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8261. Evidence Summary for CER 239: Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-239-acute-migraine-evidence-summary.pdf
      December 01, 2020 - inflammatory drugs), dihydroergotamine, antiemetics, and acetaminophen, reduce pain but increase the risk … • No studies evaluate instruments for predicting risk of opioid misuse, opioid use disorder or overdose … , or evaluate risk mitigation strategies to be used when prescribing opioids for episodic migraine … overdose; or evaluated risk mitigation strategies in episodic migraine. … For example, lasmiditan increased the risk of serious adverse events compared with placebo.

8262. Safety by Design. | PSNet
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      March 11, 2009 - February 1, 2023 Risk and Event Assessment. … December 6, 2013 Safety management in different high-risk domains--all the same? … July 31, 2012 Risk, society and system failure. … June 19, 2007 View More See More About The Topic Risk Managers Quality

8263. Medication errors with the dosing of insulin: problems across the continuum. | PSNet
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      March 14, 2012 - April 16, 2018 Perioperative medication errors: uncovering risk from behind the drapes … March 30, 2016 Latex: a lingering and lurking safety risk. … April 16, 2018 Information for healthcare professionals: risk of transmission of blood-borne … March 2, 2010 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Risk Managers

8264. All can be lost: the risk of putting our knowledge in the hands of machines. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/all-can-be-lost-risk-putting-our-knowledge-hands-machines
      February 25, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article All can be lost: the risk of putting our knowledge in … Citation Text: All can be lost: the risk of putting our knowledge in the hands of machines. … Increasingly, computerized systems are performing more complex tasks in high-risk industries like aviation … URL Cite Citation Citation Text: All can be lost: the risk

8265. Application of human reliability analysis to nursing errors in hospitals. | PSNet
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      July 01, 2017 - Risk Anal. 2004;24(6):1459-73. … Risk Anal . 2004; 24 (6) :1459-73 . View more articles from the same authors. … Risk Anal. 2004;24(6):1459-73. … June 12, 2008 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Risk Managers

8266. Prevalence of Abnormal Lipid Levels in Children and Adolescents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/prevalence-fh-mfd.html
      October 01, 2023 - or multifactorial dyslipidemia), type of lipid, cohort, age, sex, race/ethnicity, BMI percentile, or risk … Abbreviations: CARDIAC = Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities; CI = confidence … CARDIAC: A cardiovascular risk detection screening program including evaluation for obesity, dyslipidemia … Recruited middle schools from seven different geographic areas with student populations at increased risk

8267. Appendix D. Sample Production Agenda for the In-Person Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/apd.html
      October 01, 2017 - Team Leader 2D: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Policies 2E: Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk … Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention Intro Comprehensive skin assessment and video Risk … QIS/Instructor—facilitated group discussion Note: Ask the Team Leader which pressure injury risk … than the Braden or Norton Scale, ask the Team Leader(s) to be prepared to review the subscales of the risk … Ask them to include an example of how to score using their risk assessment scale. 3A: Pressure Ulcer

8268. 114-Mrsa-Prevention-Learning-From-Defects (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/114-mrsa-prevention-learning-from-defects.docx
      October 01, 2024 - This could include incidents that you believe caused patient harm or put patients at risk for significant … Negative contributing factors are those that harmed or increased the risk of harm for a patient. … Describe how you will know you have reduced the risk. … Negative contributing factors are factors that harmed or increased the risk of harm for patients. … How will you know the risk is reduced?

8269. Appendix B: Patient age, health status, and IHS total treatment costs by diabetes stage. Fiscal year 2010 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/appendixb.html
      December 01, 2017 - Average health risk and IHS total treatment costs increased from Stage 0 to Stage 6. … For example, average health risk was 5.7 for Stage 4, 8.8 for Stage 5, and 27.0 for Stage 6 .   … b Health risk is a numeric score that provides an indicator of the health status or morbidity burden … Patients with more high-cost acute and chronic conditions have higher risk than those who do not have … It is calibrated to the average health risk of a U.S. commercially insured population (i.e., health risk

8270. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
      April 05, 2016 - Grade: D Risk Assessment Risk factors include history of exposure to cigarette smoke or heating … Patients often have a history of exposure to risk factors such as cigarette smoke or heating fuels or … Risk Assessment Exposure to cigarette smoke or toxic fumes increases the risk for COPD. … Patients identified as high risk by a prescreening questionnaire or screening spirometry are referred … Future studies that stratify risk by smoking status could help identify different risk groups that may

8271. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Management | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-screening-and-management-2012
      June 15, 2012 - Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk … and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk … behavioral weight-loss interventions include decreased bone mineral density and increased fracture risk … , serious injuries resulting from increased physical activity, and increased risk for eating disorders … Obesity is associated with such health problems as an increased risk for coronary heart disease, type

8272. Spotlight
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/spotlight_case_misdiagnosis_of_small_bowel_obstruction_-_slides_-_final.pptx
      January 01, 2025 - should be further investigated Discuss indications for cross sectional imaging in patients with high-risk … the appropriate evaluation for acute abdominal pain, the importance of imaging in patients with high-risk … Case analysis 23 Case Analysis (1) This case involved a patient presenting with high-risk abdominal … “High-risk” abdominal pain is characterized by clinical features including age greater than 65 years, … In patients with cirrhosis, the presence of ascites is associated with a significantly increased risk

8273. Archived: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
      January 10, 2017 - Grade: A Risk Assessment All women of childbearing age are at risk of having a pregnancy … Some factors increase this risk, including a personal or family history of neural tube defects, use of … Assessment of Risk Although all women of childbearing age are at risk of having a pregnancy affected … by neural tube defects and should take folic acid supplementation, some factors increase their risk, … Prenatal folic acid and risk of asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

8274. Screening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2022 - However, they are also often important predictors of health risk. … This difference likely reflects traits asso- ciated with increased melanoma risk, such as fair skin ( … Several factors may contribute to these disparities, including differences in risk factors, access to … Comments inquired about screening in higher-risk populations. … • Validated risk assessment tools to identify persons at highest risk for skin cancer and who might

8275. Characteristics and Quality of Inpatient Stays at Hospitals Affiliated With Health Systems, 2009-2012 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb197-Characteristics-Quality-Hospitals-Health-Systems.pdf
      December 01, 2014 - ■ In 2012, risk-adjusted mortality was lower for centralized system hospitals than for independent … We compared risk-adjusted mortality rates for both types of hospitals between 2009 and 2012. … to identify the admissions of interest and for risk adjustment. … As part of the IQI risk-adjustment approach, APR-DRG software was applied to the data. … The IQI risk-adjustment variables were age, sex, age-sex interaction, and APR-DRG Risk of Mortality

8276. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2021 - diet and physical activity for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults with cardiovascular risk … physical activity for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults without known cardiovascular risk … www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd … /healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling

8277. Appendix C1: Falls Assessment Sample | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt1.html
      December 01, 2017 - Put a check beside each risk factor present for this resident. … If the resident does not have a risk factor, put a check beside N/A. … complete, proceed to the Fall Interventions Plan and select specific individualized interventions for each risk … Risk Factors Interdisciplinary Assessments _X_ Primary Care Provider Report faxed _X_ Primary

8278. Clinical Practice Update: Notable USPSTF 2024 FINAL Recommendations (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/files/uspstf-year-in-review.pdf
      January 16, 2025 - Population: Women at average risk of breast cancer, as well as those with a family history of breast … C Grade Healthcare professionals should talk with older patients who are at increased risk about whether … additional interventions might be helpful to reduce their risk of falling. … who live at home and not in a nursing home or other institutional care setting and are at increased risk

8279. Female | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - and establish the efficacy of an actionable predictive model to identify pregnant individuals at high risk … postpartum hemorrhage which can be used in combination with a clinical decision support tool to reduce the risk … with the Electronic Health Record Description This study will integrate a previously piloted risk … support for both patients and clinicians to improve quality of care for women who are at increased risk

8280. Obstetrics and Gynecology | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - and establish the efficacy of an actionable predictive model to identify pregnant individuals at high risk … postpartum hemorrhage which can be used in combination with a clinical decision support tool to reduce the risk … Principal Investigator(s) Guise, Jeanne-Marie Distance Management of High-Risk … capabilities to provide real-time remote diagnostic ultrasound and consultative services to women with high-risk