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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865540/psn-pdf
April 11, 2024 - of intracranial misplacement, and esophageal stricture, due to
the risk of esophageal perforation.2 … NG tube can also
impair the function of the lower esophageal sphincter, which can lead to increased risks … While both verbal and written forms of communication are crucial in decreasing the risk of an adverse … Clear communication between members of interdisciplinary teams is essential in reducing the risk for … Patient Safe Alert: nasogastric tube misplacement: continuing risk of death and severe harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tragic-error-neuromuscular-blocker-should-prompt-risk-assessment-all-hospitals
November 16, 2015 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Tragic error with neuromuscular blocker should prompt risk … Citation Text:
Tragic error with neuromuscular blocker should prompt risk assessment by all hospitals … Citation
Citation Text:
Tragic error with neuromuscular blocker should prompt risk … February 27, 2019
Oral syringes: a crucial and economical risk-reduction strategy that … Departments
Health Care Providers
Emergency Medicine
Hospital Pharmacy
Specific to High-Risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-measure-safe-and-transparent-opioid-prescribing-promote-patient-safety-and-reduced-risk
October 30, 2019 - Safe and Transparent Opioid Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk of Opioid Misuse. … Safe and Transparent Opioid Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk of Opioid Misuse. … Safe and Transparent Opioid Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk of Opioid Misuse. … Progress Made Towards Improving Opioid Safety, But Further Efforts to Assess Progress and Reduce Risk … 2018
Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce the Risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/arv-medication-errors-experience-community-based-hiv-specialty-clinic-and-review-literature
March 29, 2010 - July 14, 2010
Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety. … Purchase of prescription medicines via social media: a survey-based study of prevalence, risk … October 27, 2021
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Risk models to improve … January 9, 2014
Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined … 2009
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Ambulatory Clinic or Office
Risk
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cad-women-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
September 29, 2011 - However, optimal medical therapies, PCI, and CABG have very different approaches, risks, and
potential … Coronary disease risk factors such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or other comorbid
disease? … Coronary disease risk factors such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or other comorbid
disease? … Coronary disease risk factors such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or other comorbid
disease? … treatment options (Key Questions 1b, 2b, 3b) and whether there are significant safety concerns or
risks
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/mcc-summit/mcc-summit-rubenstein.pdf
November 17, 2020 - the right patient, but to the
right condition at the right time
• Are accessible to the full high-risk … community and
home
• Interventions do not yet meet population level goals
• As a first step—where do high-risk … Challenge: Achieving Intervention Models that Meet High-Risk
Patient Goals Better than Current Primary … Assess and prioritize known sources of risk (depression, mental status, etc)
4. … (in VA)
Challenge: Achieving Intervention Models that Meet High-Risk Patient Goals Better than Current
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mahler.html
June 01, 2024 - School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine, is using AHRQ funding to test ways to classify risk … Forest that tested a Dutch system for scoring patients in the ED with chest pain and placing them into risk … Dutch system by developing it into an accelerated diagnostic protocol at Wake Forest to identify low-risk … “The dilemma is what to do with moderate-risk patients,” he says. Dr. … He aims to find out if moderate-risk patients can be sent home safely and receive outpatient clinic follow
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
October 12, 2015 - Grade: A
Risk Assessment
Persons at increased risk for high blood pressure are those who have … Adults aged 18 to 39 y with normal blood pressure (<130/85 mm Hg) who do not have other risk factors … 5 years in those at low risk (adults aged 18 to 39 years with no risk factors). … White coat hypertension is a cardiovascular risk factor: a 10-year follow-up study. … Cardiovascular risk in white-coat and sustained hypertensive patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medication-use-associated-increased-risk-incident-disability
October 19, 2022 - Study
Potentially inappropriate medication use is associated with increased risk … Potentially inappropriate medication use is associated with increased risk of incident disability in … Participants with at least one PIM were at increased risk of physical disability and hospitalization … Potentially inappropriate medication use is associated with increased risk of incident disability in … 2018
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Initiative to deprescribe high-risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-pass-illness-diversity-identifies-patients-risk-overnight-clinical-deterioration
November 16, 2022 - Study
I-PASS illness diversity identifies patients at risk for overnight clinical … I-PASS illness diversity identifies patients at risk for overnight clinical deterioration. … Patients who were flagged as being at risk for higher levels of care or whose illness trajectory was … I-PASS illness diversity identifies patients at risk for overnight clinical deterioration. … December 16, 2020
Risk factors associated with medication ordering errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/results-medications-transitions-and-clinical-handoffs-match-study-analysis-medication
February 18, 2011 - Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors and risk … Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Study: An Analysis of Medication Reconciliation Errors and Risk … between patients' medication lists and the medications ordered by admitting physicians, and investigate risk … Patients who presented their own medication list or pill bottles were at reduced risk. … Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Study: An Analysis of Medication Reconciliation Errors and Risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-patients-risk-self-harm-safe-emergency-department-protocolized-approach
December 02, 2020 - Study
Keeping patients at risk for self-harm safe in the emergency department: a … Keeping patients at risk for self-harm safe in the emergency department: a protocolized approach. … the development and implementation of a safety protocol for emergency department (ED) patients at risk … Keeping patients at risk for self-harm safe in the emergency department: a protocolized approach. … September 23, 2020
Validation of a secondary screener for suicide risk: results from
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-increased-risk-icu-acquired-bloodstream-infections-case-cohort-study-multicentric
March 11, 2020 - Study
COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case-cohort … COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case–cohort study from the multicentric … 19 pandemic has led to changes in infection prevention and control practices and increased the risk … matched case-cohort study, researchers found that after 7 days in the intensive care unit (ICU), the risk … Resources From the Same Author(s)
Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variability-antibiotic-use-across-nursing-homes-and-risk-antibiotic-related-adverse-outcomes
November 06, 2015 - Study
Variability in antibiotic use across nursing homes and the risk of antibiotic-related … Variability in Antibiotic Use Across Nursing Homes and the Risk of Antibiotic-Related Adverse Outcomes … Variability in Antibiotic Use Across Nursing Homes and the Risk of Antibiotic-Related Adverse Outcomes … November 6, 2015
Effect of a postdischarge virtual ward on readmission or death for high-risk … September 30, 2015
Medication reconciliation: reducing risk for medication misadventure
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multifaceted-risk-management-program-improve-reporting-rate-patient-safety-incidents-primary
August 24, 2022 - Study
A multifaceted risk management program to improve the reporting rate of patient … A multifaceted risk management program to improve the reporting rate of patient safety incidents in primary … The intervention included e-learning training modules, identification of a risk management advisor, and … Resources
Patient Safety Innovations
Combined Proactive Risk … November 13, 2024
Reducing the risk of delayed colorectal cancer diagnoses through an
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/randomized-trial-reducing-ambulatory-malpractice-and-safety-risk-results-massachusetts
February 25, 2015 - Study
Randomized trial of reducing ambulatory malpractice and safety risk: results … Randomized Trial of Reducing Ambulatory Malpractice and Safety Risk: Results of the Massachusetts PROMISES … August 3, 2022
Risk factors in preventable adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients … Resources
Patient Safety Innovations
Combined Proactive Risk … July 18, 2016
Patient safety and quality improvement: reducing risk of harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-and-sources-stress-among-health-care-risk-managers-and-patient-safety-personnel
May 26, 2021 - Study
Burnout and sources of stress among health care risk managers and patient safety … Burnout and sources of stress among health care risk managers and patient safety personnel during the … related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been documented in previous studies, this study focuses on risk … Burnout and sources of stress among health care risk managers and patient safety personnel during the … View More
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Health Care Executives and Administrators
Risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paid-malpractice-claims-adverse-events-inpatient-and-outpatient-settings
June 24, 2009 - Advocating for effective risk management programs, an accompanying editorial [see link below] highlights … how malpractice risk is increasing and under-recognized in the ambulatory setting. … A past AHRQ WebM&M conversation and perspective discuss the intersection between risk management … January 19, 2011
Perspective
Risk Management and Patient … See More About The Topic
Hospitals
Ambulatory Care
Health Care Providers
Risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-related-adverse-drug-events-clinical-and-cost-outcomes-among-surgical
March 12, 2014 - Opioids are known to be high-risk medications. … experienced an opioid-related adverse drug event had longer hospital stays, greater inpatient mortality risk … A previous WebM&M commentary emphasized the importance of stratifying risk for patients initiated or … August 20, 2018
Operating at night does not increase the risk of intraoperative adverse … July 19, 2017
Overdose risk in young children of women prescribed opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/epidemiology-and-risk-factors-coronavirus-infection-health-care-workers-living-rapid-review
March 02, 2011 - Review
Emerging Classic
Epidemiology of and risk factors … Epidemiology of and risk factors for coronavirus infection in health care workers: a living rapid review … Viral outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic place healthcare workers at risk for both adverse physical … Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on healthcare workers and risk … Epidemiology of and risk factors for coronavirus infection in health care workers: a living rapid review