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361. Exhibits 41 to 43 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh41-43.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. … 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

362. Issue Brief 26: Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis (pdf file)
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     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

363. Hand Hygiene Promotion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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,

364. Appendix B. Detailed Research Domain Framework Definitions and Classification Rules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

365. Final Progress Report: Weekend Effects and the July Phenomenon in Patient Safety (pdf file)
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     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).

366. 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

367. Guide to Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods … Carman, PhD Karen Frazier, MA Lauren Smeeding Contents Executive Summary Introduction Methods

368. Final Progress Report: Organization of Care and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery (pdf file)
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     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).

369. CHIPRA 234: Access to Outpatient Dental Care for Children (pdf file)
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     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

370. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

371. 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

372. 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

373. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2016 - Results The methods for this preliminary 2015 update on the rates and counts of HACs and associated … For additional details on methods and final data for 2010 to 2014, see Methods To Estimate the Baseline … Pressure Ulcers 1,190,000 36.3 Surgical Site Infections NHSN (2014) SSIs for 17 selected procedures … Other Hospital-Acquired Conditions MPSMS (2015) Femoral Artery Puncture for Catheter Angiographic Procedures … [2] Refer to the AHRQ Partnership for Patients Web page for methods and data.

374. Overview of Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (PSLL) Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2025 - Tools included process mapping, swim lane diagrams, functional resonance analysis method, failure modes … Develop a systematic method to study patient safety using a stepwise approach of problem analysis through … processes and procedures for maternal-infant dyadic evaluation and management during the postnatal unit … neonatal resuscitation: (1) the design of the physical workspace; (2) decision making during this invasive procedure … devices that produce imprecise results and interfere with patient care procedures.

375. Module 1: Overview - Facilitator's Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

376. 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

377. Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

378. Final Progress Report: Partnering With Patients To Find Adverse Events (pdf file)
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     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.

379. Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix D | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - CARE PROCESS Did this event take place during a procedure, test, or skilled task? … CARE PROCESS   Were procedures available, workable, intelligible, and routinely used? … POLICY Does a policy or procedure exist to address this process? … CULTURE Have leaders established methods to identify risks and provide employees opportunities … SOLUTIONS TO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RESPONSIBLE POSITION / TITLE IMPLEMENTATION DATE MEASUREMENT METHOD

380. A Comparison of Provider versus Health Plan Delivered Care Management in Michigan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Methods The study used a mixed-method approach, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods