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1881. Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief 21 Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/dx-safety-21-diagnostic-stewardship.pdf
      August 01, 2024 - such that the decision 5 e to perform further testing may be mediated by professional judgment rather … than by a prespecified protocol or algorithm.48,49 A randomized trial in the Netherlands compared … testing process.101 An emphasis on general principles and core features of diagnostic stewardship, rather … than prespecified improvement targets, will allow innovation and flexibility to meet local needs.

1882. Bariatric Surgery in Women of Reproductive Age: Special Concerns for Pregnancy. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 169 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/bariatricrep/barirep.pdf
      November 01, 2008 - Women who have undergone bariatric surgery may have less risk than obese women for certain pregnancy … (Studies could contribute to more than one analysis.) … Based on this, these authors advised the use of something other than OCP, and called for a large RCT … Given the vague, rather common symptoms, there were often delays of up to several days prior to surgical … The rate of use is increasingly rapidly—more than six- fold in the past 7 years.

1883. Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/estimating-costs-primary-care-transformation.pdf
      July 31, 2015 - The intention of this guide is not to provide detailed methodological instructions, but rather to list … Linear regression models were used to control for factors other than PCMH transformation that may have … After 2 years, patient costs for transformed clinics were higher than those of control clinics.15 … Changes in cost trends can be caused by factors other than primary care transformation efforts. … than 35 hours a week ____ 3.

1884. Specific Tools To Support Change (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/g2_pdi_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - • The group can generate a substantial list of ideas, rather than just the few things that first … ® measures (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) HEDIS is a tool used by more than … Hence, while death rates constitute a more sensitive indicator of quality than mere procedure counts

1885. Specific Tools To Support Change (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/g2_combo_specifictoolstosupportchange.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - • The group can generate a substantial list of ideas, rather than just the few things that first … HEDIS® measure s (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) HEDIS is a tool used by more than … Hence, while death rates constitute a more sensitive indicator of quality than mere procedure counts

1886. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 1: Instructor’s Guide to Using the PCPF Curriculum (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/pcpf-module-1-instructors-guide.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - • Engage in a dialogue rather than giving a summary, start dialogue with someone you know, and shift

1887. Development and Implementation of The University of Texas Close Call Reporting System (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Martin.pdf
      March 01, 2004 - Second, because close calls are theorized to occur much more frequently than errors,11–13 it is expected … , no research was found that demonstrated a significant difference in the “richness” of the data; rather

1888. Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Medication Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-medication-safety.pdf
      April 30, 2025 - i The total number of projects is greater than 123 as some projects used more than one approach to improving … safety or had more than one safety target. … and more than 1 percent were give double the recommended maximum dose. … These reports are regularly disseminated to more than 150 member practices in 40 states. … This study focused on organizational variables that could be affected administratively, rather than

1889. Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals: A Toolkit - Section 7, Tools and Resources (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putoolssect7.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - A pressure ulcer scar will break down faster than unwounded skin. 37. … A pressure ulcer scar will break down faster than unwounded skin. True 37. … It is shorter than the Pieper but has not been as widely used. … Skin Temperature Most clinicians use the back rather than the palm of their hand to assess the temperature … than 24 hours (STOP ABSTRACTION) 5.

1890. TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Module 1 Introduction (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-presenters-notes.pdf
      January 12, 2022 - This list is not exhaustive, but rather an example of how to tailor messages for the greatest potential … TeamSTEPPS is designed to fundamentally improve how teams work together, which requires more than training … He looked so much better than the last time he was in.

1891. TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Module 1 Introduction
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-introduction.pptx
      January 12, 2022 - This list is not exhaustive, but rather an example of how to tailor messages for the greatest potential … TeamSTEPPS is designed to fundamentally improve how teams work together, which requires more than training … He looked so much better than the last time he was in.

1892. Just Culture Webcast November 2016 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/hospwebinar/just-culture-webcast-transcript-508-compliant.pdf
      June 01, 2017 - So it's a little bit different than Just Culture, but it gets at some of the things that people are … strongly agree, that is considered a negative thing, and so their percent positive score would go down, rather … that composite, we do see that that item is always about 10, 13 percent lower in positive perception than

1893. Medical Team Training Programs in Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Baker.pdf
      February 01, 2005 - Teams make fewer mistakes than do individuals, especially when each team member knows his or her responsibilities … that we reviewed rely almost exclusively on classroom-based or simulator-based training methods, rather … than on choosing from a variety of instructional strategies to complement the specific training content

1894. Improving Patient Safety Through Provider Communication Strategy Enhancements (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Dingley_14.pdf
      February 06, 2008 - This frequently leads to a culture of inhibition and restraint in communication, rather than a sense … More than 650 health care providers (representing all health care disciplines) attended presentations

1895. Defining Diagnostic Error: A Scoping Review to Assess the Impact of the National Academies’ Report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/defining-diagnostic-error-a-scoping-review.pdf
      April 27, 2022 - rapid response team and whether any fea- tures, indicative of that diagnosis, were present for greater than … More than one-third of the studies (n = 6) operationalized diag- nostic error, whether the authors indicated … using the NASEM def- inition or not, in ways that were specific to their research questions rather … than using an existing operationalized definition (Table 3).

1896. Best Practices in Medication Safety: Areas for Improvement in the Primary Care Physician’s Office (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Galt.pdf
      April 23, 2004 - Counseling practices related to devices were less prevalent than practices related to medications. … However, less than one-third of the offices reported that the industry representatives educated them … Fewer than half of the physicians reported use of a computer in their routine daily practice. … computers via the Internet occurred in the central area of the office after the patient was seen, rather … than at the point of care (clinical computers in exam rooms).

1897. Applying Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) Across Health Care Systems: Achieving Data Comparability (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Rivard.pdf
      May 01, 2004 - occurs during a given hospital stay, PSI cases include only those in which a secondary diagnosis code—rather … than the principal diagnosis—flags a potential patient safety event. … Death in low mortality DRGs Discharges with disposition of “deceased” Patients in DRGs with less than … Include only patients with a length of stay of more than 3 days. … and suggests that certain PSI events (e.g., postoperative hip fractures) are relatively more likely than

1898. Bridging the feedback gap: a sociotechnical approach to informing clinicians of patients' subsequent clinical course and outcomes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/bridging-feedback-gap.pdf
      June 21, 2021 - Rather than conferring black-and­ white external judgements, patient outcome feedback provides clinicians

1899. Improving Workplace Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/workplace-safety-resources.pdf
      May 01, 2023 - For easy access to the resources, keep the file open rather than printing it in hard copy, because many

1900. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Facilitator Training—Additional Exercises (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/addexercises.pdf
      July 07, 2025 - Is the resident’s family bringing in food at times other than meal times? • Resident E. … On the Nutrition Risk Report: Medium Risk, Resident F appears to be high risk rather than medium risk … Resident B has average meal intake less than 50% during each of the 4 weeks shown but does not have an … Is Resident 2 at higher risk than Resident 6? If yes, why? Why not?2. Answers: 1 (#5)1. … More timely than MDS information d.