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221. Calculating the Starting Sample Size for CAHPS Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/calculating-sample-size.html
     August 01, 2024 - rate  15 percent Eligible rate  85 percent (= 0.85) Total sample needed  (750/0.85) = 882 Read about Methods

222. Using Home Visits to Understand Medication Errors in Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Walsh_74.pdf
     May 28, 2008 - is not well suited for detecting medication administration errors.9 The most efficient and accurate method … Home visit methods. … administration, medication preparation—such as pouring nutritional formula into a gastrostomy tube—and related procedures—such … Evaluation of a method to reduce over-the-counter medication dosing error. … Was any additional invasive procedure (other than blood work and radiologic tests) performed because

223. Executive Summary Content Guidance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/contracts/epc-iv/5-executive-summary-content-guidance.pdf
     January 31, 2022 - Required elements include background, purpose, main points, results, methods, and implications for research … Limit the presentation of methods to those methodological issues critical to understanding or interpreting … of the EPC program and is not particularly concerned about methods. … AHRQ EPC Program Methods Guidance (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/cer-methods-guide/overview … briefly the new methods or note the variation and refer readers to the full report.

224. AHRQ Projects Funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2016 - for Record Linkage and Reducing Bias in Clinical Patient Registries Methods for Dissemination and … Mobile Health Technology Enhancing Investments in Comparative Effectiveness Research Resources Methods … Decision Modeling Methods Center has expertise in decision modeling, systematic review, epidemiology … such as systematic review, simulation, and expert meetings to advance methods.   … Centered Outcomes Research to Improve Health Care Delivery Systems This project draws on AHRQ's proven method

225. Research to Improve the Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services to People with Disabilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/prevention/stakeholder-report_0824.pdf
     August 01, 2024 - • Methods • Develop methods to measure short- and long-term outcomes for educational interventions … high- quality data and methods. … https://erc.undp.org/methods-center/methods/methodological-fundamentals-for-evaluations/realist-evaluation … reasonable accommodations (disability- related adjustments or modifications to healthcare practices, procedures … 6 Developing Methods to Enable Comparisons Need for methods to enable consistent, appropriate

226. Exhibit 52. Modified Denver Health algorithm performance data | 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. … JAMIA Draft Manuscript Procedure Type Total Procedures SSI Procedures … Designated for Review by Algorithm Percent of Total Procedures CRAN 306 14 … VHYS 111 1 31 28% Overall 2,179 60 804 37% Estimated Minutes Per Procedure

227. Develop Your Own (doc file)
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     January 01, 2003 - · 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?

228. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide Preface Methods … Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality Contents Preface Methods …     Infections Avoided, Excess Costs Averted, and Changes in Mortality Rate         Literature Review—Methods …         Literature Review—Results         Estimation Method         Results Moderating Factors …     Hospital Characteristics         Methods         Results     HSOPS         Methods         Results

229. 5 Tk2 P1T5-Sample Timeline Phase 1 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Determine whether a new policy is required; if so, draft it  Write procedures … for antibiogram program  Have management review policy/procedure; modify … as needed  Roll out new policy/procedure  Decide … on dissemination method for prescribing clinicians and ED physicians  Review … Task 4: Monitoring Add to quality improvement program (i.e., determine best tracking method

230. Decolonization Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Multiple methods for CHG skin antisepsis and nasal decolonization are addressed. … Decolonization Training Presentations These presentations educate staff on the various methods of nasal … easy-to-follow script for staff to use when educating patients about the various nasal decolonization methods … (DOCX, 384 KB) This document is a sample report template to track daily adherence to decolonization procedures … to educate patients on decolonization prior to surgery, with resources for both nasal decolonization methods

231. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Understanding design tradeoffs for health technologies: a mixed-methods approach. … RR definitions, methods, and applications vary substantially. … decision support systems for improved detection of errors in initial radiotherapy plan verification procedures … A mixed methods study of patient-provider communication about opioid analgesics. … Validation studies have been performed for many of them and can serve as a guide for method selection

232. How Patient Narratives Can Support Your Patient Experience Strategy (Webcast) - Bakdash (pdf file)
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     December 27, 2024 - Communication with Clinicians Getting Information Shared Decision Making Self Management Support 8 Methods … to CAHPS surveys, there are many ways to gather experience information from patients: Quantitative Methods … • CAHPS surveys, proprietary surveys, “home grown” surveys Qualitative Methods • Patient narratives … Methods for Collecting Patient Experience Information Examples of CAHPS Narrative Items Gain for Adding

233. Appendix 3: Data Abstraction (xls file)
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     June 24, 2022 - sufficient answer the question to meet the evidentiary standard Pearson Transparency Establish the method … NAM2019 Could the source data elements (e.g. diagnosis codes, procedure codes, clinical text, sensed … CMS Design_bias For observational, and in some cases randomized controlled trials, the method in that … concepts of the condition, FDA2021 Date_outcome Generate operational definitions using diagnosis and procedure … definition of the outcome FDA2021 Design_definitions Generate operational definitions using diagnosis and procedure

234. 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Introduction and Methods  (PDF, 2 MB) Executive Summary  (PDF, 291 KB ) Report (PDF, 8 MB) Appendixes … tables  (PDF, 2.6 MB) Data Sources  (PDF, 990 KB) Measure Specifications  (PDF, 2.6 MB) Additional Methods … Information: Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project … Detailed Methods for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey  (PDF, 438 KB).

235. Final Progress Report: TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Unlike the quadrature method that performs direct numerical integration, the Laplace method uses a Taylor … Special statistical procedures that are described include Bayesian neural network, multi-item gamma … Methods. … The procedure of our comparison is based on a threshold value or a limit determined by using the distribution … Methods.

236. Implementation of an Evidence-based Protocol for Surgical Infection Prophylaxis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Savino.pdf
     July 01, 2003 - Methods: An evidence-based protocol was developed and approved by participating clinical divisions … used to promote and monitor compliance, the data collection methods and computerized database, and … If and when the change becomes so automatic that there is no possibility of reverting to a former method … Commitment to change: theoretical foundations, methods, and outcomes. … Distribution of types of procedures across time periods Figure 2.

237. Team Self-Correction to Enhance Performance
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     January 01, 2015 - Implementation highly variable within and between programs Few direct comparisons of debriefing methods … and no longitudinal tests Methods consist of multiple components – relative contribution unknown … and no longitudinal tests Methods consist of multiple components – relative contribution unknown No … direct comparisons of same methods across different training contexts Debriefing Strategies Research … TEAMSTEPPS 05.2 Mod 1 05.2 Page ‹#› TeamSTEPPS® Team Dimensional Training Slide ‹#› Following procedures

238. Bringing Predictive Analytics to Healthcare Challenge | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - healthcare providers, and others with appropriate expertise to apply predictive analytics and related methods … AHRQ invited applicants to use predictive analytics and related methods to estimate hospital inpatient … In general, reliability was assessed by how closely the model or methods deployed predicted the actual … An overall evaluation metric for the submitted model or method was calculated in the following way: … methods to produce the winning predictions.

239. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr23/index.html
     May 01, 2024 - Methods Appendix C. Measures Used in State Disparities and Quality Maps Appendix D. … Trends and Disparities Tables Data Sources (PDF, 604 KB) Measure Specifications (PDF, 3 MB) Additional Methods … Information: Detailed Methods for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (PDF, 504 KB) Methods Applying

240. 030-Hand-Hygiene-Webinar-Slides-Notes (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Slide 5 Evidence-Based Practices: Indications for Hand Hygiene and Recommended Procedures SAY: Hand … This next section will discuss evidence-based practices, indications, and recommended procedures for … Before a clean or aseptic procedure 3. … Slide 19 How to Monitor Hand Hygiene Adherence SAY: The most frequent methods for measuring hand … They identified several opportunities to clarify expectations, including procedures for when to perform