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261. Optimizing Environmental Cleaning (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Slide 19 Universal Sporicidal: Strategy Based on Infection Rates SAY: There are flexible universal … are above the typical endemic rates on a particular clinical unit. … When the rates normalize, then the unit reverts to usual cleaning and disinfection processes. … of MDRO or C. difficile infections, resulting in a subsequent decrease in these rates. … · What impact did it have on the infection rates?

262. Making Healthcare Safer III: Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2020 - Diagnostic Error: Peer Review Diagnostic errors Diagnostic discrepancy rates 14 studies … Clostridium difficile : Antimicrobial Stewardship Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates … In the reviewed studies, significant reductions in CDI were associated with higher baseline CDI rates … Clostridium difficile : Hand Hygiene CDI rates Staff compliance Hand contamination 11 … Clostridium difficile : Environmental Cleaning and Decontamination CDI rates Performance of

263. Rand, Cynthia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - : $743,600 Project Description: The proposed research has three main aims: Measure baseline rates … Measure post-intervention rates and analyze data. Career Goals: Dr. … adolescent qualitative interviews and the educational provider intervention to improve HPV vaccination rates

264. Physician Champion Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - Ensure infection control reports of ventilator-associated event (VAE) rates are reviewed with unit staff … objective outcomes, including average duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, and mortality rates … Confirm all physicians receive reports of current data for VAE rates, number of patients who develop

265. Quality and Safety Review System (QSRS) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2025 - National Adverse Event Rates Available From QSRS AHRQ worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid … These rates improved in 2022, decreasing to 6.2 percent of patients and 71.1 AEs per 1,000 discharges … For AEs where the population at risk numbered at least 100, the highest rates for both 2021 and 2022 … For almost 20 years, MPSMS was used to determine national rates for specific adverse events.

266. 4. Assessment of the Intervention (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - screening rates for stool test, colonoscopy, and any modality. … There are several potential reasons for our lower observed screening rates. … We also investigated the variation in screening rates by practice. … We only compared the card rates in these practices to those in the other intervention practices. … On average, intervention group rates are significantly higher than control group rates.  

267. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Nationally, COVID-19 death rates increased between the pandemic’s first and second years, despite the … ■ Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections decreased from 0.13 to 0.09 infection … ■ Cancer screening appeared to decrease among some racial and ethnic groups:  Rates of breast … Key findings follow: • Case rates among nursing home residents correlated with case rates among nursing … Telehealthcare use rates were often lower in populations with the potential to benefit the most from

268. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es-rev.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Nationally, COVID-19 death rates increased between the pandemic’s first and second years, despite the … ■ Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections decreased from 0.13 to 0.09 infection … ■ Cancer screening appeared to decrease among some racial and ethnic groups:  Rates of breast … Key findings follow: • Case rates among nursing home residents correlated with case rates among nursing … Telehealthcare use rates were often lower in populations with the potential to benefit the most from

269. Appendix C. Training and Learning Network Webinars | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2017 - Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices Presented by Karen Zulkowski, D.N.S., RN. … This webinar discusses prevalence and incidence of pressure injuries and how to calculate the rates. … The role of nutrition in reducing readmission rates is discussed and nutrition guidelines for prevention … This webinar reviews measurement and analysis of pressure injury prevalence and incidence rates, and

270. CA Asthma Quality Improvement Collaborative (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - 26.1 20.5 24.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 CA All sites A B C D E F G H I Asthma-Related ED Rates … 20.5 24.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 CA All sites A B C D E F G H I Asthma-Related ED Rates … 26.1 20.5 24.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 CA All sites A B C D E F G H I Asthma-Related ED Rates … 50 60 70 80 90 100 CA All sites A B C D E F G H I Current performance 27.0 Asthma-Related ED Rates … 20.5 24.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 CA All sites A B C D E F G H I Asthma-Related ED Rates

271. Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Famolaro (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Following data collection procedures • Conducting web & paper-based surveys • Optimizing your response rates … Improving Response Rates (podcast) 36 SOPS Databases Hospital 630 Hospitals 382,834 respondents … Hospital SOPS & PSI Adverse Event Rates Higher patient safety culture scores associated with lower … adverse event rates r = -.36 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% … Other Outcomes Hospital SOPS & Hospital CAHPS Patient Experience Hospital SOPS & PSI Adverse Event Rates

272. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis, Evidence Synthesis, No. 50 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Thirty-day stroke and death rates from CEA vary from 2.7% to 4.7% in RCTs; higher rates have been reported … As in ACAS, the ACST surgeons were carefully selected for low complication rates. … These rates included a pooled estimate for perioperative complications of 2.4%. … Carotid endarterectomy: characterization of recent increases in procedure rates. … CEA complication rates Literature Search 1.

273. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2016 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results … 2014-2016 June 2018 AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions Updated Baseline Rates … QSRS is designed to provide up- to-date national HAC rates, including rates of some additional types … Collectively, 28 specific measures are used (Exhibit A1a): 15 measures to generate rates for the 10 … Data are more precise for the overall harm rates than for individual metrics.

274. EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - with health care organizations, public health, and primary care practices in states with the highest rates … are worse for Black/African American individuals in Alabama (27% of the state’s population), with rates … hospitalizations, ED visits) among all 50 states and ranks 48th in the U.S. for hypertension, with rates … focusing on key implementation and outcome measures, including changes in hypertension control and rates

275. Monitoring Progress for Sustainable Improvement (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - The measures you monitor after implementation will include rates for the AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators … Hospital Data (Tool B.1), which provides instructions for calculating and using IQI, PSI, and PDI rates … for quality improvement in your hospital, as well as the tool Assessing Indicator Rates Using Trends … To produce accurate reports for measures that are calculated as rates (e.g., percentage of patients … Other measures that are not expressed as rates also can be used for monitoring, such as the occurrence

276. Monitoring Progress for Sustainable Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/e1_pdi_monitorprogress.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - The measures you monitor after implementation will include rates for the AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators … Indicators to Hospital Data (Tool B.1), which provides instructions for calculating and using PDI rates … for quality improvement in your hospital, as well as the tool Assessing PDI Rates Using Trends and … To produce accurate reports for measures that are calculated as rates (e.g., percentage of patients … Other measures that are not expressed as rates also can be used for monitoring, such as the occurrence

277. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/cahps-strategy-6-r.pdf
     April 14, 2017 - The fact that vaccination rates for adults and children are below optimal levels supports this finding … Computer reminders improve on-time immunization rates. Med Care 1996;34(10 Suppl):OS45-51. … Increases to immunization rates ranged from 5 to 20 percent in intervention groups compared to control … Effect of patient reminder/recall interventions on immunization rates: A review. … • Reminder Systems and Strategies for Increasing Vaccination Rates.

278. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6-r.pdf
     April 14, 2017 - The fact that vaccination rates for adults and children are below optimal levels supports this finding … Computer reminders improve on-time immunization rates. Med Care 1996;34(10 Suppl):OS45-51. … Increases to immunization rates ranged from 5 to 20 percent in intervention groups compared to control … Effect of patient reminder/recall interventions on immunization rates: A review. … • Reminder Systems and Strategies for Increasing Vaccination Rates.

279. Hospital Readmissions: Not Just a Problem for Medicare (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - But another patient group – adults covered by Medicaid – have readmission rates that are just as high … This graphic compares 30-day readmission rates for Medicare and Medicaid patients for acute myocardial

280. Fact Sheet on Inpatient Quality Indicators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1a_combo_iqifactsheet.pdf
     October 01, 2015 - Indicators The current provider-level IQIs are listed in Table 1, along with information on their annual rates … The 2015 AHRQ Provider-Level Inpatient Quality Indicators (IQIs), With 2012 Rates and National Quality … A.1a NQF Endorsement IQI Indicator Rate per 1,000 NQF Nbr Most Recent Year Mortality Rates … Rate (not used in public reporting) 4.40 IQI 90 Mortality for Selected Procedures ** Mortality Rates … Pneumonia Mortality Rate 35.05 0231 2009 IQI 90 Mortality for Selected Procedures *** 0530 Utilization Rates