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321. AHRQ-Funded Studies Consider Tramadol Use and Safety Trends | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/940.html
     December 01, 2024 - Researchers seeking the latest research on topics ranging from diagnostic safety to primary care to hospital readmissions

322. Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017.html
     November 01, 2017 - QIN-QIOs), and through the Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP), which aims to reduce hospital readmissions … acute-care hospitals, and achieve a 20 percent reduction in HACs and a 12 percent reduction in 30-day readmissions … as a population-based measure (readmissions per 1,000 people) from 2014 to 2019. 15 , 16 CMS is also

323. Dartmouth College Center of Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers-of-excellence/dartmouth.html
     August 01, 2017 - The care delivery innovations of interest aim to reduce hospital readmissions and integrate behavioral

324. Chapter 8. Lessons Learned and Suggestions for Data | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chapter8.html
     December 01, 2017 - Inpatient Services Software exists to identify hospital readmissions that are deemed preventable and

325. Guide for Safe Transitions to New Appointments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetrans_guide.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - These gaps have the potential to cause patient harm and safety errors, including increased hospital readmissions … The Post-Hospital Follow-Up Visit: A Physician Checklist to Reduce Readmissions. … Reducing hospital readmissions: lessons from top-performing hospitals.

326. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicaid Inpatient File (Version 2) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicaid-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf
     September 26, 2023 - Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicaid Inpatient File (Version 2) 15:39 Tuesday, September 26, 2023 1 Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicaid Inpatient File Variable Variable Label Count of Non-missing Values (Unweighted) Count of Missing Values (Unweighted) Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Deviation L…

327. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/about.html
     December 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development The toolkit was developed as part of the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery, a national implementation project to reduce surgical site infections and other complications in hospitals. The 3-year project brought together subject matter experts and participating hospitals across the co…

328. 092-Evidence-Decolonization-One-Pager (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/092-evidence-decolonization-one-pager.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Key Evidence for Decolonization Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Anderson DJ, Kaye KS, Chen LF, et al. PLOS ONE, 20091 Clinical and Financial Outcomes Due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infection: A Multi Center Matched Outcomes St…

329. CAHPS® Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research Webcast (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-cleary-slides.pdf
     March 01, 2010 - null associations between patient experiences and best practice clinical processes, lower hospital readmissions

330. Section 8: The Care Management Evidence Base | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm8.html
     October 01, 2014 - For example, one study found a 74 percent reduction in hospital readmissions within 6 months. … Telephonic care management showed strong evidence for reducing utilization, specifically hospital readmissions … , with some studies experiencing a 45 percent drop in hospital readmissions.

331. Information to Help Hospitals Get Started (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_PFE_Benefits_Hosp_508.docx
     January 01, 2012 - strategies that promote patient and family engagement can help hospitals reduce their rate of preventable readmissions

332. National Quality Strategy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/NQS_overview_slides-2017.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - Reduce preventable hospital admissions and readmissions. 2.

333. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overviewhandouts2.html
     December 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention Handouts: Overview of On-Time (continued) Self-Assessment Worksheet Section 1: Screening for Pressure Ulcer Risk Section 2: Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan Section 3: Communication Practices Section 4: Investigations/Root Cause …

334. Emerging Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/emerging/index.html
     June 01, 2020 - Emerging Measures Child Health Care Quality Toolbox The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children. The increasing demand for and use of quality measurement information generates interest in developing new measures in areas for which none e…

335. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-rural-healthcare-references.html
     October 01, 2024 - Higher rates of emergency surgery, serious complications, and readmissions in primary care shortage areas … , 2015-19: study examines rates of emergency surgery, serious complications, and readmissions in primary

336. Developing the Tools to Administer a Comprehensive Hospital Discharge Program: The ReEngineered Discharge (RED) Program (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Jack_28.pdf
     February 21, 2008 - 30 days, often leading to an emergency department visit and/or rehospitalization.2, 3, 4 Many readmissions … Hospital readmissions in the Medicare population. N Engl J Med 1984; 311: 1349-1353. 23. … The rate and cost of hospital readmissions for preventable conditions.

337. Facilitator Guide: Overview of the Improvement Model (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_overview_impmodel_facnotes.docx
     December 01, 2017 - surgeries develop complications, and these complications prolong hospital stays, lead to unnecessary readmissions … Often, we hear that these complications, readmissions, and deaths are inevitable—our patients are old … decrease surgical-site infections and other complications, like venous thromboembolism, pneumonia, and readmissions … , because these complications are a major driver for readmissions; and 2.

338. Program Overview: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/overview-fac-notes.html
     December 01, 2017 - surgeries develop complications, and these complications prolong hospital stays, lead to unnecessary readmissions … Often, we hear that these complications, readmissions, and deaths are inevitable—our patients are old … decrease surgical-site infections and other complications, like venous thromboembolism, pneumonia, and readmissions … , because these complications are a major driver for readmissions.

339. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspxselfassessment.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Workshee…

340. Tool 13: ED Care Plan (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool13_ed_care_plan.docx
     May 01, 2015 - Additional Resource See Section 6 of the Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions.