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241. Presentation: Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability
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     December 01, 2017 - They also help your team determine what is going well and identify areas for improvement. 2 Action … engagement are critical to success; perhaps an honest assessment about team member engagement will help determine … This is an example of a signal to determine how to get all staff members aware and involved. … Examine the low scoring domains to determine what is happening in that clinical area.

242. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - importance of monitoring VAE and objective outcome measures, and correctly apply VAE diagnostic criteria to determine … the benefit of additional evidence, such as the positive results of microbiological testing, you can determine … Slide 11 VAC – Definition Criteria SAY: In order to determine VAC, the patient must meet the following … Slide 26 DIAGNOSING A POTENTIAL VAC SAY: We will now use the VAC criteria reviewed earlier to determine … Slide 27 Let’s Find a VAC SAY: Here is a refresher on the clinical criteria used to determine whether

243. Methodological Challenges in Describing Medication Dosing Errors in Children (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - In the process of completing a study to determine the prevalence of outpatient dosing errors, we identified … for children of different ages and weights, and the lack of readily available documented weights to determine … In our attempt to define overdoses and underdoses of medications to determine potential dosing errors … We found the recommendations listed in Table 1 when attempting to determine appropriate dosing ranges … Therefore, it is difficult for pharmacies to correctly determine if a weight-based dosing error has

244. Using Lean Six Sigma® Tools to Compare INR Measurements from Different Laboratories Within a Community (pdf file)
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     March 07, 2008 - A Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (R&R) study was performed to determine if blood samples taken … One of the first steps when making improvements to any metric is to determine if the measurement system … The experiment would determine if testing time delays or differences between the two labs provided a … The next step was to determine the root cause of the differences. … The next step was to determine why the MNPT values were different.

245. Catheter-Care-Quiz-Key (doc file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Determine the catheter care error. … Determine the catheter care error.

246. Catheter Care and Maintenance Quiz Key | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Determine the catheter care error. … Determine the catheter care error.

247. Behavioral Programs for Diabetes Mellitus | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Strength of evidence (SOE) for key outcomes in T1DM was assessed to determine our confidence in the results … More evidence is required to determine the effects of behavioral programs for other outcomes, including

248. Learn From Defects Tool (doc file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Survey frontline staff involved in the incident to determine whether the plan has been implemented effectively … Determine the level of attention your intervention requires by considering the level of support it is … Survey frontline staff involved in the incident to determine whether the plan has been implemented effectively … Determine the level of attention your intervention requires by considering the level of support it is … Determine the amount of attention your team can devote to an intervention, and factor that into your

249. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2012 - Recommended Practice: Skin Assessment at Admission and Daily, With Documentation of Lesions • Determine … Recommended Practice: Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment at Admission and Daily • Determine which pressure … compliance with elements of established protocol steps.8,9 • Evaluate effectiveness of new processes, determine … • Conduct surveillance and determine prevalence of healthcare-associated pressure ulcers to evaluate

250. Care Management: Implications for Medical Practice, Health Policy, and Health Services Research (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - with a broad set of eligibility requirements • Establish metrics to identify and track CM outcomes to determine … methodologies through State and Federal tax incentives to practices for achieving the triple aim • Determine … term services and supports 22 Identify and train personnel appropriate to the needed CM services • Determine … loans or tuition subsidies • Develop CM certification programs that recognize functional expertise • Determine … Future research is needed to determine the benefits to different patient segments of CM strategies.

251. Care Management: Implications for Medical Practice, Health Policy, and Health Services Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2018 - with a broad set of eligibility requirements Establish metrics to identify and track CM outcomes to determine … and supports 22 Identify and train personnel appropriate to the needed CM services Determine … tuition subsidies Develop CM certification programs that recognize functional expertise Determine … CM services should be followed by engagement of patients and caregivers in shared decisionmaking to determine … Future research is needed to determine the benefits to different patient segments of CM strategies.

252. Final Design Plan for the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program: Summary (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Research, the Urban Institute, and AcademyHealth, is charged with conducting a rigorous evaluation to determine … In some cases, we achieve this goal by conducting formal impact analyses to determine whether particular … This will allow us to determine how CHIPRA-funded health IT activities might contribute to States’ ability … • Determine whether and how health IT increases transparency and consumer choice while safeguarding … • Determine which strategies are most effective in recruiting providers and promoting meaningful

253. Rachel Hogg Graham - Sample Grant Application (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2021 - independent researcher with mastery of using advanced Comparative Effectiveness Research methods to determine … Hogg’s project will also engage patients, caregivers, and community stakeholders to determine the extent … I need applied experience in using comparative effectiveness techniques to determine heterogeneity in … Aim 1: Analyze ACHIEVE hospital data linked with claims and HCUP data to determine whether hospital … Specifically, using multivariate regression to determine what partnership structures are associated

254. Final Progress Report: Determining a Learning Curve for Complex Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - To determine whether previous experience, case difficulty, previous performance scores, or time during … of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) tool, the investigators propose to test various regression models to determine … experience, length of time as a fellow, previous performance scores, or case difficulty), we will determine … The GOALS scores were analyzed to determine which factors influenced the learning curve and to define

255. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - The facility will determine the best data source for acute mental status change. … The facility will determine the best data source for vertigo/dizziness. Syncope/Fainting. … The facility will determine the best data source for syncope/fainting. Hypoglycemia. … The facility will determine the best data source for hypoglycemia. … The facility will determine the best data source for new seizure activity. New Admission.

256. D6 Pdi Implementationplan (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - In Column 4, determine whether communication/training is required for each task. … If target dates are not met, determine the cause and revise the implementation plan.

257. How To Manage Change
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     June 02, 2025 - Determine how to build in new practices. Do the care processes follow best practices? … Then we can determine who is responsible for this task and when it tentatively will be completed.

258. D6 Combo Implementationplan (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - In Column 4, determine whether communication/training is required for each task. … If target dates are not met, determine the cause and revise the implementation plan.

259. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Determine whether these changes localized or generalized. … Determine whether the skin is thick or thin. … Determine whether any lesions are raised or flat. Identify whether the skin is bruised. … Use: Use this tool in conjunction with clinical assessment to determine if a patient is at risk for developing … Use: Use this tool in conjunction with clinical assessment to determine if a patient is at risk for developing

260. About the Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - percent of antibiotics prescribed in nursing homes are unnecessary. 3 Because it can be challenging to determine … and sustain antimicrobial stewardship The intervention toolkits help nursing homes take action to— Determine