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201. 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

202. 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

203. Appendix S. Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Culture Type Map to Procedure Types Appendix F. Algorithms Appendix G. … Methods: Six academic surgeons with a research interest in SSIs, along with a facilitator, participated … risk stratification models based on known risk factors for SSI (e.g. higher ASA score, wound class, procedure … duration) to predict the rate of SSI in high-risk and low-risk procedures.

204. 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.

205. Module 1: Overview - Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - At the same time, the diversity and complexity of procedures continues to increase. … shared reporting on key safety indicators; collaborative learning and coaching on quality improvement methods … But few studies provide practical guidance or specific methods for sustaining changes. … Examples include safe surgery checklists, infection control procedures, and role-based standard work … Moving to the bottom center: Problem solving methods are key for identifying and addressing problems

206. Building the Workforce | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2022 - Research Methods .  … Apply methods to optimally engage diverse participants (including clinicians, staff, patients, community … Apply LHS knowledge and methods to translate, implement, and scale research innovations to advance equity … health systems using appropriate study designs and analytic methods to assess outcomes of interest to … Demonstrate knowledge of mixed methods and how they can be used to improve LHS research studies.

207. 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

208. 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

209. Final Progress Report: Comprehensive Analysis of Data from Testing the Re-engineered Hospital Discharge (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2010 - 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.

210. The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2018 - The payment is designed to cover the average cost of a defined "bundle" of services related to a procedure … In addition to the treatment or procedure, the bundle may include standard care needed before and afterward … Return to Contents Study Methodology RAND Corporation used qualitative methods (interviews and … RAND planned to use quantitative methods to evaluate the impact of bundled payments on the costs and … quality of orthopedic procedures for commercial enrollees.

211. Final Progress Report: Developing a patient-centered model of the risk of perioperative complications in spine surgery (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Methods: We applied a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regularization method … Applications of alternative machine learning approaches (e.g., tree-based methods or deep-learning methods … For patients undergoing staged procedures, we counted the 30 days after the final procedure as our … type Spine procedure type Cervical procedures Thoracolumbar procedures Anterior cervical decompression … type Spine procedure type Cervical procedures Thoracolumbar procedures Anterior cervical decompression

212. Snapshot: The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2015 - The payment is designed to cover the average cost of a defined “bundle” of services related to a procedure … In addition to the treatment or procedure, the bundle may include standard care needed before and afterward … Study Methodology RAND Corporation used qualitative methods (interviews and focus groups) to assess the … RAND planned to use quantitative methods to evaluate the impact of bundled payments on the costs and … quality of orthopedic procedures for commercial enrollees.

213. Snapshot: The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/delivery-system-initiative/bozicstudysnapshot/bozicstudysnapshot.pdf
     February 01, 2015 - The payment is designed to cover the average cost of a defined “bundle” of services related to a procedure … In addition to the treatment or procedure, the bundle may include standard care needed before and afterward … Study Methodology RAND Corporation used qualitative methods (interviews and focus groups) to assess the … RAND planned to use quantitative methods to evaluate the impact of bundled payments on the costs and … quality of orthopedic procedures for commercial enrollees.

214. Special Edition – Patient Safety Awareness Week | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Researchers Analyze Methods To Reduce Interruptions During Diagnosis . … with traditional surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance approaches alone, applying a statistical method … AHRQ-funded study published in EClinicalMedicine , researchers tested use of the statistical process control method … large infection control network of 29 U.S. community hospitals in the Southeast for 13 common surgical procedures … Researchers found that applying the statistical process control method detected four times as many SSIs

215. Special Considerations for Measurement of Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2020 - and enable improvement through feedback and learning. 27-29 Developing and implementing measurement methods … Many methods have been suggested to study diagnostic errors. 32 While most of them have been evaluated … problems. 37 Information should be used to inform system fixes and related organizational processes and procedures … Use of a single method to identify diagnostic error, such as manual chart reviews or voluntary reporting … Real-time assessment or intervention.* Advanced data science methods, including natural language

216. Special Considerations for Measurement of Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/state-of-science-2.html
     June 01, 2020 - and enable improvement through feedback and learning. 27-29 Developing and implementing measurement methods … Many methods have been suggested to study diagnostic errors. 32 While most of them have been evaluated … problems. 37 Information should be used to inform system fixes and related organizational processes and procedures … Use of a single method to identify diagnostic error, such as manual chart reviews or voluntary reporting … Real-time assessment or intervention.* Advanced data science methods, including natural language

217. Develop Your Own? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/develop/index.html
     June 01, 2020 - Are There Other Methods of Obtaining Comparable Information? … Methods . … In determining methods to be used: What standardized method will be used to ensure that all of the … information is found only in medical records, particularly where the information does not pertain to a procedure … Can the procedures for data collection be followed in a reasonable fashion?

218. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - indwelling urinary catheter Identify causes of CAUTI in the intensive care unit (ICU) Describe methods … Committee Slide 6 HICPAC Indications for a Urinary Catheter Perioperative use for selected procedures … catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results obtained by using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method … Reminders/stop orders Nurse-driven removal protocol Slide 20 Methods for Mitigating Risk … catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results obtained by using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method

219. An Electronic Card Study of Treatment Strategies for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2014 - The method was based on the traditional PBRN study method of "card studies," which are observational … Procedure performed (yes or no). Antibiotics prescribed (yes or no). … Methods in community-based participatory research for health. … Best practices for mixed methods research in the health sciences. … The use of ‘mixing' procedure of mixed methods in health services research.

220. An Electronic Card Study of Treatment Strategies for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/patient-safety-resources/advances-in-hai/hai-article16.html
     June 01, 2014 - The method was based on the traditional PBRN study method of "card studies," which are observational … Procedure performed (yes or no). Antibiotics prescribed (yes or no). … Methods in community-based participatory research for health. … Best practices for mixed methods research in the health sciences. … The use of ‘mixing' procedure of mixed methods in health services research.