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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/nac/naa-snac-recommendations.html
February 01, 2024 - Efforts to address patient and workforce safety must include a focus on targeting health inequities and … Safety plans will include provisions for patient access to submit safety concerns, inclusion in event … Organizations will include relevant structure, process and outcome measures. … Example metrics include:
Increase in the percentage of claims identified in reporting systems within
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April 01, 2016 - ■ Performance measures that reflect the culture of an
organization include:
– Length of time to … ■ Include a description of who needs to be involved
to support the project; what is needed in terms … Performance measures to be compared
include:
– Dollars involved in settlements
– Dollars involved … Performance measures to consider include:
■ Patient experience (use measures such as HCAHPS
scores … )
■ Include potential risks to the organization if the
practices and principles are not fully integrated
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December 01, 2011 - These
variables include rurality/urbanicity and county level of poverty.
i. … Race/ethnicity should include White non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, and
Hispanic as well as other … Well regarded schemas for aggregation of codes include Bennett
and colleagues at the South Carolina … calculation – delete patient from consideration for that reporting month
- If non-critical for calculation – include … patient
Critical data include encounter data for the reporting month and some period of time in the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/advisorycouncil.pdf
April 01, 2008 - Benefits for providers include:
• Becoming more aware of the patient’s perspective. … Parameters that should be defined include:
Timeframe. … Overall elements to keep in mind include:
Council size. Start small. … This may include sharing written materials, articles, and
professional literature. … Suggested process measures include:
• Number of project teams that include patients as team members
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/changes-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Negative factors include the lack of guidelines;
knowledge gaps in education; too many dose options … Negative factors include that the provider has too many
responsibilities or that the provider doesn’ … Positive factors include an interest in stewardship;
dedicated time to perform interventions. … Negative team factors include no mechanism for daily
review of antibiotics; poor written or verbal … Some solutions to this include:
Developing local guidelines for intra-abdominal
infections that
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October 01, 2016 - The policy should include the following information and should be provided to staff prior to a new intervention … New procedures should include the following information:
1. … applicable, prescribing clinicians, will be conducted
A description of what quality monitoring will include … The adverse consequences of unnecessary antibiotic use include adverse drug reactions or interactions
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/distribution/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Possibilities include:
The Internet
Your intranet
Stand-alone computers or computer kiosks … Possibilities include:
Mailing them separately to homes. … (For example, you could include survey results for doctors or health plans as part of a health plan enrollment … Examples of information intermediaries include:
Benefits managers
Beneficiary advocates
Consumer
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March 01, 2022 - These processes will need to undergo usual hospital approval by relevant committees, which
may include … Options for identifying MRSA carriers include:
o Past history of MRSA flagged in EMR system
o … Such products can include steroid creams, antifungal creams, and
burn or wound creams for treatment … o Device-cleaning videos – separate videos include detailed demonstrations of
how to use CHG to clean … Examples include:
o Why Is Nasal Decolonization Important?
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June 02, 2025 - Information collected from consumers should
include where a patient safety event occurred; what contributed … characteristics that should
be sought for organizations that own or operate consumer reporting systems include … To maximize reporting, the system should
include multiple routes or modalities for reporting. … This will include public awareness campaigns or other outreach/marketing
activities and getting buy-in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/114-mrsa-prevention-learning-from-defects.docx
October 01, 2024 - This could include incidents that you believe caused patient harm or put patients at risk for significant … At a minimum, include members of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Team, physicians, … services, make sure the Environmental Services (EVS) CUSP Team member is present; for an equipment defect, include … Please describe the event to include the timeline, witnesses, and decisions that were made.
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October 01, 2024 - .
· Subclavian vein: Considered the best choice for most patients.7
· Risks include: iatrogenic pneumothorax … central vein stenosis.
· Internal jugular vein: Generally the second choice after subclavian.
· Risks include … Femoral vein: Should be avoided if possible, due to significant increase in risk of infection.7
· Risks include … · Studies show PICCs and conventional central lines result in similar rates of CLABSI.12
· Risks include
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/uspstf/nominate.html
June 01, 2025 - recommendations made by the USPSTF address clinical preventive services for adults and children, and include … Member duties include prioritizing topics, designing research plans, reviewing and commenting on systematic … What Must a Nomination Include? … Nominations may be submitted in writing or electronically, but must include: The applicant's current
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October 01, 2014 - 2000 Guideline: Recommendation #2: Clinic screening systems such as expanding the vital signs to include … Evidence has shown that clinic screening systems such as expanding the vital signs to include tobacco-use
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship7.html
August 01, 2024 - Other examples include: Frequency of consultations or calls placed to the laboratory for assistance with … Other potential diagnostic safety outcomes include diagnostic errors in which testing-related factors … Ideally, approaches to assess successful implementation and outcomes should include measures of harm
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-neurodevt.pdf
June 02, 2025 - ■ Include developmental screening as a regular component of well-child care. … These include:
– Parent’s Evaluation of Developmental Status.
– Ages and Stages Questionnaires. … These include increased or decreased muscle tone, poor head control, jerky movements,
tremors, asymmetry
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November 01, 2011 - Title Page
Include the following:
Title of Project. … Report Components
Include the following six components using these headings:
Structured Abstract
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/system-design.html
February 01, 2016 - Reports can include performance metrics for a broad menu of clinical conditions (e.g., top 10 most frequent … Recipients of reports that include an Achievable Benchmark of Care™ experience greater improvement than … Or in the case of low CAHPS iii communication scores, an improvement plan might include a review of … For example, the report might include an overall score for the quality of diabetes care by primary care … These contexts might include:
A complex clinical behavior change is needed to improve performance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/ui-exam-room-poster.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Symptoms include:
• Leaking urine during coughing, laughing, sneezing, exercise
• Feeling a sudden … Symptoms include:
• Leaking urine during coughing, laughing, sneezing, exercise
• Feeling a sudden
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May 01, 2017 - can result from concerns identified by the primary clinical staff caring for the patient but may also include … They include the following:
Standardize When Possible
Create Independent Checks
Learn From Defects … Language describing general activation criteria examples include—
An emergent or potentially emergent … Language describing specific activation criteria examples include—
Category III FHR tracing
Bright red … Other responders may include an anesthesiology provider, an L&D or operating room technician, additional
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/talkingquality/resources/checklist/checklist-explain-and-motivate.pdf
December 26, 2018 - • It is useful to include content that builds the trust of your audience (e.g., by emphasizing your … Questions and Tasks
List the kinds of information and motivational messages you will include in the … index.html
Explain and Motivate:
Communicating Key Information
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What information can you include … It can be helpful to include this type of information, but do so only in the later pages of your report … • Relevant information could include key health care facts related to the subject of your quality