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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/prelaunch-activities.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Mixed electronic/manual process – Adult patients with medical devices of interest are
automatically … in EMR system
o MRSA-positive culture or history documented on transfer
o MRSA-positive screening test … devices
Medication Mupirocin 2% nasal ointment
• Activate order for patients with medical devices … who are also
known to be MRSA+ (MRSA+ flag present, MRSA+ screening test
or clinical culture, documented … A brief post training test is included.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/child-eng-cg30-2353a.pdf
August 01, 2015 - In the last 6 months, did you contact this
provider’s office with a medical question
about your child … contacted
this provider’s office during regular office
hours, how often did you get an answer to
your medical … last 6 months, how often did this
provider seem to know the important
information about your child’s medical … In the last 6 months, did this provider order
a blood test, x-ray, or other test for your
child? … In the last 6 months, when this provider
ordered a blood test, x-ray, or other test for
your child,
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/index.html
March 01, 2016 - The typical “name” of most clinical measures is in medical language that many people do not understand … Learn how to test measure labels and definitions with your audience in The Purpose and Process of Cognitive
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/multiple/Calibrate-Dx-Quick-Start-Clinicians.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Anyone whose scope of practice includes medical diagnosis can use Calibrate Dx. … Calibrate Dx field test user,
hospital medicine physician
“As clinicians, we are very much
creatures … Calibrate Dx field test user,
family medicine physician
AHRQ Publication No. 22-0047-1-EF
September
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/medical-office/translators.html
January 01, 2010 - A medical office could be located in a building containing multiple medical offices, but each office … The wrong chart/medical record was used for a patient.
Charts/Medical Records
A3. … Medical Equipment
A5. … The results from a lab or imaging test were not available when needed.
A9. … A critical abnormal result from a lab or imaging test was not followed up within 1 business day.
2.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/Comparison_of_CG-CAHPS_v3_and_v2.pdf
July 01, 2015 - needed
Patient got appointment for non-urgent care as soon as needed
Patient got answers to medical … questions the same day he/she
contacted provider’s office
Patient got answers to medical questions … questions the same day he/she
contacted provider’s office
Patient got answers to medical questions … history* --
Someone from provider's office followed up with patient to give
results of blood test … , x-ray, or other test --
Someone from provider’s office talked about all the prescription
medications
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight02.html
May 01, 2013 - tracking and registry functions; care management; patient self-management support; electronic prescribing; test … We did not test inter-rater reliability of the MHI-RSF. … information on inter-rater reliability of the full MHI.3 Validity While we did not design a validity test … of the medical home model. … Medical Home Index- FAQ.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/findings.html
August 01, 2022 - program for the individual hospitals and, the grantee has not used statistical methods to assess and test … in ambulatory settings: (1) the management of laboratory test results, (2) the management of referrals … action plan was not documented in the chart (20.4% to 14.4%), when a patient was not notified of a test … sites across all 11 domains (access to service and care, medication management, referral management, test … in their ratings on three domains—practice communication (p<.001), practice leadership (p<.05), and test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/contemporary-EMTALA-clinical-issues-pregnantpts.pdf
December 01, 2024 - diagnosed
with a speculum exam and visualization of pooling of amniotic fluid, a
positive nitrazine test … , a positive ferning test, or amniotic fluid molecular
testing. … • Documenting presence of signs and test results concerning for
PUL or diagnostic of ectopic pregnancy … Abbreviations: ED (Emergency Department), MSE (medical screening exam), EMC
(emergency medical condition … • Medical staff and hospital rules define criteria for and
credentialing of qualified medical
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/hp/suppl-healthlit-items-hp-survey50-adult.html
April 01, 2020 - In the last 12 months, how often did your personal doctor use medical words you did not understand? … In the last 12 months, did your personal doctor order a blood test, x-ray, or other test for you? … In the last 12 months, before you had a blood test, x-ray, or other test, how often did your personal … In the last 12 months, when your personal doctor ordered a blood test, x-ray, or other test for you, … In the last 12 months, how often were the results of your blood test, x-ray, or other test easy to understand
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/qdr2015-chartbook-careaffordability.pptx
August 01, 2016 - 1,000 adult admissions with appendicitis
Men age 40+ who had a screening prostate-specific antigen test … 351.54353894007306
Rate per 1,000 Admissions
Men age 40+ who had a screening prostate-specific antigen test … Overall Rate: In 2014, 21.1% of men age 40 and over reported a PSA test in the past year (data not shown … Groups With Disparities:
In 2014, men ages 40-54 were less likely to receive a PSA test in the past year … Asians were less likely than Whites to receive PSA testing and Blacks were more likely to receive the test
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/diagnostic-safety/toolkit.html
November 01, 2018 - :
Learn how to implement a systematic approach to providing safe and quality care to children
Test … Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical record: do any safety concerns remain
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar02/spcslides.html
July 01, 2013 - Slide 3 Statistical Process Control--Possible Uses to Monitor and Evaluate Patient-Centered Medical Home … Quickly identified GI involvement in culture/rapid test-confirmed influenza . … of Line Graph
Image of line graph showing a timeline of percentage of visits with positive rapid test … documentation (forgot to ask) Ordered colonoscopy Ordered flexible sigmoidoscopy Ordered faecal occult blood test … Colonoscopy Referrals for Patients Not Current at Encounter, EMR, Electronic Medical Record; MA, Medical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf.pdf
September 21, 2010 - However, if the
calculated risk was 10% without diabetes and 15% with diabetes, then the screening test … The American Diabetes Association has recommended the fasting plasma
glucose test for screening because … plasma glucose level of 126 mg/dL or greater and recommends
confirmation with a repeated screening test … Although false-positive test results, overdiagnosis, and unnecessary
earlier treatment are problems … What can you tell this patient about her likelihood of having a
false-positive test, additional imaging
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - decided to adopt the use of iodophor to prevent transmission and infection in your patients who have medical … devices and are known to be MRSA carriers by history, screening test (if performed), or clinical culture … If a MRSA carrier still has a medical device at the time of readmission, the nasal protocol begins anew … If the patient has a medical device and is known MRSA carrier by history, screening test, or clinical … If a patient has a medical device and is a known MRSA carrier, then a new 5-day course of nasal iodophor
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/psychological-safety-slides.pdf
March 18, 2025 - Reduction of health-care associated infections (HAI)
• Methods:
• Setting: case study at large academic medical … Gallagher, MD, MACP
University of Washington
Responding to Harm Events in Healthcare:
A Stress Test … An abdominal CT scan shortly before the patient left the hospital
against medical advice commented on … The Ultimate Stress Test for
Psychological Safety
• Transparency is a pre-condition for patient safety … The Ultimate Stress Test for Psychological Safety
Why Do We Struggle to Respond to Harm Events?
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/mhi-rsf.html
May 01, 2013 - A companion survey to the Medical Home Index, the Medical Home Family Index (MHFI), is intended for use … care provider ( PCP) occurs as a result of family inquiry; PCP contacts with the family are for test … result delivery or planned medical follow-up. … test results to the family. … Medical Home: The Center for Medical Home Improvement defines the medical home as a community-based primary
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201903.html
April 01, 2019 - I-PASS is a process to enhance communication when coordinating patients’ transfer of care during medical … designed to improve hospital communication and reduce errors by providing a standardized structure for medical … that varied in size and patient population and represented internal medicine, pediatric, and other medical … But by March 2017, residents monitored in the test study were handing off their patients to the next … training, according to Amy Starmer, M.D., M.P.H., a physician at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/acknowledgements.html
August 01, 2022 - from experts, key stakeholders, and lessons learned from the agency's $25 million Patient Safety and Medical … Liability (PSML) Grant Initiative launched in 2009, the largest Federal investment in research to test … promising model programs to improve patient safety and reduce medical liability claims. … Center, Harvard Medical School
Richard C. … Medical Officer, COPIC
David E.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/consumer-reporting/research/reporting-patient-narratives.pdf
September 01, 2015 - scores on patient survey results (CAHPS), use of effective
treatments (HEDIS), and methods to reduce medical … For example, in one test, each
comment is tagged with keywords to call attention to the content that … In another test, each comment is presented with an assessment of
how positive or negative the feedback … For example, in one test, each comment is tagged with keywords to call attention to the content that