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2881. Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) The CHIPRA Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) was approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.  The OMB Control Num…

2882. Sickle Cell Anemia Preventive Care Key Driver Diagram (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/sca-key-drive-diagram.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Sickle Cell Anemia Preventive Care Key Driver Diagram Establish contact and messaging system with SCA patients, families, providers, and health plans. Customizable messaging types depending on patient preference. Develop care coordinator programs for SCA. Community outreach to homes of noncompliant patients to as…

2883. Grants to Enable Diagnostic Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2021 - Grants to Enable Diagnostic Excellence Congress authorized $2 million in fiscal year 2019 for AHRQ to initiate a research agenda to understand and solve the problem of diagnostic errors. In 2019, AHRQ awarded the four grants below that will more precisely define the scope of diagnostic errors. Utility of Pre…

2884. 4 Tk1 T3-Not All Infections Need Antibiotics- Final (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - How to enter Data Manually Into an Antibiogram Template Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics! What is the UTI SBAR form? What does it include? • The Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Situation, Background, Ass…

2885. Key Driver Diagram | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2021 - Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use Toolkit Key Driver Diagram Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use Toolkit Introduction Overview About the Measure Key Driver Diagram Quality Improvement Strategies Successful quality impr…

2886. Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures Background Report on the 2012 Process This background report describes the process used to identify, evaluate, and select children's health care quality measures to be recommended for addition to the initial core set of 24 measures released by…

2887. 4 Things You Should Know about Urine Cultures (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2017 - 4 Things You Should Know about Urine Cultures 4 Things You Should Know About Urine Cultures 1. Bacteria in the urine does not necessarily mean a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is present. Bacteriuria is the term used to describe a positive urine culture, the presence of bacteria in the urine. …

2888. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2021 - Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents For Residents With a Urinary Catheter or if Nonverbal One or more of the following without another recognized cause: � Fever (>100°F or a…

2889. Tables 1-7 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-195-tables%201-7.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Tables 1-7 Table 1. Contingency Table for Presence of Chart Review Exclusions Senior Abstractor Identified Chart-Based Exclusion Present Absent Total Abstractor Identified Chart-Based Exclusion Present 67 2 69 Absent 0 372 372 Total 67 374 441 Table 2. Contingency Table for Presence of S…

2890. Attachment 2.1 ADHD Chronic Care Follow Up Measure Specifications Document (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Attachment 2.1 ADHD Chronic Care Follow Up Measure Specifications Document Attachment 2.1 ADHD Chronic Care Follow-up Measure Specifications D…

2891. Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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      April 01, 2022 - Sixty-two percent of cultures were obtained through pan culturing practices rather than symptom-directed testing

2892. Physician Use of Hand-held Computers for Drug Information and Prescribing (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Galt.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - selection and study design minimized sources of internal invalidity related to history, maturation, testing … Conclusion Our aim was to describe the initial development and pilot-testing of an instrument that

2893. AHRQ Individual Research Career Development (K) Award Program (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/training-grants/kaward/kaward-evalreport.pdf
      August 01, 2016 - newsletters or other educational materials ☐ Provision of expert testimony ☐ Practice Development and testing

2894. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt2.html
      May 01, 2018 - Screening is the first step in the process of cancer prevention (Pap testing for cervical and colonoscopy … Effective screening modalities include fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), FOBT with flexible sigmoidoscopy … Hispanics were less likely to receive appropriate Pap testing and more likely to develop invasive cervical

2895. Final Report: Translating simulation-based team leadership training into patient-level outcomes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/fernandez-rosenman-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - The overall content, triggers (both physiologic and emotional), and actors’ script underwent validity testing … Measurement in an actual clinical setting introduces variability that does not exist in simulated- based testing … First, for each subject, two pre- and four post-testing resuscitations were measured to ensure a wide … Development and empirical testing of a novel team leadership assessment measure using simulated and live

2896. Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - Diagnostic Safety Centers of Excellence In fiscal year 2022, Congress authorized funding to support AHRQ's research to address failures in the diagnostic process, which may include the establishment of Research Centers of Diagnostic Excellence to develop systems, measures, and new technology solutions to improv…

2897. Final Progress Report: Pneumonia Mortality Risk Index to Support Discussions of Care Options with Elders (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Pneumonia Mortality Risk Index to Support Discussions of Care Options with Elders TITLE PAGE FINAL Progress Report for 1R03HS023656-01A1 FINAL REPORT Period: 08/01/2015 – 07-31/2017 Project Title: Pneumonia Mortality Risk Index to Support Discussions of Care Options with Elders …

2898. SOPS Announcements | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - SOPS Announcements 2025 Announcements Date Announcements February 2025 AHRQ's Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® Nursing Home Survey: 2025 User Database Report Results from AHRQ’s 2025 Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey User Database Report are now available. The Database Report in…

2899. Study Reveals Sharp Decline in Mothers’ Mental Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2025 - Study Reveals Sharp Decline in Mothers’ Mental Health Issue Number 960 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. June 3, 2025 AHRQ Stats: U.S. Adults Treated for Diet-Related Conditions  An average of 84.1 million adults were treated for at least one ma…

2900. Recommended Data Collection Procedures for CAHPS Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/using-multiple-modes.html
      August 01, 2024 - Recommended Data Collection Procedures for CAHPS Surveys Each survey sponsor will need to work with their survey vendor to choose the data collection modes that are most likely to reach their specific patient population and maximize the response rate at an acceptable cost. Research suggests that sequential mult…