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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/point-of-care-testing.html
May 01, 2022 - Frequently Asked Questions concerning the National Healthcare Safety Network COVID-19 Point of Care (POC) Test
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit3.html
April 01, 2018 - Spanish)
4.b-3 Web Links to CDC Patient Information on CRC Screening
4.b-4 Stool Test Kit Request … Card
4.c-1 Letter to Patient for Responding to Stool Test Kit Requests
4.d-1 Reminder Letter to … Sustaining support of a stool test kit supplier. … (e.g., a fecal occult blood test [FOBT], a fecal immunochemical test [FIT], or similar stool test) within … iii Also referred to as followup colonoscopy to a positive stool test screen.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit1.html
April 01, 2018 - Spanish)
4.b-3 Web Links to CDC Patient Information on CRC Screening
4.b-4 Stool Test Kit Request … Card
4.c-1 Letter to Patient for Responding to Stool Test Kit Requests
4.d-1 Reminder Letter to … -1 Master Patient Database Elements
5.d-1 Chart Audit Review Form
6.a-1 Feedback Form for Stool Test … Positive
6.a-2 Feedback Form for Stool Test Negative
6.b-1 Feedback Form for CDE
A.1-2 Practice … themselves at home, a stool test kit.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Rogers.pdf
January 01, 2003 - BCMA example
The scenario used to test BCMA took the form of a “shift change” report and
involved … The test subject (nurse) then chose the order in
which the patients would be medicated and began the … ”
• At one point a nurse manager asked the test subject, “Can you work an
extra shift?” … The following is an excerpt from the shift change
report transcript for one of the hypothetical test … A debrief
interview is conducted following the test to obtain further information from the
test subject
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/ich/develop-ich-survey/index.html
June 01, 2019 - provided feedback and suggestions to the CAHPS team on the public comment version of the survey and field test … draft instrument and on July 23, 2004, requesting comments on the administration options for the pilot test … Pilot Testing
The CAHPS grantees conducted a pilot test during the winter of 2004-2005 with a representative … The purpose of the pilot test was to examine the reliability and validity of the draft survey questions … The field test showed that most items on the survey performed well in the field; based on psychometric
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast4-yount.pdf
June 02, 2025 - )
Interview experts,
providers, and
staff
Identify key
thematic areas
Develop &
cognitively test … draft items
Obtain input from
Technical Expert
Panel (TEP)
Pilot test
Conduct
psychometric … items)
• EHR and Workflow/Work Process (3 items)
• Overall EHR System Rating (1 item)
31
Pilot Test … Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items
Development Process
Health IT Patient Safety Topics
Pilot Test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
November 01, 2019 - or more unformed stools in a 24-hour period without an alternative
explanation, and positive stool test … days of treatment (retest to confirm the diagnosis)
• C. difficile testing recommendations
o Do not test … formed stool samples
o Confirm patient has not received a laxative in the previous 48 hours
o Do not test … infants younger than 1 year of age; reasonable to not test infants younger than
2 years of age
o
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/mobility.html
February 01, 2023 - The nurse should observe the resident's safety during ambulation using the Get Up and Go Test and during … For instructions to the Get Up and Go Test and Wheelchair Screen, see the Falls Assessment Cue Sheet. … Get Up and Go Test
Bed Transfer
Toilet transfer
Chair transfer
1.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-5-whys.pdf
June 02, 2025 - "Which idea do you want to prioritize and test first?" … Suggest they use the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) process to test the change. … Use the causes to generate change ideas to test.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/huddles-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - You will make a plan to test the huddle, such as by running a single huddle; you will do the plan, by … Determine when and where the test will take place . … Schedule a 10-minute debrief with the team, after the huddle takes place to review how the test went … Slide 8: Practical Tips To Remember for Your First Test
Say:
In working with sites to introduce … Consider a test of consecutive daily huddles for 5 days to determine if you can sustain the momentum.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/huddles/daily-huddles-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - You will make a plan to test the huddle, such as by running a single huddle; you will do the plan, by … In planning your PDSA test, make sure you include the elements on this slide:
· Select the appropriate … Consider a nurse manager, or a charge nurse initially.
· Determine when and where the test will take … SLIDE 8
Title: Practical Tips to Remember for Your First Test Huddle
SAY: In working with sites to … Consider a test of consecutive daily huddles for 5 days to determine if you can sustain the momentum.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-slides.html
June 01, 2017 - 7: Apply the Model for Improvement to Observation–2
Plan: Lay out the specifications of your test … Do: Conduct the test
Study: Review how the test went and lessons learned
Act: Integrate your … learning into your next test or into daily practice
Image: PDSA Ramp - This figure illustrates the … Decide if there are certain procedures, times of day, and days of the week you want to include in your test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/valuewebcast-sorrarev.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Items for Hospitals and Medical Offices - SORRA
Value & Efficiency Survey Item
Development and Pilot Test … medical offices
Conducted
psychometric
analyses
Consulted with
TEP to finalize
items
16
Pilot Test … • 40 survey items pilot tested
– Plus 1 additional item in hospital survey
• After the pilot test … Efficient
• Ensures cost-effective care (avoids waste, overuse, and
misuse of services)
Pilot Test … /sops
mailto:SafetyCultureSurveys@westat.com
Value & Efficiency Survey Item Development and Pilot Test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/visual/visual-mgmt.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Model for Improvement To Introduce a Visual Management Board
Plan: Lay out the specifications of your test … Do: Conduct the test
Study: Review how the test went and what lessons were learned
Act: Integrate your … learning into your next test or into daily practice
Aims: Introduce visual management board into practice … Identify where board will be kept and presented
Notify the relevant huddle team of the upcoming test … Schedule a 10-minute “debrief”
Practical Tips To Remember for Your First Test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/infectioncontrol.pdf
October 14, 2008 - Preventing and managing a specific pathogen exposure
• Hepatitis B
o Surveillance: Test all patients … per CDC guidelines: prior to admission; ongoing testing as indicated by
patient's immunity status; test … • Hepatitis C: Surveillance: Test all patients per CDC guidelines: prior to admission; ongoing testing … as indicated by
the patient's immunity status; test results reviewed promptly and acted upon if indicated
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-203-section-8-a-data-feasibility.pdf
June 02, 2025 - and results of the test are recorded
Hgb Laboratory Test result <= 7000 mg/dL (rounding
down for … occurred Date of Hgb test must be within PICU admission and
discharge times
N/A
4 Appropriateness … Documentation of reason
for transfusion (Occurrence
D)
The reason the provider believed an
Hgb test … 4 How are the results from an Hgb test documented in your EMR
system? … 4 How is the reason for an Hgb test documented in your EMR system?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-8-a-ehr-data-feasibility-tool.pdf
June 02, 2025 - and results of the test are recorded
Hgb Laboratory Test result <= 7000 mg/dL (rounding
down for … occurred Date of Hgb test must be within PICU admission and
discharge times
N/A
4 Appropriateness … Documentation of reason
for transfusion (Occurrence
D)
The reason the provider believed an
Hgb test … 4 How are the results from an Hgb test documented in your EMR
system? … 4 How is the reason for an Hgb test documented in your EMR system?
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/reporting-results-testing.html
April 01, 2022 - This video provides guidance on how nursing homes can enter point of care (POC) SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-tech-specs.pdf
December 14, 2011 - AND: Intersection of:
Intersection of:
"Laboratory Test, Performed: Hgb (Hemoglobin) Laboratory Test … (result <= 7000
mg/dL)"
Intersection of:
"Laboratory Test, Performed: Hgb (Hemoglobin) Laboratory Test … (start
datetime)"
Intersection of:
"Laboratory Test, Performed: Hgb (Hemoglobin) Laboratory Test (reason … using "Occurrence A of PICU
Admission or Transfer User Defined QDM Value Set (1.1.1.1)"
"Laboratory Test … , Performed: Hgb (Hemoglobin) Laboratory Test" using "Hgb (Hemoglobin) Laboratory Test
User Defined QDM
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool4b2.html
April 01, 2018 - Spanish)
4.b-3 Web Links to CDC Patient Information on CRC Screening
4.b-4 Stool Test Kit Request … Card
4.c-1 Letter to Patient for Responding to Stool Test Kit Requests
4.d-1 Reminder Letter to … Positive
6.a-2 Feedback Form for Stool Test Negative
6.b-1 Feedback Form for CDE
A.1-2 Practice … You may choose to perform an annual stool blood test. … If so, please return the enclosed form, and we will send a stool test kit to you.