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381. Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Search All Impact Case Studies November 2011 Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support calls focusing…

382. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: SBAR on Inpatient Medical Unit (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: SBAR on Inpatient Medical Unit TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: SBAR on Inpatient Medical Unit Video Objective To demonstrate each step of SBAR and emphasize the importance of standard communication and use of the tool. TeamSTEPPS Tool or Concept SBAR. Brief Video Descriptio…

383. 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 - Calculating the Starting Sample Size for CAHPS Surveys The starting sample size you need to achieve the desired number of completed CAHPS questionnaires for analysis and reporting should take several factors into account: The accuracy of the contact information. The mode or modes of data collection. Any prior s…

384. 121-Importance-Mrsa-Prevention-One-Pager (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/121-importance-mrsa-prevention-one-pager.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Facts SSIs account for 20 percent of all healthcare-associated infections.1 SSIs are a major cause of morbidity and mortality.2 SSIs lead to rehospitalization and increased costs ($3–10 billion annually).2,3 SSIs due to MRSA lead to higher morbidity and mortality.4 Staphylococcus aureus an…

385. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health - National Institute for Research on Safety and Quality (NIRSQ) (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - The rate increased with women's age, decreased with community-level income, and was highest for White … of opioid-related stays, followed by Black women, but the difference between White and Black women decreased … of the smoke inhalation-related ED visits in Sacramento Valley were highest on the day of the fire, decreased

386. Final Progress Report: Inpatient Provider Rounding Prioritization of Patients Ready for Discharge (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/burden-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Emergency department crowding and decreased quality of pain care.

387. Heart Failure Admissions Down but Hospital Deaths Higher in First Year of COVID-19 - Infographic (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - Heart Failure Admissions Down but Hospital Deaths Higher in First Year of COVID-19 - Infographic This Is a Sample Two Line Infographic Arial BK - 24 PT Source: The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in …

388. 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 - 73. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text version of slide presentation. The "5 Rs" Rewards The clinician should ask the patient to identify potential benefits of stopping tobacco use. The clinician may suggest and highlight those tha…

389. AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix G. Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet. (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix G. Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet. AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix G. Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet …

390. Evaluation of Medications Removed from Automated Dispensing Machines Using the Override Function Leading to Multiple System Changes (pdf file)
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     March 12, 2008 - Evaluation of Medications Removed from Automated Dispensing Machines Using the Override Function Leading to Multiple System Changes Evaluation of Medications Removed from Automated Dispensing Machines Using the Override Function Leading to Multiple System Changes Karla Miller, PharmD; Manisha Shah, MBA, RT; Lau…

391. Final Progress Report: Clinical Decision Support Simulations for Medication Administration Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/moss-berner-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - When asked, however, if the number of alerts should be decreased as the nurse has more experience as

392. AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with NORC at the University of Chicago and the Johns Hopkins University, created the AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention to implement a bu…

393. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-icu-transcript.doc
     May 13, 2014 - guides our actions and decisions, and hopefully change our ICU culture about urinary catheters and decreased … What we found was that the use of Swan-Ganz catheters really has decreased. … note there is there was a big range of use back in 2001 to 2003 in the MICU, and that we’ve actually decreased

394. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu.html
     December 01, 2017 - guides our actions and decisions, and hopefully change our ICU culture about urinary catheters and decreased … What we found was that the use of Swan-Ganz catheters really has decreased. … note there is there was a big range of use back in 2001 to 2003 in the MICU, and that we've actually decreased

395. Final Progress Report: EQUIPPED (Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/vaughan-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - At all sites, the proportion of benzodiazepine prescriptions decreased from approximately 17% of PIMs … Additionally, at site 3, the proportion of musculoskeletal relaxants decreased significantly compared

396. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2024 - Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Success in Preventing Falls in Hospitals The hospital can be a dangerous place for a patient, due in part to the unfamiliar environment. This can increase the patient’s risk for falling while hospitalized. Approximately 25% of hospital falls result in injuries, including fractur…

397. Christiana Care Health System: Safety Mentor Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Campbell_94.pdf
     March 30, 2008 - In addition to increases in reported near misses, the rate of events with major outcomes also decreased

398. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/module1_pu-whychange.docx
     July 12, 2017 - In the same timeframe, HAPIs in the pilot unit decreased markedly.

399. 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 - 139. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nicotine Lozenge (continue Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text version of slide presentation. Availability OTC only Prescribing instructions Lozenge use -The lozenge should be allowed to dissolve in the mouth rather than chewi…

400. Sepsis in the ED Detailed Measure, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Sepsis in the ED Detailed Measure, Technical Specifications Q-METRIC Sepsis Measure 1, ED Protocol for Children with Sepsis Syndrome U18HS020516 Page 41 Submitted August 2014 Sepsis Measure 1: Protocol for Identifying and Treating Children with Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department Desc…