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201. 117-Decolonization-Agent-One-Pager (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/117-decolonization-agent-one-pager.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Effectiveness of a bundled intervention of decolonization and prophylaxis to decrease Gram positive surgical

202. 093-Universal-Targeted-Decolonization-One-Pager (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/093-universal-targeted-decolonization-one-pager.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Effectiveness of a bundled intervention of decolonization and prophylaxis to decrease Gram positive surgical

203. Chapter-3 - Sepsis Recognition (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/sepsis-1.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - Some studies show an increase in incidence and a decrease in mortality in recent years, but some show … While the study designs varied, all three studies showed a significant decrease in time to antibiotic … One study reported significant decrease in mortality and risk of death. … There was a 16% decrease in LOS with introduction of the sepsis alert system. … One study reported a significant decrease in mortality and risk of death.

204. AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/daugherty-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - In the MICU, we observed a significant post-intervention decrease (p<0.01) in the total mean communication … In the ACU, we observed a decrease in the total mean time that, although not statistically significant … Given the volume of patients and daily communications that occurs on the ACU, the 21% decrease in average … The results were similar for adjusted communication time; MICU had a significant decrease in mean adjusted … 33.2% 64.9% 98.1% SBAR will be understood by others on my unit 44.5% 50.9% 95.4% SBAR could help decrease

205. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 12. Infusion Pumps (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/infusion-pumps-1.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - Subsequent adoption of smart pump technology led the error rate to further decrease to 3.9 percent.5 … in medication errors and one that reported a decrease in the number of adverse drug events … Combining quality improvement and staff development efforts to decrease patient-controlled analgesia … Implementation of a smart pump champions program to decrease potential patient harm. … Change in workflow on rounds was likely responsible for decrease in discrepancies for parenteral

206. References (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-litreview.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Use of LTVV was associated with a statistically significant but clinically irrelevant decrease in oxygenation … Concluded that LTVV with recruitment maneuvers can decrease the development of ARDS, pulmonary infection … The mean postoperative decrease in dynamic lung compliance in group CV was significantly larger than … The use of low Vt was associated with a statistically significant but clinically irrelevant decrease … The majority of the studies (n=8) showed a decrease in progression to ARDS with a lower tidal volume

207. Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use (July 8, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - catheter removal in the immediate post-op period, and the use of post-catheter removal protocols that decrease … in excess of 50 percent of patients with catheter use for more than two days was an opportunity to decrease … the IPSS score are at risk of post-operative urinary retention, what can be done peri-operatively to decrease … but once you identify high risk patients, Pancelozin or another alpha-blocking agent can potentially decrease … We're hoping that that will result in even more of a decrease in our CAUTI rate.

208. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
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     July 08, 2014 - catheter removal in the immediate post-op period, and the use of post-catheter removal protocols that decrease … in excess of 50 percent of patients with catheter use for more than two days was an opportunity to decrease … the IPSS score are at risk of post-operative urinary retention, what can be done peri-operatively to decrease … but once you identify high risk patients, Pancelozin or another alpha-blocking agent can potentially decrease … We’re hoping that that will result in even more of a decrease in our CAUTI rate.

209. Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Dingley_14.pdf
     February 06, 2008 - In the MICU, we observed a significant post-intervention decrease (P <0.01) in the mean communication … In the ACU, we observed a decrease in mean time that, while not statistically significant (P = 0.27) … Given the volume of patients and daily communications that occur on the ACU, a 21 percent decrease in … As shown in Table 4, the results were similar for adjusted communication time: a significant decrease … (P = 0.01) in mean adjusted communication time for the MICU and a nonsignificant decrease (P = 0.31

210. Final Progress Report: Improving Warfarin Management in Competitive Healthcare (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/levett-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - range a greater percent of time, the number of patients who need to repeat an INR each month should decrease … ep -0 7 O ct -0 7 N ov -0 7 D ec -0 7 Ja n- 08 Fe b- 08 M ar -0 8 This graph shows a decrease … This number should decrease as patients are in INR range a greater percent of the time. … • Decrease childhood obesity and diabetes. … • Decrease adverse drug events (ADEs) in the elderly by establishing consistent medication reconciliation

211. Case Study of Using the QI Toolkit for Pediatric Quality Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4b_combo_pdi_casestudy.pdf
     December 01, 2015 - Within only 6 months of implementing changes to care processes, the hospital experienced a 50 percent decrease … number of patient days) 0.37 as of project kickoff in June 2015 0.16 as of December 2015 57% decrease

212. 018-Revision-Summary-Contact-Precautions (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/018-revision-summary-contact-precautions.docx
     October 01, 2024 - culture change, across Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide.2 Rates of MRSA transmission were noted to decrease … not show a difference in the primary outcome of MRSA and VRE acquisition combined, but a significant decrease

213. Reducing Disparities in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/persell_cvd_disparities.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Statin drugs decrease CVD illness and mortality in people at high risk.

214. Appendix B. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - Devising obstetric best practice guidelines to address variation, improve patient outcomes, and decrease

215. Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-041825.pdf
     April 01, 2025 - review of the literature indicated that barriers and spatial separation (e.g., private rooms) can decrease … ■ Decrease HAI rates and adverse events (e.g., using spatial separation, hand-gesture recognition … Novel and best practice technologies, materials, and design strategies may directly decrease the risk … Optimal design may indirectly decrease the development of HAIs by influencing human behaviors to decrease

216. A Model-based Approach to Prioritizing Medical Safety Practices (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Marken.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - only study comparing error rates for handwritten versus verbal orders, however, found a fourfold decrease … Error rate versus workload Error Rate vs Workload decrease with increasing workload, however … The model, therefore, makes the rather sensible prediction that error rate will not continue to decrease … Below that optimal level, errors decrease with the increasing workload; above it, however, errors increase … of these disturbances (which translates to an improvement in the system design) brought about no decrease

217. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - leading contributors to the drop in life expectancy in 2021 were COVID-19 (which contributed 50% of the decrease … The decrease in life expectancy would have been even greater except that deaths due to homicide, influenza … ■ Cancer screening appeared to decrease among some racial and ethnic groups:  Rates of breast … implemented during COVID-19 enabled more telehealthcare service use to minimize in-person contact and decrease

218. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es-rev.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - leading contributors to the drop in life expectancy in 2021 were COVID-19 (which contributed 50% of the decrease … The decrease in life expectancy would have been even greater except that deaths due to homicide, influenza … ■ Cancer screening appeared to decrease among some racial and ethnic groups:  Rates of breast … implemented during COVID-19 enabled more telehealthcare service use to minimize in-person contact and decrease

219. Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for Hospitals and Medical Offices - PERSILY (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/valuewebcast-persily.pdf
     June 02, 2025 -  Staff driven project to decrease noise during sleep time.

220. CUSP Helps University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201413.html
     August 01, 2014 - This represented a decrease by nearly 87 percent from previous years.