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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/components.html
December 01, 2013 - The discharge process is standardized to include the use of an enhanced personal health record (PHR) … Key processes include:
Family (caregiver) education/empowerment.
Use of IT.
Toolkits. … Key outcomes include:
Healthy, safe infants. … Elements of a Health Coach Job Description
The activities of the Health Coach in the NICU setting include
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-section-5-table-6.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Goals for the first hour include restoration and
maintenance of heart rate thresholds,
establishing … rates associated with increased mortality in
critically ill (though not necessarily septic) infants
include … values of less than 90 beats/minute or
more than 160 beats per minute and for children
include values … Positive
response to fluid loading include: >10% increase
of systolic/mean arterial blood pressure,
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1a_combo_iqifactsheet.pdf
October 01, 2015 - These indicators
reflect quality of care inside hospitals (or geographic regions) and include volume … They also include inpatient mortality for certain procedures, mortality for certain
medical conditions … IQIs include mortality indicators for conditions or procedures for
which mortality can vary by hospital … Future versions of the software will also include the IQI composites.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-treatment-ssri_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2010 - The new course of action may vary and
can include: 1) an optimization strategy (altering dose or duration … TF populations may include patients who would meet criteria for
treatment resistance (> 2 inadequate … Population(s): The population will include adults (> 18 years) and adolescents (12 to 18
years) with … • Comparators:
We will identify and include studies with comparative intervention groups. … These SSRIs include: fluoxetine, citalopram, fluvoxamine, sertraline, escitalopram, and
paroxetine.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safemed_facguide.docx
May 01, 2017 - They include the following:
Standardize When Possible
Create Independent Checks
Learn From Defects … Other key elements for standardizing include use of a calibrated infusion pump, uniform parameters for … Independent checks can include checklists, protocols, and briefings with other staff. … For oxytocin administration, these may include—
Assessing appropriateness of patient medication use … Considerations include—
Indications for use (e.g., medical induction, labor augmentation).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/american-indian-eng-851.docx
March 04, 2009 - Include a user-friendly title and your own logo. … Do not include care you got when you stayed overnight in a hospital. … Do not include the times you went for dental care visits. … Do not include pregnancy.
1|_| Yes
2|_| No
69. … Do not include birth control.
1|_| Yes
2|_| No If No, go to #71
70.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/combine-measures.html
September 01, 2019 - While composites include a few measures that are highly related, a summary score reflects many more measures … Less space to display (although many reports include both the summary score and the more detailed measures … Elements of a Summary Score
Summary scores must either give the same "weight" to all the measures they include … Tips for weighting the measures include the following:
Involve people with multiple perspectives
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide171.html
October 01, 2014 - Office system change: Expand the Vital Signs to include tobacco use or implement an alternative universal … achieved by modifying electronic medical record data collection fields or progress note in paper charts to include
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/faq.jsp
September 01, 2025 - These include:
HCUP Summary Statistics: These include means on all
numeric data elements … Does the NEDS include information on ED charges and costs? … The SASD include encounter-level data for ambulatory surgeries and also may include data on various … All SASD include data from hospital-owned ambulatory surgery facilities. … In addition, some States include data from nonhospital-owned facilities.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/state-and-regional-demonstration-projects/rhode-island
January 01, 2023 - The goals of RIQI include the following: (1) determine Rhode Island's unique characteristics that could … Some community partners include: Quality Partners of Rhode Island (Rhode Island's QIO), Clarendon Group … Scope Statewide Stakeholders Stakeholders include patients, providers, policymakers, researchers, and … repository for use of aggregate data Technical Design and Architecture Data sharing architecture will include … The initiative may eventually include interfaces with electronic medical records (EMRs), decision support
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - For example, the lab can include only those organisms that were actually isolated in each year, or include … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Instructions to accompany the antibiogram
Include … Aminoglycosides
B-Lactams
Cephalosporins
Quinolones
Others
Gram (−)
Highlighted rows include … 100
30.8
69.2
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Quinolones
Others
Gram (+)
Highlighted rows include
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/ataglance/HCUPtrendsNASbirthsUS.pdf
January 17, 2020 - • January 17, 2020
o Figure 1 was updated to include information from the 2017 SID from 47 States … o Figure 2 was updated to include the following:
Information from the 2018 SID from 47 States and … o Figure 3 was updated to include information from the 2008–2019 SID for 12 States for
which 2019 data … Estimates for 2017 include data from the following: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, … Estimates for 2018 include data from the following: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/Materials%20Management%20and%20Production%20Processes%20Group%20Report.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Important elements include
procurement, delivery, inventory/resupply, reliability, risk, a delivery … Other needs
include the identification of products and better standards. … Challenges to progress
include inhibition by local legacy systems and discontinuities in supply chains … Needed resources include funding, people with training and options for cross
fertilization, data, and … Affiliations could include
government agencies that leverage foundation and industry support.
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-eval-roadmap/ccre-roadmap2.html
July 01, 2013 - Examples of relevant questions include:
Primary Care Clinics and Clinicians
What is the role of … Illustrative examples of relevant questions include:
To which circumstances are the various degrees … Illustrative examples of relevant questions include:
How might continuity of care and mutual trust … The six interrelated components that comprise the conceptual framework include three basic elements ( … Relevant methodological questions include, but are not limited to:
What are the best qualitative
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/2015HCUPStateDatabases04072017.pdf
April 07, 2017 - HCUP STATE DATABASES
State Inpatient Databases
The SID include discharge-level data on inpatient … Starting on October 1, 2015, the SEDD include ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. … All SASD include data
from hospital-owned ambulatory surgery facilities. … In addition, some States include data from
facilities not owned by a hospital. … Starting on October 1, 2015, the SASD include ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-enhanced-risk-assessment-non-traditional-risk-factors
September 26, 2024 - These groups include racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic and insurance status, or other social risk … We will also include a contextual question to explore limitations of existing cardiovascular disease … Adults without known cardiovascular disease
Populations being screened for lung cancer
Analyses will include … We have also expanded our inclusion criteria to include nonrandomized studies of interventions to evaluate … effectiveness of risk assessment with CAC score and of treatment guided by CAC score, as well as to include
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/centdist.jsp
September 01, 2025 - Email the HCUP Central Distributor Team at: HCUP-RequestData@ahrq.gov (include your order number in … Please include the order number of the original purchase in all correspondence. … Please include the order number of the original data purchase in your email. … Please include the order number of the original purchase in your email. … Include your order number in the subject line, if applicable.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/implementing-stewardship-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - They may include practice owners, medical directors, or the most senior clinician in the group. … Important characteristics this person should have include knowledge of and interest in the diagnosis, … These include the Gap Analysis Tool for Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care, which can assist in … Slide 11
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
SAY:
Guidance documents should include … The presentation also should include discussion points to seek input from the group so that consensus
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/safe-medication-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - They include the following:
Standardize When Possible.
Create Independent Checks. … Common inappropriate uses of oxytocin include the following:
Use of oxytocin when contraindicated … Other key elements for standardizing include use of a calibrated infusion pump, uniform parameters for … Independent checks can include checklists, protocols, and briefings with other staff. … Considerations include—
Indications for use (e.g., medical induction, labor augmentation).
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-indicators-symposium_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - Key areas for future
work include development of more outcome indicators, methods to better incorporate … At a minimum, dyspnea assessment should include a measure of intensity plus at
least one measure of … A structural
measure could include providing practitioners with training in communication about the … In particular, this domain should also include
caring for the family’s needs specifically, not just … should be measured quantitatively, how to better measure outcomes, and
how to include caregivers in