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4141. Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T1-Gather-a-Team-updated.docx
      October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Tool 1. Gather a Team Choose members to serve on the antimicrobial stewardship program team. Depending on the size of the nursing home, the team may be very small (two or three me…

4142. 5 Tk2 P4O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 4 Monitoring (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P4O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_4_Monitoring.pdf
      May 01, 2014 - Phase 4 Monitoring Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections PREVENT Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 4 Monitoring It will be important to monitor the antibiogram program by (1) soliciting feedback from prescribin…

4143. Presentation: Program Overview
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/measuredesc-ltvv-slides.pptx
      January 01, 2017 - Presentation: Program Overview Measure Descriptions for Low Tidal Volume Ventilation AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0018-36-EF January 2017 LTVV Measures ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients 1 Learning Objectives After this session, you wi…

4144. Measure Descriptions for Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2020 - Measure Descriptions for Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Slide Presentation AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Measure Descriptions for Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Slide 2: Learning Objectives After this session, …

4145. Family Information Packet Cover Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home Family Information Packet Cover Sheet Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home A Resource Toolkit Basic Components of the Health Coach Program Family Information Packet Cover Sheet Coaching in the Hospital A…

4146. Shadowing Another Professional Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/professional-tool.html
      July 01, 2023 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other discip…

4147. IV Therapy: Central Venous Access Device (VAD), Dressing Change Procedure (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/central-venous-access-device-dressing-change-procedure.pdf
      December 01, 2006 - IV Therapy: Central Venous Access Device (VAD), Dressing Change Procedure Version 1.0 Policy Number GEN341 Effective Date 12/01/2006 The Johns Hopkins Hospital Nursing Practice and Organization Manual Vol II: Clinical Protocols and Procedures Approval Date N/A Page 1of 3Subject IV Therapy: Central Venous Acces…

4148. Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool (doc file)
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      December 01, 2017 - Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool Introduction Problem Statement Surgical skin preparation is an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection. Adequate surgical skin preparation reduces the burden of skin microorganisms prior to incision. Though it seems straightforwar…

4149. Designing and Testing Novel Solutions To Make Labor and Delivery Safer for Moms and Newborns | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile Designing and Testing Novel Solutions To Make Labor and Delivery Safer for Moms and Newborns Louis P. Halamek, M.D. Neonatologist Stanford Medicine Children’s Health – Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Louis P. Halamek, M.D. “AHRQ is a unique funding agency, one that is incr…

4150. Improving the Quality of Care for Women With Urinary Incontinence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2025 - Grantee Profile Improving the Quality of Care for Women With Urinary Incontinence Jennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H. Professor and Vice Chair of Research, Department of Urology University of California San Diego Health Jennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H. “Even when patients were very bothered by incontinence, ne…

4151. Family Information Packet Cover Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/index.html
      December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home Family Information Packet Cover Sheet Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home A Resource Toolkit Basic Components of the Health Coach Program Family Information Packet Cover Sheet Coaching in the Hospital A…

4152. Measuring the Quality of Physician Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2019 - Measuring the Quality of Physician Care Consumers are very interested in information about the quality of physician care. 1 - 3 To meet that demand, researchers, medical societies, and health care experts have made a concerted effort to address the many issues encumbering physician quality measurement. As a re…

4153. AHRQ’s Primary-Care Related Data Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2024 - AHRQ’s Primary-Care Related Data Resources AHRQ's Compendium of U.S. Health Systems The Compendium is the foremost public resource for data on characteristics of healthcare organizations over time. Enumerating each organization and detailing its key features, the annual files enable users to see the changing la…

4154. Statin Therapy Measure Flow Chart (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/cholesterol-flowchart.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Statin Therapy Measure Flow Chart Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Yes *Contraindications and Exceptions to Statin Use · Patients with adverse effect, allergy or intolerance to statin medication therapy · Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding · Patients who are r…

4155. Heart Health Now Lipid Algorithm (pdf file)
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      December 14, 2015 - Heart Health Now Lipid Algorithm Heart Health Now Lipid Algorithm Adapted from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Lipid Algorithm Men aged >35 y, women aged > 45 y, and all patients with ASCVD Does the patient have CHF (EF <0.35 and NYHA class >1) and ESRD, and has the patient been on dialysis or …

4156. Cholesterol Management in Primary Care (pdf file)
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      July 07, 2015 - Cholesterol Management in Primary Care Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma (H20) The Oklahoma Cooperative for AHRQ's Evidence NOW ADVANCINGI I';�\, HEART HEALTH I.'�\ IN PRIMARY CARE :l Cholesterol Management in Primary Care ([) • • Aspirin when appropriate Blood pressure control Cholesterol manage…

4157. AHRQ’s Role in Meeting the American Indian/Alaska Native Trust Responsibility | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ’s Role in Meeting the American Indian/Alaska Native Trust Responsibility NOV 7 2024 By Members of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council: Peter B. Angood, M.D.; Mason B. Emert, M.P.H.; Sharon Weidner Hickman, M.B.A., C.P.H.Q.; and Sinsi Hernán…

4158. Arm in Arm with AcademyHealth, AHRQ is Poised to Build on Successes in Health Services Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Arm in Arm with AcademyHealth, AHRQ is Poised to Build on Successes in Health Services Research JUN 27 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. We are halfway through AHRQ’s 35 th an…

4159. Major Hospital Quality Measurement Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - Major Hospital Quality Measurement Sets The list of valid and reliable indicators of inpatient quality of care continues to grow and evolve as measures are refined, introduced, and retired. The National Quality Forum has endorsed nearly 200 measures in the inpatient setting , many of which are used for public …

4160. Methods for Increasing the Number of Responses to CAHPS Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - Methods for Increasing the Number of Responses to CAHPS Surveys Many organizations have reported a decline in survey response rates. A low response rate is a concern because a survey with a low response rate may provide data that is less representative of the underlying population, although that is not always t…