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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/design-table2.html
July 01, 2018 - Applicable clinical practice guidelines.
Information on resources available.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - CHCA Clinical Improvement Collaborative
http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep/about/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular
catheter-related infections, 2011. … www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/bsi-guidelines-2011.pdf. Accessed May 17, 2016.
12. … Group B Strep, Overview of 2010 Guidelines. … to prevent neonatal bloodstream infections
Recommended Practice: Site Selection
Recommended Practice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chirpa-215-scd-ed-tables.pdf
January 01, 2002 - guidelines
All children with SCD who have fever (greater
than 38.5°C or 101°F) and other signs of … Ideally, children
with SCD are followed at a practice or center that
allows for comprehensive management … Clinical
guidelines
A child with fever or pallor and listlessness
should always be initially evaluated … Clinical
guidelines
Infectious processes are a serious cause of
morbidity in the child with SCD, … Clinical For children with SCD who present with fever or III Wang CJ, et al.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/alarm-fatigue-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - distributed materials
to staff to provide
guidelines for alarm
management. … Trial
• Clinical
Trial, Phase
I
• Clinical
Trial, Phase
II
• Clinical
Trial, Phase
III
• Clinical … Trial
• Corrected
Article
• Journal
Article
• Meta-
Analysis
• Meta
Synthesis
• Practice
Guidelines … Trial
• Clinical
Trial, Phase
I
• Clinical
Trial, Phase
II
• Clinical
Trial, Phase
III
• Clinical … Trial
• Corrected
Article
• Journal
Article
• Meta-
Analysis
• Meta
Synthesis
• Practice
Guidelines
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=5
June 12, 2025 - Centers (EPCs) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Funding & Grants Guidelines Health Care Information … share some or all administrative staff, such as receptionists and schedulers, and share some or all clinical … The survey can be administered to multiple medical offices within a practice, health care system, or … Please visit the International Survey Users page for a list of current languages and translation guidelines … The surveys were designed to be administered to all types of staff, including clinical and nonclinical
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit3-minimum-criteria.html
September 01, 2017 - Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines … Implementing the toolkit involves five steps:
Incorporate the communication tools into standard practice … Incorporating communication tools and related policies into standard practice is much more likely to … This will help prescribing clinicians follow the guidelines and prepare them to expect the nursing staff … Incorporate the potential infection SBAR forms into daily practice.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/parchman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - rural areas as well.9
As evidence accumulates to support more judicious use of LtOT for chronic pain, guidelines … guidelines requires changes to clinic systems and workflows of healthcare teams across the entire clinic … program to improve Opioid Management in Primary Care Practice. … Successes and failures in the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for clinical practice. … Why don't physicians follow clinical practice guidelines? A
framework for improvement.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b4_pdi_documentationcoding.pdf
March 15, 2016 - ○ Incorrectly applying the coding guidelines for principal diagnosis, especially when
two or more … Guidelines for achieving a compliant query practice. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and
Reporting, FY … CPT and ICD-9-CM coding for surgical residents and new surgeons in practice. … -.pdf
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/2016-Official-ICD-10-PCS-Coding-Guidelines-
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6s.html
June 01, 2014 - , ACTION-Get With the Guidelines Inpatient Registry). 1
Date: Measure released in 2007 2 and updated … Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Performance Measure Writing Committee reviewed a list of 39 elements from practice … on Performance Measures guidelines. … guidelines with the highest level of evidence, including links to clinical outcomes. 2
Logic Model … /Conceptual Framework: The measure is based on clinical guidelines. 2
Country: United States
Past
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-academic-detailing-guide.pdf
July 07, 2015 - These are general recommendations only; specific clinical
decisions should be made by the treating physician … based on an individual patient's clinical condition. … While prior guidelines focused on LDL targeting, the
ASCVD approach uses patient risk to guide treatment … in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice … Guidelines.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201906.html
November 01, 2019 - At the time of the initiative, she served as the coordinator for clinical quality improvement in the … Designation of OB clinical risk manager. … Checklists/guidelines:
Preeclampsia guidelines.
Nursing documentation checklists. … This practice helps the entire staff remain focused on improving safety and sustaining improvement in … throughout the hospital customize the TeamSTEPPS curriculum to make it relevant to their respective clinical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-ok.pdf
November 01, 2017 - • Practice facilitation, in which practice enhancement
assistants become temporary members of the … standards for health IT and, ideally,
providing measure specifications at the same time that new
clinical … guidelines are introduced. … Improving practice quality takes more than
learning the evidence for guidelines. … Program, 2016; Oklahoma State Health Department,
2016; and Oklahoma City Area Indian Health Service
Clinical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - factors are related to stewardship resources including information technology resources
Negative: No guidelines … Factors
Negative Contributing Factors
Vancomycin unnecessarily started empirically
Develop local guidelines … infections that discuss the limited situations in which empiric vancomycin may be necessary
Ensure guidelines … Negative Contributing Factors
Vancomycin not discontinued when cultures revealed E. coli
Develop guidelines … Any practice described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/robinson-papp-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Key Words: chronic pain; HIV; opioids; opioid prescribing guidelines
3. … practice. … foreseeable that the opioid pendulum will swing, and that people and institutions will sometimes use
guidelines … Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2019, 12;16:100468.
3. … Evaluation Tool (SOPET) for Assessing Adherence to the Centers for Disease Control
Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/north-carolina.html
March 01, 2021 - support on:
Evidence-based CVD prevention
Patient-level health outcomes
Implementation of clinical … Components of the practice support include:
Optimizing the use of the EHR to extract clinical quality … Implementing evidence-based protocols and clinical algorithms to encourage the use of standing orders … and clinical decision support tools in the EHR. … facilitators in the field are increasing the uptake of evidence-based guidelines in participating primary
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4b_pdi02-pressureulcer-bestpractices.pdf
January 01, 2012 - units; and representatives from quality
improvement and information services to develop evidence-based guidelines … Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement. Pressure
Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Protocol. … .4b
• Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH Tool)
http://www.npuap.org/resources/educational-and-clinical-resources … http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-
http://www.npuap.org/resources/educational-and-clinical-resources … Bloomington, MN: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement; January 2012.
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www.ahrq.gov/sitemap.html
August 11, 2025 - Programs
Research
Publications & Products
Publishing and Communications Guidelines … Research Findings & Reports
Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety
Evidence-based Practice … Data Innovations
Hospital Financial Measures Database (HFMD)
Physician and Physician Practice … Quiz
Are You a Clinical Hero? … Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR)
Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP)
Practice
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/sleep-apnea-protocol.pdf
June 09, 2020 - Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Medicare Eligible Patients
Evidence-based Practice … For CQ 2, we will review existing systematic reviews and guidelines. … We will also search the ECRI guidelines Trust21 for relevant guidelines published in the last 5
years … practice guidelines. … Practice parameters for the indications for polysomnography and related procedures.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide4.html
October 01, 2022 - Be simple to use in routine clinical practice, with minimal need for laboratory investigations or complex … Integrate into clinical practice results in a way that decreases hospital-associated VTE without any … This guide focuses on the practical issues of implementation and utility in clinical practice. … efficacy in actual practice or clinical trials will be reviewed. … Practice Guidelines.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide4.html
October 01, 2022 - Be simple to use in routine clinical practice, with minimal need for laboratory investigations or complex … Integrate into clinical practice results in a way that decreases hospital-associated VTE without any … This guide focuses on the practical issues of implementation and utility in clinical practice. … efficacy in actual practice or clinical trials will be reviewed. … Practice Guidelines.