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3701. Background | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/background.html
      July 01, 2018 - Respond with appropriate actions (adjust medications, initiate call to a health care coach, schedule … care staff to increase patients' skills and confidence in managing their health problems, including … care professionals to an individualized approach that addresses needs and concerns defined by the patient … Another goal of self-management support programs is to reduce health care costs and workplace costs related … of health care services, as well as for the patients themselves.

3702. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-guide.docx
      September 01, 2022 - 10,000 colony forming units or cfu per milliliter or mL to greater than or equal to 100,000 cfu per … Resources SAY: For more resources on asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infections, please access … Refer to the Discussion Guide to help your practice develop a standardized approach to the diagnosis … Any practice described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance … These practices are offered as helpful options for consideration by healthcare practitioners, not as

3703. Designing the Built Environment for A Culture and System of Patient Safety – A Conceptual, New Design Process (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Dickerman_84.pdf
      June 04, 2008 - that can be used to create health care facilities are needed. … The need for a new approach to health care design is a byproduct of the national movement to reduce … many health care environments. … work on health care projects. … On the other hand, health care has not undergone such a transformation to date.

3704. Slide 1 (ppt file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slides.ppt
      August 01, 2009 - It is essential that clinicians and healthcare delivery systems consistently identify and document tobacco … Therefore, clinicians and healthcare delivery systems should both ensure patient access to quitlines … The updated Guideline contains new evidence that health care policies significantly affect the likelihood … Healthcare systems should ensure that clinicians have sufficient training to treat tobacco dependence … a health care setting (clinic, hospital, work site, others) A sk – screen all patients for tobacco

3705. Project Report - Lean Sigma
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/assemble/assembleteam.pptx
      January 01, 2006 - fix problems Makes rounds and meets monthly with members of health care team on the unit 19 19 … about their roles Execute the processes Evaluate what you did 25 Summary The CUSP team will include health … care providers, support and leadership staff. … Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form Culture Check-Up Tool 28 28 References Agency for Healthcare … Creating high reliability in health care organizations Health Serv Res 2006;41(4, pt 2):1599-1617.

3706. Implement Teamwork and Communication: | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/implement/teamwork-notes.html
      December 01, 2012 - Positive Outcomes of Effective Teamwork on Health Care 4 Slide 11. Shadowing Slide 12. … Knowing this, individuals in health care settings can affect the outcome of their interaction with colleagues … Positive Outcomes of Effective Teamwork on Health Care 4 Say: Effective teamwork has a positive … effect on health care, and is associated with: Reduced length of stay. … STEP 1 Say: STEP is a tool for monitoring situations in the delivery of health care.

3707. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography Screening Among Children With Sickle Cell Anemia (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-139-fullreport.pdf
      May 01, 2017 - • Sickle cell anemia-related health care encounters are identified through ICD codes. … The ICD- 9-CM codes to identify Hb SS-related health care encounters are as follows: 282.61 (Hb-SS disease … care relevant to children. … by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and special health care needs. … Special Health Care Needs 7.C. Socioeconomic Status 7.D. Rurality/Urbanicity 7.E.

3708. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find1.html
      December 01, 2012 - Technical Appendix Under Section 6086(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act, the Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality (AHRQ) was assigned to develop outcome indicators to assess the "health and welfare … AHRQ also was required to use the outcome indicators to describe the health and welfare of this population … and use, State Medicaid policy environment, area-level age and race, socioeconomic status, supply of health … care providers, and area-level health characteristics of the population.

3709. Perspectives on Implementing Quality Improvement Collaboratives Effectively: Qualitative Findings from the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/perspectives-quality-improvement-collaboratives.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - Using collaboratives to improve health care quality was first popularized in the mid-1990s by the Institute … Int J Qual Health Care. 2012;24:380–390. 13. Ayers LR, et al. … Qual Manag Health Care. 2005;14:234–247. Erratum in: Qual Manag Health Care. 2006;15:45. 14. … Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:289–295. 15. Fremont AM, et al. … J Prim Health Care. 2012;4:328–336. 22. Weaver SJ, et al.

3710. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod2concl.html
      October 01, 2014 - In a safe environment, no one is trying to place blame; rather, everyone is working to determine what … We all face barriers to communication. … In a health care setting, differences in level of authority and environmental or system barriers are … often the hardest to get past. … Forgetting to listen can be as much of a problem as not speaking up. Return to Contents

3711. Final Progress Report: Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference 2020-2022 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/castro-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - in Medicine Conference in 2008, the 2015 National Academy of Medicine report Improving Diagnosis in Health … Care,1 and the first AHRQ sponsorship of the conference in 2016. … Despite this progress, healthcare organizations continue to struggle with practical implementation of … The Fellowship program atracts early-career scholars in healthcare fields committed to diagnosis-related … Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.

3712. Preparing a Questionnaire Using the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/instructions/preparing_questionnaire_cg30.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - All documents are available on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Web site: www.cahps.ahrq.gov … as well as other types of health care providers, such as physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners … in health care, survey users may want to field translations of the survey that assess the experiences … Formatting Web-Based Surveys As access to the Internet continues to rise, Web-based surveys are becoming … care provider via email, or are known to use the Internet.

3713. Final Progress Report: Watchful Waiting as a Strategy for Reducing Low-value Spinal Imaging (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/fenton-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Low-value Spinal Imaging Agency for Healthcare … uncertainty scale as described by Gerrity et al. 24 Detailed tabular study results are available in an open access … (State of Health Care Quality). … Centered Communication Intervention on Oncologist-Patient Communication, Quality of Life, and Health … Care Utilization in Advanced Cancer: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial.

3714. Staff Safety Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/staff-safety-assessment.html
      December 01, 2012 - Toolkit Determine what risks are present in your unit Purpose of this form: This form is designed to … Health care providers. … When to complete this form: This form can be filled out by any health care provider at any time. … At a minimum, health care providers should complete this form semiannually. … Please describe what you think can be done to prevent or minimize this harm.

3715. Daily Goals Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/daily-goals.html
      December 01, 2012 - be effectively managed by the care team Problem statement: Clear communication among health care … A Daily Goals Checklist is a care plan that prompts staff to focus on what needs to be accomplished that … day to safely move a patient closer to discharge. … Who should use this tool: Health care providers. … How to use this tool: During morning and evening rounds, the care team uses the checklist to review

3716. In Situ Simulation: Challenges and Results (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Patterson_48.pdf
      May 05, 2008 - schedule health care workers on nonclinical days, pay overtime, or schedule additional providers to … Family-centered care has become a legitimate focus for many health care delivery systems. … Other health care providers express the opposite opinion. … • Efficiency and access to procedures. … high- functioning health care teams.

3717. Documentation of Mandated Discharge Summary Components in Transitions from Acute to Subacute Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Kind_31.pdf
      March 31, 2008 - care systems. … care system to transmit information regarding their condition and care plan. … care facilities in the United States. … Additional research to examine the discharge summaries generated at other U.S. health care institutions … Joint Comission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Standard IM.6.10, EP 7 Website.

3718. Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-facilitator-guide.pdf
      November 01, 2019 - These are technical factors (no access to guidelines about indications for vancomycin), health care … This is likely both a health care worker and team factor (provider did not have time or did not want … It is important to avoid assigning blame to individual people but rather to systems or health care worker … roles, as we all make mistakes, and it rare that a health care worker intentionally tries to cause … These practices are offered as helpful options for consideration by health care practitioners, not

3719. (“Apply CUSP” cover slide with CUSP Toolkit logo)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/apply/applycusp.pptx
      August 18, 2011 - how Just Culture principles can augment CUSP 2 Introduce Just Culture principles 2 Introduction to … Reckless Behavior: Choosing to consciously disregard a substantial and unjustifiable risk 6 … Manage through: Remedial action Punitive action Punish 7 Systems and Behaviors Work Together To … CUSP and Sensemaking tools Discuss how to share findings 21 21 22 Keys to Identifying Defects Through … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. TeamSTEPPS Fundamentals Course: Module 6 Communication.

3720. The SHARE Approach: Using the Teach-Back Technique (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/share-teachback-guide.pdf
      October 09, 2024 - Patients use their own words to explain what they need to know about their health or what they need … After you offer decision aids to your patients, be sure to follow up at the next visit. … to your patients. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2024. … use the teach-back technique with your patients What To Say How To Say It When To Use Teach-Back