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61. Sustaining Stewardship Activities Acute Care (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - All of these are acceptable options, although having physician backing is always helpful to ensure … To maintain enthusiasm and to ensure issues are addressed in a timely manner, you may want to consider … You should ensure that your stewardship program has a clear mission statement and that the mission … You should also ensure that there is a method in place for extracting and reviewing antibiotic usage … Finally, you should ensure that you have a multidisciplinary antibiotic stewardship committee meeting

62. Tool 3M: Sample Care Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/toolkit/sample-care-plan.html
    January 01, 2013 - Ensure call bell explained and in reach. … Ensure eyesight is checked and patient is wearing glasses if needed. … Ensure glasses/hearing aid are worn or within reach. … If patient is likely to fall from bed, ensure bed is at the lowest possible height unless this would … Ensure medical staff, physical therapist, occupational therapist, social worker, and others on the team

63. 056-Nursing-Protocol-Bathing-Cloths (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/056-nursing-protocol-bathing-cloths.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Ensure thorough cleaning, with special attention to commonly soiled areas such as the neck, skin folds … Ensure that CHG is applied to skin by firm massage to ensure the binding of CHG to skin proteins. … Pay special attention to cleaning skin areas surrounding lines and other devices to ensure removal of

64. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for COVID-19 Virus | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/ipc-covid-19-virus.html
    May 01, 2022 - identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement infection prevention and control measures to ensure

65. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/funding/process/review/peerproc.html
    July 01, 2021 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be evaluated by AHRQ peer review process to ensure … principles or rules that must be followed to assure this goal, and it is the SRO's responsibility to ensure … The SRO performs initial administrative and technical review of applications to ensure completeness and … The SRO works with the peer review group chairperson to ensure that the peer review meeting is fair and

66. Chapter 1. Environmental Scan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program1.html
    April 01, 2018 - explored the results from a variety of search engines, including Google, Yahoo, Bing, and others to ensure … Determine Inclusion Once a program was identified, we then applied a set of inclusion criteria to ensure … To ensure the above criteria were applied properly, researchers conducted a pilot test using five patient … To ensure that the inclusion criteria would be applied consistently, AIR conducted a frame-of-reference … training with all researchers to ensure a shared mental model of appropriate criteria application.

67. Transforming Health Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Conditions Using Tailored Health Information Technology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dorr.html
    December 01, 2022 - their clinicians more effectively manage their complex health conditions—is one of the best ways to ensure … However, care management for these patients requires a high level of coordination to ensure patient-centered … continued to use this health IT system for their quality improvement, care coordination efforts, and to ensure … protocols into interoperable and sharable clinical decision support, tailored for each patient, to ensure

68. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-intro.html
    April 01, 2018 - the leader in patient safety education, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) must ensure … the need to adapt future efforts (whether via another iteration of PSIC or another delivery model) to ensure

69. 6. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
    May 01, 2018 - Widespread adoption of this framework would ensure consistent categories for comparative analysis and … and health care and its history of promoting the collection of race, ethnicity, and language data to ensure … Standardization of any demographic variable or quality indicator helps ensure more comparable and reliable … programs, as well as its history in promoting the collection of race, ethnicity, and language data to ensure … HHS should ensure that any national hierarchy used to roll up granular ethnicity categories to the broad

70. TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Course Management Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/coursemgmt.html
    June 01, 2019 - Master Trainers typically also serve as coaches to ensure that the new teamwork skills are properly used … Activities to Complete Prior to the Course Several actions should be taken prior to class to ensure … that all materials (handouts, supplies, etc.) are available. ___ Ensure that all needed equipment … is available and operational. ___ Ensure that the classroom setup is appropriate. ___ Check setup … sign the attendance roster. ___ ( At the start of the course ) Ensure that all participants have a

71. Providing Quality Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/quality-care/index.html
    May 01, 2021 - Providing Quality Care To ensure high-quality care during COVID-19 and beyond, nursing

72. 057-Nursing-Protocol-Bathing-Liquid (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/057-nursing-protocol-bathing-liquid.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Ensure thorough cleaning, with special attention to commonly soiled areas such as the neck, skin folds … Ensure that CHG is applied to skin by firm massage to ensure the binding of CHG to skin proteins. … Pay special attention to cleaning skin areas surrounding lines and other devices to ensure removal of

73. Center of Excellence Operations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence2.html
    April 01, 2025 - planning the organization’s future course of action.” 9 The purpose of an environmental scan is to ensure … includes priority setting and definition of activities, as well as short- and longer term outcomes, can ensure … To ensure that the CE’s value is understood, robust marketing and communications strategies can help. … Is there a defined recruiting and retention plan to ensure those competencies are developed and retained

74. V-C3.01 Information Technology Security Policy Manual (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/AHRQ-Security-and-Privacy-Language-for-Information-and-Information-Technology-Procurements.pdf
    November 07, 2023 - Protect government information and information systems in order to ensure: • Confidentiality, which … The Contractor shall ensure that sensitive information is not stored, processed, or transmitted on a … The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) shall ensure that all employees performing on the contract … The Contractor (and/or any subcontractor) shall collaborate with government personnel to ensure that … Contractors shall ensure their tools can execute certain protocols for authorization.

75. How to Use This Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/surgetkit1.html
    July 01, 2018 - For this reason, surge facility plans and prearrangements must be reviewed periodically to ensure that … However, there should also be big-picture management team oversight to ensure that nothing is missed … However, there should also be big-picture management team oversight to ensure that smooth operations … Action Checklist Management team leader conducts periodic checks with each team member to ensure … However, there should also be big-picture management team oversight to ensure that facility shutdown

76. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Engaging Senior Leaders in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/engaging-senior-leaders.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - It is important to evaluate the preferred, most effective communication modality as well as ensure that … : • Ensure your work is supportive of organization-wide mission, vision, and values. … Ensure that the senior leader knows of their efforts in order to show gratitude for their role. … Senior leaders can take these actions to ensure they are supporting the team working to reduce CLABSI … and CAUTI: • Ensure organization-wide mission, vision, and values are focused on patient safety and

77. Appendix A. SIDM Competencies To Improve Diagnosis and Suggested Questions for Debriefing Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety-apa.html
    September 01, 2022 - What are some additional resources you and the team could use to ensure an accurate diagnosis? … What communication tools or strategies can be used to ensure that the other team is receiving complete … What tools do you have to ensure that patient followup and any pending results are not forgotten?   … What systems are in place here to ensure that appropriate followup has occurred? … If not, what are your next steps to ensure they are heard?   S-2.

78. Appendix A. SIDM Competencies To Improve Diagnosis and Suggested Questions for Debriefing Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety-apa.html
    September 01, 2022 - What are some additional resources you and the team could use to ensure an accurate diagnosis? … What communication tools or strategies can be used to ensure that the other team is receiving complete … What tools do you have to ensure that patient followup and any pending results are not forgotten?   … What systems are in place here to ensure that appropriate followup has occurred? … If not, what are your next steps to ensure they are heard?   S-2.

79. 157-What-Are-4-Es (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/157-what-are-4-es.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Review existing policies to ensure clear procedures. … Communicating and mutually developing goals helps to ensure that everyone has shared expectations of … These resources will ensure that staff have a thorough understanding of the new measures. … Ensure your documentation is accurate and easily identified. … The team strives to ensure this data is updated as close to real-time as possible.

80. Equal Employment Opportunity and EEO Complaints Process (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policy/eeo/eeo-complaints-process-memo-signed.pdf
    April 12, 2021 - Such efforts will ensure the integrity of our mission at AHRQ by affording our highly talented employees … Harassment As the Director of AHRQ, I have made it my priority to ensure that AHRQ employees, contract … The official who receives such harassment claims will ensure the confidentiality of the individual making … Supervisors and managers bear a special responsibility to ensure that the work environment is free from