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4221. Using ICD-9-CM Codes in Hospital Claims Data to Detect Adverse Events in Patient Safety Surveillance (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hougland_26.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - was then posed to an expert panel of health information management professionals, nurses, pharmacists … Research nurses with ICD-9-CM coding experience used this tool to review the medical charts and to record … Statewide identification of adverse events using retrospective nurse review: Methods and outcomes.

4222. Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-synthesis-report.pdf
      July 22, 2015 - care, including implementing team-based care models (including shifting tasks from physicians and nurses … care also improved patient and provider satisfaction.10 Training clinical team members other than nurses … belonging to health systems Practices varied in size from two to 25 providers; including some nurse … Implemented virtual visits through nurse call line and secure emailing, chronic disease management … medical system 77% of the clinics had one to 10 primary care physicians, and nearly all had nurse

4223. Appendix A. Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa.html
      April 01, 2018 - Analyzed two hospital characteristics: dynamic (nurse to patient ratio) and structural (hospital size … An infection control nurse working with a physician, who has a special interest in infection control … who underwent a surgical procedure were prospectively followed up by well-trained infection control nurses

4224. New York City Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®, Other AHRQ Resources to Advance Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2015 - New York City Uses AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS®, Other AHRQ Resources to Advance Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies July 2015 Description New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system, uses several AHRQ resources to improve patient care…

4225. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/index.html
      February 01, 2024 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Overview Key Subject Area Index 1. Are we ready for this change? 2. How will we manage change? 3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 4. How…

4226. What Will Be the Subject of Your Health Care Quality Report? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - What Will Be the Subject of Your Health Care Quality Report? The subject of a quality report could be any level of the health care system, including: Health plans and insurance carriers. Hospitals. Medical groups or clinics. Individual clinicians. Nursing homes. Home health agencies. Behavioral …

4227. AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-l.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals - Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster …

4228. One-Pager-Aspiration-Pneumonia (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-aspiration-pneumonia.docx
      June 01, 2021 - DiagnosisAspiration Pneumonitis and Aspiration Pneumonia · Aspiration pneumonitis is an abrupt chemical injury caused by inhalation of sterile gastric contents. It generally causes fever, increased oxygen requirements, and an elevated white blood cell count, and this typically resolves…

4229. Table 3-2: Race and Ethnicity Categories Collected by Various Data Sources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Table 3-2: Race and Ethnicity Categories Collected by Various Data Sources Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement Summa…

4230. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/guide.html
      March 01, 2017 - Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Material Use Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Learning Objectives: Define resident- and family-centered care. Describe the key concepts of resident-and family-centered care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Explain the imp…

4231. Guide (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Long-Term Care Safety Modules Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement Material Use Guide Learning Objectives: · Define resident- and family-centered care · Describe the key concepts of resident- and family-centered care in long-term care (LTC) facilities · Explain…

4232. Exhibits 8 to 10 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits 8 to 10 Previous Page   Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Chapter 2. Determ…

4233. Nasal Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/nasal-decolonization.html
      April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI Nasal Decolonization Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization Nasal Decolonization Us…

4234. AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
      September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll SEP 27 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and Pamela Owens, Ph.D. The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…

4235. Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2022 - Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Healthcare Quality Measurement In November of 2020, the U.S. HHS Immediate Office of the Secretary requested that the AHRQ director form a Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council (SNAC) to focus on AHRQ's future investment in quality measurement.  AHRQ's Na…

4236. Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Investments and Future Activities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2022 - Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council on Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Investments and Future Activities The National Advisory Council’s (NAC) Subcommittee on Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Investments and Future Activities (the subcommittee) was established to provide inp…

4237. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/index.html
      February 01, 2024 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Next Page Table of Contents Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Overview Key Subject Area Index 1. Are we ready for this change? 2. How will we manage change? 3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that we want to use? 4. How…

4238. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/VAP-one-page.docx
      November 01, 2019 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diagnosis · Defined as pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation · Clinical symptoms include purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrate on chest imaging, worsening oxygenation (usually in association with leukocytos…

4239. Appendix L. Final data sheet submitted by each site that included the list of potential SSI risk factors and other pertinent variables | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix L. Final data sheet submitted by each site that included the list of potential SSI risk factors and other pertinent variables Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Sur…

4240. Appendix N. Surgeon Focus Group Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix N. Surgeon Focus Group Guide Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Admin…