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201. Strategy 2: Communicating for Improve Quality (Tool 5) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_5_Comm_Comp_508.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Say: “This procedure takes a picture of how your knee looks after surgery.

202. 142-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Engaging-Leaders (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/142-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-leaders.docx
     April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet: Engaging Senior Leaders in MRSA Prevention Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee

203. 140-Ssi-Investigation-Tool-Cusp-Completed (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/140-ssi-investigation-tool-cusp-completed.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool—Sample Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint

204. Decolonization Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/decolonization-resources.html
     April 01, 2025 - Decolonization has been shown to be effective among surgical patients in cardiac, hip and knee joint

205. Implementing Shared Decision-Making: Barriers and Solutions—An Orthopedic Case Study | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/mincer.html
     August 01, 2017 - orthopedic surgery subspecialties with preference-sensitive elective treatment options (e.g., total knee … implementation of SDM with DAs for joint replacement surgery reduced hip replacement by 26 percent and knee … 22,24 Automatic triggers for DA distribution (e.g., referral to an orthopedic surgeon for a total knee … Introducing decision aids at Group Health was linked to sharply lower hip and knee surgery rates and

206. Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/index.html
     November 01, 2014 - Sustainment        Dissemination and Spread of Findings     Lean Projects Studied        Hip and Knee

207. 051-Top-10-Successful-Decolonization (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/051-top-10-successful-decolonization.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is the bath, not a top coat.1,2 CHG is the bath itself. Do not bathe the patient with regular soap and water and then follow up with CHG. CHG is better than regular soap and water and binds to skin proteins, killing germs for 24 hours. Ensure cleaning of the face and hair.3 CHG is safe to…

208. A Study of Adverse Occurrences and Major Functional Impairment Following Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Rojas.pdf
     March 15, 2004 - (AHRQ).13 The resulting procedure groups were aortic resection, appendectomy, arthroplasty of the knee … 33.1 Surgical procedures Aortic resection 50 3.2 Appendectomy 36 2.3 Arthroplasty of the knee … resection 47 2 8% 8 36% 6.6 (1.2, 35.5) Appendectomy 34 0 0% 1 7% - - - Arthroplasty of the knee … Aortic resection 7 (3) 19 (16) 18.00 <.001 Appendectomy 5 (5) 9 (6) 7.0 .008 Arthroplasty of the knee

209. 3. What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
     October 01, 2014 - For example, after knee replacement surgery the person cannot bend that leg to curl up. … Bend or straighten the legs just a little, using care not to hyperextend the knee.

210. 3. What Are the Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Prevention that We Want to Use? (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu3a.html
     October 01, 2014 - For example, after knee replacement surgery the person cannot bend that leg to curl up. … Bend or straighten the legs just a little, using care not to hyperextend the knee.

211. Strategy 2: Communicating for Improve Quality (Tool 5) (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_5_Comm_Comp_508.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Say: “This procedure takes a picture of how your knee looks after surgery.

212. 046-Ss-Faqs-Staff-Decolonization-Chg-Nasal (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/046-ss-faqs-staff-decolonization-chg-nasal.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Decolonization Staff – Frequently Asked Questions Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee

213. 035-Ss-Pre-Launch-Activities (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/035-ss-pre-launch-activities.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Surgical Decolonization Prelaunch Activities Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee

214. Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 1 (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar1/aspire_webinar1.ppt
     January 01, 2011 - to Medicare Limited, Diagnosis-Specific Focus Heart failure, heart attack, pneumonia, COPD, hip/knee

215. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/index.html
     April 01, 2025 - aureus and surgical site infection prevention for surgical services, specifically cardiac, hip and knee

216. Chapter 2. Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi2.html
     April 01, 2018 - two for the four target procedures: coronary artery bypass grafts, total hip arthroplasties, total knee … bypass grafting (CABG), herniorrhaphies, procedures of the hip, and procedures of the distal femur and knee … The sensitivity was as low as 93.3 percent for herniorrhaphies and total knee arthroplasties.

217. AHRQ Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Annual Workshop (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/news-and-events/events/workshops/chsp-annual-workshop1-slides.pdf
     September 29, 2016 - linking member data to external sources • Survey responses • Initial surveys completed 2016 (hip, knee … • JAMA article: A Potential Catalyst for Delivery System Reform • Developed, fielded, analyzed hip, knee … patterns in the adoption of evidence-based appropriateness criteria for selected conditions (hip, knee

218. 6-Gap-Analysis-Goal (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/6-gap-analysis-goal.docx
     June 01, 2023 - related structures Vaginal hysterectomy – includes those done by laparoscope Orthopedic Surgery Total knee

219. 023-Ss-Cusp-Learning-From-Defects-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/023-ss-cusp-learning-from-defects-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Learning From Defects Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee … Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing cardiac, hip and knee

220. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/020-ss-periop-infection-prevention.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - Human knee … with staples after a knee replacement surgery