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1761. Diagnostic Errors: A New Chapter in Patient Safety Science, Policy, and Practice | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors-new-chapter-patient-safety-science-policy-and-practice
      January 01, 2016 - For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs has successfully implemented initiatives where researchers … Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH Chief, Health Policy, Quality and Informatics Program Veterans Affairs Center … DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas References … Washington, DC: VA National Center for Patient Safety, US Department of Veterans Affairs; 2015.

1762. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49849/psn-pdf
      January 01, 2019 - patient safety events in inpatient psychiatry have recently been reported from 40 psychiatric units in Veterans … Affairs (VA) hospitals.(2) From this analysis of electronic health records, the rate of any safety … Safety of psychiatric inpatients at the Veterans Health Administration. … Inpatient suicide on mental health units in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals: avoiding environmental

1763. Using Electronic Data to Improve Care of Patients With Known or Suspected Cancer | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record Care Setting Ambulatory Setting Veteran … Affairs Medical Center Medical Condition Cancer Colorectal Cancer Respiratory (Lung … Decision Support System , Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record Population: Adults , Veteran

1764. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - The National Evaluation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/evaluation/evidencenow-executive-summary-national.pdf
      November 01, 2017 - at Houston HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research Case Western Reserve University Veterans … Affairs, Ann Arbor Project Period: 2015-2019 Specifi c Aims 1.

1765. National Evaluation Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/national.html
      March 01, 2021 - Research Case Western Reserve University University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lehigh Valley Health Network Veterans … Affairs, Ann Arbor Project Period:  2015–2010 Specific Aims Engage EvidenceNOW grantees in the

1766. “Near-miss” Reporting System Development and Implications for Human Subjects Protection (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Murff.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - As a result of recent problems in clinical research programs conducted within the Veterans Health Administration … Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, GRECC, Nashville (HJM, RSD). … Murff, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, GRECC, 1310 … The Department of Veterans Affairs’ NSQIP. … Developing a culture of safety in the Veterans Health Administration.

1767. Overview of Hospitalizations among Patients with COPD, 2008 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb106.pdf
      February 14, 2011 - (Department of Veterans Affairs). Overview of Hospitalizations among Patients with COPD, 2008. … Au was supported through the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and Health … expressed represent those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans … Affairs

1768. Statistical Brief #106
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      February 01, 2011 - (Department of Veterans Affairs). Overview of Hospitalizations among Patients with COPD, 2008. … Au was supported through the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System and Health … expressed represent those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans … Affairs. *** AHRQ welcomes questions and comments from readers of this publication who are

1769. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum Fall Policy Conference 2008 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Susan Dentzer, Editor in Chief of Health Affairs and Health Policy Analyst with The News Hour, argued … Rosof, MD, MACP, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations and Health Affairs, North Shore – Long Island … Department of Defense, FDA, The Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Foundation, Department of Veterans … Affairs, and Institute for Healthcare Improvement Council Chair: Dr. … O’Leary served as Dean for Clinical Affairs at the GWU Medical Center, was VP of the GWU Health Plan

1770. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
      June 23, 2014 - Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, Co-Vice Chair … Aneurysm Detection and Management (ADAM) Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group. … Lederle FA, Stroupe KT; Open Versus Endovascular Repair (OVER) Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study Group … Affairs Cooperative Study Group. … Affairs Cooperative Study Group.

1771. Wheelchair-Service Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-service_research-protocol.pdf
      July 01, 2010 - vocational needs, environmental factors, etc.) do assessors and payers (including Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans … Affairs, and others) take into consideration when determining the appropriateness and medical necessity … Payer (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation, private insurance) … Relevant Web sites may include those published by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans

1772. Computerized Definitions Showed High Positive Predictive Values for Identifying Reasons for Hospitalizations in a Medicaid Population with Rheumatoid Arthritis (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-hospitalizations_research.pdf
      October 01, 2008 - including nosocomial cases.12, 13 Similarly, a study that used primary discharge diagnoses from a regional Veterans … Affairs system showed that computerized definitions for bacteremia had PPVs ranging from 86%-91%.7 … cryptococcosis diagnosis codes and low PPVs for systemic candidiasis diagnosis codes among hospitalized veterans … Veteran's affairs hospital discharge databases coded serious bacterial infections accurately.

1773. Meeting Minutes (Draft), November 2023 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2024 - Department of Veterans Affairs Ronald M. … Healthcare providers are potentially missing opportunities to properly diagnose and treat veterans. … Toxic exposure-related injuries have become a growing concern in the military veteran population. … Veterans exposed to burn pits, radiation, agent orange, and other toxic materials during their military … In addition to toxic exposure risk, mental health risks are also a top concern for veterans.

1774. Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering | PSNet
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      August 21, 2007 - According to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directive 2010-052, a wandering patient is "an … Veterans Health Administration. Washington, DC: Department of Veterans Affairs: December 3, 2010.

1775. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2012 - Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York); Linda Ciofu Baumann, PhD, RN (University of … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford Univer- sity, Stanford … Wilt, MD, MPH (University of Minnesota Department of Medicine and Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical

1776. The Forgotten Line | PSNet
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      March 11, 2011 - Render, MD Veterans Health Administration, National Program Director, Critical Care, Lung Disease … Reduction of central line infections in Veterans Administration intensive care units: an observational … June 16, 2011 Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus

1777. Improving Patient Safety Using ATHENA-Decision Support System Technology: The Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain Experience (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Michel_92.pdf
      April 30, 2008 - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase guideline-adherent prescribing and to change physician … Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)—and its user interface, the Computerized Patient Record System ( … Views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Department of Veterans Affairs

1778. Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based Care Programs | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/post-acute-transitional-services-safety-home-based-care-programs
      April 24, 2024 - outcomes. 34-37 Home-Based Primary Care Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) was originally designed for veterans … The HBPC program has now expanded beyond veterans into modern-day house call programs. … The program has been implemented at numerous sites around the U.S. by Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals … US Department of Veterans Affairs. June 10, 2020. … Health Affairs . October 8, 2019.

1779. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults-references.html
      September 01, 2024 - Health Affairs Forefront 2021 Sep 29. … Web-based patient portal use and medication overlap from VA and private-sector pharmacies among older veterans … Characteristics of dual drug benefit use among veterans with dementia enrolled in the Veterans Health … Ambulatory care fragmentation and hospitalization among veterans with diabetes. … Department of Veterans Affairs. Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Residency.

1780. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836941/psn-pdf
      April 27, 2022 - outcomes.34-37 Home-Based Primary Care Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) was originally designed for veterans … in-home support for ongoing diseases and illnesses that affect their health and daily activities.38 Veterans … The HBPC program has now expanded beyond veterans into modern-day house call programs. … US Department of Veterans Affairs. June 10, 2020. … Health Affairs. October 8, 2019.