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301. Identifying Key Areas for Delivery Systems Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/index.html
     December 01, 2017 - Better to be provocative and wrong than to be too general. … We often measure less, rather than more, important things.

302. AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit Facilitates Process Improvement Work at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/casestudy.html
     December 01, 2017 - reports from University HealthSystem Consortium® (UHC) that indicated a potential problem, such as higher than … As a result, Cedars-Sinai can now generate its own "real-time" data at the time of discharge rather than

303. Communication Assessment Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide5.html
     August 01, 2022 - Participants are instructed to take no more than 5 minutes on each impression. … The rule is to err on the side of more rather than fewer concepts; if in doubt, please count the additional

304. Choosing Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/choosing/index.html
     June 01, 2020 - This helps avoid publication of results that are more reflective of initial data collection problems than … Think Fewer Measures Consider using fewer rather than more measures in your first years. … Unit of Analysis Measures are often more suited to one type of unit of analysis than others.

305. OR-to-ICU Transitions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-care-transitions4.html
     June 01, 2023 - number of cases affected by common cognitive biases, ranging from 32.7 percent of all cases 77 to more than … and judgment error—all errors in which these cognitive biases are implicated—was significantly higher than … studies have been small, single center, and focused on the effectiveness of a handoff intervention rather … than sustainability.

306. Opportunities and Challenges Ahead | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship8.html
     August 01, 2024 - 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.

307. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/dailygoals-rounds-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Finally, when you are given ambiguous orders or directions, such as “wean the patient,” rather than specific … Daily Goal sheet over the course of 12 months, the average ICU length of stay or LOS decreased by more than … They are too often provider-centered rather than patient-centered.

308. ED-to-Hospital Transitions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-care-transitions2.html
     June 01, 2023 - to which these discrepancies represent true diagnostic errors is less clear in the emergency setting than … imperative for emergency care to focus on clinical stabilization and triage as much as, if not more so, than … , diagnostic accuracy), ED clinicians may have different cognitive and clinical reasoning processes than … They use hypothesis elimination (i.e., ruling out high-risk “can’t miss,” or “worst case” diagnoses) rather … hospital admission, these clinicians may have different expectations regarding diagnostic certainty than

309. Potential Measure Development Methodology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas2.html
     October 01, 2020 - these definitions should be viewed as concepts for future measure development, testing, and adaptation rather … than final specifications. … Because this supplement describes measure concepts rather than detailed specifications, future measure

310. Identifying Barriers to the Success of a Reporting System (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harper.pdf
     March 01, 2004 - to improve patient care. 37 My time is better spent immediately addressing a problem I encounter rather … than submitting an incident report. … rather than submitting a report to the mandatory reporting system. … reporting system yielded evidence of care providers’ fears that a report would be used against them rather … This argument was not supported in this study; rather it was found that given immunity from punishment

311. Evaluating and Predicting Patient Safety for Medical Devices with Integral Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Zhang.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Most of these errors are due to inappropriate designs for user interactions, rather than mechanical … design devices, software, and systems to meet the needs, capabilities, and limitations of the users, rather … than expecting the users to adapt to the design. … It shows that Pump A requires more steps than Pump B, and Pump A has more error affordances than Pump … Most of these errors are due to inappropriate designs for user interactions, rather than mechanical

312. AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report: Real-Time, Wireless, Networked Feedback for Bed-Tilt Compliance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/thomas1-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - an inclinometer mounted on the bed improved HOBAs so that they were in compliance 70% of the time rather … position bed angles, as this was primarily a test of the data collection procedure and instrument rather … than an intervention. … Rather than interpreting the target as 30 degrees, the nurses might target the middle of that range. … Their evaluation method was daily observation rather than continuous observation, which may account

313. 001-Ss-Antimicrobial-Prophylaxis-1-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/001-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-1-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - If the patient weighs more than 120 kg, the dose should be 3 g IV. … are several reasons for recommending the addition of vancomycin to standard cefazolin prophylaxis, rather … than solely administering vancomycin without cefazolin. … Although fewer than half of the sites were fully adherent, there was still a statistically significant … Finally, vancomycin should be added to, rather than replace, cefazolin when a patient is known to be

314. Preparing Data from CAHPS Surveys for Analysis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/preparing-data-for-analysis.pdf
     May 15, 2017 - recoded as the precodes in CAHPS surveys typically set the values of the responses to 1=Yes and 2=No rather … than 0 and 1 where 1=Yes or the highest category. … and Multiple Marks to Missing If you coded the multiple marks and skip patterns with numeric values rather … adjustment makes it more likely that reported differences are due to real differences in performance, rather … than differences in the characteristics of enrollees or patients.

315. Operational-Adjustments-Event-Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/operational-adjustments-event-summary.pdf
     July 02, 2020 - throughout the day, Mary Ann Compton noted that staff have been assigning appointment times to patients, rather … than allowing patients to come and go freely. … one at a time, and any exercise instruction happens in front of the patients on an individual basis, rather … than the usual classroom setting. … Essentia Health conducts virtual sessions for patients who are seen less than once per week or for those

316. 5. Improving Data Collection Across the Health Care System (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata5a.html
     May 01, 2018 - This use of predictive variables rather than direct collection of information from patients is termed … For example, diabetes rates are higher for African Americans than for Whites; if rates for each group … Note that the information about race and ethnicity obtained in this way is probabilistic rather than … A similar procedure, but using ad hoc rules based on lists and cutoffs rather than formal probability … For these reasons, it is essential to record probabilities from indirect estimation rather than a single

317. In Situ Simulation: Challenges and Results (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Patterson_48.pdf
     May 05, 2008 - Rather, the evaluators crash the vehicle into a wall to determine how well the car withstands the crash … This is human factors research into the performance of clinicians under (simulated) stress, rather than … than individual error can further reduce anxiety. … simulations to the local environment and multidisciplinary staff, particularly when using bedside rather … than requiring laborious transport of equipment and support).

318. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing: Facilitator Training Instructor's Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/facguide.html
     December 01, 2017 - By using the EMR to populate the reports rather than relying on hand calculations, staff can monitor … Jones's treatment history is not known other than that her current treatment has been in place for 2 … Jones and to plan changes in care while the team was assembled for rounds rather than later in the day … available roles, assign participants to more than one role; if there are more participants than roles … Facilitators can reassure the team that their goal is not to add more work but rather to help the team

319. Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap4.html
     December 01, 2014 - based on the full cost of a hospital stay that included a fall or a hospital-acquired pressure ulcer, rather … than on the incremental cost due to the HAC.   18.

320. Foundations of Diagnosis Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/education-dx-outcomes-2.html
     March 01, 2022 - , and assessment of diagnostic reasoning. 14 , 15 Many believe that focusing on diagnostic teams, rather … than an individual, may ultimately have major positive impact on diagnostic outcomes. 16 Teams benefit