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401. Combining Performance Feedback and Evidence-based Educational Resources (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Meurer.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Evidence of effective interventions for the prevention of some medical injuries has been growing steadily … For the 3-year study period, the control group of 34 hospitals receives no reports or interventions. … Selection of priority medical injuries and preventive interventions We selected key medical injury … This presents challenges in linking hospital interventions with the injury report. … Changing provider behavior: an overview of systematic reviews of interventions.

402. Final Report: Using Risk Models To Improve Safety With Dispensing High-Alert Medications in Community Pharmacies (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/cohen-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - With input from an advisory group, these portfolios were used to identify interventions to reduce the … of the interventions. … We determined the impact of five interventions on the incidence of dispensing a filled prescription … Combining both interventions improved the probability of capturing the prescribing error from 27% to … Without knowledge of the patient’s laboratory monitoring results, no other interventions were deemed

403. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/exec-summary.html
     July 01, 2019 - Exemplary teams recognize mental and behavioral health interventions as central to comprehensive primary … Cutting-edge innovation : Very brief "just in time" interventions that may last only 5 minutes, in conjunction … In one program, women with at-risk pregnancies received intensive interventions such as home visits and … CHWs implement interventions with high-risk patients to explore a patient's needs, develop a more comprehensive … Patients receive pharmacist interventions for medication education and counseling, specialty visits by

404. Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) Development
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/program-dev-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - LTC) Describe the team members to include in an antibiotic stewardship program Discuss the potential interventions … antibiotic stewardship in the LTC setting Discuss methods to measure and share outcomes of stewardship interventions … Medicaid Services Residents and family members 19 Developing a Program 19 Pre-prescriptive Interventions … antibiotic orders have an indication, dose, and duration 20 Developing a Program 20 Post-prescriptive Interventions … be pharmacists or physicians 21 Developing a Program 21 Outcome Measures for Post-prescriptive Interventions

405. Protocol - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Medicare Eligible Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/sleep-apnea-protocol.pdf
     June 09, 2020 - Other nonsurgical interventions used to treat OSA include devices to alter sleep position (positional … For specific groups of patients, other interventions include atrial overdrive pacing for patients with … nocturnal bradycardia, weight loss interventions (including bariatric surgery), and various surgical … interventions exist that aim to alter the anatomy of the air passages to alleviate 3 postulated … Assessing harms when comparing medical interventions.

406. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing: Facilitator Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - Interventions and consultations. … Nutritional Interventions. Consults. Labs. … What interventions were written into their care plans to promote healing? … Were the interventions in the care plan developed by a multidisciplinary team? … Were the interventions written in the care plan carried out? Why or why not?

407. 26,000 Close Call Reports: Lessons from the University of Texas Close Call Reporting System (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Simmons_66.pdf
     April 03, 2008 - Information from close call reports informed the development of targeted interventions and ultimately … Hritz, et al.,18 recommended that reporting systems and improvement interventions continually focus … Barriers and interventions to surpass them are summarized in Table 1. … ” • Encouraging employees to take credit for all interventions for patient safety. … Reports were communicated as “nursing interventions for patient safety” and close call reporting was

408. Advancing Methods of Implementing and Evaluating Patient Experience Improvement Using CAHPS® Surveys: Summary of Presentations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/2020-meeting-summary.html
     December 01, 2020 - They then implemented over a dozen interventions to address the identified problems. … These interventions included creating additional training for new hires, monitoring call center conversations … As a result of these interventions, Neighborhood has achieved and been able to maintain improvements … The study highlights the importance of using experimental study designs and developing interventions … The evaluation team modeled the effects of AltaMed’s interventions using CAHPS scores over a 7-year timeframe

409. Making Acute Care More Patient-Centered | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/acute-care-long-desc.html
     June 01, 2020 - This PSLL created and implemented English and Spanish versions of the Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions … Fall T.I.P.S.: Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety. … Fall T.I.P.S.: Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety. … The Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety) Program: a collaboration to end the persistent … Pilot testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety): a patient-centered fall prevention

410. Fall TIPS: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-tips/index.html
     February 01, 2021 - Patricia Dykes and David Westfall Bates enhanced the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety … safety plans at the bedside, including patient-specific fall risk factors, tailored fall prevention interventions … mechanism (Generalizability and Spread of an Evidenced-based Fall Prevention Toolkit: Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions

411. Advancing Heart Health Research and Results: What We've Learned | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/index.html
     April 01, 2022 - At the local cooperative level, each EvidenceNOW cooperative will evaluate their own heart health interventions … It will also examine and compare the effectiveness of the cooperatives’ interventions to determine which … practice capacity, and practice structure—to look across EvidenceNOW cooperatives and determine which interventions

412. Evaluation Planning Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/06-pfe-planning-evaluation.pdf
     August 01, 2021 - Expert On You note sheet and the 60 Seconds To Improve Diagnostic Safety, you will need to evaluate the interventions … this Evaluation Planning Worksheet as a guide to help you plan how you will measure the impact of the interventions … providers, or staff on the impact of the Be The Expert On You and 60 Seconds To Improve Diagnostic Safety interventions

413. Making Healthcare Safer III Patient Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/practices.html
     April 01, 2020 - Hygiene Environmental Cleaning and Decontamination Surveillance Testing Multicomponent Prevention Interventions … Delirium ( PDF , 1.7 MB) Screening and Assessment Staff Education and Training Nonpharmacologic Interventions

414. Stewardship-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - Results of an analysis of 20 published interventions provided the basis to select specific educational … First, interventions that aligned local policy and published guidelines were more likely to have lasting … This means that any interventions instituted by a facility focusing on urinary tract infections (UTIs … Third, interventions aimed at feasible targets, such as focusing on one particular syndrome, were more … Remember to make stewardship interventions focused and feasible.

415. Chapter 5. Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man5.html
     December 01, 2017 - encourage staff to report falls accurately and to participate in group problem solving to develop new interventions … Name at least ten interventions that can be implemented during the first 24 hours after a fall. … Fall Interventions Plan, a copy for each participant. … Fall Interventions Monitor, a copy for each participant. Refreshments. … Suggestions for further assessment and/or interventions. Resources.

416. Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Practice – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/implementing-stewardship-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - The clinician lead is responsible for determining stewardship goals and needed interventions, building … Practice-level data also can be used to track the progress of interventions to improve antibiotic use … Second, small numbers of prescribing episodes can make peer comparison interventions challenging. … begin, although it is helpful to revisit and revise the plan depending on the progress of interventions … Consider other activities and interventions that may enhance stewardship efforts, such as prompts in

417. Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - Create choices by brainstorming possible interventions Involve the entire team with flipcharts and … Prioritize most important contributing factors and most beneficial interventions. … Ask: Do staff know about the interventions? Are staff using the interventions as intended? … Slide 31: Evaluating the Intervention Not all interventions are created equal. … Image: List of interventions from weaker, such as vague warnings, to stronger, such as forcing functions

418. Understanding the Role of Health Care Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of HAIs: Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/haidesign-summary.pdf
     September 01, 2013 - Most studies of design interventions assess intermediate endpoints, such as the reduction of environmental … Interventions involving the built environment can generally be divided into three categories: … Interventions that prevent transmission by direct or indirect contact. 2. … Interventions directed at eliminating transmission of pathogens through airborne routes. 3. … Interventions aimed at eliminating water sources of infection.

419. AHRQ-Funded Resources and Research for Improving the Care of PLWMCC | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/funded-resources.html
     November 01, 2021 - Patient and Family Engagement Systematic Review on Interventions for Caregivers of persons With Dementia-Outcomes … Using Data Analytics to Support Primary Care and Community Interventions to Improve Chronic Disease Prevention … 19-002) invited applications aimed at using data and analytics to inform primary care and community interventions … (R01, PA-20-068) invites applications that will test promising health information technology (IT) interventions

420. Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/behavior-change-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Describe successful AS behaviorial interventions in the acute care setting. … As you develop stewardship interventions, consider whether they would be perceived by the end user … Slide 5 Managing the Majority (and Some Laggards) SAY: When developing interventions and … No additional interventions had occurred in the intervening years. … ASPs should tailor their messages and interventions based on the audience.