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

82. 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

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

84. Patient Element | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    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

85. 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

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

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

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

89. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - 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

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

91. 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.

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

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

94. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/pfphac.pdf
    September 01, 2014 - Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate This document describes … the methods AHRQ used to estimate the national rate of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) for the … Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate PATIENT SAFETY … 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

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

96. Public Reporting of Patients' Comments with Quality Measures: How Can We Make It Work? (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140603_QI/3_rachel_grob.pdf
    June 25, 2014 - negative assessment Usefulness: understandable; present diverse experiences Multiple methods for comparison … past 12 months) SAMPLE 1 Saw MD Multiple Times, No Serious Illness (past 12 months) Online – Method … 1 4 interviews 4 interviews 4 interviews Online – Method 2 4 interviews 4 interviews 4 interviews … Telephone – Method 1 4 interviews 4 interviews 4 interviews Telephone – Method 2 4 interviews 4

97. What Exactly Is Patient Safety? (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Emanuel-Berwick_110.pdf
    July 02, 2008 - developed, emphasizing litigation to deter substandard behavior and individual accountability for procedures … so they can be prevented or rescue can be achieved.17 Safety systems include design of materials, procedures … Deviation from this method causes the knowledge to be unreliable and the deviant methods to be discarded … components and their interactions, the functioning of equipment, the programming of equipment, and the procedures … Process measures may need to be developed and validated for a complete bundle of carefully selected procedures

98. Scoring CPCQ (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/cpcq-scoring.pdf
    May 01, 2017 - ESCALATES CPCQ Strategies Scoring Method 1. … In short, we plan to implement a multiple imputation procedure to fully utilize observable data and … Many methods are used, the most popular of which are multiple imputation and regression methods. … items for a single practice is missing, we will exclude that practice from the multiple imputation procedure … Results: The method is applied to 3 datasets, a constructed dataset that shows the method in a simplified

99. Introducing electronic screening tools for developmental delay and autism into pediatric primary care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/pa-specialinnovation.html
    August 01, 2018 - Adoption of electronic screening methods for developmental delay and autism helped improve efficient … In 2008, four urban offices implemented a new method of electronic screening for developmental delay … The hybrid method was adopted by additional practices after mid-2010. … Sites gradually transitioned to the new system between 2011 and 2013, so the two different methods (hybrid … Learn more about the national evaluation, including its objectives, evaluation design, and methods.

100. 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?