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4061. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - endnoteRef:1] Moreover, screening for, and treatment of, asymptomatic bacteriuria is not recommended to reduce … Catheter irrigation with normal saline should not be used routinely to reduce catheter-associated bacteriuria … This will help to reduce urethral and bladder injury (e.g., irritation, hemorrhage, ulceration), which … However, there is no evidence that suprapubic catheters reduce the risk of bacteriuria in the urine. … not to allow the bladder to remain empty (e.g., by indwelling catheter on free drainage) as this will reduce

4062. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - recommended. 1 Moreover, screening for, and treatment of, asymptomatic bacteriuria is not recommended to reduce … Catheter irrigation with normal saline should not be used routinely to reduce catheter-associated bacteriuria … This will help to reduce urethral and bladder injury (e.g., irritation, hemorrhage, ulceration), which … However, there is no evidence that suprapubic catheters reduce the risk of bacteriuria in the urine. … not to allow the bladder to remain empty (e.g., by indwelling catheter on free drainage) as this will reduce

4063. 0129References (pdf file)
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      October 23, 2013 - Understanding rehospitalization risk: can hospital discharge be modified to reduce recurrent hospitalization … Interventions to reduce 30-day rehospitalization: a systematic review. … An early look at a four-state initiative to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions. … Project BOOST: Effectiveness of a multihospital effort to reduce rehospitalization. … Hospitals reduce share of patients who soon return. The Washington Post.

4064. From Quality Measures to Quality Care: Examples of Quality Improvement at Work | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2018 - Beta-Blocker Treatment Despite the clear medical evidence that the use of beta blockers can significantly reduce … England Cardiovascular Project, involving five hospitals in northern New England, was begun in 1990 to reduce … NBD, and Deere and Company have also made efforts to improve the care of employees with asthma and reduce … facilities, the Department of Veterans Affairs has undertaken a major quality improvement program to reduce … Patient Outcome Research Team (PORT) studied the use of drugs called corticosteroids as one treatment to reduce

4065. Final Progress Report: Analysis of Factors Associated With Clinical Checklist Compliance (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - comparisons (nine context variables times six checklist variables), we used a Bonferroni correction to reduce

4066. Final Progress Report: Occult Uterine Cancer and Power Morcellation in Hysterectomy and Myomectomy (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - adversely affect cancer dissemination and survival, it facilitates minimally invasive surgery and helps reduce

4067. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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      January 01, 2013 - through the contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce

4068. Slide 1
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      January 01, 2020 - Timely delivery of appropriate care can help reduce mortality and morbidity for chronic conditions, such

4069. Final Progress Report: Cultural Competency and African Women’s Health Services (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Can cultural competency reduce racial and ethnic health disparities?

4070. Final Progress Report: Exploratory Study Using Queuing Theory To Improve Nurse Staffing Effectiveness (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - familiar first-come, first-served (FCFS) rule, but others are often used to increase efficiency or reduce

4071. About the CAHPS Patient Narratives Elicitation Protocol (pdf file)
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      April 24, 2018 - But narratives can also reduce consumers’ attention to standardized measures and lead to suboptimal

4072. 4-Overview-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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      January 01, 2019 - the evidence supporting ISCR within the proven principles and methods of CUSP to improve outcomes and reduce … These pathways promote the delivery of evidence-based perioperative care and reduce variability. … complications for complicated appendicitis and early mobilization can improve gastrointestinal function and reduce … to support the delivery of evidence-based perioperative care and promote standardization efforts to reduce

4073. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
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      January 01, 2017 - to optimize pain management, break the cycle of deep sedation and prolonged mechanical ventilation, reduce … and duration of delirium in the ICU setting, improve short- and long-term ICU patient outcomes, and reduce … evidence that treatment with haloperidol actually stifles delirium, certain atypical antipsychotics may reduce … This table represents the probability of delirium over time after using a medication protocol to reduce

4074. Evidence Behind Pain, Agitation, and Delirium: Assessments and Sedation Management: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2017 - to optimize pain management, break the cycle of deep sedation and prolonged mechanical ventilation, reduce … and duration of delirium in the ICU setting, improve short- and long-term ICU patient outcomes, and reduce … evidence that treatment with haloperidol actually stifles delirium, certain atypical antipsychotics may reduce … This table represents the probability of delirium over time after using a medication protocol to reduce

4075. Women: Stay Healthy at 50 (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2014 - to your doctor about your risks for breast cancer and whether you should take medicines that may reduce … Medications to reduce breast cancer have some potentially serious harms, so think through both the … problems, or other risks for falling, ask your doctor about taking a vitamin D supplement to help reduce

4076. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - New York City Cooperative (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2017 - care practices [AcademyHealth, 2017] • Using Practice Facilitation in primary care settings to reduce … Medicine, Population Health Summit, 2016] • Using Practice Facilitation in primary care settings to reduce … Conference, 2016] • Using Practice Facilitation in primary care settings to reduce risk factors for

4077. Patient Element | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2013 - defined in terms of CMS Meaningful Use objectives, or other ways of using technology to improve quality, reduce … defined in terms of CMS Meaningful Use objectives, or other ways of using technology to improve quality, reduce … defined in terms of CMS Meaningful Use objectives, or other ways of using technology to improve quality, reduce

4078. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Practice Tips are actions to take to reduce the risk of infections in long-term care (LTC) facilities … result in hospitalization. 2 For these reasons, all staff in LTC facilities must work together to reduce … Good teams and a culture of safety can reduce the chance of clinical errors, reduce staff turnover, and … reduce concerns by residents and their families. … It is important that health care workers comply with all safeguards and work practices to reduce the

4079. 65. For the Patient Willing To Quit (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide65.html
      October 01, 2014 - Explain how these medications increase quitting success and reduce withdrawal symptoms.

4080. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Using the HEAR ME tips can help reduce falls. … to make a new falls assessment and care plan for a resident who has fallen misses an opportunity to reduce