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8241. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.296_slideshow.ppt
      April 01, 2013 - 36/2_suppl.toc * PN: a High-Alert “Medication” High-alert medications, by definition, involve risk … used in error PN is characterized as a high-alert medication Safeguards are required to minimize risk … of errors with PN Errors in PN-use process may be more dangerous than risks with PN ingredients and … Results of ISMP survey on high-alert medications: differences between nursing, pharmacy, and risk/quality … Available at http://intl-pen.sagepub.com/content/30/3/259.full * Transitions in Care and PN High risk

8242. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49504/psn-pdf
      March 01, 2006 - A recent study (1) found that men have a two times greater risk of hematoma than women in cosmetic procedures … Safe and sound practice requires such identification of all potential high-risk areas, such as blood … larger diameter–tipped cannulae have, for the most part, faded out of use primarily because of the risks … A related study (10) of liposuction of the neck and jowls also found an extremely low risk of voluntarily … Evidence-based techniques should be employed in outpatient plastic surgery to reduce the risk of complications

8243. Urinary Catheter Types and Care for Residents With Catheters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/catheter-insertion/unlicensed-staff/unlicensed-catheter-slides.html
      March 01, 2017 - Engineering out the risk of infection with urinary catheters . … Engineering out the Risk for Infection with Urinary Catheters . … Nursing interventions to reduce the risk of catheter‐associated urinary tract infection: part 2: staff … Nursing interventions to reduce the risk of catheter‐associated urinary tract infection: part 2: staff … Engineering out the Risk for Infection with Urinary Catheters .

8244. 0129Table9 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0129table9.pdf
      January 01, 2008 - Table 9 – Analysis of Disparities in Readmission Risk Based on Race/Ethnicity 2005-2009 AHRQ Revisit … [1.20 – 1.29] Other 1.03 [0.98 – 1.07] Table 10 – Analysis of Disparities in Readmission Risk … 1.26] Native American 1.09 [0.99 - 1.20] Table 11 – Analysis of Disparities in Readmission Risk

8245. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-240-acute-pain-evidence-summary.pdf
      December 01, 2020 - • Opioids are probably associated with increased risk of short-term adverse events versus nonopioid … Evidence did not suggest an increased risk of serious harms for any intervention, though studies were … Serious adverse events were uncommon, but studies were not designed to assess risk of overdose, opioid … Being prescribed 3 opioids might be associated with increased risk of long-term use versus … Legislation mandating the use of prescription drug monitoring data and an opioid risk assessment tool

8246. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49580/psn-pdf
      March 21, 2009 - The Joint Commission recognizes that patients are most at risk for medication errors when transitioning … Generic Drug Name Concerns Indomethacin High risk of developing central nervous system adverse events … Diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine, other anticholinergic antihistamines High risk of … Phenobarbital, other barbiturates Highly addictive, high risk of adverse events including sedation, … risk of falls.

8247. PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ SAS PROGRAMS (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b2a_pdi_ratesgenbysas.pdf
      March 01, 2016 - Note: The current version of the AHRQ QI software does not have risk-adjustment capabilities when using … However, this tool includes information about risk adjustment that will be relevant when looking at … Identify pediatric populations at risk. 3. Calculate observed (raw) indicator rates. 4. … Risk adjust the indicator rates (where applicable). 5. … These observed rates are stratified by risk group categories that are specific to each indicator.

8248. Detection of Safety Hazards | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/detection-safety-hazards
      March 30, 2022 - methods Failure mode and effect analysis  (FMEA) is a common approach to prospectively determine error risk … FMEA (or similar techniques) has been used in other high-risk industries for prospective safety analysis … Human factors  engineers often lead safety efforts in other high-risk industries, and recent  commentaries … Current context The Joint Commission currently requires all hospitals to conduct one prospective risk … August 1, 2023 Combined proactive risk assessment: unifying proactive and reactive risk assessment

8249. Self Management & Reminders with Technology: SMART Appraisal of an Integrated Personal Health Record | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/self-management-reminders-technology-smart-appraisal-integrated-personal-health
      January 01, 2023 - disease is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. and as the population ages, the disease and its risk … Many of these risk factors, including elevated lipids, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, are responsive … Patients who had either cardiovascular disease or two risk factors for the development of cardiovascular … Secondary outcomes included calculations of 10-year cardiovascular risk, changes in cardiovascular risk … Overall, users of the active PHR did not reduce their cardiovascular risk versus the control group at

8250. Integrating personalized risk scores in decision making about left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy: Clinician and patient perspectives. | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/multi-site-trial-test-benefits-adding-personalized-risk-calculator-online/citation/integrating
      January 01, 2023 - Integrating personalized risk scores in decision making about left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy … Integrating personalized risk scores in decision making about left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy … Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer Project Name A Multi-Site Trial to Test Benefits of Adding a Personalized Risk

8251. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46149/psn-pdf
      June 28, 2017 - clinical-outcomes-associated-medication-regimen-complexity-older-people- systematic-review Older adults are at increased risk … for adverse drug events, especially those who take high-risk medications. … emergency-hospitalizations-adverse-drug-events-older-americans https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-risk-adverse-drug-events-older-adults

8252. Section 7-A, Tables 10, 11, and 12 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-section-7-a-table-10-11-12.pdf
      January 01, 2008 - Table 10 – Analysis of Disparities in Readmission Risk … Hispanic 1.33 [1.20 – 1.48] Other 1.08 [0.95 – 1.22] Table 11 – Analysis of Disparities in Readmission Risk … 1.06 - 2.07] Native American 1.26 [1.06 - 1.50] Table 12 – Analysis of Disparities in Readmission Risk

8253. Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals—Webinars | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/webinars.html
      October 01, 2017 - Using Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Tools in Care Planning (44 min) ( PDF of the Slides , 2.33 MB). … 73 min) Putting the Nutrition Guidelines into Practice for Pressure Injury Prevention (62 min) Risk … Going Beyond Validated Instruments (60 min) Sustainment (61 min) Video Assessing Patient Risk

8254. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846767/psn-pdf
      March 29, 2023 - Electronic health records (EHRs) are key for the collection of patient care data to inform overarching risk … quality-and-safety-learning-past-and-reimagining-future https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opportunities-mine-ehrs-malpractice-risk-management-and-patient-safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opportunities-mine-ehrs-malpractice-risk-management-and-patient-safety

8255. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43606/psn-pdf
      October 15, 2014 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-position-paper-american-academy-neurology Risk … includes recommendations for neurologists to reduce the likelihood of adverse events involving these high-risk … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-high-risk-medication-systematic-literature-review

8256. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50936/psn-pdf
      February 26, 2020 - assessing the effectiveness of bedside “sitters” for agitated patients who appear to be at high fall risk … In general, the researchers found very-low-certainty evidence that sitters reduce fall risk in acute … moderate-certainty that alternatives (e.g., video monitoring) can reduce sitter use without increasing fall risk

8257. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48149/psn-pdf
      July 31, 2019 - This book draws on the experience of high-risk industries to provide practices and tools that translate … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-we-import-improvements-industry-healthcare https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-high-risk-industries-may-not-be-straightforward-qualitative-study-hierarchy-risk

8258. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
      March 15, 2005 - Can Risk Factors Identify Groups at Higher Risk for HSV Infection? … The relative risk for subclinical viral shedding was 0.09 (95% CI, 0.03-0.35) for the women who received … ; HSV, herpes simplex virus; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; RCT, randomized controlled trials; RR, relative … risk. … Can risk factors identify groups at higher risk for HSV infection?

8259. heart-failure-readmission-protocol-130611 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_research-protocol.pdf
      June 10, 2013 - years of age.11 Coronary disease and uncontrolled hypertension are the highest population-attributable risks … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias (i.e., … A study with moderate risk of bias is susceptible to some risk of bias but probably not enough to invalidate … A study assessed as having high risk of bias has significant risk of bias (e.g., stemming from serious … Two independent reviewers will assess risk of bias for each study.

8260. Medical Care for Adults with Down Syndrome (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/care-adults-down-syndrome-protocol.pdf
      July 09, 2024 - , and race.15-17 With the increase in life expectancy, knowledge of the physical and mental health risks … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies Risk of bias of included KQ studies … We will calculate risk ratios (RR) and absolute risk differences (RD) with the corresponding 95 percent … difference ROB Risk of bias ROBINS-I Risk OF Bias In Non-Randomized Studies-of Interventions … or risk?