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1521. Material Use Guide - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2017 - Material Use Guide - Implementation Guide Overview of Quality Improvement Study Components A systematic approach to quality improvement work greatly increases the odds of achieving the desired outcomes of a given project. Adherence to a standardized framework ensures that all essential elements of a project a…

1522. Core-Discussion-Key (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Facilitator Notes Training Module 2 — Core Team Discussion Guide Clean Equipment and Environment: Knowledge and Practice Directions Answer the following questions to help reflect on how you can prepare to discuss cleaning and disinfection practices at your facility. …

1523. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2022 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are critical questions clinicians should be considering when deciding whether to prescribe an antibiotic.   Four Moments Questions   1. Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? Before …

1524. Communication: Severe Hypertension - PowerPoint Presentation
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      July 01, 2023 - correctly communicated to team members As part of education standards, use check-backs as a method for ensuring … PASS the BATON) as it is in having a unit-recognized procedure for organizing your communications and ensuring

1525. Communication: Severe Hypertension (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2023 - correctly communicated to team members • As part of education standards, use check‐backs as a method for ensuring … the BATON) as it is in having a unit‐recognized procedure for organizing your communications and ensuring

1526. Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2018 - Language Questions Assessing each individual's language need is an essential first step toward ensuring … Medicaid provides coverage for a large portion of minority groups, and states have an interest in ensuring

1527. Future Directions and Research Priorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2021 - Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments Future Directions and Research Priorities Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments …

1528. Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home Implementing a Staff Vaccination Program in Your Nursing Home COVID-19 vaccines help protect nursing home residents who are vulnerable to illness and death if they become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Healthcare staff who are vaccinated…

1529. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety Selected …

1530. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Choosing the Right Intervention for Your Practice Selecting the right information for your practice’s needs is an important first step in implementation process. The information below describes how each strategy may …

1531. Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - Gap Analysis Facilitator's Guide AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit Purpose: To evaluate the extent to which current processes align with the Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) process and includes: Identifying the existing process. Identifying the existing outcome(s). Ide…

1532. Implications for the Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Implications for the Guide Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods Findings Implications for the Guide Summary and Discussion Next Steps References Appendix A: Dra…

1533. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4b Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 02: Pressure Ulcer Why focus on pressure ulcers in children? • Although childre…

1534. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4p Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 02: Pressure Ulcer Why focus on pressure ulcers in children? • Although children are typi…

1535. An Overview of the CANDOR Process
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      August 20, 2015 - The CANDOR Implementation Team Lead and Team Leads play an important role in ensuring that frontline

1536. Why Promote a Health Care Quality Report to Consumers? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - Why Promote a Health Care Quality Report to Consumers? Among report sponsors and researchers in the field of quality reporting, a general consensus has emerged that: The primary audience for public quality reports is health care consumers or, more often, a strategically chosen subset of those consumers. A…

1537. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2022 - Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes Introduction Foundations of Diagnosis Education Current State of Diagnosis Education Competencies To Improve Diagnosis in Hea…

1538. 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 - Ensuring staff empowerment.

1539. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - Engaging the interest and participation of senior leaders · Contending with high staff turnover · Ensuring

1540. E-Fetal-Monitoring Facguide (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - provide a comprehensive starting point for each unit to consider as it establishes its processes for ensuring