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21. AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower Readmissions in Dignity Health Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2015 - Home News Newsroom Impact Case Studies AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower … Studies Blog Newsletter Events AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower … 2015 Page originally created August 2015 Internet Citation: AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower

22. Appendix A: Family Information Packet (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2013 - What can I do to lower my baby's risk of SIDS? … Lower chance of asthma, food allergies, and dental cavities. … Lower risk of some childhood cancers. Lower chance of becoming over weight. … Mothers who breastfeed have: Lower risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer. … Lower chance of becoming pregnant before menstruation returns.

23. Measure: PROMIS Pediatric Global Health Measure (PGH-7) (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2016 - with better physical functioning, higher levels of subjective well-being, better social health, and lower … For example: ● Children who are black/African-American have lower global health scores than whites … ● Children who are of Hispanic ethnicity have lower global health scores than non-Hispanics. … ● Children with a chronic condition have lower global health scores than children without a chronic … ● Children with low family income have lower global health scores than children with a higher family

24. Action-Plan-Template (doc file)
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    April 01, 2022 - discuss actions, complete this plan, and identify gap(s) to target over the course of the team’s work to lower

25. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-1 (pdf file)
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    December 14, 2010 - These rates are lower than the average for all women (83.9%) and lower than all other age groups (range

26. What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - with more positive SOPS scores had: Fewer hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls. 1 Lower … surgical site infection rates. 2 Hospitals with more positive SOPS scores had: Lower rates of … Higher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Five-Star Quality ratings. 5 Lower

27. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Diagnostic value of C-reactive protein and transthyretin in bone infections of the lower limb. … Contribution of laboratory tests, scintigraphy, and histology to the diagnosis of lower limb joint replacement … [C-reactive protein and transthyretin in early diagnosis of infection after open fractures of the lower … The value of C-reactive protein for postoperative monitoring of lower limb arthroplasty. … Superficial incisional infection in arthroplasty of the lower limb.

28. Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Evidence and Resources A substantial body of evidence shows that taking aspirin can help patients lower … Taking an aspirin every day can help these patients lower their risk.

29. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - 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 …

30. 0129Table8 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Intern Med. 2009;150(3):178–187.68 Patients in the intervention group (n = 370) had a lower … Children had a lower readmission rate (4.4 vs. 11.3%, p = 0.004) and lower adjusted readmission likelihood … Hospitals that implemented more strategies had significantly lower 30-day readmission rates than … Lower quality of inpatient care was associated with a higher risk of unplanned readmission within … Hospitals in the highest quartile for surgical volume had a significantly lower composite readmission

31. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Community-Associated Lower … Urinary Tract Infections   Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower

32. Central Venous Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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    April 01, 2022 - These may have a lower risk of infection and should be considered in patients who may benefit from these … Midline catheters had a significantly lower risk of occlusion and bloodstream infections versus PICC … Which site was associated with a lower risk of CLABSI? … The results confirm that the subclavian site is associated with a lower risk of catheter-related bloodstream

33. Section 5, Tables 8 and 9 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - Hospitals in which the guideline was implemented had lower readmission rates than hospitals that did … rate of 11.4%, compared with 44.2% in the control group (p = 0.01). 30-day readmission rates were lower … Compared with control subjects, patients in the intervention group had lower readmission rates at 30 … Lower quality of inpatient care was associated with a higher risk of unplanned readmission within … Hospitals in the highest quartile for surgical volume had a significantly lower composite readmission

34. PowerPoint Presentation
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    June 01, 2021 - fatigued Coughing intermittently Few crackles at base of left lung Chest x ray: hazy infiltrate left lower … notes: Francisco’s Chest X Ray8 20 Chest x ray shows new consolidation in right lower … data using the Monthly Data Collection Form Review the Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower … 5–10 residents each month Supporting Materials Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower

35. America's Health Literacy: Why We Need Accessible Health Information (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2008 - n Compared to privately insured adults, both publicly insured and uninsured adults had lower health … Lower Health Literacy Is Associated With Less Education Health literacy varies directly with level … The Elderly Have Lower Health Literacy Adults 65 or older were more likely to have below basic or … The share of adults at these lower levels of literacy was greatest for those over 75; more than … Health literacy is lowest among the more vulnerable members of our communities—those with lower education

36. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (doc file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members · When are antibiotics used to treat lower … Doctors often use antibiotics to treat some lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia and bronchitis

37. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - Educate & Engage Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 1 2  When are antibiotics used to treat lower … • Doctors often use antibiotics to treat some lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia and

38. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Following the intervention, there were lower rates of discharge-related care failures, decreasing from … Outcome measure: Inpatient admission rates were lower for children after their involvement with patient … The average length of stay for children with admissions was lower after their involvement with patient … Children with navigators had a lower proportion of missed opportunities for care than they did before

39. 4 Tk1 T1-Sbar Uti Word Simplified One Page (doc file)
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    August 26, 2016 - · Yes The resident is on Warfarin (Coumadin®) ASSESSMENT * For residents who regularly run a lower

40. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - residents suspected of having one of three common infections: urinary tract, skin and soft tissue, and lower … Tract Infection 2    Skin and Soft Tissue Infection 11    Lower … For residents who regularly run a lower temperature, use a temperature of 2°F (1°C) … Yes 13 No 12 Notes: For residents who regularly run a lower temperature