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  1. Improving Safety and Quality with Outpatient Order Entry | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-safety-and-quality-outpatient-order-entry
    January 01, 2023 - No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. … Care Preventive Care Primary Care Health Care Theme Chronic Disease Management … health care system. … Partners Healthcare had in place a highly developed outpatient electronic medical record called the Longitudinal … No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S.

  2. Spreadnotes (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/spread/spreadnotes.docx
    June 02, 2025 - members outside the unit may question the importance of spread. … Slide 4 SAY: The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Spread Framework involves the following components … Leadership Organizational leadership plays a key role in spreading the success of the new process. … Working in small groups, develop a spread plan to decrease CAUTI rates by using the Healthcare Infection … Healthcare Improvement terms the “Seven Spreadly Sins.”

  3. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gWJU-ZynehGyLBVYtDmMow
    May 01, 2009 - in- clude substance abuse, limited access to health care, pov- erty, African-American ethnicity, and … in pregnancy in the reduction of incidence of congenital syphilis; the harms of screening, specifically … discussions with the USPSTF on similarities between the health care system in the study country and … Role of the Funding Source The work conducted by the USPSTF is supported by the Agency for Healthcare … Requests for Single Reprints: Reprints are available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  4. Continuous-Outcomes-Quantitative-Synthesis Methods (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/continuous-outcomes-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
    March 01, 2011 - The information in this report is intended to help health care decisionmakers—patients and clinicians … quality of health care services. … Through a collaborative effort of the Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, AHRQ, the EHC Program Scientific … methodological or applied methodological papers in the Effective Health Care Program Methods Library … Multiple imputation in health-care databases: an overview and some applications.

  5. Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module1/module1_pu-whychange_slides.pptx
    June 16, 2017 - Address the specific challenges of preventing pressure injuries in the hospital. … High-reliability health care: getting there from here. … In: Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2013. … The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs

  6. Evaluating Diagnostic Decision Support Systems for Patients Requiring Urgent Primary or Emergency Care or with Stroke | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-diagnostic-decision-support-systems-patients-requiring-urgent
    July 01, 2023 - Care Acute Care Health Care Theme Clinical Decision Making Health Literacy Patient … in the care of the patient. … Millions use healthcare apps for diagnosis, but little research proves their accuracy in practice Many … This Research is Featured in Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program … Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: 2023 Year in Review

  7. Final Progress Report: Risk Assessment of Pediatric Emergency Transfers (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/holl-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Clinician to Clinician Communication There has been an increasing recognition of the importance of effective … These hospitals represent only a portion of healthcare facilities involved in transports of pediatric … Quality & Safety in Health Care 2004;13:330-334 15 Sutclife KM, Lewton E, Rosenthal MM. … Increase in Health Care Costs Press Release. … Qual Saf Health Care, 2005;14(6):401-407. 23 Mistry KP, Landrigan CP, Goldmann DA, Bates DW.

  8. Statistical Brief #115: All-Cause Readmissions by Payer and Age, 2008 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb115.pdf
    June 01, 2011 - the health care system. 1,2 Reducing readmission rates and variation in those rates can be an effective … strategy for improving the quality of health care while lowering the cost. … of powerful health care databases, software tools, and products for advancing research. … of Health West Virginia Health Care Authority Wisconsin Department of Health Services Wyoming Hospital … in obtaining more information about access, cost, use, financing, and quality of health care in the

  9. Accessing the Cutting Edge: Implementing HIT to Improve Quality in Rural East Kern Count - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016146-nocella-final-report-2009.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - the health care, and hopefully health status, in the area, using Health IT as the foundation. … All health care organizations and providers in Tehachapi have agreed to participate in the HIE. … To begin using the system, providers and health care organization representatives must register for … The system must contain sufficient data, these data must be easily accessible, and the health care community … within a health care community.

  10. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/monitoring-vae-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - , recognize the importance of monitoring VAE and objective outcome measures, and correctly apply VAE … , was considered one of the most lethal healthcare-associated infections. … healthcare-acquired infections—not just respiratory infections—included in this criteria. … Slide 21 VAE: AN OBJECTIVE OUTCOME MEASURE SAY: We will now discuss the importance of objective outcomes … The physicians disagreed on the presence or absence of VAP in 42 percent of the patients.

  11. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 10. Harms Due to Opioids (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/opioids-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - is limited evidence of their efficacy for chronic pain.2,3 Importance of Harm Area In the past 20 … a public health emergency.8 Methods for Selecting Patient Safety Practices Given the importance of … Healthcare System— serves 178,144 patients Primary care; VA Over the 4-year study period, … Care System, serving 10,000 patients Primary care; VA of patients meeting the universal … Care” OR “Home Health Care” OR "Nursing Homes" OR "Emergency Service" OR "Dentists" OR "Ambulatory

  12. Recommendation: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
    October 11, 2022 - with a behavioral health care manager and psychiatrist to ensure patients receive the best care. … A survey of primary care physicians found that 76% reported believing in the importance of talking to … Child and adolescent mental disorders and health care disparities: results from the National Survey of … Children's mental health care: differences by race/ethnicity in urban/rural areas.  … J Health Care Poor Underserved . 2008;19(1):237-247. 22.

  13. Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-protocol.pdf
    February 01, 2023 - Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [2023 March … Assessing the Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions. … Recommendations for assessing the risk of bias in systematic reviews of health-care interventions. … Health Care Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: An Update.

  14. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2kM7LY6ccceVo8bmdUXhYm
    September 01, 2002 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Further research to more accurately determine the benefits and harms of screening is of paramount importance … Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care. J Intern Med Suppl. 1997;739:1-60. 13. … Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 1995;AHRQ publication number 96-0004.

  15. Choosing a Patient Safety Organization (pdf file)

    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pso-brochure.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. … who report events, and all individual providers and health care organizations. … Does the PSO specialize in a particular area of care? … Does the PSO specialize in a particular healthcare setting? … PSOs take a number of approaches to protecting data, a vital consideration for all healthcare organizations

  16. Choosing a Patient Safety Organization (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/pso-brochure.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. … who report events, and all individual providers and health care organizations. … Does the PSO specialize in a particular area of care? … Does the PSO specialize in a particular healthcare setting? … PSOs take a number of approaches to protecting data, a vital consideration for all healthcare organizations

  17. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/arthritis_hi_impact.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - for impact on clinical care, the health care system, patient outcomes, and costs. … exist to understand their potential impact on clinical care, the health care system, patient outcomes … health care system. … as having potential for high impact on some aspect of health care or the health care system (e.g., … reflects clinical practice, clinical research, health care delivery, health business, health technology

  18. In Conversation With...Donald A. Norman, PhD | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdonald-norman-phd
    November 01, 2006 - DN: The health care setting is particularly difficult for several different reasons. … RW: How would you try to apply this thinking in a health care organization? … DN: The same philosophy has to be used to get computers in health care, or you're apt to make the problems … site.( 4 , 5 ) When taught to health care providers, I have found that the concepts of human factors … In: Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices.

  19. Advanced Methods in Delivery System Research - Planning, Executing, Analyzing, and Reporting Research on Delivery System Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar02/spcslides.html
    July 01, 2013 - Slide 3 Statistical Process Control--Possible Uses to Monitor and Evaluate Patient-Centered Medical Home … Gaining popularity in health care: The Joint Commission uses SPC to analyze hospital performance. … Slide 9 Application to Health Care Reducing variation in the delivery of health care is core tenet … Also useful as an easily interpretable approach for evaluating health care delivery system interventions … —JC Benneyan et al., Qual Saf Health Care 2003;12:458–464 Slide 10 Using a Control Chart to Evaluate

  20. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
    July 26, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Importance Skin cancer includes melanoma and basal and squamous cell carcinoma. … Gillman, MD, SM (Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations
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