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7801. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
      November 01, 2019 - The risk of another episode increases with each successive recurrence. … Factors SAY: Some nonmodifiable risk factors place people at increased risk of CDI. … Some important modifiable risk factors alter a patient’s risk of developing CDI including antibiotic … The risk is highest when patients are receiving antibiotics, but the risk remains elevated up to 12 … be replaced with agents that pose a lower risk for CDI.

7802. Paralyzed by mistakes: preventing errors with neuromuscular blocking agents. | PSNet
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      June 10, 2018 - August 8, 2018 Oral syringes: a crucial and economical risk-reduction strategy that has … June 5, 2018 Don't underestimate the impact of change on risk potential. … June 4, 2014 Any new process poses a risk for errors: learning from 4 months of Coronavirus … August 29, 2016 Risk factors for adverse drug events: a 10-year analysis. … See More About The Topic Physicians Nurses Pharmacists Specific to High-Risk

7803. Resilience Engineering: Concepts and Precepts. | PSNet
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      January 12, 2011 - This book explores how organizations and individuals must anticipate risk and continuously adapt to the … Resources Patient Safety Innovations Combined Proactive Risk … Diagnostic Safety and Quality April 26, 2023 Special Section: Event Analysis and Risk … September 1, 2011 Risk, society and system failure. … June 19, 2007 View More See More About The Topic Risk Managers Organizational

7804. A Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetrans_toolkit.pdf
      December 01, 2017 - A Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings A Toolkit to … Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings Suggested Citation … A Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings. … Assessing/Managing Risks and Symptoms Identifies and addresses the patient’s priority risk factors … This site used a risk assessment process to identify high-risk patients.

7805. Executive Summary - Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Outcomes: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260 (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2023 - nutrition support in gastrointestinal and head and neck cancers, 11 percent (n=12) were rated as low risk … of bias (higher quality), 40 percent (n=46) medium risk of bias and 49 percent (n=56) as high risk of … • Low- and medium-risk-of-bias studies reported mixed results on the effect of nutrition interventions … malnutrition is high among adults with cancer,5-7 but only 30 to 50 percent of cancer patients at risk … of bias (higher quality), 40 percent (n=46) medium risk of bias and 49 percent (n=56) high risk of

7806. Recommendation: Hypertension in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 27, 2021 - disease with nontraditional risk factors Screening for atrial fibrillation with electrocardiography … Assessment of Risk Although all adults should be screened for hypertension, risk factors that increase … Risk assessment for cardiovascular disease with nontraditional risk factors 12 Screening for atrial … Risk assessment for cardiovascular disease with nontraditional risk factors: US Preventive Services Task … White-coat hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and total mortality.

7807. Deep Dive: Safe Ambulatory Care, Strategies for Patient Safety & Risk Reduction. | PSNet
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      August 07, 2019 - Book/Report Deep Dive: Safe Ambulatory Care, Strategies for Patient Safety & Risk … Citation Text: Deep Dive: Safe Ambulatory Care, Strategies for Patient Safety & Risk Reduction. … Citation Citation Text: Deep Dive: Safe Ambulatory Care, Strategies for Patient Safety & Risk … August 7, 2019 Safety work and risk management as burdens of treatment in primary care … View More See More About The Topic Ambulatory Clinic or Office Physicians Risk

7808. A risk science perspective on the discussion concerning Safety I, Safety II and Safety III. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-science-perspective-discussion-concerning-safety-i-safety-ii-and-safety-iii
      August 19, 2013 - Commentary A risk science perspective on the discussion concerning Safety I, Safety … A risk science perspective on the discussion concerning Safety I, Safety II and Safety III. … debate within safety science about Safety-I, Safety-II, and Safety-III approaches, and incorporates a risk … Integration of  risk science and safety science can provide a more comprehensive understanding of the … A risk science perspective on the discussion concerning Safety I, Safety II and Safety III.

7809. Examples of Physician Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2019 - to create report cards that are most useful to patients. 1 Patient Safety Measures: Screening, risk-assessment … Appropriate use of DXA scans in women under 65 years who do not meet the risk factor profile for osteoporotic … Percentage of all cardiac stress imaging performed for initial detection and risk assessment in patients … who are asymptomatic and at low risk for coronary heart disease. … However, with the exception of a few high-risk procedures, researchers have not yet determined the exact

7810. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2023 - patient safety field, according to the National Academy of Medicine. 1 An underrecognized and high-risk … healthcare and other industries, transitions of responsibility and handoffs are widely recognized as high-risk … multidisciplinary care team of physicians, nurses, and other providers, but also these providers may be at high risk … Moreover, transitions of care are high-risk times that often involve medical complexity and diagnostic … Leadership support, Multidisciplinary collaboration, Early identification of patients and clients at risk

7811. The Patient-Artificial Intelligence Dyad | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - In many cases, they do not individualize a patient’s risk, consider patient-specific contextual factors … For a young male patient with no other risk factors, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation confers a 0.2 percent … annual risk of stroke. 17,18 For an older female patient with all possible risk factors, the annual … risk of stroke is more than 10 percent in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

7812. Assessment of the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl products. | PSNet
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      January 22, 2020 - Study Emerging Classic Assessment of the FDA Risk Evaluation … Assessment of the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for Transmucosal Immediate-Release Fentanyl … Researchers assessed the effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and … Strategy in preventing inappropriate prescribing of transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl, high-risk … the Same Author(s) Evaluation of the extended-release/long-acting opioid prescribing Risk

7813. How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module5/module5_pressureinjury-msmt_slides.pptx
      June 02, 2025 - At least one or two care processes, such as skin assessment and pressure injury risk assessment. … Ensure the known risk factors for pressure injuries are assessed. … Tool 5D 39 Assessment of Care Planning All the risk factors identified in the pressure injury risk … Tailor your approach to each patient, based on the patient’s risk factors. … Pressure injury risk factor assessment is performed accurately within 24 hours of admission.    

7814. 3Srxnwxgcldkb Bpt2Cqwf (pdf file)
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      May 23, 2019 - Patients at increased risk for cardiovascular disease may benefit most from screening for type 2 diabetes … , since management of cardiovascular risk factors leads to reductions in major car- diovascular events … Attention to other risk factors, such as physical inactivity, diet, and overweight, is also important … , both to decrease risk for heart disease and to improve glu- cose control. … for diabetes, as part of overall risk assessment for car- diovascular disease (3).

7815. 047-Evidence-Behind-Decolonization-Strategies-Notes (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - It is broadly active against a whole array of MDROs, and it protects MDRO carriers, who have highest risks … Compared to ICUs, there is a lower infection risk in non-ICUs. … Slide 30 S. aureus Nasal Carriage Confers Disease Risk SAY: Nasal carriage confers a clear risk for … This raises the question: could clearing S. aureus from the nose reduce infection risk? … MRSA carriers are the highest risk group for invasive disease.

7816. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 02, 2021 - the general population but increases with age.1 Although asymptomatic carotid artery steno- sis is a risk … factor for stroke and a marker for increased risk for myo- cardial infarction, it causes a relatively … See the Practice Considerations section for a description of adults at increased risk. … Assessment of Risk Although screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis is not recommended for … stenosis or are at increased risk of stroke when carotid artery ste- nosis is present.

7817. Safer prescribing and care for the elderly (SPACE): cluster randomised controlled trial in general practice. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-prescribing-and-care-elderly-space-cluster-randomised-controlled-trial-general-practice
      November 18, 2020 - Common high-risk medications such as antiplatelets and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs … of an existing intervention to support safer prescribing in general practice to improve safe high-risk … Influence of a general practice pharmacist on medication management for patients at risk … transitional care visits and impact on medication discrepancies identified and hospital readmission risk … July 1, 2020 Reducing high-risk medication use through pharmacist-led interventions in

7818. The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-adding-2-way-video-monitoring-system-falls-and-costs-high-risk-inpatients
      April 24, 2018 - The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk … The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients. … study evaluated the impact of video monitoring (VM) plus in-person sitters on falls among high-risk … The researchers found that patients admitted after VM implementation had a lower risk of falls. … The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for high-risk inpatients.

7819. Underlying risk factors for prescribing errors in long-term aged care: a qualitative study. | PSNet
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      August 26, 2020 - Study Underlying risk factors for prescribing errors in long-term aged care: a qualitative … Underlying risk factors for prescribing errors in long-term aged care: a qualitative study. … Underlying risk factors for prescribing errors in long-term aged care: a qualitative study. … June 27, 2012 Risk factors associated with medication administration errors in children … March 13, 2024 Child age and risk of medication error: a multisite children's hospital

7820. Long-term effects of teamwork training on communication and teamwork climate in ambulatory reproductive health care. | PSNet
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      May 01, 2019 - J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;40(4):8-15. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21440. … J Healthc Risk Manag . 2020; 40 (4) :8-15 . View more articles from the same authors. … J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;40(4):8-15. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21440. … August 18, 2021 Social risk, health inequity, and patient safety. … October 5, 2022 For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and