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4341. INSTRUCTIONS: Project Charter (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/d2-projectcharter.pdf
      December 23, 2009 - Some questions that can be addressed in the scope include whether this is a pilot project or will be … List the individuals or groups who will be affected by these strategies; include stakeholders. 7.

4342. 4 Tk1 T3-Not All Infections Need Antibiotics- Final (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - What does it include? … Examples of such practices include prescribing prophylactic antibiotics, prescribing antibiotics without

4343. EvidenceNOW: Evaluation Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/methods/measures.html
      August 01, 2018 - The surveys include items assessing practice capacity (using validated Adaptive Reserve and Change Process … The surveys also include questions related to EHR use and practice demographics.

4344. Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/scorecard-slides.html
      December 01, 2017 - Identify and give examples of adaptive and technical indicators to include on a performance scorecard … Post the stories of reduced risks (include data!). Celebrate your success.

4345. Resident And Family Engagement: What is my role as a leader? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/engage/leader.html
      March 01, 2017 - Reducing HAIs requires a team effort and should include the resident and family as part of the safety … Include goals related to resident and family engagement in short-and long-term plans for the facility

4346. Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation - October 1, 2010 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/grant-mgmt/subawards.pdf
      December 31, 2010 - term, you must report each action that obligates $25,000 or more in Federal funds that does not include … The term does not include your procurement of property and services needed to carry out the project … This does not include group life, health, hospitalization or medical reimbursement plans that do not

4347. Getting Ready for Your Ambulatory Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting-ready.html
      August 01, 2017 - These instructions may include things like a medication schedule, things to avoid (such as certain activities … Health care team members you may see in the ambulatory surgery center could include : Attending … The members of the anesthesia team vary and might include nurses, anesthesiologists, and certified registered

4348. Help People Use Health Care Quality Information To Make Decisions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - If you include this kind of information in your report, let readers know where to find it. … If the information is on your Web site, include a link to it. … If you do not include this information, let readers know where and how they can find it elsewhere.

4349. Getting Ready (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/getting_ready.pdf
      May 01, 2017 - These instructions may include things like a medication schedule, things to avoid (such as certain … Health care team members you may see in the ambulatory surgery center could include: Attending physician … The members of the anesthesia team vary and might include nurses, anesthesiologists, and certified registered

4350. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2017 - care across the health care system and the integration of cost of processes of care. 2 These data include … a wider range of individuals than other data sources; namely, they include a large proportion of covered … Although APCDs do include a large number of health care claims, some populations are omitted. 2 , 8 , … APCDs typically do not include: Uninsured patients.

4351. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
      May 20, 2016 - paths, or protocols for the full continuum of care for prevention of VTE.3 • Team responsibilities include … Risk factors include:4,6,7  Active cancer or cancer treatment  Age over 60 years  Critical care …  Signs of DVT include unilateral leg swelling, warmth, and erythema. … Other signs and symptoms may include dry cough, pleuritic pain, hemoptysis, syncope, cyanosis, hypotension

4352. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4v_combo_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
      May 17, 2016 - Infection prevention strategies include general infection control practices, hand washing, and strategies … Use Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s evidence-based guidelines; include the 3-hour and 6-hour bundles.5 … Specific targets include:  A capillary refill of ≤2 s.  Normal blood pressure for age. … Include didactic presentations and electronic offerings.

4353. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4h_pdi10-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
      May 17, 2016 - Infection prevention strategies include general infection control practices, hand washing, and strategies … Use Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s evidence-based guidelines; include the 3-hour and 6-hour bundles.5 … Specific targets include:  A capillary refill of ≤2 s.  Normal blood pressure for age. … Include didactic presentations and electronic offerings.

4354. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 9: Using Appreciative Inquiry with Practices (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-9-appreciative-inquiry.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - The key guiding principles of AI (adapted from Whitney and Trosten-Bloom, 2010) include: • Dialogue … Some questions you can pose to participants to stimulate this type of dreaming include: I want you … Some other helpful questions to stimulate dreaming include: • What does the world need our practice … It is important to include all individuals who will be affected by the changes being considered. … These include what Whitney, et al., (2013) describe as the six freedoms.

4355. 2. How will we manage change? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu2.html
      October 01, 2014 - For example, the Implementation Team may not include members with critical knowledge of care processes … Change happens as teams that include frontline health care workers, such as physicians, actively engage … Thus, while this team may not be involved in hands-on care, it is essential that it include some members … Decisions that need to be made before convening the team include: How do we determine whom to put … These steps are based on the principles of quality improvement (QI), defined broadly to include system

4356. Methods (continued, 3) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily3b.html
      July 01, 2018 - Bedside rounds include, at a minimum, the attending physician and patient or family member, but can also … include multi-disciplinary team members such as nursing staff, social workers, pharmacists, resident … incoming staff to patients and family member. 173 Strategies for conducting bedside shift reports include … Efforts include changes in organizational policies to allow open visitation or family presence during … Strategies for involving patients and family members in management and processes include establishing

4357. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-fac-notes.html
      May 01, 2017 - This discussion can include key concerns for the patient’s recovery, equipment problems encountered, … The most common problems reported when teams have debriefed at the end of a case include near misses, … These steps include— Building an implementation team. Modifying your checklist. … The team should include at least one— Administrator Surgeon/physician Anesthesia professional … Nurse Scrub technician Often we forget to include an administrator on these types of teams.

4358. Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/match.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - The Leadership Team should include Executive Sponsors, Project Sponsors, and Improvement Leaders. … This education should include the importance of: – Giving a list to their primary care provider. … Some ideas include: ■ A unit that directly admits patients. … Examples might include your chief executive officer, department chairs, trustees, etc. … Also include any medications you held for your procedure.

4359. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 30: Building Teams in Primary Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-30-teams.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - Other teams found in primary care practices include practice leadership, finance, health information … Some things you can do to help make an environment supportive include: • Advise the team on ways to … Practice leaders play a key role in making sure that the teams in their practice include these features … These metrics should also include assessments of member morale and “joy at work.” … According to the Institute of Medicine (2012), these conditions include: • clarifying the role of

4360. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_508.pdf
      February 08, 2018 - For hospitals, the consequences of not adhering to this broad definition of visitors could include … Rounds often include personal discussions with patients and staff that allow leaders to hear firsthand … Ideally, the team will include clinician and hospital staff champions, other key staff, and patient … To broaden the multidisciplinary team’s reach, include other staff members who can help promote and … These additional staff members will depend on your organization but may include child and family life