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21. Vaccination and Testing series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/vaccination-testing.html
    December 01, 2022 - Vaccination and Testing series This series of two learning modules focuses on considerations … Module 1: When to Test It is important to know the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 before testing residents

22. Respirator Mask Fit Testing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/respirator-mask-fit-training.html
    May 01, 2022 - Respirator Mask Fit Testing Resource: Respirator Mask Fit Testing The resource provides an … overview on the importance of respirator fit testing from a health safety and regulatory aspect and

23. Responding to large-scale testing errors. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/responding-large-scale-testing-errors
    December 18, 2008 - Commentary Responding to large-scale testing errors. … Responding to Large-Scale Testing Errors: Table 1. … Using two case examples, this article analyzes the causes and consequences of laboratory testing errors … Responding to Large-Scale Testing Errors: Table 1. … , 2019 Measuring the rate of manual transcription error in outpatient point-of-care testing

24. How Will You Test Aspects of Your Health Care Quality Report? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/needs-and-testing/index.html
    May 01, 2019 - This testing is especially important when you are introducing information that is new and complex. … What Testing Can Tell You At its best, testing at the developmental stage (sometimes referred to as … The Basics of the Audience Testing Process Define Your Objectives Before you initiate testing with … Some testing is almost always better than none at all. … Learn more about The Purpose and Process of Cognitive Testing .

25. Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-artery-disease-testing_research-protocol.pdf
    January 15, 2015 - Some types of noninvasive testing (e.g., stress testing) provide additional information not provided … , imaging stress testing, or no further testing? … or no further testing … (both initial and subsequent testing) • Harms of testing (renal failure, allergy, nephrogenic systemic … Consequences of testing may also include use of downstream testing, anxiety related to false positives

26. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_research-protocol.pdf
    September 30, 2014 - genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 … , 4 19,120-122 use of the testing in practice, or patient section for testing Narrative reviews 21 … Topic triage cover sheet: Genetic testing for developmental diseases. … Clinical genetic testing for patients with autism spectrum disorders. … Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 2012 Mar 1;16(3):187-92.

27. Section 6, Table 6 Construct Measurement Reliability Testing (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-166-fecc-table-6.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Section 6, Table 6 Construct Measurement Reliability Testing … Table 6: Construct measurement reliability testing

28. Improving infusion pump safety through usability testing. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-infusion-pump-safety-through-usability-testing
    July 15, 2020 - Commentary Improving infusion pump safety through usability testing. … Improving infusion pump safety through usability testing. … Usability testing is an important step toward safely integrating new technologies into medical practice … This commentary describes the testing processes used for an infusion pump integration initiative. … Improving infusion pump safety through usability testing.

29. Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing. | PSNet
    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misdiagnoses-hidden-risk-genetic-testing
    July 10, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing. … Citation Text: Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing. Howard J. CNN. … Although genetic testing can provide proactive assessment for disease, it can also result in unnecessary … Cite Citation Citation Text: Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing

30. Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/interim-final-rule.html
    June 01, 2022 - Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing … Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing … Rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) establishes Long-Term Care (LTC) facility testing … Source: CMS Topic(s): Testing, Infection Control & Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Managers

31. Appendix N. Part 1: A Clear View of Flexible Endoscope Processing: Transport, Leak Testing, Cleaning - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-n.html
    May 01, 2017 - Part 1: A Clear View of Flexible Endoscope Processing: Transport, Leak Testing, Cleaning - Implementation … Part 1: A Clear View of Flexible Endoscope Processing: Transport, Leak Testing, Cleaning Susan Klacik … Explain infection prevention guidelines for transport, leak testing, and cleaning. … Cleaning Rinsing Inspecting or testing for cleanliness, where applicable. … Susan Klacik (author), 2015 Image: leak testing of a scope Slide 10: Leak Testing ST91 Perform

32. Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-care/lab-testing-toolkit.html
    January 01, 2018 - Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process The tools in this step-by-step guide can increase the … reliability of the testing process in your office by helping you examine how tests are managed. … This step-by-step guide can help you increase the reliability of the testing process in your office. … Use of the Guide This guide (PDF, 4.48 MB) tells you how to: Assess your office testing process … improve the usability, practicality, and usefulness of a 2013 AHRQ toolkit, Improving Your Office Testing

33. Cognitive Testing Protocol AHRQ QI template (pdf file)
    qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/QI_Reporting/Model_Report_Composite.pdf
    January 01, 2000 - Cognitive Testing Protocol AHRQ QI template 1 HOSPITAL QUALITY MODEL REPORT: COMPOSITES

34. Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Viral Testing: Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/medicare-payment-viral-testing.html
    May 01, 2022 - Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Viral Testing: Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility Resource … : Medicare Payment for COVID-19 Viral Testing: Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility The document … includes a flow chart for COVID-19 Viral Testing, a Medicare payer hierarchy, Medicaid and the Uninsured

35. Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Point of Care Testing Reporting Tool Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/point-of-care-testing.html
    May 01, 2022 - Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Point of Care Testing Reporting Tool Frequently Asked Questions … Resource: Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Point of Care Testing Reporting Tool Frequently Asked … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, Testing Audience(s): Clinical Leaders, Clinicians

36. Appendix N. Part 1—Transport, Leak Testing, Cleaning: Transcript/Facilitator Notes - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-n-fac-notes.html
    May 01, 2017 - testing for cleanliness. … Slide 9: Leak Testing IFU In the instructions for use, the manufacturer talks about leak testing. … equipment needed to perform leak testing. … So, again, the purpose of leak testing is very vital. … Slide 10: Leak Testing ST91 In ST91, we also talk about leak testing, and it pretty much mirrors

37. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship9.html
    August 01, 2024 - Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis Introduction Background Diagnostic Error in the Testing … experts to reduce errors in the testing process and, by extension, the diagnostic process. … Diagnostic stewardship has been applied to improve testing for a number of conditions. … Beyond these current applications, any disease known to be misdiagnosed due to problems in the total testing … Given the pivotal role of diagnostic testing in medicine, programs and initiatives to reduce diagnostic

38. Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-132-fullreport.pdf
    January 23, 2017 - Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle Cell Disease Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle … Measure Name Timeliness of Confirmatory Testing for Sickle Cell Disease 1.B. … and the proportion of families who learn the results of that testing. … The efficacy of ensuring timely confirmatory testing is unknown. 3.B. … If so, in what health IT system was it tested and what were the results of testing?

39. Background | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2024 - Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis Introduction Background Diagnostic Error in the Testing … bedside and the expertise and knowledge resources available to guide appropriate use of diagnostic testing … to one’s care.” 22 Diagnostic stewardship comprises a variety of interventions to optimize use of testing … directly or indirectly through collaborations between clinicians and diagnostic testing experts.  … and anatomic pathology diagnostic services, stewardship can be applied to other types of diagnostic testing

40. Opportunities and Challenges Ahead | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship8.html
    August 01, 2024 - Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis Introduction Background Diagnostic Error in the Testing … Conditions that are known to be frequently misdiagnosed and have testing-related contributing factors … diagnoses of systemic lupus erythematosus based on misinterpretation of antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing … . 95 While interventions have been developed to reduce inappropriate use of ANA testing and followup … testing, 96,97 it is less clear whether they ultimately reduce the occurrence of false positive diagnoses