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321. Slide 1
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-090914.pptx
     January 01, 2014 - Increased Risk Reduced Risk 6 Patient with indwelling catheter and colonized urine Healthcare … Shared instruments (fomites) expose other patients Unnecessary antibiotics and their side effects, risks … Workload issues leading to work-arounds Weighing risk of catheters v. other issues (i.e. falls) Patient … -Unit medical director Nurse barriers 40 Workflow issues Risk of Foley v. other risks “I think they … That's another issue with incontinence in this environment, you know, the benefits versus the risks of

322. Diagnostic Safety Grants Awarded in FY 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - combine adjudication data with data from Vizient to determine which specific factors contribute to risks … for diagnostic errors, and to use risk estimates to calculate incidence and impact of factors contributing … An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk and harms associated with … To identify the risk factors associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases that are frequently

323. Safe Medication Administration: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-fac-guide.html
     July 01, 2023 - To reduce the risk of errors, these medications require special safeguards such as the following: … The key safety elements are the following: Discussing risks and benefits of oxytocin use for labor … Using the maintenance infusion to administer a bolus manually is a high-risk practice that should be … Using transition communication techniques to ensure a shared mental model of plan of care and perceived risks … The key safety elements are the following: Having unit-established processes for conveying risks

324. CUSP Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - What did you do to reduce risk? 4. How do you know that risks were reduced? … These partners hold each other accountable for reducing risk to patients. … You can use quantitative (i.e., numerically rating risk of harm) or informal (i.e., discussion until … there is group consensus) methods to prioritize the greatest risks. … What did you do to reduce risk? 4. How do you know that risks were reduced?

325. Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic-tool.html
     July 01, 2023 - Probabilistic risk assessment. Causal tree worksheet. … of transition communication techniques assures a shared mental model of plan of care and perceived risks … Include a discussion of risks and benefits of using continuous EFM versus intermittent auscultation with … timely, clear information to patient and family to explain what is happening, what needs to happen next, risks

326. Bariatric Surgery in Women of Reproductive Age: Special Concerns for Pregnancy. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 169 (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - For women who have had bariatric surgery, what is the evidence for morbidity and mortality risks for … OR surgical management OR surgical approach OR surgical(2n)risk? OR surgery(2n)risk? … Pregnancy morbidity or mortality risks .. C-Section after surgery ......................... … Obesity as a risk factor for cesarean in a low-risk population. … Obstetric risks in obesity. An analysis of the literature.

327. Assemble the Team and Engage Leadership for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Involve frontline providers to help reduce risks. … Help prioritize risks and develop an improvement plan. … risks at the L&D unit level. … Further, when prioritizing risks and developing an improvement plan with the team, senior executives … Key hospital departments, such as risk management, quality improvement, and infection prevention, that

328. Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Simple Febrile Seizure: Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-192-fullreport.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Imaging overuse subjects children to a number of risks (Malviya, Voepel-Lewis, Eldevik, et al., 2000 … Administration of anesthesia raises risks related to the process of intubation for respiratory support … The most severe risks, though rare, include brain damage and death (SPA, 2014). … Projected cancer risks from computed tomographic scans performed in the United States in 2007. … Frequently asked questions: What are the risks of anesthesia? Richmond, VA: SPA; 2014.

329. CHIPRA 194: Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children With Primary Headache Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-194-fullreport.pdf
     April 01, 2019 - Imaging overuse subjects children to a number of risks (Malviya, Voepel-Lewis, Eldevik, et al., 2000 … ; Costs The literature offers many examples of the potential risks associated with imaging. … The most severe, though rare, risks include brain damage and death (Society for Pediatric Anesthesia … Projected cancer risks from computed tomographic scans performed in the United States in 2007. … Frequently asked questions: What are the risks of anesthesia? 2014.

330. PowerPoint Presentation: Learn From Defects Through Sensemaking
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     December 01, 2017 - How will you reduce the risk of it happening again? How will you know the risk is reduced? … How will you reduce the risk of the defect happening again? How will you know the risk is reduced? … Do staff believe risks were reduced? … This is an iterative process. 43 How Will You Know Risks Were Reduced? … Show your staff that you’ve reduced the risks for patient harm.

331. Reports and Other Publications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2024 - Technical Brief on Incorporation of Social Risk in Primary Care The U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a manuscript in JAMA that assesses how social risks … statements and identifies current gaps in the evidence needed to expand the systematic inclusion of social risks

332. Final Progress Report: Patient-centered approach to reducing harm from VTE (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/rothberg-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - patients for whom the risks of bleeding may outweigh the benefits. … However, typical baseline risks in the US are closer to 1%. … The risks and the thresholds for high- and low-risk categories will be calculated and determined using … Individual predicted risks ranged from 0.03% to >28%. … 8011 (75%) as high risk (average risk, 0.69%) and 3102 (25%) as low risk (average risk, 0.06%).

333. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - Factors10,11 Nonmodifiable Risk Factors10 Comorbidities Age Modifiable Risk Factors10 Location and duration … Subclavian Vein18 Considered the best choice for most patients Risks include: Iatrogenic pneumothorax … during insertion Central vein stenosis Femoral Vein18 Avoid using if possible Risks include: Infection … due to proximity to the groin Catheter-related thrombosis Internal Jugular Vein Risks include: Central … Catheter-related thrombosis: risks, diagnosis, and management.

334. Appendix J. Urinary Catheter Brochure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-j.html
     October 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications Appendix F. … Each day the urinary catheter remains in place the risk of a UTI increases 5 percent.

335. Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-use-pcor.pdf
     November 01, 2016 - Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals … Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals Rationale for Aspirin Use by High-risk … Individuals Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk for having … Substantial PCOR evidence shows that taking an aspirin every day can help these patients lower their risk … Information provided includes the benefits and risks of aspirin use and what to discuss with a doctor

336. AHRQ Research Priorities and Compliance Guidance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2025 - Priorities include: Research on patient safety Identification of risks, hazards, and patient harm. … patient safety practices) and the adaptation, refinement, and sustainment of those strategies to address risks … Patient characteristics that might influence the risk of experiencing a patient safety event, for example … to develop, implement, evaluate, and spread effective patient-centered models of care for people at risk … public health to address social determinants of health (SDoH) and optimize health outcomes among high-risk

337. Grants to Enable Diagnostic Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/diagnostic-error-grants/index.html
     January 01, 2021 - combine adjudication data with data from Vizient to determine which specific factors contribute to risks … for diagnostic errors, and to use risk estimates to calculate incidence and impact of factors contributing … An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk and harms associated with … To identify the risk factors associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases that are frequently

338. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - It is a customizable “train the trainer” program plus specialized tools to reduce risks to patient safety

339. Final Progress Report: Making Ambulatory Procedural Care Safer: STAMP-Based Risk Assessment and Redesign (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/dierks-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - understanding of the safety implications and without formal evaluation of the ‘hidden’ system-based risks … Given this exposure, we are clearly overdue for a formal analysis of the systems-based risks associated … number of powerful probabilistic modeling formalisms to help understand and manage systems- based risks … performance of each component (human, technical, and organizational), our goal was to gain insight into risks … tolerance among the clinicians  Perceptions about the risks associated with a specific case  Confidence

340. Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/overview-cuspmvp-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - Conduct a premortem exercise with your team to proactively identify risks. … How will you reduce the risk of it happening again? How will you know that risk is reduced? … Helps providers understand the patient safety risks in their clinical areas.