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461. 0129References (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0129references.pdf
     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.

462. From Quality Measures to Quality Care: Examples of Quality Improvement at Work | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/challenges.html
     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

463. Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2019 - Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Declines in Hospital- Acquired Conditions National efforts to reduce

464. 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

465. 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

466. 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

467. 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

468. 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

469. 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

470. Primarycareeffortstoreducereadmissions-Envscan (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/PrimaryCareEffortsToReduceReadmissions-envscan.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Readmissions Prepared for: Agency for … Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Readmissions. … iii Table of Contents Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Efforts To Reduce Readmissions .... … The Post-Hospital Follow-Up Visit: A Physician Checklist to Reduce Readmissions. … Interventions to reduce 30-day rehospitalization: a systematic review.

471. Navigating the Health Care System | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2015 - to Use a Health Advocate Off-Label Drugs: What You Need to Know New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce

472. Appendix B. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2022 - Improve Patient Safety and Reform Medical Liability by Planning the Implementation of the Initiative to Reduce

473. Appendix VII: Public Comments Submitted Between March 7 and March 21, 2008 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2010 - and they advise and assist persons with dementia and their family and other informal caregivers to reduce … services and supports, including information and training for family and other informal caregivers, to reduce … the negative effects of co-morbid medical conditions on the person's cognition and, conversely, to reduce … to manage, and assist family and other informal caregivers to manage, the coexisting conditions and reduce … Provision of palliative care Goal: Persons with dementia should receive palliative care to reduce suffering

474. Accessible Facilitator Guide: Learn From Defects for Sustainability (doc file)
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     December 01, 2017 - ASK: How will you reduce the chances of it happening again? … Slide 12 How Will You Reduce Risk of Recurrence? … Slide 15 How Will You Reduce Risk of Recurrence? … ASK: How will you reduce the chances of the risk recurring? … Post prominently the results of the defects that you’re trying to reduce.

475. Sustainability: Learning From Defects: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Ask: How will you reduce the chances of it happening again? … Slide 13: How Will You Reduce Risk of Recurrence? … Slide 16: How Will You Reduce Risk of Recurrence? … Ask: How will you reduce the chances of the risk recurring? … Post prominently the results of the defects that you’re trying to reduce.

476. 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

477. 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.

478. Creating a Culture of Patient Safety through Innovative Hospital Design (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Reiling.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Reduce noise. 7. Use adaptive systems that will allow function in the future. 8. … It may elevate blood pressure, increase pain, alter quality of sleep, and reduce overall perceived … single rooms and the use of special noise- absorbing ceiling tiles, structural systems designed to reduce … Other design considerations to reduce patient falls are bathrooms at the head of the bed with a handrail … from the bed to the bathroom, beds that lower to reduce the harm to patients falling and rubber flooring

479. Technical Interventions To Prevent CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Indwelling urinary catheters may be appropriate to reduce the need for movement in the patient with acute … confirm urinary retention before placing a catheter to address suspected urinary retention in order to reduce … Nurse-driven protocols and handheld bladder scanners have been shown to reduce the risk of CAUTI. 19 … Consider editing CAUTI education materials to reduce jargon and frame the content to reflect the patient … Repeat urine culture to document clearing of bacteriuria (no clinical benefit to patients) To reduce

480. Long-term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - administrators can employ to improve patient safety, create a more resident-centered environment, and reduce