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digital.ahrq.gov/track-7-working-conditions-challenges-patient-safety
January 01, 2023 - This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://digital.ahrq.gov/contact-us . Let us know th…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T1-Nursing_Home_Readiness_and_Resource_Assessment_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
This worksheet is designed to be used as a tool to evaluate your nursing home’s readiness to implement an antibiogram program successfully. “Yes” responses to items below indicate readiness in a particular area of the environment…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mgh-faces-suit-over-drug-error-killed-woman
September 18, 2013 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
MGH faces suit over drug error that killed woman.
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MGH faces suit over drug error that killed woman. Valencia MJ.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/About_the_Guide_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
About the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital
Quality and Safety is a tested, evidence-based resource to
help hospitals work with…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/modifying/index.html
May 01, 2020 - Modifying and Naming Your CAHPS Survey
To maintain comparability and consistency across CAHPS ® surveys, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers the following guidelines regarding what changes you can make to a CAHPS survey and how to give proper attribution to the CAHPS program.
If you …
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/investments.html
July 01, 2023 - Focusing on Health Equity in AHRQ's PCORTF Investments
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Applying a Health Equity Lens
Health equity is essential to all areas of the framework. The magnifying glass signifies AHRQ’s commitment to using an equity lens through which to design and drive the implementation of t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-excellence-0
December 08, 2021 - Special or Theme Issue
Diagnostic Excellence.
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Diagnostic Excellence. JAMA. Nov 2021-Sep 2022.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/evaluation-of-meaningful-use
January 01, 2023 - Evaluation of Meaningful Use (2013-2015)
Introduction
AHRQ is working in partnership with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support rapid cycle research on stage 3 of the Meaningful Use (MU) incentive prog…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/science-safety.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Science of Safety
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & Resourc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-work-environments-nurse-and-patient-safety
December 18, 2018 - Book/Report
Quality Work Environments for Nurse and Patient Safety.
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Quality Work Environments for Nurse and Patient Safety. McGillis Hall L. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2005. ISBN 9780763728809.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practice-how-new-quality-movement-transforming-medicine
July 31, 2019 - Book/Report
The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement Is Transforming Medicine.
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The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement Is Transforming Medicine. Kenney C. New York, NY: Public Affairs; 2008. ISBN: 9781586486198.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology4.html
April 01, 2025 - Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Types of Evidence Used To Assess Diagnosis
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Table of Contents
Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Introduction
Perspectives on Diagnostic Improvement
D…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-learning-health-system.html
March 01, 2018 - AHRQ Research Summit on Learning Health Systems
Date: September 15, 2017
Introduction
AHRQ hosted a research summit on learning health systems (LHS) for a variety of external stakeholders to learn what AHRQ can do to address their needs. These stakeholders included representatives from large and small de…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/dental/about/Development-of-the-Dental-Plan-Survey.html
April 01, 2020 - Development of the Dental Plan Survey
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) and TRICARE—the Department of Defense's health plan for military personnel and their dependents—developed this survey independent of the CAHPS Consortium. However, the two organizations conducted the development process with the sa…
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/AHRQ_Lexicon_Collateral_Snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Integrated Behavioral Health & Primary Care: Snapshot of an Integrated Practice
Integrating Behavioral Health
and Primary Care
INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH & PRIMARY CARE:
SNAPSHOT OF AN INTEGRATED PRACTICE
The AHRQ Academy Lexicon’s consensus definition of integrated behavioral health and primary care is:
the c…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-why.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Why Was This Guide Developed?
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Table of Contents
Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Oregon Rural Practic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/097-ss-normothermia-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Normothermia
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Why is maintaining normothermia during surgery important?1-4
· Mild hypothermia can increase blood loss, leading to wound hematomas or the need for transfusions, both of which can increase surgical site infection (…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Preface.pdf
February 01, 2005 - Preface
Preface
It has been nearly 10 years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published its 1999
landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Although we have
made improvements in the safety of the health care system since that time, there is much
more work to be done.
In February 2…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Preface.pdf
February 01, 2005 - Preface
Preface
It has been nearly 10 years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published its 1999
landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Although we have
made improvements in the safety of the health care system since that time, there is much
more work to be done.
In February 2…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Preface.pdf
February 01, 2005 - Preface
Preface
It has been nearly 10 years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published its 1999
landmark report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Although we have
made improvements in the safety of the health care system since that time, there is much
more work to be done.
In February 2…