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7781. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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      Grade: D Risk Assessment The major risk factors for carotid artery stenosis include older age, … screening for hypertension, screening for dyslipidemia, the use of nontraditional coronary heart disease risk … In addition, the USPSTF recommends the use of aspirin for persons at increased risk for cardiovascular

7782. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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      Grade: I (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment Older age is an important risk factor for most types … Additional risk factors for cataracts are smoking, alcohol use, ultraviolet light exposure, diabetes … Risk factors for AMD include smoking, family history, and white race.

7783. Heart-Failure-Transition-Care Clinician (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2015 - also recommends initiating multidisciplinary-HF disease-management programs for patients at high risk … Interventions Versus Usual Care for HF Intervention Outcome at 3–6 Months N Studies N Subjects Finding Relative … Risk (95% CI) NNT* SOE Home-visiting programs All-cause readmission 9 1563 ò 0.75 (0.68 to 0.86) 9 … no difference vs. control; − = evidence is insufficient * An NA entry for NNT indicates that the relative … risk (95% CI) was not statistically significant and that an NNT was not calculated. ** The composite

7784. Behavioral Counseling to Promote Physical Activity and a Healthful Diet to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2010 - However, the absolute risk for a cardiac event is very small. … Although trials in populations with known traditional cardiovascular risk factors or risk equivalents … Diet and exercise are equally effective in reducing risk for cardiovascular disease. … Effects of an intensive diet and physical activity modification program on the health risks of adults … Reducing diabetes risk in American Indian women. Am J Prev Med. 2008; 34:192-201.

7785. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2015 - Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? … Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? PSNet [internet]. 2015. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program … The risk-adjusted hospital mortality rate (R-AHMR)—and its various incarnations including the hospital … (8) The second major flaw relates to risk adjustment.

7786. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2017 - conducted to evaluate the effect of omega-3 fatty acids (FAs) on cardiovascular disease (CVD), its risk … , there is high strength of evidence (SOE) from RCTs that marine oil supplements do not affect the risk … Marine oil supplements also have no effect on the risk of atrial fibrillation (moderate SOE). … �) and no effect on atrial fibrillation (���) in populations with established CVD or at increased risk … of HDL-c and LDL-c (���) in healthy populations and in those with established CVD or at increased risk

7787. New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another | PSNet
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      October 01, 2013 - to ask a physician if he should have his cholesterol checked and what else he could do to reduce his risk … Wrong-patient orders placed in an electronic health record (EHR) are common and pose a significant risk … failure points during registration significantly increased the risk of a wrong-patient error. … Are patients with similar names at greater risk for wrong-patient orders? … December 21, 2017 Use of temporary names for newborns and associated risks.

7788. The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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      September 01, 2022 - Examples of these include when a high-risk patient including those with immunocompromising conditions … You can also consider testing patients not at high risk for complications who present with influenzalike … For patients who are at high risk for influenza complications, antiviral medications should be started … in high-risk patients. … Pregnant women are at high risk of serious complications from influenza including adverse outcomes to

7789. NHQDR Glossary – NHQDR Data Tools
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      January 01, 2022 - places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of life risks

7790. Electronic Support for Public Health–Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (ESP:VAERS) (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - potential to speed the identification of problems with new drugs and more careful quantification of the risks

7791. If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the Operating Room | PSNet
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      January 01, 2015 - WebM&M Cases Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks

7792. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Internet Access for Health Information and Advice (pdf file)
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      July 07, 2017 - They can also research health conditions, take personal health assessments (e.g., disease risks, healthy

7793. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Gabapentin Overdose_12.21.2022 FINAL.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - RENAL DISEASE: A CASE FOR APPROPRIATE INTERRUPTIVE DRUG-DISEASE ALERTS This case illustrates the risk … as confusion, sedation, myoclonus, and respiratory depression.11 • Due to these increased risks, morphine … hydromorphone are considered the safest opioids in patients with renal impairment due to minimal risk … • Their use in renal dysfunction, however, is limited due to the risk of NSAID- related kidney injury … Baclofen has a risk of encephalopathy in older adults receiving dialysis.

7794. Screening for Skin Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2009 - The USPSTF did not examine the outcomes re­ lated to surveillance of patients at extremely high risk, … Assessment of Risk Clinicians should be aware that fair-skinned men and women older than 65 years, … Bene­ fits from screening are uncertain, even in high-risk patients. … The lifetime risk for a diagnosis of melanoma in the United States is 1.94% for males and 1.30% for … Insufficient Evidence N o recom m endation due to insufficient evidence R isk A ssessm ent Skin cancer risks

7795. In Conversation with...Allan Frankel, MD | PSNet
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      July 01, 2006 - In regards to risk management and safety, I think risk managers' jobs have morphed in the last few years … Again, one of the risks is that you can get buried in IT implementation really quickly. … But in that 20-step process, I'm still at risk for a 1% error rate. … The Risk Department must share data with the safety officer, as the best form of risk protection is the … Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate; 1998. 3.

7796. Handoffs and Transitions | PSNet
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      February 01, 2007 - Moreover, the studies help pinpoint patients at highest risk for adverse drug events and readmission, … by Glance and colleagues examined major surgical complications as a risk factor for readmission. … Using a risk-prediction tool, patients at very high risk for major complications had 10-fold higher odds … of readmission than those at very low risk for complications. … Use of the NSQIP complication risk index may allow prospective identification of patients at high risk

7797. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 13, 2016 - Dyslipidemia may occur in younger adults (defined as persons aged 21 to 39 years) and is an important risk … factors have lipid levels sufficient to place them at high (>10%) 10-year cardiovascular risk and might … Recommendations from other groups vary regarding lipid screening in persons without CHD risk factors. … considers it "reasonable" to evaluate traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including lipids, every … Risks of ischaemic heart-disease in familial hyperlipoproteinaemic states. Lancet . 1969;2:1380-2.

7798. Practicing Medicine in Difficult Times: Protecting Physicians from Malpractice Litigation. | PSNet
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      August 03, 2005 - comprehensive book covers key issues surrounding medical malpractice for practicing physicians, trainees, and risk … November 4, 2015 Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety. … transitional care visits and impact on medication discrepancies identified and hospital readmission risk … "Sorry" is never enough: how state apology laws fail to reduce medical malpractice liability risk … September 21, 2005 View More See More About The Topic Physicians Risk

7799. CANDOR Acknowledgments (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Boothman, J.D., Executive Director, Clinical Safety and Chief Risk Officer, University of Michigan Health … ARM, formerly with the University of Illinois-Chicago and now Director, Office of Patient Safety and Risk … Scott, Ph.D., R.N., Manager of Patient Safety and Risk Management, University of Missouri - Kelly … Driver, J.D., M.B.A., CEO of The Risk Authority Stanford and Chief Risk Officer of Stanford Health … Hickson, M.D., Senior Vice President for Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention, Assistant Vice Chancellor

7800. Acknowledgments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - Boothman, J.D., Executive Director, Clinical Safety and Chief Risk Officer, University of Michigan Health … ARM, formerly with the University of Illinois-Chicago and now Director, Office of Patient Safety and Risk … Scott, Ph.D., R.N., Manager of Patient Safety and Risk Management, University of Missouri Kelly M. … Driver, J.D., M.B.A., CEO of The Risk Authority Stanford and Chief Risk Officer of Stanford Health Care … Hickson, M.D., Senior Vice President for Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention, Assistant Vice Chancellor