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361. Aurora Health Care Embraces AHRQ’s CUSP Method to Protect Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201524.html
     August 01, 2015 - patient goals: improving the culture of safety; medication safety; infection prevention; and decreasing complications

362. Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapamattabs.html
     April 01, 2018 - (increased Charlson index)    Lack of use of antibiotic impregnated cement    Postoperative complications

363. Q-METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 1, Table 3 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-132-scd-section-5-table-3.pdf
     October 01, 2013 - The lower mortality rate is attributed to early diagnosis and treatment of complications, which result

364. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/intro.html
     October 01, 2014 - safety problem, and they can be a signal that the resident is at increased risk for falling and other complications

365. Dataspotlight-Infantmortality (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-infantmortality.pdf
     October 25, 2018 - Low Birthweight. https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/low-birthweight.aspx. 2.

366. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Short Bowel Syndrome (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-sbs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Complications ■ Long term TPN use – Hepatobiliary disease. – Catheter-associated sepsis.

367. Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide3.html
     February 01, 2016 - more aggressive prophylaxis regimen if needed (i.e., the patient experiences delays in mobility or complications … regimen, but for patients at risk of bleeding or those who place a high value on avoiding bleeding complications

368. Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide3.html
     February 01, 2016 - more aggressive prophylaxis regimen if needed (i.e., the patient experiences delays in mobility or complications … regimen, but for patients at risk of bleeding or those who place a high value on avoiding bleeding complications

369. Scoring Different Kinds of Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/scoring.html
     June 01, 2016 - Scoring Different Kinds of Health Care Quality Measures The scores you present in your report depend in large part on the kind of measure(s) you are reporting. This page reviews the scoring issues you will face with a variety of measures. Organization-Level “Yes or No” The simplest kind of measure involves …

370. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4a_pdi01-lacerationpuncture-bestpractices.pdf
     May 31, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4a Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 01: Accidental Puncture or Laceration Why focus on accidental puncture and lacera…

371. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4o_combo_pdi01-lacerationpuncture-bestpractices.pdf
     May 31, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4o Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 01: Accidental Puncture or Laceration Why focus on accidental puncture and laceration in ch…

372. Appendix D, Table D3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapd3.html
     April 01, 2018 - What if complications are found? … Other complications can be if develop breathing problems and can't remove from ventilator or if extensive

373. The Relationship Between Hospital Workload and Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/weissman-rothschild-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - directed by the AHA’s guidelines for determination of a myocardial infarction; and thromboembolic complications … DRGs that were separated by the presence or absence of comorbidities or complications were collapsed … The Relation of Hospital Workload to Patient Safety: Final Report to AHRQ based on their actual complications … Iezzoni, L.I., et al., Identifying complications of care using administrative data. … Measures of Workload and Inpatient Complications Using AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators in Three Massachusetts

374. 43-Pathway-Worksheet (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
     June 01, 2023 - Association between use of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol and postoperative complications in … Association between use of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol and postoperative complications in … Smoking/Tobacco Cessation: Smoking is associated with increased risk for postoperative complications. … Malnutrition: Malnourished patients may be at increased risk of perioperative complications with surgery … EGS patients can be at particular risk for complications of partial reversal, due to acidosis, relative

375. Conceptual Paradigms of Diagnostic Quality, Safety, and Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology5.html
     April 01, 2025 - In fact, many include them under a different classification of procedural complications. 

376. Early Mobility Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-mvpguide.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - Early Mobility as a Preventative Intervention Surveillance for ventilator-associated complications in … CDC surveillance definition marks a strong first step toward recognizing the short-term preventable complications … Prolonged periods of immobility place critically ill patients at a higher risk for many complications … Complications of mechanical ventilation--the CDC's new surveillance paradigm. … Long- term complications of critical care. Crit Care Med. 2011 Feb;39(2):371-9.

377. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Pharyngitis – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Antibiotics can potentially reduce symptom duration of bacterial pharyngitis and the risk of purulent complications … Persistent fever or worsening throat pain should trigger a return to medical care for evaluation of these complications

378. Central Venous Catheter Insertion
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-insertion.pptx
     April 01, 2022 - skin antisepsis with >0.5% chlorhexidine with alcohol Choose the best site to minimize infections and complications … Improves communication Ensures use of appropriate equipment and supplies Minimizes errors and risk of complications

379. Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/implementation.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - participating in the program included— • Reduction in surgical site infections (SSIs) and other surgical complications … are (benchmark) and assist in guiding you to where you want to be (zero SSIs and reduction in other complications … communication strategies, providing standardization across patient care, and decreasing the likelihood of complications … For example, include evidence-based best practices for prevention of SSIs and other surgical complications … Identifying physician or nursing champions for your project to prevent SSIs and other surgical complications

380. Program Evaluation - PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_8_program-evaluation.pptx
     July 01, 2023 - Program Evaluation - PowerPoint Presentation Program Evaluation Module 8 of 8 SPPC-II Toolkit JHU & AHRQ for AIM AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0046 July 2023 Hospital AIM Team Leads SPPC-II SCRIPT Welcome to Module 8 of the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit. In this module we will discuss aspects related to the evaluation of the p…