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41. Technical Specifications and Chart Abstraction Tool (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-tech-specs.pdf
    December 14, 2011 - Rationale Relationship to Desired Outcome: The three primary outcomes of the measure would be to decrease … the number of transfusions in PICUs and thereby decreasing transfusion-related event risks, to decrease … utilization of donor blood, which is a limited resource, and to decrease costs associated with a PICU … stable, critically ill children a hemoglobin threshold of 7 g per deciliter for red-cell transfusion can decrease

42. Four Kentucky Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Improve Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips79.html
    October 01, 2014 - The goal of the MATCH toolkit is to decrease the number of patients who receive potentially conflicting … hospital pharmacy is now responsible for medication order clarification, and interventions have led to a decrease

43. 005-Ss-Preop-Chlorhexidine-Fg (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/005-ss-preop-chlorhexidine-fg.docx
    April 01, 2025 - this population of patients colonized with S. aureus at hospital admission, there was a 58 percent decrease … When looking specifically at the surgical population, there was a 79 percent decrease in the risk of … This study found a 42 percent decrease in complex S. aureus SSIs in all operations. … group that had received no preoperative CHG, but in a post hoc analysis, a statistically significant decrease … These authors observed a 76 percent decrease in risk of developing an SSI (3.8 vs. 1.1 SSI per 100 procedures

44. Research Methods for Studying the Primary Care Workforce | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/pcr-webinar-series/research-pc-workforce.html
    May 01, 2024 - Care Physician-Staff Dyads (“Teamlets”): A Simple, Efficient Means to Improve Healthcare Quality and Decrease

45. Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-trautner.html
    October 01, 2023 - These findings are guiding the development of an educational intervention to decrease non-prescription … This project focused on antibiotic stewardship to decrease overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria

46. Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/study.html
    May 01, 2017 - A bandon – No improvement or a decrease in performance was observed. … A bandon – No improvement or a decrease in performance was observed.

47. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix H | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/aph.html
    August 01, 2022 - Intermediate Actions Increase in staffing/decrease in workload.

48. Appendix B17: Handout for Inservice #1, Why Falls Happen in Nursing Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb17.html
    December 01, 2017 - Falls result in a decrease in the resident's quality of life, an increase in staff time and effort, added

49. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Weaning (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-weaning.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - – Decrease in tongue thrust. – Ability to sit with support at 60-90 degrees.

50. Subglottic Secretion Drainage Endotracheal Tube Facts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-fact-sheet.html
    January 01, 2017 - drainage of subglottic secretions, via a cuffed endotracheal tube, are associated with up to a 50 percent decrease

51. Adolescent Depression Remission/Response Measure Description (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/depression/chipra-247-section-2.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - achieved response within four to eight months from the initial PHQ-9 or PHQ-A score > 9, defined as a decrease … achieved response within four to eight months from the initial PHQ-9 or PHQ-A score > 9, defined as a decrease

52. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Cardiovascular Despite administration of isotonic intravenous fluid bolus ≥ 40 mL/kg in 1 hour, • Decrease … mechanical ventilation Neurologic • Glasgow Coma Score ≤ 11 OR • Acute change in mental status with a decrease

53. AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/safety-hai-prevention/index.html
    January 01, 2025 - implement a bundle of recently updated evidence-based infection prevention toolkits designed to measurably decrease

54. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital 1.0 Survey: 2021 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hsops1-database-report-part-I.pdf
    March 01, 2021 - Average Increase Average Decrease 1. … Average Increase Average Decrease 1. … Average Increase Average Decrease 4. … Average Increase Average Decrease 7. … positive score decrease.

55. 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/6.html
    December 01, 2017 - Report Description The On-Time Risk Change Report (formerly Priority Report) uses 6 criteria: decrease

56. Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic-tool.html
    July 01, 2023 - communicating and documenting EFM findings provides a common language for use among providers and staff to decrease … interpreting and communicating FHR tracings provides a common language for use among providers and staff to decrease … Variable Decelerations Appearance : abrupt decrease in FHR with beginning to nadir of < 30 seconds, … Late Decelerations Appearance : symmetrical, gradual (≥ 30 seconds) decrease to nadir and return associated

57. Section 1, Tables 1-4 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-section-1-tables-1-4.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Cardiovascular Despite administration of isotonic intravenous fluid bolus ≥ 40 mL/kg in 1 hour, • Decrease … mechanical ventilation Neurologic Glasgow Coma Score ≤ 11 OR Acute change in mental status with a decrease

58. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/chesapeake-regional-healthcare.html
    February 01, 2024 - The goal of this initiative was to decrease patient falls and falls with injury. … These audits resulted in a 31% decrease in acute care falls from 4th quarter 2022 to 1st quarter 2023

59. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/medlist.html
    October 01, 2022 - This strategy helps to improve documentation because we can see the medications and decrease medication

60. Calculating the Starting Sample Size for CAHPS Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/calculating-sample-size.html
    August 01, 2024 - Inaccuracies in the sampling frame such as poor contact information (e.g., addresses and phone numbers) will decrease