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  1. What Is Patient Experience? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/patient-experience/index.html
    March 01, 2025 - pneumonia and surgery; lower inpatient mortality among acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients; lower infection

  2. 20 Years of Impactful Telehealthcare Research from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/impactiful-telehealthcare-research.html
    August 01, 2024 - – provided free training to nursing homes nationwide to encourage implementation of evidence-based infection

  3. PowerPoint Presentation

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-implementation-slides.pptx
    June 02, 2025 - Patient Outcome Measures: Examples: Complication rates, infection rates, measurable medication errors … they start getting better. 20 Evaluating TeamSTEPPS Exercise Measurement Three nurses and the infection … Therefore, the unit has a relatively high surgical site infection rate.

  4. Spontaneous Awakening Trials and Spontaneous Breathing Trials Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/sat-sbt-lit-review.html
    January 01, 2017 - Guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated pneumonia, 2003: Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection … decreases in VAE per episode of mechanical ventilation (odds ratio [OR], 0.63; 95% CI 0.42 to 0.97) and infection-related

  5. Tool: SSA (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/sat-sbt-litreview.docx
    January 01, 2017 - Guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated pneumonia, 2003: Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection … decreases in VAE per episode of mechanical ventilation (odds ratio [OR], 0.63; 95% CI 0.42 to 0.97) and infection-related

  6. Statistical Brief #57

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb57.jsp
    July 01, 2008 - the meninges, the tissue surrounding the spinal cord and brain, becomes inflamed. 1 Caused by an infection … The source of the infection can affect the progression, outcome, and spread of the disease. … Infections: Meningitis. From KidsHealth. … http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/meningitis.html (Accessed July 9, 2008). 5 Fungal

  7. Pediatric Health Care Quality Measures: Considerations for Pharmacotherapy (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/LomotanDougherty2013.pdf
    April 01, 2013 - likely to exceed the possible benefit (e.g., using an antibiotic to treat an upper respiratory viral infection … A measure related to misuse was the rate of pediatric central line-associated bloodstream infections … are included in the ‘Meaningful Use’ EHR incentive program are asthma, ADHD, and upper respiratory infections

  8. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2022: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review … Infection Prevention and Control for the Emergency Medical Services and 911 Workforce 7. … /products/rural-telehealth/research https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/ems-911-workforce-infection-control … physicians practice points on the role of the antibody response in conferring immunity following SARS-CoV-2 infection … Points From the American College of Physicians (Version 2) Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

  9. 5 Tk2 P2O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 2 Development (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_2_Development.doc
    February 05, 2009 - minimum, a program champion, the nursing home’s medical director, and the staff member in charge of infection

  10. Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospitalresourcelist.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Missed nursing care is linked to patient harm, including falls and infections. … and Transitions 1. 10 Patient Handoff Communication Tools https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-quality-infection-control … Department of Health and Human Services highlights effective communication about infection control practices … and ideas for creating a culture of safety to prevent healthcare-associated infections. … Just Culture Toolkit Outcome Engenuity Partnering To Heal: Teaming-Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections

  11. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_7.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - PSI 7 Selected infections due to medical care per 1000 discharges (excluding immunocompromised and cancer … patients and neonates)* * Also excludes admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases … sepsis per 1000 elective-surgery discharges of longer than 3 days (excluding patients admitted for infection … PSI 23 Selected infections due to medical care* per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised and … cancer patients and neonates) * Includes admissions specifically for such infections, such as

  12. Negligence, genuine error, and litigation. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negligence-genuine-error-and-litigation
    July 10, 2024 - Review Negligence, genuine error, and litigation. Citation Text: Sohn D. Negligence, genuine error, and litigation. Int J Gen Med. 2013. doi:10.2147/ijgm.s24256. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  13. Influences observed on incidence and reporting of medication errors in anesthesia. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influences-observed-incidence-and-reporting-medication-errors-anesthesia
    October 19, 2022 - Study Influences observed on incidence and reporting of medication errors in anesthesia. Citation Text: Cooper L, DiGiovanni N, Schultz L, et al. Influences observed on incidence and reporting of medication errors in anesthesia. Can J Anaesth. 2012;59(6):562-70. doi:10.1007/s12630-012-…

  14. A systemic methodology for risk management in healthcare sector. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systemic-methodology-risk-management-healthcare-sector
    December 23, 2020 - Commentary A systemic methodology for risk management in healthcare sector. Citation Text: Cagliano AC, Grimaldi S, Rafele C. A systemic methodology for risk management in healthcare sector. Saf Sci. 2011;49(5). doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2011.01.006. Copy Citation Format: DOI Go…

  15. Identifying Adverse Events Not Present on Admission: Can We Do It? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/identifying-adverse-events-not-present-admission-can-we-do-it
    October 01, 2008 - Let's think about central line–associated bloodstream infections, which we know with good scientific … Pronovost's work in Michigan and other studies in preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections … every doctor or nurse to remember to do these five things to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections … Perspective Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection

  16. Presentation: Auditing Your Briefings and Debriefings

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_audit_briefing.pptx
    December 01, 2017 - real support to elicit the best possible outcome. 2 Recapping Our Approach Reducing Surgical Site Infections … communication and teamwork, feasible given current workload3 Reduce rate of complications, surgical site infections … operating room delays, reducing nursing time in the core, reducing complications, reducing surgical site infections

  17. Diabetes-Related Inpatient Stays, 2018 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb279-Diabetes-Inpatient-Stays-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - ranked in the top 10 most common principal diagnoses for type 1 but not type 2 diabetes: urinary tract infections … , skin/subcutaneous tissue infection, fluid and electrolyte disorders, and chronic kidney disease. … atherosclerosis* —† —† 8 29.3 Acute/unspecified renal failure 2 29.3 9 28.6 Skin/subcutaneous tissue infections … nonpressure ulcer of skin, coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease, and skin/subcutaneous tissue infections

  18. Overview of Hospital Stays Among Children and Adolescents, 2019 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb299-Hospital-Stays-Children-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - Short gestation; low birth weight; and fetal growth retardation 6 0.4 Perinatal infections … 3.9 6 2.5 Fluid and electrolyte disorders 6 3.8 Other specified upper respiratory infections … 7 3.7 Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections 8 3.5 6 2.7 Encounter … for antineoplastic therapies 9 2.6 5 3.4 6 3.6 8 2.3 Intestinal infection 10 2.4

  19. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
    December 01, 2009 - Number of hematomas Number of cases of severe requiring Number of Strength of deaths bleeding1 treatment infections … requiring Low 0.09% of core-needle procedures were treatment affected by hematomas requiring treatment Infections … Low 0.15% of core-needle procedures were affected by infections requiring antibiotic treatment Severe

  20. Hidden Danger! Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After Emergency Cesarean Delivery. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-danger-insidious-postpartum-bleeding-after-emergency-cesarean-delivery
    November 25, 2020 - 2008 - 2017, the causes of death in decreasing frequency were: cardiovascular conditions, hemorrhage, infection … The triad of infection, hemorrhage, and hypertensive disorders previously accounted for more than 90% … status changes included embolism (14.9%), hypertensive crisis (including pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, 9.4%), infection
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