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3481. Nursing Home Workplace Safety Resource List (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-workplace-safety-resources.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - • Reduce workplace violence with early intervention methods for de-escalation.

3482. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyref.html
      April 01, 2020 - Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods … Medical staff attitudes toward family presence during pediatric procedures. … Sentinel event policy and procedures.

3483. Communication: Severe Hypertension (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_3-communication-speaker-notes.pdf
      July 01, 2023 - communication is a process whereby information is clearly and accurately conveyed to another person using a method … practice guidelines], directing department/services, integration of services, inadequate policies and procedures … , non‐compliance with policies and procedures, performance improvement, medical staff organization, … are correctly communicated to team members • As part of education standards, use check‐backs as a method … exact structure of the tool (e.g., SBAR or I PASS the BATON) as it is in having a unit‐recognized procedure

3484. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/state-of-science-5.html
      June 01, 2020 - “Closing the loop”: a mixed-methods study about resident learning from outcome feedback after patient

3485. I. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2016 - Evaluation Aims, Methods, and Results V. Challenges Identified and Lessons Learned VI. … Other groups have used similar methods to elicit patient reports in the emergency department and in a … One important design decision is whether to use “prompted” methods or “passive” strategies to generate … Overview of Methods The research team employed a variety of methods to design, develop, and evaluate … Chapter IV describes the aims, methods, and results of the evaluation.

3486. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: Training Modules (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcinstructor.pdf
      June 01, 2012 - Consider Your Teaching Method(s) Most instructors find that a combination of methods – lecture and interactive … Debrief About the Teaching Method › Ask participants what methods they think you used. … Consider Your Teaching Method(s) Most instructors find that a combination of methods – lecture and interactive … Debrief About the Teaching Method › Ask participants what methods they think you used. … Debrief About the Teaching Method › Ask participants what methods they think you used.

3487. Chipra-89-Adhd-Behavior-Section-5-Attach-5 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-5.pdf
      February 02, 2012 - For this abstraction, the same search terms were used as in the previous procedure along with the additional … on Mental Health report.7 It is important to document all aspects of the diagnos- tic and treatment procedures … Use of rating scales for the diagnosis of ADHD and assess- ment for comorbid conditions and as a method … criteria, in addition to having the best evidence to date for criteria for ADHD, also af- fords the best method … medication use and effectiveness in different ages, in- cluding both harms and benefits; ● development of methods

3488. ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-5-attachment-5.pdf
      February 02, 2012 - For this abstraction, the same search terms were used as in the previous procedure along with the … Mental Health report.7 It is important to document all aspects of the diagnos­ tic and treatment procedures … Use of rating scales for the diagnosis of ADHD and assess­ ment for comorbid conditions and as a method … criteria, in addition to having the best evidence to date for criteria for ADHD, also af­ fords the best method … use and effectiveness in different ages, in­ cluding both harms and benefits; ● development of methods

3489. Practical Solutions for Supporting Primary Care Quality Improvement with Health Information Technology (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/EvidenceNOW-Webinar-Practical-Solutions.pdf
      May 01, 2018 - Metrics • The rate of ABCS delivery for all practices • Measures of practice capacity • Mixed methods … attachments/Using Health IT Technology to Support QI.pdf http://www.pcmh.ahrq.gov/ Methods … and staff require knowledge and skills to: - extract and analyze health IT data - execute QI methods … - redesign practice workflows Processes and Workflows • Structured procedures … Current Status Factors and tools that promote greater use of health IT for QI Overview of White Paper Methods

3490. Access to Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Neurodevelopmental Pediatricians, and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatricians (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-236-fullreport.pdf
      October 01, 2018 - The method for establishing the reliability of a measure will depend on the type of measure, data source … Explain your rationale for selecting the methods you have chosen, show how you used the methods chosen … developmental-behavioral and neurodevelopmental pediatricians who were identified by the combined method … The method for establishing the validity of a measure will depend on the type of measure, data source … Explain your rationale for selecting the methods you have chosen, show how you used the methods chosen

3491. Final progress Report: Anticholinergics and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with Depression (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/aparasu-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - METHODS: A population-based, nested, case-control study was conducted using 2007-2010 Minimum Data Set … METHODS Data Sources The rich longitudinal data from the Medicare and Minimum Data Set (MDS) for 4 … A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validation

3492. Chartbook on Black Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/qdr-blackhealth-slides.html
      November 01, 2020 - QDR Introduction and Methods contains information about methods used in the chartbook. … Census data represent the most reliable and consistent data available; however, methods and definitions … Go to State Snapshots at http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/state/select for more detailed methods. … Importance: Colon and rectal procedures are ranked among the most harmful procedures, with high rates … Note: Importance: Adverse effects of medical care can arise from medical and surgical procedures

3493. Creating Safety in the Testing Process in Primary Care Offices (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Elder_18.pdf
      February 19, 2008 - Each office visit is supported by systems of individuals, procedures, technologies, regulations, and … For example, at one office, the procedure was as follows: a physician ordered an imaging test at a local … Within offices, the procedure for ordering tests and managing results occasionally varied among individual … Localized Safety The vast majority of testing process safety procedures were created by individuals … Organization • Top level commitment • Learning Culture Staff and management write policies and procedures

3494. Exhibit 51. ICD-9 codes associated with followup visits in modified Denver Health algorithm | 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.

3495. Exhibit 47. Surgeon specialties and health system affiliations | 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.

3496. Best Practices in Public Reporting No. 2: Maximizing Consumer Understanding of Public Comparative Quality Reports: Effective Use of Explanatory Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/public-reporting/guide2.html
      June 01, 2017 - it is important to have this information, however, particularly for serious illnesses or high-risk procedures … Finally, people's interest in a disease- or procedure-specific mortality measure will depend on whether … they care about that disease or procedure. … measures, such as deaths among hip-replacement patients, with deaths from other low-risk surgeries or procedures … Methods to provide feedback or ask questions about the report. Letters of endorsement.

3497. Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily3.html
      July 01, 2018 - Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods … an explanation of something that they did not understand (91 percent); to question the reason for a procedure … Fewer respondents were likely to ask for identity confirmation before a procedure (40 percent) or ask … In one survey assessing patient and family wishes for family presence during invasive procedures, both … , family members responded that it was their right to participate in a resuscitation or an invasive procedure

3498. Material Use Guide - 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-material-guide.html
      May 01, 2017 - Slides 8-10 Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators Slides 11-18 General Communication Methods … Topic: Defining Patient and Family Engagement and its Benefits Method: In a meeting, ask staff how they … staff, including pre- and postoperative care staff Topic: Barriers, Facilitators, and Motivators Method … for Engaging Patients and Family Members Method: Hand out slides 19-21 and facilitator notes at meeting … post-operative care staff Topic: Opportunities for Patient and Family Engagement in Your Facility Method

3499. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4c_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - Like adults, children are at risk for having foreign bodies left in the surgical field following a procedure … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps • Engage key perioperative/procedure … • Consider use of computer-assisted methods for counting, including use of a barcoding system on … 4 Tool D.4c • If they are not implemented routinely, consider implementing additional screening methods … , procedures that convert from laparoscopic to open, emergency procedures).1 Educational Recommendation

3500. Getting Started: Laying the Groundwork for Implementing Automatic Referral and Effective Care Coordination (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/getting-started-implementation-guide.pdf
      March 01, 2023 - Method: At its heart, TAKEheart is a quality improvement (QI) initiative focused on process redesign … • Referral workflow processes from inpatient and/or procedure suite to outpatient CR. … • CC workflow processes from inpatient/procedures to outpatient CR. … • Data collection processes from inpatient/procedures to outpatient CR. … o Diagnosis and procedure codes directly affect what the hospital bills for the patient’s care, so