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2541. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/DxSafety-March2019-MeetingNotes.pdf
      March 08, 2019 - CDC • Diagnostic Stewardship – Test ordering for Clostridioides difficile and urinary tract infections

2542. Streptococcal Pharyngitis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-one-pager.pdf
      September 01, 2022 - Streptococcal Pharyngitis Diagnosis • Group A streptococcus (strep) causes 5–15 percent of acute pharyngitis in adults and 20–30 percent of acute pharyngitis in children older than 5 years.1 Strep pharyngitis is uncommon in children younger than 3 years.2 • The Centor Criteria2 can be used to estimate the l…

2543. 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2021qdr-datasources.pdf
      December 31, 2021 - AIDS as HIV infection, stage 3. … HIV infection and AIDS data are nationally representative. … of 21 measures representing six types of adverse drug events (ADEs); six types of hospital-acquired infections … Report: Data Sources 83 • Adverse events associated with surgical procedures • Hospital-acquired infections … Identification of hospital-acquired catheter- associated urinary tract infections from Medicare claims

2544. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2020 - For instance, checklists have been successful in preventing hospital-acquired infections and preventing

2545. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Facts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-fact-sheet.html
      January 01, 2017 - Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Facts AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Did You Know? Low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) is one of the interventions specifically designed to prevent ventilator-associated conditions (VAC).  For patients without acute respiratory distress …

2546. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7a.html
      August 01, 2017 - dressings can be used for heavily draining pressure injury/ulcers or those with clinical evidence of infection … dressings can be used for heavily draining pressure injury/ulcers or those with clinical evidence of infection

2547. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7a.html
      August 01, 2017 - dressings can be used for heavily draining pressure injury/ulcers or those with clinical evidence of infection … dressings can be used for heavily draining pressure injury/ulcers or those with clinical evidence of infection

2548. Final Progress Report: Engineering Safe Care Journeys for Vulnerable Older Adults (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/smith-werner-carayon-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - antibiotic medication error).23 Unnecessary use of antibiotics can lead to HAIs, such as C. difficile infections … We focused on older adults diagnosed with fall or suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) in the ED, … Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections in older people. … Potentially inappropriate treatment of urinary tract infections in two rhode island nursing homes. … Challenges assessing nursing home residents with advanced dementia for suspected urinary tract infections

2549. Final Progress Report: Pursuing Perfection in Pediatric Therapeutics (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lannon2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - OPQC has also improved infant outcomes by reducing bloodstream infections by 30% in infants hospitalized … falls by 81%, ventilator-associated pneumonias by 47%, adverse drug events by 42%, and surgical-site infections … LN Donovan EF, Sparling K, Lake MR, et al The investment case for preventing NICU- associated infections … ’Riordan M, Cunningham DJ, et al A Statewide Collaborative to Reduce Pediatric Surgical Site Infections … 25107545 2015 NPC-QIC Improvement/outcomes Schaffzin JK, Harte L, Marquette S, et al Surgical Site Infection

2550. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum Annual Meeting 2005 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/nishimi2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Some of the categories in the report were: Infection control Surgery Pneumonia Heart failure … Some of these studies examined anesthesia complications, infection rates, and turnaround time between … medical problems in chronic care; measures for specialty care; medication safety; healthcare-associated infections … The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has provided $25,000 for an … NQF project on infection control; additional discussions with other parties to fund the balance of the

2551. PowerPoint Presentation: Learn From Defects Through Sensemaking
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_learn_from_defects.pptx
      December 01, 2017 - systems approach. 7 Source of Defects Adverse-event reporting systems Sentinel events Claims data Infection … Infection rates from hospital epidemiology and infection prevention also present known complications. … reminder, the two questions are listed: 1) How will the next patient be harmed or get a surgical site infection … In the case of reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections or catheter-associated urinary … tract infections, measure the outcome rates of these events.

2552. Women: Stay Healthy at 50 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/prevention/lifestyle/women-over-50.pdf
      March 01, 2014 - Get screened one time for HCV infection if: ■ You were born between 1945 and 1965.

2553. Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthy-men/healthy-men.pdf
      March 01, 2014 - Get screened one time for HCV infection if: ■ You were born between 1945 and 1965.

2554. Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/overview-cuspmvp-slides.html
      February 01, 2017 - Infection preventionists. Patient safety officers. Chief quality officers. Ancillary staff.

2555. CHIPRA 209: Section 7, Table 13 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-section-7-table-13.pdf
      February 01, 2003 - Stratified by Maternal Education Level, by Year BPD NEC ROP Surgical ROP IVH IVH Grades 3/4 Any Infection

2556. Planning for Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-planning.html
      May 01, 2017 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Measurement Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist Infection

2557. Module 2: Senior Leader Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/mod2-slides.html
      March 01, 2017 - Slide 11: A Shared Vision Image: Indicating a video PLAY VIDEO: Video 2.1: Importance of Infection

2558. AHRQ Views: New Quality Indicator Aimed at Addressing Maternal Morbidities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/936.html
      November 01, 2024 - Factors associated with tracheostomy-associated infection treatment: a multicenter observational study

2559. COVID-19 Vaccine Learning Guide for Leadership (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/covid19-vaccine-confidence-learning-guide-leadership.pdf
      June 30, 2021 - Recommendation: Staff Educator, Infection Preventionist or Nurse Leader.

2560. Appendix A. Grants Database Search Terms & Analytic Categories/Definitions Used in Portfolio Analysis 2008-2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/primary-care-research/appendix-a.html
      January 01, 2024 - screening Infectious Disease: (Y/N) defined as HIV/AIDS, HCV, HPV, any other bacteria/fungal/viral infection