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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/cholesterol-flowchart.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Cholesterol Measure Flow Chart, National Evaluator
Minnesota Cooperative
Resource: Statin Therapy Use Measure Flow Chart (PDF, 248.7 KB, 1 page)
This document provides a process flow diagram for the Statin Therapy measure used in the EvidenceNOW initiative.
Institution of origin: Minnesota…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide03.html
October 01, 2014 - 3. Index to Slides
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
History: slides 5-6
Development Process: slides 7-27
10 Key Recommendations: slides 28-33
What's New in 2008: slides 34-54
Conceptual Models: slides 55-59
For the Patient Willing to Quit: slides 60…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/siders-jane
January 01, 2023 - Siders, Jane
Creating Online NICU Networks to Educate, Consult & Team
Description
Developed, implemented, and evaluated a cooperative effort for using health IT to facilitate a continuum of appropriate medical and developmental care, from the time infants are admitted to Neona…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42325/psn-pdf
March 02, 2023 - Hospital discharge and readmission.
March 2, 2023
Alper E, O'Malley TA, Greenwald J. UpToDate. February 3, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-discharge-and-readmission
This review examines hospital discharge, details elements of the process that can increase risk of
readmission, and reveals interventions …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/videos/accountability.html
August 01, 2022 - Accountability—Peer to Peer Coaching: Video
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) is a process that health care institutions and practitioners can use to respond in a timely, thorough, and just way when unexpected events cause patient harm. This video …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36404/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - A model for building a standardized hand-off protocol.
September 27, 2010
Arora V, Johnson J. A model for building a standardized hand-off protocol. Jt Comm J Qual Saf.
2006;32(11):646-655.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/model-building-standardized-hand-protocol
The authors describe an educational module to train r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35472/psn-pdf
September 21, 2009 - Clinical alarms: improving efficiency and effectiveness.
September 21, 2009
Phillips J, Barnsteiner JH. Clinical alarms: improving efficiency and effectiveness. Crit Care Nurs Q.
2005;28(4):317-323.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-alarms-improving-efficiency-and-effectiveness
The authors outline a process fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35492/psn-pdf
October 31, 2018 - Disclosure of Adverse Events to Patients.
May 4, 2015
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC: Veterans Health Administration; October 31, 2018. VHA
Directive 1004.08.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosure-adverse-events-patients
This Veterans Health Administration (VHA) directive provides direction for di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36287/psn-pdf
September 20, 2006 - Nursing Home Complaint Investigations.
September 20, 2006
Levinson DR. Washington DC: Office of the Inspector General; July 2006. OEI-01-04-00340.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-complaint-investigations
This report shares findings from an assessment of Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services response…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35199/psn-pdf
June 24, 2009 - Drug name confusion: preventing medication errors.
June 24, 2009
Rados C. Drug name confusion: preventing medication errors. FDA consumer. 2005;39(4):35-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-name-confusion-preventing-medication-errors
This article reports on problems with drug names, the naming process for medicatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38872/psn-pdf
August 19, 2009 - Improving measurement in clinical handover.
August 19, 2009
Jeffcott SA, Evans SM, Cameron PA, et al. Improving measurement in clinical handover. Qual Saf Health
Care. 2009;18(4):272-7. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024570.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-measurement-clinical-handover
This article describes a frame…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Chan.pdf
July 01, 2004 - The following
paragraphs in this section describe the de-identification processes being used
when personal-level
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-appendix-f.pdf
June 12, 2014 - of newly evolving technology,
HIE projects need to be evaluated beginning with an assessment of the processes … analyses, the identification of areas for improving data
collection procedures, and a description of the processes
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/technologies-underserved-populations-slides-02282023.pdf
February 28, 2023 - Screening responses to not be including in "permanent" health
record – Need for very clear consent processes … 2157
0.07 Google Accuracy = 2157−50−68
2157
0.95
Result: Google more accurate for both processes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - past resident or family member who has agreed to provide their input and perspectives to help improve processes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/advancing-patient-safety.pdf
January 01, 2010 - The latter is a
comprehensive tool to help
hospitals and clinicians
implement processes to
prevent
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
May 01, 2018 - significantly from those involved in future EHR applications, so providers should begin to put in place now the processes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/wakefield2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - hospitals’ inpatient VO
policies, strategies, tactics, and specific organizational structures and processes … and should not be used,
there can be great variation in the use of VOs during routine patient care processes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/yang-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improve Safety, Quality, and Efficiency in Radiotherapy with Automated HIT System
Title IMPROVE SAFETY, QUALITY, AND EFFICIENCY IN
RADIOTHERAPY WITH AUTOMATED HIT SYSTEM
Principal Investigator
and Team Members
PI – Deshan Yang, PhD
Team members:
Faculty members at Washington University Sc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/apcd/apcdmeasinvrpt.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Other measure sets may
drill down more specifically on exact processes and costs of care for a specific … highlights the difference between quality measures, which tend
to focus on condition-specific clinical processes … of care, and cost and utilization measures, which
can be less likely to focus on specific processes