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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/infographic.html
March 01, 2017 - Routine catheter changes, urinalysis, and cultures are not required.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-g.html
October 01, 2015 - Required immobilization for trauma or surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/prospectscare.pdf
June 01, 2012 - Consider the resources required to extract data from health IT systems when choosing a
product … Next steps required to implement these care coordination measure concepts include:
Develop methods … This lack of
interoperability increases the resources required to carry out care coordination, or in … Carefully consider the resources required to extract data from health IT systems when choosing … Because they are required for all participants in the Meaningful Use program during their
first year
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/uses/fbba97.html
December 01, 2017 - Federal Balance Budget Act of 1997: Excerpts
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
The Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, increased the attention given to performance monito…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving/problem-solving-component-kit.docx
May 01, 2017 - If communication has not yet occurred and is required, CUS contact person will speak with the patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase1_Assessment_and_Planning_final.doc
May 13, 2014 - If not, then revisit change at a later date, because at least 12 months of data are required for an antibiogram … The time required for developing the antibiogram is negligible if the laboratory has the software to
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/cauti-interim/cauti-interim3.html
July 01, 2013 - Of note, the process measure for catheter insertion "appropriateness" was required at the launch of the … measurement systems should continually be reviewed to limit data burden wherever possible in order to balance required … To be included in CAUTI rate and catheter utilization ratio calculations, participating units are required
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-9.html
November 01, 2017 - For example, no minimum length of enrollment requirements may be required for assessing whether members … Larger sample sizes may be required to get valid information on specific subpopulations.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapb.html
April 01, 2018 - Publications
Follow AHRQ guidelines
CDC guidelines are required only of CDC is an author … Quality of HAI surveillance for required, publicly available data will likely suffer from the same problems … Acknowledgement of required human element: (1) expertise of IP, expert classification of presence of
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1O-Comprehensive_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Phase_1_Assessment_and_Planning_final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - If not, then revisit change at a later date, because at least 12
months of data are required for an … The time required
for developing the antibiogram is negligible if the laboratory has the software to
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/SOPS-MedicalOfficeSurvey-DUA.pdf
September 27, 2021 - Any changes or
modifications to the DUA other than those required to complete the DUA, such as contact … for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 minutes per response, the estimated time required … An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information … Any changes or modifications to the DUA
other than those required to complete the DUA, such as contact
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmsopsdua.pdf
February 20, 2018 - Any
changes or modifications to the DUA other than those required to complete the DUA, such as contact … this collection of information is estimated to average 3 minutes per response, the estimated time
required … An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information … Any changes or modifications to the DUA other
than those required to complete the DUA, such as contact
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/section3.html
October 01, 2015 - Return to Contents
Grant Administration and Planning
CMS required grantees to ensure that project … CMS required each State to submit an operational plan, which was due approximately 10 months after the … CMS required grantees to work collaboratively with the national evaluation team contracted by AHRQ and … Once the data were obtained, often after multiple attempts to get the requested format, the data required
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-Getting-Started-Guide-rev-20230303.pdf
March 01, 2023 - The appendixes to this document include the required SyH-DR application forms and a brief
introduction … Approved data recipients are
required to generate an RSA Key Pair to download the SyH-DR data files. … More available hard drive space is required if you
want to download the data in more than one format … RAM: A minimum 1GB of available RAM is required to access the SyH-DR data. … The RSA Key Pair is required to securely transmit the SyH-DR files.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Devine.pdf
July 01, 2003 - Formulary-prior authorization required
Prescription data elements
Name, dose and directions … At the outset, each prescription required approximately 45
minutes for data entry and evaluation. … The team created a decision rule that required a distinction be
made between tablets and capsules (for … Even so, the evaluation of 1,500 prescriptions required more than 400 hours of
labor. … Prescribers seldom write with the same degree of detail and the same level of
accuracy, as required
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meyer_41.pdf
March 03, 2008 - James Heffernan
Abstract
Physician adoption of quality and safety systems has been delayed due to required … To realize the potential of our systems investments, we required more complete
adoption than had been … Physicians who billed privately were required to submit wRVU data for review to be
eligible for the … As with other aspects of the program, this required
a careful balance and two-way communications with … Although the use of checks required the physicians to get the checks deposited or cashed,
th
7
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/system/pfhandbook/Mod17App.pptx
June 20, 2013 - that is performed
DECISION POINT: A point in the process where a yes/no question or a decision is required … Practices will be required for drug drug and drug allergy interaction checks, these do not require a … No workflow changes are required to protect privacy and security of patient data, approved EHRs will … The last required objective is to report clinical quality measures to CMS or the state. … yes
no
no
yes
MA asks patient if they smoke
Smoking status
documented
in EHR
Not required
to document
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/consent-form-nc.pdf
August 08, 2018 - limited data sets (all patient
identifiers except visit dates will be removed) in a secure fashion for required … Participate in required surveys with HEART HEALTH NOW staff (1 key informant quantitative survey
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/sum.html
June 01, 2010 - have been designed and implemented to solicit consumer feedback and/or report against the federally required … Currently, State Medicaid HCBS waiver programs are required to provide assurances to the Federal Centers … Finally, in order to conduct the required State-to-State comparisons of HCBS quality, risk adjustment
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/policies/polfedreg/index.html
September 01, 2018 - Federal Regulations and Authorities
AHRQ programs are described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
AHRQ programs are described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance , Number 93.226 and 93.225. Awards are made under Title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 299-299c-7) as amended…