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A chronic condition is defined as a condition that lasts 12 months or longer and meets one or both of the following tests: (a) it…
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Healthcare-Associated Infections Program
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May 01, 2014 - Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Nursing Home Infection Control
Guidelines for C. Difficile
When to Perform Toxin Assay on Stool:
• Resident symptomatic with diarrhea ( >3 loose/watery
stools a day).
• Especially consider in residents who received…
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November 01, 2018 - Opioids AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Opioids
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen steadily over the
past 2 decades. The misuse of opioids, such as
prescription pain medications and heroin, has become
widespread across the United States. In response to
dramatic increa…
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/coordinating-care-medical-neighborhood-critical-components-and-available-mechanisms-table-4
June 01, 2011 - Coordinating Care in the Medical Neighborhood: Critical Components and Available Mechanisms June 2011 AHRQ Publication No. 11-0064 Prepared For: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, www.ahrq.gov Contract Number: HHSA2…
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4b
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 05: Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
Why Focus on Retained Fore…
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October 01, 2014 - mutual trust, by shared perceptions of the importance of safety, and by confidence in the efficacy of preventive
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December 01, 2015 - records: average length of patient wait times, number of followup appointments completed, compliance with preventive
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/guide-surg-comp.html
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/lep/hospitalguide/lephospitalguide.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Improving Patient Safety Systems for Limited English Proficiency Patients: A Guide for Hospitals
Improving Patient Safety
Systems for Limited-English-
Proficient (LEP) Patients
A Guide for Hospitals
Improving Patient Safety
Systems for LEP Patients
Goal of the Guide:
Help hospital leaders better understand…
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January 01, 2011 - Improving Patient Safety Systems for Limited English Proficiency Patients
Improving Patient Safety Systems for Limited-English- Proficient (LEP) Patients
A Guide for Hospitals
Improving Patient Safety Systems for LEP Patients
Goal of the Guide:
Help hospital leaders better understand how to address the issue o…
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/index.html
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Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/how-to-use-bundles.html
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/universalicu.pdf
September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol
Universal ICU
Decolonization Toolkit:
An Enhanced Protocol
HAIs
Healthcare-
Associated
Infections
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov
PREVENT
Universal ICU Decolonization: An
Enhanced Protocol
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/2014-women-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2014 - services compared with men:
■ More health care contacts and opportunities to receive counseling and preventive … Preventive Services Task Force). … Preventive Services Task Force.
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module1/grand-rounds-presentation-slides.pptx
January 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR): Grand Rounds Presentation
Presenter: Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD
This presentation will introduce you to Communication and Optimal Resolution, or the CANDOR process. Some organizations struggle to improve the way they and their care teams respond…
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May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4d
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 07: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infections (BSIs)
Why Focus on Ce…
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January 01, 2018 - SHARE:
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pcmh.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/2022-MOSOPS-Database-Report-Part-II-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Most of the Time/Always
This office reminds patients when they need to schedule an appointment for
preventive … Most of the Time/Always
This office reminds patients when they need to schedule an appointment for preventive … Most of the Time/Always
This office reminds patients when they need to schedule an
appointment for preventive … Most of the Time/Always
This office reminds patients when they need to schedule an appointment
for preventive … Most of the Time/Always
This office reminds patients when they need to schedule an appointment for preventive