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61. Sierra Vista Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Slash Catheter Use and Eliminate Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2024 - Steps from the toolkit include suggestions for appropriate catheter use; guidance for proper insertion … The toolkit’s summary of indications for appropriate catheter use were particularly important for Sierra … clinicians were inserting catheters for a variety of reasons, many of which were not considered clinically appropriate … Appropriate catheter use has become part of the culture.

62. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99b.html
    October 01, 2014 - (C) Such other activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, except that a grant may not … to the content, structure, definitions and coding of such information and data in consultation with appropriate … (c) FACILITATING PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION- The Director shall work with appropriate public and private … (4) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES- An entity described in this paragraph is an entity that is determined to be appropriate … (such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic institutions), and consortia of appropriate

63. 159-Which-Type-Decolonization-Work-Best (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/159-which-type-decolonization-work-best.docx
    October 01, 2024 - · is sometimes appropriate for use in non-ICU units, such as stepdown units, medical, surgical, or … lines, midline catheters, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, or lumbar drains. · is appropriate … OR · Is appropriate to decolonize patients identified as being infected or colonized with MRSA using

64. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Nursing home staff need clear written policies and procedures for screening, monitoring, testing, and appropriate … 19-positive individual, nursing home staff should immediately isolate or quarantine the resident, as appropriate … To make appropriate decisions, processes at individual nursing homes will need to include additional … SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 START Yes + TestImmediately isolate or quarantine resident as appropriate … Test other residents and staff Isolate resident and provide appropriate care Is the resident

65. Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2021, Hospital Linkage File, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Introduction 1" is appropriate for the highlighted element. … Data Sources 3" is appropriate for the highlighted element. … Methodology 5" is appropriate for the highlighted element. … Health Systems" is appropriate for the highlighted element. … Health Systems" is appropriate for the highlighted element.

66. Video Submission Checklist (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2024 - Submitter’s Name: Email: For items with boxes, select the appropriate box to mark it with an X. … (Select the appropriate box to mark with an X. … (Select the appropriate box. … (Select the appropriate box.

67. Video Submission Checklist (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2024 - Submitter’s Name: Email: For items with boxes, select the appropriate box to mark it with an X. … (Select the appropriate box to mark with an X. … (Select the appropriate box. … (Select the appropriate box.

68. Appendix 3: Data Abstraction (xls file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-appendix3-data-abstraction.xlsx
    June 24, 2022 - Duke-M Data Practice appropriate data hygiene perhaps using tools developed for using claims data (e.g … Duke-M Design Prospective observational designs are appropriate when there is need for greater certainty … Duke-M Bias/confounding Researchers will need to choose appropriate analytical techniques that seek to … NEST_data • Data Permission: Appropriate agreements are in place for all data used for RWD/RWE, data … Characteristics of Data NEST_data • The appropriate study population; NEST_data • The specific data

69. Evaluating a CAHPS Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2016 - —are appropriate for their audiences and environments. … The method that is most appropriate will depend on what you are hoping to learn from the evaluation (

70. Sample Scenario for Magnesium Toxicity In Situ Simulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation-mg-toxicity.html
    July 01, 2023 - Team initiates appropriate clinical response for unresponsiveness and magnesium toxicity. … Trigger #3 When appropriate during the unfolding scenario (after team has huddled, additional help … Trigger #4 When appropriate during the unfolding scenario (after team has huddled, additional help … Team initiates appropriate clinical response appropriate for unresponsiveness and magnesium toxicity. … clinical response appropriate for unresponsiveness and magnesium toxicity.      

71. Care Management: Implications for Medical Practice, Health Policy, and Health Services Research (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/caremgmt-brief.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - (2) align CM services to the needs of the population(s); and (3) identify, prepare, and integrate appropriate … Findings confirmed the importance of establishing CM services appropriate to the clinic context as well … This insight allows providers to offer services at the appropriate level and time. … and caregivers in shared decisionmaking to determine which CM services would be most appropriate to … Different skill levels may be appropriate for the different CM services.

72. Interactive Urinary Incontinence Care Pathway Flowchart (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/empower-ui-care-flowchart.pdf
    April 02, 2025 - incontinence managers, nurses, and others, shows the various levels of severity of UI and indicates appropriate … Bookmarks Passed Bookmarks are present in large documents Color contrast Passed manually Document has appropriate … Lbl and LBody Passed Lbl and LBody must be children of LI Headings Rule Name Status Description Appropriate … nesting Passed Appropriate nesting Back to Top

73. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued 2) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - to training needs, and dissemination of information pertaining to health care quality; and (C) the appropriate … Department of Veterans Affairs; and (B) such other Federal officials as the Secretary may consider appropriate … (a) REQUIREMENT OF REVIEW- (1) IN GENERAL- Appropriate technical and scientific peer review shall be … (b) STATISTICS AND ANALYSES- The Director shall— (1) take appropriate action to ensure that statistics … (a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through the appropriate agencies of the Public Health Service,

74. Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide: Appendix C | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2022 - The facilitator should review the questions in advance to determine which questions are appropriate for … Does a licensed practitioner or an administrative leader offer an apology when appropriate?    

75. Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
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    April 01, 2022 - of peripherally compatible infusate unless duration of treatment > 15 days CVC in critical illness Appropriate … Overcome Challenges Identify champions to reinforce use of indications and alternatives Educate staff on appropriate … Appropriateness ׀ 12 12 Take-Home Points12-13 Clinical guidelines can help you decide if a CVC is appropriate

76. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/four-moments/index.html
    November 01, 2019 - Moment 2: Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … After the decision to initiate antibiotics is made, ensure appropriate cultures are collected. … Next, decide on the appropriate empiric antibiotic treatment regimen based on what you think the source … If clinical improvement is observed and oral antibiotic therapy can be tolerated and is appropriate for

77. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Use clinically appropriate evidence- based methods of thromboprophylaxis.3,4,6,7,8 Nursing Assessment … advance as tolerated.4,5 Assess for symptoms/presence of acute DVT and provide intervention, if appropriate … • Ensure that VTE protocols also have a visual link from the level of VTE risk to the options for appropriate … this visual link will enable providers to make a rapid, accurate decision and take action to order appropriate … o Assess for symptoms/presence of acute VTE to provide intervention if appropriate.

78. Contemporary Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Clinical Issues Involving Pregnant Patients (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/contemporary-EMTALA-clinical-issues-pregnantpts.pdf
    December 01, 2024 - CMS regulations implementing EMTALA require that the hospital “Provide an appropriate medical screening … Hospitals must provide an appropriate MSE to determine if an EMC exists. … • Hospital policies define elements of appropriate MSEs and assure that resources needed to provide … • Hospitals develop transfer policies that assure appropriate, timely, and safe transfer of … • Transfers are effected through qualified personnel and appropriate transportation equipment, as

79. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2025 - the SOPS Databases is free and open to users of the surveys to voluntarily submit their data to the appropriate … administer any of the supplemental items with the companion SOPS survey can also submit data to the appropriate

80. Analysis of Requirements for Coverage With Evidence Development (CED) - Topic Refinement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-topic-refinement.pdf
    November 01, 2022 - A surrogate outcome that reliably predicts these outcomes may be appropriate for some questions. … A surrogate outcome that reliably predicts these outcomes may be appropriate for some questions. … When feasible and appropriate for answering the CED question, data for the study should come from … When feasible and appropriate for answering the CED question, data for the study should come from … We also added a sentence to encourage exploratory analyses as appropriate. N.