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301. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
     March 01, 2017 - Overuse of antibiotics can cause problems for individuals and for the health of the community. … Overusing Antibiotics Can Cause Problems What are possible side effects of antibiotics?

302. How CUSP Enables Nurse Empowerment (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/nurse-empower/slides.html
     October 01, 2014 - opportunities to improve and how to improve Nurses need to be allowed to take responsibility for identifying problems … CUSP: Example of Empowerment Nurses now have a place to address day-to-day intransigent system problems … patients Energy maintained when you focus on what matters to the bedside nurse Really resolve some problems

303. Case Example #7: Cherokee Health Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-7.html
     July 01, 2019 - Cherokee providers believe that social needs cause behavioral health problems, and that they must consider … Patients often go into the exam room with multiple problems. … The BHCs consider it their job to distill those problems into something that is workable, that patients … CHC supervisors meet to identify patterns of care delivery that are not working and solve problems. … This culture allows individuals to work on problems.

304. Closing the Feedback Loop to Improve Diagnostic Quality - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017060-weiss-final-report-2011.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Results: Main Study: For phases 1 and 2 approximately 15% of problems were unresolved. … were still unresolved, or who had problems with their medications. … The revised process was piloted successfully and encountered only a few problems. … within a week of their acute care visit and many of the problems persist after three weeks … • Timely follow-up can be done and it can catch problems at an early stage.

305. Horn, Susan | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - The limits of technology: far from a panacea, IT is merely a tool for solving problems … IT is merely a tool for solving problems. Mod Healthcar 2006 Aug 7;36(31):20.

306. Electronic Health Records | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/electronic-health-records
     March 15, 2025 - However, the investigators found several problems as well. … The latter problems resulted in interruptions and distraction, which can contribute to medical error. … lack of clarity in sources and date of information presented,  alert fatigue , and other usability problems … A review of studies of EHR issues that present patient safety risks found numerous problems with software … Problems With Software Functionality and Usability.

307. Enabling Patient-Centered Care through Health Information Technology | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - to PCC-related health IT applications were seen in the literature including the lack of usability; problems … basic formal training in health IT applications; physicians’ concerns about more work; workflow issues; problems … depersonalization; incompatibility with current health care practices; lack of standardization; and problems

308. A Tale of Three Practices: How Medical Groups are Improving the Patient Experience (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/CaseStudyPatientExperience_July2011FINAL_revised20110728.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - that asks patients if they received easy to understand instructions about taking care of their health problems … service and access to care were below the faculty practice group average, confirming the suspected problems … Throughout this process, some of the problems uncovered included patients abandoning phone calls after … Through this internal review, the practice determined the problems in access and customer service were … In addition to training, staffing was adjusted to address workflow and management problems.

309. Slide 1 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/ICD10Imp_Romano_NAHDO_October2016.pdf
     October 27, 2016 - 24 1.269 Comparability ratio = Rate based on ICD-10 codes/Rate based on ICD-9 codes Each of these problems … and resolve… Comparability of Selected IQIs between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS IQI Comparability Problems … 13 IQI Comparability Problems: Obstetric Laceration Repair • General Equivalence Mapping files map … linkage between the two code sets for repairing an obstetric laceration… 14 IQI Comparability Problems … for IQIs and PQIs • But some comparability problems are intrinsic in how the code sets were designed

310. Provide Intermediaries To Help Consumers Use Quality Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/support/provide-access.html
     January 01, 2023 - intermediary: Your audience views the organization as a credible source of help with health-related problems … Give intermediaries an opportunity to share their own concerns, including problems their clients have … to provide updates on new information, review particularly complex issues, or identify and address problems

311. Archived: Final Research Plan: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
     August 18, 2016 - disruptive, aggressive, or delinquent behavior) Healthy social-emotional development (e.g., attachment problems … functioning, and self-concept; hypervigilance; exaggerated startle response; dissociation; concentration problems … ; somatic problems (e.g., headaches, gastrointestinal problems); sleep disturbances; and nightmares … years" and the inclusion criteria to no longer exclude children and adolescents with serious behavioral problems

312. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_Final.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - ” – Taking antibiotics when they are not needed may cause health problems. … – Taking antibiotics when they are not needed may cause health problems. … • Although we cannot be certain that any of these harms or problems will occur, it is important to … • There are five potential health problems that occur as a result of taking an antibiotic: 1. … antibiotic-resistant infections • Other drugs that your family member takes, such as Coumadin® • Health problems

313. Hospital SOPS Translation Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/hospital/translators.html
     October 01, 2014 - My supervisor/manager overlooks patient safety problems that happen over and over. … We have patient safety problems in this unit. (negatively worded) 6. … Problems often occur in the exchange of information across hospital units. … (negatively worded) ( More about this item: Shift changes cause problems for patients in this hospital—problems

314. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve Patient Experience (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/5-determining-focus/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-5.pdf
     May 01, 2017 -  Problems in scheduling appointments may have a seasonal pattern related to when physicians take … This tool, which does not involve a statistical hypothesis or analysis, is most useful when problems … fix those problems? … as inevitable (“just the way it is”) when the problems can—and should—be fixed. … They may identify issues from the patient perspective that staff do not recognize as problems.

315. Patient Experience, Patient Safety, and Provider Well-Being: Associations and Paths (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2023-virtual-research-meeting-summary-patient-experience.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - This entails focus on not only what leads to diagnostic problems, but also how to address these problems … Problems were defined as mishaps not related to diagnosis (e.g., short delays) or mistakes that were … Analyses showed that when experiences of problems, mistakes, and a combination of problems and mistakes … Moreover, respondents reported that experiencing both problems and mistakes increased the likelihood … Use of a resource such as the FIQS tool can enhance service recovery, reveal systemic problems, and

316. The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve Safety | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-improve-safety
     November 01, 2017 - So in some of our work, caregivers have designed different kinds of apps to address those problems. … RW : You've talked about patients seeing things in their record and identifying problems. … So in some ways, I see this as more likely to mitigate safety problems and concerns than cause problems … How do you see that and do you see any solutions to those problems? WP : That's a big problem. … One solution could be some triaging of who deals with what kinds of problems.

317. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/transfer.html
     September 01, 2017 - Transfer Risk   Age DNR,DNH, MOLST, or POLST Order in Place Dehydration Circulatory Problems … * Circulatory problems include vascular disease, and venous and arterial ulcer. ** Certain medical

318. Suggested Timeline for Implementation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/timeline-tasks.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Hold 2nd Antibiotic Stewardship Team meeting • Use the Staff Safety Assessment to identify problems … • Discuss problems and identify an intervention • Designate an individual to collect baseline … Assessment and Learning From Antibiotic Adverse Events forms (from weeks 8 and 14) to identify problems … • Discuss problems and identify another area to improve with an intervention • Designate an individual … Use the Staff Safety Assessments and Learning From Adverse Antibiotic Events Forms to identify problems

319. Appendix A: Family Information Packet (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apa2.html
     December 01, 2013 - Return to Appendix Contents Managing Breathing Problems How Can I Manage My Child's Breathing Problems … Damaged lung tissue causes breathing and health problems. … Problems breathing. Fast breathing. Not eating well. How is RSV Spread?

320. New Models of Primary Care Workforce and Financing - Case Example #7: Cherokee Health Systems (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/case_example_7.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - Cherokee providers believe that social needs cause behavioral health problems, and that they must consider … Patients often go into the exam room with multiple problems. … The BHCs consider it their job to distill those problems into something that is workable, that patients … CHC supervisors meet to identify patterns of care delivery that are not working and solve problems. … This culture allows individuals to work on problems.