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  1. Module 20: Creating Quality Improvement Teams and QI Plans (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2015 - (IHI) recommends that every QI team include at least one member who has the following roles1: • Clinical … This individual understands how the changes will affect the clinical care process and the impact these … • Community health workers • Peer mentors • Patients • Community representatives • Directors of clinical … Improved clinical • outcomes for patients with diabetes and asthma • Measures of success: Diabetes … guidelines implemented per condition (asthma, diabetes) ' Se(f-Management Support Realized patient

  2. Searching for Relevant Studies (ppt file)

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    January 01, 2011 - /WebHelp/SysRev3.htm Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network https://www.sign.ac.uk/what-we-do … Then we searched the subheading of clinical trials by using the term “clinical trials as topic.sh.” … Nonrandomized Studies MEDLINE (Ovid) Search for Observational Studies Using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines … example, we searched MEDLINE (Ovid) for Observational Studies by using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines … controlled clinical trial.pt. randomized.ab. placebo.ab. clinical trials as topic.sh.

  3. In Conversation With… Alison Holmes, MD, MPH | PSNet

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    March 01, 2014 - can be no physician or surgeon feeling that they're above complying with prescribing or a particular practice … The other thing that needs to be recognized is the importance of clinical leaders and those clinical … This was followed by development of training and certification programs ( 4,5 ) along with numerous guidelines … and guideline development for the Department of Health and Human Services regarding surveillance and practice … General Guidelines. Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).

  4. CAUTI Event Reporting Tool (doc file)

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    April 01, 2022 - issues may pressure clinicians to use fluids or medications in ways inconsistent with policy and routine practice … , which may increase risks of contamination and transmission of disease. 39 Are best practice injection … Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Hospitals and Long-term Care: Clinical Guide for Collecting Cultures … Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, 8th Edition. … /hai/pdfs/bsi-guidelines-2011.pdf.

  5. DEcIDE 32: The Incident User Design in Comparative Effectiveness Research (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2012 - All of these characteristics--a mixture of diagnostic skill, treatment guidelines, and medical sociology … practice guidelines); consequently, the most valid estimates may apply to relatively few patients of … Because usual care practice patterns may exhibit greater heterogeneity in routine practice than in a … Otherwise, patients who started on an inhaled corticosteroid according to guidelines and then stepped-up … CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials.

  6. Hidden Danger! Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After Emergency Cesarean Delivery. | PSNet

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    November 25, 2020 - These triggers preceded the patient’s clinical deterioration, when she became non-responsive in the setting … Guidelines and Standardization of Practice to Improve Outcomes by avoiding unnecessary variation in … Int J Gynaecol Obstet . 2016;132(3):337-341. [ Available at ] Clinical Guidelines and Standardization … of Practice to Improve Outcomes: ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 792. … WebM&M Cases Hurried Team Huddle and Poor Communication: Unsafe Practice

  7. Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)

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    December 11, 2018 - Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Chronic Pain Evidence-based Practice … The recent publication of evidence-based guidelines on opioid use for chronic pain by the Centers for … Given this need and wide- spread concern regarding opioid use and misuse outlined in recent guidelines … synthesized in this review update together with the other two commissioned reviews will help inform guidelines … (Prepared by the Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2015-00009-

  8. Safe Medication Administration: Magnesium Sulfate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2023 - Several professional organizations, guidelines, and evidence reviews offer examples of maternal and fetal … Use of the maintenance infusion to administer a bolus manually is a high-risk practice that should be … Magnesium toxicity is a clinical diagnosis, and serum levels do not always correlate with clinical signs … Committee on Obstetric Practice. … ACOG practice bulletin no. 159: Management of preterm labor.

  9. A Sweet Case of Hidden Hydrogen Ions | PSNet

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    November 30, 2023 - The American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines suggest that physiologic insulin replacement should … many hospitals do not employ order sets consistent with physiologic insulin in accordance with ADA guidelines … Finally, professional interpreters should be used to improve communication in clinical encounters.  … These teams should include physicians, dieticians, pharmacists, nurses, and advanced practice providers … Do professional interpreters improve clinical care for patients with limited English proficiency?

  10. Standard Deviations | PSNet

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    January 01, 2006 - Defining the clinical standard of care for a homeless IV drug user is complex. … Historically, physicians charged with negligence were judged by the standard of "customary practice"— … Over time, however, the legal standard shifted from actual practice patterns to "reasonable" practice … patterns, to allow for the possibility that customary practice could be too slow in adopting evidence-based … guidelines.( 2 ) Although the American Medical Association cautiously defines the clinical standard

  11. Research White Paper Managing Missing Data in Patient Registries Addendum Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes Third Edition (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2018 - Modifications to the data collection guidelines and additional training could be undertaken in this … dictate treatment or health care encounters but instead observe patient care as it occurs in routine practice … between-model variance and the within-model standard errors, using Rubin’s Rules for Imputation.14 In practice … Characterization of Missing Data in Clinical Registry Studies. … Clinical Trials with Missing Data: A Guide for Practitioners.

  12. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

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    December 09, 2009 - Published Online: December 9, 2009 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol … We recognize that there are many definitions being used in research and practice, but for the purposes … ECT is currently viewed by clinicians and APA guidelines as the treatment of choice among non-pharmacologic … comparator arm was needed to make the results of this comparative effectiveness review relevant to clinical … http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/� Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol

  13. JAMA (pdf file)

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    November 12, 2019 - Suggestions for Practice B The USPSTF recommends the service. … Clinical practice guidelines recommend that BRCA1/2 mu- tation testing begin with a relative with known … Lancaster JM, Powell CB, Chen LM, Richardson DL; SGO Clinical Practice Committee. … Paluch-Shimon S, Cardoso F, Sessa C, et al; ESMO Guidelines Committee. … practice guidelines for cancer prevention and screening.

  14. Table 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - For other domains important to end-of-life care, such as spirituality, a few guidelines have been developed … When observed as a clinical sign, the term “respiratory distress” is used. … Measures need to be simple and easily incorporated into the standard practice of care, such as having … Clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care. 2004: Pittsburgh, PA. 3. … Practice Initiative.

  15. Using Health IT: Eight Quality Improvement Stories (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/EightSuccessStories_092810.pdf
    September 01, 2010 - The project team found that, without the quality feedback, adherence to certain clinical guidelines, … of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines ( … Page 16 16 “We’re developing our knowledge networks so that every doctor can provide best practice … guidelines. … the clinicians and the hospital implementation teams assessed the proposed workflows against current practice

  16. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Use of Report Cards and Outcome Measurements To Improve the Safety of Surgical Care (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2023 - Using risk-adjusted outcomes to assess clinical practice: an overview of issues pertaining to risk adjustment … practice guidelines, other quality enhancement tools, or reimbursement or coverage policies, may not … Effects of abdominal aortic aneurysm appropriateness dashboard on clinical practice. … Using risk-adjusted outcomes to assess clinical practice: an overview of issues pertaining to risk adjustment … specialty and procedure. 53 clinical centers (45 academic, 8 private practice) in 29 US states

  17. Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/osteoarthritis-knee-update-executive-170505.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - practice. … ACR Guidelines conditionally recommend hyaluronic acid (HA), while the AAOS guidelines recommend against … Recent OARSI guidelines on design of clinical trials for knee OA therapies include 25 recommendations … OARSI recently published guidelines for the design and conduct of clinical trials of rehabilitation … (Prepared by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No.

  18. Spotlight (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-06/final_spotlight_miscommunication_possible_artifact_06.21.2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - • Explain clinical criteria for urgent communication and “closed loop” communication between radiologists … presentation • These guidelines are intended to ensure timely communication of results to the referring … ACR Practice Parameters for Communication of Diagnostic Imaging Findings (Revised 2020). … Available at: https://www.acr.org/-/media/acr/files/practice-parameters/communicationdiag.pdf. … https://www.acr.org/-/media/acr/files/practice-parameters/communicationdiag.pdf Spotlight Source and

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2008 - Mannitol should almost always be used intermittently in bolus fashion, based on clinical neurologic … Use of neuromonitoring to objectively assess ICP in a patient whose clinical examination is poor remains … Andrew Josephson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology Director, Neurohospitalist Program Department … Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in adults: 2007 update: a guideline … Continuous recording and control of ventricular fluid pressure in neurosurgical practice.

  20. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)

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    March 01, 2017 - Long-Term Care Facilities Disclaimer: FAQ answers are based on a combination of scientific evidence and clinical
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