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401. “Safeware”: Safety-Critical Computing and Health Care Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Wears_75.pdf
     May 27, 2008 - anticipated benefits of health care IT are presented in these discussions as a sort of manifest destiny—difficult … introduction of IT into health care and the unsafe conditions that may result as a consequence are difficult … Correction and recovery would have been much more difficult if not only the MAR system, but also the … It is relatively easy to protect the system against total failure, but it is much more difficult to

402. Chapter 2. Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi2.html
     April 01, 2018 - reviewers, and adapting algorithms developed elsewhere to the local electronic health system may be difficult … The second tier involves human review on more difficult cases, where the human's superior discriminability … Laboratories and vitals were more difficult because successful operations without complication are known … But, as it became clear that implementation would be difficult at other centers, we discontinued development

403. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7a.html
     August 01, 2017 - Deep tissue injury (DTI) may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones.       … It may be difficult to distinguish between moisture associated skin damage and a pressure injury/ulcer … Deep tissue injury (DTI) may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones. … It may be difficult to distinguish between moisture associated skin damage and a pressure injury/ulcer

404. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module1/grand-rounds-presentation-slides.pptx
     January 01, 2014 - Understand conversations can be emotionally difficult. Have backup resources. … We all can identify who is a good communicator and who we would want to give us difficult or bad news … These disclosure conversations can be emotionally difficult, not only for the patient and family, but … CANDOR will train risk managers, organization leaders in approaching these difficult discussions. 40

405. Lessons from the Field: Using Pediatric Quality Measures across Multiple Levels (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-using-pqms.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - , lack of precision means that the measure estimates may have large variances, which would make it difficult … rigorous about the measures used for QI can create issues in interpreting the results, making it difficult … Across grantees and measures, the level that was most difficult to make adaptations for was the provider … to measuring certain outcomes (such as screening results or receipt of follow-up care) but may be difficult

406. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7a.html
     August 01, 2017 - Deep tissue injury (DTI) may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones.       … It may be difficult to distinguish between moisture associated skin damage and a pressure injury/ulcer … Deep tissue injury (DTI) may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tones. … It may be difficult to distinguish between moisture associated skin damage and a pressure injury/ulcer

407. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/shareddecisionmaking/workshop/module3/shareworkshop-mod3slides.ppt
     January 01, 2011 - As we will discuss soon, health numbers are especially difficult to understand for those who have limited … Skills needed to manage a chronic health condition can be daunting How can managing diabetes be difficult … How can managing diabetes be difficult for someone with limited health literacy? … Understanding numbers can be difficult. … * SAY: In review, numbers in health can be difficult to convey.

408. Fallpxtool3F (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallpxtoolkit/fallpxtool3f.docx
     January 29, 2013 - Sometimes it may be difficult to determine if the resident/patient has orthostatic hypotension when checking

409. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/exec-summ.html
     October 01, 2013 - In some cases it has proved difficult to provide detailed potential measure specifications in the absence

410. Enhancing Performance Via Integrated Health Systems (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/delivery-system-initiative/casalino/casalino.ppt
     February 16, 2011 - focus mainly on processes of care, particularly intraorganizational processes this is important, but difficult

411. Ready or Not: Addressing Tobacco Use (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking-use-ready-or-not.pdf
     August 27, 2018 - Be empathetic: “I understand that quitting can be difficult, and I’m here to support you.” … I understand that quitting can be difficult and I am here to support you.

412. Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home: Family Information Packet, Appendix A (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa.pdf
     December 10, 2013 - ■ Has fast or difficult breathing. ■ Makes jerking movements. … ■ Difficult to comfort. ■ Usually goes away as your baby gets older than 3 months of age.

413. Electronic Student Health Questionnaire (eSHQ) enhances risk assessment for adolescents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/co-nm-specialinnovation.html
     August 01, 2015 - providers use of the data is variable . 5 , 6 Consequently, risk detection rates are low. 6 , 7 It is difficult … Fully integrating the eSHQ into electronic health records (EHR) is difficult.

414. Rehospitalization for Childhood Asthma: Timing, Variation, and Opportunities for Intervention (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/Kenyon2014.pdf
     February 01, 2014 - repeat hospitalization well beyond the month after discharge.6-9 However, in clinical practice, it is difficult … Adolescents have been shown to have higher rates of controller non-adherence and a greater proportion of “difficult … biological makeup or extrinsically by local environmental conditions,26,27 making the disease more difficult … to treat and readmissions more difficult to avoid in some patients and communities regardless of the … Difficult to control asthma in children. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;7:190-5. 23.

415. New Guide Charts Course for Navigating Challenges of Innovation Adoption | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/innovations/perspectives/new-guide-charts-course-navigating-challenges-innovation-adoption.html
     February 01, 2021 - Implementing innovations in health care delivery can be particularly difficult.

416. Case 2. Central Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case2.html
     November 01, 2014 - Some staff felt that it was difficult to realistically simulate certain conditions or events (e.g., a … They felt that it was far too difficult to implement Lean changes on the Monday following the weeklong … One Lean project facilitator indicated that it was sometimes difficult to monitor and follow up on all … Because nearly all data collection is time consuming, it is difficult to monitor changes from the Lean … This was a difficult role because staff not involved in the event sometimes felt that their voice was

417. AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/epc-program-evidence-reviews.html
     January 01, 2022 - It is difficult to find a ribbon that raises awareness about this intestinal infection, which often afflicts

418. 26-Patient-Education-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/26-patient-education-guide.docx
     June 01, 2023 - Avoid making copies of printed material, as this may affect the color contrast and make it more difficult

419. Implementation Coaching | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/activity/coach.html
     June 01, 2023 - Confronting Difficult Situations – Raising uncomfortable topics that are affecting task accomplishment … Good coaching requires the ability and willingness to confront difficult and uncomfortable situations … When coaches consider the best interests of all concerned, the honesty and courage to confront difficult

420. 5 Tk1 T2-Working With A Lab Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T2-Working_with_a_lab_final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - micro-organism-specific recommendations The requirement for a minimum of 30 isolates of each organism may be very difficult