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221. Health Care Transformation Among Small Urban Practices Serving the Underserved (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-berry.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - almost half were covered by Medicaid, and one third were more comfortable speaking a language other than … For example, rather than implementing formal care teams and care managers, the practices developed … More than one half of the practices implemented QI efforts to improve patient satisfaction and reported

222. Ordering Health Care Organizations in a Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/order.html
     November 01, 2018 - consumers to identify high and low performers quickly and accurately when alphabetical order is used than … This tactic works best in tables, rather than graphs.

223. Connecticut Hospital Reduces Emergency Wait Time, Adverse Events Using AHRQ Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201806.html
     October 01, 2018 - Bridgeport began categorizing patients into “less sick” or “sicker” subgroups, based upon a brief analysis rather … than a full triage. … We now have uniformly tiled floors, and those patients walk more steadily than before.”

224. Issue Brief: Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/simulation/simulation-issue-brief.pdf
     July 01, 2024 - In many situations, learning from simulation, rather than during care for real patients, is an ethical … ■ Focus on improving healthcare systems, rather than improving healthcare providers. … than the intended 3.5 mg. … Many draw from more than one field of expertise. … The ethical imperative to use simulation, rather than experience with patients, for aspects of healthcare

225. Interview with the IT2 Project Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/it2-interview.html
     November 01, 2024 - As a result, we’ve identified more than 6,800 women with bothersome urinary incontinence among whom almost … UI is often broached by the patient rather than the provider.

226. Reducing Waste and Inefficiency in Health Care Through Lean Process Redesign: Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/leanprocess/leanprocess.html
     May 01, 2018 - related to the fact that most of the documents were authored by individuals who implemented the projects, rather … than by independent investigators. … following trends that merit further investigation * : Implementation of Lean was reported in more than … and three foreign countries. * Internal impetus for adopting Lean/TPS was described more frequently than … Processes with linear workflows were targeted more frequently than nonlinear processes. * The most

227. IV. Evaluation Aims, Methods, and Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/eval4.html
     May 01, 2016 - Fourteen of the 34 shared reports were completed by the patient who experienced the concern (rather than … The site could also emphasize the benefits of using a form that asks specific questions, rather than … Rather than warning users that the form will take 20 to 25 minutes to complete, mention that the time … later is seen as valuable, it may be better to work this functionality into the submission process, rather … than placing it on the first page.

228. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2016 - The summary is greater than 3 years old. … mortality was also observed (about five in 1,000 fewer total deaths for individuals receiving LDCT rather … than a chest x-ray).

229. Chapter 4. Choose the Model To Assess VTE and Bleeding Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide4.html
     October 01, 2022 - too complex to be used reliably. 22 , 23 Clinicians often simply bypass the CDS offered in the tool rather … than the rule. … Rather, it was designed to define a known high-risk population to target with computerized alerts. … than during the index admission. … Their captured rate of VTE was lower than similar studies.

230. Chapter 4. Choose the Model To Assess VTE and Bleeding Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide4.html
     October 01, 2022 - too complex to be used reliably. 22 , 23 Clinicians often simply bypass the CDS offered in the tool rather … than the rule. … Rather, it was designed to define a known high-risk population to target with computerized alerts. … than during the index admission. … Their captured rate of VTE was lower than similar studies.

231. The Use of Modest Incentives to Boost Adoption of Safety Practices and Systems (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meyer_41.pdf
     March 03, 2008 - Such focus allows the program to promote working smarter rather than providi fee for the service of working … Rather than replace or undermine those existing programs, we focused on areas outside of existing plans … According to Prospect Theory, the risks of gains and losses are evaluated differentl fr individuals would rather … This ensured clinical relevance and promoted the incenti program as a collaborative effort rather than … Rather than rely on incentives as an all-powerful, stand-alone magic bullet, our program was embedded

232. How Will You Gain the Trust of Health Care Providers or Plans? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/gain-trust.html
     November 01, 2018 - of reports on health plan quality, for instance, have relied on sources of publicly available data rather … than the plans themselves.

233. Key Themes Across Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/themes.html
     October 01, 2015 - addition, transformation is an ongoing process that practices or health systems choose to engage in, rather … than a goal to be achieved. … December 2014), and that successful transformation required not just meeting recognition standards, but rather … team-based care also improved patient and provider satisfaction. 10 Training clinical team members other than … Additionally, traditional payment systems, which reward quantity rather than quality of health services

234. Key Themes Across Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/key-themes.html
     March 01, 2017 - addition, transformation is an ongoing process that practices or health systems choose to engage in, rather … than a goal to be achieved. … December 2014), and that successful transformation required not just meeting recognition standards, but rather … team-based care also improved patient and provider satisfaction. 10 Training clinical team members other than … Additionally, traditional payment systems, which reward quantity rather than quality of health services

235. Beyond Rapid Response Teams: Instituting a “Rover Team” Improves the Management of At-Risk Patients, Facilitates Proactive Interventions, and Improves Outcomes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Hueckel_27.pdf
     April 01, 2008 - Rather than depending on an individual to recognize that a patient meets Rapid Response criteria, this … Nurses who had not activated the RPRT indicated that this was due to a lack of necessity rather than … less experienced provider might feel more comfortable transferring those patients back to the PICU rather … than monitoring them in their current location. … that a rapid response is called and to reinforce staff awareness that they can call “at any time,” rather

236. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/assess-resident-UTI-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - learned: UTIs are not the only reason for dysuria, in women or in men If an antibiotic does not work, rather … than try “better” antibiotics, consider other reasons for the resident’s signs and symptoms 18 AHRQ … If the resident is asymptomatic, a positive urine culture indicates asymptomatic bacteriuria rather than

237. Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool18.html
     March 01, 2014 - Rather, he or she should be invited to complete the "Time Sheet" as a way to help them better understand … Others may see that they are spending much more time surfing the Internet or watching TV than previously … But it's easier than a financial budget, because what's coming in never changes.

238. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - provided for mechanically ventilated patients who are likely to need an endotracheal tube for more than … pessimistic scenario of VAP incidence and costs, implementing SSD-ETT was still more cost effective than … This is more than twice the amount of patients who developed VAP after subglottic suctioning. … not significantly differ between groups and most conditions were related to other medical features, rather … than VAP itself.

239. Health Living: Adult Women | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-hl3.html
     September 01, 2015 - The treatment of precancerous rather than early-stage cancerous lesions is unique to cervical cancer … Groups With Disparities: In 2013, Asian women were less likely than White women to receive a Pap … Black women with a high school education and less than a high school education were more likely than … More than 1 Race - 75.0%. … Less than High School - 61.7%. High School Grad - 70.0%. Any College - 72.6%.

240. New York Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips99.html
     October 01, 2014 - The EMR order set defines a low-risk population that does not require prophylaxis other than early ambulation … "It's gratifying to work on an initiative that targets and measures an important clinical outcome rather … than only assessing compliance with steps in the process.