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361. Appendix. Additional Tools and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3ap.html
     October 01, 2014 - Reducing Restraint Use .

362. Skills-Test (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/skills-test.docx
     March 01, 2017 - Drying your hands after washing with soap and water is an important step in reducing bacteria on your

363. Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Project: Preventing CAUTI in Hospitals Project: Preventing CAUTI in Long-Term Care Tools for Reducing

364. VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Stalhandske2_70.pdf
     March 01, 2006 - Collaborative Breakthrough Project,1 involved 40 hospitals and State veterans homes, which focused on reducing … Teams that were the most successful at reducing major injuries were those that were able to identify … Thus, reducing fall-related injuries should be the focus for future interventions, as well as targeting … Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in the VHA system. … Breakthrough series guide: Reducing adverse drug events.

365. Continuing a 35-Year History, AHRQ Pursues Vital Pathways to Improve Patient Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2024 - The report’s recent  fourth edition offered guidance on opioid stewardship, reducing adverse events … patient safety during the pandemic, is seeing results: 85 percent of hospitals have made progress on reducing

366. Diagnostic Stewardship in Action | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship6.html
     August 01, 2024 - Whereas antimicrobial stewardship programs focus on optimizing management (e.g., reducing inappropriate … more appropriate use of blood transfusions. 80-82 The goals of these multidisciplinary teams include reducing

367. Eliminating CAUTI: A National Patient Safety Imperative (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - The On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project is a unit-based initiative with a primary goal of reducing the CAUTI … achieving the project’s stated goals are encouraging, and they indicate that focused attention on reducing … The On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project is a unit-based initiative with a primary goal of reducing the CAUTI … Reducing inappropriate urinary catheter use: a statewide effort. … Barriers to reducing urinary catheter use: A qualitative assessment of a statewide initiative.

368. Eliminating CAUTI: A National Patient Safety Imperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/cauti-interim.pdf
     September 01, 2013 - The On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project is a unit-based initiative with a primary goal of reducing the CAUTI … achieving the project’s stated goals are encouraging, and they indicate that focused attention on reducing … The On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project is a unit-based initiative with a primary goal of reducing the CAUTI … Reducing inappropriate urinary catheter use: a statewide effort. … Barriers to reducing urinary catheter use: A qualitative assessment of a statewide initiative.

369. Learn About Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2025 - Reducing Hospital Acquired Conditions (HACs) : HACs are harmful conditions that a patient develops while

370. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/sat-sbt-protocol.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Introduction Reducing the number of days a patient … Use of weaning protocols for reducing duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill adult patients

371. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ref.html
     September 01, 2015 - Reducing Asthma Disparities. … Reducing the risk of adverse drug events in older adults.

372. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health’s Medical Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - managers) identified a set of core structural and staffing changes for transformation, which included reducing … the physician panel size to 1,800 patients; increasing flexibility for longer patient visits; reducing

373. PS Grantee | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Grant Number: R01 HS 024433 Topic(s): Medication Safety Publication Date: September 2019 Reducing … Nursing Homes, Rural Settings Publication Date: September 2019 Inpatient-Outpatient Transitions: Reducing

374. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 4 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt4.html
     March 01, 2020 - Cancer —reducing breast cancer and cervical cancer mortality. … Diabetes —reducing both the mortality rate of diabetes and the need for hosp.italization. … HIV/AIDS —reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS. … care, and reducing teenage pregnancy rates. … Respiratory Diseases —reducing the rate of hospitalization for asthma.

375. Skills-Answer-Key (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/skills-answer-key.docx
     March 01, 2017 - Drying your hands after washing with soap and water is an important step in reducing bacteria on your

376. ESRD Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/tool-module.html
     January 01, 2015 - importance of a comprehensive, unit-based approach to safety and its impact on improving patient care and reducing

377. Prevention is Key to a Healthy America (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/RCInfographic.pdf
     September 01, 2010 - Health Equity Center for Advancing Equity in Clinical Preventive Services Northwestern University Reducing

378. Ventilator-Associated Event Data Collection Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/tool.html
     January 01, 2017 - Month __________     Hospital __________     Unit __________ Use this tool to track your progress in reducing

379. EvidenceNOW in Action | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/stories/in-action/index.html
     March 01, 2021 - identifying and treating patients at risk of heart disease, improving smoking cessation counseling, and reducing

380. Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Shoulder Dystocia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool-shoulder-dystocia.html
     July 01, 2023 - Care provider calls out concern for or diagnosis of shoulder dystocia, reducing error through an anticipated … Shoulder dystocia training can be effective at reducing adverse outcomes. 6,9,10 A sample scenario … All-fours maneuver for reducing shoulder dystocia during labor. … however, is the deliberate fracture of the clavicle as a technique to relieve the shoulder dystocia by reducing