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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/training-tools-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Slide 25
SAY:
Before your facility can determine if it is holding the gains and sustaining an improvement … You can then determine how to measure it and develop a sustainability measurement plan. … First, it is important to determine what “sustainability” means for your facility or for your project … Tracking Process and Outcome Measures
Determine which measures will be collected and how your facility … The tool can be used to assess the likelihood of sustainability and determine key improvement areas.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/medication-risk-score.html
January 01, 2013 - For a patient at risk, a pharmacist should use the evaluation tools to determine if medications may be … for Identifying Fall Risk Factors," or 3G, "STRATIFY Scale for Identifying Fall Risk Factors" ) to determine
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
October 01, 2014 - Action Steps
Determine whether hospital staff can distinguish pressure ulcers from other causes of … Look carefully for any lesions of the skin and determine whether the lesion is a pressure ulcer. … Action Steps
Identify audiences for the data at different levels of the organization and determine … There are a number of ongoing initiatives to determine pressure ulcer rates using a standardized method … Determine whether this assessment is being performed.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T4-Urinalysis_and_UTIs_Improving_Care_Final_0.docx
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat
Toolkit 1. … SBAR can help nursing home staff document a resident’s condition to make it easier to determine whether … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 1/Tool 4 2
Case Study … No. 17-0006-3-EF
October 2016
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/grant-mgmt/subawards.pdf
December 31, 2010 - (To determine if the public has access to the compensation
information, see the U.S. … (To determine if the public has access to the compensation
information, see the U.S.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/environment-and-equipment/bath-basin-faqs.html
March 01, 2017 - A multidisciplinary team reviewed the literature to determine the optimal evidence-based bathing practices … Facilities may first want to conduct a risk assessment to determine ideal placement of the germicidal
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Determine risk factors for postoperative wound dehiscence
and identify pediatric patients at risk.2- … • Evaluate effectiveness of new processes, determine gaps, modify processes as needed, and
reimplement
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Recommended Practice: Assess risk factors
• Determine which pediatric patients are at increased risk … • Evaluate effectiveness of new processes, determine gaps, modify processes as needed, and
reimplement
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-woodward.pdf
June 21, 2023 - HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - WOODWARD
HCBS CAHPS Technical
Assistance
Kathleen Woodward, MSPH
Managing Director
The Lewin Group
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Helpful Resources
• AHRQ CAHPS Guidance: https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-
guidance/hcbs/index.html
• AHRQ Guide to Quality Improvement: https://www.Agency…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-removal.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Multi-professional team
Adaptive
12
Auditing for Catheter Necessity:
a Tier 2 Approach2,12,14-15
Audits can determine … shared with frontline staff
Audit tools can be designed to assess for various criteria
ICUs should determine … and ultrasound guided peripheral IV catheters
Rounding daily for early removal
Using guidelines to determine
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapc.html
December 01, 2017 - protectors
Gait and mobility
___ screen resident's ability to transfer and ambulate safely to determine … Try to determine how she got out of the bed in spite of the restraint and bed rails. … It is important to determine at least three things that bring Mrs. P comfort. … The resident response should be monitored and used to determine effective approaches.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
Central Venous Catheter
Indications and Alternatives
Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022…
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/zierler-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The current pre-implementation data will be compared with post-implementation data to
determine the … Determine changes in the volume of inappropriately ordered venous duplex scans compared
with the rate … Determine the rate of recurrent VTE and major bleeding during hospitalization and after
discharge.
6 … Determine the percent of patients who received appropriate therapy while hospitalized, the
percent who … The current utilization data will be compared with post-implementation data to
determine the effect
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part1-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Perform proactive risk assessments to determine areas in which harm related to antibiotic prescribing … Determine how to get guidelines to the point of care
Electronic, handbook, pocket card, available in
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T1-Background_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Hospitals use these cumulative antimicrobial
susceptibility test data reports to determine the most
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T6-Using_Nursing_Home_Antibiograms_to_Choose_the_Right_Antibiotic_Data_Entry_Form.xlsx
May 01, 2014 - WHONET needs a date for the culture in order to determine which results will be included in the antibiogram
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appc.html
May 01, 2016 - The audit tool is used to determine if the current prophylaxis is consistent with the VTE risk level. … W = clinically undetermined (provider is unable to clinically determine if condition was present on admission … U = unknown (documentation insufficient to determine if condition was present on admission). … Note that it is difficult to determine if the anticoagulant exposure preceded the diagnosis of hemorrhage … Finally, if harm did occur in the presence of an anticoagulant, undertake a review to determine if the
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3h-update.docx
March 04, 2021 - Use this tool in conjunction with clinical assessment and a review of medications (see Tool 3I) to determine
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/heisler.pdf
December 19, 2014 - current diabetes treatments with, as appropriate,
options for improving their diabetes care.
2) Determine