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81. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

82. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment
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    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

83. Expanding the Toolbox: Methods to Study and Refine Patient-Centered Medical Home Models (pdf file)
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    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

84. Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report (pdf file)
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    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

85. Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

86. Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program: Accelerating the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

87. NPSD Data Spotlights | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

88. Patient Element | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

89. Clinic/Clinician-Community Resource Relationships | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

90. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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.

91. Reading on Evaluation Recommended | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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.

92. Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation - Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

93. Module 3: Script and Slides (doc file)
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    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

94. The Spread Problem | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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.

95. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

96. Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Identity Management in the Context of Real-World Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
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    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.

97. Daily Huddle Component Kit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

98. Module 2: Component Kit (doc file)
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    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.

99. Quick Start Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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?

100. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2016 (pdf file)
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     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.