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441. Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2022 - This was the highest number since the hospital started tracking infection rates, according to Kelsey … As unit staff examined root causes of its CLABSI rates, they found that staff weren't using a standard … With CLABSI rates down dramatically in one year, the hematology-oncology unit has its eyes on eliminating

442. EvidenceNOW: Ohio Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-OH-profile.pdf
     September 01, 2021 - with health care organizations, public health, and primary care practices in states with the highest rates … Disparities exist with higher rates of uncontrolled hypertension and CVD events among Black/African … Smoking rates are higher in Ohio’s geographic regions with lower socioeconomic factors mirroring the

443. ChristianaCare Used AHRQ Resources to Reduce Blood Infections, Expedite Stroke Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2020 - Patient infection rates dropped after ChristianaCare implemented CUSP strategies to promote improved … "The CUSP initiative gave each ICU 'ownership' of its infection rates. … clinicians to others, such as the cleaning staff—that focused on ways to reduce bloodstream infection rates

444. Appendix B. Decisionmaking and Readiness for Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - following baseline assessments are recommended: Determining ICU bloodstream infection rates. … ICU bloodstream infection rates should be obtained from positive blood cultures occurring more than 2 … Calculate rates for each adult ICU. … Higher rates of ICU bloodstream infection and MRSA burden may help drive decisionmaking. … Select pieces of the above rationale, your hospital rates for outcomes, and comments on timing.

445. Supplemental Document 2 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - (8) (rate per 1,000) 26, 52 (rate per 1,000) Mixed Enrollees younger than age 1 year (rates … No additional studies using the terms “payment” and “medical-home specific” to reduce Cesarean rates … 63%) Upward 8 A or HY Almost all recent studies found improvements in adolescent immunization rates … of three randomized studies found intensive interventions had positive effects on well-child visit rates … e Rates for other age groups: Ages 0–9 years: W = 1,833,792 (36%), B = 1,253,878 (24%), H = 1,481,955

446. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Participating non-ICU and pediatric units had similar, impressive reductions in CLABSI rates. … States that started with low CLABSI rates achieved additional improvements, again demonstrating that … Figure 6 shows this reduction in adult ICU CLABSI rates overall over time. … A relatively small percentage of units with CLABSI rates over 3 per 1,000 central line days are the … Adult ICU CLABSI rate overall over time In addition to decreasing CLABSI rates overall over the

447. 0129References (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2013 - Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery. … Measuring hospital quality using pediatric readmission and revisit 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.

448. PQMP 1.0 Journal Supplement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - Measuring Pediatric Hospital Readmission Rates to Drive Quality Improvement . … Challenges to Measuring Variation in Readmission Rates of Neonatal Intensive Care Patients .

449. 034-Ss-Action-Chart-Decisionmaking-Readiness (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - reviewing the evidence, you might find it useful to assess and share your current SSI and MRSA SSI rates … Discuss your surgical group’s baseline SSI and MRSA SSI rates over the last year with your hospital’s … The following baseline assessments are suggested: Determine SSI and MRSA SSI rates: It may be helpful … The response to this question should include consideration of hospital and surgical group rates of SSI … In particular, you should highlight elevated rates of SSI or MRSA SSI.

450. P7: Understanding the Relationship Between Proximity and Utilization of Patient-Centered Medical Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2024 - encounters, the researchers then examined the relationship between travel distance and utilization rates … Results: The research team found that low rates of uninsured and low poverty rates are the most consistent

451. Increasing Patients’ Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure in Safety Net Settings (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2025 - Study Overview Problem: Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, and rates are … This research will contribute to an understanding of effective implementation strategies to increase rates … The findings can advise implementation efforts in other safety net clinics to help reduce rates of hypertension

452. Archived CAHPS Webcasts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2025 - Surveys: A Primer for New Users (January 22, 2020) Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates … (November 19, 2019) Developing Invitation Messages That Increase CAHPS Survey Response Rates (September

453. Data Evaluation of All-Payer Claims Databases | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Admission date Highly variable, 10%-100% Required only for inpatient claims, so lower rates would … Admission type Highly variable, 16%-75% Required only for inpatient claims, so lower rates would … Discharge status 14%-37% Required only for inpatient claims, so lower rates would be expected. … Admission source 13%-41% Required only for inpatient claims, so lower rates would be expected. … Low rates of admitting diagnosis are consistent with other data.

454. Examples of Hospital Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2016 - Rates at which patients fall and incur injury during a hospital stay. … Patient mortality rates by type of condition (e.g., heart attack, hip fracture, pneumonia) or by type

455. Readmissions for Selected Infections Due to Medical Care: Expanding the Definition of a Patient Safety Indicator (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2016 - ; and calculate risk-adjusted rates of hospital- and area-level patient safety events. … Analytic approach Calculation of counts and rates The rate of Selected Infections Due to Medical … Finally, counts and rates of patients identified with the area-level PSI were calculated. … Rates of complications that appear to be directly related to intravenous line and catheter infections … Numbers and rates of AHRQ Infection Due to Medical Care cases and patients readmitted within 30 days

456. Two More E's and How to Spread | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/two-more/slides.html
     May 01, 2013 - Objectives To think ahead about ways to make your investment of time and improvements in BSI rates … and provided teams with needed resources Shared goal rather than a competition to reduce infection rates … Engage staff in thinking about the next mountain they would like to climb while maintaining low BSI rates

457. Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2017 - implementation of the Training Program and Toolkit reduced their hospital acquired Stage 2+ pressure injury rates … Module 5: How To Measure Pressure Injury Rates and Prevention Practices Instructor Training Guide … Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices —AHRQ Pressure Injury Prevention Program Training

458. Chartbook on Women's Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/womenh-slides.html
     March 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.

459. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Introduction and Methods (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2019 - An exception is rates of uninsurance, which are reported through 2018. … These measures generally represent rates of adverse events or deaths. … Because death rates often reflect factors other than healthcare, only death rates with moderate ties … For example, colorectal cancer death rates are tracked because they are related to rates of colorectal … Most measures have the national overall rates estimated from micro data.

460. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures: AHRQ Quality Indicators | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-3.html
     November 01, 2017 - Potentially problematic utilization rates for specific inpatient procedures thought to be over-, under … health care in an area, generally a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or county, as reflected in rates … Lower rates of low-weight births are preferable to higher ones. … Lower rates are clearly preferred. This QI is not recommended as a stand-alone indicator. … Rates can be produced for individual hospitals or geographic regions and compared with State or other