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441. Lessons from the Field Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/lessons.html
     August 01, 2021 - What are the appropriate uses for each measure and each level of measurement, given a measure's "intended

442. Early Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - All activities were appropriate to the patient’s current medical status. … with a focus on actively engaging their patients as soon as possible after activity is physiologically appropriate … status of the patient at start of therapy, starting with passive range of motion and culminating, as appropriate … They also used daily rounds to assure appropriate communication between the care disciplines on the unit

443. Tips on Designing a Health Care Quality Report for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/index.html
     September 01, 2019 - Help readers make appropriate comparisons and interpret them correctly.

444. System-Focused Event Investigation and Analysis Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4.html
     August 01, 2022 - fair and accountable culture is not a blame-free culture, as individuals must still be accountable for appropriate … such as risk management, safety leaders, clinical leaders from impacted areas, peer/colleagues in the appropriate … This review: Provides a deep and thorough understanding of the event: if individual interviews, appropriate … To do this, we will walk through the event together as a team, and confirm that these are appropriate … The solutions meeting should determine which colored circle is appropriate (Figure 1).

445. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/qi-strategies.html
     July 01, 2021 - Implement pharmacy policies and programs that foster appropriate prescribing (e.g., pharmacy edits). … Develop efficient internal processes to encourage appropriate lab testing. … Information on considerations for selecting appropriate improvement targets is also presented, as well … Considerations for Selecting Appropriate Improvement Targets To identify benchmarks that could be used … 47.9 51.7 Specific strategies implemented and tested during the collaborative to improve appropriate

446. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training - Emergency Department Setting
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/tool4a_ed-setting.pptx
     January 10, 2017 - initial assessment of severity.” c “The initial management decision after diagnosis is to determine the appropriate … evidence “For patients with CURB-65 scores ≥2, more intensive treatment —i.e., hospitalization or, where appropriate

447. Step 6: Planning for Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguide6.html
     October 01, 2014 - Use your research priorities to identify appropriate funding agencies. … Revisit the plan every 6 months to 2 years to make appropriate modifications to the plan.

448. Implications for the Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/implications.html
     March 01, 2017 - pressures include maintaining awareness of competing initiatives and looking for areas of synergy where appropriate … Efforts to develop culturally sensitive and appropriate approaches to reaching patients at all literacy

449. Appendix D. Sample Production Agenda for the In-Person Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/apd.html
     October 01, 2017 - Quality Improvement Specialist (QIS)/Instructor Note: Alert the organizational leader (or other appropriate … discussion Note: Alert the Implementation Team Leader or designee (as well as the QI Team, if appropriate

450. Appendix A. Recommendations for Ideal Consumer Reporting Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/appa.html
     May 01, 2016 - his or her reports to be shared, the consumer reporting system will  automatically forward them to appropriate … will include public awareness campaigns or other outreach/marketing activities and getting buy-in from appropriate

451. Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - safety Explain communication strategies that empower team members to speak up and challenge when appropriate … Make decisions through collective input of members Empower members to speak up and challenge, when appropriate

452. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. … For residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic therapy; but … Herpes zoster is a virus and therefore does not require antibiotics but appropriate antivirals. 3.

453. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures: HEDIS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-4.html
     November 01, 2017 - Use of appropriate medications for people with asthma. Type: Access/Availability of Care. … cahpsexpandedsurvey Type: Use of Services: Measures of utilization, generally without standards of appropriate … If the measure is appreciably affected by variables beyond the health plan's control, is an appropriate

454. Section 1: About the CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/1-about/index.html
     February 01, 2020 - these considerations in mind: Appropriateness for your organization: Some strategies are more appropriate … If you find a strategy that seems appropriate but overwhelming, it's fine to "start small"—perhaps by

455. Use of Electronic Health Records | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure5.html
     June 01, 2018 - Importance: Clinical decision support (CDS) systems, which provide appropriate, timely, patient-specific … effectively, CDS has been shown to improve quality and can be particularly effective for increasing appropriate … Importance: CDS systems, which provide appropriate, timely, patient-specific reminders and information … effectively, CDS has been shown to improve quality and can be particularly effective for increasing appropriate

456. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - All activities were appropriate to the patient’s current medical status. … with a focus on actively engaging their patients as soon as possible after activity is physiologically appropriate … status of the patient at start of therapy, starting with passive range of motion and culminating, as appropriate … They also used daily rounds to assure appropriate communication between the care disciplines on the unit

457. Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201802.html
     August 01, 2018 - painful, can lead to serious deep tissue infections, and can affect clinicians’ ability to provide appropriate

458. The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold   | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/common-cold.html
     September 01, 2022 - Discuss strategies to communicate with patients the appropriate management of viral upper respiratory

459. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses5.html
     August 01, 2022 - cognition recognizes the collective, social nature of cognition in context and provides a particularly appropriate

460. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/guide-surg-comp.html
     December 01, 2017 - Supplemental Tools Surgical Care Audit Tools Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand lapses in infection prevention processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case. It can help your team identify practice …