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3001. Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-fullreport.pdf
      April 01, 2018 - The timeliness of the data needed for this measure will likely improve, as significant initiatives are

3002. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/t32/T32-jhu1.html
      October 01, 2014 - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Institutional Training Programs AHRQ funds 18 institutions which recruit and train predoctoral and/or postdoctoral health services researchers. Details on characteristics of the Johns Hopkins University program and its self-identified areas of research interest are describe…

3003. Wisconsin Dialysis Centers Use AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201513.html
      June 01, 2015 - Wisconsin Dialysis Centers Use AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Infections Search All Impact Case Studies June 2015 The Purity Dialysis Center in Watertown, Wisconsin, achieved a 75 percent decline in healthcare-associated infections among dialysis patients after participating in an AHRQ-funded project that promotes …

3004. Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-overvw.html
      September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol Introduction and Welcome Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview Scientific Rationale Referenc…

3005. Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-overvw.html
      September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol Introduction and Welcome Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview Scientific Rationale Referenc…

3006. Enhancing Surgical Team Communication: SOPS® and TeamSTEPPS®in Action Webcast - Bakdash (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-sops-teamstepps-webcast-bakdash.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - Enhancing Surgical Team Communication: SOPS® and TeamSTEPPS®in Action Webcast - Bakdash AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Program Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D. Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ 5 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • AHRQ is: ► A research and science-bas…

3007. Reviewing the Team's Performance: Debrief | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/team/tools/debrief.html
      December 01, 2023 - Reviewing the Team's Performance: Debrief Research has shown that teams that effectively debrief their own performance can improve their teamwork in real time. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4   Although it is often difficult to find time for such reviews in healthcare, TeamSTEPPS advocates for after-action reviews; TeamSTEPPS ch…

3008. Sutter Center for Integrated Care Using AHRQ Guide in Patient Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201515.html
      January 01, 2018 - Sutter Center for Integrated Care Using AHRQ Guide in Patient Materials Search All Impact Case Studies June 2015 Sutter Health's Center for Integrated Care (SCIC), a division of Sutter Health, is using the AHRQ publication, Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital , to help patients rec…

3009. 055-Guide-Nursing-Practice (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/055-guide-nursing-practice.docx
      October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Decolonization Nursing Practice Guide Use this guide to help ensure that all nursing practice procedures and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization intervention. Engagement & Collaboration Determine Which Patients Need Treatment CHG Bath Docume…

3010. Illinois Hospitals Use AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0804.html
      October 01, 2014 - Illinois Hospitals Use AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Improve Quality Search All Impact Case Studies August 2008 A tool developed by AHRQ provided both a benchmark and a measure of progress for a major quality improvement initiative at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH). The tool—the Hospital …

3011. AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Integral to MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Quality Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201414.html
      August 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Integral to MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Quality Efforts Search All Impact Case Studies August 2014 MedStar Washington Hospital Center, a 926-bed teaching and research hospital in Washington, D.C., has used AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture since…

3012. Major Physician Measurement Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/measurement-sets.html
      January 01, 2023 - Major Physician Measurement Sets Because physician-level measurement sets were introduced relatively recently—and some are still in development—they have not yet been widely implemented by report card sponsors. The measure sets listed here have been endorsed, in whole or in part, by the National Quality Forum …

3013. Appendix C. Interview Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state-apc.html
      January 01, 2024 - Current State of Diagnostic Safety: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy Appendix C. Interview Guide Previous Page   Table of Contents Current State of Diagnostic Safety: Implications for Research, Practice, and Policy 1. Introduction 2. Methods 3. Results 4. Discussion Referenc…

3014. Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/pubs/background-2012/backgrndtab1.html
      December 01, 2012 - Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures Background Report on the 2012 Process This background report describes the process used to identify, evaluate, and select children's health care quality measures to be recommended for addition to the initial core set of 24 measures released by…

3015. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-8x11-UTI.pdf
      June 01, 2021 - Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents For Residents With a Urinary Catheter or if Nonverbal One or more of the following without another recognized cause: � Fever (>100°F or a…

3016. Exhibits 59 to 61 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh59-61.html
      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits 59 to 61 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Chapter …

3017. Exhibit 13. Accuracy of algorithm at each participating hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh13.html
      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit 13. Accuracy of algorithm at each participating hospital Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive…

3018. Exhibit 18. Counts of identified organisms by procedure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh18.html
      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit 18. Counts of identified organisms by procedure Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary …

3019. Implementing Evidence-based Heart Health Care in Asheville | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/east-asheville.html
      March 01, 2021 - Implementing Evidence-based Heart Health Care in Asheville East Asheville (NC) Family Health Care is a two-provider primary care practice in this North Carolina retirement mecca. Like many of America's small- and mid-size practices, East Asheville's clinicians are on the front lines of the rapid pace of change …

3020. Exhibits 35 to 37 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh35-37.html
      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits 35 to 37 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Chapter …