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201. AHRQ Tips for Grant Applicants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - Reviewers will consider each of the five review criteria below in the determination of scientific and … As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider the following additional items in the … of scientific and technical merit, but will not give separate scores for these items and should not consider … Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and … reviewing a Renewal application (formerly called a competing continuation application), the committee will consider

202. 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.

203. Tool 2: - The SHARE Approach, Essential Steps of Shared Decisionmaking: Expanded Reference Guide with Sample Conversation Starters (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2024 - You might choose to provide a descriptive label, for example, saying, “We consider 1 to 2 out of 100 … Or, do you genuinely think most people would also consider it a low risk, and you are using the label … Consider providing action thresholds, reference standards, or categorization rules (e.g., total cholesterol … ” > Use pictures to clarify what numbers mean.5 For example, consider using the Wong-Baker FACES pain

204. A Call To Action: Diagnostic Excellence In Rural Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

205. 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

206. 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

207. 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

208. 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

209. 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.

210. 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

211. 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

212. 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

213. 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

214. Rural Family Medicine Clinicians' Motivations to Participate in a Pragmatic Obesity Trial | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - sometimes willing to try potential solutions, such as engagement in research, that they otherwise would not consider

215. 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,

216. 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

217. 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.

218. Meeting Sessions and Takeaways | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

219. 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

220. 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