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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/haidesign/haidesign-summary.html
April 01, 2018 - Efforts to reduce the number of HAIs have begun to expand beyond standardizing best practices in health … Experts emphasized the importance of targeting human behavior, as it can render even the best evidence-informed … Novel and best-practice technologies, materials, and design strategies may directly decrease the risk … More research is needed, as the best methods for leveraging strategies and design features aimed at interrupting
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/staff-survey-post-intervention-va.pdf
February 23, 2018 - is a project designed to help small primary care practices incorporate very
recent evidence on how best … The HVH team will work with practices on
workflow, quality, satisfaction and how to best monitor your … Please select the response that best
reflects your practice’s readiness to engage in a change process … Using your own definition of burnout - please indicate which of the following statements best describes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/haidesign-summary.pdf
September 01, 2013 - Efforts to reduce the number of
HAIs have begun to expand beyond standardizing best practices in health … Experts emphasized the importance of targeting human behavior, as it can render even
the best evidence-informed … Novel and best-practice technologies, materials, and design strategies may directly decrease
the risk … More research is needed, as the best methods for leveraging strategies and design features aimed
at
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/nursing-home-long-stay-eng-651a.doc
March 09, 2007 - , when you answer, you can use any number from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst possible and 10 is the best … Use any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is the worst possible and 10 is the best possible. … YES
2( NO
Appendix: Showcards With Printed Response Options
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10
Best … Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Showcard #4
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Showcard #5
10
Best
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/envscan/references.html
November 01, 2020 - Health care price transparency for consumers: a review of original and prior research on best practices
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool11_comm_resource.docx
June 02, 2025 - The best version of this guide would be developed in collaboration with community providers and agencies
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/engaging-nurse-physician-patient-slides.html
August 01, 2018 - Surgeon: “ Surgeons are very tribal … so what you need to do if you have something you think is a best
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/diagnostic-safety-pilot-study-report.pdf
April 01, 2021 - (e.g., reliability using
Cronbach’s alpha, factor structure), with the goal of including only the best
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/slides-healthcare-safer-by-design.pdf
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AMA STEPS Forward®
Playbook Series
AMA STEPS Forward®
playbooks combine the best
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb.html
December 01, 2013 - Best prognosis over time is for infants in whom the duodenum, distal ileum, and ileocecal valve can be
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apb.html
December 01, 2013 - Best prognosis over time is for infants in whom the duodenum, distal ileum, and ileocecal valve can be
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Diagnosis
· Clinical symptoms of pneumonia (e.g., fever, cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain) PLUS hypoxia PLUS a new radiographic infiltrate that develops at least 48 hours after hospitalization
· Microbiology: either community-associated (e.g., Stre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia
DiagnosisCommunity-Acquired Pneumonia
· Most patients have fever, cough, and increased sputum production; many will also have chills (50%), tachypnea (45%), or pleuritic chest pain (30%)
· If symptoms are present, a chest x ray (CXR) should be obtained; the absence of an infitr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection
Diagnosis
• Clinical spectrum of infection ranges from watery diarrhea with lower abdominal pain, cramping,
and nausea (with or without low-grade fevers and leukocytosis) to severe or fulminant colitis
• Case definition: three or more unformed stools in a 24-ho…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/UTI-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Diagnosis
· First, ask about SYMPTOMS
· Acute cystitis: dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain
· Pyelonephritis: fever, flank pain
· Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): subrapubic pain and fever; patients with catheters may not report dysuria, frequenc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Diagnosis
• Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a positive urine culture in a patient with no signs or
symptoms of a urinary tract infection (e.g., dysuria, frequency, urgency, fever, flank pain).
• ASB is common and often assocated with pyuria (urine containing ≥10 white blood cells …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/diverticulitis-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis
Diagnosis
· Abdominal pain (usually left lower quadrant, ~90%), low-grade fever (~90%)
· Diagnostic testing: computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen for diagnosis and complications (e.g., abscess, perforation)
· Microbiology: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Ba…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Diagnosis
· Defined as pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation
· Clinical symptoms include purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrate on chest imaging, worsening oxygenation (usually in association with leukocytos…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, or G) that are sucepti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/COPD-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
Diagnosis
• Distinguishing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a patient with a known history of COPD can be challenging.
o If the chest x ray does not show evidence of a new infiltrate, a COPD…