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1301. Research Review Title: Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-911-workforce-disposition-comments.pdf
      November 01, 2022 - future research as described: 1) Studies on workforce practices or engineering methods to improve hand … hygiene in the field; 2) Studies examining the effectiveness of various levels of PPE in the field; … I do however agree that good hygiene and standard precautions are effective.

1302. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsicompanion.pdf
      October 18, 2012 - More than 80 percent of units consistently used the following CLABSI reduction steps over time: hand … hygiene, chlorhexidine skin preparation, full-barrier precautions during line insertion, avoidance … More than 80 percent of units consistently used hand hygiene, chlorhexidine skin preparation, full-barrier … =138) P e rc e n t o f P o s it iv e R e s p o n s e s Project Quarter Appropriate hand … hygiene Chlorhexidine skin preparation Full-barrier precautions Avoid femoral site for placement Daily

1303. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyref.html
      April 01, 2020 - Patients' feelings about hand washing, MRSA status and patient information. … Poster: hands 34 all. n.p.: The Department; n.d. 237 . King H, Battles J, Baker D, et al. … Evaluation of a patient-empowering hand hygiene programme in the UK.

1304. ASC, Report Output, Report: 'Fault Tree Diagram', Data Source File: 'ASC Fault Tree_with_change' (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapf.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - mitigate Q:0.02 Q:0 Q:0.016 Q:0.05 Q:0.05 Q:0.05 Q:0 Q:0.01 Q:0.01 Q:0 Event53 Pt hands … establish effective infec control Q:0 From Page 63 Q:0 Q:0 Q:0.45 Event136 Fail to wash hands … Gate337 Bug on pre-op staff Q:0.105 Q:0.15 Event353 Bug moves to pt Event203 Fail to wash hand … Q:0.1 Q:0.1 Event49 Site not cleansed appropriately Q:0.1 To Page 43,46 Event115 Poor hygiene

1305. State Documentation of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities to Inform Strategic Action
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/R_E_Disparities_rpt.jsp
      July 01, 2016 - Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene … Epidemiologist, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene … as well, presenting data and action steps for 13 "Medical Priority Areas." 29 Utah, on the other hand … Maryland, on the other hand, looked at the cost of disparities in terms of monetary value. … Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

1306. S23 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s23.pdf
      October 01, 2007 - Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland; †Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene … We hand searched BMJ, JAMA, and Lancet from January 2004 through May 2006 for all systematic reviews

1307. Systems-Based Practice: Improving the Safety and Quality of Patient Care by Recognizing and Improving the Systems in Which We Work (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Johnson_90.pdf
      June 10, 2008 - assuring medication accuracy at transitions in care, communicating during patient handovers, improving hand … hygiene to prevent infections associated with health care, and performing correct procedures at correct

1308. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
      November 01, 2019 - occurred during this time period may have impacted outcomes, including the improved institutional hand … hygiene compliance over time.

1309. Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point, Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/zero-harm-striving-reduce-preventable-harms-point-counterpoint-and-areas-agreement
      September 24, 2024 - bed, daily sedation vacation and assessment of readiness to extubate, secretion drainage, and oral hygiene … Zero harm and safety culture go hand-in-hand, an uncompromising commitment to safety as a core value

1310. IV. Evaluation Aims, Methods, and Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2016 - * Process-related events include, for example, staff not washing their hands before examining a patient … diagnosis or advice from a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider (n=5); poor cleanliness or poor hygiene … circulating outreach materials, asserting that “there is too much stuff that doctors are trying to hand

1311. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/ereports.html
      December 01, 2014 - Having these dates at hand eliminates the need for the clinician to manually review the medical record … Dressing LA/set up EA/1 EA/1 EA/1 Eating LA/set up EA/1 EA/1 EA/1 Personal hygiene

1312. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
      December 23, 2014 - settings is dependent on staff compliance with national guidelines and standards25 and locally determined hygiene … For example, the availability of alcohol hand rubs improved physician compliance and reduced Methicillin-resistant … C. difficile produces spores that can withstand hostile environments and are resistant to alcohol hand … Spores may be best removed by hand washing.

1313. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-active-infection-rapid-response.pdf
      May 01, 2024 - MDROs relies upon both traditional infection control approaches, including isolation precautions, hand … hygiene, and active surveillance culturing, and newer techniques such as whole genome sequencing, machine … These included contact precautions; use of soap and water for hand hygiene; bleach-based cleaning and … Patients who tested positive for CRE colonization were isolated and placed on contact precautions, and hand … hygiene and room disinfection protocols were enhanced.

1314. Putoolssect7 (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.docx
      February 16, 2011 - as needed Urinary Incontinence · Toileting plan · Wet checks · Treat causes · Assist with hygiene … To determine if a patient has bottomed out, the caregiver should place his or her outstretched hand … Do a hand check by placing palm up and feeling for a cushion of air under the heaviest areas of the body … Do a hand check by placing palm up and feeling for a cushion of air under the heaviest areas of the body … Skin Temperature Most clinicians use the back rather than the palm of their hand to assess the temperature

1315. MEDICATION MANAGEMENT USING HEALTH IT FOR THE CARE OF ELDERLY PATIENTS (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/medication-management-elderly-transcript-081811.pdf
      June 16, 2021 - The former is in the hands of nature and a faithful observer with an eye of tolerable judgment cannot … is much more easily done by a computer than by a human, exactly the kind of task we all want to hand … broaden it up and think about well how can we use health IT to help get some right information in the hands … So we were hoping that we could use health IT to get the right information into the hands of the provider … knowledge with similar effects regardless of the language spoken, and we also had changes in sleep hygiene

1316. Bringing Quality Measurement to the Point of Care - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017059-wu-final-report-2010.pdf
      January 01, 2010 - comparison EHR system) Performing Organization: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene … Context and Setting PCIP, a bureau of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH

1317. final Fibromyalgia CER protocol_3-31-14 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fibromyalgia_research-protocol.pdf
      April 03, 2014 - Typical treatment components include comprehensive patient education (self-management, sleep hygiene … simultaneously or in coordination) • Lifestyle modifications o Dietary improvements, smoking cessation, sleep hygiene …  (11806)   15          hand  search.ab.

1318. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/NASHPDisparitiesReport.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene … Epidemiologist, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene … Maryland, on the other hand, looked at the cost of disparities in terms of monetary value. … Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene … New Mexico, on the other hand, calculates ratios using the population with the best rate for a condition

1319. Appendix III (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiiib.html
      June 01, 2010 - Welfare Populations: Individuals with HIV/AIDS Developer: Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene

1320. StartSmart: Health Information Technology to Improve Adherence to Prenatal Guidelines - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024738-gance-cleveland-final-report-2019.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - : -Positive reinforcement Score 15-21: Clinical insomnia, moderate Options: -Educate on sleep hygiene … The planned workflow was for the front desk staff to hand the technology to the patient at check in and