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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/031-hand-hygiene-monitoring.docx
October 01, 2024 - Observation: Covert1-4
Incorporates unknown or undercover (“secret shopper”) observers to facilitate accurate … hygiene practices
· Less reliable data due to self-reporting bias
Additional Steps To Consider
Ensure accurate
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/learn-defects.html
December 01, 2012 - Were tests results accurate? (Four diagnostic tests done. … Team
Was verbal or written communication during hand-offs clear, accurate, clinically … Was verbal or written communication during care clear, accurate, clinically relevant, and goal directed … Was verbal or written communication during a crisis clear, accurate, clinically relevant, and goal
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/empowering-nurses-transcript.pdf
April 01, 2022 - The easiest way to get the most accurate is to have a urinary
catheter in place to measure that urine … Could we use an alternative, still collecting the urine and measuring it and
getting an accurate output … remove this, then you have to give me tools that I can either use an
alternative if I need to collect accurate … So, if I do need to collect a
more accurate I & O, on the male end there are a number of alternatives … And they weigh pads and diapers in NICUs forever and
recorded accurate outputs as a result of that.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49807/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - However, statistical machine translation–based translation
is less accurate for low-resource languages … of others has shown
translation of health promotion materials from English to Spanish to be fairly accurate … The health domain has its
own vocabulary, requires clinical communications to be accurate and precise … Since at this time machine
translation is not accurate enough to be applied in the health care setting … 17) Translation systems that use the neural
network approach are reported to be more efficient and accurate
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/standardization-and-automatic-extraction-quality-measures-ambulatory-electronic
January 01, 2023 - processes are standardized, and
Automatic data extraction will be significantly more efficient and accurate … The results validate that quality reporting from an EMR system is more complete and accurate than manual … without incentives and feedback, providers may not use the documentation queries that are needed for accurate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/combining-multiple-large-language-models-improves-diagnostic-accuracy
March 02, 2011 - collaboration of multiple providers to come to a final diagnosis) has been shown to produce a more accurate … The collective diagnosis was more accurate than individual LLMs, even when the highest performing LLM
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/collective-intelligence-meets-medical-decision-making-collective-outperforms-best-radiologist
August 17, 2016 - encompasses several methods for summarizing input from multiple individuals, which can often be more accurate … resulted in higher accuracy—fewer false positive results and more true positive results—than even the most accurate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-d.pdf
June 02, 2025 - perineal and sacral wounds in
incontinent patients
■ Acute urinary retention or obstruction
■ Accurate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Appendix%20F_0.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex … Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Therefore, an accurate method of performing core-
needle biopsies may enable many women to avoid
3 … Establishing that a type of breast biopsy is
safer than open surgical biopsy while being as accurate … or almost as accurate as open surgical biopsy is
sufficient to justify its routine use. … The included studies assumed that open surgical biopsy
was 100-percent accurate. … The crux of
the decision then becomes the question, “Is core-needle
biopsy accurate enough?”
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/datameasures-guide.pdf
January 01, 2017 - ” 30 percent
were “(3) OR,” and 20 percent were “(8) Another location not
listed above”
Target Accurate … 100% = 10%
Read as follows: In the given period, the HOB contraindication rate
was 10%
Target Accurate … )
Patient has had evidence of increased intracranial pressure in the
previous 24 hours”
Target Accurate … Read as follows: In the given time period, the SBT contraindication
rate was 10 percent
Target Accurate … hours”
Denominator Total number of patient-days with SBT being “C” (Contraindication)
Target Accurate
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June 02, 2025 - Accurate measurement of urinary output in the critically ill patients (intensive care)
Contact physician
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips82.html
October 01, 2014 - nursing homes and home health agencies—identified which medication list sent at discharge was the most accurate … Lavonne Reed, RN, Director of Nursing at the Lutheran Home says, "The lack of a single accurate medication
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cannabis-app-g-table-surveillance-report-2_0.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - Did the Study Use Accurate Methods for Ascertaining Exposures and Potential Confounders (i.e., Age, Sex … Were Outcomes Prespecified and Defined, and Ascertained Using Accurate Methods?
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/johnson-success-story.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Furthermore, accurate pediatric medication
administration requires: 1) knowledge of the child’s
precise … Accurate
and effective medication dosages that best treat condi-
tions in a timely manner will lead … writing prescriptions for medications
that come in multiple strengths faster, safer,
and more accurate
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/ena-slides/part2.html
October 01, 2020 - But accurate I & O measurement can be accomplished in many patients with less invasive measurement methods … Drop Target
Obtain urine culture in patients able to voluntarily void
inappropriate
Accurate … Slide 85
HICPAC guidelines:
Critically ill patients requiring accurate output measurement. … Slide 87
Critically ill patients requiring accurate output measurement.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-based-surveillance-diagnostic-errors-primary-care
April 09, 2013 - The trigger methodology was reasonably accurate in identifying likely diagnostic errors, although the … September 29, 2017
Using an electronic prescribing system to ensure accurate medication
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/develop/index.html
June 01, 2020 - The goal is to create accurate measures that can withstand critical scrutiny. … Developing Detailed Specifications
Quality measurement tools are designed to produce accurate measures … Accurate. … Investigate whether the data are complete and accurate. … Second, are the data accurate and consistent?
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/methods-and-processes/uspstf-analytic-framework-child-and-adolescent-health-topics
October 01, 2017 - In Phase I, USPSTF members consider whether the risk factor assessment is accurate and screening is effective … Are there accurate (i.e., sensitive and specific) screening tests available?