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1. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/topics/catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-cauti.html
   January 01, 2013 - The early data show a decrease in the overall rate of CAUTI, with a more striking decrease in non-intensive

2. Phase 2 “Deep Dive”: Practice participation to decrease ED rates for patients with asthma (based on using the PQMP asthma measure) (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/pqmp-data-process-flow.pdf
   June 02, 2025 - Phase 2 “Deep Dive”: Practice participation to decrease ED rates for patients with asthma (based on using … Phase 2 “Deep Dive”: Practice participation to decrease ED rates for patients with asthma (based on

3. 092-Evidence-Decolonization-One-Pager (doc file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/092-evidence-decolonization-one-pager.docx
   April 01, 2025 - Medical Journal, 20135 Effectiveness of a Bundled Intervention of Decolonization and Prophylaxis to Decrease … For patients colonized with S. aureus at hospital admission, CHG use was associated with 58 percent decrease … For the surgical population, there was a 79 percent decrease in risk of developing a deep SSI due to … , as well as strategies to optimize perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis. · Results: There was a decrease … SSIs. · A bundled approach using S. aureus screening, decolonization, and targeted prophylaxis, can decrease

4. Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/topics/antimicrobial-stewardship.html
   is a research-based resource that offers materials to help nursing homes improve antibiotic use and decrease

5. HAC National Scorecard 2014-16 (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hac-scorecard-2014-16.pdf
   January 01, 2014 - Scorecard 2014-16 Between 2014-2016, 350,000 fewer hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) occurred, an 8% decrease … Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions.” 350,000 8% Fewer Hospital- Acquired Conditions Decrease

6. HAC National Scorecard 2014-16 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/hac-scorecard-2014-16.html
   November 01, 2019 - 2014-16 Between 2014-2016, 350,000 fewer hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) occurred, an 8% decrease

7. A Future Vision for Better Diagnostic Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load5.html
   May 01, 2024 - Create more flexible and innovative clinician workforce structures to decrease cognitive overload (e.g … of patients seen by a physician, and explore how to best incorporate advanced practice providers to decrease … scores, and amount of time spent in individual patient charts) to help provide real-time support to decrease … Cognitively protected physical spaces decrease extrinsic cognitive load to allow more capacity for intrinsic

8. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/reduced-ltc-antibiotic-use.html
   February 01, 2022 - Human Services (HHS) through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) saw a significant decrease … appropriate use of antibiotic medications to improve patient outcomes, reduce antibiotic resistance, and decrease

9. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/ade.pdf
   November 11, 2019 - The intervention led to a 34.3-percent decrease in regular medications, a small but nonsignificant decrease … to 1.31 at followup and a decrease in the number of drugs prescribed. 2. … Not provided Intervention led to decrease in the number of medications per patient. … No significant decrease in readmissions or inpatient death rates for intervention vs. … The decrease in PIPs was significant (z=2.823; p<0.005).

10. Maryland Hospitals Revise Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips92.html
    October 01, 2014 - The MATCH toolkit's goal is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … During this same timeframe, the team noted a 20 percent decrease in the number of patients who were given … hospitals saw measureable improvement in the collection of accurate medication lists, as well as a decrease

11. 089-Or-Traffic-Fg (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/089-or-traffic-fg.docx
    April 01, 2025 - One way to decrease OR traffic is to communicate about the equipment needed before surgery. … Discussion before the case will decrease the number of OR entries and exits during the case. … Another way to decrease OR traffic is to minimize staff shift turnover and breaks until after the case … The CUSP team decided to try the following to help decrease the hourly door opening rates: · Place brightly … out for additional supplies. · Include frontline staff in conversations to get other ideas on how to decrease

12. Decolonization Strategies
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/012-ss-decolonization-strategies.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - SSIs due to MRSA; 50 percent MSSA Surgery patients positive for S. aureus at admission7 79 percent decrease … in risk of S. aureus SSI STOP SSI study: Cardiac, hip, and knee surgery8 42 percent decrease in complex … SSIs due to S. aureus 39 percent adherence to intervention bundle Spinal surgery9 50 percent decrease … of MRSA colonization at admission 71 percent decreased incidence of ICU MRSA transmission 36 percent decrease … in CABG SSI rate 42 percent decrease in incidence of total SSIs Tenfold reduction in SSIs caused by

13. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/reducing-adverse-drug-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - The intervention led to a 34.3-percent decrease in regular medications, a small but nonsignificant decrease … 1.31 at followup and a decrease in the number of drugs prescribed. 2. … Not provided Intervention led to decrease in the number of medications per patient. … Not provided Intervention led to a decrease in number of inappropriate medications filled. … The decrease in PIPs was significant (z=2.823; p<0.005).

14. Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Challenge Competition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2024 - utilized AHRQ’s Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care to decrease … The "Fall Free Friday" activities resulted in a 31% decrease in acute care falls from 4th quarter 2022

15. Presentation: Program Overview
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/nursedr-early-mobility-protocols-slides.pptx
    January 01, 2017 - Burden to health care system Early exercise and progressive mobility introduced as an intervention to decrease … an evidence-based mobility program designed to maintain baseline mobility and functional capacity, decrease … incidence of delirium, decrease ventilator days, and decrease length of stay in hospitalized patients … Improve overall patient functions Promote early ventilator weaning Improve overall strength and endurance Decrease … length of stay (LOS) in ICU and hospital Decrease hospital costs Psychological benefits: positive outlook

16. Close-Out Report: Improving Resuscitation Team Response to Inpatient Critical Events by Simulation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/pliego-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Our ultimate aim is to decrease mortality rates in non-expectant (non-Do Not Resuscitate), non-intensive … mortality rates in non-expectant adult inpatients in non-intensive care unit settings, decrease the … number of Code Blue alerts, decrease the time to initiate appropriate treatments in Code and Rapid … coordination processes and teamwork knowledge, skills, and attitudes in resuscitation teams; ° Decrease … the number of Code Blue alerts; ° Decrease the time to initiate appropriate treatments in Code and

17. Exhibit 9. Strategies to Engage Patients and Families as Part of the Health Care Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyex9.html
    July 01, 2018 - families, incoming/ outgoing nurses Nurses reported better ability to prioritize work. 172 Decrease … in staff time. 172 , 174 One study noted a decrease in time over shift by 100 hours in first two pay

18. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-slides.pptx
    November 01, 2019 - for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care Sustaining Stewardship 9 Example Intervention2 Goals To decrease … Intervention showed that a decrease in antibiotic therapy was successful, without negatively impacting … A multicenter stewardship initiative to decrease excessive duration of antibiotic therapy for the treatment

19. Final Progress Report: Care Interventions and Quality of Care in Rural and Urban Nursing Units (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/baernholdt-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - in all staffing hours, RN hours, RNs with more than 10 years’ experience, and job satisfaction and decrease … Finally, though the three care interventions were associated with a decrease in the likelihood of … In rural units, there was a 21% decrease in the odds of developing a pressure ulcer for every 10% increase … In urban units, there was a 5% decrease in the odds of developing a pressure ulcer for every 10% increase … Finally, our results support that pressure ulcer prevention is complex and that, in order to decrease

20. Final Progress Report: Contextual Factors Associated with Implementation Effectiveness within a Quality Improvement Collaborative (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/lindenauer-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - in the period leading up to the start of the collaborative but that their rate of decrease slowed, … decline changed significantly from the baseline period; non-QUEST hospitals started to show faster decrease … in mortality (p=.0001), with QUEST hospitals rate decreasing a mean of .019% per quarter decrease compared … with non-QUEST hopsitals' mean decrease of .005% per quarter (a nonsignificant slope). … Conclusions Although we observed significant decrease in risk-standardized mortality over the course