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7081. Final Progress Report: Detection, Education, Research, and Decolonization without Isolation in Long-term Care (DERAIL MRSA) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/peterson-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - in year 2 at our three LTCFs – or, alternatively, a trial design in which each LTCF has a quality improvement

7082. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 31: Facilitating Panel Management (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-31-facilitating-panel-management.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - The clinic leadership, or a quality improvement committee, may change priorities from month to month

7083. The Role of Patient Safety in the Device Purchasing Process (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Johnson.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - orders), pharmacists (who fill the orders), biomedical engineers (who repair the devices), quality improvement

7084. Evaluating and Predicting Patient Safety for Medical Devices with Integral Information Technology (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Zhang.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - field of human- computer interaction (HCI) and cognitive science seems sufficient to provide much improvement

7085. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa1.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | A.1-1 APPENDIX A. LIST OF MEASURES AND SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR FIGURES A.1. Access to Care Measures Included in Figure 11: Number and percentage of access measures for which measures were …

7086. Final Progress Report: Automated Image Analysis for the Prevention of Radiotherapy Delivery Errors (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/lamb-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Automated Image Analysis for the Prevention of Radiotherapy Delivery Errors Final Report: Automated Image Analysis for the Prevention of Radiotherapy Delivery Errors Resubmission Date 1-10-2024 Title of Project: Automated I…

7087. Final Progress Report: Real-time assessment of risk factors for medication errors (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/dresselhaus-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Real-time assessment of risk factors for medication errors Title of Project Real-time assessment of risk factors for medication errors Principle Investigator and Team Members Timothy Dresselhaus, MD, MPH (principal investigator) Matthew Weinger, MD (co-principal investigator) Thomas Rutled…

7088. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
      March 01, 2017 -  Every facility has a quality assurance performance improvement plan in place to proactively

7089. Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitationi (HYCR) Tools and Resources Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/hycr-tools-resources-guide.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitationi (HYCR) Tools and Resources Guide AHRO's Initiative To Increase Use of Cardiac Rehabilitation .. = H Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality …

7090. Technical Review 17: Nutritional Research Series, Vol. 1: Application of Systematic Review Methodology to the Field of Nutrition (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp1.pdf
      January 01, 2009 - reports and technology assessments they produce will become building blocks for health care quality improvement

7091. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereport-handouts.html
      June 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits Transfer Note and Intake Note Transfer Notes and Intake Notes are not required, but the elements included in them must be in the nursing home’s electronic medical record (EMR) to generate all components of…

7092. Sampleransferandintakenotes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/sampleransferandintakenotes.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits Transfer Note and Intake Note Transfer Notes and Intake Notes are not required, but the elements included in them must be in the nursing home’s electronic medical record (EMR) to generate all components of the re…

7093. Table A.4.1. Verisk condition classifications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/taba.4.1.html
      December 01, 2017 - ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Data Infrastructure Table A.4.1. Verisk condition classifications Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Sys…

7094. One-Pager-Influenza (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-influenza.pdf
      June 01, 2021 - Diagnosis • Influenza should be suspected during influenza season (October–March) in nursing home residents with typical symptoms: sudden onset of fever, headache, sore throat, cough, myalgias, rhinorrhea.1-3 • Influenza testing should occur for residents with recent onset of signs and symptoms suggestive of i…

7095. AHRQ Webcast Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates - Parast (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/recent-insights-webcast-parast.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - AHRQ Webcast Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates - Parast Testing the Feasibility of the Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) Survey Layla Parast, RAND Corporation 23 Disclosure This study was conducted under contract number GS-10F- 0275P/75FCMC18F0061, “National Impl…

7096. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-one-pager.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Diagnosis1,2 • Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin o Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon  Most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, or G) that are suceptible to penicillin (P…

7097. Tip 6. Use Caution With Readability Formulas for Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip6.html
      May 01, 2015 - Tip 6. Use Caution With Readability Formulas for Quality Reports There are several dozen readability formulas, including the Fry formula, SMOG, and Flesch tests (Flesch-Kincaid and Flesch Reading Ease). You can use the formulas to score text by hand or use computerized versions that are built into word proces…

7098. Combining Healthcare Quality Measures Into Composites or Summary Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/combine-measures.html
      September 01, 2019 - Combining Healthcare Quality Measures Into Composites or Summary Scores The more data you provide on individual measures, the more likely it is that users will be faced with information overload. Combining measures is one way to quickly reduce the number of data points included in your report. This page discuss…

7099. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/implementation-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-c.docx
      January 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix C. Sample Bladder Scan Policy Purpose To provide guidelines for the use of a bladder scanner. Definition The bladder scan measures ultrasonic reflections within th…

7100. Elements of Access to Health Care: Timeliness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/access/elements3.html
      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Access to Health Care Elements of Access to Health Care: Timeliness Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Access to Health Care Acknowledgments Access to Health Care Elements of Access to Health Care Elements of Access to Health Care: Services Elements of Acce…