Results

Total Results: 3,594 records

Showing results for "ensure".

241. 115-How-To-Randomly-Order-High-Touch (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/115-how-to-randomly-order-high-touch.docx
     April 01, 2025 - A systematic way to pick rooms for fluorescent gel placement is important, to ensure every operating … This system will ensure that the data are more objective, valid, and representative of overall thoroughness

242. Acute Care ASP Development
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part1-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - intervention Provide antibiotic use data for the institution and for reporting to the CDC NHSN AUR module Ensure … Partners: Regulatory Bodies, QI, and Patient Safety Member Role Regulatory Affairs Collaboration to ensure … The Joint Commission Standard and other regulations Quality Improvement Department Collaboration to ensure

243. National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety Webinar Series (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/CMS-Aug-23-board-session.pdf
     August 22, 2023 - The hospital’s governing body must ensure that the program reflects the complexity of the organization … The board oversight of contract employees to ensure they have/are part of QAPI efforts where appropriate … Board evaluates management’s summary of incident reporting trends and timeliness to ensure transparency … Board evaluates senior leaders’ summary of metrics to ensure physician and staff ability to care for … and inform the board of their operational approach to quality, improvement and performance and to ensure

244. Module-6-Implementation-Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-6-implementation-guide.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Automatic referral is designed to ensure that all eligible patients are identified and referred to CR … Misconception: The most important reason for care coordination is to ensure that your program has enough … It’s critical to ensure that that this important conversation happens and that there are sufficient … need to be implemented, defining the persons responsible, determining whether training is needed to ensure … Making improvements across the four phases will ensure you are addressing the needs of all patients

245. Checklist to Prepare Patients for New Appointments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetrans_checklist.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - – Using plain language, motivational interviewing, and teach-back to ensure understanding and confidence … Ensure the patient and their care partner know how to contact other members of their health care team

246. Q-METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 1, Table 3 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-132-scd-section-5-table-3.pdf
     October 01, 2013 - Genetic Services, the council states, “the follow-up component [to a positive screening result] must ensure … infant is located and brought into the diagnostic and management components of the system in time to ensure

247. Website Disclaimers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/disclaimers/index.html
     October 01, 2014 - Liability Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the electronic … For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, software programs

248. Additional Videos for TeamSTEPPS 3.0 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/index.html
     September 01, 2023 - Call Out (Subacute Care) Call outs help provide information to the team quickly and ensure a shared … Check-Back in Inpatient Surgical Teams Checking to ensure medication instructions are described—and

249. AHRQ Seeks Input on a Strategic Framework for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Investments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/input-strategic-framework-pcortf.html
     March 01, 2022 - It foreshadows a new era of robust initiatives designed to ensure widespread use of the findings of patient-centered … Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute , and HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation —to ensure

250. Development of the CAHPS Health Information Technology Item Set | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HIT/Development-HIT-Item-Set.html
     July 01, 2022 - The draft items were cognitively tested with consumers to ensure that they can accurately understand … The composite measure labels were tested with consumers to ensure that consumers understood the labels

251. Additional TeamSTEPPS Videos: Check-Back in Inpatient Surgical Teams | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/check-back-team.html
     July 01, 2023 - www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ekX289e3-Uo TeamSTEPPS: Check-Back in Inpatient Surgical Teams (15 seconds) Checking to ensure

252. AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2.0: User’s Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-users-guide-2.0.pdf
     March 01, 2025 - • Ensure the vendor is using the official AHRQ trademarked version of the SOPS survey without any … Limit vertical scrolling and ensure there is no horizontal scrolling. … If vertical scrolling is necessary for the background items (e.g., work area), ensure that all response … • Submit test survey responses to ensure that the web survey data entered are captured accurately … Testing will help to ensure that the survey appears and performs as it should despite the different

253. Guide to Sustainability Planning: Long-Term Care Facilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/sustainability-plan.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - It is up to clinical or thought leaders in each facility to ensure their frontline staff (e.g., physicians … to implement an antibiotic time out on a regular basis for all residents receiving antibiotics to ensure … Finally, Antibiotic Stewardship Team leaders should ensure new personnel have access to the educational … Incorporation of material from the Webinars into daily practice will ensure the use of best practices … By doing this, facilities can ensure staff members are not confused about specific requirements or required

254. Chapter 4. Developing and Pilot Testing Change: Implementing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-4.html
     July 01, 2022 - While this process may seem like it will delay improvement overall, it can actually ensure success when … This helps ensure a timely rollout while maintaining flexibility if unanticipated issues arise. … to put in as much time planning the implementation as you spent on the design (maybe even more) to ensure

255. Chapter 4. Developing and Pilot Testing Change: Implementing the Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-4.html
     July 01, 2022 - While this process may seem like it will delay improvement overall, it can actually ensure success when … This helps ensure a timely rollout while maintaining flexibility if unanticipated issues arise. … to put in as much time planning the implementation as you spent on the design (maybe even more) to ensure

256. Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/index.html
     March 01, 2019 - and policymakers.By engaging stakeholders in your quality improvement (QI) initiatives, you can help ensure … To ensure that this information was current, we held informal discussions with key staff in the States … QI initiative, you are more likely to have relevant, timely, and actionable results, thus helping to ensure

257. Using a Tiered Approach With CUSP Principles Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/tiered-approach-slides.pptx
     April 01, 2022 - Summarize the evidence in a checklist Identify local barriers to implementation Measure performance Ensure … ICUs: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI CUSP + Tiered Approach ׀ 9 9 Let’s Take a Deeper Look – CLABSI Ensure … for ICUs: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI CUSP + Tiered Approach ׀ 10 Let’s Take a Deeper Look – CAUTI Ensure

258. "What Matters" to Older Adults? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/what-matters-toolkit.html
     February 01, 2021 - The toolkit provides actionable steps and guidance to ensure that every older adult’s health outcome

259. Challenges and Opportunities in Home Health Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/home-health-quality-improvement.html
     December 01, 2022 - In all cases, but especially in this one, we need to ensure that patients feel cared for and trust the … To ensure this trust, patients and their families must be involved in selecting and designing what is

260. Develop Your Own (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/develop/develop.doc
     January 01, 2003 - In determining methods to be used: · What standardized method will be used to ensure that all of the … Some States have made significant investments in cleaning claims or encounter data to ensure accuracy … If in-house expertise is not available, outside assistance is needed to ensure that these critical steps … Nonetheless, CAHPS® also includes specifications and protocols designed to ensure reliability, validity … Keep in mind: · The sequencing of questions has been carefully structured and tested to ensure that