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341. Appendix B. Detailed Research Domain Framework Definitions and Classification Rules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-b.html
     June 01, 2020 - health conditions, provision of recommended care, and patient safety-related practices to prevent unsafe procedures … well as MTD, if they have dual aims of both carrying out research as well as developing a particular method … Studies that develop methods or tools to support one of the out-of-scope research topics—non-HSR/PCR … Model Development and Validation A project advancing evidence review and synthesis methods will … Methods of Interest Review and Synthesis A project advancing evidence review and synthesis methods

342. Final Progress Report: Evaluation of Risk by Active Surveillance in the Emergency Department (ERASED) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/hall1-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Methods: This study was conducted in an urban, academic, tertiary care medical center ED with over 45,000 … Powerful evaluation methods, such as active surveillance and HFMEA, have been developed in order to … : (1) Develop a procedure so that ED administration has ability to stop a scheduled downtime Improve … computer downtime procedure: (2) Develop pharmacy order sheets that can be scanned – to be used … for orders during scheduled or unscheduled downtimes Improve computer downtime procedure: (3)

343. CHIPRA 234: Access to Outpatient Dental Care for Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-234-fullreport.pdf
     June 17, 2014 - Dental providers will be identified by taxonomy codes and dental procedures by procedure codes, respectively … For this measure, a dental procedure is defined as any claim with a procedure code in the range of D0100 … Explain your rationale for selecting the methods you have chosen, show how you used the methods chosen … Explain your rationale for selecting the methods you have chosen, show how you used the methods chosen … Dental service procedure codes in the range D0100-D9999 were used to determine visits where dental procedures

344. Final Progress Report: Organization of Care and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/martinez-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Scope: Methods: Prospective, cross-sectional survey study of 250 CVICUs Results: Intensivist staffing … research project is to identify the characteristics of the postoperative care of cardiac surgical procedures … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations). … Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to understand organizational characteristics of CVICUs … Methods (Study Design, Data Sources/Collection, Interventions, Measures, Limitations).

345. Module 3: PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving/problem-solving.pptx
     May 01, 2017 - (1) Expected: Each operating room team will use an agreed-to script during procedure timeouts. (2) … Weekly observation of procedures and work methods by the supervisor, as actually performed, is another … aims to achieve and maintain reliable performance If your organization has a standard problem-solving method … events • Problems raised in huddle Safety Work by Staff • Using surgical checklist • Infection control procedures … Investigate causes • QI* project Integration With Leaders • Senior leader unit review • Escalation from procedure

346. Appendix B. Urinary Catheterization – Sample Policy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.html
     October 01, 2015 - sacral wounds in incontinent patients to avoid further deterioration of wound and skin when alternative methods … Document attempts at and inadequacy of alternative methods for bladder elimination prior to insertion … of the indwelling catheter.  1.1.1 Alternative methods include: Programmed toileting … Patients who perform self-catheterization at home should be encouraged to continue performing this procedure … catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results obtained by using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method

347. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/instructor.html
     October 01, 2014 - of the Session     Preparing for a Session     Giving Your Presentation     Recommended Teaching Methods … of the Session     Preparing for a Session     Giving Your Presentation     Recommended Teaching Methods … of the Session     Preparing for a Session     Giving Your Presentation     Recommended Teaching Methods

348. 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/introduction.html
     June 01, 2020 - To answer these research questions, the RAND team utilized three primary data collection methods, as … group-facilitated expert perspectives on the study’s key research questions, as well as feedback on methods … scan data on federally funded research projects were analyzed with manual coding and machine learning methods … of This Report The remainder of this report is organized as follows: Chapter 2 describes the methods … also contains four appendixes, which provide supplementary results and detailed information on the methods

349. Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement-slides.html
     May 01, 2017 - Distinguish between different methods of engaging patients and family members. … Apply engagement methods to the ASC setting. … Advisers who work with clinicians and leaders to improve policies and procedures. … Discourages family member presence before and after surgical procedures. … Slide 19: Methods of Engaging Patients and Family Members Ask patient first, in private, what matters

350. 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-current-state1.html
     January 01, 2024 - Methods 3. Results 4. Discussion References Appendix A. Search Terms Appendix B. … 12,15 To accelerate progress in diagnostic safety science and improvement activities, we used two methods

351. Module 1: Overview - Facilitator's Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module1-speaker-notes.html
     February 01, 2023 - the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter Identify causes of CAUTI in the ICU Describe methods … Indications for a Urinary Catheter Say: In the perioperative setting, catheters are used for selected procedures … Methods for Mitigating Risk Say: But what can you do about it? … Methods for Mitigating Risk Say: It is important to monitor not only outcomes of care, but the … Methods for Mitigating Risk Say: Another obvious way to limit CAUTI risk is to limit the length

352. Final Progress Report: Partnering With Patients To Find Adverse Events (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/weingart2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Although adverse events are prevalent in healthcare, existing methods for measuring them are limited … Methods. … ’s performance is an unwieldy method for error measurement [6]. … METHODS This study used a variety of methods, aligned with each aim. … Beyond the comfort zone: residents assess their comfort performing inpatient procedures.

353. Appendix Q. Surgeon Focus Group Content Analysis | 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 of documentation significantly affect reported rates, especially in private settings versus public … varied based on items such as whether rates were determined based on process or outcome factors, what methods

354. Chapter 2. Determine Surgical Site Infection Rates (continued) | 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. … Assessability of Electronic Detection Methods to Determine Procedure-specific, Organism-specific SSI … Estimate the national procedure-specific, organism-specific rates of SSI We used methods similar … The percent of total procedures flagged for review varied by procedure type, and ranged from 15 percent … In 1992, Harvard Pilgrim Health used the same recursive partitioning method on a set of 4,086 procedures

355. A Comparison of Provider versus Health Plan Delivered Care Management in Michigan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-holtrop.html
     December 01, 2017 - Methods The study used a mixed-method approach, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods

356. AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/index.html
     August 01, 2025 - Primary Care Grants and Resources Appendix A: Approach and Methods Appendix B: Grant Tables for Additional … Person-Centered Care Primary Care Workforce Public Health and Community Integration   Appendix A: Approach and Methods

357. Proposed Projects in CAHPS VI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/cahps-program/cahps-VI.html
     February 01, 2025 - Survey Methods Research Survey methods research includes studies to evaluate different ways of collecting

358. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve Patient Experience (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/5-determining-focus/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-5.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - There are several methods for calculating correlations; the method that is recommended for CAHPS scores … Methods of Observation To choose an observation method, start by answering these questions:  What … • Written or other data collection procedures seem inappropriate. … They go through a clinic, service, or procedure exactly as a patient and family do. … For many who do this, it is the first time they have ever entered their clinics, procedure rooms, or

359. Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/index.html
     February 01, 2014 - Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set Abstract Background Methods … Prepared by: RTI International Research Triangle Park, NC  Contents Abstract Background Methods

360. Exhibits 38 to 40 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh38-40.html
     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. … 0.717234 1.299857 0.19365 Emergency surgery 1.667783 2.711989 0.00669 No. of procedures … 1.181684 2.524745 0.01158 Emergency surgery 2.01501 3.420056 0.00063 No. of procedures … 0.930147 2.645746 0.00815 Emergency surgery 1.730828 4.182002 0.00003 No. of procedures