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2021. Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease in U.S. Hospitals, 1993-2005 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb50.pdf
      April 01, 2008 - and substantial increases in healthcare costs.1 Transmission to patients occurs primarily via the hands

2022. Case Example #7: Cherokee Health Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-7.html
      July 01, 2019 - Wallace trains nurses to perform hands-on patient exams, such as palpation, placement of stethoscope,

2023. Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators - A “How to” Guide for Improving Hospital Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/webinar080116/index.html
      December 01, 2017 - professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/index.html Slide 5 AHRQ puts quality improvement tools in the hands

2024. SAFEHealth: Secure Architecture for Exchanging Health Information - Grant Final Report Grant ID: 1UC1HS015220 (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015220-garber-final-report-2009.pdf
      January 01, 2009 - Registration staff each received 30 minutes of training just before go-live using a hands-on computer

2025. Wrap-Around Observation Manual—Second Version | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlasapd3.html
      March 01, 2013 - Scoring Yes if Care Coordinator verbalizes or hands out printed agenda.

2026. Hospital Stays Resulting from Excessive Heat and Cold Exposure Due to Weather Conditions in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2005 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb55.pdf
      July 01, 2008 - blue-gray skin, apathy, poor judgment, mild unsteadiness in balance or walking, slurred speech, and numb hands

2027. Advancing Patient Safety Through Diagnostic Excellence (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/action-alliance-diagnostic-excellence-webinar.pdf
      March 01, 2025 - including resource-specific materials and tip sheets • CE credits and ABMS-approved MOC credits • Hands-on

2028. Intubation Mishap | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/intubation-mishap
      April 26, 2023 - and trainees from regular clinical duties), and the small number of learners that can have a truly hands-on

2029. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States improving perinatal care? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight12.html
      May 01, 2015 - hospital-specific data monitoring and review, monthly Webinars, ongoing technical assistance, and site visits with hands-on

2030. The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/impact-communication-medication-errors
      August 01, 2009 - prefer to learn through visual diagrams and pictures, others prefer to listen to lectures, perform hands-on

2031. Missed Compartment Syndrome after Steep Lithotomy Position for Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-compartment-syndrome-after-steep-lithotomy-position-laparoscopic-gynecological
      January 29, 2021 - Positioning the hands on an arm board rather than tucking them close to the body eliminates this risk

2032. 6. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
      May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement 6. Implementation Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Summary Reviewers 1. Introduction 2. Evidence of Dispari…

2033. Statistical Brief #125
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb125.jsp
      February 01, 2012 - On the other hand, for all other adult stays, a larger percentage were covered by government payers (

2034. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nnkwqkX-Nk6v3gsphVATUD
      September 01, 2002 - Several other radiologic methods that measure bone density at peripheral sites2 (including sites in the hand

2035. Statistical Brief #123: Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) in Hospital Stays, 2009 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb124.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - On the other hand, hospitalization data can miss CDI cases that are health care associated but are treated

2036. High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsi-hpwpreport.pdf
      May 01, 2015 - Routine assessment of line necessity  Adoption of new/better products for infection prevention  Hand-washing

2037. Guide for Safe Transitions to New Appointments (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetrans_guide.pdf
      December 01, 2017 - If a care partner is with the patient, hand the care-partner-specific page directly to the care partner

2038. Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/telehealth-and-patient-safety-during-covid-19-response
      May 14, 2020 - the patient is, whether in DC or in the middle of the ocean, we need to extend our eyes, ears, and hands … KH : How do you continue to provide high-quality care when it’s now more hands-off? … However, there’ll be only one person that has their hands on the patient but everyone else will be observing … The hands-on person becomes the telepresenter as well as the treating clinician. … We have to get good at observing some of the other cues from the hands-on exam.

2039. Hcup-Us2013Nmsid (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/siddist/HCUP-US2013NMSID.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - As part of the on-going HCUP quality management program, we have identified an issue with the 2013 New Mexico HCUP Central Distributor State Inpatient Databases (SID). The majority of the records in this SID included total charge amounts that were double what they should be. In addition there were a handful of sma…

2040. Patient Engagement and Patient Safety | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-and-patient-safety
      February 01, 2013 - activities that patients perceived to be confrontational, such as reminding providers to wash their hands … reducing adverse events than the more active behaviors, such as checking medications, asking about hand … of the health care team and encouraged to check their medications, ask providers to disinfect their hands … of a more delicate word, their clinicians—for example if they noticed that they didn't clean their hands … But I don't think all the responsibility for challenging people about hand-washing or other safety concerns