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4221. Antiseptic-impregnated catheters: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-110414.pptx
      January 01, 2013 - Learning Objectives Define basic principles of CAUTI prevention Describe approaches to consider if CAUTI rates … Krein, PhD, RN Polling Question What strategies have you used or considered using if your CAUTI rates … days Non-ICU, Acute Care ≥ 3 CAUTIs/10,000 pt days & 2 CAUTIs/1,000 catheter days Monitor CAUTI rates … If rate has dropped below indicated levels proceed back to Tier 1 Measure CAUTI rates monthly Encourage … prevent CAUTI and other patient safety problems Additional approaches if still unhappy with your CAUTI rates

4222. AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2017 - than 1,100 intensive care units nationwide and reduced central line-associated blood stream infection rates … AHRQ funded one of the Nation’s leading tools for hospitals to reduce avoidable readmission rates, the … changes that resulted in dramatic improvement in children with the disease, including increased remission rates … and helped target local-level solutions by identifying variations in opioid-related hospitalization rates … HCUP analyses have also tracked trends in readmission rates by payer type; inpatient versus outpatient

4223. Studies in Meta-analyses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Meta-analysis (1996): Impact of having a tobacco use status identification system in place on rates of … Meta-analysis (1996): Effectiveness of and estimated abstinence rates for advice to quit by a physician … Meta-analysis (2000): Effectiveness of and estimated abstinence rates for various intensity levels of … Mortality rates in treated hypertensive men with additional risk factors are high but can be reduced: … Cognitive-behavioral intervention increases abstinence rates for depressive-history smokers.

4224. Evidence Now: Bridging Research & Practice in Primary Care (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2021 - Participating practices were found to improve heart health services at significantly greater rates than … Participating practices improved heart health services at significantly greater rates than a comparison … management n A 2.8% increase in blood pressure control – an important finding, given decreasing national rates

4225. Bridging Research & Practice in Primary Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/evidencenow-factsheet.pdf
      September 01, 2021 - Participating practices were found to improve heart health services at significantly greater rates than … that participating practices improved heart health services and outcomes at significantly greater rates … • A 2.8% increase in blood pressure control – an important finding, given decreasing national rates

4226. Slide 1
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      January 01, 2020 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … For this measure, lower rates are better. … Rates improved among men and women. … The rates improved among both men and women. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

4227. Bariatric Surgery in Women of Reproductive Age: Special Concerns for Pregnancy. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 169 (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2008 - The overall rates of cesarean section vary greatly from in the cohort and case series studies. … similar to rates seen in the community. … Rates of pregnancy complications were low. … clearly, or report high dropout rates. … • Reports of mean birth weight, rates of low birth weight, and rates of premature delivery are no

4228. Facilitator Guide: Turn Data Into Action (doc file)
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      December 01, 2017 - to one being discussed today, to debrief their safety culture survey results reduced their infection rates … On average, these teams reduced their infection rates by only 2.2 percent. … On the frontline side, staff will post infection rates throughout the surgical areas, such as in the … Slide 23 Generating an SSI Run Chart SAY: You may also use the NHSN Web site to create graphs of rates … By providing timely data reports, motivate your team to improve their SSI rates.

4229. Turning Data Into Action—Using HSOPS and SSI Data as Part of a Meaningful Change: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - to one being discussed today, to debrief their safety culture survey results reduced their infection rates … On average, these teams reduced their infection rates by only 2.2 percent. … On the frontline side, staff will post infection rates throughout the surgical areas, such as in the … By providing timely data reports, motivate your team to improve their SSI rates. … Try and provide your team with monthly data reports to continue motivating your team to improve SSI rates

4230. Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment to Model Medication System Failures in Long-term Care Facilities (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2003 - Estimate human error, at-risk behavior, control systems, and equipment failure rates. … , and human-reliability expert input—for rates of control systems failures, at-risk behaviors, errors … The group discussed rates of failure to check the MAR based on different ratios: 1 in 100 doses, 5 in … Experience indicates that these team estimates are more accurate than rates derived from event data, … and are often more accurate than rates predicted by senior management within the facility.13, 14

4231. Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool (doc file)
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      December 01, 2017 - Data Reporting Who will generate reports for surgical site infection rates? … Data Feedback Who will provide feedback on surgical site infection rates to frontline providers, the

4232. Breaking Down Barriers to Aseptic Catheter Insertion (May 12, 2015) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - CAUTI rates in a prominent location. … The CAUTI rates as I just mentioned, catheter days, the cost of UTIs. … This is an idea of what our rates looked like. … Our overall CAUTI rates and then our utilization rates were decreasing somewhat. … We are trending downward in utilization and our CAUTI rates.

4233. Breaking-Down-Barriers-Transcript (doc file)
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      May 12, 2015 - CAUTI rates in a prominent location. … The CAUTI rates as I just mentioned, catheter days, the cost of UTIs. … This is an idea of what our rates looked like. … Our overall CAUTI rates and then our utilization rates were decreasing somewhat. … We are trending downward in utilization and our CAUTI rates.

4234. References (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-references.pdf
      October 23, 2013 - Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery. … A clinical pathway for bronchiolitis is effective in reducing readmission rates. … A project to reengineer discharges reduces 30-day readmission rates. … Public reporting of discharge planning and rates of readmissions. … Variation in surgical-readmission rates and quality of hospital care.

4235. Chapter 7. Layering Interventions and Moving Toward Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2016 - and Prescribing Clinical decision support, order sets, and the like are strategies to increase the rates … improvement programs frequently reported similar findings. 16,17 The difficulty in attaining high rates … PE associated with UE DVT has been reported as high as 12.4 percent. 22 The annualized recurrence rates … Significant reductions in UE DVT rates are feasible, however, by other methods. … measure-vention is done well, the number of cases requiring intervention goes down very rapidly and rates

4236. Chapter 7. Layering Interventions and Moving Toward Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide7.html
      May 01, 2016 - and Prescribing Clinical decision support, order sets, and the like are strategies to increase the rates … improvement programs frequently reported similar findings. 16,17 The difficulty in attaining high rates … PE associated with UE DVT has been reported as high as 12.4 percent. 22 The annualized recurrence rates … Significant reductions in UE DVT rates are feasible, however, by other methods. … measure-vention is done well, the number of cases requiring intervention goes down very rapidly and rates

4237. Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2013 - Step 3: Analyze Your Readmission Rates and Determine Your Goal It is important to assess your current … readmission rates before you implement the RED. … You will use these rates to create clear goals and measure the RED's impact. … Patients with diagnoses with 30-day rehospitalization rates higher than the national average or higher … Homelessness is also a risk factor associated with high readmission rates. 11 These factors could be

4238. Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2.html
      March 01, 2013 - Step 3: Analyze Your Readmission Rates and Determine Your Goal It is important to assess your current … readmission rates before you implement the RED. … You will use these rates to create clear goals and measure the RED's impact. … Patients with diagnoses with 30-day rehospitalization rates higher than the national average or higher … Homelessness is also a risk factor associated with high readmission rates. 11 These factors could be

4239. Priority Areas Identified by the U.S.-Mexico Border Commission (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-comm2.html
      October 01, 2015 - Compared with non-Hispanics, Hispanics generally had higher rates of complications associated with diabetes … Among Hispanics, those in border counties had higher rates of complications associated with diabetes … Hispanics with diabetes had lower rates of neurologic disorders than non-Hispanics with diabetes, both

4240. Chartbook on Care Coordination: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Notes: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Notes: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Notes: For this measure, lower rates are better. … These rates were similar to those for hospitals with low Medicaid patient share. … Notes: Rates are age adjusted.