Results

Total Results: 3,642 records

Showing results for "severity".

261. 10-Year Experience Integrating Strategic Performance Improvement Initiatives: Can the Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma®, and Team Training All Thrive in a Single Hospital? (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meliones_40.pdf
     January 01, 2006 - and 6 11.94 4.94 3.31 1.34 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Mean cumulative risk score Mean severity … Comparison of pre/post-FMEA score risk and severity analysis. … Six-focused initiatives resulted in a 57 percent reduction in cumulative risk and a 60 percent reduction in severity

262. Acute Care Learning Laboratory—Reducing Threats to Diagnostic Fidelity in Critical Illness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/acute-care-threats-long-desc.html
     February 01, 2024 - ICU operational factors, such as admission rates and patient severity of illness, may affect the critical

263. New Healthcare Quality Indicator from AHRQ Aimed at Addressing Maternal Morbidities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/maternal-health-indicators.html
     October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders New Healthcare Quality Indicator from AHRQ Aimed at Addressing Maternal Morbidities OCT 30 2024 By Whitney Schott, Ph.D., and Judy George, Ph.D. The U.S. has one of the highest maternal morbidity rates in the world among wealthy natio…

264. Sample Scenario for Severe Abdominal Pain/VBAC In Situ Simulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation-vbac-ab-pain.html
     July 01, 2023 - Sample Scenario for Severe Abdominal Pain/VBAC In Situ Simulation AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Purpose of the tool: The Severe Abdominal Pain/VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) In Situ Simulation tool provides a sample scenario for labor and delivery (L&D) staff to practice teamwork, c…

265. Final Progress Report: Surveillance for Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Pediatrics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/bailey-kilbridge-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - conducted detailed telephone interviews with 1026 internal medicine patients to estimate the frequency and severity … 74); events with causality scores of 5 or higher (probable or definite ADEs) were then scored for severity … The ADEs and Severity by Rule: The average age of patients suffering ADEs was 6.3 years, compared with … score and a National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC-MERP) severity … Frequency, severity and risk factors for adverse drug reactions in adult out-patients: a prospective

266. 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 - Non-Border Counties Border Counties Non-Border Hispanics Non-Hispanics Severity index … All ratios are of the percentage of diabetes stays with complications, except for the severity index, … Severity index is based on a weighted sum of the 29 individual comorbidity indicators with more severe … Severity index is based on a weighted sum of the individual comorbidity indicators with more severe comorbidities

267. Section 6, Tables 5 to 7 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-6-tables-5-7.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Section 6, Tables 5 to 7 Table 5: Percent Agreement and Kappa Statistics for Sepsis for Inter-Rater Reliability at Three Study Sites Site Eligibility Criteria/ Measure Numerator Number of Records Reviewed N Agreed (%) Kappa Statistic Hospital #1 Timely antibiotics 2 100% 1.00 Antibiotics …

268. Additional mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/additional-mrna-vaccines.html
     August 01, 2022 - Additional mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People Resource: Additional mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People In this webinar, presenters discuss the data on COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised people, the role of additional doses of …

269. Therapeutic Options To Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/therapeutic-options.html
     May 01, 2022 - Therapeutic Options To Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People Resource: Therapeutic Options To Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People During this webinar, presenters discuss the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) role in issuing Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for certain mon…

270. Depression Screening and Follow-up for Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-246-fullreport.pdf
     December 01, 2019 - • Severity of condition and burden of condition on children, family, and society (unrelated to cost … In a survey study, Birnbaum and colleagues found that major depressive disorder severity is significantly … screening tools and noted that a positive screening result should lead to follow-up to assess the severity … effectiveness of current treatment and modify their recommendations according to the prevalence and severity … Severity of depression and magnitude of productivity loss. Ann Fam Med 2011; 9:305-11.

271. Calculating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Laboratory Test Percent Positivity: CDC Methods and Considerations for Comparisons and Interpretation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/calculating-sars-cov-2.html
     May 01, 2022 - Calculating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Laboratory Test Percent Positivity: CDC Methods and Considerations for Comparisons and Interpretation Resource: Calculating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Laboratory Test Percent Positivity: CDC Methods and …

272. A Nonpunitive, Computerized System for Improved Reporting of Medical Occurrences (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Arroyo.pdf
     June 11, 2003 - All occurrences are rated for severity under either the Safety Assessment Code scoring system (for nonmedication … events) or MEDMARX’s severity Category Index Algorithm (for medication errors).

273. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-section-5-table-3.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - Section 5, Table 3 Table 3: Evidence for Having a Protocol to Identify and Treat Children with Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department Type of Evidence Key Findings Level of Evidence (USPSTF Ranking*) Citations Clinical guidelines Recommendation: Performance improvement efforts in severe sepsis …

274. Rationale for Improvement Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-3.html
     September 01, 2021 - The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childbirth: State of the Science Rationale for Improvement Tools Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immed…

275. Looking for Trouble in All the Right Places: The Legal Implications Associated with “Electronic Signatures” and High-risk Clinical Situations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Escobar.pdf
     February 01, 2005 - outpatient records, and laboratory results that were formatted using approaches developed for physiologic severity … example of a serious clinical situation that, although significant in terms of a patient’s illness severity … Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology: a physiologic severity index for neonatal intensive care. … Birth weight and illness severity: independent predictors of neonatal mortality. … SNAP-II and SNAPPE-II: simplified newborn illness severity and mortality risk scores.

276. Overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Application to Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/overview-cuspmvp-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - Severity of harm the defect causes. Frequency of the defect occurrence.

277. Table 4. Percent Agreement and Kappa Statistics for Sepsis for Inter-Rater Reliability at Three Study Sites (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0231-section-6-table-4.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Table 4. Percent Agreement and Kappa Statistics for Sepsis for Inter-Rater Reliability at Three Study Sites Table 4: Percent Agreement and Kappa Statistics for Sepsis for Inter-Rater Reliability at Three Study Sites Site Eligibility Criteria/ Measure Numerator Number of Records R i d N Agreed (%) Kappa St…

278. Chipra-89-Adhd-Behavior-Section-5-Attach-5 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-5.pdf
     February 02, 2012 - Here, the criteria for enrollment (and, therefore, medication use) included measures of severity that … Thus, before initiating medications, the physician should as- sess the severity of the child’s ADHD. … Criteria for this level of severity, based on the multisite-study results,57 are (1) symptoms that have … , to provide effec- tive collaborative care; ● evidence for optimal monitoring by some aspects of severity … More than the ter- rible twos: the nature and severity of behav- ior problems in clinic-referred preschool

279. ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-88-measure-1-section-5-attachment-5.pdf
     February 02, 2012 - Here, the criteria for enrollment (and, therefore, medication use) included measures of severity that … Thus, before initiating medications, the physician should as­ sess the severity of the child’s ADHD. … Criteria for this level of severity, based on the multisite-study results,57 are (1) symptoms that … /adolescents with ADHD, including factors for adjust­ ing that schedule according to age, symptom severity … More than the ter­ rible twos: the nature and severity of behav­ ior problems in clinic-referred preschool

280. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Patients should return to clinic for— Persistent symptoms that last 10 days and do not improve Increasing severity