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401. Case 4. Suntown Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case4.html
     November 01, 2014 - frustrated some staff who participated in the RCE, and they noted that the presence of UTIs in preventable cases … The two cases that were studied did not produce concrete evidence of improvements (efficiency, patient … Lean events represent a significant investment of organizational resources; in some cases, a simpler

402. Making the Case That Improving Antibiotic Use Is a Patient Safety Issue (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/patient-safety-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Number and Slide Social Determinants of Antibiotic Prescribing SAY: As is apparent from the two cases

403. Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Hospital Linkage File, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/chsp_linkage_file_tech_doc.pdf
     October 01, 2018 - In these cases, we report the CCNs from the AHA data. Compendium of U.S. … In the former cases, we updated the list to indicate that these systems were a match and the hospital … We also identified cases in which a change in ownership occurred, which was reflected in one data source … In these cases, we linked the hospitals to a system using the following decision rules, in order: • … entries in the hospital linkage file; rather, the file includes a single entry for the CCN in these cases

404. Diagnostic Failure: A Cognitive and Affective Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Croskerry.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Unfortunately, the coroner’s office does not routinely provide feedback on cases that it sees.8 The … Cognitive dispositions to respond (CDRs) In many cases, diagnoses are clear and unambiguous (e.g., sprain … This may then be followed by guilt, soul-searching, self-recrimination, and, in some cases, despair. … rich in emotions and impressions, but also with as much objective detail as possible.62 However, cold cases … Yet, there are very few cases in which cognition and affect are not important factors in diagnosis

405. Harborview Medical Center Uses AHRQ’s Quality Indicators To Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202504.html
     June 01, 2025 - Information on cases is shared with clinicians for review and feedback and can be used to improve hospital

406. C1 Prioritization Worksheet (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c1_pdi_prioritizationworksheet.xlsx
     June 02, 2025 - scale of 10 (agree/high) to 0 (disagree/low) Barrier Assessment (indicate Yes or No) Volume of Cases

407. 095-Mrsa-Surveillance (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/095-mrsa-surveillance.docx
     April 01, 2025 - · Misses cases of asymptomatic MRSA colonization not identified through review of existing culture

408. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/rick-evans-slides.pdf
     March 15, 2016 - :00 pm EDT NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Key Statistics Discharges 123,810 Ambulatory Surgery Cases

409. Audio and Video Products | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/pubcomguide/pcguide-avdevelopment.html
     July 01, 2024 - in OC's sole discretion to determine if an audio-described version of the video is required, even in cases … The AHRQ logo may be used independently in some cases if the product is being produced in cooperation … In most cases, logos must appear at the beginning and end of videos. … The AHRQ logo may not be used in cases where it may be construed as an endorsement.

410. Assess-Resident-Rti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/assess-resident-RTI-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Again, the vast majority of cases of acute bronchitis are caused by viruses. … largely caused by viruses that affect the lower respiratory tract airways, about 75 percent of pneumonia cases … Five to seven days of antibiotic therapy is now recommended for most cases of pneumonia. … whooping cough,” which is quite rare in older adults, causing infection in less than 1 of every 2,000 cases … Slide 18 Take-Home Points SAY: We have walked through several common cases seen in long-term care

411. Case Scenarios: Handling Challenging Communications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide5/scenarios.html
     August 01, 2022 - The anesthesiologist received training on the equipment and has used it in six surgical cases to date

412. AHRQ Summit To Address Emergency Department Boarding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/930.html
     September 01, 2024 - health system-level solutions to circumstances that sometimes force patients to spend hours—or in some cases … Review additional new publications in PSNet’s  current issue , including recent cases and commentaries

413. Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle Cell Disease: Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p007-1-ef.pdf
     November 01, 2015 - All sickle cell anemia cases reported in a State’s newborn screening program within the measurement … ● Testing found 58 percent agreement between sickle cell anemia cases reported in newborn screening

414. Documentation of Heart Rate During Fluid Resuscitation for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-fullreport.pdf
     June 01, 2018 - emphasize the critical importance of early recognition and aggressive treatment for all suspected cases … Codes to identify potential severe sepsis and septic shock cases using administrative data to identify … Codes to identify potential severe sepsis and septic shock cases using administrative data to identify … 3, the majority of cases reviewed were for black children. 7.B. … cases (n=17) (See Table 9 in the Supporting Documents).

415. Why Promote a Health Care Quality Report to Consumers? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/why-promote.html
     December 01, 2022 - Ongoing and multifaceted promotion efforts directed at potential users were a key element in all four cases

416. Table 3. Overview of participant responses to draft recommendations for key design features of consumer reporting systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/consumer-exp/reporting/table3.html
     August 01, 2022 - recommendation that system will analyze causes of patient safety events on a broad scale (versus individual cases

417. Final Progress Report: Preventing/Managing C. Diff for Nursing Home Residents, Admissions, and Discharges (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/phillips-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Creating incentives for tracking and reporting cases of CDI, using the ‘present-on-admission’ hospital … The incidence of CDI in US acute care hospitals has increased in recent years, with newer cases trending … Of all the observations, 2,708 discharges were HAI (hospital acquired) CDIFF cases, and 16,781 discharges … were POA (community acquired, or present on admission) CDIFF cases.

418. Introduction to Synthetic Healthcare Database for Research (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-Introduction-2023Dec.pdf
     December 01, 2023 - The pharmacy files have two types of prescription-related claims, cases where a person received medication … in an inpatient hospital setting (i.e., inpatient stays with prescribed medicine) and cases where a … surgical centers, and critical access hospitals), and • Fee-for-service or encounter records. • In rare cases … In all cases, synthetic data elements were created to resemble the marginal distributions of the original

419. Final Progress Report: TIPI Systems To Reduce Errors in Emergency Cardiac Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/selker-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - 14,000 with UAP,6 which nearly doubles their expected mortality rates.6 Reflecting this is that ED cases … Cardiology departments were interested in installing the decision support in some cases, but the ED … In other cases, a more structured alert delivery process was put in place. … The advantage of the electronically collected database was that staff did not need to identify cases … Once the system was implemented, all cases meeting data collection criteria were identified and all

420. Appendix: State Overviews | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/tap.html
     October 01, 2014 - program, which involves the State's obstetrical providers in developing best practices for high-risk cases … and helps providers transfer pregnant women with extremely high-risk cases to UAMS before giving birth … The ANGELS program arranges transportation to UAMS for women with particularly high-risk obstetric cases … coordinates the transportation and can arrange for ambulance pickup or a helicopter for more serious cases … Medicaid staff have visited the Central Plains office many times to review cases and program operations