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201. 054-Dec-Guide-Pre-Launch-Activities (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - When finalizing your protocols, consider the following elements: · Discuss with nursing leadership, … Consider the following options: · Manual process: Daily rounds are conducted on the unit to identify … Set Launch Date When setting a launch date, consider the following factors: · Timing of committee approvals … If you are using CHG cloths, consider making arrangements for warming the cloths.

202. A Call To Action: Diagnostic Excellence In Rural Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-rural-healthcare4.html
     October 01, 2024 - Policymakers could consider prioritizing funding and support for rural healthcare initiatives focused … Policymakers could consider further supporting and expanding funding for rural healthcare initiatives … These may not be available in rural hospitals, and application programs may want to consider addressing

203. Key Questions When Choosing Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2018 - Health Care Quality Measures When selecting measures to include in your report, you need to consider … Whether or not measures are NQF-endorsed, consider assessing for yourself the extent to which the measures

204. Categorizing High and Low Performance in Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - Here are two alternative strategies to consider: Using statistical tests to identify “significantly … These tests consider the size of the differences among pairs of scores as well as the amount of variation … If some of your entities are very small compared to others, consider the use of a more sophisticated

205. AHRQ Research Summit on Learning Health Systems: Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2020 - He asked the meeting participants to consider the following: “Think of a time when your organization, … Technology is an important enabler, yet it will be insufficient if we do not consider a sense of purpose … offered many suggestions, including the following: Go beyond AHRQ’s funding of people to do things to consider … Consider other relationships with health care organizations to stimulate change, for example, matching

206. Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - commissioned this report to identify and examine the factors that purchasers and builders of programs should consider … whose eligible population is thinly spread across numerous independent primary care settings might well consider … Providers and program developers might consider differentiating the self-management support tasks and … Finally, it is important to carefully consider the potential for bias when selecting measures of patients

207. Step 3: Planning the Infrastructure Support | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - In developing your research center, there are five basic areas to consider: Thematic focus. … Consider structuring the initiative to be supported by a senior PI and a more junior Co-PI. … Consider applying for funding from foundations to establish a research center. … Consider one-on-one, pairs, and group mentoring settings. … Consider using the Advisory Group as a source of feedback about your program's progress.

208. Slide 1
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     May 28, 2015 - 6 Consider these three elements as we discuss engagement of each role (nurse, physician, patient/family … Respected Clinician Courageous and Sociable Good Communication Skills Motivated – Internal Engine Consider … Part I Consider Cultural Assessment Medical Executive Committee Leadership does not see CAUTI as a … good business case Remind about the CMS nonpayment rule Give monthly CAUTI/catheter prevalence data Consider … Plan Physician Champion Choosing a Physician Champion Choose courageous and social communicators Consider

209. Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - Table 2 lists certain types of scenarios that you might consider for calibration exercises. … TYPE OF SCENARIO Diagnosis-specific situations WHY CONSIDER IT Certain diagnoses are known to … Summarize the “take home” message and consider action steps that may enhance your performance. … Consider augmenting your case reviews with simulation. … Consider incorporating additional techniques to improve your calibration that you did not consider or

210. Commitment Poster (Spanish) (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - If the poster is being displayed in a general area of the clinic, consider having executive leadership … If it is being displayed in a specific clinic, consider having the physicians, nurses, and other staff

211. Improving Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Making An Impact (pdf file)
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     November 17, 2020 - Consider intervention costs/barriers, including activities carried out by researchers 5. … Consider costs and health outcomes over the long term, e.g. 2 years Caring For Those Living With Multiple

212. Building an Engaged CUSP Team Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - To make sure this senior leader is part of the team, consider ways that he or she can be involved in … Consider using the Safety Issues Worksheet for Senior Executive Partnership from the CUSP toolkit to … You’ll want to consider understanding their priorities, addressing their concerns, and communicating … Consider meeting in an area that is most convenient for the physician, which may be his or her office … And, don’t forget to consider including medical residents and fellows, environmental services staff,

213. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - To engage your staff in the ICU in reducing inappropriate catheter use, here are a few strategies to consider … Consider using your post-removal protocol prior to insertion with regular bladder scanning and straight … Examples to consider include: · Patients admitted to your ICU for a technology or nursing service not … External catheters are an important option to consider for all these patients prior to choosing placement … External catheters are an important option to consider for patients with severe dermatitis and stage

214. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
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     November 01, 2019 - Other causes of pyuria to consider: sexually transmitted infections and interstitial nephritis. … Must consider local E. coli resistance data as not recommended for empiric therapy if resistance is seen … If resistant to these agents, consider an oral cephalosporin. … or levofloxacin Avoid for uncomplicated infections given side effects If resistant to these agents, consider … Consider reflex testing protocols with the lab.

215. Central Venous Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Slide 2 To start this discussion, let’s first consider a case study. Mrs. … Consider the case study at the beginning of this module and the unnecessarily frequent dressing changes … You should consider opportunities to reduce central line entries as much as possible. … Units may consider auditing central line entry processes for fluid, and medication administration and … Some ideas to consider include— · Utilizing advanced tools and strategies such as vascular access teams

216. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - For patients with severe penicillin allergy, consider the use of aztreonam, ciprofloxacin, or levofloxacin … If the patient is severely ill, consider adding an aminoglycoside to these agents. … If Pseudomonas has been isolated in cultures, consider ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin, if susceptible … If pseudomonal coverage is not needed because Pseudomonas has not been isolated, consider agents like … If MRSA has been isolated, consider clindamycin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, or linezolid based on

217. Meeting Sessions and Takeaways | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/meeting-summary-cooperatives/building-state2.html
     October 01, 2024 - Agree on the key outcomes of the QI initiative at the start and consider whether the outcomes are measurable … Consider creating a learning community where analysts can share ideas and problem solve challenges together … Consider if there are similar QI programs in your state (e.g., Making Care Primary (MCP), All-Payer Health … Consider other data sources than EHRs to understand the impact of QI initiatives. … Questions someone developing a state cooperative should consider:   How will they fund the state cooperative

218. Step 1: Define the Goals, Scope, and Institutional Home of Your Stakeholder Engagement Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2019 - Considerations: Consult the logic 7 or key driver model 8 for your QI initiative, if you have one, or consider … Consider the audiences for these products and activities, such as pediatricians and family physicians … over time Permanent general group Small, temporary task forces You’ll have to consider … However, you also may consider making another organization your institutional home, as doing so can provide … Key Considerations: Consider conducting an environmental scan 9 to learn what stakeholder collaborations

219. Rural Family Medicine Clinicians' Motivations to Participate in a Pragmatic Obesity Trial | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/rural-family-obesity-trial.html
     September 01, 2020 - sometimes willing to try potential solutions, such as engagement in research, that they otherwise would not consider

220. Presentation: Science of Improving Patient Safety and Identifying Defects
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     December 01, 2017 - We need to consider these factors when we respond to defects or otherwise make desired changes. … A system approach teaches us to consider both the organization of and interaction between individuals … It’s important to consider and plan how you will train staff and others who work off-hours such as the … You may also consider using incentives such as raffling off gift cards, candy, or other treats to those … Consider asking some of these questions in meetings and during other teachable opportunities.