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7801. Gesteland, Per | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumgest.html
      October 01, 2014 - Measure the effects of population-based ARI health information resources and decision support tools on

7802. Exhibits 68 to 70 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits 68 to 70 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Chapter …

7803. Exhibits 65 to 67 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits 65 to 67 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Chapter …

7804. Exhibits 32 to 34 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits 32 to 34 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Chapter …

7805. Appendix F. Algorithms | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix F. Algorithms Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Cha…

7806. Bar-coded Medication Administration | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - adoption of BCMA is proceeding slowly in the United States, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … To measure and prepare for this change, AHRQ grantees have utilized workflow redesign tools, such as … Huron Hospital CPOE Project  (Barbara Moran; East Cleveland, Ohio) Comprehensive IT Solution for Quality … Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2000. 2. … Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality.  May/ June 2007.

7807. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 263: Management of Postpartum Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2023 - review, we used methods consistent with those outlined in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Evidence from 5 single-arm studies indicates that most patients submit BP measures when given HBPM … antihypertensive medications (reported adjusted odds ratio [OR] and relative risk [RR] = 1.0; other measures … ascertainment in the early postpartum period, largely through greater adherence with reporting of BP measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2023.

7808. Chapter 4. Assessing Surgeon Acceptance of Risk Adjustment Models | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - of all populations, and whether or not there was variance in the interpretation of how risk factor measures … The generalized model for continuous quality improvement in reducing SSIs is provided in Exhibit 50 … As such, the manual is intended to describe how Chapter 2's measures of surveillance allow you to determine

7809. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Use of data to measure performance and drive improvement. Effective communication strategies. … Consider which measures you want to focus on as part of the sustainability plan by assessing what will … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Accessed on September 5, 2016. … Nursing Home Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2015.

7810. Improving Care Transitions for Complex Patients through Decision Support | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2023 - Completed Grant Number R18 HS017795 Funding Mechanism(s) Ambulatory Safety and Quality … Inadequate inter-provider communication and care coordination significantly lowers care quality and compromises … This project sought to improve outcomes, quality, and coordination of care for patients with complex … Outcomes measures included outpatient, ED, and hospitalization utilization rates. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2012.

7811. Archived: Final Research Plan: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 14, 2014 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … high risk for preeclampsia KQs 2, 3: Maternal characteristics and routinely collected clinical measures … eligible studies identified through a bridge search Studies published before 1990 Study quality … Good and fair quality Poor quality Language English Non-English

7812. Project Report - Lean Sigma (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2011 - will provide support for percent of physicians’ time In return, physician will Monitor and improve quality … CUSP and CLABSI toolkit Hold regular meetings with team Involve other members of medical staff in quality … Compact Further, the physician will Work with hospital to clarify what will be measured, who will measure … environment) to have a dialogue with physicians (eliminate decoding errors) M and M, grand rounds, quality

7813. Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication | PSNet
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      January 24, 2018 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … After discussion with the patient's family, comfort measures were instituted on the fourth hospital day … Although they were grateful that a thorough analysis had been performed and measures would be implemented … a strategy supported by clinical guidelines ( 6 ) if the stoma tract is mature.( 7 ) This temporary measure

7814. Facilitator Guide: Communication Strategies for Sustainability (doc file)
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      January 01, 2017 - The CUSP process is a direct avenue to increase frontline engagement in quality improvement work. … SAY: Quality improvement work is like a marathon that never ends. … But find those finish lines along the way—compliance with process measures, a previously ventilated patient … SAY: For quality improvement work, this last step is critical. Share your data. … In this example, compliance in a process measure contributes to improvements in outcome measures.

7815. Appendix A. Grantee Profiles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - The review did not uncover any measures suitable for administration at time of discharge. … In addition, preliminary quality improvement initiatives are underway to improve the quality of death … Although researchers were not able to complete post-treatment measures to compare the hospital’s medical … The screening measure could be modified to decrease sensitivity—particularly in the areas of alcohol … The team later assessed methods that could best evaluate and measure the outcomes of any future legislative

7816. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation … the equipment needed, and they will specify the type of cleaning solution to use and also a method to measure … Make sure you have a good water quality going into the rinse cycle. … Tap water is fine, but, again, it needs to be a good quality tap water.

7817. Disposition of Comments for CER 183 Tonsillectomy for OSDB (pdf file)
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      January 17, 2017 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2017. … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The multitude of outcome measures are defined. … Our key outcomes of interest included AHI, desaturation nadir, and measures of sleep quality including … under KQ1 I would like to read something about whether the AHI versus symptom relief is a better measure

7818. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 26, 2021 - A more direct link to patient engagement is the Patient Activation Measure (PAM). … Per the Measures Management System Blueprint, CMS would like measure developers to actively engage with … Measures PfP PFE Measures: 1. … To support measure developers in these efforts, in April 2020 CMS released a toolkit for developers, … if the measure will be calculated using patient-reported data.

7819. Cardio-HIT Phase II - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2009 - for patient management and quality improvement5,6 Performance measure definitions and specifications … Electronic medical records for patients in the exception, apparent quality failure and measure met samples … The rate for each quality measure was lower than the rate reported for similar measures used in the … measure reporting and had no financial incentives for quality reporting. … Physicians are more likely to accept the quality measure results as valid if they can account for exceptions

7820. 2012 04 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - These measures are also endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF) for public reporting and quality … Reference National Quality Forum, Quality Positioning System, Measure Title Display Information accessed … Reference National Quality Forum, Quality Positioning System, Measure Title Display Information accessed … Reference National Quality Forum, Quality Positioning System, Measure Title Display Information accessed … READMISSION MEASURES Measure 1.