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401. Role of the External Coach in Advancing Research Translation in Hospital-Based Performance Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Donaldson_87.pdf
     April 23, 2008 - PhD Abstract The California Nursing Outcomes Coalition (CalNOC) Partners for Quality (PFQ) to Reduce … Patient Falls Project aimed to reduce the incidence of patient falls and the severity of fall-related … Introduction The primary aim of the California Nursing Outcomes Coalition Partners for Quality to Reduce … Patient Falls Project (CalNOC PFQ) was to reduce the incidence of patient falls and the severity of … • Implement individualized interventions to prevent falls/reduce injury.

402. Advancing Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - through an AHRQ-led task force, released Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce … The action plan is designed to: Reduce MRSA infections through the use of novel interventions. … Test methods to reduce hospitalization for treatment of community-acquired MRSA. … Understand the role of nursing home transmission of MRSA and develop interventions to reduce transmission … Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called on all hospitals to reduce

403. Declines in Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Declines in Hospital Acquired Conditions Declines in Hospital- Acquired Conditions National efforts to reduce

404. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/002-cusp-learning-defects.pptx
     October 01, 2024 - How will you reduce the likelihood of this How will you know the risk is reduced? … Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU Learning From Defects 14 Question 3 How Will You Reduce … | 17 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU Learning From Defects 17 Tips To Reduce … How will you reduce the likelihood of this defect happening again?

405. Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/clabsi-tools-revised.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Make sure your staff members understand how they can reduce CLABSI. … Educate staff members about how to reduce CLABSI 3. … removed One of the most effective strategies for preventing CLABSI is to eliminate, or at least reduce … Nonetheless, to reduce patient exposure to central lines, units should have a systematic approach to

406. 3. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - The current research suggests various strategies to reduce clinicians’ sensitivity to diagnostic biases … 3 months of the pandemic. 175 Importantly, telemedicine can provide access to specialist care and reduce … been identified as a significant contributor to cases of diagnostic error. 195 As such, efforts to reduce … Cognitive Interventions Cognitive interventions provide support to reduce clinicians’ cognitive burden … Checklists have long been proposed as a cognitive aid to reduce diagnostic error, 244 although empirical

407. Engineering Safe Practices Affinity Group | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Organizing processes, supplies, equipment, and technology interfaces with human factors principles can reduce … Physical Environment Rationale: Structuring the built environment to minimize physical hazards and reduce … Caregiver Innovations to Reduce Harm in Neonatal Intensive Care . * * Indicates an AHRQ-supported tool

408. Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Hospital-Level) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/167-hospital-level-gap-analysis.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Does the hospital have an antibiotic stewardship program or processes to reduce use of unnecessary antibiotics … antibiotic stewardship program  Order sets for common infectious disease syndromes  Activities to reduce … the use of vancomycin  Activities to reduce the use of fluoroquinolones  Other AHRQ Safety Program … antibiotic stewardship program: Off Order sets for common infectious disease syndromes: Off Activities to reduce … the use of vancomycin: Off Activities to reduce the use of fluoroquinolones: Off Other_15: Off No

409. 009-Ss-Evidence-Decolonization-Fg (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Phases: Decolonization (Nasal and CHG Skin Antisepsis) SAY: There are different strategies and tools to reduce … presentation focus on the evidence supporting nasal decolonization and chlorhexidine skin antisepsis to reduce … Many studies show that nasal decolonization alone can reduce the rate of S. aureus and MRSA carriage … A meta-analysis found that mupirocin alone was able to reduce MRSA and S. aureus nasal carriage. … Studied SAY: CHG has been used and studied in two key ways as it pertains to pre-operative patients, to reduce

410. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Module 4-Speaker-Notes (doc file)
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     September 01, 2015 - learned about the influence of unit culture on practice change and the importance of a team approach to reduce … Being sure that you foster communication between nurses and doctors or between shifts will help you reduce

411. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Facts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - Low tidal volume ventilation can benefit patients with or without ARDS. 3 Low tidal volume can reduce … Lower tidal volume at initiation of mechanical ventilation may reduce progression to acute respiratory

412. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - .2 · Low tidal volume ventilation can benefit patients with or without ARDS.3 · Low tidal volume can reduce … Lower tidal volume at initiation of mechanical ventilation may reduce progression to acute respiratory

413. Appendix 3-A. Suggested Slides for Module 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - There are many interventions that providers can use to reduce the number of falls. … Using the HEAR ME tips can help reduce falls.

414. Memorial Hospital Uses AHRQ Resources to Cut Readmissions, Promote Patient Self-Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2015 - "RED was adopted in 2012 as a way to further reduce the hospital's relatively low readmission rates for … their medications and schedule follow-up appointments with their primary care physicians, hospitals can reduce

415. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2024 - Fall TIPS Tool to help patients, families, and professional care teams reliably identify, assess, and reduce … implemented a biometric patient identification and treatment verification system using fingerprints to reduce … ■ Reduce patient harms and errors within hospital settings (e.g., falls, adverse drug interactions, … The goal is to reduce unnecessary transfusions and improve patient outcomes in critically ill children … Underserved Populations: Use HIM, HIT, and telehealth to reduce disparities in healthcare treatment

416. PowerPoint Presentation
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     April 01, 2025 - How to reduce the likelihood of this defect from happening again? … MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting Case Example: How To Reduce … Setting 29 Key Takeaways Hand hygiene is a fundamental strategy to mitigate the risk of HAIs and reduce … Surgical hand antisepsis to reduce surgical site infection. … Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). 5 New Hand Hygiene Practices to Reduce Infection

417. 051-Top-10-Successful-Decolonization (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Ensure correct application of CHG.6,7 Incorrect bathing with CHG will reduce or inactivate its effectiveness … Daily skin cleansing with chlorhexidine did not reduce the rate of central-line associated bloodstream

418. 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Reduce potentially preventable readmissions by assigning a staff member to work closely with patients … AHRQ-funded research shows that taking these steps can help reduce potentially preventable readmissions … Reduce infections by offering single- bed rooms, improving air filtration systems, and providing multiple

419. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - Determine risk factors for postoperative wound dehiscence and identify pediatric patients at risk.2-5 Reduce … encourage elimination of tobacco products prior to surgery, where relevant.3,4 Recommended Practice: Reduce … Essential First Steps Recommended Practice: Assess for risk of wound dehiscence Recommended Practice: Reduce

420. Help People Use Health Care Quality Information To Make Decisions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2018 - Reduce the burden of decisionmaking. … Reduce the Burden of Decisionmaking Too much information can be a burden. … Reducing the Decisionmaking Burden One important way to maximize use of quality data is to help people reduce