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9781. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47344/psn-pdf
      September 11, 2018 - The report concluded that robust access to patient information improved care and proactive risk management … organisation-memory-report-expert-group-learning-adverse-events-nhs-chaired-chief-medical https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/principles-risk-management-and-patient-safety

9782. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861285/psn-pdf
      January 24, 2024 - The risk of administration error was reduced after the intervention and, while the risk increased slightly

9783. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39614/psn-pdf
      June 18, 2021 - The Joint Commission issues sentinel event alerts to highlight areas of high risk and to promote rapid … adoption of risk reduction strategies.

9784. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Opththalmia Neonatorum (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cs9vzudB23PJoPEtbqU3hJ
      Grade: A Risk Assessment All newborns should receive prophylaxis. … However, some newborns are at increased risk, including those with a maternal history of no prenatal

9785. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence - Table 6 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/update-on-methods-insufficient-evidence---table-6
      February 01, 2009 - Domain Information Potential preventable burden High blood pressure in adolescence is a risk … Hypertension in adults increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

9786. Learn From Defects - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/defects.html
      May 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?

9787. Reducing Unecessary Urinary catheter Use in the Emergency Department: How to Implement the Process (ppt file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-091013.ppt
      January 01, 2010 - thought it would save time, but clearly, with extended length of stay, infection complications, and other risks … and renal patients Monitor does not necessitate catheter Elderly women seem to be at the highest risk … Others at risk for inappropriate placement include those who are incontinent, obese, immobile, and patients … drop with fewer catheters and eliminating those procedures that are unnecessary will eliminate the risk … In many cases it is not just the UTI that is avoided, but risk of urosepsis is also avoided.

9788. Final Progress Report: Building an Ambulatory Patient Safety Learning Laboratory for Diverse Populations: The San Francisco Ambulatory Safety CEnter for iNnovaTion (ASCENT) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/sarkar3-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - acted upon in a timely fashion, diagnostic delays and failures often ensue; (2) monitoring for high-risk … subpopulations: failures of monitoring for patients receiving high-risk treatments can cause adverse … intervention in high-risk ambulatory conditions. … conditions and receiving high-risk treatments. … Conclusions In outpatient healthcare settings like physicians’ offices, there are significant risks

9789. Fbqmoapkebekmj7Aqmale5 (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2014 - Other reported risk factors for cognitive impairment include cardiovascular risk factors (such as diabetes … Assessment of Risk Increasing age is the strongest known risk factor for cognitive impairment. … The �4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene is a reported risk factor for Alzheimer disease. … Other reported risk factors for cognitive impairment include car- diovascular risk factors (such as diabetes … Age is the most important risk factor.

9790. AHRQ Final report: Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/joseph1-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - There is an excellent opportunity to draft a well-defined facility 2 life cycle risk assessment … Grout, Berry College Day 2 8:54-12:00 Workgroups – Session 1: Patient safety risk assessment (PSRA) … assessments, such as the Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA). … Designing for Patient Safety – Considering a Patient Safety Risk Assessment. … Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical medicine.

9791. Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/anal-cancer-protocol.pdf
      September 26, 2023 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies We will assess risk of bias of eligible … outcome; a second investigator will review each risk of bias assessment. … We will calculate risk ratios (RR) and absolute risk differences (RD) with the corresponding 95 percent … RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies E. Data Synthesis F.

9792. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836876/psn-pdf
      May 16, 2022 - prehospital setting are sometimes identified through review and auditing of patient care records for high- risk … trigger tool identifies patient records for review based on specific criteria, or triggers, with higher risk … Services Trigger Tool (EMSTT), for use in ground-based EMS settings to identify cases with potential risk … compared with a random sampling strategy, the EMSTT was more accurate at identifying cases with potential risk … Trigger tools can be used to evaluate low-risk, high-frequency cases that are not typically reviewed

9793. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33569/psn-pdf
      June 15, 2024 - are discharged with a plan to complete the diagnostic workup as an outpatient, placing patients at risk … and adverse drug events—particularly for patients with low health literacy, or those prescribed high-risk … While medication reconciliation alone does not appear to reduce rehospitalization risk, pharmacist-directed … medical patients are truly preventable, and clinicians lack tools to predict which patients are at risk … pharmacists-role-medication-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-multifaceted-clinical-pharmacist-intervention-risk-readmission-randomized

9794. Traumatic-Brain-Injury-Rehabilitation Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/traumatic-brain-injury-rehabilitation_research-protocol.pdf
      October 25, 2010 - Assessment of Risk of Bias of Individual Studies The primary and secondary abstractor/evaluator … will independently assess the risk of bias of each eligible study by using tools specific to study … Risk of bias for each component is classified as high, uncertain, or low following guidance in the … Chapter 8: Assessing risk of bias in included studies. In: Higgins JPT and Green S, eds. … Development of an item bank on risk of bias and precision of observational studies.

9795. Screening for Oral Cancer - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2004 - good quality evidence that screening for oral cancer leads to improved health outcomes for either high-risk … adults (ie, those over the age of 50 who use tobacco) or for average- risk adults in the general population … • Tobacco use in all forms is the biggest risk factor for oral cancer. … Alcohol abuse combined with tobacco use increases risk. This statement summarizes the U.S. … Patients should be encouraged to not use tobacco and to limit alcohol use in order to decrease their risk

9796. PCA3 Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-antigen-3-gene_research.pdf
      April 01, 2013 - perform the randomized clinical trial that would be required to establish the ultimate benefits and risks … Screening, risk assessment, and the approach to therapy in patients with prostate cancer. … (indolent) or high risk (aggressive). … performing the randomized clinical trial that would be required to establish the ultimate benefits and risks … Predicting prostate cancer risk through incorporation of prostate cancer gene 3.

9797. In Conversation With... Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC and Molly M. Scanlon, PhD, FAIA, FACHA | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-anjali-joseph-phd-edac-and-molly-m-scanlon-phd-faia-facha
      June 30, 2021 - During the early days of the pandemic, the lack of PPE [personal protective equipment] and risk of staff … Can we characterize the risk? … It goes back to the fundamental risk management and exposure science I was talking about. … To address this risk, EDs have taken steps to work within the limitations of their built environment. … This may involve implementation of more robust environmental risk management programs.

9798. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/screening-counseling-interventions-protocol-amendment.pdf
      February 05, 2025 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias in the included … studies, we will use the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2.0) tool for RCTs,23 the Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized … Youth Risk Behavior Survey: data summary & trends report. … RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials. … ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions.

9799. COVID-19 and the Built Environment | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/covid-19-and-built-environment
      June 30, 2021 - healthcare professionals, and healthcare architects and engineers have identified numerous areas of risk … To address this risk, EDs have taken steps to work within the limitations of their built environment. … This may involve implementation of more robust environmental risk management programs. … Can we characterize the risk? … It goes back to the fundamental risk management and exposure science I was talking about.

9800. 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.