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161. A Frontline Management System To Sustain Improvement in Safety Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/kit.html
     June 01, 2017 - collaborated with the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) in 2016 to test these tools with a small … accompanying “component kits” to help you introduce these management practices in your center through small … “Symptomatic” issues typically lead to a root cause analysis followed by small-scale testing of solutions … the “planning” phase, you clarify the change you are introducing and how to operationalize it via a small

162. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention Beyond the Unit (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/celebrating-success.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - Issue Recognizing success, large and small, both early on and long-term is important to sustainability … Celebrating success need not be elaborate, and small gestures can go a long way to motivate staff and … • Test it at a small scale before full adoption.

163. Quality Improvement Study Framework (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-study-elements.docx
     June 02, 2025 - . · Start small (as small as one case or one surgeon). · Keep the period long enough to gather meaningful

164. 141-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Assembling-Team (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/141-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
     April 01, 2025 - . · Consider providing personnel with small incentives for joining the CUSP team or for their ongoing … · Potential incentives may include time off, a small gift card for coffee/tea, or outward recognition

165. 149-Cusp-Tip-Sheet-Assembling-Team (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/149-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
     October 01, 2024 - . · Consider providing personnel with small incentives for joining the CUSP team or for their ongoing … · Potential incentives may include time off, a small gift card for coffee/tea, or outward recognition

166. Chapter 2. Determine Surgical Site Infection Rates (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi2a.html
     April 01, 2018 - As the numbers of positives are quite small, the confidence intervals for sensitivity and PPV are quite … and with 1,337 TKAs could be made, but not without a large amount of uncertainty secondary to very small … Facilities that are too small to accumulate enough events to estimate their rates within an aggregated … Also, the point estimates from small single-hospital studies may be spurious and not reflect the true … This is not surprising, given the small numbers in this study compared to the studies cited.

167. Section 2. Implementing Recommendations in Academic Curricula | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf2.html
     June 01, 2022 - These small group sessions are focused on study design and critical appraisal skills. … To achieve this goal, small group materials have been developed that provide explicit tools for direct … Small group sessions: In the small group session linked to the large group session above, students are … asked to answer questions prior to the small group. … The following example can be completed in a small group session and takes about 40 minutes to complete

168. Antibiotic Stewardship: Case Study Facilitator Key | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/case-study-key.html
     March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Instructions: Divide into small

169. Measure: Thermal Condition of Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted to Level 2 or Higher Nurseries in the First 24 Hours of Life (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p006-2-ef.pdf
     December 01, 2015 - By using five categories, the impact of small measurement error is reduced compared with the commonly … temperatures among infants admitted to level 2 or higher nurseries in New York State 4 Caveat Small … However, entities that pool data over multiple years when sample sizes are too small will be able to

170. Overview of the 14 Transforming Primary Care Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/overview.html
     October 01, 2015 - initiative in North Carolina, 3 while a third study investigated the PCMH transformation efforts of 249 small … including Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Health Centers; large, multisite health systems; small … quality improvement activities. 5 A study by Scholle and colleagues found that 64 percent of the of 249 small

171. Overview of the 14 Transforming Primary Care Grants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/overview.html
     March 01, 2017 - initiative in North Carolina, 3 while a third study investigated the PCMH transformation efforts of 249 small … including Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Health Centers; large, multisite health systems; small … quality improvement activities. 5 A study by Scholle and colleagues found that 64 percent of the of 249 small

172. Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/study.html
     May 01, 2017 - Start small (as small as one case or one surgeon).

173. NICU Toolkit, Appendix A, Medication Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apa_medsafety.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - ■ Keep medicine bottles away from other small children.

174. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module3/putoolkit_module3_tools.docx
     June 02, 2025 - . · Teach or do frequent small shifts of body weight. … inspection q shift. · Turn/reposition q 1-2 hours. · Post turning schedule. · Teach or do frequent small … and inspection q shift. · Turn/reposition 1-2 hours. · Post turning schedule. · Teach or do frequent small … Slightly Limited · Check skin daily. · Turn/reposition frequently. · Teach frequent small shifts of body … supplements and water. · Encourage family to bring favorite foods. · Monitor nutritional intake. · Small

175. Grant Final Report: Toward an Optimal Patient Safety Information System (TOPSIS) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/koss-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The sample size for this phase was small (n = 20). … The sources of adverse event reports vary across large (300+ beds), medium (100-299 beds) and small … A greater proportion of government hospitals, small hospitals, non-teaching hospitals and non-Joint … The majority of small hospitals and non-accredited hospitals use this software in their systems. … Adverse event data from a small sub-sample of participating hospitals was classified using the PSET.

176. EvidenceNow Executive Summary - Southwest Cooperative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/cooperatives/evidencenow-executive-summary-southwest.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - health partnerships that provide a variety of quality improvement services typically not available to small … , change management, and implementation of patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) findings in small … The practices represent a mix of small solo or group practices, community health centers, and nearly … facilitator field notes, a quarterly intervention tracking form, and qualitative interviews with a small

177. Appendix-K-Debrief-Audio-Facnotes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-debrief-audio-facnotes.docx
     June 02, 2025 - The reason you want to keep it small is you want to keep the scope of the project small enough so that … The reason you want to do that is you want to test small. … If you test small initially, it makes it much easier to change things along the way if the test isn't … So start small, that's the golden rule in testing. Keep your time frame narrow, too. … Keep it small, and then if things start to work, then you can start spreading further down the line.

178. Examples of Technical and Adaptive Solutions for Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module2/tools.html
     March 01, 2017 - Examples of Technical Solutions for Change From the Field At a small rural facility, staff identified … of Technical Solutions for Change From the Field As discussed earlier, the senior leaders of a small

179. EvidenceNOW Goals and Objectives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/videos/goals.html
     September 01, 2021 - Advancing Heart Health initiative was a multi-State quality improvement initiative that engaged 1,500 small

180. Module 1- Component Kit (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/overview/component-kit.docx
     May 01, 2017 - collaborated with the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) in 2016 to test these tools with a small … accompanying “component kits” to help you introduce these management practices in your center through small … “Symptomatic” issues typically lead to a root cause analysis followed by small-scale testing of solutions … the “planning” phase, you clarify the change you are introducing and how to operationalize it via a small