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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/bates3-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - standardization,
interoperability, and integration of the toolkit with other patient safety tools being … Patients expressed an interest in understanding and being
involved in their fall risk assessment and … challenges (e.g., patients thinking the
display was only meant for the nurse to view, the display screen being … A new version of the dashboard is currently being refined and implemented in
response to these lessons … Discussion: Although we did receive concerns with useful and important content, as well as compliments
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/developmental-delays-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
June 01, 2013 - about 1,800 topics across the 14 AHRQ priority areas and 1 cross-
cutting area; about 600 topics are being … This report is being generated twice a year. … (Seven topics in this priority
area were being tracked in the system as of May 18, 2013.) … They cited the convenience
and low cost of oxytocin as well as the desperation of parents and clinicians
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/registry-of-patient-registries_research-2012-2_1.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Participation in the RoPR is voluntary, and it will include information on the data being collected … rely directly on data from the registry to those that utilize the
registry data and other data as well … patient registries will be posted on the RoPR at registry inception, prior to the first participant
being … , the registrant will be able to provide, from a list, the purposes for which
they are amenable to being
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/AppendixE_HIT_Hazard_Manager_Beta_Test.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Local IT staff identified the problem as being completely separate
screens for IV and PO orders, with … also said it was psychological, and three of those thought there was
financial harm to the patient as well … to real pts or whether the IT staff was incorrectly entering test info on real pts d/t surname
being … the Chief of Medicine, local IT staff reprogrammed the system to prevent
more than two charts from being
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836976/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - compartment syndrome
The Case
An 18-month-old girl presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after being … This case describes a pediatric patient who presented to the ED with multiple traumatic injuries after being … is Poikylothermia).22,25–27 Unfortunately, these
findings are unreliable in acute limb ischemia as well … or lines) should subsequently be established to provide
definitive vascular access while fluids are being
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/_prn/nisnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - An error in HCUP processing caused invalid four-digit codes that ended in non-zeros, as well as zeros … Any procedure codes that were suspected of being CPT or HCPCS codes were masked during HCUP processing … longer than 4 digits or started with an alphabetic character (A-Z), then the procedure was suspected of being … These X-filled codes are recoded as missing prior to HCUP processing to prevent them being set to invalid
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2020-03.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Percentages are
provided for discharges with any ambiguous code (G, B, or O) as well as for discharges … Supplement 5 provides the total number of SID discharges with each State-specific ambiguous
payer code as well … The remaining columns then shift this percentage between being assigned to
private insurance (current … scenario) or being assigned to Medicare (alternative scenario). … classified as private insurance and a shift from
85.0 to 94.0 percent of discharges being classified
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-screening_research-protocol.pdf
May 18, 2011 - We will record
details relevant to the technical specification of the fecal DNA assay being conducted … Expert Panel (TEP) to assure that the questions are specific and explicit
about what information is being … oxford.asp
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: May 18, 2011
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well
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/C_RelevantLegalRequirementsforHealthDataExchange_1.pdf
May 23, 2007 - extremely broad, including not only hospitals,
outpatient clinics, laboratories, and pharmacies as well … However,
there is a well-developed body of professional standards and knowledge which should guide … There is a well-
developed body of technical standards and legal theory behind PKI, but in practice … This kind
of intellectual property interest can come into being when an entity does business under … readily discoverable by
other parties, which the party possessing the trade secret wishes to keep from being
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/C_RelevantLegalRequirementsforHealthDataExchange_0.pdf
May 23, 2007 - extremely broad, including not only hospitals,
outpatient clinics, laboratories, and pharmacies as well … However,
there is a well-developed body of professional standards and knowledge which should guide … There is a well-
developed body of technical standards and legal theory behind PKI, but in practice … This kind
of intellectual property interest can come into being when an entity does business under … readily discoverable by
other parties, which the party possessing the trade secret wishes to keep from being
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/diagnostic-safety-transitions-care.pdf
June 01, 2023 - Improving transitions of care has been well studied and prioritized at a national level. … Unsurprisingly, then, diagnostic errors in
the ED are generally considered multifactorial.19
In addition to being … available to structure written or verbal
handoffs in the transition from the ICU to the ward despite it being … the ICU and information about the transfer to the ward.67,68
Patients and families also appreciated being … recognized and well studied.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/obesity-child_research-protocol.pdf
March 31, 2010 - nonalcoholic fatty
liver disease, certain cancers, and arthritis.
22-24
Obesity increases mortality as well … various settings like primary care settings, child care
centers, community centers, churches, as well … be randomly quality checked by a third-party senior
reviewer (investigator) to ensure that data is being … We
expect to examine the intermediate outcomes such as dietary intakes and physical
activity as well … Expert Panel (TEP) to assure that the questions are
specific and explicit about what information is being
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy3/Strat3_Implement_Hndbook_508.docx
August 01, 2010 - family engagement encompasses behaviors by patients, family members, clinicians, and hospital staff as well … At Advocate Trinity Hospital, the clinical manager of the unit on which the Guide strategies were being … Training facilitators should be respected by their colleagues and model the behaviors being asked of … What worked well? What could be improved? … Because the process worked well, the pilot was expanded to nurses on two units.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-observational-studies_methods.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Selection bias refers to systematic differences among the groups
being compared that arise from patient … effects, and the use of cointerventions can obscure or overestimate the effects of the
intervention being … used in the assessment of the strength of a body of evidence of
observational studies according to well-accepted … Well-known or large RCTs should be examined in detail at this stage. … Do groups of patients excluded from the trials respond as frequently and as well as those included in
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguidenorris_060420101.pdf
June 01, 2010 - Selection bias refers to systematic differences among the groups
being compared that arise from patient … effects, and the use of cointerventions can obscure or overestimate the effects of the
intervention being … used in the assessment of the strength of a body of evidence of
observational studies according to well-accepted … Well-known or large RCTs should be examined in detail at this stage. … Do groups of patients excluded from the trials respond as frequently and as well as those included in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-prescribing-e-error
February 03, 2021 - on the quality of patient instructions in e-prescribing, the Structured and Codified Sig Format is being … addition, the system allowed the nurse to prescribe on behalf of the doctor and transmit without first being … Sharing such summaries can alert the pharmacist to treatments without appropriate diagnoses, as well
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/ny10.jsp
September 01, 2014 - E.g., 'sample hemolyzed' is always commented when observed; test method may be specified here as well … It may appear that more information is being required for data in the HL7 format than for Excel or the … observation request (OBR) segment is used to capture information about one test (or battery of tests) being
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/hand-hygiene.pptx
March 01, 2017 - with water
Dry hands with paper towel and use towel to turn off faucet
Paper towel prevents hands from being … What did the two volunteers do well? Did they miss any steps?
15 seconds is longer than you think. … contamination may occur during glove removal
Hand hygiene protects your hands and the environment from being
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
September 15, 2012 - usually annually) in part to screen for ovarian cancer, although its effectiveness and harms are not well-known … women in the multimethod group who participated in the first screening were initially categorized as being … at intermediate risk for ovarian cancer and required up to 5 additional blood tests before being returned
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anemia-and-delayed-colon-cancer-diagnosis
July 21, 2020 - He received a blood transfusion as well as additional iron infusions, resulting in an improvement in … Thus, being on anticoagulation does not reduce the importance of searching for a site of bleeding. … Being on anticoagulation does not reduce the importance of evaluating a patient with iron deficiency