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21. Appropriate use of medical interpreters in the breast imaging clinic. | PSNet
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    October 16, 2024 - Commentary Appropriate use of medical interpreters in the breast imaging clinic. … Appropriate use of medical interpreters in the breast imaging clinic. … Appropriate use of medical interpreters in the breast imaging clinic.

22. Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
    January 27, 2016 - E-17; Line 23; How to define appropriate. … Appropriate antibiotic prescribing is a more appropriate outcome when trying to balance risks and … Consequently, the diagnosis may not reflect appropriate prescribing. … If the review was focused on pneumonia, it may be an appropriate outcome measure, but it’s not appropriate … Are the statistical methods used appropriate?

23. Family Experiences with Coordination of Care (FECC) Measure: Appropriate Written Visit Summary Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/fecc-written-visit-summary-content.html
    August 01, 2021 - Family Experiences with Coordination of Care (FECC) Measure: Appropriate Written Visit Summary Content …  COE4CCN Associated NQF # and Name:  2847, Family Experiences with Coordination of Care (FECC)-9: Appropriate

24. Technical Interventions To Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    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.

25. Using the SOPS® Name | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    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.

26. Key Questions When Choosing Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    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

27. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-scd-ed-tech-specs.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell … Disease Measure 14: Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell … A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate testing.

28. Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    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

29. Examples of Physician Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/examples.html
    September 01, 2019 - examples of physician quality measures that research evidence and practical experience suggest are appropriate … Efficiency Measures: Appropriate use of imaging studies for low back pain. … Appropriate use of DXA scans in women under 65 years who do not meet the risk factor profile for osteoporotic

30. Providing Oral Linguistic Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    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

31. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-indications-notes.docx
    April 01, 2022 - a catheter could be appropriate in some circumstances. … If yes, then an indwelling urinary catheter would be appropriate. … If yes, then an indwelling urinary catheter would be appropriate. … Which urinary management strategies are appropriate? … caution because a catheter could be appropriate in some circumstances.

32. Appropriate prescribing in elderly people: how well can it be measured and optimised? | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/maximizing-effectiveness-e-prescribing-between-physicians-and-community/citation/appropriate
    January 01, 2023 - Appropriate prescribing in elderly people: how well can it be measured and optimised? … Appropriate prescribing in elderly people: how well can it be measured and optimised?

33. National rules for drug-drug interactions: are they appropriate for tertiary hospitals? | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-center-education-and-research-therapeutics/citation/national
    January 01, 2023 - National rules for drug-drug interactions: are they appropriate for tertiary hospitals? … National rules for drug-drug interactions: are they appropriate for tertiary hospitals?

34. Appropriate emergency department blood testing for children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/scd-ed-blood-testing.html
    August 01, 2021 - Appropriate emergency department blood testing for children with sickle cell disease Measure … Specifications and Other Supporting Documents: Section 2, Technical Specifications  (PDF, 74 KB) Appropriate

35. Appropriate use of cardiac stress testing with imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | Digital Healthcare Research
    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-heart-failure-care/citation/cardiac
    January 01, 2023 - Appropriate use of cardiac stress testing with imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Appropriate use of cardiac stress testing with imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

36. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-fullreport.pdf
    August 01, 2017 - Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Appropriate Emergency … Measure Name Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease … A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate testing. … There are no existing quality measures for appropriate blood testing in children with SCD. … A higher proportion indicates better performance, as reflected by appropriate testing.

37. Appropriate Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0217-fullreport.pdf
    April 01, 2018 - Appropriate Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children With Sickle Cell Disease 1 Appropriate … Measure Name Appropriate Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children with Sickle Cell Disease … A higher proportion indicates better performance, as reflected by appropriate treatment. … A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate guidance. … A higher proportion indicates better performance, as reflected by appropriate treatment.

38. Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-fullreport.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children With Sickle Cell Disease 1 Appropriate … Measure Name Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children with Sickle Cell Disease … A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate treatment. … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods. … A higher proportion indicates better performance, as reflected by appropriate treatment.

39. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-P (xls file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-p.xls
    June 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?

40. No More CAUTI – preventing catheter associated urinary tact infections
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/no-more-cauti-preventing-cauti.pptx
    June 02, 2025 - indications Explain policies, procedures and insertion competencies 2 Insertion indications 3 Appropriate … catheter indications Urinary retention or urinary flow obstructions 4 Appropriate Catheter indication … Monitoring fluids in critically ill patients 5 Appropriate catheter indications Healing of significant … sacral or perineal wounds 6 Appropriate catheter indications Improving comfort at end of life … 7 Appropriate catheter indications Selected perioperative use 8 Appropriate catheter indication