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61. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice Assess for risk of wound dehiscence. … Recommended Practice: Assess for risk of wound dehiscence • Complete a preoperative assessment to identify … • Perform routine pain assessments to ensure early identification of delayed wound healing.3,4 Recommended … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Assess for … risk of wound dehiscence Recommended Practice: Reduce the incidence of surgical site infections Recommended

62. Using Fall Risk Assessment Tools in Care Planning (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/webinars/webinar4_falls_usingriskassttools.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - • Share the plan with the patient and his or her family members. 26 Recommended Interventions … • Document circumstances of previous falls. 27 Recommended Interventions Secondary diagnosis … • Think about a PT consult. 29 Recommended Interventions IV therapy/heparin (saline) lock • … • Review side effects of IV medicines. 30 Recommended Interventions Gait • Help the patient … Interventions Recommended Interventions Recommended Interventions Recommended Interventions RecommendedInterventions

63. Nearly One in Four Antibiotic Prescriptions Were Unnecessary in Study of Privately Insured Patients in 2016 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2019 - Appropriate antibiotic prescribing means that the medication is recommended for the patient's condition … 3.6 million, or 23 percent, were prescribed for conditions for which an antibiotic is almost never recommended … 5.5 million, or 36 percent, were prescribed for conditions for which an antibiotic is only sometimes recommended … 2.0 million, or 13 percent, were prescribed for conditions for which an antibiotic is nearly always recommended

64. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4d_pdi05-nqi01-pneumothorax-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - average of $53,604 in excess total charges associated with iatrogenic pneumothorax in children.4 Recommended … Practice Details of Recommended Practice Identification of Patients at Risk Develop a process … Recommended Practice: Identification of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients at Risk • Determine risk for … Recommended Practice: Safe Insertion Techniques During Pleural Procedures • Standardize procedures … Procedures Recommended Practice: Provider Training Recommended Practice: Standardized Practices Educational

65. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4c_combo_psi06-pneumothorax-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Practice Details of Recommended Practice Identification of Patients at Risk Develop a process to … Recommended Practice: Identification of Patients at Risk • Determine risk for iatrogenic pneumothorax … Recommended Practice: Safe Insertion Techniques During Pleural Procedures • Standardize procedures … Establish criteria for continued competency with minimum procedural number.6,7 Recommended Practice … of Patients at Risk Recommended Practice: Safe Insertion Techniques During Pleural Procedures Recommended

66. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4r_combo_pdi05-nqi01-pneumothorax-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - average of $53,604 in excess total charges associated with iatrogenic pneumothorax in children.4 Recommended … Practice Details of Recommended Practice Identification of Patients at Risk Develop a process … Recommended Practice: Identification of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients at Risk • Determine risk for … Recommended Practice: Safe Insertion Techniques During Pleural Procedures • Standardize procedures … Procedures Recommended Practice: Provider Training Recommended Practice: Standardized Practices Educational

67. Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 11D—Linen Management—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses recommended … module, participants will understand how linens may transmit pathogens, and will be able to describe recommended

68. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4f_pdi08-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - in children with this complication, even after controlling for a number of other risk factors.2,4 Recommended … Practice Details of Recommended Practice Risk Factor Determination Determine which factors place pediatric … for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4f Recommended … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Risk Factor … Determination Recommended Practice: Management of Blood Loss Recommended Practice: Medication Management

69. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4t_combo_pdi08-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - in children with this complication, even after controlling for a number of other risk factors.2,4 Recommended … Practice Details of Recommended Practice Risk Factor Determination Determine which factors place pediatric … for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 2 Tool D.4t Recommended … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Risk Factor … Determination Recommended Practice: Management of Blood Loss Recommended Practice: Medication Management

70. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4h_combo_psi11-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice Assess risk factors. … Recommended Practice: Assess Risk Factors • Determine which patients are at increased risk for postoperative … Recommended Practice: Initiate Various Treatments During Perioperative and Postoperative Period To Reduce … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Assess Risk … Factors Recommended Practice: Initiate Various Treatments During Perioperative and Postoperative Period

71. Optimizing the Use of an Electronic Fall Prevention Toolkit To Prevent Falls in Hospitalized Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/chain/research-tools/featured-certs/electronic-fall-prevention-toolkit.html
    March 01, 2017 - prevented during this study versus the estimated 78 percent that were to be prevented with the FTTK-recommended … Clinical data including demographics, Morse Fall Scale score, length of stay before falling, and recommended … who did not (matched controls) to have needed help getting out of bed before the fall (e.g., the FTTK recommended … fall 10.1 times more likely to have needed help getting out of bed before the fall (e.g., the FTTK recommended … For example, the FTTK recommended that inpatients with a weak gait have a person assist them and that

72. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice Management of Blood Loss Proper management of … Recommended Practice: Management of Blood Loss • Interventions include applying pressure to the site … ://www.ihi.org/knowledge/Pages/Tools/AnticoagulantToolkitReducingADEs.aspx Policies/Protocols • Recommended … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Management … of Blood Loss Recommended Practice: Medication Management Educational Recommendation Effectiveness

73. Module 8—Injection Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - Module 8—Injection Safety This module provides an overview of injection safety, along with a review of recommended … the conclusion of this module, participants will be able to: 1. define injection safety, 2. describe recommended

74. Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course—Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - programs in nursing homes so they can effectively implement their programs and ensure adherence to recommended … activities of an effective infection prevention and control program, with a detailed explanation of recommended

75. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4l_combo_psi15-accidentalpuncturelaceration-bestpractices.pdf
    May 31, 2016 - Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice Use appropriate safety techniques during the … • Double glove.8,10 • Do not bend, break, or recap contaminated needles.9 Recommended Practice: … Recommended practices for prevention of transmissible infections in the perioperative setting. … In: Perioperative standards and recommended practices. … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Appropriate

76. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4k_combo_psi14-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Practice Details of Recommended Practice Wound dehiscence risk assessment. … Recommended Practice: Wound Dehiscence Risk Assessment • Complete a preoperative assessment to identify … • Perform routine pain assessments to ensure early identification of delayed wound healing.1,2 Recommended … Best Processes/Systems of Care Introduction: Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Wound Dehiscence … Risk Assessment Recommended Practice: Reduce the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections Recommended

77. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Diabetes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-diabetes.html
    June 01, 2018 - Groups With Disparities: After diagnosis, Blacks were less likely than Whites to receive recommended … Recommended Services for Diabetes Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who reported receiving … four recommended services for diabetes in the calendar year, by race, 2008-2013, and by race stratified … The four recommended services are 2+ hemoglobin A1c tests, foot exam, dilated eye exam, and flu shot. … A composite measure is used to track the national rate of receipt of all four of these recommended annual

78. Final Progress Report: Contextual Factors Associated with Implementation Effectiveness within a Quality Improvement Collaborative (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/lindenauer-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - and the perception of clinical practices as easily piloted contribute to higher implementation of recommended … The primary aim of this study was to investigate the sources of variation in the implementation of recommended … The study also aimed to examine the association between the implementation of recommended clinical practices … We then examined the association between the implementation of recommended clinical practices and change … clinical practices, will be associated with the implementation of recommended clinical practices.

79. Hiring a Vendor for a CAHPS Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/hiring/index.html
    December 01, 2018 - Unless specified by an external organization, the use of survey vendors is recommended but not required … The use of vendors is strongly recommended for the following reasons: Working with an outside firm … experienced vendor can help ensure that the collection and analysis of the survey data are consistent with recommended

80. Final Progress Report: Drug-Drug Interaction Clinical Decision Support Conference Series (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/21826-Malone-draft-1.pdf
    March 01, 2015 - Experts recommended a transparent, systematic, and evidence-driven process with graded recommendations … The experts also recommended judicious classification of DDIs as contraindicated. … Key Question 1 recommended use of a new instrument as a standard to evaluate DDI evidence. … It was also recommended a standard set of DDIs for use in CDS should be created and maintained. … It was also recommended that individual users be able to provide feedback to the committee.