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2061. Section 7. Sharing Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals Section 7. … Sharing Results Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Patient Flow and … Forming a Patient Flow Team Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance Section 4. … Results References Appendix A: Guide to Online Resources Successfully Used by Hospitals to Improve Patient … Safety , Journal of Emergency Medicine , Journal of Emergency Nursing ), and professional societies

2062. Infections Avoided, Excess Costs Averted, and Changes in Mortality Rate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide Infections Avoided … Mortality Rate Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient … Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult … The number of patients with a CLABSI (i.e., cases) was used to weight the final mean. … al. 2006 Attributable costs of catheter-associated bloodstream infections among intensive care patients

2063. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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      January 01, 2017 - Slide 2 [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated … Slide 42 Address Variability in Practice SAY: We want to use principles of patient safety and quality … One of the biggest issues we face in patient safety and quality is variability in practice. … Trying to reduce variability in practice is a crucial element to improving patient safety. … Review that data and input it to your Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) graphs and tables

2064. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Tools to Help Patients Communicate Their Needs (pdf file)
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      July 07, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Tools to Help Patients Communicate … safety, and enhance quality of care. … Patients can also use the form during the visit to write down what they and the doctor agreed the patient … Expanding patient involvement in care. Effects on patient outcomes. … http://www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/ask-your-doctor/index.html http://www.ahrq.gov

2065. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2015 - CUSP is associated with improvements in patient safety, clinical outcomes, and safety culture.10-13 … in patients with urinary tract infection Engaging Patients and Families In the event that a patient … /quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-impl.html Appendix K. … in patient safety culture over time and evaluate the impact of patient safety interventions. … /quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-impl.html REFERENCES 1.

2066. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2015 - CUSP is associated with improvements in patient safety, clinical outcomes, and safety culture.10-13 … in patients with urinary tract infection Engaging Patients and Families In the event that a patient … /quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-impl.html Appendix K. … in patient safety culture over time and evaluate the impact of patient safety interventions. … /quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/cauti-hospitals/toolkit-impl.html REFERENCES 1.

2067. Chapter 2. Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - infection that might suggest opportunities for process improvement/reengineering to enhance quality and safety … sampled in ways that induce differential misclassification between diagnoses of SSI and our measured indicators … an algorithm entirely in the VA and applying it to other hospitals include the fact that the veteran patient … postoperative days 4 and 30 because pre- or perioperative data might indicate risks for SSI or that the patient … than 3mg/dL Or postoperative antibiotics given Or the presence of a postoperative culture, or the patient

2068. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Substance Use Disorders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Quality Strategy—National Quality Strategy Priorities Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Patient … Safety Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Person- and Family-Centered Care Part 3: National

2069. 001-Ss-Antimicrobial-Prophylaxis-1-Fg (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Antimicrobial Prophylaxis: Part 1 Surgical Services … NHSN is the National Healthcare Safety Network, a healthcare-associated infection tracking system from … Slide 17 Vancomycin Safety SAY: The administration of IV vancomycin is associated with some reactions … In light of these known safety concerns, the benefit of including vancomycin as part of antimicrobial … Patients can be identified as colonized with MRSA if active pre-op MRSA surveillance of patients is being

2070. Final Progress Report: Risk Assessment of Pediatric Emergency Transfers (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Key Words: Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Patient Safety 2 AHRQ Final Report: Risk Assessment of … Poster presented at: 11th Annual National Patient Safety Foundation Patient Safety Congress, 2009; Washington … Time to Tackle Tough Issues in Patient Safety. … Patient Safety in the Emergency Department. … Safety Foundation Patient Safety Congress, Boston MA, 2004. 28 An Introduction to FMEA: Using Failure

2071. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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      February 26, 2008 - Recommendations for fall risk assessment Screen all patients on admission for probable indicators … These patients and—in fact—all patients, require environmental safety interventions designed to prevent … Patient education about these risks and safety precautions to reduce risk are essential for these patients … Joint Commission. 2008 National patient safety goals: Hospital program. … National Center on Patient Safety toolkit: Falls policy.

2072. Clinical Impact of an Anticoagulation Screening Service at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Facility (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2007 - quarterly, with results reported as a part of the routine process for departmental reporting of quality indicators … On review of data obtained from the CHB Safety Events Reporting System, adverse event rates in FY 2005 … • One patient population monitored closely is the pediatric patient transitioning to adolescence. … Limitations This descriptive paper cannot provide definitive evidence for improved safety; that will … safety.

2073. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children  – Slides
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      September 01, 2022 - Does my patient understand what to expect and the followup plan? … Does my patient understand what to expect and the followup plan? … Discussion Guide to help your practice develop a standardized approach to the diagnosis and management of patients … Patient Handout: The patient handout explains the symptoms and symptomatic treatment of acute otitis … Cranial indicators identified for peak incidence of otitis media.

2074. Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2017 - Guide to Administering the AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture and Reviewing Results … /professionals/quality-patient-safety/cusp/index.html http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … CAUTI rates are one of the most important indicators of how changes in practices and processes are impacting … systems to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections and urinary catheter use in hospitalized patients … The Ann Arbor criteria for appropriate urinary catheter use in hospitalized medical patients: results

2075. Central Venous Catheter Removal Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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      April 01, 2022 - Most EHRs have the capacity to create columns on the patient list that identifies patients with central … care roundsoDaily safety huddlesoChecklistsoLeverage EMR for patient list and date of central lineoDaily … care rounds Daily safety huddles Checklists Leverage EMR for patient list and date of central line Daily … You can create columns on the patient list that identifies patients with central li8nes and how long … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety

2076. Measures of Cognitive Load | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2024 - safety in other domains, however. … safety. … impact of EHRs on cognitive load and diagnostic accuracy will be critical to advancing patient safety … orders that do reach patients. 66 EHR audit log data can also be coupled with radio-frequency identification … safety.

2077. Emerging Measures (doc file)
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      January 01, 2001 - Online Resources: For more information on CAHPS®, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … measure2.html  For more information on AHRQ QIs, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … measures/measure3.html For more information on HEDIS®, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … information on Title V Maternal and Child Health Programs, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety … Online Resources: For more information on CAHMI, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety

2078. Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2016 - We tried to pick indicators that really reinforced the team, including the indicators on staff courtesy … They are certainly the indicators on provider communication. … implemented as part of a patience experience improvement plan will also help really improve quality, safety … We pick usually three indicators. … The Blue Shield of California reported that in the safety net environment 60% of the patients would be

2079. Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices (doc file)
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      January 01, 2016 - This tracking of key indicators is critical to improving prevention practices in this hospital. … Use of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) is recommended when measuring pressure … experience · Financial information · Safety and quality Pressure injuries fall under safety and quality … It shows trended data specific to the unit for the quality indicators measured and monitored. … Have him/her go through each of the key indicators on the tool.

2080. Meeting Minutes, November 2016 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2017 - , patient safety in ambulatory settings, and omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease. … innovation, quality, safety, and value in health care.” … Bast called for a research summit, featuring stakeholders, to focus on patient needs and the patient … Another possible focus for initial efforts might be patients with multiple chronic conditions. … Bindman called for the development of indicators of progress.