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1. Comparing Quality Scores to an Independent Standard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2023 - Another approach would be to compare scores to an independent standard of what performance on … Advantages of Comparing to an Independent Standard It sets the highest appropriate bar. … Disadvantages of Comparing to an Independent Standard Independently developed, defensible standards … The Standard for “Never Events” There is one kind of standard that is beginning to emerge in health … care: the standard of “never” or zero percent for certain adverse and preventable events.

2. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2017 - STANDARD PRECAUTIONS: INFECTION PREVENTION BASICS KEY MESSAGES ▪ Practice standard precautions … ▪ Explain to residents that standard precautions are for everyone. … Specific Standard Precautions Specific Standard Precaution: HAND HYGIENE KEY MESSAGES ▪ Practice … ▪ Explain to residents that PPE is a standard precaution used to protect everyone. … ▪ Wear a mask in addition to using standard precautions.

3. Tool: I-PASS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2023 - Your facility should determine a standard protocol for delivering handoffs and make it known to everyone … Standard scripts can help make processes more efficient and can be easier for message senders to construct … If an organization has standard approaches to performing structured handoffs, they are more likely to

4. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: SBAR on Inpatient Medical Unit (pdf file)
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   August 31, 2023 - Inpatient Medical Unit Video Objective To demonstrate each step of SBAR and emphasize the importance of standard … video outlines the acronym (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendations) and shows an example of standard

5. HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - GINSBERG (pdf file)
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   June 21, 2023 - providers ►Develops and operates voluntary databases for CAHPS survey data 9 CAHPS Surveys: Gold standard … CAHPS®PROGRAM AHRQ’s Core Competencies About CAHPS CAHPS Program Activities CAHPS Surveys: Gold standard

6. State Variation in Birth Rates and Payments Among Women Ages 18-44 With Commercial Insurance (pdf file)
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   October 17, 2023 - State Variation in Birth Rates 3 The standard errors and 95% confidence intervals (the upper and lower … Age-Adjusted Rates The age-adjusted birth rate (per 1,000 standard population) is a useful measure for … who delivered in the hospital, standardized using the direct method and the age distribution of a standard … In this study, the standard population weights used are the proportion of overall commercially insured … By applying the observed age-specific rates to the same standard population, the age- adjusted rates

7. Safemed Facguide (doc file)
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   May 01, 2017 - A standard dosing protocol (that is, starting dose, incremental dose increase, frequency of increase, … Both low- and high-dose protocols may be appropriate; thus, two standard dosing protocols may need to … Having uniform and standard drug packaging, preparation, and labeling. … Establish the unit’s standard approach for administering a loading dose (bolus). … Slide 22 SAY: Using the unit-established standard parameters for maternal and fetal monitoring at

8. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring (doc file)
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   May 01, 2017 - Workshop developed nomenclature that has been adopted by several professional organizations as the standard … nomenclature for describing FHR and uterine contraction patterns.1-3 · Use of the standard NICHD nomenclature … Use a standard, three-tier system for FHR interpretation for all patients who are receiving continuous … When Possible (CUSP Science of Safety) (continued) Key Perinatal Safety Elements Examples Use a standard … (continued) Use of the standard three-tier system for interpreting and communicating FHR tracings provides

9. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2017 - • A standard dosing protocol (that is, starting dose, incremental dose increase, frequency of increase … Both low- and high-dose protocols may be appropriate; thus, two standard dosing protocols may need … • Having uniform and standard drug packaging, preparation, and labeling. … • Establish the unit’s standard approach for administering a loading dose (bolus). … Administration 16 SAY: • Using the unit-established standard parameters for maternal and fetal

10. Implementing the New CAHPS® Protocol for Obtaining Patient Comments About Their Care (pdf file)
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    October 29, 2018 - feedback • PG survey • 3-question PG protocol • Enhanced feedback • PG survey • 3-question PG protocol • Standard … feedback 28 Phase 1 Intervention: Enhanced Invitation Language Standard PG Invitation We are absolutely … better care and service to our patients. 29 Phase 1 Intervention: Enhanced Transition Language Standard

11. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration: Oxytocin (doc file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Have two standard-dosing protocols available for use: a low-dose protocol and a high-dose protocol. … · A standard dosing protocol (i.e., starting dose, incremental dose increase, frequency of increase … Use standard National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) nomenclature to document … The use of standard NICHD nomenclature17,18,19 reduces confusion and risk of error. … An independent verification of indications and maternal and fetal status per unit-established standard

12. Choosing a Comparator for Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Comparing to an Average Comparing to a Benchmark Comparing to a Percentile Comparing to a Standard … Performance Achieved) Comparing to the Top 10 or 20 Percent of Performers Comparing to an Independent Standard

13. E-Fetal-Monitoring Facguide (doc file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Slide 8 SAY: Use of the standard National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) … According to this standard, a complete description of an EFM tracing requires a qualitative and quantitative … Use of the standard three-tiered system for interpreting and communicating FHR tracings provides a common … rounds can be used to practice differentiating Category I, II, and III tracings, and discussion of the standard … · Organizational culture regarding use of EFM suggesting need for a unit-based approach. · Whether standard

14. Safe Medication Administration: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Slide 9: Key Safety Elements: Standardize When Possible Standard criteria established for oxytocin … Use of a standard dosing protocol, and limiting to no more than two protocols (low-dose, high-dose). … Use of standard NICHD* nomenclature to document and communicate electronic fetal monitoring findings … Slide 20: Key Safety Elements: Standardize When Possible Standard criteria established, met, and … Uniform and standard drug packaging, preparation, and labeling. 12,13 Standardization of magnesium

15. Health Care Simulation to Advance Safety: AHRQ Issue Brief (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2015 - when tasks are infrequent and complex, relatively new and evolving, and when consequences of sub-standard … when tasks are infrequent and complex, relatively new and evolving, and when consequences of sub-standard … Just as it takes considerable practice for learners to acquire new skills and reach a high standard … Standard setting in medical education. Acad Med. 1996 Oct;71(10 Suppl):S112-20. 8. … Comparison of two standard-setting methods for advanced life support training.

16. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Commercial Pharmacy File (Version 2) (pdf file)
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    September 26, 2023 - of Non-missing Values (Unweighted) Count of Missing Values (Unweighted) Minimum Maximum Mean Standard

17. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicaid Pharmacy File (Version 2) (pdf file)
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    September 26, 2023 - of Non-missing Values (Unweighted) Count of Missing Values (Unweighted) Minimum Maximum Mean Standard

18. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration
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    May 01, 2017 - Admin. 8 Key Safety Elements: Standardize When Possible Standard criteria established for oxytocin … uniform mixed preparation unitwide for all patients to reduce variability and risk for error Use of a standard … fetal monitoring and provider notification prior to initiation of oxytocin and during infusion Use of standard … Key Safety Elements: Standardize When Possible Standard criteria established, met, and documented for … magnesium sulfate use Uniform and standard drug packaging, preparation, and labeling12,13 Standardization

19. Monitoring for Perinatal Safety: Electronic Fetal Monitoring (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Monitoring AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Electronic Fetal Monitoring 5 SAY: Use of the standard … According to this standard, a complete description of an EFM tracing requires a qualitative and quantitative … Use of the standard three-tiered system for interpreting and communicating FHR tracings provides a … rounds can be used to practice differentiating Category I, II, and III tracings, and discussion of the standard … • Whether standard NICHD terminology is consistently used for interpretation and communication of EFM

20. Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicare Pharmacy File (Version 2) (pdf file)
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    September 26, 2023 - of Non-missing Values (Unweighted) Count of Missing Values (Unweighted) Minimum Maximum Mean Standard