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5781. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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      January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Hospital ___________ Unit___________ Month ___________ Please record the following occurrences for all patients in your unit within the selected month. ________ Total number of patients on mechanical ventilation ________ Total number of episodes of mechani…

5782. Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal Algorithm for observing patient after discontinuing urinary catheter Appendix M. Example of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal Below is an example of a nurse-driven protocol to evaluate and discontinue unnecessary urinary catheters and to …

5783. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-26 (pdf file)
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      December 17, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-26 Completed by: Page 1 12/17/2010 MEASURE SUMMARY CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures A. Control #: PHP-26 B. Measure Name: Percentage of low birth weight (PQI 9) C. Measure Definition a. Numerator: Number of births with ICD-9-CM …

5784. Vol 4: Effects of Eicosapentanoic Acid & Docosahexanoic Acid on Mortality Across Diverse Settings: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials & Prospective Cohorts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Vol 4: Effects of Eicosapentanoic Acid & Docosahexanoic Acid on Mortality Across Diverse Settings: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials & Prospective Cohorts Structured Abstract Full Title: Nutritional Research Series: Advancing the Role of Evidence-based Reviews in Nutrition Research and Ap…

5785. The Importance of Pediatric Quality Measurement and Improvement: The Role of the PQMP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - The Importance of Pediatric Quality Measurement and Improvement: The Role of the PQMP Quality measures are used to evaluate or quantify specific health care processes, outcomes, patient perceptions, or other factors related to health care delivery. Quality measurement is an important tool in meeting the aims of…

5786. Development of the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - Development of the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey In 2016, the CAHPS research team began developing a new survey of patient experience with mental health care provided in outpatient settings. The goal of this survey was to replace the Experience of Care and Health Outcomes (ECHO) Survey and respond to ch…

5787. Improving the Quality of In-Center Hemodialysis Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Report_ICH-QI-Project.html
      March 01, 2016 - Improving the Quality of In-Center Hemodialysis Care From the inception of this project, CMS and AHRQ intended for the In-Center Hemodialysis Survey to serve facilities and networks as a tool for quality improvement.  To that end, the CAHPS grantees organized an initiative to assess the survey’s value in helpin…

5788. Adapting Hypertension and Diabetes Guides for Hard-to-Reach African American Men (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/lauby.pdf
      December 19, 2014 - Adapting Hypertension and Diabetes Guides for Hard-to-Reach African American Men Research to Help Underserved Populations Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products Adapting Hypertension and Diabetes Guides for Hard-to-Reach African American Men Description…

5789. Iowa Hospital Uses AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality, Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Iowa Hospital Uses AHRQ Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality, Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies December 2010 Jennie Edmundson Hospital, a 118-bed community hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, used information from AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to support its effor…

5790. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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      January 01, 2009 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) Appendix D. Ambulatory Surgery Center Checklist Template AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Ambulatory Surgery Checklist Preop Before Patient Enters Room Nurse, Anesthesia Professional, and Patient Review: · Patient identificatio…

5791. Mobile Text Messaging | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/healthit-ed-3.html
      February 01, 2021 - Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments Mobile Text Messaging Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Health Information Technology for Engaging Patients in Diagnostic Decision Making in Emergency Departments Introduction Elect…

5792. Harvard Used AHRQ Data to Develop Tool to Analyze Utilization, Costs in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2016 - Harvard Used AHRQ Data to Develop Tool to Analyze Utilization, Costs in Primary Care Search All Impact Case Studies September 2016 Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Stanford University used data from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS ) to develop an instrument that gauges how workforce …

5793. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors Executive Summary Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors Executive Summary Intr…

5794. Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention Impact Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention Executive Summary Introduction & Objectives Methods Data Collection and A…

5795. Introduction & Objectives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention Introduction & Objectives Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention Executive Summary Introduction & Objectives Methods Da…

5796. Subcommittee Member: Jay Himmelstein | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2022 - Subcommittee Member: Jay Himmelstein Jay Himmelstein, M.D., M.P.H. Professor Population and Quantitative Health Sciences and Family Medicine and Community Health Chief Health Policy Strategist CommonWealth Medicine UMass Chan Medical School Jay Himmelstein, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of Population an…

5797. TO (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - TO Gap Analysis What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the gap analysis is to provide project teams with a format in which to do the following: Compare the best practices with the processes currently in place in your organization. Determine the “gaps” between your organization’s practices and the identifie…

5798. Learning From Defects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/learning-from-defects.html
      April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI Learning From Defects Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention MRSA Surveillance The…

5799. Develop and Improve Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Your Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2022 - Develop and Improve Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Your Practice Development of an infrastructure to promote antibiotic stewardship is necessary to optimize antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory practices. The presentations and tools can help practices implement antibiotic stewardship activities or improve…

5800. Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2024 - Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation Clinical preventive services (CPS), such as vaccinations and screening tests, can help individuals live longer, healthier lives. But many people, especially people with low incomes or from ethnic or racial minority…