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3861. Screening for Dementia in Primary Care: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/B_Ae7DdLL7DNauBLXC-ptu
      June 01, 2003 - standard 3. … standard 4. … Second, investigators used a variety of reference standards for the diagnosis of dementia. … Because functions such as cognition are continuous, the reference standard must set the Note: DSM-III … standard.

3862. Communication: Obstetric Hemorrhage - PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_3_communication.pptx
      July 01, 2023 - We will cover standards of effective communication shortly. … This form of nonverbal communication should adhere to many of the same standards we will discuss shortly … In addition, one should be mindful of standards associated with written communication, such as the Joint … availability, priority setting, resource allocation, complaint resolution, leadership collaboration, standardization … Standards of Effective Communication Complete Communicate all relevant information Clear Convey information

3863. Multifactorial Medication Mishap | PSNet
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      September 01, 2016 - included lack of information about the patient, drug stocking and delivery problems, and inadequate standardization … Drug Standardization, Storage, and Distribution The manner in which the medications were stored and … Avoidance of drug names that look-alike or sound-like • Proper labeling of medications Drug standardization … , storage, and distribution • Standardization of drug administration times and drug concentrations … of automation and computerization to lessen human fallibility by limiting reliance on memory Standardization

3864. MAINTAIN AND EXPAND (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2011_03.pdf
      January 01, 2011 - Modification (ICD-9-CM) Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting1 as well as uniform billing standards … For hospital-based inpatient services, the uniform billing standards for the UB-04 facility claim specify … For hospital-based outpatient services, the uniform billing standards for the UB-04 facility claim specify … Similar standards have not been adopted for diagnoses recorded in an outpatient setting, such as records … With this standardization, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers receive a fixed amount regardless

3865. Facilitator Guide: Science of Safety Training & Identifying Defects (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_scienceofsafety_facnotes.docx
      December 01, 2017 - When we design processes using standardization, such as checklists, and create independent checks for … Examples of standardization include checklists and standardized team training. … Peter Pronovost about the value of standardization.

3866. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
      July 12, 2005 - based on appropriate standards, and validity of clinical screening tests for predicting poorer health … longitudinal US studies, we gained some advantages from more similar overweight definitions, measurements, and reference … standards, 72 but may have unnecessarily eliminated applicable data. … Study uses a credible reference standard, performed regardless of test results. … Reference standard interpreted independently of screening test.

3867. High Reliability | PSNet
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      January 29, 2020 - Sometimes people interpret high reliability as meaning effective standardization of health care processes … However, the principles of high reliability go beyond standardization: high reliability is better described … While HROs recognize the value of standardization of workflows to reduce variation, they also appreciate … It is important to recognize that standardization is necessary but not sufficient for achieving resilient

3868. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare: March 2024 Meeting (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-mar2024.pdf
      July 26, 2024 - laboratory deficiencies; the role of the laboratory in diagnostic and antibiotic stewardship; and standardization … Standardization will allow a national benchmark to be developed to monitor the quality of collection … ONC • Sync for Genes Finalized o Sync for Genes, a project that sought to advance standards and tools

3869. Interventions to Improve Care of Bereaved Persons (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bereaved-persons-protocol.pdf
      June 01, 2023 - subject matter expert panel which will assess the feasibility of developing consensus-based quality standards … standard or method to detect the impact of screening KQ2: No reference standard to determine the … • Reference standard: The domain will evaluate whether the reference standard, its conduct, or its … interpretation may have introduced bias, taking into account the quality of the reference standard … The assessment will take into account whether the interval between the tool and the reference standard

3870. Florida Final Report
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL4AHRQProjectFinalReportMar2010_v2.jsp
      July 01, 2016 - and to verify accuracy of the final normalized map of laboratory values. 3M TCS validated the correct standardization … laboratory tests were identified according to Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) standards … Indirect rate standardization was used to generate a set of reports that were used to evaluate the impact … Lessons Learned The actual work on the first task involving the hospitals, such as data standardization … Mapping: 3M’s LOINC consultant suggested the following: "As a vendor/consultant who implements vocabulary standards

3871. Fl4Ahrqprojectfinalreportmar2010 V2 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL4AHRQProjectFinalReportMar2010_v2.pdf
      March 01, 2010 - to verify accuracy of the final normalized map of laboratory values. 3M TCS validated the correct standardization … laboratory tests were identified according to Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) standards … Indirect rate standardization was used to generate a set of reports that were used to evaluate the impact … Lessons Learned The actual work on the first task involving the hospitals, such as data standardization … : 3M’s LOINC consultant suggested the following: “As a vendor/consultant who implements vocabulary standards

3872. The Empty Bag | PSNet
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      June 01, 2018 - regarding the terms secondary infusion and piggyback infusion ( Box ).( 11 ) Clearer nomenclature, standardization … There is a lack of standardization to support data aggregation. 2. … There is a lack of formulary and standards for drug libraries, including standardization of drug concentrations … There is a lack of standardization of terminology used in infusion systems (upstream and downstream devices

3873. BLUEPRINT FOR A FUTURE DISTRIBUTED RESEARCH NETWORK (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-blueprint_research.pdf
      June 01, 2010 - able to address issues such as network maintenance and usage, study oversight, monitoring, access, standardization … In addition, data standardization across organizations will be a substantial challenge requiring dedicated … Data standardization will be an ongoing resource demand as data systems change, coding standards evolve … Requiring a common data model ensures a level of standardization of definitions, analytic approaches … National Institute of Standards and Technology, Information Technology Laboratory.

3874. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/whitepaper3-lijmer02262010-2.pdf
      January 01, 2009 - The results of the test under evaluation are compared to those from a reference standard in order to … standard or when the new test is thought to be better than the current reference standard. … Strategies exist to deal with cases in which the reference standard result is missing in some patients … or when information can be used to build a substitute or proxy for the reference standard, but when … there is no accepted reference standard, other approaches have to be used.42 6 There are other

3875. PROPOSALS FOR A PHASED EVALUATION OF (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-tests-proposals_research.pdf
      January 01, 2009 - The results of the test under evaluation are compared to those from a reference standard in order to … standard or when the new test is thought to be better than the current reference standard. … Strategies exist to deal with cases in which the reference standard result is missing in some patients … or when information can be used to build a substitute or proxy for the reference standard, but when … there is no accepted reference standard, other approaches have to be used.42 6 There are other

3876. AHRQ Multiple Chronic Conditions Research Summit: Speaker Biosketches | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/summit-bios.html
      November 01, 2021 - She applied her information technology expertise as a workgroup member to recommend the standards for … She chaired the NCQA 2011 Patient-Centered Medical Home Standards National Advisory Committee and co-chaired … Norton is a champion of data standards in research and patient care in order to improve interoperability … Sagar’s interests include standardization of clinical quality, ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship, … Spiro is active in national pharmacy associations and standards development organizations (NCPDP and

3877. EnhanCed HandOffs (ECHO) | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2025 - Standardization strategies, which include bundled interventions including checklists and processes, have

3878. Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hyperactivity-disorder-protocol-amendment.pdf
      January 08, 2025 - We will document the clinical setting, abstract the method of establishing the reference standard (a … • Reference standard: The domain evaluates whether the reference standard, its conduct, or its interpretation … the condition and whether the reference standard test results were interpreted without knowledge of … appropriate, whether all patients received the reference standard and whether they received the same … reference standard, and whether all patients were included in the analysis.

3879. Using Rapid-Cycle Research to Reach Goals: Awareness, Assessment, Adaptation, Acceleration (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/final-rapid-cycle-research-guidance.pdf
      June 01, 2015 - Rapid-Cycle Research to Reach Goals: Awareness, Assessment, Adaptation, Acceleration ▌pg. 23 standardization … Single-case experimental designs: A systematic review of published research and current standards. … Standards for the Design, Conduct, and Evaluation of Adaptive Randomized Clinical Trials. … This document contains standards for conducting adaptive trials in terms of study design, analysis, … Single-case experimental designs: A systematic review of published research and current standards.

3880. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration | PSNet
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      August 01, 2009 - (FL): StatPearls Publishing; January 23, 2023. [ Free full text ] Practice Parameters and Technical Standards … A Quality Improvement Approach to Standardization and Sustainability of the Hand-off Process.