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61. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/erepguide.html
    April 01, 2016 - Step 4 : Use quizzes and exercises that are provided for each report to test participants' understanding … Do: Use additional quiz questions and exercises provided as a handout to further test understanding … 0 25 0 0 Bowel Habits Continent Continent Incontinent Incontinent Loose stool … Blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure over diastolic blood pressure. O2 saturation. … Loose Stool. If any loose stool is documented during the report week, "Yes" is displayed.

62. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/colorectal-booklet.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Find out if you should get anything like: ■ A shower stool … A blood test may be done in the weeks before surgery to measure the nicotine in your blood. … These inflate like balloons to keep blood moving. … ■ You may get a shot of blood thinner medication to help prevent blood clots. … ■ Some of your diabetes, blood pressure, or blood thinner medications may be stopped while you’re

63. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/27-colorectal-surgery-patient.pdf
    June 01, 2023 - Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Find out if you should get anything like: ■ A shower stool … A blood test may be done in the weeks before surgery to measure the nicotine in your blood. … These inflate like balloons to keep blood moving. … ■ You may get a shot of blood thinner medication to help prevent blood clots. … ■ Some of your diabetes, blood pressure, or blood thinner medications may be stopped while you’re

64. Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017.html
    November 01, 2017 - Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. Clostridium difficile Infections. Falls. … Drug Events (ADE) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Central Line-Associated Blood … health record data, it is now more feasible to incorporate clinical characteristics (e.g., laboratory test … diarrhea or “pseudomembranous colitis” in medical records) or laboratory confirmation (i.e., positive test … results for CDI toxin A and/or B or toxin producing CDI organism found in stool sample).

65. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Facilitator Training Instructor Guide - Electronic Reports (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/erepguide.pdf
    March 22, 2014 -  Step 4: Use quizzes and exercises that are provided for each report to test participants’ understanding … DO:  Use additional quiz questions and exercises provided as a handout to further test understanding … 25 25 Dinner 0 25 0 0 B o w el Habits Continent Continent Incontinent Incontinent Loose stool …  Blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure over diastolic blood pressure.  O2 saturation. …  Loose Stool. If any loose stool is documented during the report week, “Yes” is displayed.

66. Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/pfp/haccost2017.html
    November 01, 2017 - Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections. Clostridium difficile Infections. Falls. … Drug Events (ADE) Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Central Line-Associated Blood … health record data, it is now more feasible to incorporate clinical characteristics (e.g., laboratory test … diarrhea or “pseudomembranous colitis” in medical records) or laboratory confirmation (i.e., positive test … results for CDI toxin A and/or B or toxin producing CDI organism found in stool sample).

67. Final Progress Report: Cook County & Rush Developmental Center for Research in Patient Safety: Diagnosis Error Evaluation and Research (DEER) Project (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/schiff-mcnutt-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - in the context of the patient’s pre-test disease probabilities. … Frequent “loose” stool tests: Frequency of c. difficile over- testing in hospitalized patients. … Mailings timed to patients' appointments: a controlled trial of fecal occult blood test cards. … Introduction: Communicating critical test results. … Frequent “loose” stool tests: Frequency of C. Difficile over-testing in hospitalized patients.

68. PowerPoint Presentation
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/erepguide_slides.pptx
    December 01, 2014 - of pressure ulcers 0 1 2 2 Temperature 99.2 Pulse 82 88 90 100 Respirations 20 20 20 20 Blood … 4/6/14 4/13/14 4/20/14 4/27/14 Bowel Habits Continent Continent Incontinent Incontinent Loose stool … 4/13/14 4/20/14 4/27/14 Bowel Habits Continent Continent Incontinent Incontinent Loose stool

69. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - The goal of this study was to test the feasibility of collecting qualitative patient-preferred goals … Keywords: Blood Thinners, Medication, Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events Henderson JT … This study examined the question when and how often nursing homes should test staff for COVID-19 and … Quiescent IBD was defined by a fecal calprotectin level <250 μg/g of stool or through endoscopic evidence

70. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/2015qdr-chartbookblacks.pptx
    February 09, 2016 - stool test in the past year, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years and blood stool test in the past 3 years … per 100,000 women age 20 and over Worse Narrowing Men age 75+ without prostate cancer who had a PSA test … The percentage of patients very willing to exchange lab/test results electronically was lower for Blacks … for Blacks (29.3%) and Whites (27.8%). 113 White Appointment Reminders Medication Reminders Lab/Test … Behaviors Symptoms 60.2 36.4 33.5 24.2 30.9 24.6 27.8 Black Appointment Reminders Medication Reminders Lab/Test

71. Chartbook on Black Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/qdr-blackhealth-slides.html
    November 01, 2020 - stool test in the past year, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years and blood stool test in the past 3 years … 100,000 women age 20 and over Worse Narrowing Men age 75+ without prostate cancer who had a PSA test … Note: Importance: Some heart attacks are caused by blood clots. … Reminders 60.2 57.4 61 59.8 Medication Reminders 36.4 45.8 39.1 48.4 Lab/Test … The percentage of patients very willing to exchange lab/test results electronically was lower for Blacks

72. 2017 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Measure Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/measspec-7.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - stool test in the past year, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years and blood stool test in the past 3 years … Measure ID NHIS_4, 70501041 Measure Title Adults who received a blood pressure measurement in … the last 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high Measure Source Healthy … pressure measured in the last 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high … Measure ID NHIS_5, 70501042 Measure Title Adults who received a blood cholesterol measurement in

73. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: Training Modules (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcinstructor.pdf
    June 01, 2012 - Recently, she had diarrhea, was incontinent of liquid stool, was placed in adult briefs, and nursing … Stool tests showed that she had a bowel infection with Clostridium difficile. … Pre/Post-Test Questions and Answers for Module 1 Part 1. Pre/Post-Test Questions 1. … Pre/Post-Test Questions and Answers for Module 2 Pre/Post-Test Questions 1. … Pre/Post-Test Questions and Answers for Module 3 Pre/Post-Test Questions 1.

74. Making Healthcare Safer III: Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/exe-summary.html
    March 01, 2020 - Acknowledgement of result receipt Timeliness of result receipt Timeliness of action taken on test … Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) of unformed stool have relatively accurate sensitivity and specificity … Certain multi-step test algorithms that include a test for C. difficile and for CDI toxins perform … Protocol for Reducing Hypoglycemia Incidence of hypoglycemia Frequency of hypoglycemia LOS Blood … Comprehensive unit-based safety program (CUSP) Surgical site infection rates Central line-associated blood

75. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides.html
    March 01, 2020 - stool test in the past year, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years and blood stool test in the past 3 years … 100,000 women age 20 and over Worse Narrowing Men age 75+ without prostate cancer who had a PSA test … Because high blood pressure typically causes no symptoms, screening is essential. … Importance: Some heart attacks are caused by blood clots. … Keeping blood glucose levels under control can prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease.

76. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/erepguide-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Temperature   99.2     Pulse 82 88 90 100 Respirations 20 20 20 20 Blood … 0 25 0 0 Bowel Habits Continent Continent Incontinent Incontinent Loose stool

77. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth.pptx
    October 01, 2015 - stool test in the past year, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years and blood stool test in the past 3 years … per 100,000 women age 20 and over Worse Narrowing Men age 75+ without prostate cancer who had a PSA test … Because high blood pressure typically causes no symptoms, screening is essential. … Importance: Some heart attacks are caused by blood clots. … Keeping blood glucose levels under control can prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease.

78. Screening for Thyroid Disease: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/prevent/pdfser/thyrser.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - This article focuses on whether it is useful to order a thyroid function test for patients who have … Today, the TSH test is usually proposed as the initial test in screening because of its ability to … Nonthyroidal illness is an important cause of false positive TSH test results. … In that analysis, after adjustment for age, body mass index, cholesterol level, blood pressure, and … Blood cholesterol values in hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

79. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu.html
    December 01, 2017 - So, we cultured her stool and got (0:05:33 indiscernible) and it turned out to be C. diff . … Alright, the next story is about a taste test. … are always hungry and needing a little bit of cash, so they paid them a little bit to do this taste test … And then they said there was a second phase and they are trying to test intellect and ability to solve … through the doors of the ICU, that's one of the things that should be monitored like your heart rate or blood

80. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-icu-transcript.doc
    May 13, 2014 - So, we cultured her stool and got (0:05:33 indiscernible) and it turned out to be C. diff. … Alright, the next story is about a taste test. … are always hungry and needing a little bit of cash, so they paid them a little bit to do this taste test … And then they said there was a second phase and they are trying to test intellect and ability to solve … through the doors of the ICU, that’s one of the things that should be monitored like your heart rate or blood