-
www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/guide.html
March 01, 2017 - On slide 6, ask the staff to break into small groups and discuss one of the questions. … Ask one member of the small group to present a brief summary of responses to the question to the larger … All staff, including administrators and frontline staff
Topic: Challenges and Solutions
Method: In small
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/laparotomy-patient.pdf
November 01, 2023 - This procedure may be done through a few small openings
as shown at left. … As waste leaves the body, it empties into a
small bag (pouch). … If you still feel sick, eat and drink small amounts
throughout the day. … A small tube may be placed
down the nose and into the stomach to treat this. … But if it does not:
■ Eat a lot of small meals throughout the day.
-
www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html
November 01, 2016 - six nursing homes in an intervention group and six in a comparison group, this toolkit demonstrated a small … It is important to identify at least two champions for small- to medium-sized nursing homes (under 100
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/workforce-financing/workforce-executive-summary.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Site Location Type of Practice Population Exemplar Functions
The Health
Center
Rural
Vermont
Small … urban
Medication therapy
management
Foresight
Family
Practice
Grand
Junction,
Colorado
Small … , independent
practice
Rural, small
town
Patient-centered risk
stratification
Patient engagement … clinic focused on care for patients with complex, chronic conditions; and
small, independent practices … and community health centers delivering quality care in rural, small
town environments.
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/workforce_executive_summary_0.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Site Location Type of Practice Population Exemplar Functions
The Health
Center
Rural
Vermont
Small … urban
Medication therapy
management
Foresight
Family
Practice
Grand
Junction,
Colorado
Small … , independent
practice
Rural, small
town
Patient-centered risk
stratification
Patient engagement … clinic focused on care for patients with complex, chronic conditions; and
small, independent practices … and community health centers delivering quality care in rural, small
town environments.
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/150-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
October 01, 2024 - and Spreading MRSA Prevention Beyond the Unit
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Recognizing success, large and small … However, celebrating success does not need to be elaborate; even small gestures can go a long way to … the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle to convey the details.3
· Test the new practice or process on a small
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-146-section-7-table-9.pdf
June 02, 2025 - large (e.g. prescription medication score is 66% for GI and 56% for
Immunology), the sample sizes are small … Self-management Pulmonary-Respiratory
score is 40% for AHCP and 28% for TCHP), the sample sizes are small
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Loux.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Hospitals were classified
into three size categories: small (fewer than 50 beds), medium (50–99 beds … Results: Small rural hospitals had rates of potential
patient safety events that were significantly … According to AHA
Annual Hospital Survey data, the types of services offered by small rural hospitals … In each case, the small hospitals had lower rates than did the large hospitals. … Volume/outcome relationships in small rural
hospitals. J Rural Health 1996 12(5):395–407.
7.
-
www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/conclusions.html
October 01, 2015 - Small, independent practices and safety net clinics face additional barriers to transformation because … systems, applying for PCMH recognition, and obtaining other needed resources can be out of reach for small … Policy efforts to determine how to best support the transformation of small, independent practices and
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/guide.docx
March 01, 2017 - On slide 6, ask the staff to break into small groups and discuss one of the questions. … Ask one member of the small group to present a brief summary of responses to the question to the larger … All staff, including administrators and frontline staff
Topic: Challenges and Solutions
Method: In small
-
www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/conclusions-and-implications.html
March 01, 2017 - Small, independent practices and safety net clinics face additional barriers to transformation because … systems, applying for PCMH recognition, and obtaining other needed resources can be out of reach for small … Policy efforts to determine how to best support the transformation of small, independent practices and
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lipsitz-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries discharged from
study hospitals to SNFs; 2498 were discharged from small … We implemented the
ECHO-CT in one small community hospital and in seven associated SNFs as well as in … We performed separate analyses for the large
teaching hospitals and the small community hospitals. … considering the
location (state), size (# of discharges to SNFs), and hospital type (large teaching vs. small … study hospitals to study SNFs during the baseline or intervention periods; 2498 were
discharged from small
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-section-7-d.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Codes (RUCA)
UNADJUSTED ANALYSIS
Urban
Core
(9745)
Suburban
(1336)
Large
Town
(1119)
Small … 85.9% <.001
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS*
Urban
Core
(9745)
Suburban
(1336)
Large
Town
(1119)
Small
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/system/delivery-system-initiative/rodriguez/rodriguez.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Small
community
2 clinics with ~5
clinicians
serving low-
income
families. … Small
community
7 clinics with
~40 clinicians
serving low-
income
families. … Small
community
2 clinics with ~5
clinicians
serving low-
income
families. … Small community
7 clinics with ~40 clinicians serving low-income families. … Small community
2 clinics with ~5 clinicians serving low-income families.
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/145-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
April 01, 2025 - Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Recognizing success, large and small … However, celebrating success does not need to be elaborate; even small gestures can go a long way to … the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle to convey the details.3
· Test the new practice or process on a small
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/6-gap-analysis-goal.docx
June 01, 2023 - Surgery
Colon surgery – Incision, resection, or anastomosis of the large intestine; includes large-to-small … and small-to-large bowel anastomosis
Rectal surgery – Operations on rectum
Gynecologic Surgery
Abdominal … or laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Surgery for perforated ulcer, wound, or injury of stomach or upper small … procedures on the intestines (except procedures performed on the rectum)
Enterectomy or resection of small
-
www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit1-3.html
November 01, 2014 - Lean at initiation of study
Some experience
Geographic location
East
Region density
Small
-
www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit4-3.html
November 01, 2014 - Organizational experience with Lean
Some experience
Geographic location
West
Region density
Small
-
www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-19a.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The number of studies addressing adolescents is small, but increasing. … Overall, current trials are
limited due to small--often-selective--samples; non-comparable interventions
-
www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/index.html
September 01, 2019 - Technical challenges include:
The difficulty of constructing valid measures with data generated from small … broad topic (rather than individual measures) are more understandable to consumers and can also address small … sample sizes (i.e., small patient populations).