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  1. www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/clas/index.html
    July 01, 2023 - Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Culturally and linguistically appropriate … Tip 5: Make a Health Care Quality Report Culturally Appropriate helps readers feel like the report was … Resources include: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Maternal Health Care
  2. www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip5.html
    September 01, 2019 - Make a Health Care Quality Report Culturally Appropriate A culturally appropriate report makes … Apply What You Know About Your Audience To make your report culturally appropriate, draw on what you … Learn more about using feedback from readers to make written material more effective and culturally appropriate … Make the Report Culturally Appropriate Tip 6.
  3. www.ahrq.gov/topics/antimicrobial-stewardship.html
    Antimicrobial stewardship programs are coordinated programs within a health care setting that promote the appropriate … Prescribing clinicians can use an antibiogram to help them choose the most appropriate antibiotic for
  4. www.ahrq.gov/topics/care-coordination.html
    January 01, 2014 - communicated at the right time to the right people, and that this information is used to provide safe, appropriate … care management services to the needs of the population(s); and (3) identify, prepare, and integrate appropriate
  5. www.ahrq.gov/topics/antibiotics.html
    AHRQ's efforts for combating antibiotic-resistanct bacteria focus on promoting appropriate antibiotic
  6. www.ahrq.gov/topics/clinical-decision-support-cds.html
    individuals with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate
  7. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/checklist4.html
    August 01, 2022 - Report any adverse event to the appropriate professional responsible for patient safety events. … Advise care providers on appropriate medical record documentation post event. … Notify residency program directors, as appropriate. … Obtain peer review, as appropriate. Keep leadership up-to-date on the process. … Implement changes to process, procedures and policies, as appropriate.
  8. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship5.html
    August 01, 2024 - The benefits of diagnostic stewardship include improved efficiency and more appropriate use of healthcare … stewardship interventions have focused on the preanalytic phase of the testing process by supporting appropriate … alerts, hard-stops, and changes to default computerized order entry (CPOE) interfaces to encourage appropriate … On the more labor-intensive end of the spectrum are interventions to encourage appropriate use of testing … Although these interventions increased appropriate test use, little evidence is available thus far to
  9. www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html
    June 01, 2021 - Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens After viewing or presenting this presentation … Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens - Slides (PPTX, 4.6 MB) Appropriate Collection
  10. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/assertion.html
    April 01, 2013 - Appropriate Assertion Call (Transcript) December 14, 2010 Operator: Good day, ladies and gentleman … Welcome to our call about appropriate assertion today, and I would like to thank Dr. … Why is it important for us to even be talking about appropriate assertion? … There is nothing bad about appropriate assertion. … And appropriate assertion needs to be owned by the entire team.
  11. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/implguide-pt3.html
    October 01, 2015 - Interpreting CAUTI Data Trends Appropriate Catheter Use Ensure that unit teams and … care providers are knowledgeable in the seven appropriate indications for urinary catheters and the four … Appropriate Indications In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Healthcare … An IUC may also be appropriate to manage chronic urinary retention with bladder outlet obstruction. … Teach about appropriate care of acute urinary retention that may occur.
  12. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/assertion-slides/assertion-slides.html
    October 01, 2014 - Appropriate Assertion (Slide Presentation) On the CUSP: Stop BSI This PowerPoint slide presentation … Return to Contents Alternate Formats Appropriate Assertion (PPT) [ - 634.5 KB]
  13. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/videos/app-disclosure.html
    August 01, 2022 - Appropriate Disclosure to a Patient: Video AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit … This video demonstrates an example of appropriate disclosure of harm to a patient.
  14. www.ahrq.gov/sops/about/using-sops.html
    June 01, 2024 - administration methodologies undergo extensive testing and are aligned with other SOPS surveys where appropriate … where a subset of core items is used and the entire SOPS survey is not administered, AHRQ requests appropriate … Where appropriate, indicate that SOPS is a registered trademark of the U.S.
  15. www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/measure-questions.html
    November 01, 2018 - Whether the measures are appropriate for your audience. Are the Measures Good? … NQF-endorsed, consider assessing for yourself the extent to which the measures have attributes that make them appropriate … Comparability : If appropriate, the results are adjusted for external factors that could make a health … Are the Measures Appropriate for Your Audience? … measures you are considering are objectively good measures, you next have to decide whether they are appropriate
  16. www.ahrq.gov/topics/index.html
    October 01, 2008 - Antimicrobial stewardship programs are coordinated programs within a health care setting that promote the appropriate … communicated at the right time to the right people, and that this information is used to provide safe, appropriate
  17. www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/oralling.html
    July 01, 2019 - (CMS) commissioned this guide as well as a companion guide, Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate … addresses either clinical health care disparities or the provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate … (Select to access a summary of the other guide, Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services … Research indicates that linguistic barriers have numerous negative impacts on LEP members and that appropriate … The infrastructure that supports the provision of linguistically appropriate services and the actual
  18. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/becker-bix-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - ingredient and whether the pharmacist judged it to be appropriate or inappropriate. … For appropriate medications, the likelihood of correctly identifying the medication as appropriate was … regardless of whether the drug is in fact appropriate or not. … were, in fact, appropriate. … nesting Passed Appropriate nesting Back to Top
  19. www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/planclas.html
    July 01, 2019 - Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Guide for Managed Care Plans To … approach to defining the needs of multi-ethnic members and developing culturally and linguistically appropriate … that addresses either clinical health care disparities or provision of culturally and linguistically appropriate … Planning for culturally and linguistically appropriate services begins with an awareness of the increasing … the critical information needed is collected and that the team members have the background to make appropriate
  20. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-p.xls
    April 02, 2025 - CAUTI DATA REVIEW: Look at 3 Parameters: CAUTI Rates, Percent of Patients with at least one appropriate … If CAUTI Rates are DECREASING (Favorable Trend): Look at % of Patients with Appropriate Indication … If CAUTI Rates are INCREASING (Unfavorable Trend): Look at % of Patients with Appropriate Indication … Revisit staff education re: appropriate indications Unfavorable (increasing) Unfavorable (decreasing … Revisit staff education re: appropriate indications; Is unit rounding daily for catheter removal?

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