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221. Introduction to the Case Studies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-intro.html
     November 01, 2014 - Institutes for Research (AIR), a nonprofit research organization headquartered in Washington, DC, to study … The next section describes the methods of the case study approach. … Five diverse health care organizations were selected for the study: Critical access hospital. … Exhibit 2 presents factors considered in the selection of case study organizations.   … In sum, 13 distinct projects were studied across the five case study organizations.

222. Final Progress Report: Transitional Care Medication Safety and Reducing Medical Liability: Closing the Chasm (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/corbett-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Settings: The first aim of the study involved retrospective analyses of the medication discrepancies … from our team’s prior study. … discrepancies experienced by 258 participants from a prior study. … To accomplish Aim 2 of the study, three analytic processes were required. … Results The research team for this study is just beginning to disseminate the findings.

223. Artificial Intelligence Tool Shows Strong Performance in Predicting Patient Deterioration During Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/922.html
     July 01, 2024 - AHRQ-Funded Study Sheds Light on Hospital Overcrowding During COVID-19 Pandemic . … The study found that the tool’s predictions remained accurate despite changes in clinical practices over … In the study, published in Health Affairs , researchers reviewed records of fee-for-service Medicare … ED visits were 25 percent lower than pre-pandemic levels by the end of the public health emergency study … A national study of the gabapentinoid-loop diuretic cascade. Growdon ME, Jing B, Morris EJ, et al.

224. 005-Ss-Preop-Chlorhexidine-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/005-ss-preop-chlorhexidine-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - The first study, by Bode et al., was a randomized and masked study evaluating the effect of decolonization … A third study included 5 days of preoperative CHG bathing called the STOP SSI study by Schweizer and … In this study, there was no difference in deep SSI rates between the two study arms. … The first study, by Eiselt, was a single-center pre/post study of approximately 700 patients in either … The second study, by Kapadia and colleagues, was another single center study examining patients undergoing

225. Final Progress Report: Rapid Understanding of Best Practices in Rural Intensive Care (RUBRIC) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/valley-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - One limitation to our study was its response rate. … In the second study, we examined changes in in patient characteristics, hospital characteristics, and … We performed a retrospective cohort study of all fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and … The first study has been submitted for publication and is currently under review. … The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Intensivists’ Well- Being: A Qualitative Study.

226. Final Report: GestureClean: A Touchless Interaction Language for the Operating Room (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/wachs1-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - In this study (known as the VAC study), the six properties proposed were iconicity, simplicity, efficiency … Study 2, and Study 3). … However, in the per-command scenario, we wanted to study the intercommand differences and study each … Usability Study with Surgeons: Last, we conducted another user study with surgeons to compare three … Overall, there were 12 surgeons participating in the study, and this study was organized and approved

227. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/decolonization/index.html
     May 01, 2025 - Read the NEJM study . … Read the JAMA study . … Read The Lancet study REDUCE MRSA Trial In a cluster-randomized trial comparing universal decolonization … Read the NEJM study . … Read the NEJM study Implementation Resources MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs—

228. Investigating Interventions to Reduce Unsafe Use of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-grigoryan.html
     November 01, 2024 - The study focused on low-income patients seen at safety-net primary care clinics, where uninsured and … Grigoryan collaborated with AHRQ grantee  Barbara Trautner , M.D., Ph.D., in conducting this study. … Grigoryan served as a co-principal investigator on a 2-year AHRQ  grant in 2020 to study the prevalence … The  study found that educating people on the appropriate use of antibiotics shows promise to decrease … Results of the study are guiding development of an educational intervention. Currently, Dr.

229. Chapter-8 - Diabetes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/diabetes-1.pdf
     March 01, 2020 - • The diversity of types and modes of protocols, study settings, and study designs makes the studies … However, the study population was small and conducted in a single hospital.5 A study of 552 acute … The study included data from 70 type 2 diabetes patients. … Five hundred fifty-two patients were included in the study. … Prior study in 2012 did show change in outcomes.

230. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-results.html
     November 01, 2017 - After further exclusions during data extraction based on the usability of study estimates in meta-analysis … Study results that report hospital charges have been transformed to costs using cost-to-charge ratios … Differences in HAC definitions used by each study. Variability in individual study estimates. … The study with the lowest cost estimate was also the most recent study, using data from 2006 through … The studies varied by sample size (116,000 to 49 million), study period (1991 through 2011), study duration

231. Final Progress Report: Patient Focused Outcomes: Quality of Life and Lost Productivity (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/lofland-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - This study was conducted from the US societal perspective. … Since this study used pooled, cross-sectional data collected with a complex study design, special weighting … The average age of the study participants was 47 years and 74% were women. … Given the results of our study, modification to the PHS is recommended. … It is important to recognize the limitations of this study.

232. 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 - For example, one study examined PCMH transformation efforts across a single integrated health care system … that participated in a statewide quality improvement initiative in North Carolina, 3 while a third study … by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). 4 The number of practices evaluated by each study … Appendix A provides details on key characteristics of each study, and short profiles of each study are … Practices also used plan-do-study-act (or plan-do-check-act) cycles for quality improvement efforts.

233. 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 - For example, one study examined PCMH transformation efforts across a single integrated health care system … that participated in a statewide quality improvement initiative in North Carolina, 3 while a third study … by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). 4 The number of practices evaluated by each study … Appendix A provides details on key characteristics of each study, and short profiles of each study are … Practices also used plan-do-study-act (or plan-do-check-act) cycles for quality improvement efforts.

234. 0129Table8 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0129table8.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Study participants were ≥18 years old and had a definitive diagnosis of CHF. … Study participants were ≥65 years old. … Prospective cohort study Investigators conducted a prospective cohort study of parents surveyed … Retrospective cohort study Investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study using the 2008 CMS … Retrospective cohort study Investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study using the 2009 Medicare

235. Section 5, Table 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-146-section-5.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - health care transition preparation across various health conditions Multiple Complex Conditions Study … Design Description Reference Cross-sectional Survey-based; young adult report This study examined … report To examine transition experiences, including facilitating practices and obstacles, this study … Cross-sectional Survey-based; parent report This study aimed to provide a baseline measure of the … Psychooncology. 2010; 19(9):982-990.[48] Cross-sectional Survey-based; adult report This study

236. An EHR-based Predictive Model to Identify Higher Likelihood of Social Needs Among Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/predictive-model.html
     April 01, 2025 - Grant , study Principal Investigator  In an AHRQ-funded study , Dr. … Grant , study Principal Investigator  The research team found that the predictive modeling strategy accurately … predicted patients with health-related social needs 68% of the time. 4 The study piloted use of the … Since the conclusion of the study, Dr. … Grant , study Principal Investigator The study has also laid the foundation for additional research funded

237. Final Progress Report: Weekend Effects and the July Phenomenon in Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/weissman-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - An example of a PSI included in our study is birth trauma. … complications during our study period as indicated by the PSI algorithm. … The study was approved by the IRB at Massachusetts General Hospital. … Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. [see comments.]. … A study of incidence and causes.

238. A Conceptual Framework for Studying the Safety of Transitions in Emergency Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Behara.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - These transitions, or “handovers,” are potential points of failure that have seen very little study. … We observed transitions of care in five hospital emergency departments as part of a larger study on … Institutional review board approval was obtained prior to the start of the study at all participating … Emergency physician to admitting physician handovers: an exploratory study. … The patient handover: a study of its form, function and efficiency.

239. Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works/compendium-intro.html
     January 01, 2024 - Each case study includes information on the quality improvement activities the practice implemented, … Health Record System to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults in Primary Care Practices Case Study … Creating a Work-Around to Implement Fall Risk Screening for Older Adults Using Appointment Notes Case Study … Risk Screening for Older Adults Using Automated Patient Reminders in an Electronic Health Record Case Study … and Improving Workflows for Opioid Management in a Geriatric Clinic: Using Input from The Team Case Study

240. Final Progress Report: Watchful Waiting as a Strategy for Reducing Low-value Spinal Imaging (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/fenton-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - clinicians during the study period. … For responses linked to study visits, we extracted data on patients’ provider ratings and combined … Limitations: Our study had several limitations. … First, the rates of lumbar spinal imaging during the pre-intervention period among study clinicians … were lower than anticipated and versus national samples (16,36), which may have reduced study