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3801. Next Steps and Barriers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2022 - What differentiates a highly effective diagnostic team from one that is less effective? … Effective collaboration requires an understanding of team dynamics and an ability to work effectively

3802. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2019 - If an organism was recovered, use the narrowest spectrum agent expected to be effective. … Always use the shortest effective antibiotic duration for the infectious process you are treating.

3803. CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - Recognize particular behaviors that inhibit effective communication (e.g., talking too fast, using medical … Measure the effect of behaviors that promote effective communication (e.g., confirming understanding

3804. TeamSTEPPS® Helps St. Louis Hospital Keep C-Section Rate Low | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2019 - Mary’s communications, making interactions more frequent and effective, so the staff can stay on top … These successes rest on an important element: communication that is effective and ongoing.

3805. Half-Day Training Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2023 - Define effective communication. Identify communication challenges. … Even though time is short, asking the class for at least one example of effective communication will

3806. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Implementation Handbook) (doc file)
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      April 30, 2013 - The implementation coordinator and senior leaders viewed effective communication as the foundation for … All clinicians reinforce the principles of effective communication throughout the patient’s hospital … Effective communication can improve: Patient outcomes. … In a review of the literature, Debra Roter found that engaging patients and families through effective … Trainings will be most effective if you use methods that you know are effective for your staff.

3807. Optimize Briefings and Debriefings: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Optimize Briefings and Debriefings Slide 2: Learning Objectives Describe characteristics of effective … Slide 9: Effective Briefings Set the tone for the day: Chaotic and harried OR Organized … . 7 Checklists where providers “tick the box” are not effective. 6,7 Complete briefing defined as … Build effective communication behaviors. … Initiate candid discussions with surgeons about effective strategies for briefing and debriefing.

3808. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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      January 01, 2017 - These surveys are only effective in measuring safety culture by the data that is collected in the process … Culture measures are intuitive and effective for communication and linking to actions. … Slide 14 Effective HSOPS Surveys… ASK: How can you determine the effectiveness of HSOPS surveys? … In order to obtain such a strong rate, effective management support as well as flier and poster displays … Slide 17 Additional Tips for Effective Surveys SAY: In addition to the eight prenotification tips,

3809. Strategy 6G: Training To Advance Physicians' Communication Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2020 - to a patient, if the person walks away and does not understand the explanation, it has not been an effective … Traditionally, medical education has paid little attention to the skills that promote effective interactions … The most effective and efficient way of offering training in physician-patient communication is in the … One study found that clinicians reported improved confidence in their ability to conduct effective medical

3810. Implementing Heart Health Practice Self-Assessment (doc file)
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      February 01, 2016 - We have effective clinical decision supports for managing the ABCS 1.7 13. … We have effective medication management protocols for managing the ABCS 1.8 14. … We have effective patient education and self-management supports for managing the ABCS 1.9 15. … Use specific strategies to energize teams, build team cohesion, and foster effective team functioning … Optimize revenues with effective E&M coding 3.

3811. Improving the Value of Patient Safety Reporting Systems (pdf file)
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      June 12, 2008 - Nevertheless, current approaches to mitigating risks are probably neither efficient nor effective. … A more effective and efficient approach would be to redesign the devices. … The most effective interventions eliminate or prevent the mistake; the least effective interventions … For example, if an equipment design flaw caused an event, it is more efficient and effective to have … Nevertheless, some degree of centralization would be cost effective.

3812. Section 8: The Care Management Evidence Base (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - The results demonstrate that using this technique for low-literacy patients is highly effective. … The results of one study showed that decision support constituted an effective tool to improve scores … Patient education, decision support, and provider education also were effective in improving clinical … One study found that patient and provider education was effective at significantly reducing length of … other words, by $2,500. 14 Similarly, another study found that basic decision support was more cost effective

3813. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - Do you believe this process is effective? … Identify characteristics of successful quality improvement or safety leaders · List five practices of effective … module, we will— · Describe why practicing communication skills optimizes resident safety · Describe effective … teamwork, both among team members, and between staff, residents and family members · List barriers to effective … Tools such as the Staff Safety Assessment can be particularly effective in engaging senior leaders by

3814. Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Do you believe this process is effective? … List five practices of effective leaders. Describe the responsibilities of senior leaders. … Describe effective communication and teamwork, both among team members, and between staff, residents … List barriers to effective teamwork and communication. … Tools such as the Staff Safety Assessment can be particularly effective in engaging senior leaders by

3815. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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      September 01, 2022 - Discuss indications for sending urine cultures · Discuss empiric antibiotic options for UTIs that are effective … patients who are ill appearing from an infection potentially arising from the urinary tract are receiving effective … organisms to commonly prescribed antibiotics and can help you and others in your practice with selecting effective … and antibiotic susceptibility results as this information can be very helpful in ensuring you select effective … previous urine cultures and antibiotic susceptibility results are important to guide the selection of effective

3816. Health Living: Adult Women | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2015 - QDR 2014 Chartbooks Access to Health Care Affordability Communication and Care Coordination Effective … Practice Guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence concludes that counseling and medication are both effective … tools alone, but the combination of the two methods is more effective in increasing smoking cessation

3817. Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program: Accelerating the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2017 - Process CUSP was piloted in more than 100 intensive care units in Michigan, where it was shown to be effective … AHRQ's HAI Program has implemented CUSP in a series of nationwide projects in which CUSP has been highly effective

3818. AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2019 - We learned that wipes are regarded as a highly safe and effective alternative to the standard perineal … This focused attention has been effective in continuing to prevent infection, she noted, explaining that

3819. Presentation: Optimize Your Briefings and Debriefings
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      December 01, 2017 - Effective Briefings Set the tone for the day Chaotic and harried OR Organized and efficient Encourage … However, there have been several multisite studies that found preoperative briefings to be effective … Just the act of ticking off the box on a briefing checklist is not effective. … We know this because wrong-sided surgeries would never happen if timeouts were more effective. … Initiate candid discussions with surgeons about effective strategies for briefing and debriefing.

3820. Appendix F. Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Diagnostic error: safe and effective communication to prevent diagnostic errors No Yes … Effective patient-doctor communication Yes Yes Moderate Guidelines on how to … Tools to support effective communication; consider each tool separately. … Tools to support effective communication; consider each tool separately The SHARE Approach: … Tools to support effective communication; consider each tool separately The SHARE Approach: