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  1. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - NICU) experience at least one episode of BSI.2 • Low-birth-weight infants with BSIs are at increased risk … Factors Identify the risk factors that are most common among neonates for bloodstream infection and … Recommended Practice: Assess neonatal patients for risk factors • Assess all neonatal NICU patients … Risk factors for neonatal BSI include2-5: ○ Gestational age at birth <32 weeks or birth weight <1,500 … extremities or the scalp (in neonates or young infants) can be used as an insertion site.11 ○ The risks

  2. Study Eligibility Criteria (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-eligibility-criteria.ppt
    January 01, 2000 - Population type (adult, community-dwelling females) Intervention (screening tool to identify depression risk … be appropriate for a narrow research question May reduce applicability of the review and sometimes risks … Example: the use of studies of twin pregnancies in a review of preterm labor management for low-risk … is the efficacy of home uterine activity monitoring for preventing preterm birth among women at low risk … “efficacy” (which suggests the inclusion of randomized controlled trials only) and on women at low risk

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41677/psn-pdf
    September 26, 2012 - medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-critical-care-risk-factors-prevention-and-disclosure … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-critical-care-risk-factors-prevention-and-disclosure

  4. Quality and Safety Challenges in Critical Care: Preventing and Treating Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/quality-and-safety-challenges-critical-care-preventing-and-treating-delirium-intensive
    December 01, 2012 - Given the profound prognostic ramifications that delirium episodes are known to carry (independent risk … Strong evidence suggests that increasing doses and duration of exposure raises the risk of delirium in … Lorazepam is an independent risk factor for transitioning to delirium in intensive care unit patients … Reducing iatrogenic risks: ICU-acquired delirium and weakness - crossing the quality chasm. … Perspective Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Reducing iatrogenic risks

  5. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Multidisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Karsh.pdf
    April 08, 2004 - terms, concepts, and statistics; medical error causation; human error; tools to assess safety and risk … ; systems design principles; safety culture; measurement of risk; and analysis of safety and risk. … • Culture • Analysis of safety and risk • Medical error reporting • Organizations involved … This was chosen to be a core course because medication errors are one of the leading risks to patient … It also presents the student with techniques to analyze risks and address problems in order to reduce

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50781/psn-pdf
    January 08, 2020 - J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;39(3):28-36. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21393. … hospital that analyzed its medical malpractice claims to identify practice or policy changes to reduce risk

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73319/psn-pdf
    May 26, 2021 - Results indicate an increased risk for overall PDIs, but only postoperative sepsis showed increased … Given the continuing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, and risk of future pandemics, more efforts are

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849333/psn-pdf
    May 24, 2023 - plays an important role in creating and promoting safe home care, including the use of individual risk … assessments and mitigation of risk factors.

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46713/psn-pdf
    April 12, 2019 - association-between-ophthalmologist-age-and-unsolicited-patient-complaints Patient complaints are associated with increased malpractice risk … association-between-ophthalmologist-age-and-unsolicited-patient-complaints https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-complaints-and-malpractice-risk

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60585/psn-pdf
    June 10, 2020 - several challenges to providing addiction services and the impact restrictions have had on this at-risk … 19-people-who-are https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addiction-disease-isolation-so-pandemic-puts-recovery-risk

  11. Testing a web-based interactive comic tool to decrease obesity risk among minority preadolescents: protocol for a pilot randomized control trial. | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/intervention-inc-interactive-nutrition-comics-urban-minority-youth/citation/testing
    January 01, 2023 - Testing a web-based interactive comic tool to decrease obesity risk among minority preadolescents: protocol … Testing a web-based interactive comic tool to decrease obesity risk among minority preadolescents: protocol

  12. Key recruitment and retention strategies for a pilot web-based intervention to decrease obesity risk among minority youth. | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/intervention-inc-interactive-nutrition-comics-urban-minority-youth/citation/key
    January 01, 2023 - Key recruitment and retention strategies for a pilot web-based intervention to decrease obesity risk … Key recruitment and retention strategies for a pilot web-based intervention to decrease obesity risk

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836864/psn-pdf
    April 06, 2022 - This study examined fifteen well-known drug-drug interactions and identified risk factors that could … reduce risk in the majority of interactions (e.g., medication order timing, medication dose, and patient

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851059/psn-pdf
    June 28, 2023 - This systematic review identified three categories of direct and indirect risk factors of maternal safety … The risk factors varied between developed and developing countries.

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36490/psn-pdf
    January 07, 2011 - of the effect of continuous electronic physiological monitoring on the adverse event rate in high risk … of the effect of continuous electronic physiological monitoring on the adverse event rate in high risk

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42878/psn-pdf
    January 29, 2014 - influences on situation awareness and the identification, mitigation and escalation of recognised patient risk … influences on situation awareness and the identification, mitigation and escalation of recognised patient risk

  17. 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on Treatment of Cholesterol to Reduce CVD | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol/guideline.html
    September 01, 2018 - 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk … published in Circulation in 2011, outlines how to treat high blood cholesterol in adults to reduce risk

  18. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-2-acute-pain.pdf
    May 01, 2022 - nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; QoL = quality of life; RCT = randomized controlled trial; RR = relative … Preoperative education included information on the opioid epidemic, risks of opioids, safe use of opioids … at less than 1 day (12 trials), increased likelihood of rescue or repeat medication use (9 trials, relative … Risk Assessment/ 20. Risk Factors/ 21. Proportional Hazards Models/ 22. … Risk Assessment/ 20. Risk Factors/ 21. Proportional Hazards Models/ 22.

  19. ChartBook On Patient Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/qdr2015-ptschartbook.pdf
    March 04, 2016 - Anticoagulants, such as warfarin, reduce this risk but pose an increased risk of bleeding. … Pressure Ulcers Low-risk short-stay and high-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure … Antipsychotic medication use is associated with increased risks of adverse events such as movement … Safety concerns with antipsychotic medication use in older adults also include the risks of hyperprolactinemia … enhancements:  Growth in patient safety organizations, which assist providers in detecting and reducing risks

  20. Pediatric All-Condition Readmission Measure (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0129-fullreport.pdf
    December 31, 2015 - Readmissions: A Quality Gap Readmissions disrupt the lives of patients and families, expose patients to risks … Rates Vary by Age Pediatric readmission rates vary by age, with relationships between readmission risk … Race other than white has also been identified as a risk factor (Berry, et al, 2011). … Disease-specific readmission risk factors have been 7 described for patients with sickle … Similarly, lower quality of inpatient care is associated with a higher risk of unplanned readmission
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