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101. Frameworks for Change and Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/implguide-pt2.html
     October 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications Appendix F. … The CUSP model draws on the wisdom of frontline providers who have practical knowledge about safety risks … Through use of the Learn From Defects tool, it provides a way to help analyze and reduce the risk of … which errors are treated as an opportunity to learn about root causes and prevent future errors and risks

102. Using a Human Factors and Systems Engineering Framework to Build Safer Patient Care Processes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-carayon.html
     March 01, 2019 - value of human factors and systems engineering as a method to understand and reduce patient safety risks … the science of how to design and manage complex human-centered systems, has long been used in high-risk … of Wisconsin-Madison, has used AHRQ funding to devise solutions to previously hidden patient safety risks … These patients are at higher risk for patient safety issues that can require repeated ED visits or hospital … Carayon will create a “patient safety passport” that helps clinicians identify and prevent risks that

103. Final Progress Report: Patient-Centric Risk Model for Medication Safety During Care Transitions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/gurses-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Risks for medication-related harms in ambulatory care are multi-dimensional and complex (6, 7). … assessment tool to document medication safety risks during the transition period and in the home. … A theoretical framework of risks and hazards for medication-related adverse events. Table 1. … Significance The project developed a risk assessment tool that may be implemented to reduce risks of … and sources of risks identified in this project.

104. How to Use the Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2021 - What are the risks? Can we do it here? Are we ready for this change? … Potential Risks What types of risk will we face? … How do we assess potential risks? III. Can we do it here?

105. Quick Tips When Planning for Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/surgery/tips/tipsurgery.pdf
     October 05, 2005 - No surgery is risk free. … It is important to learn about the possible benefits and risks involved in the surgical procedure you … What are the risks of having the operation? 6. What will happen if I don’t have this operation?

106. Electronic Student Health Questionnaire (eSHQ) enhances risk assessment for adolescents: Special Innovation Feature, August 2015 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Problems Addressed • Adolescence is a time when numerous risks to health emerge.1 Failure to assess … these risks systematically can cause providers to miss opportunities to intervene and change risky … In general, discussing health risks with adolescents can promote healthy habits and improve care overall … Lack of electronic data makes it hard to track whether students’ risks have been addressed, both on … • Providers credited the eSHQ with facilitating discussions about risks with adolescents and referrals

107. Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - ST- PRA is particularly helpful for estimating risks in outcomes that are very rare, such as the risk … 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. … of the other risks in the model. … unique combinations of risks that contribute to the adverse outcome.

108. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Professionals Audio Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - For example, many Americans have trouble understanding numerical expressions of risk. … Interrupting is OK if patient understanding is at risk. … “Every treatment has some risks. … Some goals may be long-term, such as reducing the risk of future injury or illness, or living as long … When there's a risk of harm rather than a virtual certainty, it can be challenging to explain.

109. Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/reason.html
     November 01, 2018 - In general, advertisers and marketers believe that messages that emphasize risks people face are more … hospital information found that when quality information is framed in terms of helping people avoid risks … hospital, people understand it better, value it more, and are more willing to make tradeoffs to avoid risk … home data at all. [3] These findings suggest that when people need to be reminded that there is a risk … because many people believe they all offer about the same quality of care and don’t think about the risks

110. AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews Help Massachusetts Refine Medicaid Clinical Policy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - the literature on adult use of second-generation antidepressants, comparing the drugs' benefits and risks … prescribed because first-generation antidepressants can cause intolerable side effects and carry high risks

111. Final Progress Report: Shared Decision Making in Surgery To Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Liability (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/domino-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Quality (AHRQ R21 HS19532). 1 ABSTRACT Purpose: Physician-patient miscommunication with inadequate risk … Risk management resources were compared by estimated time and costs for processing patient complaint … Informed consent accounted for 41% of total risk management files. … the lists of risks to combine minor risks lacking numerical estimates of probability. … of total risk management files) and 47 medical errors (24% of total risk management files).

112. Final Progress Report: Medication Management at Home: Patient-Identified Processes and Risk Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/17143-Minnitti-draft-1.pdf
     August 31, 2009 - Final Progress Report: Medication Management at Home: Patient-Identified Processes and Risk Assessment … medication management behavior risks that should be further explored by health systems? … At times, patients are aware of the potential risk, and at other times they learn about the risk only … Medication Management at Home: Patient Identified Processes and Risk Assessment. … Medication Management at Home: Patient Identified Processes and Risk Assessment.

113. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix D | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apd.html
     August 01, 2022 - CULTURE Have leaders established methods to identify risks and provide employees opportunities … FUTURE RISKS Are there other areas in the organization where this could happen?       … FUTURE RISKS Are there opportunities to improve trainings, competencies and orientation sessions

114. Vol 4: Effects of Eicosapentanoic Acid & Docosahexanoic Acid on Mortality Across Diverse Settings: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials & Prospective Cohorts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutritn4tp.html
     April 01, 2018 - Results: In RCTs, the summary relative risks for all-cause mortality (17 trials, 51,264 patients) and … dose-response meta-regressions, mean EPA and DHA intake up to 0.20 grams daily was associated with decreased risk … intake, 95% CI: 0.46, 0.89—data from 7 cohorts, 123,122 participants), with no significant change in risk

115. Final Progress Report: Proactive Risk Assessment in the ED: Building the Safety Case (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/wears-perry-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Replacing these artefacts by computerized versions may introduce new risks. Methods. … Although this malleability leads to risks of its own, they seem to be more than balanced by the risks … Organizing patient safety research to identify risks and hazards. … Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. … Reducing Risks, Protecting People: HSE's Decision- making Process.

116. Engage Module Alternate Text | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - Joins frontline staff and middle manager for rounds and a 1-hour monthly meeting Considers patient risks … and involves frontline personnel in creating ways to mitigate those risks Reviews unit data with team … 13 Collaborates To Develop and Implement a Plan Addressing Safety Issues Considers patient risks … identified in the Staff Safety Assessment with team members Involves frontline providers to help reduce risks

117. Mental Health Problems in Foster Care Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chain/patient-tools/medicine-safety/mental-health-problems-foster-children.html
     March 01, 2017 - You and your doctor can carefully weigh the possible benefits and risks of taking a psychotropic medicine … written permission: Your child's diagnosis The results of any lab tests Possible benefits and risks … common but possibly severe side effects such as seizures or life-threatening allergic reactions The risks … What are the possible benefits and risks of treatment? What are the risks of no treatment?

118. Identifying Strategies to Improve Medication Safety at Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-xiao.html
     November 01, 2022 - often are not ready to take on the responsibility for medication management, including during the high-risk … Xiao also identified hazards or preventable risks to medication safety for older adults during care … The project also aims to identify medication risks to patient safety among underserved populations with … The goal of that 4-year project was to understand and reduce risks of central line-associated bloodstream

119. Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - How will you reduce the risk of it happening again? How will you know the risk was reduced? … Slide 28: How Will You Know Risks Were Reduced? … Do staff believe risks were reduced? Make data-driven metrics the goal whenever possible. … Slide 29: How Will You Know Risks Were Reduced? Identify how you will measure success. … Slide 30: How Will You Know Risks Were Reduced?

120. EvidenceNOW PCOR Fact Sheet: Smoking Cessation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking/pcor.html
     August 01, 2018 - Resource description: This EvidenceNOW fact sheet provides an overview of PCOR findings about the risks