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41. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - placed during their hospital stay, and a significant portion of these catheters are placed without appropriate … The clinical components of reducing CAUTI consist of three parts: Appropriate catheter use. … The guide’s section on appropriate catheter use lists the appropriate indications for catheter placement … The guide then presents strategies for fostering appropriate insertion and maintenance of catheters and … Appropriate use of urine cultures and nontreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria are also critical factors

42. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2015 - The guide’s section on appropriate catheter use lists the appropriate indications for catheter placement … The guide then presents strategies for fostering appropriate insertion and maintenance of catheters … Do not place catheter unless for appropriate indication. … Appropriate indications for indwelling urinary catheters are summarized below: 1. … Other appropriate indications, based on the Ann Arbor Criteria, include the following: 1.

43. Strategic Plan: Children as a Priority Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 1999 - Strategy 2.2.2 : Support appropriate CHSR training opportunities in other agencies (e.g., NIH, HRSA). … Including children in research where appropriate would tap into a large, untapped pool of expertise on … Strategy 5.1.1 : Develop an inclusion policy, based on appropriate feedback internally and externally … Strategy 6.2.1 : Develop an appropriate strategy to decide when and how to respond to external and internal … Strategy 6.2.2 : Use appropriate mechanisms to solicit research in critical areas (e.g., special emphasis

44. Patient Element | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2013 - Appropriate use of health information technology may be defined in terms of CMS Meaningful Use objectives … The meaning of “appropriate” use of health information technology depends on context, setting, and the … Appropriate use of health information technology may be defined in terms of CMS Meaningful Use objectives … The meaning of “appropriate” use of health information technology depends on context, setting, and the … Potential Measure O Item Description Title Patient appropriate use of health information

45. Building a Team and Process to Reduce CAUTI Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - approved indications for catheter use Understand how to implement and sustain  a process to evaluate appropriate … infection prevention strategies Communicate the project goals and progress as appropriate in infection … Appropriate indications include urinary retention or bladder outlet obstruction, need for accurate measurements … for culture when the patient can voluntarily void and for prolonged postoperative duration without appropriate … Slide 33 Creating a Process to Evaluate Urinary Catheter Need Educate nursing staff on appropriate

46. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 31, 2016 - Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice Use appropriate safety techniques during the … Use appropriate safety measures to protect patients and staff from accidental punctures and lacerations … Dispose of all needles and other sharps in appropriate containers after the completion of the surgery … Safety Techniques During Perioperative Period • Use appropriate equipment selection methods6-8: … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Appropriate

47. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - charges.1 • Proper identification of patients at risk, prevention of surgical site infections, and appropriate … Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and postoperatively.3,4 Use appropriate … prophylactic antibiotics are administered within 1 hour prior to surgical incision.3,4,8 • Administer appropriate … antibiotic selection based on evidence-based guidelines.3,4,8 • Use appropriate wound dressings determined … Pediatric surgeons • Perioperative and postoperative nursing Equipment • Dressing supplies • Appropriate

48. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 17, 2016 - charges.1 • Proper identification of patients at risk, prevention of surgical site infections, and appropriate … Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and postoperatively.3,4 Use appropriate … prophylactic antibiotics are administered within 1 hour prior to surgical incision.3,4,8 • Administer appropriate … antibiotic selection based on evidence-based guidelines.3,4,8 • Use appropriate wound dressings determined … Pediatric surgeons • Perioperative and postoperative nursing Equipment • Dressing supplies • Appropriate

49. No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - , but making sure that you have appropriate orders present for the catheter insertion. … Without an appropriate order, you can't bill, and then the hospital loses money. … You've talked about appropriate indications, you've talked about inappropriate indications. … There are some that are appropriate, and there are some that are non-appropriate. … They learned about appropriate and inappropriate indications as well.

50. No More Cauti Preventing Cauti Transcript (doc file)
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    May 05, 2015 - , but making sure that you have appropriate orders present for the catheter insertion. … Without an appropriate order, you can't bill, and then the hospital loses money. … You've talked about appropriate indications, you've talked about inappropriate indications. … There are some that are appropriate, and there are some that are non-appropriate. … They learned about appropriate and inappropriate indications as well.

51. No More CAUTI: Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/no-more-cauti-preventing-cauti-transcript.html
    November 01, 2015 - , but making sure that you have appropriate orders present for the catheter insertion. … Without an appropriate order, you can't bill, and then the hospital loses money. … You've talked about appropriate indications, you've talked about inappropriate indications. … There are some that are appropriate, and there are some that are non-appropriate. … They learned about appropriate and inappropriate indications as well.

52. Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Skin Preparation: † Was the skin preparation appropriate and adequate? … Antibiotic 1: Appropriate for procedure? … Yes ___        No ___ Antibiotic 2: Appropriate for procedure? … Antibiotic 1 dose: Appropriate dose? … Yes ___        No ___ Antibiotic 2 dose: Appropriate dose?

53. Deep-Rooting Your Data: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - Redosing appropriate. Skin preparation at home. Warmer in preoperative area. … Slide 6: Process Measure Examples Appropriate hair removal. … Appropriate preoperative skin preparation. Use of antimicrobial prophylaxis. … Appropriate colon preparation. Avoid elective surgery if remote infection present. … Appropriate wound protection. Avoid flashing of instruments in operating room.

54. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of practices. … Recommended Practice: Counts at Appropriate Points During Surgery • Count all sponges and instruments … o Document all appropriate steps taken to retrieve the object in the patient’s medical record. … Recommended Practice: Appropriate Staff Education • Create an education model that promotes development … Points During Surgery Recommended Practice: Appropriate Staff Education Recommended Practice: Team

55. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - surgery for Medicaid patients.4 Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice Counts at Appropriate … o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of practices. … Recommended Practice: Counts at Appropriate Points During Surgery • Count all sponges and instruments … Recommended Practice: Appropriate Staff Education • Create an education model that promotes development … Points During Surgery Recommended Practice: Appropriate Staff Education Recommended Practice: Team

56. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - surgery for Medicaid patients.4 Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice Counts at Appropriate … o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of practices. … Recommended Practice: Counts at Appropriate Points During Surgery • Count all sponges and instruments … Recommended Practice: Appropriate Staff Education • Create an education model that promotes development … Points During Surgery Recommended Practice: Appropriate Staff Education Recommended Practice: Team

57. Client Functioning Measures and Gaps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2010 - independent of functional ability, because it refers to successful completion of the activity with appropriate … From a positive perspective, this means that a quality program facilitates receipt of recommended, age-appropriate … more intensive health care services, such as hospitalization, which are potentially avoidable through appropriate … Measures based on client reports would assess if a State's Medicaid HCBS program is providing the appropriate … Consistency and consensus are lacking with regard to HCBS-appropriate definitions of serious reportable

58. Care Management: Implications for Medical Practice, Health Policy, and Health Services Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2018 - Coordination of Care Self-Management Support Outreach Strategy: Identify and Train Personnel Appropriate … Findings confirmed the importance of establishing CM services appropriate to the clinic context as well … For example, transitional care management billing codes (99495, 99496) incentivize appropriate outpatient … This insight allows providers to offer services at the appropriate level and time. … Different skill levels may be appropriate for the different CM services.

59. Diagnostic Stewardship in Action | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2024 - reducing inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics), diagnostic stewardship works “upstream” to guide appropriate … Staff education on appropriate specimen collection procedures, monitoring, and feedback to staff when … can review incoming requests for genetic testing and provide recommendations to modify orders when appropriate … diagnostic stewardship to impact blood utilization Diagnostic stewardship principles are important to ensure appropriate … Blood utilization teams can help promote appropriate test interpretation and, hence, safer and more appropriate

60. Urinary Incontinence EHR Screening Tools Tip Sheets (pdf file)
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    April 02, 2025 - Select the appropriate Patient Response. Use the paper icon to document a comment, as needed. … Select the Open SmartSet button or select an appropriate Acknowledge Reason. … Place orders as appropriate from the SmartSet. 4. Sign the SmartSet. … Select the appropriate Patient Response. Use the paper icon to document a comment, as needed. … Select the appropriate Patient Response.