Results

Total Results: 6,463 records

Showing results for "testing".

181. Job Aid: Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycles (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-model-pdsa.pdf
     May 17, 2021 - Using Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles PDSAs are a scientific method for testing out and learning about the … Both positive and negative results of testing are valuable. A key word for PDSAs is SMALL! … Plan – The practice creates the plan for testing the change. Stage 2. … Cycles move from small tests, to refining the change based on the results of the small test, to testing

182. Appendix B. Full Details of Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/pcpaccountability/pcpaccapb.html
     July 01, 2018 - done and the conclusions drawn from that testing. … We approached the review of sources systematically to describe the evidence available, gaps in testing … We distinguish two levels of construct validity testing: Univariate or bivariate testing—description … This is a weaker level of evidence than multivariate testing. … A table was usedto summarize the type of testing conducted and the conclusions of that testing for each

183. CHIPRA 207: Section 6, Tables 6 and 7 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-207-section-6-tables-6-7.pdf
     June 14, 2019 - Section VI_A Table 6: Reliability Testing … Reliability testing of California hospital values Loneway Technique Spearman Correlation for lagged

184. Module-5-Slides (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-5-slides.pdf
     December 31, 2022 - and collaborate with IT to develop EMR specifications for an automatic referral system 3 Create a testing … plan to begin testing your planned approach to automate referral for cardiac rehabilitation 7 … 35 TEST Testing Phases 36 Develop Your Testing Plan 37 What testing phases do you need … Bench Testing 38 Primary Purpose: Verify that programming to identify eligible patients for referral … Proceeding without rigorous bench testing is a common cause of implementation failure.

185. Measure: Initial Baseline Screen of Nutritional Status for Every Patient Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p002-3-ef.pdf
     May 01, 2016 - Reliability and Validity of the Measure Reliability testing was performed at three children’s hospitals … One site performed parallel-forms testing and compared the construction of this eMeasure against manual … Measure Development and Testing ● Feasibility testing of the eMeasure was conducted at four Chicago … ● In parallel-forms reliability testing of the chart review measure, the clinical performance was … ● Feasibility testing indicated that in order to increase feasibility of this measure, all elements

186. CAHPS Emergency Department Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/ed-cahps/index.html
     December 01, 2023 - Cognitive testing of the survey with ED patients. Measure testing with consumers. … Read about the development and testing of the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey .

187. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=3
     January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Testing Basics This webpage provides some basic information regarding COVID-19 testing, including … COVID-19 Testing Vendors for Long-Term Care ​This document provides a list of COVID-19 testing vendors … The list contains the vendor's name, company details, testing process description, turnaround time, test

188. An Update on the CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets - Martino (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-patient-narrative-martino.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - environmental scan • Drafting of narrative items • Pretesting to assess readability and clarity • Validity testing … and revision • Translation and cognitive testing • Field testing and revision • Periodic refinement … Providing Insights into Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Care Experiences Revisiting Original Validity Testing … Providing Insights into Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Care Experiences Revisiting Original Validity Testing

189. Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/translating/action3/index.html
     February 01, 2021 - Through ACTION III task orders, AHRQ supports and studies the development and testing of interventions … Through ACTION III task orders, AHRQ supports and studies the development and testing of interventions … By testing innovations directly in the settings in which they are intended to be used, ACTION III increases

190. Infection Control and Prevention (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/infectioncontrol.pdf
     October 14, 2008 - • Hepatitis B o Surveillance: Test all patients per CDC guidelines: prior to admission; ongoing testing … o Vaccination: Offer vaccine to all susceptible patients and staff with followup testing for vaccine … • Hepatitis C: Surveillance: Test all patients per CDC guidelines: prior to admission; ongoing testing … • Tuberculosis: Surveillance: Baseline testing of all patients and staff with rescreening for symptoms

191. Cerner-Q-A-Final-Deck (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/cerner-q-a-final-deck.pdf
     April 27, 2025 - . • Creating a testing plan for the newly designed automatic referral system: o Defining the testing … developing a data and monitoring plan. • Topics covered in this module include: o Automatic referral testing

192. Research Summit: Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/brady-summit2016-plenary.pdf
     September 28, 2016 - causes, seriousness, and frequency Schiff et al., 2009 • Identify diagnostic pathways (involving Dx testing … safety-resources/ AHRQ Products Applicable to Improving Diagnostic Safety • Improving Your Office Testing … Questions Are the Answer • Hospital Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Improving Your Office Testing … 4 & 5) • Toolkit helps medical offices assess and improve the process they use to manage patient testing … up • Includes surveys, survey scoring sheets, and patient handouts ► Surveys of office readiness, testing

193. Table 1. Implications of Telediagnosis for Diagnostic Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/teledx-table1.html
     August 01, 2020 - Diagnostic Testing At-home testing tools could enhance testing for some conditions (diabetes, asthma … If lab testing or imaging requires a separate in-person visit, it may discourage their completion and

194. Table 1. Implications of Telediagnosis for Diagnostic Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx-table1.html
     August 01, 2020 - Diagnostic Testing At-home testing tools could enhance testing for some conditions (diabetes, asthma … If lab testing or imaging requires a separate in-person visit, it may discourage their completion and

195. Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - patients have recurrent CDI within 30 days of treatment (retest to confirm the diagnosis) • C. difficile testing … younger than 1 year of age; reasonable to not test infants younger than 2 years of age o Do not repeat testing … Gut check: Clostridium difficile testing and Treatment in the molecular testing era.

196. CHIPRA 209: Section 6, Tables 6 and 7 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-section-6-table-6-7.pdf
     June 14, 2019 - SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES Table 6: Reliability Testing Table 6. … Reliability testing of California hospital values Loneway Technique Spearman Correlation for lagged

197. Measure: Developmental Screening Follow-up: Follow-up Referral Tracking (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p001-3-ef.pdf
     April 01, 2016 - Reliability and Validity of the Measure ● Pilot reliability testing of the eMeasure was conducted in … ● Parallel forms reliability eMeasure testing was performed at one site, and a total of 224 developmental … Feasibility testing was conducted in the primary care networks of the Chicago Pediatric Quality and … Selected Results from Tests of the Measure ● Feasibility testing indicated that while many demographic … Through detailed review of the results and reliability testing and comparison with manual chart review

198. Final Progress Report: The Impact of Shift-Accumulated Fatigue on Patient Care and Risk of Post-Shift Driving Collisions among 12-Hour Day and Night Shift Nurses (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/james-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Participants reported to WSU for testing on two separate occasions—once immediately following their … Testing included a 10-minute Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) to objectively measure their fatigue, … shift nurses were tested between approximately 07:30-09:30 on both testing days. … All testing occurred at WSU. … days (with at least 4 weeks between testing days to try and reduce learning effects).

199. Simulating the Health Care Environment to Improve Patient and Caregiver Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-joseph.html
     May 01, 2020 - Endowed Chair in Architecture + Health Design Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing … Endowed Chair in Architecture + Health Design and Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing … work is innovative because it uses simulation in the form of a hands-on operating room mock-up for testing … Chair in Architecture + Health Design, and Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing

200. User-Centered Quality Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/podcasts/user-centered-quality-reports-mcgee-20120301-transcript.pdf
     March 21, 2012 - me a little more about what you mean and why you think testing can play that role. … What I think is the most effective way to do testing and what I think of when I hear testing is to do … The way that you do the testing -- one full part of the toolkit is devoted to how to do testing with … Do you have any advice on how to make the testing seem more doable for them? … I think that that’s a very valuable approach to take to getting the most out of testing.