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5821. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/high-blood-pressure-adults-children-adolescents-screening-2003
      April 01, 2003 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … No statement in this article should be construed as an official position from the Agency for Healthcare … The arrows in the analytic framework represent steps in the chain of logic connecting screening with … hypertension in the elderly, highlighting the importance of screening and treating older adults. … (RTI-UNC) Evidence-Based Practice Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

5822. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Service Recovery Programs (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6-p.pdf
      November 02, 2017 - Wendy Leebov, a national expert on service recovery in health care, service recovery is everybody’s … Service savvy health care: One goal at a time. Lincoln: Authors Choice Press; 2007. … In health care, certain problems are highly predictable. … Many people would rather “switch than fight,” especially in a health care environment, where people … delivery of care.2, 3 Health care organizations that are truly committed to improving the member’s

5823. Established Child Health Care Quality Measures: AHRQ Quality Indicators | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-3.html
      November 01, 2017 - Established Child Health Care Quality Measures: AHRQ Quality Indicators Child Health Care Quality … health care for children. … and other health care services in an area. … and community health care appropriate for further, more in-depth analysis. … It is known that numerous factors outside of the health care system impact the low birth weight rate,

5824. Disparities-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disparities-quality-improvement_executive.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - such as mortality, process measures in the health care system, and disease prevalence. … health care systems, services, or suppliers for the purpose of increasing the likelihood of optimal … in the reduction of disparities in health outcomes and other measures of health care delivery for … intervention on the individual patients or the health care system). … U.S. health care system.

5825. Improving Allergy Documentation and Clinical Decision Support in the Electronic Health Record | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-allergy-documentation-and-clinical-decision-support-electronic-health
      January 01, 2024 - Care Ambulatory Care Primary Care Health Care Theme Adverse Events Clinical … patients hospitalized with COVID-19: A case series from a large US healthcare system. … series from a large US healthcare system. … drug allergies and reaction lists in two U.S. health care systems' electronic health records. … Heterogeneity of drug allergies and reaction lists in two U.S. health care systems' electronic health

5826. Preparing for and Recovering After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-knee-surgery-booklet.pdf
      November 01, 2023 - endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. … This person is called your healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy. … The Day of Surgery: At the Hospital We’ll check you in. … In the bottom row of the calendar, mark what day of the week your surgery is scheduled for. … In the top row, add your surgery date on the appropriate day of the week.

5827. Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/state-of-science-brief1.pdf
      April 02, 2020 - safety in its report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.3 Among NASEM’s recommendations is a call for … Improving diagnosis in health care - the next imperative for patient safety. … The Learning Healthcare System: Workshop Summary. … Measuring errors and adverse events in health care. … Reducing diagnostic error through medical home-based primary care reform.

5828. Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/state-of-science.pdf
      April 02, 2020 - safety in its report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.3 Among NASEM’s recommendations is a call for … Improving diagnosis in health care - the next imperative for patient safety. … The Learning Healthcare System: Workshop Summary. … Measuring errors and adverse events in health care. … Reducing diagnostic error through medical home-based primary care reform.

5829. Final Progress Report: Adaptation and Pilot Implementation of a Validated, Electronic Real-Time Clinical Decision Support Tool for the Care of Pneumonia Patients in 12 Utah Urgent Care Centers (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/dean-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - respiratory symptoms commonly seek unscheduled ambulatory healthcare in urgent care clinics (UCC), … Urgent Care Clinics are emerging as an important setting of healthcare for patients. … interest to other healthcare providers in the US. … systems. … of UCC and in the usual care control cluster.

5830. Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/ltc-implementation-guide.pdf
      June 01, 2021 - Some facilities may be at different stages in the development of the stewardship program, so we encourage … • Direct interactions by the ASP with nursing staff and health care practitioners to assist them … in (1) understanding the purpose of the Four Moments and (2) determining how they will be operationalized … ) form and other methods to improve communication between the healthcare team … discussions between the health care team to guide antibiotic decision making and prevent resident harm

5831. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49744/psn-pdf
      October 01, 2015 - For allergies, medications, and medical problems, most organizations require that a health care provider … For many reasons, the interoperability process in health care is much more complex than the ATM. … Hopefully, this explanation makes it clear why the ultimate goal of total interoperability in health … and seamlessly between health care institutions. … The HITECH Act requires current health IT systems and health care institutions to be able to rapidly

5832. Novel Drug Misuse | PSNet
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      September 30, 2010 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … Understand the importance of errors of commission and omission. … Cost alone may limit the use of these new agents, even in the face of strong evidence in favor of their … This is a dynamic tension that our health care system will have to increasingly grapple with in the coming … Improving care of the critically ill: institutional and health-care system approaches.

5833. CER 205 Disposition of Comments for Physiologic Predictors of Severe Injury: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-205-predictors-trauma-care-disposition-comments.pdf
      April 01, 2018 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2018. … Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page. … Comments to Research Review The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program encourages the public to participate … in the development of its research projects. … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and

5834. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49553/psn-pdf
      January 01, 2008 - centers, are very costly to patients and the health care system,(3) and are confusing for clinicians … Perhaps the most important factor is the failure of the health care worker (HCW) to use strict aseptic … a hurry, do not understand the importance of antiseptic contact time, and are unlikely to wait up to … Fortunately, the patient suffered no permanent harm, but patient morbidity and cost to the health care … Clin Perform Qual Health Care. 1998;6:60-62. [go to PubMed] 8.

5835. Guidance for the Conduct and Reporting of Modeling and Simulation Studies in the Context of Health Technology Assessment (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/decision-models-guidance_methods.pdf
      October 01, 2016 - quality of health care services. … Through a collaborative effort of the Effective Health Care (EHC) Program, the Agency for Healthcare … Modelling in the economic evaluation of health care: selecting the appropriate approach. … Uncertainty in the economic evaluation of health care technologies: the role of sensitivity analysis … Dynamic microsimulation of health care demand, health care finance and the economic impact of health

5836. Chapter 2. Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi2.html
      April 01, 2018 - Health care systems with electronic health information systems may improve the efficiency (time spent … Although many approaches exist, the one long employed by the Intermountain Healthcare system uses electronic … Identify Potential Automated/Electronic Sources of Health Care Data Useful for Surveillance of SSI … akin to the one currently used in Intermountain Healthcare. … Data from the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System were excluded because they would later be used in the

5837. The Unfamiliar Catheter | PSNet
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      November 01, 2006 - devastating patient injury and secondary emotional trauma for the involved health care professional. … A second victim ( 19 ) is a health care provider involved in an adverse event or medical error who becomes … Health care institutions must provide adequate training and should have in place robust quality control … Health Care Manag (Frederick). 2006;25:292-305. [go to PubMed] 11. Hughes R, ed. … Managing the aftermath of critical incidents: meeting the needs of health-care providers and patients

5838. Roadmap for Implementing Pediatric Quality Measures for Performance Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/roadmap/index.html
      September 01, 2021 - Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care (PDF). … The model for understanding success in quality (MUSIQ): building a theory of context in healthcare quality … and taxonomies of factors that prevent or enable improvements in healthcare professional practice. … Enhanced Workflow: Sustained uptake of EHR tools in clinical care delivery depends in part on the … Qual Saf Health Care  2003;12(1):40-46 (PDF). Owen RR, Drummond KL, Viverito KM, et al.

5839. Bloody BP Cuff | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bloody-bp-cuff
      June 21, 2016 - Ultimately, the healthcare system embraced a strategy of universal precautions—in essence, assuming that … The rate of HIV infection from health care worker to patient is thought to be low if not zero in the … While the risk of blood-borne pathogen transmission to both patient and health care worker is low, such … Risks for exposures to and infection with HIV among health care providers in the emergency department … August 7, 2024 To do no harm - and the most good - with AI in health care.

5840. Statistical Brief #17
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb17.jsp
      November 17, 2006 - Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Georgia GHA: An Association of Hospitals & Health Systems … Hawaii Health Information Corporation Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council and Department … Health Care Financing and Policy, Department of Human Resources New Hampshire Department of Health … Virginia Health Information Washington State Department of Health West Virginia Health Care Authority … , and quality of healthcare in the United States.