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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=203
January 01, 2024 - times more likely than those who screened negative to make harmful errors, indicating the importance of determining
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/054-sample-adherence-report.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Preoperative Decolonization
Sample Adherence Report
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Use this document to build a useful report that allows for tracking of adherence and for drilling down, as need…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-DUA_20230303.pdf
March 01, 2023 - Synthetic Healthcare Database for Research Data Use Agreement
Synthetic Healthcare
Database for Research
Data Use Agreement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WARNING: ANY EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF INDIVIDUALS OR ESTABLISHMENTS IS
PROHIBITE…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/functional-specs.html
December 01, 2017 - normal range references and confer with the physician and other interdisciplinary team members when determining
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/patient-safety-resources/advances-in-hai/hai-article13.html
June 01, 2014 - After determining the most likely hernia surgery date within the 7-day window, further steps to define … Determining the correct denominator for surgical procedures is straightforward when detailed clinical … Determining the correct surgical date is also important to discriminate between preexisting infections
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/advances-in-hai/hai-article13.html
June 01, 2014 - After determining the most likely hernia surgery date within the 7-day window, further steps to define … Determining the correct denominator for surgical procedures is straightforward when detailed clinical … Determining the correct surgical date is also important to discriminate between preexisting infections
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Hundt.pdf
January 01, 2003 - In addition to symptom assessment
and management, the investigators were interested in determining how … Third, we were interested in
determining how participants assessed their medication and pre- and
postoperative … inpatients, we were interested in assessing the participant’s pre- and postoperative
education by determining
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Hurley_55.pdf
March 07, 2008 - Using Lean Six Sigma® Tools to Compare INR Measurements from Different Laboratories Within a Community
Using Lean Six Sigma® Tools to Compare
INR Measurements from Different Laboratories
Within a Community
Brion Hurley, CSSBB; James M. Levett, MD, FACS; Carla Huber, ARNP; Tim L. Taylor, SSBB
Abstract
Whene…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/rep3.html
June 01, 2010 - nature of services to overall client functioning, while still recognizing the role of care providers in determining
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/your-audience/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Identify the Audience for Your Healthcare Quality Report
Before doing anything else, you need to consider your audience:
For whom are you creating this report?
What do they want to know?
What will they do with the information?
First Priority: The Primary Audience
The group you are trying to reach …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK3_T4-Letter_to_Prescribing_Clinicians.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Determine Whether To Treat
Toolkit 3. Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit
Tool 4. Letter to Prescribing Clinicians on the Protocol for Three Common
Infections
PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY
[DATE]
[PRESCRIBING CLINICIAN…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetransitions.pptx
November 29, 2017 - Slide Presentation: An Introduction to Safe Transitions for Patients to New Appointments
An Introduction to Safe Transitions for Patients to New Appointments
Ambulatory Care Facility
Team Presentation
Overview
Purpose and Benefits
Toolkit Components
Team Member Roles and Responsibilities
Implementation Steps
Resourc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module2/putoolkit_module2_tools.docx
February 16, 2011 - Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit
Module 2 Tools
2A: Multidisciplinary Team
2B: Quality Improvement Process
2C: Current Process Analysis
2D: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Policies
2E: Assessing Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk
2F: Assessing Pressure Ulcer Care Planning
2I: Action Plan
…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/research-results/index.html
March 01, 2019 - SHARE:
More topics in this section
EvidenceNOW
What’s New
About EvidenceNOW
Evidence for Heart Health
Research & Results
Results
Research Design and Methods
Tools for Change
Research & Results: What We’ve Learned
The goal of EvidenceNOW is to assist primary care practices in exceeding the Million Hearts ® tar…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/grants-2019.html
March 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Safety Grants Awarded in FY 2019
Congress authorized $2 million in fiscal year 2019 for AHRQ to initiate a research agenda to understand and solve the problem of diagnostic errors. In 2019, AHRQ awarded the four grants below that will more precisely define the scope of diagnostic errors.
Utility o…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/surgical-roles.html
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
This tool will help your safety program team understand the core tasks of this project and will help you organize your team to complete the work. Just like clinical teams, effect…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/objective-outcome-tool.html
January 01, 2017 - Objective Outcomes Data Collection Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Hospital ___________ Unit___________ Month ___________
Please record the following occurrences for all patients in your unit within the selected month.
________ Total…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d8_combo_projectevaluation.docx
May 25, 2016 - TO
Project Evaluation and Debriefing
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project evaluation is to:
Identify factors that contributed to the team’s success.
Identify factors that hindered the team’s success.
Identify additional clinical areas in the organization where the best practice can be implemen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/048-key-evidence-decolonization.docx
October 01, 2024 - Vernon MO, Hayden MK, Trick WE, et al. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2006
Chlorhexidine Gluconate to Cleanse Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit: The Effectiveness of Source Control to Reduce the Bioburden of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
Purpose: To evaluate impact of daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bath…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/mchugh-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - I was primarily interested in determining if there was an Announcement
effect (i.e., if upon knowing