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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-vogelmeier.html
December 01, 2023 - demonstration project that employed advanced practice registered nurses in 16 Missouri nursing homes to reduce … Their goal is to identify best practices and combine them with existing guidelines to reduce risk of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/021-ss-mrsa-surveillance-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - This presentation focuses on MRSA surveillance and ways in which this can be utilized to reduce MRSA … It is a more comprehensive and effective tool to reduce MRSA transmission within a hospital unit compared … The second point is that while mupirocin and CHG greatly reduce colonization and SSIs, this and other … Therefore, while preoperative decolonization will greatly reduce MRSA colonization, inpatient approaches … Slide 25
Key Takeaways
SAY:
In summary, a multifaceted approach is needed to successfully reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/audit-briefing-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Reduce communication breakdowns and operating room delays. 1
Reduce procedure and miscommunication-related … time spent in the core . 2
Improve communication and teamwork, feasible given current workload. 3
Reduce … A surgical Safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. … Provided additional education to improve process and reduce errors in operating room.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/NQS_overview_slides-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Affordable Care:
Reduce the cost of
quality health care for
individuals, families,
employers, and … Reduce preventable hospital admissions and readmissions.
2. … Reduce the incidence of adverse health care-associated conditions.
3. … Reduce harm from inappropriate or unnecessary care.
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Priority 2: Ensuring that each person and … accountability and integration of communities and health care systems
to improve quality of care and reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/playbook_revised.pdf
April 01, 2022 - This highlights how each CUSP strategy is integral to
supporting the tiers to reduce CAUTI and CLABSI … How To Use This Playbook
This Playbook enhances previous CUSP resources to reduce CLABSI and CAUTI in … Using
CUSP as a foundation, teams can implement tiers of sustainable interventions that reduce
CLABSIs … To
reduce the risk of infection, it is important to promptly remove the catheter once it is no longer … Additionally, this feedback encourages use of alternatives to
catheters, which can greatly reduce the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/managing-interruptions-improve-diagnostic-decisionmaking.pdf
December 29, 2022 - physician-EHR effi-
ciency levels.”7[p270] Evidence-based strategies and interven-
tions can not only reduce … One popular, albeit somewhat
controversial, intervention to reduce errors caused by
interruptions is … Do-not-
disturb vests have been found to significantly reduce the
number of interruptions by 75% and … Checklists to reduce diagnostic errors.
Acad Med 2011;86(3):307–313.
26. … Are interventions to reduce interruptions and
errors during medication administration effective?
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb6.html
February 01, 2023 - intervals
__ Increase activities involvement
__ Other ___________________________
__ Reduce … signs with large letters or pictures
__ Use high contrast to offset visual targets
__ Reduce
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Systems Research
AHRQ offers toolkits, recommendations, and other resources to improve quality, reduce … offers toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for long-term care facilities to improve quality, reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Uncomfortable, This is a Safety Issue)
DESC Script
Collaboration
Slide 12
CUSP: CAUTI
CAUTI: Reduce … TeamSTEPPS Tools
Task assistance to reduce concerns about toileting. … through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/nishisaki3-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - that
implementing two QI interventions, apneic oxygenation and primary video laryngoscope use,
would reduce … anesthesia and emergency medicine literature describe the successful use of apneic
oxygenation to reduce … For our specific aim 2: To evaluate the effectiveness of primary video laryngoscope intervention
to reduce … After adjusting for clustering by GEE, the intervention did not significantly reduce the
adverse TIAEs … a smart digitalized checklist with customization
to patient and bedside provider needs to further reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-alternatives.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Review of Strategies to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated … complications
58% reduction in CAUTIs seen with introduction of a novel female external device
Can reduce … Urinary incontinence when nurses can turn/provide skin care
Routine use to manage incontinence
To reduce … Review of strategies to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/shaping-the-future-through-dhr.html
September 01, 2024 - researchers are examining the impact of displaying patient photos in electronic health records to reduce … After confirming that using patient photos can significantly reduce wrong patient orders, the team is
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/clinical-topics.html
October 01, 2024 - Decolonization Decolonization is the reduction of bacteria on the patient’s body in order to reduce the … Culture Practices & Stewardship Blood Culture Stewardship aims to optimize bacteremia detection and reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/medical-office-ve-suppl-item-set-english-2023.docx
January 01, 2023 - We try to find ways to reduce waste (such as wasted time, materials, steps, etc.) in how we do our work … We take steps to reduce patient wait time.
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2. … In the past 12 MONTHS, have you done the following activities to improve efficiency, add value, or reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/index.html
November 01, 2024 - EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use AHRQ's initiative to reduce unhealthy alcohol use was launched … This initiative invested $18 million over 3 years to four grantees to improve heart health and help reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/053-dec-guide-readiness.docx
October 01, 2024 - .
· The REDUCE-MRSA Trial7 implemented Universal Decolonization in the ICU, resulting in a 44 percent … 19384220.
· Bleasdale SC, Trick WE, Gonzalez IM, et al.3
Effectiveness of chlorhexidine bathing to reduce … For example:
· The REDUCE MRSA trial demonstrated that Universal Decolonization in ICUs reduced all-cause … The protocols provided in this toolkit are based on the protocols utilized in the REDUCE-MRSA trial, … Effectiveness of chlorhexidine bathing to reduce catheter-associated bloodstream infections in medical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/nielsen2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - and consolidate current data related to radiation exposure from medical imaging
and strategies to reduce … In order to effectively
reduce excess radiation dose and variation, hospitals and imaging facilities … There are two fundamental ways to improve practices: one is to
reduce the number of CT scans and the … other is to reduce or optimize dose in the scans that are
performed. … for effective iterative construction may be performed are
technological advances that drastically reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/nielsen-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - and consolidate current data related to radiation exposure from medical imaging
and strategies to reduce … In order to effectively
reduce excess radiation dose and variation, hospitals and imaging facilities … There are two fundamental ways to improve practices: one is to
reduce the number of CT scans and the … other is to reduce or optimize dose in the scans that are
performed. … for effective iterative construction may be performed are
technological advances that drastically reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/addressing-workforce-burnout-slides.pdf
December 10, 2024 - Questions to Run On
• What can healthcare organizations change in their care
delivery processes to reduce … Share With Us
What would you like to improve in your
organization to reduce staff burnout? … Based on what you have learned today,
What would you like to improve in your organization to
reduce
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/969.html
August 01, 2025 - recruiting adult intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICUs to participate in a free 9-month program to reduce … Methods Emerge for Evaluating AI Documentation Tools AI-powered ambient digital scribing (ADS) tools can reduce … Multicomponent deimplementation strategy to reduce low-value preoperative testing.