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41. Tip 6. Use Caution With Readability Formulas for Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2015 - Next, consider the grade level score for your report. … Circle the long words and consider whether they are likely to be familiar to your readers. … Circle the lengthy sentences and consider whether they are likely to be hard for your readers to understand

42. 4. How do you implement the fall prevention program in your organization? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - You will need to consider not only what individual responsibilities are, but also how the roles interact … First, consider how information about fall risks is conveyed in handing off patients to other units or … To guide the changes that will be needed, you should consider four questions: How do you manage the … Consider reviewing this list and updating it if needed.. … If so, it is still important to consider a trial period where you get feedback and allow for program

43. Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Improving Teamwork and Communication SAY: While developing practicewide management strategies, consider … Further, some ambulatory practices may be logistically challenged to consider all areas of patient contact … Let’s consider an example. … If the second clinician remains dismissive, the first clinician could consider discussing his or her

44. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - If antibiotics are given for uncomplicated diverticulitis, consider amoxicillin/clavulanic acid or an … For patients with complicated diverticulitis associated with sepsis, consider broader coverage for … For patients with severe penicillin allergies, consider fluoroquinolone or aztreonam-based regimens, … Slide 13 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making SAY: The last moment to consider … When the patient stabilizes, oral regimens to consider include the following: (1) oral cephalosporins

45. Comparing Quality Scores to the Top 10 or 20 Percent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2016 - Once again, you have to decide whether you will only consider the performance within your own community … , or also consider performance from entities in other parts of the State or Nation.

46. Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Practice – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - The practice should consider displaying commitment posters that indicate that clinicians in the practice … Consider adding photographs of members of the practice and including their signatures on the posters. … Consider determining if automated reports can be developed for the stewardship team to access when needed … Consider providing options for patients with severe penicillin allergies. … Consider other activities and interventions that may enhance stewardship efforts, such as prompts in

47. Planning Facilitation Sessions Chart (doc file)
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    July 01, 2023 - Tip: Consider when staff members are most likely to be available.

48. Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - If this is the first project that includes patients, consider including just a few (e.g., less than five … Sufficient time, up to 1 week, should be allowed for patients to consider the opportunity to participate … Go to Tables 2 and 3 for barriers that meeting planners should consider and actions that can be taken … Consider any special needs council members have. … If there are political or community issues that could influence the council, consider a neutral location

49. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - agent will be an aminoglycoside given increasing rates of resistance among fluoroquinolones; thus, consider … plausible alternative explanation for the signs and symptoms the patient presented with, then strongly consider … If the patient remains ill and you have no culture data to work with, consider further evaluation to … Slide 27 PCT-Guided Antibiotic De-escalation SAY: Next let’s consider use of procalcitonin … Acute Care Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Duration of Therapy SAY: Let’s consider

50. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Events SAY: Every time an antibiotic is being considered, it is important to consider … Slide 5 Clinical Case SAY: Consider the following case to underscore why optimizing antibiotic prescribing … Slide 11 Another Case SAY: Consider another case.

51. Medication Management: Sample Process for Medication Management Strategy (pdf file)
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    January 12, 2017 - Consider providing a bag (e.g., a ziplock-type bag or a brown bag) to patients to encourage and facilitate … Consider: ■ Challenges in how the patient is taking the medication. … For medications that are expired or prescriptions that have no refills remaining, consider whether a

52. Final Topic Refinement Document - Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
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    May 22, 2014 - We expect to consider several options for obesity surgery, including laparoscopic gastric bypass, gastric … We (CMS) consider you disabled under Social Security rules if: You cannot do work that you did before … The final protocol should consider looking for and reporting on outcomes based on intervention and … board agreed a few years ago that 18 months was the minimum amount of follow-up that they require to consider … Regarding the BMI threshold for obesity, the team should consider using a threshold of 27 instead of

53. 3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - In addition to the medical record, consider keeping a separate unit log that summarizes the results … Also consider if the individual is receiving epidural/spinal pain medication. … Always consider the length of time that the patient may need to stay in one position. … (Consider the time in the holding and recovery rooms when assessing the time). … Consider innovative approaches to conveying level of risk.

54. What To Learn About the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - the ethnic and racial groups in your intended audience, try to identify their information needs and consider … Those with lower incomes, for instance, may feel unable to consider factors beyond the costs of coverage

55. Delivering Quality Reports in Print | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2019 - When planning a printed report card, it is critical to consider the information needs and capabilities … Depending on your audience's needs, you can also consider producing a supplemental report that has the

56. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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    April 21, 2014 - Your First Checklist Meeting Guide The following document is a sample agenda and topics you should consider

57. Tool: Advocacy and Assertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - To make this process more concrete, consider a scenario in which one team member witnesses another team … As another example, consider a scenario in which a medical floor nurse is assigned to a patient after

58. Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Describe communication strategies to consider

59. Measuring What Matters: Catalyzing Conversations on the Quality of Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Conversations must also consider long-term care in homes; however ‘homes’ is defined. … Consider the development of resident and family advisory councils, already popular in hospitals, for

60. Identify the Audience for Your Healthcare Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Identify the Audience for Your Healthcare Quality Report Before doing anything else, you need to consider … Consider this natural constraint on the need for and interest in your information when developing your