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221. Mixed Methods Analysis of Medical Error Event Reports: A Report from the ASIPS Collaborative (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Harris.pdf
     June 30, 2004 - , imaging and electronic tracings, or physical function tests. … Of those, 44.3 percent involved blood tests, 24.6 percent involved the testing of other bodily specimens … , 21.2 percent involved nonspecimen tests (imaging, electronic tracing, or physical function tests), … and 12.6 percent involved unspecified labs or tests. … We found that our model works as well as the existing model for imaging and other diagnostic tests.

222. Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety by Examining Pathology Errors (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/raab-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - and non-gynecologic tests). … The number of annual Pap tests is estimated at 60-70 million. … Process mapping has shown that most anatomic pathology tests involve over 225 unique steps. … Our data indicate that improvement results in a decrease in the number of tests performed. … False negative repeat Pap tests performed within 120 Days.

223. Achievements in Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/research-centers/achievements.html
     December 01, 2014 - Screening tests, such as mammograms and colonoscopies.

224. About the CAHPS® Health Literacy Item Set for Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/about_the_health_literacy_item_set_for_hospitals_911.pdf
     October 01, 2015 - between nurses and patients • Communication between doctors and patients • Communication about tests … across two topics that are not addressed by the HCAHPS Survey: • How well hospital staff explain tests … manner with patient H-HL18 Doctors cared about patient as a person Topic: Communication about tests … Recommended label for reporting: How Well Hospital Staff Explain Tests and Test Results H-HL19 Patient … How Well Hospital Staff Explain Tests and Test Results H-HL20 Hospital staff explained what a blood

225. Technology Assessment Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/ta/index.html
     May 01, 2025 - State Medicaid Medical Directors Network  Alternative Payment Models (in progress)  Blood-Based Tests

226. 3.a-1 Sample Programming Criteria for Initial Electronic Record Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool3a1.html
     April 01, 2018 - -9 Codes for Excluded Diagnoses) No family history of CRC diagnosis before age 60 No recent CRC tests

227. 115-Daily-Goals-Icu-Checklist (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/115-daily-goals-icu-checklist.docx
     October 01, 2024 - Infection (CAUTI) · Discontinue foley catheter · Foley catheter day number _____ Insert text TO DO Tests … /Procedures Today · N/A · Tests completed __________ Insert text Scheduled Labs/Diagnostics ·

228. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-scd-ed-tech-specs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - The overall rate is the percentage of children who have received each of the four tests within the same … Blood tests for the emergency department management of sickle cell disease Definitions Procedure

229. 2. Description of the Intervention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreen2.html
     April 01, 2018 - Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests 2. … Page Next Page Table of Contents Health Care Systems for Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests … A company that mandated that all employees would have to get certain exams and tests within a year or … clinical laboratory (Health Network Laboratory, or HNL) that also would process and develop the stool tests … The booster also emphasized that positive tests should be followed up by colonoscopy (and not by a repeat

230. Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - − Do not perform tests of cure. … Treatment • Residents with positive CDI tests who do not have symptoms of CDI should not be treated

231. Final Progress Report: Virtual Healthcare Environments Versus Traditional Interactive Team Training (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/taekman-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Wilcoxon sum of ranks tests revealed no significant differences. … To create three separate tests, we recruited 38 nursing students, residents, and clinicians and research … The remaining questions were divided into three 14-item tests by selecting groups of three questions … The same nonparametric analyses were conducted for within-group tests of improvement and between-group … tests of differences in degree of improvement for knowledge and attitude survey results.

232. Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/prevention/lifestyle/healthy-women.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - Learn which screening tests you need and when to get them, which medicines may prevent diseases, … Get the Screenings You Need Screenings are tests that look for diseases before you have symptoms. … Several tests -- for example, a stool test or a colonoscopy -- can detect this cancer.

233. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety: July Meeting Summary (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-jul2023.pdf
     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

234. Multimedia Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/partnership/partnertoolsmr.html
     November 01, 2014 - Clancy gives patients advice on and examples of questions to ask about medical tests, surgery, and medicines … Asking Questions To Get the Care You Need (2:33, 32 MB) Asking Questions About Medical Tests (2:08

235. HCAHPS Child Acknowledgments (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-acknowledgments.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Quality Coalition We thank the participants in our focus groups, cognitive interviews, and field tests

236. Strategy 3: Bedside Shift Report (Tool 2) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy3/Strat3_Tool_2_Nurse_Chklst_508.pdf
     June 02, 2025 -  Review tasks that need to be done, such as: • Labs or tests needed • Medications administered

237. A Tale of Three Practices: How Medical Groups are Improving the Patient Experience (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/CaseStudyPatientExperience_July2011FINAL_revised20110728.pdf
     July 01, 2011 - If tests were negative, parents were informed that their child did not need to present to the clinic … seasonal effects on the presence of strep, WMPA found a 28% reduction in its office visits for strep tests … for patients ages 5-7 and sells an additional 1,000 tests per year. … It has campaigned with the FDA and Walmart to encourage over-the-counter sale of the tests. … requires both a focus on micro-level changes (e.g., introducing an AVS tool; providing free strep tests

238. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/respiratory-assess.html
     June 01, 2021 - Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia using results of diagnostic tests

239. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Do I need to order any diagnostic tests? … Do I need to order any diagnostic tests? … Do I need to order any diagnostic tests? … Do I need to order any diagnostic tests?

240. Measures From the CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/literacy/measures.html
     May 01, 2017 - remember to take medicines Health Literacy Items for Hospitals How Well Hospital Staff Explain Tests