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461. Financial and Demographic Influences on Medicare Patient Safety Events (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Bernard.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Unadjusted rates of patient safety events, 1996–99 Lagged operating margin: Number of hospitals … One Advances in Patient Safety: Vol. 1 448 would expect the higher rates of nursing-related … of registered nurse hours per adjusted inpatient day were associated with higher rates of pneumonia … of nursing-related patient safety events, but not necessarily higher rates of surgery-related patient … Unadjusted rates of patient safety events, 1996–99 Table 3. Descriptive statistics Table 4.

462. COVID-19 Vaccination | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2023 - Communication Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates … The tools support efficient collection of information on vaccination rates and support the coordination … information, including additional primary doses and boosters, to allow staff to regularly identify trends, rates

463. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Introduction and Methods (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-intro-methods-cx061721.pdf
     December 01, 2020 - An exception is rates of uninsurance, which are reported through 2019. … 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 … original rates are well below 50%.

464. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-final-es.pdf
     October 01, 2022 - • Among the top 10 causes of YPLL, rates of unintentional injury, heart disease, liver disease, and … For example, rates of cesarean deliveries in first-time, low-risk pregnancies, severe maternal morbidity … But severe postpartum hemorrhage occurred at higher rates among non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander … • Rates of emergency department visits with principal diagnosis related to mental health diagnoses … of Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries for Black Women and Older Women Worsening Rates and Large Racial and

465. AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery: Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/safe_surgery_finalreport.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - HSOPS Survey Submission Rates by Cohort at Baseline and Followup .................................... … Table 7 lists response rates and the dates when the NPT assessed each cohort. … The analysis in this report is a comparison of baseline SSI rates with post-intervention SSI rates for … Data acquisition rates more than doubled between November 2013 and March 2014. … This is particularly true in sites reporting NHSN data where baseline rates were initially low.

466. EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/unhealthy-alcohol-use.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - awareness about the evidence for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of unhealthy alcohol use • Augment rates … of screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care • Increase rates of brief intervention and

467. Adverse Events | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/adverse-events.html
     April 01, 2018 - symptomatic stenosis, meeting five of the eight quality criteria was associated with significantly higher rates … Evaluation of the latter two data sets was limited by small numbers of trials and low rates of evaluated

468. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsisum.html
     January 01, 2013 - Executive Summary Introduction & Objectives Methods Data Collection and Analysis Results Rates … CLABSI rates decreased from 2.043 at baseline to 0.855 in August 2012, a 58 percent relative reduction

469. Surgical Safety Team Roles and Responsibilities Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/surgical-roles.html
     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

470. South Carolina Hospital’s Use of AHRQ Patient Safety Program Leads to Significant Drop in Urinary Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2018 - Key to MUSC’s success in reducing CAUTI rates has been the use of AHRQ's CUSP poster, " AHRQ Safety Program … MUSC's success in reducing CAUTI rates contributed to the hospital's achieving Magnet status from the

471. CAHPS Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-webcast.pdf
     October 01, 2017 - by the CAHPS team to look into strategies for addressing declining response rates. … and item completion rates. … Another question is kind of related to survey length and how that affects response rates. … I think this relates to the whole issue of survey length and response rates and finding new ways of … or how do we maximize response rates and participation.

472. Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b4_combo_documentationcoding.pdf
     March 15, 2016 - improvements to documentation and coding processes to ensure that the AHRQ Quality Indicator (QI) rates … They will also learn about actions they can take to estimate their QI rates more accurately. … • Track and communicate documentation query response rates by provider. … If documentation or codes are not specific enough, rates can be inflated. … The potential effect of surveillance bias on reported DVT rates after trauma.

473. Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/clabsi-tools-revised.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - formal and informal opportunities to talk about the intervention and about unit-specific infection rates … Fourth, using baseline data on CLABSI rates on your unit, calculate the potential opportunity to improve … Post publicly the number of people infected per month and your quarterly infection rates 4 Using … baseline data on CLABSI rates on your unit, you can also calculate the number of preventable CLABSIs … The second step is to track unit CLABSI rates over time.

474. Final Data From National Efforts To Make Care Safer, 2010-2014 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/2014FinalHACreport4Web-13Dec2016.pdf
     December 01, 2016 - the 4 years (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014) relative to the number of HACs that would have occurred if rates … Results The methods for this 2014 update on the rates and counts of HACs and associated costs and deaths … HAC Rates, 2010 to 2014 Source: AHRQ National Scorecard Estimates from Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring … Most of the deaths averted occurred as a result of reductions in the rates of pressure ulcers and adverse … We directly estimate the size of the reduction in HAC rates but rely on analysis from other researchers

475. 5 Tk1 T4-Antibiogram Formats And Instructions Final (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_final.docx
     October 01, 2016 - The antibiogram may emphasize susceptibility rates that are particularly high or low by formatting them … director can review the antibiogram and create a statement regarding which antibiotics are showing high rates … For example, if Gram-negative organisms isolated in the nursing home are showing high rates of resistance … Our antibiogram report indicates high rates of resistance among diagnostic isolates from our residents

476. Appendix C. Obstacles to Impact Analysis of Category C Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - specific QI projects that each practice conducted on targeted topics (for example, increasing dental visit rates … , lowering obesity rates, or improving rates of documented developmental screenings).

477. Meeting Minutes, March 27, 2015 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2015 - Insurance for Their Children Is Rolled Back     The Growing Gap Between Public and Private Payment Rates … The study and report produced the following conclusions: Rates of inpatient hospitalizations for … In 1993, rates were highest among men and younger adults and in the Northeast region. … In the 20-year period, hospitalization rates for opioid misuse broadened geographically, rising in U.S … Return to Contents The Growing Gap Between Public and Private Payment Rates for Inpatient Hospital

478. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/module1_pu-whychange.docx
     July 12, 2017 - describe the Toolkit, and discuss why a hospital would be interested in decreasing pressure injury rates … Pressure injuries are preventable, but pressure injury rates continue to escalate. … Because of the ever-increasing number of obese, diabetic, and elderly patients, pressure injury rates … How do you measure pressure injury rates and pressure injury prevention practices? … However, tools alone will not improve pressure injury rates.

479. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Final Results for 2014 Through 2017 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/Updated-hacreportFInal2017data.pdf
     July 01, 2020 - and 2017 compared with 2014, AHRQ estimates a total of 910,000 fewer HACs occurred than if the 2014 rates … Collectively, 28 specific measures are used (Exhibit A1a): 15 measures to generate rates for the 10 … HAC rates for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Hospital-Acquired Condition 2014 Baseline, Updated 2015 … Data are more precise for the overall harm rates than for individual metrics. … Removing these charts from the 2015 and 2016 global samples resulted in lower HAC rates.

480. ADHD: Available Information on Impact and Gaps/Variations in Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-2.pdf
     November 12, 2010 - High rates of ADHD (ever) were noted among multiracial children (14.2%) and children covered by Medicaid … In the aforementioned study by Visser, et al comparing ADHD prevalence data between 2003 and 2007, rates … Notably, little difference exists in the rates of ADHD between the United States and other countries … However, the rates of "diagnostic prevalence" (namely, cases actually diagnosed by clinicians) fall … illustrated modest improvements, and after 36 months there was little difference in comorbid conditions and rates