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41. 18-Template-Iscr-Pathway (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/18-template-ISCR-pathway.docx
    June 01, 2023 - For example, if your pathway includes venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis administered in the preop … area and possible epidurals for regional analgesia, include timing of preoperative VTE prophylaxis for … and add details: Examples: Standard anesthesia protocol (list key points) Antibiotic prophylaxis VTE … anti-nausea medications given at end of case Regional analgesia Modify and add details: Examples: VTE … = venous thromboembolism AHRQ Pub.

42. 44-Sample-Pathway-Checklist (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - · Yes · No · N/A VTE prophylaxis administered? … information, mechanical prophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis medications, and any other considerations for VTE … *Follow hospital protocol for diabetic patients Abbreviations: N/A = not applicable; VTE = venous thromboembolism … First postoperative VTE chemoprophylaxis dose Date: Time: · Yes · No Multimodal pain management … = venous thromboembolism COMMENTS OR ISSUES (for process improvement): AHRQ Pub.

43. PowerPoint Presentation
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/10-frontline-provider.pptx
    June 01, 2023 - rate: Include any other outcome measures you have data for at your institution (e.g., superficial SSI, venous … thromboembolism (VTE), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): *The Gap Analysis and Goal … SSI, VTE Prevention Processes for SSI, VTE prevention (antibiotic administration, skin preparation, sterile … technique, maintenance of normothermia, and VTE prophylaxis if not already administered) Anesthesia … Prophylaxis Process for patients to receive VTE prophylaxis (if not already administered) ISCR at [

44. Harborview Medical Center Uses AHRQ’s Quality Indicators To Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2025 - “Because we're a trauma center, our highest level of PSI was for venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood … This team reviews every VTE case each month to determine that all patients received guideline-directed … prophylaxis; for example, the patient received the right drug at the right dose every day prior to the VTE … Systematic improvements made from PSI case reviews have improved compliance with daily guideline-directed VTE

45. HHCEB Presentation (ppt file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/vtguide/umich-slides.ppt
    May 20, 2012 - HHCEB Presentation * VTE Prevention: An Institution-wide Initiative University of Michigan Caprini … VTE risk assessment May 20, 2012 Marc Moote, PA-C Chief Physician Assistant University of Michigan Health … System * * Key Strategies Scope: ALL adult inpatients Standardized VTE Protocol – Caprini model … prophylaxis included as peer review (OPPE) indicator for many services Review of EVERY VTE event that … occurs in the health system for preventability * Closing the Gap… VTE Risk Assessment embedded

46. Health IT and Diagnostic Safety: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Perspective (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/carayon-summit2016.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Tools Organization EnvironmentTasks Person Health IT-supported process for preventing and managing VTE … AHRQ Grant 1R01HS022086 Human-centered design  Analysis of cognitive and team work in VTE diagnosis … information  Physical environment  Team interactions, roles  Primary data collection method on VTE … Klein et al., 1989)  Physicians, APP and nurses in 3 EDs 5 Developing Requirements of CDS for VTE … Cues for VTE diagnosis  Table of cues  Comparative analysis of cues across 3 EDs and roles 3.

47. 58-Frontline-Presentation-Template (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/58-frontline-presentation-template.docx
    June 01, 2023 - reviewed: [provide details on any other measures that were reviewed, for example, superficial SSI, VTE … SSI, VTE Prevention Processes for SSI, VTE prevention (antibiotic administration, skin preparation, sterile … technique, maintenance of normothermia, and VTE prophylaxis if not already administered) Anesthesia … Prophylaxis Process for patients to receive VTE prophylaxis (if not already administered) Slide 14 … Prophylaxis Process for VTE prophylaxis Discharge Planning What is your multidisciplinary approach for

48. Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Challenge Competition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/challenge-competition.html
    February 01, 2024 - Read the impact story: University of Chicago Medicine UChicago Medicine reduced venous thromboembolism … (VTE) incidence by 30% in the perioperative patient population across their institution with the use … of AHRQ’s Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement … Their experience using this tool is summarized in "UChicago Medicine Reduces Perioperative VTE With AHRQ

49. Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/topics/blood-clots.html
    Blood Clots AHRQ has resources for healthcare providers to prevent venous thromboembolism … Tools Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement … assists quality improvement practitioners in leading an effort to improve prevention of hospital-acquired VTE … Studies on venous thromboembolism range from venous thromboembolism after trauma and use of multidisciplinary … rounds for venous thromboembolism prevention to postsurgical pulmonary embolism.

50. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2017 - First, the definition of venous thromboembolism events has been expanded beyond post-operative events … 0.059) 0.028 VAP $47,238 ($21,890–$72,587) $22,898 0.140 (-0.110–0.730) 0.144 VTE … did observe differences in estimated additional cost for other HACs: some increases (CAUTI, CLABSI, VTE … This difference in excess mortality for VTE may be related to the change in definition to include all … hospital-acquired VTE—not just postoperative VTE events.

51. Slide 1 (ppt file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/vtguide/hopkinsinternalmed-slides.ppt
    January 01, 2013 - Am J Hematol. 2013; 88:545-549 Major Risk Factors Age > 60 Cancer Previous VTE Acute CVA w/ paresis … contraindications 2 - Contraindications 3 - Systemic Anticoagulation 6 - No Risk Factors *Major VTE … w/o contraindications Yes (0) No (1) Yes (2) Yes (3) No (1) Yes (3) Yes (2) No (6) General Medicine VTE

52. 17-Engaging-Stakeholders-Data (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - years and older)a - Enter here - Enter here Postoperative (postop) venous thromboembolic event (VTE … Additional Colorectal Process Measures Relevant Stakeholders Approach to Data Sharing Preoperative VTE … Additional Gynecology Process Measures Relevant Stakeholders Approach to Data Sharing Preoperative VTE … Stakeholders Approach to Data Sharing Intraoperative tranexamic acid use - Enter here - Enter here VTE … - Enter here Urinary tract infectiona - Enter here - Enter here Venous thromboembolic event (VTE

53. 43-Pathway-Worksheet (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Preoperative administration of a single dose of venous thromboembolism ( … All ISCR Pathways Preoperative Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis Choose your approach: · Use … In: Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement … Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Combined mechanical and chemoprophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE … All ISCR Pathways Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis Choose your approach: Use

54. Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing, Monitoring and Education (TOP-MED) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - The use of anticoagulant therapy for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and … Seasonal Variation in International Normalized Ratio Among Venous Thromboembolism Patients on Warfarin … The implementation of a mandatory assessment of risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a health system's … Seasonal variation in international normalized ratio among venous thromboembolism patients on warfarin … Clinical decision support to improve venous thromboembolism risk assessment, prophylaxis, and prevention

55. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2017 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) 5 $19,325–$80,013 $47,238 ($21,890–$72,587) Venous … Thromboembolism (VTE) 4 $11,011–$31,687 $17,367 ($11,837–$22,898) C. difficile Infections … Thromboembolism (VTE) 9 1.01–13.63 3.15 (2.02–4.91) 0.020 0.043 (0.040–0.078) C. difficile … Eleven studies were included in our review for VTE. … VTE event.

56. AHRQ Safety Program for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
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    June 01, 2023 - teamwork, and change management Technical Clinical elements to reduce surgical site infections (SSI), venous … thromboembolism (VTE), and urinary tract infections (UTI) AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical … Decreased complications,  LOS,  pain,  SSI Postoperative components resulted in: Decreased LOS,  VTE … Perioperative components resulted in: Early surgery (within 24–48 hours of admission) beneficial Resulted in  VTE

57. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/169-cusp-science-safety-slides.pptx
    October 01, 2024 - Surgeon asks Susan if she has family history of venous thromboembolism (VTE). … The hospital does not have a standard VTE risk assessment protocol. … Unaware of what VTE is, Susan answers that she has no family history of VTE.

58. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2007 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/feeney-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Health Administration National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of Venous … Thromboembolism (VTE) Program Director: Melinda Murphy, RN, MS, CAN Brief Description: Venous thromboembolism … (VTE), which encompasses deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is the most common … 2002, Update published March 2007 National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Prevention and Care of Venous … Thromboembolism (VTE) Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which encompasses deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

59. 170-Cusp-Science-Safety-Notes (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - He knew he should assess the patient for her venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, but he didn’t have much … The hospital didn’t have a standardized protocol for VTE risk assessment. … Simon asked Susan if anyone in her family had a history of VTE. … Susan wasn’t sure what VTE was, so she said “no” and Simon didn’t press further. … challenge the surgeon's authority and lacking clear protocols for post-surgical complications like VTE

60. Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – What Does It Mean To Be Engaged? (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/module2-transcript.pdf
    June 01, 2017 - We look at VTE [venous thromboembolism] risk screening and VTE treatment. … When we get a CLABSI, CAUTI, VTE fallout, skin breakdown, or a fall with injury, it is presented as … And we haven't had a VTE fallout for a year and a half.