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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/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4w Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Why focus on postoperative wound dehiscence in children?…

  2. Improving Care in a Rural Region with Consolidated Imaging | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-care-rural-region-consolidated-imaging
    January 01, 2023 - Improving Care in a Rural Region with Consolidated Imaging Project Final Report ( PDF , 141.07 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of …

  3. Improving Quality In Cancer Screening: The Excellence Report For Colonoscopy - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-quality-cancer-screening-excellence-report-colonoscopy/annual-summary/2010
    January 01, 2010 - Improving Quality In Cancer Screening: The Excellence Report For Colonoscopy - 2010 Project Name Improving Quality in Cancer Screening: The Excellence Report for Colonoscopy Principal Investigator Logan, Judith Organization Oregon Health and Science University Funding…

  4. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/mggnaKHr496c8QCgHe9-tm
    May 01, 2021 - The US Surgeon General provides tools to prevent tobacco use and promote smoking cessation (https://www.hhs.gov … ://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better • The US Surgeon

  5. How Does Infection Prevention Fit Into a Safety Program? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program
    March 01, 2014 - People are much more concerned about health care–associated infections than whether the surgeon will … important that the organization that you work in completely backs this up, so there can be no physician or surgeon

  6. Final Progress Report: Individualized Performance Feedback on Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Practice (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/haut-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. 2008. … In: The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33835/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2017 - I'm told that if you start your first consultant post in a hospital as a surgeon, you almost invariably

  8. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Working with Patient and Family Advisors

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/supporting/advisors.pptx
    May 01, 2017 - families 34 AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Working With Patient and Family Advisors Scenario 4 A surgeon

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49551/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2007 - However, every burn surgeon has seen iatrogenic burn injury as the result of “therapeutic” application

  10. Patient Safety and Opioid Medications | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
    January 01, 2015 - In late 2016, the Surgeon General also issued opioid prescribing guidelines and launched a new website

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49805/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2017 - When should a surgical resident call an attending surgeon? J Surg Educ. 2008;65:206-212.

  12. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
    December 01, 2015 - In LAGB, a surgeon reversibly reduces stomach size by placing a band around the upper part of the stomach … The surgeon partitions the stomach to form a small, 30 mL pouch where food will enter.39 The surgeon … Next, the surgeon connects the duodenum portion of the upper small intestine to a distal section of … duodenum and upper jejunum, creating the second limb of the “Y.”39 In biliopancreatic diversion, a surgeon … the duodenal stump to result in a stomach volume of about 300 mL.39 With the duodenal switch, the surgeon

  13. Statistical Brief #81: Concentration of Health Care Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population (pdf file)

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st81/stat81.pdf
    May 01, 2005 - Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health.

  14. STATISTICAL BRIEF #81: Concentration of Health Care Expenditures in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

    meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st81/stat81.shtml
    May 01, 2005 - Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health.

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49709/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2014 - The patient was then taken to the operating room, where he awaited the arrival of the surgeon.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33701/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2010 - surgical checklist may need to influence the actions of both a new nursing assistant and a senior surgeon

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49661/psn-pdf
    August 01, 2012 - One month later, the patient returned for a second evaluation under anesthesia, and the surgeon noted

  18. Toxic Tachycardia | PSNet

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    March 01, 2005 - November 25, 2020 WebM&M Cases Think Like a Surgeon

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49424/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2003 - For example, these techniques have been employed to assess neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon staffing

  20. Coaching Clinical Teams Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/coaching-slides.html
    May 01, 2017 - I think it is safe practice to have the surgeon read the consent form in the operating room so it can
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