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301. Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1302.html
     December 01, 2012 - Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities Search All Impact Case Studies December 2012 Main Line Health System (MLH) in suburban Philadelphia has used AHRQ's "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" since 2009 in an ongoing effort to embed a reliable c…

302. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 11. Patient Identification Errors in the Operating Room (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/patient-id-errors-1.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - wrong-site surgery and the need for a large study size to demonstrate a statistically significant decrease … studies showed high rates of compliance with the practice of using surgical markings as a tool to decrease … single change to the patient identification procedures could improve discrete processes and likely decrease … antibiotics; and after the implementation of checklists, which help to improve team communication and decrease

303. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-dailycare-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - These changes were associated with a 37 percent decrease in VAEs, 65 percent decrease in IVACs, a 2.4 … day decrease in mechanical ventilation, a 3 day decrease in ICU length of stay, and a 6 day decrease

304. 144-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Engaging-Surgeons (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/144-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-surgeons.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Overall, we’ve seen a decrease in surgical site infections.

305. Making Healthcare Safer III: Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - Interventions led to a decrease in the number of medications prescribed and a decrease in medication-related … Use of the checklist was associated with a decrease in adverse events. … with guidelines and protocols 2 studies Children’s hospital, teaching hospital A decrease

306. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - The Decrease SSI Trial (Decolonization to Reduce After-Surgery Events of Surgical Site Infection) project

307. Toolkit 2: Monitor and Sustain Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - For example, has there been a decrease in treatment of residents who do not meet the diagnostic criteria

308. AHRQ Stats | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2025 - stays increased 22 percent while opioid-only related stays remained relatively stable with an 8 percent decrease … That reflected a rate of about 36 per 1,000 discharges, a decrease over the 2010 rate of 40 per 1,000

309. Designing and Testing Novel Solutions To Make Labor and Delivery Safer for Moms and Newborns | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Delayed cutting of the umbilical cord has been shown to decrease rates of iron deficiency anemia, intraventricular

310. Spontaneous Awakening Trials and Spontaneous Breathing Trials Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - By univariate analysis (log-rank test), only use of a NIP was significantly associated with a decrease … Data from 35 units showed a decrease in VAP rates with increased adherence to ventilator bundle.

311. Tool: SSA (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - By univariate analysis (log-rank test), only use of a NIP was significantly associated with a decrease … Data from 35 units showed a decrease in VAP rates with increased adherence to ventilator bundle.

312. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Gastroesophageal Reflux (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-ger.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Gastroesophageal Reflux Gastroesophageal Reflux Characteristics ■ Common problem in premature infants. – Lower esophageal sphincter hypotonia. – Transient relaxation of the esophageal sphincter. – Less frequent esophageal peristaltic activity. – Delayed gastric em…

313. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/exercises2.html
     December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Facilitator Training—Additional Exercises (continued) Risk Change Report Information Exercises Objective: Facilitators will understand the process to prioritize residents on the Risk Change Report for use in On‐Time process improvem…

314. AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use: Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/overall-antibiotic-stewardship-project-final-report.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - A significant decrease in the use of fluoroquinolones over the course of the intervention was found … Analysis of acute care hospitals in the Premier Healthcare Database revealed no significant decrease … A statistically significant decrease of 0.41 total antibiotic starts per 1,000 resident days throughout … When assessing total antibiotic DOT, there was a decrease of 3.1 DOT per 1,000 resident-days (64.1 at … C. difficile LabID events did not significantly decrease over the course of the Safety Program (-0.16

315. Ventilator-Associated Event Surveillance: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - However, it may not decrease the VAP risk in noncardiac surgery patients. … Therefore, the next step for this unit is to focus on interventions to decrease length of stay and shorten

316. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - typically sufficient.13 Followup • Remind patients that they may not become afebrile or see a decrease

317. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/49-multimodal-analgesia.pptx
     June 01, 2023 - mechanisms of action Includes opioid and nonopioid analgesics Effective strategy to minimize opioid use and decrease

318. Appendix 3. Guidelines to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Maximal Barrier Precautions Decrease CLABSI Infections Slide 23. … Maximal Barrier Precautions Decrease CLABSI Infections Author Design Catheter Type OR

319. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2013 - Overall, preliminary outcome data show that, among participating units, there has been a decrease in

320. Primary Care Transformation in a National Committee for Quality Assurance Certified Patient-Centered Medical Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/tai-seale.html
     April 01, 2015 - Compared with full-time primary care physicians, part-time physicians' patients experienced an 8.8 percent decrease