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  1. 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata1.html
    April 01, 2018 - One of the biggest barriers most health systems face in improving quality and reducing disparities within … data to support the processes of recognizing differential needs in health care, and identifying and reducing

  2. 6. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata6.html
    May 01, 2018 - language data, these data would not have to be elicited repeatedly during each health-related encounter, reducing … data on race, ethnicity, and language for quality improvement or the achievement of specific goals for reducing

  3. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7a.html
    August 01, 2017 - Place the patient on a pressure-reducing surface and explain to the patient and family that the patient … Place the patient on a pressure-reducing surface and explain to the patient and family that the patient

  4. Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for CVD in Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2_e9yUNkzrtkkNKmn7YtCU
    September 01, 2012 - Other recommendations on reducing risk for CVD are available on the USPSTF Web site at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … low-fat diet intervention is inconsistent with current healthful diet guidelines (1), which suggest reducing

  5. Implementation Guide: MRSA and SSI Prevention (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/147-implementation-guide.pdf
    April 01, 2025 - This decreases the amount of MRSA bacteria in nares, reducing the likelihood of transmission or progression … To continue success and work toward sustainable changes such as reducing SSI rates, promoting the best

  6. Integrating Multiple Medication Decision Support Systems: How Will We Make It All Work? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/integrating-multiple-medication-decision-support-systems-how-will-we-make-it-all-work
    May 01, 2008 - April 6, 2022 Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug events by application … and Pregnant November 1, 2008 Information technology-based approaches to reducing

  7. All-Cause Readmissions by Payer and Age, 2009-2013 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb199-Readmissions-Payer-Age.pdf
    December 01, 2014 - tracking changes in these benchmarks over time allows policymakers to monitor progress made toward reducing … Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions. August 2014.

  8. Geographic Variation in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2005-2011 #178

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb178-Preventable-Hospitalizations-by-Region.jsp
    September 01, 2014 - geographic variation may serve to narrow disparities in health outcomes and identify strategies for reducing … hospitalizations by providing adequate and appropriately targeted resources. 3,4 In fact, reducing

  9. Confidential Performance Feedback and Organizational Capacity Building to Improve Hospital Patient Safety: Results of a Randomized Trial (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Layde_34.pdf
    March 14, 2008 - Karsh and colleagues identified three paradigms for directing improvement efforts focused on reducing … injuries, reducing errors, or improving evidence-based practice.

  10. High-Hanging Fruit: Improving Transitions in Health Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Perry_49.pdf
    March 27, 2008 - content and process, view improving handoffs as “low-hanging fruit” that can be easily gathered by reducing … behavior, viewed by the organization on a level with other initiatives, such as proper documentation or reducing

  11. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-diff-infections_research-protocol.pdf
    May 24, 2010 - are similar.17 One study which statistically modeled CDAD within the hospital setting suggested that reducing … patient susceptibility to infection is more effective in reducing CDAD cases than lowering transmission

  12. C-Diff-Infections-Surveillance-140925 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections-surveillance-140925.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - One study found that the proprietary probiotic blend used was well-tolerated and effective for reducing … sensitivity, the greatest impact of adopting the Xpert PCR assay will be its value in effectively reducing … The proprietary probiotic blend used in this study was well- tolerated and effective for reducing risk

  13. Archived: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
    December 20, 2016 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Final Recommendation Statement Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening December 20, 2016 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. gove…

  14. EHR Solutions for Accurate Reporting of Data on Interprofessional ICU Rounds - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs023793-gold-final-report-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - Conversely, reducing or eliminating sub- optimal data utilization will allow improvements in patient … patients with known ARDS, where knowledge of the plateau pressure and tidal volume is central towards reducing

  15. Healthcare Industry Waste and Lifecycle Assessment (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lifecycle-assessment-protocol.pdf
    August 23, 2023 - increasingly aware of the environmental impacts of healthcare processes and procedures, however the path to reducing … Sustainability in the Operating Room: Reducing Our Impact on the Planet.

  16. Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of Medication Error and Recovery | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/syringe-swap-during-regional-block-case-medication-error-and-recovery
    July 22, 2020 - Reducing medication errors: teaching strategies that increase nursing students’ awareness of medication

  17. Sleep Deprivation Leads to Medication Error During Spinal Epidural Anesthesia | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sleep-deprivation-leads-medication-error-during-spinal-epidural-anesthesia
    January 29, 2021 - Effects of reducing or eliminating resident work shifts over 16 hours: a systematic review.

  18. Failure to Reevaluate | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
    February 01, 2014 - Failure to Reevaluate Citation Text: Wong-Beringer A. Failure to Reevaluate. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged P…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49492/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2005 - Reconciling Doses November 1, 2005 Federico F. Reconciling Doses. PSNet [internet]. 2005. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reconciling-doses Case Objectives List the steps involved in medication reconciliation. Describe the role of each of the stakeholders in medication reconciliation. Discuss how medication reconc…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49731/psn-pdf
    April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire April 1, 2015 Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire The Case A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…
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