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21. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications
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    April 01, 2022 - protocol Anticipated urinary retention due to paralytic meds Recent urologic or gynecologic diagnosis or procedure … Urine sample that CANNOT be collected by other method such as urinal, external catheter, or ISC Sample … Checklist Question 45 Does the patient have urinary incontinence that cannot be addressed by non-catheter methods … Strict temporary immobility post-op from vascular procedure Yes Yes Yes Barrier creams, prompted toileting … open sacral/hip wounds require an indwelling urinary catheter if the wound can be kept clean by other methods

22. Material Use Guide - Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement-material-guide.html
    May 01, 2017 - Slides 8-10 Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators Slides 11-18 General Communication Methods … Topic: Defining Patient and Family Engagement and its Benefits Method: In a meeting, ask staff how they … staff, including pre- and postoperative care staff Topic: Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators Method … for Engaging Patients and Family Members Method: Hand out slides 19-21 and facilitator notes at meeting … post-operative care staff Topic: Opportunities for Patient and Family Engagement in Your Facility Method

23. Pfengagement-Material-Guide (doc file)
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    May 01, 2017 - in the ASC · Slides 8-10 Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators · Slides 11-18 General Communication Methods … Topic: Defining Patient and Family Engagement and its Benefits Method: In a meeting, ask staff how they … staff, including pre- and postoperative care staff Topic: Patient and Family Expectations in the ASC Method … All staff, including pre- and postoperative care staff Topic: Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators Method … for Engaging Patients and Family Members Method: Hand out slides 19-21 and facilitator notes at meeting

24. 1b.4_Input_File_Specifications_508 (xls file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity. … Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity. … Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity. … Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity. … Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity.

25. Identifying and Aligning Work-System Factors to Mitigate HAIs in Ambulatory Dialysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2014 - Technical factors are the means and methods by which work is performed, such as work processes and procedures … This method was chosen because the STS components described by the MEAD method are applicable to the … Methods Macroergonomic Analysis and Design (MEAD) Method The MEAD method facilitates the analysis … Development of Data Collection Methods Whereas the MEAD method defines the steps for information that … Data Collection Methods for STS Domain Analysis Domain Definition and Analysis Data Collection Methods

26. Identifying and Aligning Work-System Factors to Mitigate HAIs in Ambulatory Dialysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2014 - Technical factors are the means and methods by which work is performed, such as work processes and procedures … This method was chosen because the STS components described by the MEAD method are applicable to the … Methods Macroergonomic Analysis and Design (MEAD) Method The MEAD method facilitates the analysis … Development of Data Collection Methods Whereas the MEAD method defines the steps for information that … Data Collection Methods for STS Domain Analysis Domain Definition and Analysis Data Collection Methods

27. Addressing Methodological Challenges in Research for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions (R21) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2015 - stakeholders--including researchers, clinicians, and policy experts--with information about innovative methods … PDF Version ; 72 KB) | Elizabeth Bayliss, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute Innovative Research Methods

28. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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    April 13, 2017 - I'm going to introduce two formal methods that you can use relatively easily to evaluate different products … (Slide 13) There are two main methods that I want to introduce today that have been proposed by the World … what the acceptable user characteristics or qualities are for rating new products, according to WHO methods … (Slide 19) Both WHO method one and method two specify much more advanced outcome measurements including … Then the link to WHO method one and method two is available from World Health Organization Clean Hands

29. Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Data Analysis Methods Grantees used qualitative and mixed methods to describe study settings and methods … The ABC method was used to calculate costs from the clinic’s perspective, while gross-costing methods … Cost Analysis Methods Exhibit 1 provides a summary of the methods used to estimate the costs of primary … method, possible analysis methods, and key considerations. … This method is also susceptible to recall bias (for retrospective studies).

30. Synthesis Report: Methods and Results From the AHRQ Estimating Costs Research Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/synthesis-report.html
    February 01, 2017 - Data Analysis Methods Grantees used qualitative and mixed methods to describe study settings and methods … The ABC method was used to calculate costs from the clinic’s perspective, while gross-costing methods … Cost Analysis Methods Exhibit 1 provides a summary of the methods used to estimate the costs of primary … method, possible analysis methods, and key considerations. … This method is also susceptible to recall bias (for retrospective studies).

31. Final Progress Report: Optimizing Detection of MRSA Carriage (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Methods: Hospitalized patients with recent MRSA infection were enrolled and underwent MRSA screening … The standard method for identifying MRSA carriers is a swab culture of the nostrils. … Methods Study design: This was a single-center, cross-sectional study that compared the sensitivit ies … The type of MRSA (CA vs HA) was determined by molecular methods (PCR and sequencing, as appropriate … Title of the project: Optimizing Detection of MRSA Carriage Structured abstract Purpose Scope Methods

32. Final Progress Report: Improve Safety, Quality, and Efficiency in Radiotherapy with Automated HIT System (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Compared with two previously developed machine learning error detection methods (Bayesian network method … [13] and the isolated forest method [51]), the association rule method is capable 1) of automatically … • A generic patient documentation processing procedure was developed. • A prototype of automated verification … • A novel hierarchical procedure was developed to automatically segment the whole skeleton [5] in … advanced errors that could not be detected based on simple rules, and 3) common applicable tools and procedures

33. 030-Hand-Hygiene-Webinar-Slides-Notes (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - Slide 5 Evidence-Based Practices: Indications for Hand Hygiene and Recommended Procedures SAY: Hand … This next section will discuss evidence-based practices, indications, and recommended procedures for … Before a clean or aseptic procedure 3. … Slide 19 How to Monitor Hand Hygiene Adherence SAY: The most frequent methods for measuring hand … They identified several opportunities to clarify expectations, including procedures for when to perform

34. Fallpxtool3J (doc file)
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    January 29, 2013 - Evaluation Bundle: Digit Span, Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, and Confusion Assessment Method … Confusion Assessment Method: Adapted from Inouye SK, van Dyck CH, Alessi CA, et al. … To rate the patient with the Confusion Assessment Method, use the worksheet on the next page. … Confusion Assessment Method Shortened Version Worksheet EVALUATOR: DATE: I. … A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med 1990;113(12):941-8.

35. Fuzzy Set Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2013 - Marcus's Answer: The methods brief we wrote for AHRQ is a good simple introduction to the method. … Also referring to the AHRQ methods brief and the growing number of published papers using the method … Marcus's Answer: I have tried to publish two papers using this method, both to HSR. … His papers are cited in the AHRQ Methods Brief. … There is extensive literature contrasting and comparing traditional statistical methods with QCA methods

36. Community Resource Element | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2013 - (community resource) Data source Community resource self-assessment tool Calculation method … Calculation method This measure may be assessed at the level of a single community resource organization … Calculation method This measure may be assessed at the level of a single community resource organization … Data source Audit – Review of administrative management data and/or organizational policies and procedures … Calculation method This measure may be assessed at the level of a single community resource

37. Massachusetts Community Health Center Improves Communication With Health Literacy Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2014 - the environment around spoken and written communication, integrate health literacy into policies and procedures … health literacy training—incorporating it into annual and new hire training—and used the "teach back" method … The teach back method confirms patients' understanding of what their provider has explained, in a nonshaming … In addition to providing an opportunity to check for understanding, the method allows providers to reteach … year after implementing teach back, a survey of clinical staff found that 61 percent were using the method

38. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Describe different methods to engage residents and family members in safety initiatives, especially in … 36 *Video included in this section Topic: Defining Resident-and Family-Centered Care Method … staff; residents and families Topic: Communicating With Residents and Families: Ideas and Challenges Method … including administrators and frontline staff Topic: Engagement Using Resident and Family Advisers Method … administrators and frontline staff; residents and families Topic: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Method

39. Chapter 3. Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Previous Page Next … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … JAMIA Draft Manuscript The primary purpose of this task was to design and test methods … ) had 10 procedure codes. … This study shows that it is still a reliable method to identify SSIs.

40. Final Progress Report: Comprehensive Analysis of Data from Testing the Re-engineered Hospital Discharge (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Methods: Figure 1 shows the research model for the experiment. … Implementation Methods We study seven methods of implementing Project RED: 1) Replicate Project RED … The efficiency of this “sequential” procedure is determined using only the outcomes for the effective … When random samples are taken, the procedure can be repeated a large number of times (e.g., 1,000 mini … trials) to validate this “bootstrap” method.