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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/methods.html
December 01, 2017 - Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate
Prepared … This document describes the methods AHRQ used to estimate the national rate of hospital-acquired conditions … As of April 2014, this method has been repeated for 2011, and for 2012 using preliminary data for the … Use of these data may enable the development of a new method that could provide an improved estimate … Preliminary data and calculations based on data that include the new IQR samples suggest that a method
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-p.pptx
January 01, 2015 - Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide Appendix P
Product Evaluation
World Health Organization (WHO) Method … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide Appendix P
Product Evaluation
WHO Method … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide Appendix P
Product Evaluation
WHO Method … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide Appendix P
Product Evaluation
WHO Method … One
Evaluate current product and new product
Use formal WHO Method 2 methodology
Evaluating and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/expanding-the-toolkit.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Department of Health and Human Services.
2
Each brief introduces a method or approach and discusses … The briefs then discuss advantages and limitations of the method, and
provide resources for researchers … to learn more about the method. … The ethnographic method
uses multiple methods of data collection to construct
a holistic and contextual … X
Mixed Methods
Jennifer Wisdom
and John Creswell
Mixed methods studies systematically integrate or
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/estimating-costs-primary-care-transformation.pdf
July 31, 2015 - Exhibit 1 summarizes for each
method the purposes it serves, data required, possible analysis methods … The ABC method was used to calculate costs from the clinic’s perspective, while gross-
costing methods … 11
method, possible analysis methods, and key considerations. … visits per provider per year, adjusted for illness level); unique patients, patient
encounters, and procedures … Select and Apply a Cost Estimation Method
Gross-Costing Methods
ABC Method
Data Collection
Selection
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/overview.html
August 01, 2021 - Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA), establishes a claims-based method … This measure establishes a claims-based method for identifying receipt of TCD screening among larger … Methods
Folding Down from State Level
To fold the measure down from the state to the health plan … As discussed above, there are no validated methods for health system attribution. … The QMETRIC method, which assessed several cutoffs and assessed the attribution tradeoffs at each cutoff
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/summary/index.html
September 01, 2017 - Infections
Project Summary
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is a proven method … Assessment of safety culture and infection control policies and procedures. … infection rates in hospitals by 25 to 40 percent, depending on the type of surgery and surveillance method
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/data/spotlights.html
February 01, 2025 - Patterns of Fall Interventions (PDF, 4.5 MB) outlines how the data mining method, Frequent Pattern Mining … applied to operationalize and provide additional insights compared to traditional summary statistical methods
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas3-2.html
October 01, 2013 - Data source
Patient/individual survey
Calculation method
This measure may be assessed for patients … Domain
Health literacy (patient)
Data source
Patient/individual survey
Calculation method … Domain
Health literacy (patient)
Data source
Patient/individual survey
Calculation method … Calculation method
This measure may be reported as the percentage of patients of a clinical practice … with community resources (patient)
Data source
Patient/individual survey
Calculation method
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas3-5.html
October 01, 2013 - Calculation method
This measure may be reported as the percentage of clinics/clinicians who report … clinic/clinician-community resource)
Data source
Community resource survey
Calculation method … clinic/clinician-community resource)
Data source
Community resource survey
Calculation method … Calculation method
This measure may be reported on an ordinal scale that includes rating of elements … Calculation method
This measure may be assessed for a particular community resource or for all community
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/index.html
April 01, 2018 - Culture Type Map to Procedure Types
Appendix F. Algorithms
Appendix G. … identification and surveillance of likely cases of surgical site infection using data on four common procedures … Method That Utilizes the Identified Risk Variables to Validly Compare Rates of SSI Across Facilities … Evaluate the Quality of the Risk-adjustment Relative to Method Complexity and the Data Collection … Culture Type Map to Procedure Types
Appendix F. Algorithm
Appendix G.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/recommended-reading.html
May 01, 2019 - There are dozens of textbooks on evaluation research, and many textbooks on specific research methods … Qualitative research and evaluation methods. 3rd ed. … Internet, Mail and Mixed Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method. … Handbook of interview research: context and method. … Qualitative Data Analysis Methods
Miles MB, Huberman AM.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - Does your organization have a preferred method? … Weekly observation of procedures and work methods by the supervisor, as actually performed, is another … Sometimes, the method needs to be redesigned and the way forward is not clear, so you jump down to box … The change to work method or work environment can be done immediately. … safety issue that requires action—for example, to call for additional clinical staff or to stop the procedure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving/problem-solving-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Does your organization have a preferred method? … Weekly observation of procedures and work methods by the supervisor, as actually performed, is another … Sometimes, the method needs to be redesigned and the way forward is not clear, so you jump down to box … The change to work method or work environment can be done immediately. … safety issue that requires action—for example, to call for additional clinical staff or to stop the procedure
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/mccannon/index.html
December 01, 2020 - The six factors are: current environment, foundation, framing, nature, structural context and method. … Slide 18
Method
Technical approach to scale up OR
"Lever mix".
Data collection. … Slide 19
Methods for Spread
Natural diffusion.
Breakthrough Series Collaborative model. … How will you spread your better practice (method)? … Experiment with new methods and technologies.
Test new forms of evaluation.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/index.html
December 01, 2024 - the front lines of care faster by helping clinicians and staff better understand how to apply proven methods … Help clinicians apply proven methods to prevent HAIs. … Visit the CUSP Method for more information. … Toolkit for Reducing CLABSI in Hospitals These tools were specifically developed to apply the CUSP method … End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facilities This field-tested toolkit helps dialysis centers apply proven methods
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/grannis-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Methods
We implemented and evaluated extensions to probabilistic methods designed to improve accuracy … of the probabilistic method is used to
accommodate statistical dependence between fields. … ; generalization of the probabilistic method was used to accommodate
statistical dependence between … The proposed method was shown to produce a statistical model with overall better model fit. … This
method produces a better model fit.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/huddles-comp-kit.html
June 01, 2017 - communication behaviors, and related safety work to address by training, coaching, and revising tools and methods … addressed by manager/supervisor immediately after the huddle may be escalated according to agreed-to procedure … starts at the designated time
Choose a consistent time to meet (e.g., 15 minutes before first procedure … Identify patients who could have safety issues arise: “issue and plan”
List of patients and procedures … huddle for no more than 10 minutes at the start of the day to look back and look ahead to assure safe procedures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/huddles/huddles-component-kit.docx
May 01, 2017 - communication behaviors, and related safety work to address by training, coaching, and revising tools and methods … addressed by manager/supervisor immediately after the huddle may be escalated according to agreed-to procedure … Leader starts at the designated time
· Choose a consistent time to meet (e.g., 15 minutes before first procedure … huddle for no more than 10 minutes at the start of the day to look back and look ahead to assure safe procedures … If so, outline the method; default is to work on exception basis.
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www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/quick.html
February 01, 2024 - Communication Self-Assessment
Communication Observation Form
Plain Language Words
Use the Teach-Back Method … : Tool 5
The Teach-Back Method Poster
Teach-Back Questions for Informed Consent
Follow Up with … Use the Teach-Back Method ( Tool 5 )
Assess your results.
How did it go?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/natlhacratereport-rebaselining2014-2016_0.pdf
January 01, 2016 - infections, adverse drug events, and injuries due to procedures,
as well as pressure ulcers and falls … new method and the previous method is that the new method includes patient charts for most
conditions … is built on the 2010-2014 methods but
includes some changes. … than as a focus HAC, which is the case with the new method. … as similar as possible to the methods used to acquire the 2016 samples.