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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-acronyms.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Acronyms and Terms
Acronyms and Terms
The following acronyms and terms are used throughout the Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement
Toolkit.
• 42 CFR: 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 regulations have been put in place to protect
patient confidentiality related to treatment for substance use di…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201506.html
April 01, 2015 - Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital Implements AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce Readmissions
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2015
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital, a 257-bed complex in West Chester, Pennsylvania, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, was one of 10 hospitals involved in AHR…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/introduction.html
October 01, 2023 - Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods
Overview of the 14 Transfo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_4-situation-monitoring.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Situation Monitoring: Severe Hypertension - PowerPoint Presentation
Situation Monitoring
Severe Hypertension
Module 4 of 8
SPPC-II
Toolkit
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0046
July 2023
Hospital AIM Team
Leads
SPPC-II
SCRIPT
Welcome to Module 4 of the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit. In this module, we will talk about situation monito…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/stepup_Challenge/step-up-challenge-phase-1-webinar-slides.pdf
September 24, 2018 - AHRQ Step Up App Challenge Phase 1 Informational Webinar
AHRQ Step Up App Challenge
Advancing Care Through Patient Self-Assessments
Phase 1 Informational Webinar
Learn about the challenge and how to enter Phase 1
For more information, visit:
www.ahrq.gov/stepupappchallenge 1
http…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolA31.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
A.3-1 Patient Focus Group Guide
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. References
1.a-1 In…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/measures-child-hcahps-909.pdf
March 20, 2017 - Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey
CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey and Instructions
Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
Document No. 909
Updated 3/20/17
Patient Experience Measures from the
CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey
Introduction..................…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2021-nh-linkage-techdoc.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2021, Nursing Home Linkage File, Technical Documentation
Comparative Health System Performance
Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems,
2021, Nursing Home Linkage File, Technical
Documentation
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Depa…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T4-Urinalysis_and_UTIs_Improving_Care-updated.docx
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Determine Whether To Treat
Tool 4. Training Modules: Urinalysis and UTIs Improving Care
Overview
These training modules are designed to be flexible to meet your needs. Training coordinators can use them individually or combine them to suit the needs of their facility.
Goal…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Early Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit
SAY:
In this slide set, we will look at the benefits, safety, feasibility, and sustainability of early mobility. Many hospitals and intensive care units or IC…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage_quickstartbrochure.pdf
December 15, 2016 - Implementation Quick Start Guide: Medication Management (Half-Page)
Implementation
Quick Start Guide
Medication
Management
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety
in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients
and Families
Table of Contents
What Is the Medication Management Strategy? ...................1
W…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/timeline/index.html
March 01, 2025 - AHRQ Timeline
For 35 years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has been a beacon of progress in health services research, embodying the visionary theme of "Today's Research, Tomorrow's Healthcare." AHRQ has consistently acted as a research incubator, fostering innovations that lay the foundation for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/wolfson-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Conference: Physician-Level Interventions: What Works to Improve Quality of Care
Conference:
Physician-Level Interventions:
What Works to Improve Quality of Care
Principal Investigator: Daniel Wolfson
Team Members: Christine Cassel, Ann Greiner, Eric Holmboe
Organization: American Board of…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2025-annual-report/quality-improvement.html
August 01, 2025 - AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024
Practice and Quality Improvement
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024
Acknowledgements and Authors
Message from the Director of AHRQ’s National Center for Excellence…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/forming-cusp-team-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team
Say:
Today, we will briefly revisit the key concepts of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program or CUSP. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/forming-cuspteam-facguide.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team
SAY:
Today, we will briefly revisit the key concepts of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program or CUSP. Then, we will dive into a focused di…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/sustaining-guide.pdf
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for
Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections in Long-Term Care
AHRQ Public…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/pt-experience-measures.pdf
March 20, 2017 - Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey
CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey and Instructions
Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
Document No. 909
Updated 3/20/17
Patient Experience Measures from the
CAHPS® Child Hospital Survey
Introduction.....................…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/apply/ac-cusp.html
December 01, 2012 - Facilitator Notes
CUSP Toolkit, Apply CUSP
The Apply CUSP module of the CUSP Toolkit introduces Just Culture principles, which emphasize shared accountability and attitudes towards risk. This module also summarizes the concepts and activities of the other six modules in the CUSP Toolkit, including TeamSTEPPS®…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/reports/chsp-issue-brief-2.pdf
March 01, 2018 - Summary of 2nd Comparative Health Systems Performance Initiative Workshop
ISSUE BRIEF A Summary of the Second
Annual Workshop of AHRQ’s
Comparative Health System
Performance Initiative
Summary
As part of the Comparative Health
System Performance (CHSP)
Initiative, the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Qual…