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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7.html
October 01, 2014 - Process Analysis
2D: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Policies
2E: Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk … knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention, analyze patient care processes to identify where there are risks … All patients are at potential risk of developing pressure ulcers
2. … Interest or requirement in the project
What the project needs from stakeholder
Perceived attitudes and risks … Project Background (keep this brief)
General aims
Initial Risks
Expected Outcomes
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7.html
October 01, 2014 - Process Analysis
2D: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Policies
2E: Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk … knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention, analyze patient care processes to identify where there are risks … All patients are at potential risk of developing pressure ulcers
2. … Interest or requirement in the project
What the project needs from stakeholder
Perceived attitudes and risks … Project Background (keep this brief)
General aims
Initial Risks
Expected Outcomes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Prologue_Battles_Vol2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - authors address their experiences in introducing various
clinical improvements targeted at identified risk … Patients are an important source of information about risks and hazards and about
how care can be made
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/sensemaking/learn-from-defects-facilitator-guide.pdf
May 01, 2017 - objective of this form is
to access the knowledge at the frontlines of
patient care to determine what risks … List all defects that have the potential
to cause harm on your L&D unit,
• Discuss the three greatest risks … , and
• Rank these risk factors. … How will you know the risk is reduced?
• Question 1. … Do staff members
believe risks were reduced?
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/diagnostic-safety-tops-the-list.html
March 01, 2024 - the frequency and consequences of delayed diagnoses, and ways that healthcare environments can modify risks
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/valuewebcast-persily.pdf
June 02, 2025 - 42% response rate)
4949
Demographics of respondents
70% Clinical
8% Administration, quality, risk … leaders listen to and seek advice from front line
staff who know how processes really work and
where risks
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/implguide-pt1.html
October 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications
Appendix F. … This guide presents strategies for eliminating the primary risk factor for CAUTI: unnecessary use of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-m.pdf
May 01, 2017 - If risk assessment indicates
that alcohol flushing and forced
air drying are desirable,
follow IFUs … Encourage patients and
families to discuss with their
physician the benefits, risks,
and alternatives
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool2c1.html
April 01, 2018 - Society Guidelines—Colorectal Cancer Screening 1
Beginning at age 50, both men and women at average risk … The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/factraining.html
December 01, 2014 - risk). … Show recent changes in risks.
Profile risks for each resident in the report. … Self-Assessment worksheet that is designed to help nursing home staff review how they:
Screen for risks … How can you tell if risks are changing?
How would you improve your approach to risk assessment? … reports at meetings with the multidisciplinary team will improve the team's ability to mitigate these risks
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/greenwald-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - As
with other public health initiatives, the public must understand the risks and the
appropriate … Develop or refine existing tools for identifying at-risk persons
while being sensitive to stigma associated … (4) Determine key risk factors for suboptimal medication reconciliation (e.g., repeat
hospitalizations … Process measures should have a mechanism to identify high-risk patients and should
be contextually … Intensive Care
patients; for high- vs. low-risk patients).
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201905.html
September 01, 2019 - procedure, for example, the informed consent process helps them understand why it is recommended, the risks
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/connecting-dots-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - We are committed to detect and learn from error
We have a just culture that disciplines based on risk … Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. … Johnson is at risk for a CAUTI if we do not remove the catheter. … Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents . … Sensemaking of patient safety risks and hazards. HSR , 41(4 Pt 2), 1555-1575.
Nieva VF, Sorra J.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-ptexp-research-meeting-agenda-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - experience
• How better communication with patients can improve patient safety and lower malpractice risks
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-145-materials-v-a.pdf
June 25, 2014 - ● Harms/risks/costs: The major risk is mis
diagnosing the conditions and providing
inappropriate … ● Harms/risks/costs: Providing the ser
vices might be more costly. … ● Benefits-harms assessment: Given the
risks of untreated ADHD, the benefits
outweigh the risks … ● Benefits-harms assessment: Given the
risks of untreated ADHD, the benefits
outweigh the risks … ● Benefits-harms assessment: Given the
risks of untreated ADHD, the benefits
outweigh the risks
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/identify/alt-text.html
March 01, 2013 - Tools
Discovery Form
Root Cause Analysis
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Probabilistic Risk … uses the Discovery Form, Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Probabilistic Risk … following:
List all defects that have the potential to cause harm
Discuss the three greatest risks … What will you do to reduce the risk of recurrence?
How will you know the risk is reduced? … Sensemaking of patient safety risks and hazards. Hlth Svcs Res 2006. 41(Aug 4 Pt 2.) 1555-1575.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/state-of-science-2b.html
June 01, 2020 - already conduct patient surveys, interviews, and reviews of patient complaints to learn about safety risks … errors, infection control) has examined the potential of engaging patients proactively to monitor safety risks … presence of diagnostic error, based on diagnosis or other relevant characteristics that may be considered risk … high-yield subset (e.g., reviewing records of patients diagnosed with specific clinical conditions at high risk … developed to alert personnel to potential patient safety events and enable targeted review of high-risk
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/kennerly-ballard-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Moving from Adverse Events to Underlying Risks
Methods initiated in safety science for the petro-chemical … AE Prioritization Framework
Sources of risks
and hazards Preventable
(High – Low)
Not Preventable … of the root hazards/risks (causes) using
the Eindhoven Classification Matrix – Medical Version. … Age-related risks of long-term oral
anticoagulant therapy. Arch Intern Med. … Sensemaking of patient safety
risks and hazards. Health Serv Res.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-table2.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Expert
recommendation
Hypertension is a risk … particularly hypertension), and early deaths
resulting from heart disease or stroke, to
assess the risks … Risk factors and risk behaviors accelerate the
development of atherosclerosis, and risk
reduction delays … culminates in thrombosis,
III Expert Panel on Integrated
Guidelines for Cardiovascular
Health and Risk … on Integrated Guidelines for
Cardiovascular Health and
Risk Reduction in Children
and Adolescents:
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp.html
October 01, 2024 - Performing a Premortem Assessment The Premortem Tool is a proactive way to anticipate risks and failures