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1661. Making a Case for Organizational Change in Patient Safety Initiatives (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Ramanujam.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - Conclusions: The challenge of patient safety is not only clinical, but also organizational. … In this sense, the challenge of patient safety is as much organizational as it is clinical. … robust feature of the organizational context.6 Institutionalizing change requires a formal, long-term plan … In particular, they must avoid the reflexive response of viewing the problem as exclusively clinical … Change must be implemented using support structures and multiple tactics integrated in a long-term plan

1662. Two New Issue Briefs Examine Diagnosis Improvement and Healthcare Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2025 - Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis examines varying terms and perspectives that describe successful or … leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve provider effectiveness and patient outcomes in clinical … Contact Information For comments or questions about AHRQ News Now, contact Karen Fleming-Michael at … Karen.FlemingMichael@ahrq.hhs.gov or (301) 427-1798. … Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on

1663. Final Report: Embracing the PBRN Model To Improve the Medication Use Process (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lipowski-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - The Report of the AACP Educating Clinical Scientists Task Force I. … Report of the AACP Educating Clinical Scientist Task Force II. … characteristics Consider duration of study/create timelines Gauge provider and researcher availability Plan … bylaws Conduct a retreat for leaders and stakeholders Develop a catchy acronym Create a marketing plan … PR (e.g., health fairs) Use direct marketing (e.g., mail, bag stuffers) Have a crisis management plan

1664. Final Progress Report: Trial of Decision Support To Improve Diabetes Outcomes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/cebul-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Much of this care depends on physician decision making in clinical settings, but a growing body of … Clinical Epidemiology of Diabetes: Care and Outcomes The complex relationships of diabetes care to outcomes … 5 effective for triggering "one-time" events than for ongoing management of a chronic medical condition … Clinical Decision Support to Improve Diabetes Care: The Search fro Unintended Consequences. … Clinical Decision Support to Improve Diabetes Care AHRQ-HIT; WIP, August 1, 2007.

1665. Module 1: Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Toolkit Module 1: An Overview of the CANDOR Process
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module1/module1-overview.pptx
      June 02, 2025 - Unsafe Condition Near Miss No Harm Event CANDOR Event Actual harm to patient Potential patient harm … The unexpected harm can be physical, emotional, or financial. … with the patient and/or family. … After the internal meetings have been held, the findings and plan of action, including actions taken, … includes an implementation checklist, which can help organizations create a CANDOR-specific action plan

1666. 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Contra Costa Health Plan Language Assistance Database and Ethnicity Categories I. … which groups are experiencing health care disparities or would benefit from targeted quality improvement … In this model, health care (called medical care in the figure), or lack thereof, is viewed as both a … Potential health plan enrollees, for instance, may fear discriminatory access to coverage, while hospital … included in practice management systems, which are separate from the Health IT systems that capture clinical

1667. Antiseptic-impregnated catheters: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-110414.pptx
      January 01, 2013 - Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B Sanjay Saint, MD, PhD George Dock Collegiate … : HICPAC CDC Guidelines on CAUTI Prevention www.catheterout.org Consider Root Cause Analysis or … Focused Review of CAUTI or catheter use to identify improvement opportunities … that are in place How data is given to the front lines Ideas Ask the infection control professional or … RNs Examples Many know that data is collected Few know how it is used or even see the results Ideas

1668. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ehr-impact-references.html
      July 01, 2024 - Sources of variation in primary care clinical workflow: implications for the design of cognitive support … The role of electronic medical records in reducing unwarranted clinical variation in acute health care … Can electronic clinical documentation help prevent diagnostic errors? … A Novel System For Extractive Clinical Note Summarization Using EHR Data. … A national action plan to support consumer engagement via e-health.

1669. High-Risk Deliveries at Facilities with 24/7 In-House Blood Banking/Transfusion Services - Technical Specifications (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0122-technical-specs.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - This measure is intended to be reported at the level of health plan or geographical entity, such as … It is not appropriate for measuring at the level of clinical provider. … Eligible Population Women age 10-65 years inclusive, who are admitted to a hospital or health care … Women who have deliveries in health care facilities ii. … Benefit type (if insured): HMO, PPO, Medicaid Primary Care Management (PCCM) Plan, Fee for Service

1670. Final Progress Report: Interactive HIT to promote ambulatory safety among vulnerable diabetes patients (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/sarkar-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - and remote monitoring outside of a clinical setting are projected to grow in coming years. … managed care plan for low-income San Francisco residents. … The coaches did have a contact person, usually a nurse or diabetes educator, at each primary care site … plan: study protocol. … Do clinical standards for diabetes care address excess risk for hypoglycemia in vulnerable patients?

1671. Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety by Reducing Medication Errors (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/strom2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - The plan was to have implemented the interventions in the next funding cycle, if this funding mechanism … initiating warfarin therapy and requiring a target INR of 2 (the lowest level recommended for any condition … There is indication that the MBMD could be useful in clinical practice. … diagnoses, or procedures. … Journal of Managed Care. 2006 July;12(7):369-370. Koppel R.

1672. Final Progress Report: Epidemiology, Exploration, and Evaluation: Addressing potentially dangerous medications in children on Medicaid with a mental health diagnosis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kleinman-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - , and a PCMH provides care to half or more children in NYS Medicaid. … A moderate interaction may result in an exacerbation of the patient's condition and/or require an alteration … Primary care service utilization was based on the presence of a claim or encounter with a preventive … not they had a diagnosis of a BMH condition. … Assessing clinical outcomes will enhance our understanding of the extent to which DDI concerns are or

1673. Final Progress Report: Exploratory Study Using Queuing Theory To Improve Nurse Staffing Effectiveness (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/stone-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - staffing is required to achieve quality patient outcomes based on the specific characteristics of a clinical … A queuing model uses the demand and service data from a specific service environment (e.g., a clinical … Two separate focus groups were conducted, consisting of 1) direct care RNs employed full or part-time … models to guide nurse staffing decisions is that providing high-quality care requires that each clinical … We assumed that patient lengths of stay (LOS) in the clinical unit are exponentially distributed.

1674. Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Engaging in Challenging Conversations about Screening (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/research/engaging-challenging-full.pdf
      May 01, 2024 - Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update. … ] OR "clinical preventive services"[tiab] OR "clinical preventive service"[tiab] OR Preventive[title … medicine” OR TI preventive OR TI “clinical preventive services” OR AB “clinical preventive services … TX “chronic condition” OR TX “chronic conditions”)) OR TI “chronic disease” OR AB “Chronic disease … preventive services" OR "clinical preventive service") OR AB ("clinical preventive services" OR "

1675. Module 6: Mutual Support
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      January 10, 2022 - Individuals who plan to take the course but will not complete it as part of a team should follow the … established plan of care. … In advocating for the patient and the medical care plan, the observing team member asserts a corrective … Examples: missing lab results, orders that seem inconsistent with the care plan, concerns or questions … tensions between two clinical providers, support staff schedules will be adjusted so each clinical provider

1676. TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Module 6 Mutual Support - Facilitator’s Notes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module6-presenters-notes.pdf
      January 10, 2022 - Individuals who plan to take the course but will not complete it as part of a team should follow the … established plan of care. … In advocating for the patient and the medical care plan, the observing team member asserts a corrective … Examples: missing lab results, orders that seem inconsistent with the care plan, concerns or questions … tensions between two clinical providers, support staff schedules will be adjusted so each clinical

1677. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4c_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - even months or years later … procedures that convert from laparoscopic to open, emergency procedures).1 Educational Recommendation • Plan … appropriate documentation, etc.5,18 • Follow a standard for performance improvement such as PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act … follow the safety protocols developed by the team to prevent foreign body retention and develop a plan … publications/bulletin/2009/2009%20november%20bulleti n.ashx Policies/Protocols • Institute for Clinical

1678. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4q_combo_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - even months or years later … procedures that convert from laparoscopic to open, emergency procedures).1 Educational Recommendation • Plan … appropriate documentation, etc.5,18 • Follow a standard for performance improvement such as PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act … follow the safety protocols developed by the team to prevent foreign body retention and develop a plan … publications/bulletin/2009/2009%20november%20bulleti n.ashx Policies/Protocols • Institute for Clinical

1679. 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 - develop influenza are at a small risk for bacterial superinfection, so they should be monitored for new clinical … He should be monitored closely, and should his condition change or deteriorate, transfer may be necessary … Obtain a complete blood count or CBC and chest x ray to evaluate for pneumonia, or 3. … Finally, while his illness is almost certainly due to a virus, his clinical presentation is different … This is a common scenario in long-term care.

1680. Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2015 - necessary to obtain certification; however, other practices implemented just one or two standards or … including: Qualitative and mixed data collected from clinic representatives (e.g., clinic leaders, clinical … In one study, Kralewski and colleagues used claims data from a major health insurance plan to track patient-level … amounts paid were risk-adjusted (i.e., adjusted for patient case-mix) using the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical … per patient per month, per clinician FTE, or per visit).