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  1. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html
    June 01, 2021 - Stewardship Toolkits Long-Term Care Toolkit Develop/Improve Stewardship Program Appropriate … Improve Stewardship Program Developing a Stewardship Program Tracking and Measuring Appropriate … Residents Create a Culture of Safety Learn Best Practices Appropriate … Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens - Slides (PPTX, 4.6 MB) Appropriate Collection … Page last reviewed June 2021 Page originally created June 2021 Internet Citation: Appropriate

  2. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html
    June 01, 2021 - Stewardship Toolkits Long-Term Care Toolkit Develop/Improve Stewardship Program Appropriate … Improve Stewardship Program Developing a Stewardship Program Tracking and Measuring Appropriate … Residents Create a Culture of Safety Learn Best Practices Appropriate … Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens - Slides (PPTX, 4.6 MB) Appropriate Collection … Page last reviewed June 2021 Page originally created June 2021 Internet Citation: Appropriate

  3. Mod4-Event-Checklist (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module4/mod4-event-checklist.pdf
    April 01, 2016 - How to use this tool: Use the checklist to ensure that appropriate action is taken following an adverse … ■ Advise care providers on appropriate medical record documentation post event. … ■ Notify residency program directors, as appropriate. … ■ Obtain peer review, as appropriate. ■ Keep leadership up-to-date on the process. … ■ Implement changes to process, procedures and policies, as appropriate.

  4. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-indications.pptx
    April 01, 2022 - Location in an ICU alone is NOT an appropriate indication. … The Ann Arbor Criteria for appropriate urinary catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results … The Ann Arbor Criteria for appropriate urinary catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results … Which urinary catheter strategies are appropriate? … The Ann Arbor Criteria for appropriate urinary catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results

  5. Part Two: Removing the Obstacles to Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/ena-slides/part2.html
    October 01, 2020 - immobilization (e.g., unstable thoracic or lumbar spine, unstable pelvic fracture) appropriate … Two blue boxes, one labeled appropriate and one labeled inappropriate. … use during surgery appropriate Slide 82 Box labeled Start: Indications for Indwelling … Two blue boxes, one labeled appropriate and one labeled inappropriate. … Two blue boxes, one labeled appropriate and one labeled inappropriate.

  6. 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
    September 21, 2015 - 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?

  7. 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
    September 22, 2011 - 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

  8. Collecting Microbiologial Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/specimens.html
    June 01, 2021 - collect a microbiological sample and how to collect good quality samples, are key components to the appropriate … One-Page Document – Collection of Microbiological Cultures  (PDF, 159.2 KB) Poster – Appropriate Collection … of Microbiological Specimens  (PDF, 202.3 KB) Poster – Appropriate Collection of Urine Specimens  

  9. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4s_combo_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - Antibiotic Selection and Timing Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and … Use Appropriate “Timeout” Preprocedure and Postprocedure Perform and document that all pediatric … heart surgery cases have an appropriate preprocedural and postprocedural timeout.4 Best Processes … o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of practices. … staff support should be available if needed during a case.4 Recommended Practice: Use appropriate

  10. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4e_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - Antibiotic Selection and Timing Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and … Use Appropriate “Timeout” Preprocedure and Postprocedure Perform and document that all pediatric … heart surgery cases have an appropriate preprocedural and postprocedural timeout.4 Best Processes … o Determines appropriate facility resources for effective and permanent adoption of practices. … staff support should be available if needed during a case.4 Recommended Practice: Use appropriate

  11. Appendix P. Interpreting CAUTI Data Trends | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-p.html
    October 01, 2015 - 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 and … 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?

  12. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)

    www.cahps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous … (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Section 1. … Measure Name Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) 1.B. … Areas with higher usage rates perform the intervention in medically less appropriate populations—that … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

  13. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)

    www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous … (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Section 1. … Measure Name Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) 1.B. … Areas with higher usage rates perform the intervention in medically less appropriate populations—that … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

  14. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)

    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous … (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Section 1. … Measure Name Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) 1.B. … Areas with higher usage rates perform the intervention in medically less appropriate populations—that … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

  15. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)

    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous … (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Section 1. … Measure Name Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) 1.B. … Areas with higher usage rates perform the intervention in medically less appropriate populations—that … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

  16. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)

    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous … (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Section 1. … Measure Name Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) 1.B. … Areas with higher usage rates perform the intervention in medically less appropriate populations—that … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

  17. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)

    www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous … (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Section 1. … Measure Name Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) 1.B. … Areas with higher usage rates perform the intervention in medically less appropriate populations—that … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

  18. Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)

    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-0082-fullreport.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous … (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) Section 1. … Measure Name Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) 1.B. … Areas with higher usage rates perform the intervention in medically less appropriate populations—that … Provide appropriate citations to justify methods.

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47713/psn-pdf
    June 14, 2019 - Medication appropriateness in vulnerable older adults: healthy skepticism of appropriate polypharmacy … Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-appropriateness-vulnerable-older-adults-healthy-skepticism- appropriate … The authors recommend a criteria set to be applied to guide clinician decision-making to determine appropriate … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-appropriateness-vulnerable-older-adults-healthy-skepticism-appropriate

  20. PQMP Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/index.html?page=5
    May 01, 2024 - : Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC) Appropriate … : Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC) Appropriate … : Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC) Appropriate … : Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC) Appropriate … : Quality Measurement, Evaluation, Testing, Review, and Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC) Appropriate
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