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1. Adverse Drug Events (ADE) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   ) AHRQ offers research and resources for healthcare professionals to better understand and reduce risks

2. Adverse Events | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   : Adverse Events AHRQ offers research, tools and resources for healthcare professionals to reduce risks

3. Medication: Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Medication: Safety AHRQ offers patient education materials for healthcare professionals to reduce risks

4. Medication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2016 - Topic: Medication AHRQ offers patient education materials for healthcare professionals to reduce risks

5. Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Decision Making Shared decision making includes exploring and comparing the benefits, harms, and risks

6. Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents … Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications Appendix F. … Interpreting CAUTI Data Trends This poster educates and motivates staff regarding the risks … Discomfort Antibiotic Use ..and patients with urinary catheters tend to stay in bed, increasing risk

7. Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals … Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications ■ Acute urinary retention or obstr uction … Indicat ed for... ...and pa tients wi th urinar y catheters tend to stay in b ed, increasin g risk

8. Final Progress Report: Risk Models To Improve Long-Term Care Medication Safety (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2024 - A more useful comparison is the relative risk in the models (highest to lowest) compared with other studies … with other studies; however, the relative risks of wrong dose and drug are reversed in the models compared … Relative risks of wrong drug, dose, resident, and omission are consistent with published studies, with … Risk modeling of these “crossover” processes has the potential for reducing risks and improving care … – Omission – Community Based Care Validation UStep 1: Comparison of Relative Risks in Models to Selected

9. Leveraging Existing Assessments of Risk Now (LEARN) Safety Analysis: A Method for Extending Patient Safety Learning (pdf file)
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   May 30, 2008 - of risk assessments to identify generic risks and risk contributors. … ) to further evaluate and identify risks and risk contributors. 4. … risks), are identified as generic risks. … Risk-binning analysis protocol to identify significant risks. … The highest risks with the highest consequence are in Risk Bin I, the next highest in Risk Bin II, and

10. Chapter 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - These risks can result in surgical mishaps, ranging from infections to wrong site surgeries. … This occurs not only because the rates of known risks may be increased, but also because additional, … Given that one of the greatest risks during the perioperative period is infection, infection control … ST-PRA is particularly helpful for estimating risks in outcomes that are very rare, such as the risk … and combinations of risks, and the design of an intervention aimed at reducing the risk of SSIs.

11. Risk-Based Patient Safety Metrics (pdf file)
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    March 25, 2008 - of harm, assess these risks and, whenever possible, eliminate or reduce these risks are a necessary … The risk-based metrics become: Assessed risks Identified risks and Eliminated risks Assessed risks … resulting in Eliminated risks Identified risks In the first statement, the denominator is limited … In the case of the proposed risk metric, the fact that the denominator is “identified risks” clearly … Identifying risks. 2. Assessing risk through analysis and clinical interpretation. 3.

12. Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation with Multiple Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - Description Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a serious disturbance in cardiac rhythm that increases the risk … While stroke risk increases with age, the high prevalence of chronic conditions in the elderly can also … increase the risks associated with anticoagulation. … This study will evaluate the risks and benefits of anticoagulation by warfarin, dabigatran, or rivaroxaban … , bleeding risk, and illness burden Main Objective Evaluate the risks and benefits of anticoagulation

13. New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - New Data Resources Provide Insights Into Patient Safety Risks AHRQ’s Network of Patient Safety … chartbooks and updated dashboards to help healthcare organizations better understand patients’ safety risks

14. Occupational Health and Safety for Health Workers in the Context of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2022 - sections that teach health workers how they can protect themselves and others from the occupational risks … Sub-topic areas include infectious risks to health and safety; physical risks to health and safety; psychosocial … risks to health and safety; and basic occupational health and safety in health services.

15. 72. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Motivational information has the greatest impact if it is relevant to a patient's disease status or risk … Risks The clinician should ask the patient to identify potential negative consequences of tobacco use … Examples of risks are: Acute risks : Shortness of breath, exacerbation of asthma, increased risk … Long-term risks : Heart attacks and strokes, lung and other cancers (e.g., larynx, oral cavity, pharynx … Environmental risks : Increased risk of lung cancer and heart disease in spouses; increased risk for

16. “Near-miss” Reporting System Development and Implications for Human Subjects Protection (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2004 - Investigators, sponsors, and institutional review boards (IRBs) can reassess the risk-to-benefit ratio … There remains another research-related risk that is quite different from these traditional or study … risks. … to minimize these risks Study risks Clinical risks Definition Risks directly associated with use … Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical medicine. BMJ 1988;316:1154–7. 25.

17. Table 1: Evidence for Having an ALARA Policy Specific to Imaging Children (pdf file)
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    December 18, 2014 - III National Cancer Institute 2012, Radiation risks and pediatric computed tomography (CT): A guide … http://www.cancer.gov/cance rtopics/causes/radiation/radia tion-risks-pediatric-CT. … in the context of III Berrington de González A, Mahesh M, Kim DP et al., Projected cancer risks … /cancertopics/causes/radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes … /radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT

18. Module II: Should We Do It Here? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - What Are the Risks? … Key Questions to Consider What types of risk will we face? How do we assess potential risks? … What types of risk will we face? Change entails risk. … Carmel’s identification of the risk. Question 2. How do we assess potential risks? … It can be accessed at  http://www.significanceinternational.com/Portals/0/Documents/2005-sme-risk-management-guide-global-risk-alliance-nsw-dsrd.pdf

19. Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2012 - Staff Safety Assessment CUSP Toolkit Determine what risks are present in your unit Purpose … This form is designed to tap into your experience at the front line of patient care to determine what risks

20. Appendix Q. Surgeon Focus Group Content Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Factors, Risks, and Rates The specific definition of a factor is important. … Emergency surgery risks should be considered separately from elective surgery risks. … of risk might be considered, such as risks for emergency surgery patients versus those for elective … surgery patients; risks for a patient with managed comorbidities versus those for patients with poorly … managed or undocumented comorbidities; risks for patients in compliance with medical recommendations