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221. Appendix 2: CED Compiled Public Comment Themes (xls file)
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     October 12, 2022 - provided CMS with evidence of hospitals discontinuing or never adopting these clinically advanced imaging procedures … The methods section in the report does not provide any rationale as to why representatives from the life … Flexibility in determining the most appropriate study design, data, outcomes, and analysis methods is … The methods section in the report does not provide any rationale as to why representatives from the life … provided CMS with evidence of hospitals discontinuing or never adopting these clinically advanced imaging procedures

222. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol: Home Mechanical Ventilators (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2018 - If meta-analysis is deemed appropriate, we plan to use the DerSimonian and Laird random effect method … included in the analysis is larger than 1817; otherwise, the DerSimonian and Laird random effect method … Assessing Applicability - We will follow the procedures outlined in the EPC Methods Guide for Comparative … Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Methods V. References VI. Definition of Terms VII. Review of Key Questions VIII.

223. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: CUS and Teach-Back on Inpatient Medical Unit (pdf file)
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     August 31, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Tool or Concept CUS Tool and Teach-Back Method. … How was the Teach-Back Method used in the video? Discussion Answers 1.

224. Return on Investment Tool (doc file)
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     January 01, 2013 - This tool provides a step-by-step method for calculating the ROI for a new set of actions implemented … / Improvement investment costs CEA = Improvement investment costs / Effectiveness The step-by-step procedure … The ROI analysis needs to capture when those actions change the hospital’s operating procedures over … Prepare these costs using the same methods used for program budgeting. … Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes. 2nd ed.

225. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - The data are based on 17 major surgical procedure types, composed of the 12 operations included in … The methods to estimate the national HAC rate are described in detail in the document “Methods Used … contain encounter- level, clinical, and nonclinical information, including all-listed diagnoses and procedures … Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers 1,060,000 32.5 Surgical Site Infections NHSN (2013) SSIs for 17 selected procedures … Hospital- Acquired Conditions MPSMS (2013) Femoral Artery Puncture for Catheter Angiographic Procedures

226. AHRQ Tips for Grant Applicants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2021 - How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services … Proposed methods not appropriate to answer research questions. … Lack of generalizability of findings or methods. Investigator lacks expertise in methodology.

227. Module 2: How To Manage Change (doc file)
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     August 24, 2017 - Links to quality improvement expertise—someone with expertise in systematic process improvement methods … Instructor’s Note: The specific type of quality improvement method/framework/tool used is not important … You can use colored sticky notes, as in this example, or some other method, and work with the unit staff … problems are specific to each unit, because of differences in patient population, medications, and methods … , considering: Are we following these policies and procedures?

228. Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria About the CUSP Method … ASCs can use the toolkit to apply the proven principles and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based

229. Peer Review at AHRQ - Study Sections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2024 - Dissemination and translation of research findings and methods to reduce medical errors, examining effective … challenges to health IT adoption and use; development and testing of health IT quality improvement measures, methods

230. How Will You Gain the Trust of Health Care Providers or Plans? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2018 - Credibility You can bolster your credibility as a report sponsor by being transparent about your methods … Keep them informed about your objectives and plans, including methods, schedule, progress, and issues

231. Section 4: Ways To Approach the Quality Improvement Process (Page 1 of 2) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2020 - Understanding and Implementing the Improvement Cycle Although QI models vary in approach and methods … team decides to implement a new specialist referral process, you could begin by making changes to the procedures … Dashboards can be a useful method for sharing consistent information across multiple levels of an organization … development of shared care plans may improve clinical outcomes and reduce no-shows for appointments or procedures … This article describes innovative methods and highlights specific examples of organizational structures

232. Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Ginsberg (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - safety culture within healthcare settings • Develops survey measures that are validated and use best methods

233. New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2023 - data mining approach that offers additional insights compared with traditional summary statistical methods … Webinar presenters will highlight resources and methods that grantees have developed to help improve

234. Peer Review: Study Section Descriptions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2017 - Dissemination and translation of research findings and methods to reduce medical errors, examining effective … challenges to health IT adoption and use; development and testing of health IT quality improvement measures, methods

235. Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - . ++ More than half of health systems have fewer than 250 total physicians. 3 Methods This … interpreted with the understanding that estimates vary across data sources depending on the data collection methods … Health Systems, 2016 Methods Caveats and limitations Acrobat Accessibility Report

236. Variation in Health System Characteristics Across States, 2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - www.ahrq.gov/chsp/chsp-reports/resources-for-understanding-health-systems/defining-health-systems.html 2 METHODS … interpreted with the understanding that estimates vary across data sources depending on the data collection methods … Health System Characteristics, 2016 METHODS CAVEATS AND LIMITATIONS Acrobat Accessibility

237. Return on Investment Tool (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - This tool provides a step-by-step method for calculating the ROI for a new set of actions implemented … Improvement investment costs CEA = Improvement investment costs / Effectiveness The step-by-step procedure … The ROI analysis needs to capture when those actions change the hospital’s operating procedures over … Prepare these costs using the same methods used for program budgeting. … Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes. 2nd ed.

238. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - infection prevention programs and urinary tract infection prevention practices in nursing homes: a mixed-methods … This mixed-methods study was conducted from April 2018 through November 2019 using quantitative surveys … SL The role of hospital-based vascular access teams and implications for patient safety: a multi-methods … The role of hospital-based vascular access teams and implications for patient safety: a multi-methods … Qualitative data was collected using think aloud methods, asking participants which action they would

239. More Effort Is Needed To Ensure Patients Understand Doctors' Instructions (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2019 - communication strategies help patients and providers understand each other better, including the teach-back method … Teach-Back Method If patient teaches back correctly and there’s more to explain If patient doesn … health-professionals/game-plan-preventing-type-2-diabetes/how-talk-patients-about-prediabetes-diagnosis/use-teach-back-method … health-professionals/game-plan-preventing-type-2-diabetes/how-talk-patients-about-prediabetes-diagnosis/use-teach-back-method

240. TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - These tools, as well as methods for providing training on these tools, are described in greater detail