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261. Final Progress Report: Yale Center for Healthcare Innovation, Redesign, and Learning (CHIRAL) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/chaudhry-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Methods: This mixed methods study involved two phases: problem analysis and intervention. … Methods Problem Analysis Methods Intervention Methods: Design Intervention Methods: Evaluation Chart … include a small sample size due to a relatively infrequent diagnosis and institutional policies and procedures … Methods Problem Analysis Methods Intervention Methods Intervention Methods: Evaluation Stakeholder meetings … Methods Problem Analysis Methods Intervention Methods Intervention Methods: Evaluation Observations

262. EvidenceNOW: Evaluation Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/methods/measures.html
     August 01, 2018 - Cooperative Evaluation Methods Midwest Practices are randomized into two … For More Information For more information about EvidenceNOW evaluation methods, contact AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW

263. Final Progress Report: Composite Measures of Surgical Performance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/dimick-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods: Using data from the ACS NSQ Improvement Program, we studied patients undergoing four procedures … Although the statistical methods used to create these measures are described in detail elsewhere, we … Because we used empirical Bayes methods, which adjust each hospital’s composite for imprecision (i.e … four procedures (Table 1). … For each procedure, we found that adding risk-adjusted morbidity rates with “other” procedures enhanced

264. Confidential Performance Feedback and Organizational Capacity Building to Improve Hospital Patient Safety: Results of a Randomized Trial (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Layde_34.pdf
     March 14, 2008 - Methods: We randomly assigned the 127 non-Federal, acute care hospitals in Wisconsin to one of three … Medical injuries were classified into four broad categories: (1) drugs; (2) procedures; (3) devices, … interaction among diagnoses and age and the presence of certain operating room and non-operating room procedures … Minor 59 63 57 60 2, Moderate 23 22 24 23 3, Major 15 13 16 15 4, Extreme 3 2 3 3 Number of procedures … 10.0 11.0 10.3 12.0 0.68 Drugs 4.9 5.8 4.8 6.1 4.5 6.2 0.69 Devices 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.3 0.5 Procedures

265. Final Progress Report: Developing a Medical Biometric Identification System with a Secure Database Network That Can Access Electronic Medical Databases (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/sohn-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods a. Hardware b. Software 5. Results 6. Statistical Analysis 7. … Methods:  Our patient identification system uses an optical fingerprint scanner for biometric data … Methods Our Biometric Automated Patient Identification Systems (BAPIS) uses an optical fingerprint … These procedures are automatically performed. … This system is active, an important distinction versus the current methods of identification, which

266. Advancing Heart Health Research and Results: What We've Learned | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/index.html
     April 01, 2022 - Research Design & Methods Researchers and evaluators can learn more about how EvidenceNOW is measuring … success at the local and national levels by accessing the EvidenceNOW Research Design & Methods pages … How their planned intervention was actually delivered using the methods of implementation science. … Visit the Advancing Heart Health Research Design & Methods pages for in-depth research and evaluation

267. Final Progress Report: Patient Safety and the Primary Care Testing Process (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/elder-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - . 2) A multi-method task analyses of the testing process was performed at four family medicine practices … Learn human factors engineering theory, methods, and application 2. … (18) skills (0) unable to classify (1) Organizational transfer of knowledge (10) protocols/procedure … assessed by our observations and interviews) to only 33% of participants able to describe the process or procedure … and understanding (what do you know about your cholesterol from this method?)

268. Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/index.html
     July 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report Executive Summary Introduction Methods … Contents Acknowledgments Copyright and Source Information Executive Summary Introduction Methods … Overview of the 14 Transforming Primary Care Grants    Approaches to Transformation    Methods

269. Safe Practices for Better Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kizer1.pdf
     April 01, 2004 - Criteria for inclusion To provide a pragmatic and structured method for consistently assessing candidate … all were viewed as important in improving patient safety and because no objective, evidence-based method … procedures. … Evaluate each pre-operative patient in light of his or her planned surgical procedure for his or her … patients who are at risk for contrast media-induced renal failure, and use a clinically appropriate method

270. Exhibit 3. Literature Review Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyex3.html
     July 01, 2018 - Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods … Use qualitative and quantitative research methods, including meta-analyses and literature reviews.

271. Intervention Leads to Increase in Lung Cancer Screenings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/924.html
     August 01, 2024 - Medication administration in aged care facilities: a mixed-methods systematic review . … to highlight new considerations for patient-centered clinical decision support policies, processes, procedures … satisfaction with asynchronous versus synchronous telepsychiatry in primary care: a secondary mixed-methods … quantitative results through a participant selection joint display in explanatory sequential mixed methods … J Mix Methods Res 2024 Jan;18(1):14-30. Epub 2022 Dec 27. Access the abstract on PubMed®.

272. Final Progress Report: Improve Safety, Quality, and Efficiency in Radiotherapy with Automated HIT System (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/yang-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Compared with two previously developed machine learning error detection methods (Bayesian network method … [13] and the isolated forest method [51]), the association rule method is capable 1) of automatically … • A generic patient documentation processing procedure was developed. • A prototype of automated verification … • A novel hierarchical procedure was developed to automatically segment the whole skeleton [5] in … advanced errors that could not be detected based on simple rules, and 3) common applicable tools and procedures

273. Final Progress Report: Making Acute Care More Patient Centered, Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (PSLL) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/bates3-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods: We employed a variety of SE/HF methods to analyze problems, design and develop improvements … web services, including ones that would deliver data about medication administration, test results, procedure … Results were analyzed using multivariable regression using a mixed linear model (GLIMMIX Procedure in … inadequate communication between the research staff and patients regarding MySafeCare, as the main method … Methods 5.

274. Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence Grants Awarded in FY 2022 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/research/grants-2022.html
     August 01, 2025 - quality improvement activities, including: Clinical programs to eliminate stroke misdiagnosis, New methods … Disseminate all DECODE methods and tools, including specifications for information technology systems … The center will sustain itself by creating policies, methods, a future agenda, and partnerships within … Developing methods to identify resilience and improve communication about diagnosis in pediatric primary … Develop and evaluate Safety-I- and Safety-II-related methods for providing clinicians and healthcare

275. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods … Then, we describe the methods for getting input from experts, reviewing published and unpublished literature … behaviors by patients, family members, and health professionals and a set of organizational policies and procedures … Best methods for dissemination of the Guide.

276. How To Use Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/how-to-use-bundles.html
     March 01, 2017 - Access the following: Methods of Instruction Methods To Deploy Training Tips for Implementing

277. Final Progress Report: The Value of Hospital-Related Patient-Safety Interventions to Key Stakeholders (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/nuckols-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods: To develop expertise in economics and cost analyses, the investigator audited graduate- level … Methods: We developed the Quality-Cost Framework, drawing from the work of Donabedian, the RAND/UCLA … Appropriateness Method, reports by the Institute of Medicine, and other sources. … Care complications may result in costly hospitalizations or procedures. … Studies on children or with limited event detection methods were excluded.

278. Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/collection-tools2.html
     February 01, 2017 - Background A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation Synthesis Report: Methods … Methods to calculate costs: Since there may be multiple methods used to estimate the costs for each … A detailed description of the allocation method used to distribute total provider costs. … Methods to calculate costs: Since there may be multiple methods used to estimate the costs for each … A detailed description of the allocation method used to distribute total provider costs.

279. Work System Analysis: The Key to Understanding Health Care Systems (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Karsh.pdf
     April 22, 2004 - Within that same body of literature is a growing recognition that human factors engineering methods … Although many different methods have been used to conduct system analysis in industry, few methods have … analysis method used (e.g., failure modes and effects analysis, sociotechnical system analysis, probabilistic … Typically, a combination of analytical methods will provide better analysis than any one method, because … one method may compensate for the weaknesses of another.

280. About This Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/about.html
     August 01, 2025 - Primary Care Grants and Resources Appendix A: Approach and Methods Appendix B: Grant Tables for Additional … include additional information to supplement the main body of this report: Appendix A: Approach and Methods … describes the methods we used to develop this report, including how the content was compiled and analyzed