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401. 2015 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Care Affordability (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/qdr2015-chartbook-careaffordability.pdf
     August 01, 2016 - Making care safer by reducing harm caused in the delivery of care 2. … Support and enable communities to ensure accessible, high-quality care while reducing waste and fraud … The National Quality Strategy recognizes that while this will be a challenge, the goal of reducing … Reducing costs must be considered hand in hand with the aims of better care, healthier people and communities … making health care more affordable is to improve the efficiency of the health care delivery system by reducing

402. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/vae/overview-off-ventilator-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - Reducing the exposure to mechanical ventilation is likely our most powerful strategy for reducing the … leadership and hospital administration, there is an increasing focus on improving efficiency while reducing … While many organizations had been working on reducing CLABSI for years, the number of participating ICUs … Subglottic secretion drainage endotracheal tubes are an effective tool for reducing VAP and getting patients

403. References (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-131-references.pdf
     October 23, 2013 - A clinical pathway for bronchiolitis is effective in reducing readmission rates. … The influence of a postdischarge intervention on reducing hospital readmissions in a Medicare population … Reducing Hospital Readmissions: It’s About Improving Patient Care – Health Affairs Blog. 2013. … America’s Health Insurance Plans - Innovations in Reducing Preventable Hospital Admissions, Readmissions … the-revolving http://www.ahip.org/Innovations-in-Hospital-Readmissions http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2013/08/16/reducing

404. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Shoulder Dystocia (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_shoulder-dystocia.docx
     May 01, 2017 - · Care provider calls out concern for or diagnosis of shoulder dystocia, reducing error through an … Components Sample scenario: · Shoulder dystocia · Shoulder dystocia training can be effective at reducing … 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

405. Measurement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide … Measurement Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated

406. Frameworks for Change and Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide … for Change and Improvement Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing

407. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
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     April 24, 2015 - URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix … AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Implementation Guide B-2 image2.jpeg image3

408. Transforming Primary Care: Evaluating the Spread of Group Health's Medical Home (pdf file)
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     April 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

409. Engage Module Alternate Text | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - Collaborates to develop and implement a plan addressing safety issues Holds staff accountable for reducing … Video icon The Senior Executive's Role on the Team Slide 15 Holds Staff Accountable for Reducing

410. Case Study | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Ideally, the technician is included in the goal of reducing catheter usage and CAUTI, and will understand … Ideally, the inpatient units will have their own process for reducing catheter insertions and CAUTIs.

411. Antibiotic Stewardship FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-faqs.html
     July 01, 2017 - and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities , as well as through resources such as the Toolkit for Reducing … Reducing unnecessary urinary catheter use and other strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary

412. Appendix B. Forms and Training Materials (Appendix Contents) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb.html
     December 01, 2017 - Interventions Resources Letter to Primary Care Providers Ways Families Can Help Reduce Fall Risk Reducing

413. Exhibit 4.19. Major Factors that Inhibit Lean Success | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2014 - to review the medical evidence base may lead to a focus on improving processes that are unrelated to reducing

414. Integration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence4.html
     April 01, 2025 - surgical infections lead to fewer overall surgeries, because infections lengthen patients’ recovery times, reducing … Thus, the team created a business case for the program: reducing infections helped the hospital increase

415. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions provides evidence-based strategies to reduce readmissions … , including those that serve diverse populations, in improving their hospital discharge process and reducing

416. ARRA Delivery System Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Providing Comprehensive Services for the Severely Mentally Ill So As To Improve Their Health While Also Reducing

417. Making Healthcare Safer III Patient Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/practices.html
     April 01, 2020 - Harms Due to Diabetic Agents ( PDF , 1.5 MB) Standardized Insulin Protocols Teach-Back Reducing

418. SNAC Member: Cara V. James, Ph.D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2021 - Department of Health and Human Services and CMS goals related to reducing disparities and achieving health

419. AHRQ Patient Safety Tools and Resources (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/resources/PS-tools-2024.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Measure Dx can be used by any healthcare organization interested in promoting diagnostic excellence and reducing … diagnosis-improvement/index.html http://www.ahrq.gov/tools/index.html http://youtube.com/ahrqpatientsafety 2 Reducing … including those that serve diverse populations, in improving their hospital discharge process and reducing … Web: ahrq.gov/hospsafetyassess-toolkit Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding

420. Appendix J. Urinary Catheter Brochure (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Urinary Catheter Brochure AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix J.