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261. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/index.html
     October 01, 2024 - The toolkit is based on processes developed in acute care settings, but it can also be used in non-acute

262. AHRQ Summit to Address Emergency Department Boarding (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/ed-boarding-summit-report.pdf
     March 01, 2025 - inpatient care among behavioral health patients may help reduce ED boarding because patients with acute … One study of acute stroke patients in a large, urban academic medical center found that total daily … A, Moghtaderi A, Nikolla DA, Rahman N, Pines JM; US Acute Care Solutions Research Group. … The Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver and the Future of Hospital at Home in the US. … https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/acute-hospital-care-home-waiver-and-future-hospital-

263. Final Progress Report: Preventing Opioid Misuse Through Safe Opioid Use Agreements Between Patients and Surgical Providers (PROMISE-ME) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stulberg-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - reduce opioid misuse is an accepted practice in many settings, but it has never been applied to the acute … prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, of which a significant portion were prescribed for acute … minimum needed to control pain, safely storing them, and appropriately disposing of unused pills after acute … reduce opioid misuse is an accepted practice in many settings, but it has never been applied to the acute … Therefore, the adjunct of safe opioid use agreements into acute pain management offers a logical extension

264. HCBS Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find2.html
     December 01, 2012 - One in 10 HCBS participants was enrolled in a Medicare or Medicaid managed acute care plan. … Medicaid-only group was the most likely to be enrolled in a health maintenance organization (HMO) for acute

265. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/index.html
     February 01, 2025 - The toolkit has reduced falls by 25 percent in acute care hospitals and is used in more than 100 hospitals … Toolkit to Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals provides presentations and tools for clinicians

266. 30-Day Readmission Rates to U.S. Hospitals, 2010 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/readmission-rates.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - with these common diagnoses was readmitted: 25% Congestive heart failure 22% Schizophrenia 22% Acute

267. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Facilitator’s Guide Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-transcript.html
     February 01, 2023 - Use 1: Patient has acute urinary retention or obstruction Use 2: Critically ill patient needs precise … A recent national survey of catheter placement practices in acute care hospitals demonstrated that many … Does the patient have acute respiratory failure that requires invasive ventilation andhourly urine output … One instance is management of patients with acute renal failure, intravenous or IV fluids, or IV or oral … bolus diuretics or fluid management in acute respiratory failure requiring large flow rates of oxygen

268. Chapter 3. Developing Change: Designing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-3.html
     July 01, 2022 - Post-Acute Care Settings . … While the majority of discussion and examples within this toolkit focus on inpatient settings, post-acute … transfers may occur based on patient or provider request, specialty services required, or additional acute

269. Preventablehospitalandedvisits-Implmatl (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/preventablehospitalandedvisits-implmatl.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - Communication Practices • Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Potentially Preventable Acute …  INTERACT (Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers)  RARE (Reducing Avoidable Readmissions … Does your policy and procedure include a provision for regular exchange of information with acute care … Homes: On-Time Prevention Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Potentially Preventable Acute … : Communication Practices Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause Analysis of Potentially Preventable Acute

270. Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-e.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications ■ Acute urinary retention or obstruction ■

271. National Action Plans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/national-action-plans.html
     February 01, 2018 - Road Map to Elimination (HAI Action Plan)   provides a road map for preventing HAIs in acute care hospitals

272. Table A: Indicator Rates for the HCBS and Full Medicaid Populations (Rates of Admission per 100,000 Persons) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/oirtab.html
     December 01, 2012 - Dehydration 1,869 723 Composite: ACSC Chronic Conditions 11,262 4,423 Composite: ACSC Acute

273. Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/patient-family-engagement/index.html
     April 01, 2018 - The toolkit is based on processes developed in acute care settings, but it can also be used in non-acute

274. Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide3.html
     February 01, 2016 - Examples of low-risk medical inpatients include chronically immobilized patients without acute illness … ASCO recommends that hospitalized inpatients with acute medical illness or reduced mobility receive pharmacologic

275. Cardiovascular Disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/cvd.html
     June 01, 2018 - Denominator: Discharged hospital patients with a principal diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction … Denominator: Adults age 18 and over admitted to a non-Federal community hospital in the United States with acute … Denominator: Adults age 18 and over admitted to a non-Federal community hospital in the United States with acute … Denominator: Adults age 18 and over admitted to a non-Federal community hospital in the United States with acute

276. Gaps Identified | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/gaps.html
     March 01, 2017 - practices affiliated with large health care systems, but attention within these systems often focuses on acute … One promising measure is the Patient Measure of Safety for use within the acute and primary care settings

277. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T1-Sample_Policy_final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - Acute dysuria alone OR 2. … For residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic therapy; but

278. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR): Care Coordination Chartbook (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/qdr2015-chartbook-carecoordination.pdf
     June 16, 2016 - Heart Failure COPD AMI Pneumonia Stroke Key: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AMI = acute … Heart Failure COPD AMI Pneumonia Stroke Key: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AMI = acute … 19.0% among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 16.2% among patients with acute … ■ The rate for acute conditions decreased from 822.9 to 580.4 per 100,000 population, and the rate … Communication in acute ambulatory care. Acad Med 2014 Dec;89(12):1617-22. Desai AS, Stevenson LW.

279. 4-Overview-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/4-overview-facilitator-guide.docx
     January 01, 2019 - Appendectomy Snapshot This slide summarizes some of the key findings from the evidence review conducted for acute … Separate evidence reviews for acute cholecystectomy and emergency major abdominal surgeries were conducted … Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Acute Appendectomy Conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research

280. AHRQ COVID-19 Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/index.html
     January 01, 2019 - Twelve AHRQ-supported clinics addressing the debilitating symptoms that persist after recovery from acute