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161. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures: AHRQ Quality Indicators | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-3.html
     November 01, 2017 - measures, AHRQ QIs are a screening tool to help identify areas of clinical and community health care appropriate … There is no clear benchmark describing a preferred or appropriate level of pediatric asthma admissions … There is no clear benchmark describing a preferred or appropriate level of pediatric gastroenteritis … known that numerous factors outside of the health care system impact the low birth weight rate, but appropriate … Providing population-based denominators when appropriate. Addressing issues of risk adjustment.

162. Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/cpcf-form6.html
     December 01, 2013 - Provide appropriate citations to justify methods. … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

163. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - when discontinuation of antiplatelet/anticoagulant medication prior to the procedure or surgery is appropriate … o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of practices. … determining if discontinuation of antiplatelet/anticoagulant medications prior to procedure or surgery is appropriate … of Action Items Track compliance with elements of the established protocol by using checklists, appropriate

164. Gaps Identified | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/gaps.html
     March 01, 2017 - In addition, many of the tools, toolkits, and resources reviewed appeared appropriate for patients who … Usability Gap 2: Culturally Sensitive and Culturally Appropriate Tools Overall, our environmental scan … health care settings and recipients of care across the Nation, there is a general lack of culturally appropriate … Related to this issue, there does not seem to be a consensus on what would be an appropriate way to test

165. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], the minimum criteria … 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. 1.

166. What quality and safety of care for patients admitted to clinically inappropriate wards: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     February 15, 2023 - of patients placed in a nonpreferred location within the hospital because space in the clinically appropriate … varying quality of the evidence has prompted the study team to begin a prospective observational study of appropriate

167. Creating Psychological Safety in Teams (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/psychological-safety.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - Bookmarks Passed Bookmarks are present in large documents Color contrast Needs manual check 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

168. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - is sometimes appropriate for use in non-ICU units, such as step-down units and medical, surgical or other … MRSA risk due to the presence of central lines, midline catheters, PICC lines, or lumbar drains. is appropriate … infection due to having devices such as central lines, midline catheters, PICC lines, or lumbar drains. is appropriate

169. Preventing Device-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section4.html
     October 01, 2015 - The appropriate indications are based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Healthcare Infection … Appropriate indications include— Acute urinary retention or obstruction. … Urologic surgery or other surgery on contiguous structures of the genitourinary tract are appropriate … If the patient has an appropriate indication for UC use, an indwelling UC is placed under aseptic conditions … antiseptic solution for periurethral cleaning, and a single packet of lubricant for insertion, (4) using the appropriate

170. Abstract | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirement1.html
     February 01, 2014 - Measures for Children’s Healthcare for Medicaid and CHIP (SNAC) was to assess whether a measure was appropriate … clear recommendation for retirement: children and adolescent access to primary care practitioners, appropriate … After careful consideration, CMS is recommending that the Secretary retire the following measures: appropriate

171. MEASUREMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS IS THE FIRST STEP TO IMPROVEMENT (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2016 - 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

172. Ed-Catheter-Insertions-Transcript (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-transcript.doc
     September 10, 2013 - Our session objectives are to understand how to improve the compliance with the appropriate indications … , when it’s not appropriate to place a full (ph) catheter. … Are they expected to go seek out a physician to get an order if it’s appropriate? … Do they understand the appropriate indications for placement? … Roles for physicians are to review appropriate indications for catheters with the medical staff.

173. Current State of Diagnosis Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-3.html
     March 01, 2022 - Diagnosis begins with obtaining an appropriate history from the patient and performing a hypothesis-driven … apply the clinician’s depth of knowledge in an effort to make sense of the patient findings in the appropriate … reasoning, teamwork, communication with patients, their families, and other health care professionals, appropriate

174. Emergency Department and Catheter Insertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - Our session objectives are to understand how to improve the compliance with the appropriate indications … , when it’s not appropriate to place a full (ph) catheter. … Are they expected to go seek out a physician to get an order if it’s appropriate? … Do they understand the appropriate indications for placement? … Roles for physicians are to review appropriate indications for catheters with the medical staff.

175. Other Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/other-resources.html
     September 01, 2021 - Leadership support helps to prioritize target interventions, build organizational readiness, and carve out appropriate … ongoing success and address new challenges, continue to prioritize QI efforts with dedicated meetings and appropriate … (Note: Fasting insulin is not recommended for youth on aripiprazole but is appropriate for all other … Health Therapeutics – Treatment of maladaptive aggression in youth. 33 Practitioners should conduct appropriate … practice principles Best practice principles that underlie medication prescribing, to promote the appropriate

176. Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/guide.html
     March 01, 2017 - The guide's section on clinical indications contains the appropriate and inappropriate indications for … The guide also includes strategies for encouraging removal of catheters and for fostering appropriate … Other critical factors for reducing CAUTIs include appropriate use of urine cultures and non-treatment … White House Office of the Press Secretary. 13 , 19 Appropriate antibiotic treatment of urinary tract … The Ann Arbor criteria for appropriate urinary catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results

177. A Risk Based Approach to Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/risk-based-approach-improving-management-chronic-kidney-disease
     January 01, 2023 - project were to: Use computerized clinical information systems to identify baseline predictors of appropriate … over 18 months by: 1) point-of-care electronic alerts to primary care physicians recommending risk-appropriate … The PCPs were randomly assigned to receive a set of electronic alerts that recommended risk-appropriate … with CKD—increasing the collaborative care with nephrologists, improving disease monitoring through appropriate … laboratory testing, and in some cases, increasing use of appropriate medications.

178. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Appropriate indications include— 1. Acute urinary retention or obstruction. … Urologic surgery or other surgery on contiguous structures of the genitourinary tract are appropriate … Thus, the appropriate use of urine cultures enhances patient safety. … Use UCs only based on appropriate indications (with prompt removal when they are no longer needed). … Effect of establishing guidelines on appropriate urinary catheter placement.

179. Urinary Incontinence Pocket Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/ucsd-pocket-guide.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - 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

180. PSNet Curated Library (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2024 - Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism David Barnes, MD … hemorrhagic-shock-after-elective-spine-surgery-failure-rescue-after-limited-response-nursing https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism … Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism David Barnes, MD … surveillance-monitoring-improve-patient-safety-acute-hospital-care-units https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism