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341. What Will Be the Subject of Your Health Care Quality Report? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - Factors to Consider When Deciding Whose Quality to Report To decide who to focus on, start by considering … As you consider the pros and cons of reporting on various levels of the health care system, you may conclude

342. Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2017 - Then, consider deleting the next 5 slides on the Braden Scale and ask the Team Leader(s) to discuss how … Instructor’s Note: Recommend that the Team Leaders consider viewing Device-Related Pressure Injury—AHRQ … See page 44 of the Toolkit for several additional factors to consider as part of the risk assessment … Consider deleting the next 5 slides and ask the Team Leader(s) to discuss how the assessment scale they … In general, acute care settings consider performing a risk assessment on admission and daily or with

343. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Consider that each person carries a set of attitudes and behaviors that can contribute to the defect. … As a general rule, consider factors that occur often as major reasons for the defect. … As noted in the previous slide, strongly consider those interventions likely to have the biggest impact … Consider all stakeholders who influence and impact the intervention and ask if there will be resistance … Slide 30 Evaluating the Intervention SAY: When evaluating an intervention, consider its impact and

344. 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

345. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - suggesting the risk of CDI is lower with tetracyclines compared with most other antibiotic classes, consider … Think about infectious processes where these agents are commonly used in your facility and consider … Consider replacing it in your local community-acquired pneumonia guidelines with ampicillin or ampicillin … If treatment appears necessary, consider 5 days of nitrofurantoin, 3 days of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole … For nonpurulent cellulitis, consider the use of cephalexin.

346. Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Consider asking all staff members to complete this form at least semiannually.

347. Using Data To Drive Change and Improve Patient Safety Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Consider other units or teams that may need the data. … Think about the audience you most need to reach with your data, and consider this when planning what … It’s also important to consider nonclinical stakeholders who need to understand requests for funding … Second, you must consider what’s most relevant to each stakeholder when you communicate. … If your organization is not yet ready to post this information in public areas on your unit, consider

348. Making Effective Changes in Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Using one of the areas of harm, acute kidney injury from unnecessary vancomycin, let’s consider how … caused harm but when thinking of potential antibiotic- related adver1se events to tackle, you should consider … Alternatively, consider making an order set for vancomycin that forces the prescriber to choose an … Consider vancomycin auto-stops at 48 or 72 hours. … , and if you are uncomfortable implementing antibiotic auto-stops at 48–72 hours, you may want to consider

349. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - For adults with mild disease who are otherwise healthy, it is reasonable to consider ampicillin instead … Therapy In patients with recent respiratory viral infections presenting with bacterial pneumonia, consider … SAY: If no cultures are positive, consider completing therapy with amoxicillin-clavulanate, oral … Consider prolonging therapy to at least 7 days if: The patient is immunocompromised, the patient has … If a patient is already taking azithromycin, consider doxycycline, amoxicillin/clavulanate, or cefuroxime

350. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - If not, consider what else could be done to help the patient avoid a fall. … Examples of Fall Prevention Interventions To reduce fall risk consider: Things about the environment … Consider which balance exercise programs are best for the resident. … Assess the resident's gait and consider gait training.

351. Getting Ready for Change Self-Assessment (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a3_pdi_selfassessment.docx
     May 12, 2016 - Within each domain, we identify related dimensions that you should consider in assessing your hospital … hospital organization is to implement improvement initiatives for the AHRQ PDIs, which is a factor to consider … If your hospital does not use the AHRQ PDIs, consider your experience with other quality metrics when … If your hospital does not currently use the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators, it may help to consider

352. Getting Ready for Change Self-Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a3_pdi_selfassessment.pdf
     May 12, 2016 - Within each domain, we identify related dimensions that you should consider in assessing your hospital … hospital organization is to implement improvement initiatives for the AHRQ PDIs, which is a factor to consider … • If your hospital does not use the AHRQ PDIs, consider your experience with other quality metrics … If your hospital does not currently use the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators, it may help to consider

353. Getting Ready for Change Self-Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a3_combo_selfassessment.pdf
     May 12, 2016 - Within each domain, we identify related dimensions that you should consider in assessing your hospital … hospital organization is to implement improvement initiatives for the AHRQ QIs, which is a factor to consider … • If your hospital does not use the AHRQ QIs, consider your experience with other quality metrics … If your hospital does not currently use the AHRQ Quality Indicators, it may help to consider your experience

354. AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program: 20 Years of Innovation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - We are using the occasion to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and learned, consider some of our most … Consider these examples: Telehealthcare.

355. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - If the patient still declines counseling, consider providing medication alone because medication alone … Ask the patient to consider increasing the success odds of his/her quit attempt by augmenting his/her … Consider a medication that does not contain nicotine. … Consider saying something like, "There are certainly people who smoke for many years without apparent … The clinician should consider the first-line medications shown to be more effective than the nicotine

356. 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

357. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States testing the Children's Electronic Health Record Format? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2014 - 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes No change to existing EHR 2 Yes No N/A Yes—in upgrade Consider … but a vendor indicated that an upgraded version would meet the requirement, then the practice could consider … States should consider broadly disseminating current and future versions of the Format to providers that … Because many providers cannot devote attention to 700 requirements, States could consider disseminating … Independent practices and health systems that use the same EHR product could consider approaching EHR

358. Identifying-Antibiotic-Adverse-Events-Form (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Consider completing this form at least twice a year.

359. Facility Action Plan Template | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Activity:         Challenges identified:         Consider: What does … evidence-based practices; how to measure and improve safety culture to influence practice change Consider

360. AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES FOR MEASURING FLUID INTAKE AND OUTPUT Daily weights Condom catheter Female … CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES FOR MEASURING FLUID INTAKE AND OUTPUT 4. TACKLE CAUTI Make a difference.