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1521. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/factraining.html
      September 01, 2017 - For example: Pressure Ulcer Prevention has been pilot tested in more than 50 nursing homes across … Are proactive rather than reactive. Show recent changes in risks. … reports who should not be there, residents are missing from reports, residents are less functional than

1522. 012-Blood-Culture-Practices-Webinar (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/012-blood-culture-practices-webinar.docx
      October 01, 2024 - Unfortunately, up to half of these positive blood cultures may represent blood culture contaminants rather … than true pathogens. … CLSI) recommends calculating monthly rates of blood culture contamination for units that collect more than … 50 blood cultures per month, and quarterly rates for units with less than 50 blood cultures drawn per

1523. Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/guide-appcusp.pdf
      December 01, 2017 - Creating a skin preparation checklist is far easier than managing the staff’s attitudes and values, … CUSP IN PRACTICE In 2004, more than 100 intensive care units (ICUs) in Michigan implemented CUSP in … Rather than being the main instigators of an accident, operators tend to be the inheritors of system

1524. 10-Year Experience Integrating Strategic Performance Improvement Initiatives: Can the Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma®, and Team Training All Thrive in a Single Hospital? (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meliones_40.pdf
      January 01, 2006 - focus of the health care organization’s vision and mission is on patient safety and clinical quality rather … than on financial performance. … We have undertaken projects that required nothing more complex than Pareto diagrams and others that … improvement initiatives need strong champions if they are to be successful, Team Training requires it more than

1525. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.html
      March 01, 2017 - Presence of a urinary catheter can lead to a level of bacteriuria in the range of greater than 100,000 … Rather, it is suggested to change catheters and drainage bags based on clinical indications, such as

1526. Guide to Sustainability Planning: Long-Term Care Facilities (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/sustainability-plan.pdf
      June 01, 2021 - ordered for patients who do not have symptoms of CDI in which a positive test indicates colonization rather … than infection.

1527. Implementation Coaching | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/activity/coach.html
      June 01, 2023 - Transfer of knowledge on a “just-in-time” basis (training at the point of need, rather than “just in

1528. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/clinical-faqs.docx
      March 01, 2017 - Presence of a urinary catheter can lead to a level of bacteriuria in the range of greater than 100,000 … Rather, it is suggested to change catheters and drainage bags based on clinical indications, such as

1529. CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey with Patient-Centered Medical Home Items (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/PCMH/adult-eng-cg30-pcmh.pdf
      October 30, 2020 - • References to “this provider” rather than “this doctor:” This survey uses “this provider” to refer … 1 Less than 6 months 2 At least 6 months but less than 1 year 3 At least 1 year but less than 3 … years 4 At least 3 years but less than 5 years 5 5 years or more Your Care From This Provider in … High school graduate or GED 4 Some college or 2-year degree 5 4-year college graduate 6 More than

1530. Letter to HHS Secretary on Emergency Department Boarding (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/hhs_ed_boarding_may30.pdf
      May 30, 2023 - deaths.1,2 One emergency physician account noted that in addition to average boarding times of more than … One study found that Black patients wait for about one hour longer than non-Black patients before they … the emergency department health care professionals diligently working to care for their patients; rather … As another emergency physician stated, “The crisis is bigger than can be managed by a single hospital

1531. Section 3: Selecting and Targeting Populations for a Care Management Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm3.html
      October 01, 2014 - Rhode Island, and Oklahoma do not target specific diseases through their care management program, but rather … 1998, before North Carolina implemented its program, the North Carolina Medicaid program spent more than … could help prevent ER visits and hospitalizations, but the savings might be lower for this disease than … approach might be more successful at managing comorbid conditions by addressing members' entire needs rather … than just a single disease.

1532. 5. Moving Toward Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide5.html
      August 01, 2024 - It could be more effective to pitch parts of your program to certain funders, rather than pitching the … example: Some funders (e.g., local foundations) might be more interested in funding practice facilitators than … easier to show a short-term return on investment from their work (e.g., a reduction in hospitalizations) than … This type of arrangement is appealing to the state because it is easier and more flexible than a contract … health extension program in New Mexico is not limited to primary care or even clinical settings, but rather

1533. Access to Outpatient Specialty Care for Children (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-fullreport.pdf
      September 01, 2018 - This included identification of rendering NPIs at the Line Information level, rather than at that Claims … who were older than 70 years. … Rather, this measure facilitates within-specialty tracking of specialist availability across time, as … specialty 30 training and/or certification were no longer delivering specialty care but rather … In addition, provider information may be incomplete due to use of organization billing NPIs, rather

1534. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-guide.docx
      September 01, 2022 - if there was a concern for community-acquired pneumonia, levofloxacin is not first-line therapy, and rather … Rather, a decision was made to extend the treatment course by an additional 4 days despite no evidence … Her urine culture grows greater than 100,000 colony forming units per mL of E. coli resistant to ciprofloxacin

1535. Enabling Real-Time Identification of Burnout Risk Among Clinicians in Primary Care Practices (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/enabling-real-time.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - patient safety, and the health workforce.1,2 Family physicians suffer from higher rates of burnout than … Burnout is not the result of a deficiency in resiliency among physicians, rather it is due to the systems

1536. Reporting of Supplemental CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Treatment or Counseling Services for Children on Medicaid: Final Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-238-fullreport.pdf
      October 01, 2019 - This is not in the core CAHPS survey; rather, it is part of an array of supplemental questions that … This measure also requires States to report the results of this question individually, rather than as … than solely following mental health-related hospitalizations. … It does not require any additional data collection by those States; rather, it only requires States … than only to CMS.

1537. Fundamentals of Medicare Patient Safety Surveillance: Intent, Relevance, and Transparency (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Hunt.pdf
      July 01, 2004 - The MPSMS explicit review is a patient-centered process focusing on patient harm rather than provider … and has the following features: normalized inter-rater reliability; lower cost-per-chart reviewed than … “No system is guaranteed to work properly all the time…humans in the loop may add to the problem rather … than improve it.”5 Patient-centered intent carries huge practical implications in the conduct of a … Rather, the analysis provides a benchmark to providers and payors who might use an MPSMS topic module

1538. Case 2. Central Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-case2.html
      November 01, 2014 - Rather, they will be transferred to another job or area within the hospital. … than improve quality or efficiency. … than taking 3 months. … ED physicians were initially contractors, rather than employees, and were not mandated to participate … than overall getting more efficient."

1539. Measure: PROMIS Pediatric Global Health Measure (PGH-7) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1416-p013-ef.pdf
      February 01, 2016 - It takes children, youth, and parents no more than 1–2 minutes to complete. … It is not based on the segmentation of the pediatric population by a condition; rather, it is a cross-cutting … For example: ● Children who are black/African-American have lower global health scores than whites … ● Children who are of Hispanic ethnicity have lower global health scores than non-Hispanics. … ● Children with a chronic condition have lower global health scores than children without a chronic

1540. Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/bundlingcps.pdf
      March 01, 2014 - sector as a tool to attract consumers by offering multiple items purchased together at a lower cost than … not intended to be an exhaustive, systematic review of all published literature on the subject, but rather … were on the subject of bundled payment for services, which refers to payment for episode of care, rather … than per service.