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2661. Appendix D, Table D3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - PACU could technically hold 12 patients but not typical, 9 patients more usual. … These are observation patients.     … Patient to nurse ratio in PACU   2 patients to1 nurse, critical care is 1 to 1. … Retain blood pressure cuff, follows patient. These are cleaned between patients and not disposable.  … At this ASC patients bring them from home. 

2662. Exhibit 11. Importance measures on events in rank order of criticality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Event Criticality Birnbaum Fussell– Vesely Event 642 Fail to protect patient … (30 < BMI < 40) 0.3147 0.0047 0.3147 Event 543 SSI risk for obese patient, weight not reduced … and nutrition not improved 0.3043 0.0409 0.3043 Event 173 Staff fails to provide patient … Event 182 Fail to administer indicated antibiotics 0.2331 0.0051 0.2331 Event 677 Patient … is a smoker but has no COPD 0.2003 0.0070 0.2003 Event 456 Patient is a smoker and has COPD

2663. Appendix C: Example Implementation Plan | 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 Appendix C … Forming a Patient Flow Team Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance Section 4. … the evaluation of the patient and order appropriate tests. … The physician in triage would only see a patient after the triage nurse assessed the patient and determined … that the patient qualified for care under this new protocol.

2664. Redesigning Primary Health Care Teams for Population Health and Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2017 - had $54.6 million in annual grants and patient revenues. … patient history. … to encourage patients to come in. … Some preferred escorting patients to rooms and taking patient histories and vitals; others, even if willing … Frontline experiences of a practice redesign to improve self-management of obesity in safety net clinics

2665. Exhibit 10. Probability variations used in the sensitivity analyses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - fails to follow instructions for smoking cessation 0.13 to 0.30 Event 28 Patient colonized with … MRSA 0.10 to 0.30 Event 29 Non-MRSA patient 0.90 to 0.70 Event 136 Fail to wash hands … 0.15 to 0.50 Event 405 Patient understands, but does not follow, postoperative directions … 0.10 to 0.25 Event 622 Alcoholic patient fails to comply with instruction for not drinking prior … to the operation 0.13 to 0.30 Event 642 Fail to protect patient effectively (failure related

2666. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 21) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2014 - Timely Transmission of Transition Record Purpose: To measure the percentage of patients, regardless … ; and Measure #58, Transition Record with Specified Elements Received by Discharged Patients - Inpatient … Transition Record with Specified Elements Received by Discharged Patients (Emergency Department Discharges … ) Purpose: To measure the percentage of patients, regardless of age, discharged from the emergency … Melanoma Continuity of Care—Recall System Purpose: To measure the percentage of patients, regardless

2667. Acknowledgments | 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 Acknowledgments … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency … 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 … Additional Readings The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the patient

2668. Exhibit 5. Numbers of Tools Abstracted | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Exhibit 5. … Numbers of Tools Abstracted Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Guide to Patient … Tools Assessed content and usability Assessed content only Total Patient … and family active involvement 57 110 167 Patient and family organizational partnership

2669. Exhibit 13. Examples of Patient and Family Advisory Councils | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Exhibit 13. … Examples of Patient and Family Advisory Councils Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents … Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods Findings … Involved in conducting patient rounds and an educational program for first-year oncology fellows. … Ongoing input and insights from patients' and/or family members' perspectives.

2670. Section 5. Preparing to Launch | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - The modified consult request process will reduce length of stay by 25 percent for patients requiring … Posting a welcome sign in the doorway directing patients to the registration window. … Having a technician serve as a patient greeter to identify obvious fast track patients in the waiting … The patient flow improvement team from St. … This enabled this category of patients, who traditionally wait the longest and have the highest rate

2671. Table 5. Other EHR-based Care Coordination Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2014 - Health IT-enabled coordination eMeasure specifications available: No PCP communicates to patient … the reason for referral l Number of referred patients where PCP gave patient written information on … Atlas Domains: Information transfer (between health care professional(s) and patient/family), Facilitate … patient. … Atlas Domains: Information transfer (between health care professional(s) and patient/family) eMeasure

2672. AHRQ Tips for Grant Applicants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - Research and Quality (AHRQ) funds grants for research to support the Agency’s mission to improve the safety … potential benefits to the subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data and safety

2673. Figure 1. Chain of Self-management Support Effect (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Figure 1. … Self-management Support Effect (Text Description) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Patient … As the patient and provider change their behaviors, the patient's disease should be better controlled … Patients will be healthier, which is Box F. … A healthier patient more in control of his or her chronic condition, leading a more productive life and

2674. References (pdf file)
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      October 23, 2013 - Pneumonia rehospitalization of the Medicare fee-for-service patient: a state-level analysis: exploring … Redefining and redesigning hospital discharge to enhance patient care: a randomized controlled study … Reducing Hospital Readmissions: It’s About Improving Patient Care – Health Affairs Blog. 2013. … Available at: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient­ safety/quality-resources/tools/pubrptguide2 … http://www.resdac.org/resconnect/articles/156 http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient

2675. Appendix 2. Research Questions and Needs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Appendix 2. … identification and triage What are the best methods for identifying patients who could benefit from … What are the best methods for identifying those patients who are most amenable to making changes? … How can administrative data be used more precisely and quickly in patient identification? … What are the best methods for motivating and supporting patients?

2676. Creative Strategies to Improving Patient Care Experience Webcast Transcript (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2019 - , CAHPS Division, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research … Safety at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Safety at AHRQ. … Shared decision-making, patient engagement, patient safety. … They dedicate more effort, and therefore patients tend to have better patient care experiences.

2677. Appendix B: Implementation Plan Template | 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 Appendix B … Implementation Plan Template Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Patient … Forming a Patient Flow Team Section 3. Measuring Emergency Department Performance Section 4. … Measures Performance Measures (check all that apply) ED Arrival to ED Departure – Admitted Patients …   ED Arrival to ED Departure – Discharged Patients   Admit Decision Time to ED Departure

2678. Final Progress Report: ESDP in Community Hospitals (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - safety, and resource use is enhanced; length of stay is decreased; and patients report fewer unmet … On enrollment, patients and clinicians were asked whether the patient would be discharged back home … All but one patient was White and non-Hispanic. … safety, and resource use are enhanced, length of stay is decreased, and patients report fewer unmet … The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2011;37(1):29-36. 19.

2679. Design Options for a Self-Management Support Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation Design Options for a Self-Management Support … Patient population served. Information support. … The patient may be referred to additional self-management support resources. … The goal of the program is to have every patient seen by a care manager, and for 97 percent of all patients … A nurse saw each patient from one to four times, depending on disease severity and patient and physician

2680. Appendix E. Study Parameters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - We will develop a fault tree accounting for patients who present at risk in the ambulatory surgery center … Based upon site visit data and expert panel input, we will develop a fault tree for patients who enter … Patient 6. … Based upon site visit data and expert panel input, we will develop a fault tree for patients introduced … Patient 1.