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361. Measure: Cesarean Delivery for Nulliparous (NTSV) Women (Appropriate Use) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p009-5-ef.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - On average, they are twice as costly as vaginal births.4 Women who deliver by cesarean section rather … than vaginally are at risk for surgical complications, future reproductive problems, and experiencing … Connection” in 2004 found 33 dimensions on which cesarean delivery was found to involve more risk than … including risks to mothers and children, and only 4 dimensions where vaginal birth had greater risk than

362. 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/measuredesc-ltvv-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - The next intervention is to implement positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) greater than or equal to … 5 cm H20, rather than zero end-expiratory pressure. … Fourth, aim to maintain plateau pressure at less than or equal to 30 cm/ H20.

363. 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 - Surgery-related patient safety events were comprised of 12 of the 14 PSIs related to the actual surgery, rather … , losses greater than 5.98 percent). … likely to respond to financial problems with using cost- cutting measures related to nursing care, rather … have higher rates of surgery-related patient safety events (complications due to surgery-related care rather … Florida has a higher proportion of for-profit hospitals—more than 30 percent—compared with less than

364. VA Provides Specialty Care in Local Offices Across the Country | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cp31307.html
     May 01, 2013 - The VA's Office of Rural Health became involved, and in January 2012, more than $2 million in funding … identify the number of miles saved as a result of patients' ability to receive care near their home rather … than driving to see specialists in distant cities.

365. Multimethod Evaluation of Physician Group Incentive Programs for PCMH Transformation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-fetters.pdf
     April 01, 2015 - was underscored by the finding that PCMH implementation scores were lower in practices with fewer than … Lessons Learned and Implications for Others • Rather than following a single “one-size-fits-all” approach

366. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - transmission to others, encourage frequent hand washing, cough and sneeze into a tissue or into the arm rather … than the hand, wear a face mask, and avoid touching the face

367. Project Report - Lean Sigma (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/contentcalls/twomorees-slides/Two-More-Es-and-How-to-Spread-Dec-13-2011-508.ppt
     January 01, 2011 - of senior leaders who reviewed infection data and provided teams with needed resources Shared goal rather … than a competition to reduce infection rates throughout the State Pronovost, PJ; Goeschel C., et al

368. Final Progress Report: Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/graber-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - The non-ideal fit with SMDM – Of the 500 SMDM members who attended the attached SMDM meeting, fewer than … Shorter breakouts and allow participants to attend more than one. … More discussion of what community hospitals and providers could do to reduce this type of error rather … than just med. students and residents. … Rather than stating what is happening to address diagnostic error, we need to be able to model it to

369. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - provides evidence-based guidelines and strategies for the use of PROs that are collected electronically, rather … than through traditional pen-and-paper methods.

370. Finding Sustainable Funding for Primary Care Extension Programs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/model/evidence-now-sustainable-funding-resource.pdf
     February 01, 2023 - care practices more holistically, and based on their self-identified quality improvement (QI) needs, rather … than being limited to funders’ priorities. … It may be more effective to pitch parts of your primary care extension program to certain funders, rather … than pitching the full program. … health extension program in New Mexico is not limited to primary care or even clinical settings, but rather

371. Understanding Physicians' and Patients' Views of Harms and Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/vu_physician_patient_harms.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - for colorectal cancer using a colonoscopy, but mostly focused on physical and psychological harms rather … than other types of harms, such as stigma and costs

372. Module 4: Event Reporting, Event Investigation and Analysis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes4.html
     August 01, 2022 - This diagram demonstrates the various sources of information, other than event reports, that might provide … systems approach includes, as part of the event investigation, an analysis of how the system failed rather … than focusing on individual blame. … Caregivers are supported through the event, rather than being punished.

373. Resident Sign-Out: A Precarious Exchange of Critical Information in a Fast-Paced World (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Borowitz_4.pdf
     January 22, 2008 - • Sign-out should take place in a quiet/secure location, such as a small private conference room, rather … than decrease miscommunications. … a variety of ways, the residents continue to sign-out patients in an order based upon room numbers rather … than by acuity. … hand-offs of care.29, 30, 31 However, these recommendations are not based on any hard evidence but rather

374. Preparing Data from CAHPS Surveys for Analysis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/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.

375. 2. Description of the Intervention (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen2a.html
     April 01, 2018 - If the central entity omits the SEA mailing, the invitation becomes the first rather than the second … separately randomly selected a proportional subset of each practice's patients to be sent the stool kit rather … than the card (totaling 500 patients across the two practices). … stool test and a colonoscopy during the intervention observation period, the colonoscopy would be a CDE rather … than a screen.

376. Summary of the 2018 AHRQ CAHPS Research Meeting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/summary-research-meeting.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - He remarked that in the face of lower-than-desired response rates, it is important to assess whether … respondents: What is the value of leaving a message to say that someone is going to get a survey, rather … than sending that invitation or reminder by mail? … Surveying everyone rather than a sample Census versus sample: What are the tradeoffs involved in surveying … everyone by email after every visit rather than drawing a sample?

377. Improving Communication Between Members of the Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improving-communication-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Consensus should be obtained from the entire healthcare team rather than only the prescribers in the … of the practice includes being assertive and not aggressive, focusing on best care for the patient rather … than being judgmental about colleagues, and making two attempts to reach a consensus before escalating

378. Choosing Quality Measures (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/choosing/choosing.doc
     June 02, 2025 - This helps avoid publication of results that are more reflective of initial data collection problems than … Return to Contents Think Fewer Measures Consider using fewer rather than more measures in your first … Return to Contents Unit of Analysis Measures are often more suited to one type of unit of analysis than

379. Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 9) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_9_AdvisorTrain_508.pdf
     March 06, 2013 - • Describe your point of view in terms of your perception or opinion rather than as a fact or the … • Focus on experiences rather than individuals. … What would you rather have happened? … helps make sure the care and services we provide are based on “patient- and family-identified” needs rather … than the assumptions of clinicians and hospital staff about what patients and families want.

380. Chapter 7. Discussion of Project Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter7.html
     December 01, 2017 - Consequently, the estimated average treatment costs for the project sites may be higher than costs in … survive into their seventies. 2 , 12-16 Mortality due to diabetes is 3-4 times higher among AI/ANs than … Furthermore, CVD appears to be fatal more often in AI/ANs than in other populations. 12-14 AI/ANs have … reports based on data compiled with Service Unit data, such as the IHS Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit, rather … than with NDW data, may be referenced.