications of chronic anticoagulation. A multicenter study.

285. Core CUSP Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2019 - 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 … Toolkit introduces Just Culture principles, which emphasize shared accountability and attitudes towards risk

286. EvidenceNOW in Action | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/index.html
     March 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … example, external consultants helped practices use their electronic health record data to identify at-risk … EvidenceNOW is having on these practices and their patients, including identifying and treating patients at risk … Oklahoma Practice "Progress under EvidenceNOW included increasing blood pressure measurement for at-risk

287. AHRQ Efforts To Address Long COVID | 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 … many potentially overlapping entities, likely with different biological causes and different sets of risk … Further, many at-risk and minority populations face barriers that can exacerbate the impact of Long COVID … research and to improve the care of people living with multiple chronic conditions who are at increased risk

288. Investing in Primary Care to Ensure High-Quality Care for All Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … care practices to improve quality of care, while achieving measurable improvements in  cardiovascular risk … Older Adults , which will provide important lessons on avoiding harms in this under-recognized and high-risk … disorders to stem the epidemic of deaths and harms from opioid and polysubstance use in all population at risk

289. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - NICU) experience at least one episode of BSI.2 • Low-birth-weight infants with BSIs are at increased risk … Factors Identify the risk factors that are most common among neonates for bloodstream infection and … Recommended Practice: Assess neonatal patients for risk factors • Assess all neonatal NICU patients … Risk factors for neonatal BSI include2-5: ○ Gestational age at birth <32 weeks or birth weight <1,500 … extremities or the scalp (in neonates or young infants) can be used as an insertion site.11 ○ The risks

290. Falls Dashboard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … fall at-a-glance (by age), commonly reported patient activities prior to fall, and commonly reported risk

291. Women’s History Month | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Hospital that focuses on actionable research to increase health equity and reduce health disparities in at-risk … Burstin is widely recognized for her work in patient-reported outcomes, risk adjustment, disparities, … document disparities in the quality of relationships between physicians and patients from socially at-risk

292. Module 8: Organizational Learning and Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes8.html
     August 01, 2022 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … and creates a culture of inquiry and dialogue in which people feel safe to share openly and to take risks … It must include engagement of key stakeholders, such as senior leaders, risk managers, staff, patients

293. Issue Brief Explores the Unique Challenges of Studying and Improving Diagnostic Safety for Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Using OurDX prior to symptomatic ambulatory visits can help clinicians flag at-risk diagnostic processes … ordering of venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis is associated with increased VTE events in high-risk … Anesthesia Risk Alert program: a proactive safety initiative .

294. Making Healthcare Safer IV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs4/index.html
     April 01, 2024 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … telehealth became evident during the pandemic, the harms and patient safety practices to reduce the risk … telehealth became evident during the pandemic, the harms and patient safety practices to reduce the risk

295. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - In doing so, you will effectively reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and other … associated with more days to extubation, more days to hospital discharge, and higher hospital mortality risk … Slide 12: AHRQ Safety Program Goals Say: The two main safety program goals are: (1) reduce the risk … By getting patients off of the ventilator faster, you will reduce the risk of patient harms associated … develop lenses that allow us to see those system factors and how they influence care, we can see the risks

296. How To Implement the Fall Prevention Program in Your Organization
     talkingquality.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

297. Improving Patient Safety in Community Pharmacies: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2023 - Environmental factors • Staff competency and education • Patient education • Quality process and risk … This manual is designed to help community pharmacy personnel identify potential medication safety risks … • Build awareness of risk-identification opportunities in the community pharmacy setting. … • Maximize the appropriate application of system strategies to reduce organizational risk. 3. … Improving Medication Safety in Community Pharmacy: Assessing Risk and Opportunities for Change 3.

298. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | 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 … Nursing home residents are at high risk for HAIs due to age, wounds, medical devices, and other illnesses … Services agencies that show universal decolonization can be an effective tool to prevent infections for at-risk

299. Module 4: How To Implement the Pressure Injury Prevention Program in Your Organization (doc file)
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/module4_pu-implementation.docx
     August 31, 2017 - Unit staff notify the Wound Care Team if skin problems arise or if high-risk patients are identified. … Share a written plan to communicate pressure injury risk procedures with the new member. … ASK: How will you make sure temporary staff are trained in pressure risk procedures? … not have to decide which patients they apply to. · Integrate communication regarding pressure injury risk … The 2-hour didactic portion included: · Braden risk assessment and patient comorbidity review. · 5 in

300. TeamSTEPPS Research and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     talkingquality.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/research.html
     June 01, 2023 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Journal of Healthcare Risk Management:  The Journal of the American Society For Healthcare Risk Management