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4001. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2012 - care-associated infections (HAIs) result in almost 100,000 deaths each year and cost the U.S. health … As part of this initiative, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded a national … Qual Saf Health Care 2010;19(6):555-61. 8 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION This section of the report … research that helps people make more informed decisions and improves the quality of health care services … of their diversity of perspectives and understood the importance of inter-disciplinary rounding.

4002. Chapter-2 - Failure-To-Rescue (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2020 - Importance of Harm Area Failure to rescue is a well-established issue in patient safety and healthcare … Int J Qual Health Care. 2014;26(1):49-57. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt091. 3. … The 100,000 lives campaign: setting a goal and a deadline for improving health care quality. … Int J Qual Health Care. 2017;29(1):130-6. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw132. 10. … Int J Qual Health Care. 2014;26(1):49-57. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt091. 11.

4003. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2018 - , expert recommendations discourage the use of suppositories in these patients due to the potential … The appropriate management of constipation in this case would include the use of a stimulant laxative … The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients: results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study … [go to PubMed] This project was funded under contract number 75Q80119C00004 from the Agency for Healthcare … Readers should not interpret any statement in this report as an official position of AHRQ or of the

4004. Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease in U.S. Hospitals, 1993-2005 (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2008 - such as a nursing home), home health care, against medical advice (AMA), or died in the hospital. … longitudinal health care data (inpatient, ambulatory surgery, and emergency department) in the United … Department of Health West Virginia Health Care Authority Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services … health care databases that are publicly available. … care in the United States.

4005. High delayed and missed injury rate after inter-hospital transfer of severely injured trauma patients. | PSNet
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      December 02, 2020 - For half of these patients, the new diagnoses led to a change in treatment course. … These findings highlight the importance of clinician vigilance when assessing trauma patients. … in the USA. … February 15, 2023 Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols … Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Emergency Medicine Emergency Nursing

4006. Barcode Medication Administration: Lessons Learned from an Intensive Care Unit Implementation (pdf file)
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      April 20, 2004 - The application was created by the Eastern Kansas Health Care System and the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical … ’s health care system. … Equally important, as the use of medication barcode technology grows, the health care institutions will … A report of the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine. … Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine.

4007. Poor Prognosis | PSNet
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      March 15, 2016 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … 1, 2003 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health … Care Providers Patients Medicine Geriatrics View More

4008. Is There an Association Between Patient Safety Indicators and Hospital Teaching Status? (pdf file)
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      April 28, 2008 - the VA health care system and the private sector. … health care delivery systems. … Effect of the transformation of the Veterans Affairs health care system on the quality of care. … Prevalence and costs of chronic conditions in the VA health care system. … Is volume related to outcome in health care?

4009. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes | PSNet
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      April 10, 2024 - Age and American Health Care Association. 8 The CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System and COVID-19 Incidence … to healthcare systems throughout the nation. … It also emphasizes the importance of the NH industry, healthcare professionals, and federal and state … Washington, DC: The Center for Health Care Policy Evaluation in Long Term Care; 2021.  … Care Providers Allied Health Professionals Health Care Executives and Administrators Facility

4010. Oklahoma IMPaCT: Catalyzing Primary Care Transformation in Colorado | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2015 - A longtime leader in health care quality improvement, Colorado has several organizations that are experienced … Dickinson and stakeholders from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, the Colorado Area Health … Key goals in Colorado’s State Healthcare Innovation Plan: Create a coordinated system of care with … The long-term vision in Colorado’s State Healthcare Innovation Plan is to provide its residents with … “What we want to do in the long run is have a broad set of initiatives so we can deal with the needs

4011. A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis | PSNet
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      January 13, 2010 - , independence and objectivity in all its CME activities to promote improvements in health care and not … principles of effective communication between health care providers Explain some of the reasons that … , and other health care personnel to communicate with each other. … cognitive failure to recognize the importance of the exam finding. … Int J Qual Health Care . 2007;19(2):60-67. [ Free full text ] Knudson MM, Ikossi DG, Khaw L, et al.

4012. DEMENTIA INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S #04 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - the highest potential for impact on clinical care, the health care system, patient outcomes, and costs … health care system. … as having potential for high impact on some aspect of health care or the health care system (e.g., … similar potential impact on the health care system. … in modifying AD’s course, it could have a dramatic impact on the health care system, especially because

4013. In Conversation With... Remle P. Crowe, PhD | PSNet
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      May 16, 2022 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … all parts of the healthcare continuum experience this the same but we're able to compare them with a … In healthcare, that would be something like, if I noticed that these two bottles of medication come in … EMS personnel provide care outside of a healthcare facility in complex environments. … Int J Qual Health Care . 2021 Feb 5;33(1):mzab013. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzab013.

4014. Tool 4: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge to Diverse Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - care system. … The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care ( http://www.ncihc.org ) has published a code of … ethics and standards of practice for interpreters in health care. … cross-cultural issue in health care. … The health care system in the United States and other Western countries places great emphasis on patient

4015. Tool 4: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge to Diverse Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool4.html
      March 01, 2025 - care system. … The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care ( http://www.ncihc.org ) has published a code of … ethics and standards of practice for interpreters in health care. … cross-cultural issue in health care. … The health care system in the United States and other Western countries places great emphasis on patient

4016. Preventing-Cauti-Engaging-Clinicians-Transcript (doc file)
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      May 14, 2013 - Todd will talk a little bit more about the health care costs later in the talk. … memories of overworked health care workers, we want to systemize this to the extent we can. … The VA, as most of you know, is the largest integrated health care system in the Unites States, and one … of the largest integrated health care systems in the world. … assess and then document the competency of health care workers performing the insertion.

4017. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other than CAUTI (September 9, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2015 - will be touched by a healthcare worker, or that patient will contaminate with his or her flora the area … Or a health care worker asking if mode of transmission between patients. … a healthcare setting, and CRE potential stress in the community also are not just in the hospital. … and can frequently spread in the healthcare setting. … Specifically they talked about the importance of nurse champions and local unit-level nurse champions

4018. Chapter-6 - Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2020 - Importance of Harm Area CRE is commonly associated with clusters and outbreaks in healthcare settings … One of the systematic reviews had a general focus on CRE in healthcare settings, whereas the other two … of the outbreak.16 This is a cautionary tale of the importance of monitoring ongoing infection control … to patients, staff, and the healthcare system. 6.1.4 Implementation Fostering a workplace environment … with blood or bodily fluids, and gloves in case of lesions of the healthcare worker’s hands.

4019. Organizational Embrace of CUSP to Improve Patient Safety (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2013 - Objectives To relate an organization’s approach to implementing CUSP in multiple areas of the hospital … Chesapeake Health healthcare facilities. … Our Journey Started biannual patient safety “walkabouts” in the summer of 2010 in all departments … , we used the results of AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey completed in December 2009 Return … Difficult for senior leaders’ scheduling “Schedule-keeper” needs to understand the importance

4020. Combining Performance Feedback and Evidence-based Educational Resources (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2004 - practice to prevent or mitigate the occurrence of injuries within the health care system.6 The importance … by health care professionals. … A report of the Committee on Quality in Health Care in America. Institute of Medicine. … In: Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices. … A report of the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine.