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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-2.html
March 01, 2018 - Appendix 2. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet
Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUSP (Comprehen…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/engaging-staff.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Engaging Staff Beyond the CUSP Team
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Engaging Staff Beyond the CUSP Team
This “Making It Work” tip sheet provides additional information to help intensive care unit (ICU) team
le…
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/hc_samplecodes_se.pdf
September 17, 2024 - MEPS software examples of programming codes
Using Statistical Software Packages to Produce Estimates from MEPS Data File
1
Introduction
The Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) is designed to produce national and
regional estimates of the health care use, expenditures, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4e_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4e
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 06: RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality
Why focus on pediatric heart surger…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/cahps-surveys-podcast.html
March 01, 2016 - CAHPS Surveys: Sorting Fact from Fiction
Rebecca Anhang-Price Policy Researcher; Associate Director, Health Services Delivery Systems RAND Can patients really report on the quality of the care they receive? Do patients' expectations affect how they respond to CAHPS survey questions about their providers? Is the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4s_combo_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4s
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 06: RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality
Why focus on pediatric heart surgery morta…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/evidence-summary-cer-195-uterine-fibroids-final.pdf
December 01, 2017 - myomectomy was also associated with better fertility and
pregnancy outcomes over other myomectomy techniques … Harms did not differ
among techniques. … reported outcomes, addressed in 65 percent and
59 percent of the studies respectively, though assessment
techniques … We
must then deploy more robust statistical techniques across
aggregated data in order to understand
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/infertility_research-protocol.pdf
October 12, 2015 - Techniques,!Assisted"[Mesh]!OR!"Polycystic!Ovary!Syndrome/therapy"[Mesh]!
OR!" … Techniques"[Mesh:NoExp]!OR!
"Ovulation!Prediction"[Mesh]!OR!"Genetic!Testing"[Mesh]!OR!" … techniques”[tiab]!OR!“reproductive!technology”[tiab]!OR!“reproductive!technique”[tiab]!OR! … publication bias specifically in our quantitative synthesis of the included
literature through meta-analysis techniques
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_technical-brief.pdf
December 01, 2012 - Gene expression profiling (GEP) is one
of the techniques being studied.
Purpose. … While it is important to determine the similarities between the
assay techniques used in research studies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_disposition-comments.pdf
October 01, 2010 - are comprehensively defined in subsequent
sections, at this point a reader unfamiliar with ablation techniques … potentially have been addressed by including
studies that used 4 mm electrode catheters and studies of techniques … is clear
heterogeneity among study design, sample size, patient characteristics,
technologies and techniques … A primary focus of current research is on refining
ablation techniques, defining methods and intervals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/procedural-mishap-learning-curve
April 28, 2021 - Improving continuing medical education for surgical techniques: applying the lessons learned in the first
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017832-dorr-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - For the next hypothesis, we must address whether the adoption of these techniques – requiring health … diabetes showed nurse care managers and team reorganization were the most successful quality
improvement techniques … Using techniques from User-Centered product
development, the ICCIS system was developed to provide essential … Some process
measures improved due to improvement in tracking techniques, such as an artificially low
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2003_Design_Report.jsp
January 01, 2003 - Several techniques are available to help overcome this bias. … There are several techniques available to help overcome this bias. … addition to these subroutines, standard errors can be estimated by validation and cross-validation techniques … If the analytic file is too small to set aside a large validation sample, cross-validation techniques
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41711/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - Beyond FMEA: the structured what-if technique (SWIFT).
September 26, 2012
Card AJ, Ward JR, Clarkson PJ. Beyond FMEA: The structured what-if technique (SWIFT). J Healthc Risk
Manag. 2012;31(4):23-29. doi:10.1002/jhrm.20101.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/swift-new-tool-identifying-prospective-hazards
This commentary…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024100-rao-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - IDHC program completed 3 days of observations in different study sites of blood
pressure measurement techniques … These observations formed
the basis of a video-based educational program on correct measurement techniques … We found substantial deviation from accepted techniques through direct observation.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/idea
January 01, 2023 - Idea Generation
Benchmarking
Description
Benchmarking is a process of evaluating metrics or best practices from other organizations (either related or unrelated to your own) and then applying them to your organization.
Brainwriting
Description
B…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43586/psn-pdf
October 22, 2014 - Exploring the causes of junior doctors' prescribing
mistakes: a qualitative study.
October 22, 2014
Lewis PJ, Ashcroft DM, Dornan T, et al. Exploring the causes of junior doctors' prescribing mistakes: a
qualitative study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014;78(2):310-9. doi:10.1111/bcp.12332.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40206/psn-pdf
June 15, 2011 - Frequency of pediatric medication administration errors
and contributing factors.
June 15, 2011
Ozkan S, Kocaman G, Ozturk C, et al. Frequency of pediatric medication administration errors and
contributing factors. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26(2):136-43. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182031006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43960/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Understanding the causes of intravenous medication
administration errors in hospitals: a qualitative critical
incident study.
April 1, 2015
Keers RN, Williams SD, Cooke J, et al. Understanding the causes of intravenous medication administration
errors in hospitals: a qualitative critical incident study. BMJ Open. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43188/psn-pdf
May 21, 2014 - Training induces cognitive bias: the case of a simulation-
based emergency airway curriculum.
May 21, 2014
Park C, Stojiljkovic L, Milicic B, et al. Training induces cognitive bias: the case of a simulation-based
emergency airway curriculum. Simul Healthc. 2014;9(2):85-93. doi:10.1097/SIH.0b013e3182a90304.
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