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321. Evaluating and Predicting Patient Safety for Medical Devices with Integral Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Zhang.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - The first method is a modified discount-usability method called heuristic evaluation. … Task analysis is the process of identifying the procedures and actions to be carried out, and the information … level domain structure and ideal task space independent of implementations Task Analysis: identify the procedures … will describe the usability heuristics, the scale for severity rating of usability problem, and the procedure … Heuristic evaluation of two 1-channel infusion pumps We applied the 14 heuristics and the procedures

322. Final progress report: Developing Evidence for Safety Surveillance from Device Adverse Event Reports (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/mao-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Natural language processing is a powerful method to handle complex narrative data in biomedical research … We also identified the advantage of this method as well as the potential difficulties. … • Reoperation procedures: Reoperation procedures were extracted from NLP output. … , other abdominal and gynecologic procedures, and unspecified removal or abdominal procedures … procedure, and unspecified removal or abdominal procedures; • Implantation and reoperation time.

323. AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report Template | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2011 - Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations). … Purpose: Scope: Methods: Results: Key Words:

324. Final Progress Report: Proactive Risk Assessment in the ED: Building the Safety Case (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/wears-perry-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Methods. … • To adapt the technique of creating a 'safety case' method for presenting or encapsulating the … New methods, such as PRA, offer an alternative procedure for prospectively identifying, analyzing, prioritizing … Healthcare organizations commonly institute major changes in equipment, procedures, and/or operations … ED physician, nurse, tech, private physician • Process information, such as pending or completed procedures

325. About This Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/about-this-report.html
     March 01, 2024 - Appendix A: Approach and Methods 6.  … Information about the methods used to develop this report are included in Appendix A. … Appendix A: Approach and Methods describes the methods we used to develop this report, including how

326. Health Literacy–Informed Intervention Reduces Pediatric Caregiver Liquid Medication Dosing Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - pictogram-based intervention that also included a dosing demonstration and structured teach-back and show-back methods … ET: Research Methods for Studying the Primary Care Workforce will feature three AHRQ grantees who developed … ET: Listening to the Voice of the Patient: Using Multiple Feedback Methods To Complement CAHPS Survey … Data will highlight how patient-experience professionals use multiple patient feedback methods to complement

327. Final Progress Report: Improving the Quality of Pediatric Emergency Care Using an Electronic Medical Record Registry (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/alpern-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods: 1) Develop a pediatric emergency care registry from EHR data; 2) utilize the registry to create … METHODS Study Design: Cohort study Data Sources/Collection: EHR clinical data from two EHR vendors ( … signs, clinical scores, clinical care orders, laboratory results, medications, coded diagnoses and procedures … Natural language processing methods are used to identify acute long bone fractures from radiology reports … Strategic use of straightforward natural language processing methods offers the quality improvement

328. Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2016 - • The method used for risk adjustment (which is not currently available for v6.0 of the QI software … The best way to achieve this consistency is to choose one method for each item and apply the method … Because the measurement methods for the PDIs change from year to year, you will have to use the methods … for one year instead of using the relevant methods for each year. … Once you select a method, it should be applied consistently to rates across your trend timeline.

329. Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends and Comparators (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2016 - • The method used for risk adjustment (which is not currently available for v6.0 of the QI software … The best way to achieve this consistency is to choose one method for each item and apply the method … Because the measurement methods for the QIs change from year to year, you will have to use the methods … for one year instead of using the relevant methods for each year. … Once you select a method, it should be applied consistently to rates across your trend timeline.

330. HSOPS | 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 … Methods HSOPS data were collected during two time periods: at the start of project participation and … carried out to test the change in perceptions of safety culture and to mirror as closely as possible the methods

331. Origin | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: because changing medical practice is difficult, and people delivering care need proven methods … EvidenceNOW provides that support, as well as an opportunity to identify effective methods for increasing … the ABCS to improve heart health for patients at risk for heart disease, and 2) identify effective methods

332. Job Aid: Practice Assessments and Surveys (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-practice-assessments.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Methods include:  By mail  Email link to survey  SMS (text message) link to survey  Paper … Consider:  How each method will impact accessibility for particular groups and the response rate … Simple methods include:  Rating satisfaction using colored marbles in a jar  Indicating attitude … Include information on methods (who distributed to, how collected, response rate) and note any factors

333. Exhibits 41 to 43 | 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. … Male 0.680791 2.12279 0.03377 History of MRSA 1.752457 4.314211 0.00002 No. of procedures … 0.558903 1.518404 0.12891 History of MRSA 1.306538 2.061606 0.03925 No. of procedures … 0.623433 2.577626 0.00995 History of MRSA 1.593127 4.739078 0.00000 No. of procedures

334. 2. Priority Questions and Recommendations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-eval-roadmap/ccre-roadmap2.html
     July 01, 2013 - How might methods of implementation science be best applied to research in this area? … Given the diversity of local circumstances, what are the best methods for assessing and reporting on … What are the most appropriate methods for identifying and reporting on key lessons that may be useful … In many situations, mixed-methods studies using quantitative and qualitative approaches together may … When relevant, researchers should use standardized methods for thorough and transparent reporting of

335. Final Progress Report: Infection Prevention in Emergency Care: A Systems Approach (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/schuur-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Methods A one day conference was held on October 7th, 2012 in Denver, CO, in parallel with American … Methods To accomplish the goals outlined earlier, prior to the conference, the co-chairs invited leaders … Following the conference, materials were disseminated through several methods including the posting … Research Priorities This workgroup worked to develop a research prior prioritization of topics and methods … Precautions • ED Work Environment The key themes that emerged from this session were that Research methods

336. Final Progress Report: Weekend Effects and the July Phenomenon in Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/weissman-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods: We analyzed complication rates using the Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) developed by AHRQ … Comorbidity was measured using the Elixhauser comorbidity method, which accounts for the influence of … patients within hospitals.24, 25 To test the stability of our findings, we used propensity scores as a method … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations). … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations).

337. Primary Care Workforce | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/workforce.html
     August 01, 2025 - Primary Care Grants and Resources Appendix A: Approach and Methods Appendix B: Grant Tables for Additional … and system dynamics models to better understand the issues and system resiliency analysis and design methods … Learn more about this study in a recent NCEPCR webinar:   Research Methods for Studying the Primary are … NCEPCR Webinar: Research Methods for Studying the Primary Care Workforce  NCEPCR hosted a webinar on … In the webinar, three AHRQ grantees presented methods and findings from their research about the optimal

338. Issue Brief 26: Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology.pdf
     April 01, 2025 - governing bodies.9 Lean methodology is one example of use of the quality paradigm to improve care, a method … While the name “root” implies a single cause, the method as described allows for multiple contributing … Efficient Optimizing diagnostic processes and procedures. … efficiency as economizing on the use of staff or other resources or as avoiding unnecessary tests and procedures … Systematic review of the application of the plan-do-study-act method to improve quality in healthcare

339. Hand Hygiene Promotion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/hand-hygiene.html
     October 01, 2024 - This section covers hand hygiene, its significance to MRSA prevention, and methods for monitoring adherence … Promotion – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 9.9 MB) One-Pagers One Pager: Hand Hygiene Adherence Monitoring Methods … One-Pager (DOCX, 759 KB) Provides a summary of different methods to monitor hand hygiene adherence,

340. Appendix J. Additional Risk Factors | 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. …   Substance Abuse   Y Y     Use of Drain   Y   Y   Number of Procedures