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461. PROMPTLY REMOVE (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-f.docx
     June 02, 2025 - PROMPTLY REMOVE AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix F. Urinary Catheter Decision-Making Algorithm Is there a urinary catheter in place? Does the patient meet criteria for catheter placement? Avoid catheter placement. Accepted Urinary Catheter Placement Indications 1. Acute urinary retentio…

462. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-factsheet.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Did You Know? Low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) is one of the interventions specifically designed to prevent ventilator-associated conditions (VAC). For patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), target the recommended tidal volume of 6–8 mL/kg …

463. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/biliary-tract-one-page.docx
     November 01, 2019 - Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Cholecystitis and Cholangitis Diagnosis · Cholangitis: right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain (80%), fever (80%), jaundice (50%) · In the absence of signs and symptoms of infection, patients with jaundice or non-obstructing gallstones do not require antibiotics · Acute cholecystitis…

464. Methods for Increasing the Number of Responses to CAHPS Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/increasing-responses.html
     August 01, 2024 - Methods for Increasing the Number of Responses to CAHPS Surveys Many organizations have reported a decline in survey response rates. A low response rate is a concern because a survey with a low response rate may provide data that is less representative of the underlying population, although that is not always t…

465. Prologue: Technology and Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Prologue_Grady_Vol4.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Prologue: Technology and Medication Safety Prologue Technology and Medication Safety Mary L. Grady, BS This volume comprises papers devoted to the development and use of technology— principally health information technology (health IT)—and strategies to enhance medication safety, both of which are critical …

466. Evidence Behind Pain, Agitation, and Delirium: Assessments and Sedation Management: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/pain-mgmt-fac-guide.html
     January 01, 2017 - respectful team communication, recognition of the dignity and value of each patient, and optimizing pre-illness

467. Diagnostic Failure: A Cognitive and Affective Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Croskerry.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - With disease, injury, or illness, the diagnosis is often obvious and may involve no more than simple … rooms.7 The true incidence of diagnostic failure is difficult to assess for a variety of reasons: (1) illness … sick” or there may be features of the presentation that mandate a search for significant or serious illness

468. Measuring Safety: A New Perspective on Outcomes of a Long-term Intensive Case Management Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Cotayo.pdf
     April 22, 2004 - appropriate role in the continuum of care available to patients with serious and/or persistent mental illness … ICM may help extend community tenure between inpatient admissions for patients with serious mental illness … Service components of case management which reduce inpatient care use for persons with serious mental illness

469. Module 1: Overview - Facilitator's Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module1-speaker-notes.html
     February 01, 2023 - Module 1: Overview - Facilitator's Notes Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Slide 1. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Say: "Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting" is a four-module program designed for intensive care unit, or ICU, nurses to gain a sense of confidence and demonstrate competence in cathe…

470. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Module 1-Speaker-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module_1-speaker-notes.docx
     September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting Module 1: Overview SAY: “Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting” is a four-module program designed for intensive care unit, or ICU, nurses to gain a sense of confidence and demonstrate competence in catheter-associated urinary tra…

471. Final Progress Report: Patient Safety Learning Laboratory to Enhance the Value and Safety of Neonatal Interfacility Transfers in a Regional Care Network (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/umoren-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - signs (temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate), primary diagnosis (known at transport), severity of illness … The patient diagnosis, condition (measured by illness severity scores such as Transport Risk Index of … Transport Risk Index of Physiologic Stability, version II (TRIPS-II): a simple and practical neonatal illness … Pediatric Transport– Specific Illness Severity Scores Predict Clinical Deterioration of Transported

472. The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia Ambulatory Care Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Commun…

473. Fiscal Year 2011 Research on Child and Adolescent Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/children/new-starts/2011.html
     October 01, 2014 - Symptom Monitoring and Reporting System for Pediatric Chronic Illness. … Efforts to manage symptoms experienced by children with chronic illness have not kept pace with advances

474. Remove that Foley (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-h.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Remove that Foley AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix H. Urinary Catheter Pocket Card Front Front Back Remove that Urinary Catheter! Foley catheters can cause: · Infections · Length of Stay · Cost · Patient Discomfort · Antibiotic Use Urinary catheters confine patients to bed, …

475. CHIPRA 157 Bibliography (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-157-bibliography.pdf
     June 12, 2018 - The burden of influenza illness in children with asthma and other chronic medical conditions. … Comparison of chronic illness among children receiving mechanical ventilation in a cohort of children

476. CHIPRA 155: Bibliography (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-155-bibliography.pdf
     May 08, 2018 - The burden of influenza illness in children with asthma and other chronic medical conditions. … Comparison of chronic illness among children receiving mechanical ventilation in a cohort of children

477. Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-e.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix E. Poster on Urinary Catheter Risks and Indications ■ Acute urinary retention or obstruction ■ Perioperative use in selected surgeries ■ Assistance of healing of severe perineal an…

478. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Introduction, Evidence, and Implementation: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-intro-slides.html
     February 01, 2025 - Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Introduction, Evidence, and Implementation: Slide Presentation AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Introduction, Evidence, and Implementation Slide 2: Learning Obj…

479. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/painmgmt-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - respectful team communication, recognition of the dignity and value of each patient, and optimizing pre-illness

480. Materials by Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/index.html
     March 01, 2022 - Materials by Topic Following are selected COVID-19 nursing home safety and quality improvement resources for nursing homes on a range of topics including preventing the spread of COVID-19, vaccination, leadership, management and quality improvement, and staff and resident well-being. Preventing the Spread o…