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6721. Catheter Care and Maintenance
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      March 01, 2017 - Catheter Care and Maintenance Catheter Care and Maintenance National Content Series AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0003-12-EF March 2017 AHRQ Safety Program for Long-term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Welcome to today’s educational session on catheter care and maintenance. This module is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and…

6722. Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mcheff-measures.html
      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Healthy Living Acknowledgments Healthy Living Summary Healthy Living Measures Maternal and Child Health Care Maternal and Child Health Care: Effecti…

6723. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load-references.html
      May 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy References Previous Page   Table of Contents Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Introduction to Diagnostic Errors Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load Interplay Between Cognitive Load and Diag…

6724. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - perceived telehealthcare as a useful resource, they indicated the need for telehealthcare quality improvement

6725. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 10. Harms Due to Opioids (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2020 - 10.1.4.2 Resources To Assist With Implementation • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Quality Improvement … Treatment Improvement Protocol 63: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder For Healthcare and Addiction … Treatment Improvement Protocol 63: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder For Healthcare and Addiction … of days in treatment, greater counseling exposure was associated with significantly less improvement … Pain scores showed a modest but statistically significant improvement on buprenorphine/ naloxone

6726. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians This Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians presents summary points from the Clinical Practice Guideline. The guideline provides a description of the development process, thorough analysis and discussion of the available research, critical…

6727. Adaptation of AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators for Use in ICD-10 Administrative Data by an International Consortium (pdf file)
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      March 10, 2008 - interest.6 Data Quality While acknowledging the potential usefulness of the PSIs in clinical quality improvement … , following up on a smaller scale linkage study involving data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement

6728. 5 Tk2 P1T2-Prescribing Clinician Survey Phase 1 Final (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections PREVENT Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1 Prescribing Clinician Survey [NURSING HOME NAME] is considering implementing an …

6729. Pocket Cards_4 Moments (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2019 - Pocket Cards_4 Moments Th e Fo ur M om en ts o f A nt ib io tic D ec isi on M ak in g AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Moment 1 occurs at the time that initiation of antibiotic therapy is being considered. Ask, “Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?” Mome…

6730. OCHIN Practice-Based Research Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/ochin-practice-based-research-network.html
      January 01, 2012 - OCHIN Practice-Based Research Network Status: Active Registered Date: January 1, 2012 PBRN Acronym: OCHIN PBRN Type: Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties) Network Category: Established City: …

6731. Acute Bronchitis (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2022 - Acute Bronchitis Diagnosis • Acute bronchitis is the presence of a cough with or without sputum production that lasts less than 3 weeks and that generally starts in the setting of a viral upper respiratory tract infection.1 • Acute bronchitis can be distinguished from pneumonia by the absence of fever or shortne…

6732. Streptococcal Pharyngitis (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2022 - Streptococcal Pharyngitis Diagnosis • Group A streptococcus (strep) causes 5–15 percent of acute pharyngitis in adults and 20–30 percent of acute pharyngitis in children older than 5 years.1 Strep pharyngitis is uncommon in children younger than 3 years.2 • The Centor Criteria2 can be used to estimate the l…

6733. 014-Bcx-Algorithm-Decision-Support-Tool (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - Blood Culture Algorithm Decision Support Tool Originally published in “Does This Patient Need Blood Cultures? A Scoping Review of Indications for Blood Cultures in Adult Nonneutropenic Patients” by Fabre et al in Clinical Infectious Diseases, September 2020. Used with permission. Image is adapted. AHRQ Safet…

6734. TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Anesthesiology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Anesthesiology Chopra, V., Bovill, J., & Spierdijk, J. (1992). Reported significant observations during aneasthesia: A prospective analysis over an 18-month period.  British Medical Journal  68, 13-7. Select to access the  abstract . Fletcher, G., Flin, R., McGeorge, P., Gla…

6735. AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Reduce Patient Falls by 21 Percent Search All Impact Case Studies July 2018 Patient falls resulting in injury were reduced by 21 percent at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital after the Lincoln, NE, facility implemented AHRQ’s Preventing Falls in Hospitals To…

6736. Pediatric Developmental Screening Flowchart (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2014 - Pediatric Developmental Screening Flowchart Pediatric Developmental Screening Flowchart Parent completes screening tool in waiting room. Clinical staff scores, reviews screening tool answers. Screens Negative Concerns No Concerns No Concerns Further Concerns Referral to appropriate early inte…

6737. Content Calls for the Nationwide Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2013 - Content Calls for the Nationwide Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) These webinars occurred during first national CUSP implementation project where hospital teams pioneered the use of CUSP. That project focused on reducing central line-associated blood stream infections, Becaus…

6738. Tip 2. In a Quality Report, Be Concise and Well-Organized | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2011 - Tip 2. In a Quality Report, Be Concise and Well-Organized Generally speaking, people do not read any more than is necessary, so brevity is critical to improving the odds that people actually read a report. Focus on the Essential Information Readers of report cards tend to turn immediately to visual displa…

6739. Tobacco Use Self Management Tool (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Tobacco Use Self Management Tool Tobacco Use Self Management Tool MANAGEMENT TOOL Being tobacco free makes a difference! Increased energy Decreased chance of cancer and heart disease Improved skin tone Fewer signs of premature aging, like wrinkles Better healing from illness and surgery More money to s…

6740. Care Coordination Quality Measure for Primary Care (CCQM-PC): Formatting Guidance for Mail Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Care Coordination Quality Measure for Primary Care (CCQM-PC): Formatting Guidance for Mail Surveys Previous Page   Table of Contents Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination? Chapter 3. Care Coord…