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81. AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix G. Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet. (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-g.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - Goals ■ To decrease CAUTI ■ To improve patient safety ■ To teach nurses the indications for urinary

82. Heart Failure Admissions Down but Hospital Deaths Higher in First Year of COVID-19 - Infographic (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/heart-failure-hospital.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - 114% BLACK +88% API +144% TOTAL -15% TOTAL +109% PER 1,000 ADMISSIONS ADMISSIONS Percent Decrease

83. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/index.html
    November 01, 2024 - intensive care units, non-intensive care units, surgical services, and long-term care facilities measurably decrease

84. 058-Patient-Instructions-Iodophor (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/058-patient-instructions-iodophor.docx
    April 01, 2025 - This will decrease the chance of bacteria spread and prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) around the

85. Section 8: The Care Management Evidence Base (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm8b.html
    October 01, 2014 - monitoring was found to significantly increase the rate of pneumococcal vaccination and significantly decrease … self-management and monitoring, patient education, decision support, and provider education all help to decrease … Lastly, one study found that hospital utilization decreased, with specific attention to a decrease in … Lastly, the evidence demonstrates that these care management interventions can significantly decrease

86. University of Missouri Health Care Decreases Pressure Injuries and Saves in Avoidable Costs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/uni-missouri-healthcare.html
    February 01, 2024 - of Missouri (MU) Health Care utilized the AHRQ toolkit Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals to decrease

87. Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls in Rural Health Care Facilities (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances2/vol1/Advances-Ruddick_61.pdf
    March 09, 2008 - The rural acute care hospital experienced an 84 percent decrease in initial falls (from 19 to three) … and a 100 percent decrease in repeat falls (from 10 to zero). … reporting tool. 3 acute care hospital, with the long-term care facility, saw a 60 percent decrease … in initial falls (from five to two) and a 100 percent decrease in repeat falls (from one to zero). … 10th %-ile 2 2 90th %-ile 21 7 7 Discussion While this project resulted in a decrease

88. Introduction to Daily Care Processes: Evidence Behind Spontaneous Awakening Trials, Spontaneous Breathing Trials, and Head of Bed Elevation: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-daily-care-facguide.html
    February 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

89. 73. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide73.html
    October 01, 2014 - Setting a good example for children and decrease the likelihood that they will smoke.

90. Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/standalone_psi_casestudy.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - This effort resulted in a decrease of 21 percent a period of nearly 4 years. … Measure Baseline* Postintervention Impact Rate of DVT/PE 11.7/1,000 in 2011 9.3/1,000 in first 9 21% decrease … months patients as measured by PSI 12 Rate of hospital- 7.5/1,000 in 2011 6.4/1,000 for the first 15% decrease

91. Preface | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/preface.html
    August 01, 2017 - Through these activities, AHRQ seeks to prevent, mitigate, and decrease medical errors, patient safety

92. Sustaining Zero CLABSIs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/zero-clabsi/slides.html
    July 01, 2013 - among all of Cohort 3, falling slightly from June 2010 to December 2011 While the slight, prolonged decrease … days in the first quarter of 2011 to 0.8 in the first quarter of 2012 This echoed a similar nationwide decrease … Challenge #2: Rate Up for 2 Quarters; Reducing CLABSI Rates Not Smooth The decrease in CLABSI rates

93. 139. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nicotine Lozenge (continue | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide139.html
    October 01, 2014 - lozenge every 1-2 hours during the first six weeks of treatment, using a minimum of 9 lozenges/day, then decrease

94. Increased Newborn and Mother Hospital Stays Relateed to Substance Use (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/neonatal-maternity.pdf
    July 28, 2015 - 12 14 16 18 20 Neonatal StaysMaternal Stays 2012201120102009200820072006 135% increase 51% decrease

95. Final Progress Report: Improving the safety of pediatric tracheal intubation in ICUs with apneic oxygenation and video laryngoscopes (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/nishisaki3-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - : R18HS024511 mailto:darryl.gray@ahrq.hhs.gov 2 Structured Abstract (250 words max) Purpose To decrease … intubation, QI, apneic oxygenation, video laryngoscope 3 Purpose The overall goal of this project was to decrease … The purpose of this project was to decrease adverse TIAEs in critically ill children by implementing … Without decreasing oxygen desaturation rate, the TIAE rates will not likely decrease.

96. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/asthma/qi-strategies.html
    July 01, 2021 - Though there are several evidence-based QI strategies to decrease ED visits for pediatric asthma, there … There are three general QI approaches to decrease pediatric ED visits for asthma that have a strong evidence … immediate effect noted, compared to control practices, the participating practices noted a substantial decrease … measure, VCHIP examined if participation in the CHAMP Learning Collaborative was associated with a decrease … Use” reports that participation in the CHAMP Learning Collaborative was associated with a substantial decrease

97. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-tech-specs.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Cardiovascular Despite administration of isotonic intravenous fluid bolus ≥ 40 mL/kg in 1 hour, • Decrease … ventilation Neurologic • Glasgow Coma Score ≤ 11 OR • Acute change in mental status with a decrease

98. Benefits of Subglottic Secretion Drainage Endotracheal Tubes: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-fac-guide.html
    January 01, 2017 - low-pressure and high-volume cuffs, which, while not completely eliminating the pooling of secretions, helped decrease … Suctioning Say: SSD-ETTs have demonstrated a significant reduction of VAP prevalence as well as a decrease

99. 2018 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part I (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/2018hospitalsopsreport.pdf
    March 01, 2018 - Average Increase Average Decrease 1. … Average Increase Average Decrease 1. … Average Increase Average Decrease 4. … positive score decrease. … Similarly, the average decrease was calculated by including only hospitals that had a decrease in their

100. 2018 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part I (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/2018hospitalsopsreport-rev0921.pdf
     March 01, 2018 - Average Increase Average Decrease 1. … Average Increase Average Decrease 1. … Average Increase Average Decrease 4. … positive score decrease. … Similarly, the average decrease was calculated by including only hospitals that had a decrease in their