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5721. TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Module 1 Introduction (pdf file)
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      January 12, 2022 - Putting Socrates back in Socratic method: theory-based debriefing in the nursing classroom.

5722. TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Module 1 Introduction (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-presenters-notes.pdf
      January 12, 2022 - Putting Socrates back in Socratic method: theory-based debriefing in the nursing classroom.

5723. Summaries of Select CAHPS Research Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2020 - Efforts to improve the effectiveness of survey administration methods. … Research conducted during CAHPS IV (2012–2017) addressed the following topics: Survey Design and Methods

5724. 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

5725. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
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      April 24, 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 … Alternative methods include: · Programmed toileting, which consists of placing the patient on the bedpan … 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

5726. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Group Practice Linkage File, Technical DocumentationComparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Group Practice Linkage File, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/chsp-tin-linkage-file-tech-doc.pdf
      October 01, 2019 - xi Only claims for evaluation and management visits, procedures, imaging services, or nonlaboratory tests … With charges for evaluation and management services, procedures, imagining, or nonlaboratory testing, … • Referred to the same patient and service based on matching (1) beneficiary ID, service date, and procedure … (Our procedures for handling cases linked to multiple systems in general are described under steps 3 … Caveats and Limitations We note several caveats and limitations related to the methods used to create

5727. Exhibits 56 to 58 | 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. … Emergency surgery -1.31 -1.45 0.1479 History of MRSA 3.02 3.57 0.0004 No. of procedures … Emergency surgery 1.08 1.83 0.0672 History of MRSA 0.91 0.94 0.3456 No. of procedures … Emergency surgery 0.14 0.31 0.7555 History of MRSA 1.90 3.37 0.0008 No. of procedures

5728. Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2017 - → 8) Analysis: Apply random-effects models using the DerSimonian and Laird method. … SSI) Infection that occurs prior to discharge and within 30 days following an inpatient operative procedure … that involves any part of the body that is opened or manipulated as part of the procedure. … Thus, for analysis, we applied random-effects models using the DerSimonian and Laird method. 32 , 33 … This method weights studies based on the inverse of the sum of the variance estimated between studies

5729. Chartbook on Effective Treatment: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Introduction and Methods contains information about methods used in the chartbook. … Notes: Importance: Checking the HIV viral load and CD4 T-cell count are methods of determining how

5730. Transition of Primary Care Medical Group Practices to Next Generation Models (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - Data and Methods The study used an in-depth mixed-methods case study approach. … visits per provider per year, adjusted for illness level) • Unique patients, patient encounters, and procedures … Care Medical Group Practices to Next Generation Models Overview of Estimating Costs Grant Data and Methods

5731. Tool: Briefing and Debriefing Tool (doc file)
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      December 01, 2017 - Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States … in 2010.1 Using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions and surveillance methods, the … If the procedure is considered minor, complete the checklist presented in the “Minor Procedures” table … SIGN IN · Patient has confirmed: · Identity (name and date of birth) · Site (along with marking) · Procedure … response and/or followup: ______________________________ ______________________________ Minor Procedures

5732. Six Building Blocks: Self Service How-to-Guide: Stage 2 Design and Implement (pdf file)
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      May 02, 2019 - Finally, workflows illustrate the step-by-step procedures for putting the policy into action. … We Want To Help Patients Understand and Accept the New Policies and Procedures • Send a letter to all … Revisit what you learned about the pros and cons of different methods to identify your patients using … The patient was new and normal procedures would suggest the provider not write the prescription on … Overcoming Common Challenges We Want To Help Patients Understand and Accept the New Policies and Procedures

5733. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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      April 13, 2017 - I'm going to introduce two formal methods that you can use relatively easily to evaluate different products … (Slide 13) There are two main methods that I want to introduce today that have been proposed by the World … what the acceptable user characteristics or qualities are for rating new products, according to WHO methods … (Slide 19) Both WHO method one and method two specify much more advanced outcome measurements including … Then the link to WHO method one and method two is available from World Health Organization Clean Hands

5734. Cost Assessment of Collaborative Healthcare (CoACH) (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - benefits • Training • Operational costs such as space, equipment, software, and training Data and Methods … Detailed analysis methods employed by the tool have been described in previous publications. … Benjamin Miller, PsyD, Principal Investigator Relevant Information The cost analysis methods … Cost Assessment of Collaborative Healthcare (CoACH) Overview of Estimating Costs Grant Data and Methods

5735. Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Renewal (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - The participating organizations have adopted formal improvement methods, redesigned practices to increase … Using process improvement theory as a framework, to apply costing methodology and qualitative research methods … The team planned to use activity-based costing methods to identify costs associated with each activity … The costing method involves the following steps: identify specific activities associated with a process … 2015 Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Renewal Overview of Estimating Costs Grant Data and Methods

5736. Exhibit 3. Comparison of fraction of all herniorrhaphy and total knee and hip arthroplasties reviewed by VASQIP | 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. … JAMIA Draft Manuscript Note: All procedures were identified by ICD-9 and CPT codes

5737. Massachusetts Community Health Center Improves Communication With Health Literacy Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2014 - the environment around spoken and written communication, integrate health literacy into policies and procedures … health literacy training—incorporating it into annual and new hire training—and used the "teach back" method … The teach back method confirms patients' understanding of what their provider has explained, in a nonshaming … In addition to providing an opportunity to check for understanding, the method allows providers to reteach … year after implementing teach back, a survey of clinical staff found that 61 percent were using the method

5738. Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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

5739. Material Use Guide - Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      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

5740. 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.