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9781. Final Progress Report: Challenges and Opportunities for Stewardship of Urological Imaging (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/nielsen2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Exposure to radiation from CT scan is not without risk, and the radiation epidemiology literature has …   established a model describing a linearly proportional increase in the risk of future malignancy with … Despite the amount of  information that can be gleaned from CT scans, the risks of radiation exposure … Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation, Board on Radiation … In: Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII Phase 2. 

9782. Final Progress Report: Challenges and Opportunities for Stewardship of Urological Imaging (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/nielsen-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Exposure to radiation from CT scan is not without risk, and the radiation epidemiology literature has …   established a model describing a linearly proportional increase in the risk of future malignancy with … Despite the amount of  information that can be gleaned from CT scans, the risks of radiation exposure … Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation, Board on Radiation … In: Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR VII Phase 2. 

9783. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37924/psn-pdf
      December 23, 2016 - The Joint Commission issues sentinel event alerts one to two times yearly to highlight areas of high risk … and to promote the rapid adoption of risk reduction strategies.

9784. Learn From Defects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/defects.html
      March 01, 2017 - What can we do to reduce the risk of it happening again?   … How will we know risk is reduced? Were the above action plans effectively carried out?

9785. Plan To Help Incorporate the Role of Champions for Resident Physicians | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - Sustainability Preventing CAUTI: Focus on Culturing Stewardship Tools To Help Mitigate Device Risk … Provide formal lectures to address device risk, especially the UC, for both RPs and faculty.

9786. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34998/psn-pdf
      June 22, 2009 - errors to improve care, this retrospective analysis examined patient claims from an institution’s risk … important opportunities for quality improvement efforts, and continued collaboration among providers, risk

9787. Keim-Malpass, Jessica | Digital Healthcare Research
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      March 18, 2025 - Cardiology Trial (PM-IMPACCT) Description This research evaluates an artificial intelligence risk … CoMET that uses visual outputs of patient data to serve as an early warning system for patients at risk

9788. Recommendation: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 05, 2024 - Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk … See Current Final Recommendation Statement for BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling

9789. Maternal Safety | PSNet
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      January 10, 2024 - Patients may also be at risk via overuse of interventions. … are greater for cesarean than for vaginal birth. 17 Those who give birth by cesarean are at greater risk … Health care experiences of pregnant, birthing and postnatal women of color at risk for preterm birth. … J Healthc Risk Manag . 1999;19(2):24-32. [ Available at ] Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics. … High-risk cardiac disease in pregnancy: Part I.

9790. Interventions-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1306 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/interventions-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
      June 01, 2013 - “Overall, patients in the intervention group were less likely to attend an emergency department (relative … intervention group 3 were more likely to report being highly satisfied with their healthcare episode (relative … risk 1.16, 1.09 to 1.23). … physical layout designed to maximize use of available resources.51 However, this design poses many risks … Also, staff would need training on ways to engage effectively with seniors to assess their needs and risks

9791. Whole-Body Vibration Therapy for Osteoporosis (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/osteoporosis-vibration-therapy_technical-brief.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - alternative osteoporosis prevention interventions that may have higher adherence rates and lower risks … Additionally, there is no clear evidence for individuals with different risks for osteoporosis or severity … number of participants, studies should focus on benefits and harms for individuals with different risks … Subgroups with differing risks for osteoporotic fracture, severity of osteoporosis, and contraindications … Bisphosphonates and risk of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis.

9792. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens | PSNet
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      March 27, 2024 - Because of the risk of venous limb gangrene that can result from transient hypercoagulability associated … In light of the high risk of thrombosis that accompanies the diagnosis of HIT, it is possible that the … The significant risk of HIT and its devastating sequelae has prompted consideration of policies that … Identifying uses of heparins that circumvent provider orders can lower the risk that a patient with HIT … (or at risk for HIT) will be exposed to heparin.

9793. Affordable Housing Community Offers Seniors Onsite Health Care Coordination and Support, Reducing Hospital Admissions and Falls and Improving Resident Health | PSNet
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      March 27, 2024 - following: Scheduling appointments with wellness nurse: A part-time wellness nurse visits high-risk … Monthly team meetings focused on high-risk and nearing risk residents: The program team meets monthly … to discuss residents' general health and information needs, as well as the specific needs of high-risk … As the team members who often care for these high-risk residents, the visiting nurse and area agency … fell by 19 percentage points (46 at-risk residents the year before implementation, 34 a year later)

9794. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      October 15, 2018 - Currently, there are no risk-based tools for screening pregnant women and no studies examining the use … of risk-based vs universal prophylaxis. … Another area for research is whether risk-based prophylaxis of newborns, based on maternal risk factors … Comments also supported risk-based prophylaxis as an alternative strategy for pre- vention. … the use of risk-based vs universal prophylaxis.

9795. In Conversation With… Brian Jarman, PhD | PSNet
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      March 01, 2015 - Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? … The risk-adjusted hospital mortality rate (R-AHMR)—and its various incarnations including the hospital … ( 8 ) The second major flaw relates to risk adjustment. … Different risk adjustment models also produce substantially different R-AHMRs, with 1 large US study … What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher risk-adjusted mortality rates provide poor

9796. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
      May 22, 2023 - For example, there are many statements like the following: "One low-risk-of- bias study with reported … frequently studied, it would be beneficial to further discuss the cancer sites that have a higher risk … While it showed a 5% risk of malnutrition in medical oncology pts. in a limited range of cancer DX … that are most notably at a lower risk of malnutrition and a 12% risk in radiation pts, it was a well … Of those with completed MST screens, the average percentage of patients identified at nutritional risk

9797. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60269/psn-pdf
      April 29, 2020 - The ‘Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis’ (LRINEC) score is a risk stratification score … Identifying Risks to Patient Safety In the presented case, there were undoubtedly multiple failures … overall have particularly high rates of burnout, and the EGS population is likely at even greater risk … structure and working odd hours and more nights than other surgeons.9,10 EGS surgeons also face the risk … The LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis) score: a tool for distinguishing necrotizing

9798. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73434/psn-pdf
      June 30, 2021 - Objectives Discuss the importance of miscommunication in radiology as a contributor to medical malpractice risk … eventually become significant after time Incidental or unexpected findings Findings with increased risk … The advent of direct release of reports to patients should also decrease the risk for communication errors … multiple systems-based changes, using both e-methods and more traditional approaches, could decrease risks … The Malpractice Liability of Radiology Reports: Minimizing the risk.

9799. Perils in Diagnosing a Stroke | PSNet
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      August 15, 2017 - In the emergency department, the physician suspected a stroke given the patient's risk factors and the … this population was 0.5%, far lower than in patients with stroke.( 3 ) The primary reason for the low risk … care systems to favor expeditious treatment over a confirmatory diagnosis, citing the relatively low risk … It is reasonable to preliminarily suspect stroke in a patient with risk factors and an acute change in … resources, foster the unnecessary administration of medications, and, as in this case, expose patients to risks

9800. Clinical-Care-Rapid-Review-Appendix-C (xls file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/clinical-care-rapid-review-appendix-c.xlsx
      January 01, 2018 - J Patient Saf Risk Manage. 2018;23(1):13-8. Mello, 2014 Mello MM, Senecal SK, Kuznetsov Y, et al. … Lambert, 2016 2000 to 2013 US Interrupted time series Administrative, safety, and risk management data … NA NA Experienced risk managers with clinical backgrounds to lead investigations and care quality is … Risk manager initiates support services to patient/family Risk manager initiates support services to … Risk managers record data on each case in real time using a custom-built, online platform.