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321. Head of Bed Elevation or Semirecumbent Positioning Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-lit-review.html
     January 01, 2017 - PRO: Literature review—This review focused on analyzing nine  RCTs and two animal laboratory studies … to bring insight from laboratory and clinical investigation into ventilator-associated pneumonia pathogenesis … Results from pioneering laboratory investigation call attention to new possible positions, or lateral

322. Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0232-table2.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Laboratory assessments for children with a BMI above the 95th percentile should include screening for

323. ADHD Guidelines Review (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-4.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - If the Patient's Medical History Is Unremarkable, Laboratory or Neurological Testing Is Not Indicated … Laboratory assessments should not be used routinely.

324. Accurate ADHD Diagnosis, Measure 1, Section 5, Attachment 4 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-5-attachment-4.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - If the Patient's Medical History Is Unremarkable, Laboratory or Neurological Testing Is Not Indicated … Laboratory assessments should not be used routinely.

325. Preventing Medication Errors Among Children With Chronic Conditions in Outpatient and Home Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-walsh.html
     October 01, 2023 - Walsh was awarded a 5-year AHRQ-funded Patient Safety Learning Laboratory grant in 2018.

326. Streptococcal Pharyngitis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - treat with antibiotics ± obtain a rapid strep test ‒ Reflex bacterial cultures are often performed by laboratories

327. Final Progress Report: Clinical importance of the drug interaction between statins and CYP3A inhibitors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/strom-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - We utilized medical diagnoses or laboratory evidence to identify incident outcomes. … Outcomes identified by laboratory evidence were considered confirmed. … Outcome timing To be classified as an outcome, the READ code or laboratory elevation must have occurred … To depict each patient's current health status, physician care, and concomitant therapies, laboratory … Because of incomplete baseline laboratory data (e.g., cholesterol, CK, sCr, and ALT/AST), only baseline

328. Using Six Sigma® Methodology to Improve Handoff Communication in High-Risk Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Mistry_114.pdf
     May 05, 2008 - in a reduced handoff turnaround time (15.3 min to 9.6 min; P <0.001) and time to obtaining critical laboratory … patient arrival to completing handoff communication (turnaround time); reduce time to obtaining vital laboratory … included: time from patient arrival to handoff completion (turnaround time), time to obtaining vital laboratory … diagnostic information—specifically, handoff communication time; reduced time to obtaining critical laboratory

329. USER GUIDE: COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/user-guide-covid-19-vaccination-tracking-tool-nursing-facilities.pdf
     July 01, 2022 - o Which individuals have a history of laboratory positive COVID-19. … Select YES/NO/Unknown/NA for Resident History of laboratory positive COVID-19?. … Select YES/NO/Unknown/NA for History of laboratory positive COVID-19? … In the cell under the History of laboratory positive COVID-19? … Next, copy the data in the cells from column H (History of laboratory positive COVID-19) to column Q

330. Medication Discrepancies and Potential Adverse Drug Events During Transfer of Care from Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/liability/neumiller.html
     August 01, 2017 - 1.3 percent of the cases, symptoms lasting less than 30 days in 47.5 percent of the cases, abnormal laboratory … potential ADEs were defined as those that could cause or contribute to symptoms, such as fever or pruritus; laboratory … The potential health consequence of “ abnormal laboratory values or altered vital signs” was also a … resultant health consequences being transient symptoms lasting fewer than 30 days or alterations in laboratory

331. Tool: SSA (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-litreview.docx
     January 01, 2017 - PRO: Literature review – This review focused on analyzing nine RCTs and two animal laboratory studies … to bring insight from laboratory and clinical investigation into ventilator-associated pneumonia pathogenesis … Results from pioneering laboratory investigation call attention to new possible positions, or lateral

332. Glucose Control Factsheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-factsheet.html
     December 01, 2017 - The target number for glycated hemoglobin will vary depending on the type of test doctor's laboratory

333. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g

334. Final Progress Report: The Effect of EMR on Medication Safety: A SPUR-Net Study (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kuo-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - at the prescribing stage)  Failure to order appropriate toxic/therapeutic monitoring tests (e.g., laboratory … between what the patient said they were taking and what was actually recorded in the medical records; laboratory … Monitoring errors pertaining to appropriate laboratory tests were likely to be underestimated, because … we did not collect every recommended laboratory test for all the medications (e.g., data regarding

335. Final Progress Report: Creating Safe Ambulatory Care: The Path to Resilience (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/nemeth-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - specific situations in emergency medicine departments (ED) and outpatient clinics as naturally occurring laboratories … 7 Figure 2: CSE-based work flow in Research Site One ED Copyright © 2009 Cognitive Technologies Laboratory … Figure 3: CSE-based work flow in Research Site Two ED Copyright © 2009 Cognitive Technologies Laboratory … Report Creating Safe Ambulatory Care: The Path to Resilience, available at the Cognitive Technologies Laboratory

336. Mixed Methods Analysis of Medical Error Event Reports: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Harris.pdf
     June 30, 2004 - wrongful ordering (or failing to order), performing, reporting, documenting, or acting on results of laboratory … to an already existing one15–17 that identifies preanalytic, analytic, and postanalytic phases for laboratory … Toward optimal laboratory use. Problems in laboratory testing in primary care. … Errors in laboratory medicine. Clin Chem 2002 May;48(5):691– 8. 17. Gandhi TK.

337. PS Grantee | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=5
     January 01, 2024 - P30 HS 023553 Topic(s): Human Factors Approaches To Improve Patient Safety, Patient Safety Learning Laboratory

338. Final Progress Report: Improving Safe Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Population Health Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/barnes-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Specifically, (1) there is no routine laboratory test available to monitor drug levels; (2) unlike warfarin … However, without the burden of frequent laboratory tests or dose adjustment, most prescribers do not … Dashboard and will suppress future alerts until new information appears (e.g., a new prescription or new laboratory … Unlike warfarin and other vitamin K antagonists that require frequent laboratory monitoring and one-on-one … interactions with clinical staff, DOACs are prescribed by a wide variety of clinicians without frequent laboratory

339. Tool: Task Assistance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/task.html
     May 01, 2023 - understanding of assistance, consider the following scenario: Two members of the gastrointestinal laboratory

340. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care March Meeting Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/meeting-summary-031720.pdf
     July 23, 2020 - https://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/advancing-laboratory-diagnostic-stewardship-for-healthcare-associated-infections-hais-antibiotic-resistance-and-sepsis