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digital.ahrq.gov/care-setting/hospital-intensive-care-unit
January 01, 2023 - Intensive Care Unit
ML-ROVER: Machine Learning to Reduce Laboratory Test Overutilization
Description
The study will develop, validate, implement, and assess the usability of a machine learning based clinical decision support tool designed to reduce laboratory testing overutili…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/about-toolkit.html
May 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
The toolkit was developed based on the experiences of approximately 500 nursing homes across the country that participated in the AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI, a 3-year implementation projec…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202301.html
October 01, 2024 - Ohio Veterans’ Facility Relied on AHRQ Resource to Develop Diabetes Initiative
Search All Impact Case Studies
March 2023
The Dayton (Ohio) Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center facility has adopted AHRQ’s SHARE Approach as part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' national Hypoglycemic Safety Initia…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/transitions-care
January 01, 2023 - Transitions in Care
Scalable Digital Communication Intervention to Support Older Adults and Care Partners Transitioning Home After Major Surgery
Description
This research will develop and evaluate the Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (myPOSH) mobile application that…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/peer-feedback-learning-and-improvement-answering-call-institute-medicine-report-diagnostic
March 20, 2024 - Commentary
Peer feedback, learning, and improvement: answering the call of the Institute of Medicine report on diagnostic error.
Citation Text:
Larson DB, Donnelly LF, Podberesky DJ, et al. Peer Feedback, Learning, and Improvement: Answering the Call of the Institute of Medicine Report o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/public-health-approach-patient-safety-reporting-systems-urgently-needed
January 14, 2014 - Review
A public health approach to patient safety reporting systems is urgently needed.
Citation Text:
Noble DJ, Panesar S, Pronovost P. A public health approach to patient safety reporting systems is urgently needed. J Patient Saf. 2011;7(2):109-12. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e31821b8a6c.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/disseminating-and-implementing-medsmart-families-emergency-departments
September 30, 2024 - Disseminating and Implementing MedSMA℞T Families in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Control Trial to Assess Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Gaming Intervention to Reduce Opioid Misuse
Project Description
Implementing a mobile game-based tool in emergency departments (EDs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/executive-leadership-and-physician-well-being-nine-organizational-strategies-promote
September 26, 2018 - Review
Executive leadership and physician well-being: nine organizational strategies to promote engagement and reduce burnout.
Citation Text:
Shanafelt TD, Noseworthy JH. Executive Leadership and Physician Well-being: Nine Organizational Strategies to Promote Engagement and Reduce Burnou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosing-crime-and-diagnosing-disease-part-1-and-part-2
December 05, 2018 - Review
Diagnosing crime and diagnosing disease—part 1 and part 2.
Citation Text:
Lockhart JJ, Satya-Murti S. Diagnosing Crime and Diagnosing Disease: Bias Reduction Strategies in the Forensic and Clinical Sciences. J Forensic Sci. 2017;62(6):1534-1541. doi:10.1111/1556-4029.13453.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/usability-and-feasibility-consumer-facing-technology-reduce-unsafe-medication-use-older
February 17, 2011 - Study
Usability and feasibility of consumer-facing technology to reduce unsafe medication use by older adults.
Citation Text:
Holden RJ, Campbell NL, Abebe E, et al. Usability and feasibility of consumer-facing technology to reduce unsafe medication use by older adults. Res Social Adm Ph…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
April 09, 2001 - treatment in lower-risk patients (risk of CHD events less than 1.5% per year), but mortality may be reduced
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cesarean-birth-2010_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: May 6, 2011
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Strategies To Reduce Cesarean
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Recent rep…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medofficevaluepilotreport.pdf
November 01, 2017 - 2014 Pilot Study: Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for the Medical Office SOPS Survey
Results From the 2014 Pilot Study of the AHRQ
SOPS™ Value and Efficiency Supplemental Items for
the Medical Office SOPS Survey
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 2…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/findings.html
March 01, 2017 - Interventions
Environmental Scan Report
Reduced patient safety in primary care is influenced
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/blood-thinners.html
Topic: Blood Thinners
AHRQ has patient information on how to safely take blood thinner medications, which are used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by reducing the formation of blood clots in arteries and veins.
Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them S…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-careassociated-infections_research-protocol.pdf
August 26, 2011 - impact of the health care context on the effectiveness of quality improvement
strategies, including reduced … –VAP
–SSI
–CLABSI
–CAUTI
–Increased adherence to
preventive interventions
Outcomes:
–Reduced
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapd.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix D. Mapping ICD9 and CPT Codes
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Table of Contents
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Admi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - cards, the safety program team decreased the overall number of preference cards, removed inaccuracies, reduced … waste, and drastically reduced variability among surgeons.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/2022-annual-report-to-congress.pdf
January 01, 2022 - In turn, this will hopefully lead to improved access to and use of these preventive
services, reduced … multiple chronic conditions.6 Engaging in healthy behaviors is
linked to a longer life expectancy and a reduced … diseases, and mental health conditions like depression, which often lead to hospitalization,
disability, reduced
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kharrazi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - to join the CRISP network and eventually share EHR data; (c)
leveraging the economical savings of reduced