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7501. Final Progress Report: Pediatric Emergency Assessment Tool (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/gorelick-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - thus has enormous potential to improve our ability to evaluate systems of EMSC as well as to lead to improvements

7502. 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 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Electronic Reports On-Time Nutrition Risk Reports There are two Nutritional Risk Reports: medium-risk and high-risk resident reports. Table 1: Sample On-Time Nutrition Risk Report: High Risk Resident Room Number Decre…

7503. Methodological Challenges in Describing Medication Dosing Errors in Children (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/McPhillips.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - Methodological Challenges in Describing Medication Dosing Errors in Children 213 Methodological Challenges in Describing Medication Dosing Errors in Children Heather McPhillips, Christopher Stille, David Smith, John Pearson, John Stull, Julia Hecht, Susan Andrade, Marlene Miller, Robert Davis Abstract Alth…

7504. SimCare: A Model for Studying Physician Decisionmaking Activity (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Dutta.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - SimCare: A Model for Studying Physician Decisionmaking Activity 179 SimCare: A Model for Studying Physician Decisionmaking Activity Pradyumna Dutta, George R. Biltz, Paul E. Johnson, JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen, William A. Rush, Jane E. Duncan, Patrick J. O’Connor Abstract A major factor that contributes to th…

7505. 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…

7506. 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…

7507. Pre-Implementation Activities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/pre.html
      December 01, 2023 - Pre-Implementation Activities Guidance for Teaching Section 4: Implementation Who Should Teach and Learn These Topics Only instructors with substantial experience teaching and implementing TeamSTEPPS across an organization or units should use the material in section 4: Implementation. Ideally, multiple trai…

7508. Premortem Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/premortem-tool.html
      January 01, 2017 - Premortem Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Problem Statement Projects often fail due to many circumstances. Quality improvement programs, like the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) are no exception. Understanding potential barriers and complications to…

7509. 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…

7510. Nurses' Role in Diagnosis, Through the Lens of Distributed Cognition | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses3.html
      August 01, 2022 - Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department Nurses' Role in Diagnosis, Through the Lens of Distributed Cognition Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department …

7511. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Substance Use Disorders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-sbuse.html
      May 01, 2018 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Substance Use Disorders Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care Acknowledgments Health Care For Hispanics National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety N…

7512. Measures of Inefficiency | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/measures3.html
      June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Affordability Measures of Inefficiency Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Chartbook on Care Affordability Acknowledgments Care Affordability Care Affordability Trends and Measures Measures of Access Problems Due to Health Care Costs Measures of Inefficiency Supp…

7513. 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…

7514. Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/best-practices-slides/slides.html
      October 01, 2014 - Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders This PowerPoint slide presentation was shown on October 18, 2011. Contents Slide 1. Best Practices: How Successful Units Engaged Their Senior Executive Leaders Slide 2. Jonathan Kling, BSN, BHA, RN, CCRN Slide 3. Initial Challen…

7515. 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…

7516. 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…

7517. 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…

7518. Measure: Episiotomy (Overuse) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/CHIPRA-Episiotomy-FactSheet.pdf
      November 01, 2015 - Measure: Episiotomy (Overuse) Measure: Episiotomy (Overuse) Measure Developer: Pediatric Measurement Center of Excellence (PMCoE) Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s) Patients who underwent an episiotomy. All patients, regardless of age, who gave birth vaginally (without shoulder dystocia), during …

7519. 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…

7520. 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…