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421. Appendix I. Checklist Observation Tool and FAQs - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-i.html
     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

422. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-n-part1-transcript.docx
     April 13, 2017 - after this presentation you will be able to list the basic endoscope processing steps and explain the infection … addition it can lead to bacteria being given a place to hide in the scope, which could later result in an infection

423. Leading Teams (Instructor Guide) (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/longtermcare/module4/ts2-0ltc_module4_ig_lead.pdf
     May 10, 2017 - – Yes, the nurse manager explained that the resident may be developing an infection and that staff … – Yes, the nurse manager explained that the resident may be developing an infection and that staff should … – Yes, the nurse manager explained that the resident may be developing an infection and that staff … – Yes, the nurse manager explained that the resident may be developing an infection and that staff

424. Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/understand-sci-fac-guide.html
     July 01, 2023 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, resulting in 13,000 … Nearly 100,000 patients die from healthcare-associated infections each year, and the cost of these infections

425. Return on Investment Tool (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/f1_combo_returnoninvestment.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - For example, by reducing its infection rates, a hospital could eliminate the costs it had been incurring … to provide the extra care required to treat infections. … It also could enhance or protect its revenues, if insurers offered incentives for infection control … or imposed penalties for occurrences of infections. … For example, reducing infections will affect costs to insurers from changes in payments made to the

426. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 3) (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_3_Physician_HO_508.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - ameliorated.1 Common post-discharge complications include adverse drug events, hospital-acquired infections

427. Issues With Electronic Health Records Contribute to Diagnostic Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - AHRQ in the Professional Literature The need to expand the infection prevention workforce in home infusion

428. New Interactive Data Map Shows Extent of Leading Mental Disorders in the United States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - AHRQ in the Professional Literature The need to expand the infection prevention workforce in home infusion

429. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-section-5-table-3.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - children with abnormal vital signs; toxic- appearing children or children at high risk for invasive infection

430. TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/teamstepps-pocket-guide.pdf
     May 01, 2023 - I am concerned he may have an infection and that his catheter may be clogged.” … When he arrives, would you like us to get labs, including blood cultures, to check for infection?”

431. Baylor Scott & White Health: Building a Foundation for Continuous Improvement (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/lhs/lhs_case_studies_bsw.pdf
     April 01, 2019 - The evidence base was clear that handwashing is essential to infection prevention. … return on investment can appear piecemeal at first, observed in the small changes such as reduced infection

432. Protocol for Identifying and Treating Children With Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - Sepsis is a potentially catastrophic condition that can escalate from infection to organ failure and … Children with infections often display the inflammatory triad of fever, tachycardia, and vasodilation … Other clinical signs of septic shock in children with a suspected infection include (1) hypothermia … Age is an important determinant of risk of bacterial infection, whether related to maturation of the … Group B streptococci, Escherichia coli, Listeria, and herpes simplex virus commonly cause neonatal infections

433. Glossary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2020 - Antibiotic: A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. … part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection

434. Chapter 1: Background on Patient Safety and LEP Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/lepguide/chapter1.html
     September 01, 2020 - pneumothorax from central venous catheter placement, anaphylaxis to penicillin, postoperative wound infection … Similarly, postoperative wound infections count as adverse events even if the operation proceeded with … LEP patients are at greater risk of line infections, surgical infections, falls, and pressure ulcers

435. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.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

436. Documentation of Heart Rate During Fluid Resuscitation for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-fullreport.pdf
     June 01, 2018 - Sepsis is a potentially catastrophic condition that can escalate from infection to organ failure and … Children with infections often display the inflammatory triad of fever, tachycardia, and vasodilation … Other clinical signs of septic shock in children with a suspected infection include (1) hypothermia … Age is an important determinant of risk of bacterial infection, whether related to maturation of the … Group B streptococci, Escherichia coli, Listeria, and herpes simplex virus commonly cause neonatal infections

437. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4g_combo_psi10-postopmetaderangement-bestpractices.pdf
     May 20, 2016 - postoperative period not only reduced mortality among critically ill patients, but also reduced bloodstream infections … the care of postoperative patients7-10: o Identify patients at risk (e.g. older age, hypovolemia, infection

438. Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - following AHRQ Programs are based in CQuIPS: Patient Safety Research Program Healthcare-Associated Infections

439. New Tool Helps Manage Opioid Use in Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Syndromic antibiograms and nursing home clinicians' antibiotic choices for urinary tract infections.

440. Sample “Plan-Do-Study-Act” Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/huddles-pdsa-form.html
     June 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections