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1. Categorizing High and Low Performance in Quality Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   December 01, 2022 - Here are two alternative strategies to consider: Using statistical tests to identify “significantly … Using Statistical Tests to Categorize Performance One solution is to use statistical tests to identify … Many health care professionals believe that only statistical tests can tell you which differences really … The Challenge of Statistical Tests If you use this approach, providers will want assurance that they … Some report sponsors worry that if statistical tests or more judgment-based tests of clinical significance

2. Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 01, 2018 - guide can increase the reliability of the testing process in your office by helping you examine how tests … Studies of primary care offices consistently show that the process for managing tests is a significant … The tools will help you examine how tests are managed in your office, from the moment tests are ordered

3. Tools To Improve Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2024 - Studies of primary care offices consistently show that the process for managing tests is a significant … This toolkit helps ensure that diagnostic lab tests are accurately managed and shared with patients and … The tools help examine how tests are managed in the office, from the moment tests are ordered until the … important areas: elevated blood pressure, adolescent depression, and actionable pediatric diagnostic tests

4. Issue Brief 9: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2022 - ■ Step 3: Selection of diagnostic tests. … The chosen tests may relate to the most likely diagnosis or the most concerning diagnosis, depending … are physical examination maneuvers or blood or imaging tests. … to screening tests is an illustrative exception. … Information provided by diagnostic and screening tests: improving probabilities.

5. Final Topic Refinement Document - Role of Liquid Biopsy in Detection and Management of Cancer in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
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   July 29, 2021 - Laboratory Developed Tests. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. … https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/vitro- diagnostics/laboratory-developed-tests. … such as PSA, hCG, CA125, tumor-based gene expression tests, calcitonin, HE4, NMP-22 etc … The current construct of FDA approved tests will most likely make FDA approved tests lag in content … infancy, with few such tests currently validated and available for clinical use.

6. Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process Toolkit (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2017 - The tools will help you examine how tests are managed in your office, from the moment tests are ordered … Errors in managing tests are more common than most of us realize. … Do you know why the test (or tests) was ordered? If yes, what was the reason?” … • An area to improve your patients’ knowledge about their tests. … A report that identifies all tests ordered during a specific time period?

7. Dailygoals (doc file)
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   January 01, 2003 - Positive and expiratory pressure_____ |_| Pressure support/tracheostomy trial____h To Do Tests … /procedures today |_| N/A |_| Tests completed: _________ Scheduled labs |_| N/A Morning laboratory … tests, chest x-ray needed?

8. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare (pdf file)
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   July 14, 2023 - updates from the IAWG Subcommittee on Best Practices for Utilizing Patient Portals for the Release of Tests … very similar symptoms, and a full workup and examination (sometimes with additional diagnostic tests … This policy financially penalizes hospitals that may want to perform the tests. … The winning technologies designed and developed diagnostic tests and platform technologies to reduce … updates from the IAWG Subcommittee on Best Practices for Utilizing Patient Portals for the Release of Tests

9. Module 2: Daily Huddles - Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2017 - introduce huddles, we’ve identified a few tips that may help you enhance the value of your initial tests … Slide 9: Additional Tests To Hardwire Huddles Into Daily Practice Say: Once you have completed … your first test huddle, you should consider additional PDSA tests that will help you hardwire huddles … Additional tests to consider may be to alternate staff who lead the huddle or introduce the huddle in … 10: Testing and Implementation: Common Problems and Tips Say: As you continue with additional tests

10. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare (pdf file)
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    November 19, 2021 - Rapid antigen tests perform on par with lab tests when used every 3 days.

11. Tool 3: How To Deliver the Re-Engineered Discharge at Your Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2013 - Determine need for scheduling future tests. … Instruct patient in any preparation required for future tests and confirm understanding. … Discuss importance of clinician appointments and tests/labs. … Plan for the followup of results from tests or labs that are pending at discharge. … Identify tests and lab work with pending results.

12. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare (pdf file)
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    November 03, 2022 - listen to a presentation from the Food and Drug Administration on the regulation of in vitro clinical tests … updates and a presentation from the Food and Drug Administration on the regulation of in vitro clinical tests

13. Be the expert on you, Patient Notes (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2021 - � Tests? � Treatments? � Something else? What are you worried about?

14. Tool 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2013 - Make appointments for followup care (e.g., medical appointments, postdischarge tests/labs). … Plan for the followup of results from tests or labs that are pending at discharge. … doctor receives the discharge summary. 9 This delay means the doctor is not immediately aware of which tests … fully understand the nature of their health problems or realize they need to make appointments for tests … found that more than one-third of the patients who left the hospital in need of more care (e.g., lab tests

15. Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - Doctors Possible Side Effects Stay Safe While Taking Your Blood Thinner Food and Your Blood Thinner Blood Tests … Return to Contents   Blood Tests You will have to have your blood tested often if you are taking … Regular blood tests are not needed for some of the newer blood thinners. … Go for blood tests as directed. Never skip a dose. Never take a double dose.

16. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety: July Meeting Summary (pdf file)
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    November 03, 2023 - updates from the IAWG Subcommittee on Best Practices for Utilizing Patient Portals for the Release of Tests … share very similar symptoms, and a full workup and examination (sometimes with additional diagnostic tests … radiopharmaceutical with the scan and thus financially penalizes the hospital who may want to perform the tests

17. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Improvement can increase the reliability of the testing process in your office by helping you examine how tests … Actionable pediatric diagnostic tests, which are potentially delayed up to 26 percent of the time.

18. Implementation Guide for AHRQ's Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice - Training Modules (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - In QI work we talk about “small tests of change.” … 1 r Yes, definitely 2 r Yes, somewhat 3 r No Other Possible Tests, Treatments, or Operations … A decision aid provides information and helps you think about your options for tests, treatments, or … b) I know which tests, treatments, and procedures require verbal consent. … For tests/treatments/procedures that require informed consent, how frequently do you do the following

19. Development of the CAHPS Health Plan Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - updated the survey instrument several times to reflect changes in healthcare delivery, survey field tests … Over the years, the CAHPS team has conducted multiple field tests of the Health Plan Survey in geographically

20. Respirator Fit Testing (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2021 - Testing The Need for Fit Testing During Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks Why Are Annual Fit Tests