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41. Using Quality Measures to Drive Improvement: Lessons from the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/nashp-webinar-slides.html
    January 01, 2016 - Slide 20 Project Outcomes Increases in developmental screening rates for practices participating … The figure shows increases in developmental screening rates for practices participating in Maine's developmental … Slide 22 Project Outcomes Increases in immunization rates for practices participating in Maine's … The figure shows increases in immunization rates for practices participating in Maine's First STEPS Phase

42. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/about.html
    July 01, 2023 - Lastly, the use of inappropriate interventions, or interventions provided in an unsafe manner, also increases

43. 108. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide108.html
    October 01, 2014 - The fact that any smoking (even a single puff) increases the likelihood of a full relapse.

44. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health’s Medical Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/reid.html
    October 01, 2015 - Access PCMH implementation resulted in substantial and sustained increases in electronic messaging … favorable responses to the PCMH changes, which were supported by small but statistically significant increases

45. Formatting CAHPS Questionnaires for Mail, Web, and Phone Administrations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/formatting-questionnaires.html
    August 01, 2024 - This tactic increases the likelihood that the respondent will complete the survey. … Avoid large logos or design elements at the top of the page as this increases the need for scrolling.

46. 128. Treatment Recommendations: Medications (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide128.html
    October 01, 2014 - nasal spray, the nicotine patch with the nicotine inhaler, or the nicotine patch with bupropion SR, increases

47. Trends in the Rate of Opioid-Related Hospitalizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/opioids/map/index.html
    May 01, 2019 - increased by at least two-thirds between 2005 and 2014 (from lowest to highest, 65%, 73%, 65%, and 61% increases

48. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Anemia of Prematurity (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-anemia.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - decreases enough, tissue oxygen needs are greater than oxygen delivery, and erythropoietin production increases

49. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Sleep in Preterm Infants (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-sleep.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Development ■ As development progresses: – Awake time and quiet sleep time increases, and active sleep

50. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-businesscase-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - Can we afford these expense increases now? … Profits can also fuel capacity increases, allowing for the care of additional patients. … Cost reduction: reducing amount spent annually on laundry detergent Revenue enhancement: shorter LOS increases … Saving 1,500 patient days per year increases capacity, reduces costs, enhances revenue, and improves

51. Presentation: Program Overview
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-businesscase-slides.pptx
    January 01, 2017 - -2.4 vent days -3.0 ICU days -6.3 LOS days VAE Reductions -37% in VACs -65% in IVACs* SAT and SBT Increases … Can we afford these expense increases now? … ventilator by 2.4 days Reduces ICU length of stay by 3.0 days Reduces hospital length of stay by 6.3 days Increases … Maximizes brick and mortar investment Increases funds available for capital purchases and other investments

52. Final Progress Report: Measuring and Mitigating Patient Safety Threats Due to Strains on ICU Capacity (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/halpern-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - found that higher levels of strain during the first 3 days of an ICU stay were associated with slight increases … In the first study, we sought to determine whether transient increases in ICU strain near the time of … Similarly, 10% increases in ICU admissions and ICU acuity corresponded to 3% (p=0.053) and 5% (p=0.017 … To illustrate the magnitude of the regression findings, increases in all three strain variables … Thus, corresponding increases in the three ICU capacity strain variables resulted in an overall

53. Completing and Scoring the Quality Improvement Change Assessment (QICA) (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/qica-scoring.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - http://www.maccollcenter.org/ quality, patient-centered care increases and you continue to implement … Over time, as teams' understanding of good care increases and they continue to implement effective practice

54. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health's Medical Home (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-reid.pdf
    April 01, 2015 - Access • PCMH implementation resulted in substantial and sustained increases in electronic messaging … favorable responses to the PCMH changes, which were supported by small but statistically significant increases

55. About Shared Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/sdm/about/index.html
    May 01, 2023 - AHRQ-funded research has demonstrated that SDM increases patient engagement in decision making and improves

56. Final Progress Report: Developing a Rational Clinical Approach to the Disposition of TIA Cases in the ED (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/reeves-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - The decision to use out-patient care by physicians was more sensitive to cost of care, increases in stroke … Similar to the findings among physicians, out-patient care was more sensitive to increases in out- of-pocket … costs and increases in stroke risk suggesting that the initial patient preference for out- patient care … The decision to use out-patient care was more sensitive to cost of care, increases in stroke risk, and … The 10 patients who picked outpatient care initially were slightly more responsive to increases in

57. Appendix-K-Material-Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-material-guide.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Overview of Quality Improvement Study Components A systematic approach to quality improvement work greatly increases

58. 041-Pros-Cons-Mrsa-Surveillance-One-Pager (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/041-pros-cons-mrsa-surveillance-one-pager.docx
    October 01, 2024 - MRSA surveillance data allow facilities to detect outbreaks, spot unexpected increases in disease occurrence

59. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Vision Screening and Retinopathy (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-vision.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - ■ Incidence increases with lower gestational age and birthweight.

60. Systems Change: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/decisionmakers/systems/index.html
    December 01, 2012 - As noted in Table 6.32 , training clinicians increases the percentage of smokers who receive treatment … These meta-analyses support the finding that clinician training increases the delivery of effective tobacco … Such research also suggests that increases in health care costs, including hospitalizations, during the … Most studies have documented that such health insurance coverage increases both treatment utilization … Moreover, the presence of prepaid or discounted prescription drug benefits increases patients' receipt