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  1. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 15. Care Transitions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/care-transitions-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - These models appear to be especially beneficial for high-risk and older adult populations, who are often … Risk-specific interventions are then performed using components of the BOOST Toolkit. … APNs educate patients about their health conditions and risks, including how to recognize and manage … • Staffing • Maintaining Relationships • Engaging Patients and Caregivers • Assessing/Managing Risks … of readmissions if one risk factor was included.

  2. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
    February 01, 2019 - In patients with chronic pain, what are the risks of nonopioid pharmacologic agents for harms including … established in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (Chapter 8.5 Risk of Bias … of Bias of Individual Studies When Comparing Medical Interventions.14,17 Based on the risk of bias … The effectiveness and risks of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review for a … Assessing the risk of bias in systematic reviews of health care interventions.

  3. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-familial-hypercholesterolemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
    August 09, 2016 - is associated with atherosclerotic burden, 2-5 and untreated FH has been associated with increased relative … risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events and CHD mortality. 6-8 The excess relative CHD mortality … rather than treating existing disease, only a low risk of harm is acceptable. … Risk of fatal coronary heart disease in familial hypercholesterolaemia. … No: universal screening has uncertain benefits and a high risk of harms.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49597/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2010 - The female-to- male relative risk was 1.6 for T2DM, compared to 1.0 for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM … asymptomatic children and adolescents who are overweight or obese and have at least two additional risk … a fasting glucose level every 3 years, beginning at age 10 years or pubertal onset.(17) Additional risk … criteria for diabetes are met, type 2 is presumed in the patient with obesity and at least two other risk … Changing behavioral risk for pregnancy among high school students in the United States, 1991-2007.

  5. Safety in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Setting | PSNet

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    May 01, 2019 - Shorter versus longer shift duration to mitigate fatigue and fatigue-related risks in Emergency Medical … Teammate familiarity and risk of injury in emergency medical services. … Absence and need for fatigue risk management in emergency medical services. … Evidence-based guidelines for fatigue risk management in emergency medical services. … Teammate familiarity, teamwork, and risk of workplace injury in emergency medical services teams.

  6. Institutional Review Board Approval of Practice-based Research Network Patient Safety Studies (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Graham.pdf
    April 14, 2004 - Several sites required approval from risk management and legal departments. … The high-risk nature of patient safety work further complicates this situation. … Despite the relatively low risk associated with most PBRN studies, challenges remain for investigators … than reviews of high-risk studies. … oncology clinical trials seems entirely reasonable and persuasive for PBRNs, especially since the risks

  7. Error Producing Conditions in the Intensive Care Unit (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Drews_15.pdf
    February 26, 2008 - repetition of similar events in the future, and it is uncertain whether it actually does reduce the risk … The complexity of critical care medicine is reflected in the fact that high-risk decisions often have … Clinical risk management. London: BMJ Publications; 1995. 8. Stockwell DC, Slonim AD. … Managing the risks of organizational accidents. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate; 1997. 10. … A framework for the analysis of risk and safety in Medicine. Br Med J 1998; 316: 1154-1157. 14.

  8. What pilots can teach hospitals about patient safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-pilots-can-teach-hospitals-about-patient-safety
    May 22, 2009 - October 27, 2021 Emergency departments are higher-risk locations for wrong blood in tube … Resources Patient Safety Innovations Combined Proactive Risk … More About The Topic Hospitals Physicians Nurses Facility and Group Administrators Risk

  9. Drug shortages threaten patient safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-threaten-patient-safety
    May 07, 2018 - June 10, 2018 Safety committees need to proactively address the risk of accidental cerebral … July 12, 2023 Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Programs and Medication … June 24, 2020 Perioperative medication errors: uncovering risk from behind the drapes

  10. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/breast-cancer-medication-use-reduce-risk
    March 14, 2024 - Share to Email Print Breast Cancer: Medication to Reduce Risk … See Current Final Recommendation Statement for Breast Cancer: Medication Use to Reduce Risk(2019)

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72505/psn-pdf
    November 25, 2020 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-victim-phenomenon-health-care-literature-review Maternity care can be a high-risk … This literature review summarizes the prevalence, risk factors, coping strategies, and recovery processes

  12. Adapting cognitive task analysis methods for use in a large sample simulation study of high-risk healthcare events. | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/computerized-patient-centered-collaborative-technology-compact-support/citation/adapting
    January 01, 2023 - Adapting cognitive task analysis methods for use in a large sample simulation study of high-risk healthcare … Adapting cognitive task analysis methods for use in a large sample simulation study of high-risk healthcare

  13. The Hidden Danger of Unseen Intravenous Catheters | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-danger-unseen-intravenous-catheters
    October 04, 2023 - Efforts to mitigate the intraoperative risks associated with intravenous catheters during complex pediatric … High-pressure fluid infusion may also increase the risk of intravenous catheter infiltration. 11,12 … There is also a risk of accidental carotid artery puncture and hematoma formation, which may decrease … of higher maximum flow rate through the external jugular intravenous catheter was outweighed by the risk … During the first phase, team members are asked whether there is a risk of blood loss greater than 500

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855057/psn-pdf
    October 31, 2023 - Risk factors for workplace violence in healthcare settings can include (1) unpredictable behaviors of … among staff can also have negative psychological consequences, such reduced self-esteem and increased risk … These standards require that hospitals manage safety and security risks by establishing processes for … Workplace violence in healthcare settings: the risk factors, implications and collaborative preventive … Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 2023;Volume 16:1545-1553. doi:https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s419309

  15. The Forgotten Line | PSNet

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    March 11, 2011 - Developing policies, training, and a safety culture that reduce the risk of injury by making it easier … the team pulls the information shared into a plan that systematically addresses most likely areas of risk … collaborative-based performance improvement initiatives bundling multifaceted strategies [1B] Weigh risks … and bed-sized sterile drape) Verbal and written information explaining risk … November 8, 2023 Inappropriate hospital admission as a risk factor for the subsequent

  16. Using the technology acceptance model to develop StartSmart: mHealth for screening, brief intervention, and referral for risk and protective factors in pregnancy. | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/startsmarttm-health-information-technology-improve-adherence-prenatal/citation/using
    January 01, 2023 - acceptance model to develop StartSmart: mHealth for screening, brief intervention, and referral for risk … acceptance model to develop StartSmart: mHealth for screening, brief intervention, and referral for risk

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41203/psn-pdf
    December 18, 2014 - reducing-adverse-drug-events-lessons-breakthrough-series-collaborative https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-automated-risk-assessment-report-identify-patients-risk-clinical-deterioration

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47767/psn-pdf
    June 12, 2019 - quarter of patients were appropriately screened for all three infections before starting these high-risk … gaps-ambulatory-patient-safety-immunosuppressive-specialty-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-high-risk-medication-systematic-literature-review

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43610/psn-pdf
    October 15, 2014 - in the neonatal intensive care unit, this review relates strategies to augment safety in this high-risk … preventing-medication-errors-neonatology-it-dream https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nicu-medication-errors-identifying-risk-profile-medication-errors-neonatal-intensive-care

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73631/psn-pdf
    August 25, 2021 - cause of medication harm across different clinical settings, and that older adults are at increased risk … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-ambulatory-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-high-risk-medication-systematic-literature-review
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