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81. A Call for Action to Achieve Health Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/achieve-health-equity.html
    August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … issues such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, they were significantly more vulnerable to the risks … important ground by exploring how differences in job characteristics and household composition impacted risks … In contrast, workers in office-based jobs who are able to work remotely have a significantly lower risk

82. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits.html
    September 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Residents and their family members may not know how antibiotics should be used or understand the risks … them understand what the nursing home is doing to make sure antibiotics are used properly, what the risks

83. HIT Resource List (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/healthitresourcelist.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Organizations (and perhaps health IT technology developers, industry professional associations, and risk … Rather, the list reflects ECRI’s judgment about which risks should receive priority now. … All the items on the list represent problems that can be avoided or risks that can be minimized through … provided with the full article, which is available separately, provides guidance to help manage the risks … also introduced new opportunities for error and other unanticipated outcomes that can present safety risks

84. EvidenceNOW PCOR Fact Sheet: Smoking Cessation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking/pcor.html
    August 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Resource description: This EvidenceNOW fact sheet provides an overview of PCOR findings about the risks

85. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/discuss-concerns.html
    June 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … communication may help residents and family members requesting antibiotics understand that there are potential risks

86. Module 2: Senior Leader Engagement: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/mod2-facguide.html
    March 01, 2017 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … They should also join frontline providers and managers for rounds and regular meetings to discuss risk … Discusses resident risks identified in the Staff Safety Assessment with team members. … rounds can be used to improve communication across the organization, to capture information about high-risk … Executive WalkRounds™—to improve communication across the organization, capture information about high-risk

87. Antibiotic-Patient-Safety-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-facilitator-guide.docx
    June 01, 2021 - However, antibiotics, whether necessary or not, come with risks and may cause harm. … The risk is highest when patients are still receiving antibiotics, but this risk remains elevated for … Prescribers may fear missing an infection or worry about legal risks or being cited by surveyors. … How can we reduce the risk of this happening again? … It poses several risks including cardiac arrhythmias and tendinopathy.

88. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stprasumm.html
    April 01, 2013 - Risk-Informed Interventions Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps Appendix A. … To achieve a better understanding of how structural and process elements may affect the risk for SSIs … ST-PRA is particularly helpful for estimating risks in outcomes that are very rare, such as the risk … Step 2—Identify the dependencies and interactions among risk points. … Next Steps The use of ST-PRA as a modeling tool to identify risks in the ASC environment is an important

89. Smoking Cessation Academic Detailing Guide for Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking/detailing.html
    August 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Primary Care Resource description: This facts-at-a-glance handout for clinicians summarizes evidence, risks

90. Aspirin, Heart Disease, and Stroke Pamphlet: American Stroke Association | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin/stroke.html
    September 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … description: This patient education booklet explains how heart attack and stroke happen, and the potential risks

91. Ready or Not: Helping Patients Address Tobacco Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking/use.html
    August 01, 2018 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Tobacco Use Resource description: This script and slide deck from a 14-minute presentation cover the risks

92. Anticipatory Guidance Regarding Hydroxyurea Treatment for Children With Sickle Cell Anemia (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-213-fullreport.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - anemia (Hb SS or Hb S beta‐zero thalassemia [SCA]) who received anticipatory guidance regarding the risks … There are no existing quality measures for anticipatory guidance regarding the risks and benefits of … calculated as the percentage of eligible children who received anticipatory guidance regarding the risks … of children younger than 18 years of age with SCA who received anticipatory guidance regarding the risks … randomized Phase II pilot study in young children (12 to 48 months old) without stroke or stroke risk

93. 3. Which fall prevention practices do you want to use? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/practices.html
    January 01, 2013 - a system in place to ask the same key questions of each patient so that risks are not missed. … risks. … This includes planning for any risks found on the risk factor assessment tool, such as mobility challenges … for falls because the benefits outweigh the risks, but the important point is that fall risk was considered … The care plan helps all staff members to be aware of a patient's risks.

94. ABCS Aspirin Treatment for Secondary and Primary Prevention ASCVD
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-asa-measure.pptx
    April 01, 2016 - Point of Care Tools ASCVD Risk Calculator app NIH Heart attack assessment tool Point of Care Tools (2 … Patient is at a high risk for bleeding (i.e. GI hemorrhage, bleeding disorders documented). … Benefits usually outweigh the risks for secondary prevention. … The ASCVD Risk Estimator provides easy access to recommendations specific to the risk estimates produced … the most current evidence on bleeding and aspirin use to derive a patient’s likely benefits and risks

95. Mod03-Gap-Analysis-Guide (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module3/mod03-gap-analysis-guide.pdf
    April 01, 2016 - Are governance/senior leaders regularly and thoroughly briefed on risks and hazards? b. … Are patient safety risks, hazards, and opportunities discussed and documented at board meetings? f. … Comments Leadership and Culture Are governance/senior leaders regularly and thoroughly briefed on risks … Are patient safety risks, hazards, and opportunities discussed and documented at board meetings? … There is strong consensus that improved communication between providers and patients about risks to

96. Hospital Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - But there is only limited understanding of such risk factors currently. … Health Care Leaders and Professionals Many individuals do not understand the benefits, harms, and risks … that hospitals and clinical teams can use to ensure that people understand the benefits, harms, and risks … Fall prevention involves managing a patient's underlying fall risk factors and optimizing the hospital's … These skin lesions bring pain, associated risk for serious infection, and increased health care utilization

97. Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix C | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/apc.html
    August 01, 2022 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Comments Leadership and Culture Are governance/senior leaders regularly and thoroughly briefed on risks … Are patient safety risks, hazards, and opportunities discussed and documented at board meetings?   … Is a risk manager available at all times to respond to patient safety incidents?        

98. Assemble-Team-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/assemble/assemble-team-facilitator-guide.docx
    May 01, 2017 - The senior executive should— Work with team members to consider patient risks identified in the Staff … 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

99. Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Simple Febrile Seizure: Final Report (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

100. CHIPRA 194: Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children With Primary Headache Report (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.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.