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61. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - usual bathing routines (control group) to 14 facilities that used decolonization for all residents (intervention … "CDC is excited to see the results of a nursing home-focused infection prevention intervention being … It, and the decolonization protocol used by the intervention group, are available at www.nejm.org/doi

62. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - This paper describes a pilot intervention of a smartphone app for postpartum monitoring of hypertensive … This study assessed the results of implementing an intervention to increase screening of developmental … The goals of the intervention were to increase (a) standardized developmental screening at recommended … intervals and (b) follow-up care and support for early intervention services. … During the last year of the intervention, when tablet-based screening was adopted, the sites screened

63. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)
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    January 01, 2013 - When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement intervention, or technology, leaders … Resources needed to implement the intervention. Target population. … Measures of health care quality likely to be affected by the intervention. … Measures of health care utilization likely to be affected by the intervention. … Shutdown costs for time-limited intervention or failures.

64. CUSP Toolkit, The Role of the Nurse Manager, Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2012 - duties, nurse managers can ensure the unit has the resources it needs to initiate and sustain its CUSP intervention … Nurse managers can use this framework to engage their unit staff with the intervention being implemented … Aligning goals with the people pillar provides nurse managers with a means of assessing how the CUSP intervention … Evaluation is important for determining whether or not an intervention has been successful. … Measuring the success of their CUSP intervention by using additional quality improvement measures.

65. Statistical Process Control Slides
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    June 04, 2013 - detection of meaningful change Visualization can engage additional stakeholders Allows timing and degree of intervention … Qual Saf Health Care 2003;12:458–464 Johns Hopkins Medicine Using a Control Chart to evaluate an Intervention … common-cause variation in a stable period Observe process or outcome variables over time in the absence of an intervention … Monitor data for evidence of special-cause variation after intervention is introduced This indicates

66. EvidenceNOW: North Carolina Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - measures the practices chose to work on first. 65 practices reported data at baseline and for at least 2 intervention … practice readiness stratification and subsequent follow-up with practice facilitators early in the intervention … , practices were placed in either a high-readiness or low-readiness intervention wave. … Twelve months after starting the intervention, each practice enters a maintenance period during which

67. Fall TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - The intervention is based on the theoretical underpinning that fall prevention in hospitals is a three-step … Fall TIPS is a nurse-led, evidence-based fall prevention intervention that uses bedside tools to communicate … By leveraging health information technology, this enhanced intervention engages patients and families

68. Final Topic Refinement Document - Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
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    May 22, 2014 - A search of clinicaltrials.gov yielded 71 studies on the Medicare population (any intervention). … interest that includes follow-up of participants at least 18 months after the commencement of the intervention … include the first reported time and 3, 6, 12, 18 months and later times after the commencement of the intervention … (http://www.ssa.gov/dibplan/dqualify4.htm) Lifestyle interventions: Any intervention that included an … The final protocol should consider looking for and reporting on outcomes based on intervention and

69. EvidenceNOW: Southwest Cooperative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - and Maintenance) to examine two practice transformation approaches (i.e., standard versus enhanced intervention … collaborative sessions Access to e-learning modules and a CVD toolkit Practices randomized to an enhanced intervention … group also receive an enhanced practice transformation intervention consisting of optional patient engagement … qualitative data collection efforts are robust and involve practice facilitator field notes, a quarterly intervention

70. Assembleteam (doc file)
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    August 24, 2012 - Remember that achieving the goals of the intervention rests with the CUSP team. … , · The team meets regularly, and · The team has access to resources necessary for the intervention The … The qualities of the unit team and leadership will determine the results of the intervention within the … unit, whether the intervention is successful or must be delayed, and the general direction of the CUSP … Execute Execution of a sustainable intervention requires adaptive work.

71. Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices (doc file)
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    January 01, 2016 - In November, staff began a biweekly audit of intervention performance measures. … · See if results are sustained over time. · Track the implementation of an intervention. … The shadowing intervention included requiring two RNs to sign off on skin assessments and staging of … The bottom portion of the chart shows a decrease in HAPIs per 1,000 patient days in the intervention … the intervention.

72. Return on Investment Tool (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - When your hospital invests in a new program, quality improvement intervention, or technology, leaders … • Resources needed to implement the intervention. • Target population. … • Measures of health care quality likely to be affected by the intervention. … • Measures of health care utilization likely to be affected by the intervention. … • Shutdown costs for time-limited intervention or failures.

73. Strategy 6H: Tools To Help Patients Communicate Their Needs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2023 - The Intervention    6.H.2.a. Record Sharing    6.H.2.b. Patient Question Lists (a.k.a. … The Intervention Health plans, medical groups, and physician practices can help patients improve their … Proponents believe that this intervention has the potential to increase compliance, improve patient safety … This intervention is simple, requires few resources, and is effective at generating communication and

74. Module 2: How To Manage Change (doc file)
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    August 24, 2017 - In this module, we will determine opportunities for Key Intervention 1: “Analyze current state of fall … Slide 24 SAY: Here is an example of an Action Plan for Key Intervention 1, which is “Analyze current … This intervention was developed by a Team like you to decrease fall incidence in a hospital. … Complete as much of a draft Key Intervention 1 as possible. … ASK: What would be the steps to complete Key Intervention 1?

75. Advanced Methods in Delivery System Research - Planning, Executing, Analyzing, and Reporting Research on Delivery System Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2013 - Allows timing and degree of intervention impact to be detected. … Below the text is the image of a control chart titled "Did the intervention really decrease the use of … Benneyan et al., Qual Saf Health Care 2003;12:458–464 Slide 10 Using a Control Chart to Evaluate an Intervention … variation in a stable period: Observe process or outcome variables over time in the absence of an intervention … Monitor data for evidence of special-cause variation after intervention is introduced: This indicates

76. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Southwest Cooperative (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2017 - and Maintenance) to examine two practice transformation approaches (i.e., standard versus enhanced intervention … sessions • Access to e-learning modules and a CVD toolkit Practices randomized to an enhanced intervention … group also receive an enhanced practice transformation intervention consisting of optional patient … qualitative data collection efforts are robust and involve practice facilitator field notes, a quarterly intervention

77. Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention (doc file)
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    June 12, 2018 - Let’s look at Key Intervention 2, which is to identify the bundle of prevention practices to be used … DO: Read the key intervention tasks from the slide. … Slide 39 DO: Start a discussion of prioritized opportunities for change for Key Intervention 2. … We discussed the opportunities for change for Key Intervention 1. … ASK: What are the steps to complete Key Intervention 2?

78. Tips for Implementing Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

79. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2016 - Decisionmaking for Four Infections Toolkit Effectiveness When tested in six nursing homes in an intervention … group and six in a comparison group, this toolkit demonstrated a small reduction in prescribing in the intervention … Quality improvement meetings can be used to plan how to implement the intervention and to evaluate its

80. Managing Interruptions to Improve Diagnostic Decision-Making: Strategies and Recommended Research Agenda (pdf file)
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    December 29, 2022 - questions prevent team/system Mobile device Minimize Individual, � A clinical communication process intervention … This intervention significantly reduced Sloane et al: Managing Interruptions to Improve Diagnostic … One popular, albeit somewhat controversial, intervention to reduce errors caused by interruptions is … interruptions by 75% and the number of medication administration errors by 66%,10 suggesting this intervention … diagnosis for when these interventions should be implemented and upon which mem- ber(s) of the team the intervention