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3041. About AHRQ's Nursing Home Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2023 - About AHRQ's Nursing Home Network The AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network—a partnership among AHRQ, the University of New Mexico's ECHO Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)—provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country to increase the imple…

3042. AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2019 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low Search All Impact Case Studies January 2019 Chicago’s NorthShore University Health System was on a mission to maintain low rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). Then NorthShore infection preventionist Mona …

3043. PQMP Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2021 - PQMP Measure Implementation and Quality Improvement The second phase of the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP 2.0) was designed to support and strengthen pediatric quality measurement and quality improvement based on learnings from quality improvement demonstration projects that implemented and evaluated…

3044. Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2018 - Iowa’s Waverly Health Center Uses AHRQ Tools to Improve Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies September 2015 Waverly Health Center, a critical access hospital in Waverly, Iowa, has used three AHRQ resources to improve communication, teamwork, and leadership engagement as part of ongoing efforts to i…

3045. About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2024 - About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research Sign Up: NCEPCR and Primary Care Email Updates   The National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR) is the home for primary care research at AHRQ. NCEPCR is focused on strengthening the Nation's primary care system, provi…

3046. AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting: An Opportunity to Connect, Engage, and Inspire | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting: An Opportunity to Connect, Engage, and Inspire MAY 31 2022 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Health services researchers have AcademyHealth’s Annu…

3047. National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to Achieve Improved Health and Health Care (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to Achieve Improved Health and Health Care National Quality Strategy: Using Levers to Achieve Improved Health and Health Care About the National Quality Strategy The National Quality Strategy is the first-ever national effort backed by legislation to align public- and privat…

3048. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force JUL 8 2024 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. The Ben Franklin proverb, “An ounce of prevention is worth mo…

3049. AHRQ and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Collaborate to Train a New Generation of Learning Health System Scientists | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Collaborate to Train a New Generation of Learning Health System Scientists FEB 3 2023 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. and Nakela L. Cook, M.D., M.P.H. Robert Otto Va…

3050. 114-Fvc-Aspects-Steps-One-Pager (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - When starting or improving an environmental cleaning (EVC) monitoring program, there are five essential steps to address, which are outlined below. This document focuses on the implementation of fluorescent gel (FG) monitoring, which is generally easier to use and implement, especially when starting a new monitoring pr…

3051. 136-Ss-Premortem-Tool (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Premortem Project Assessment Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Projects often fail, and many factors may contribute to this failure. Understanding potential implementation barriers and challenges before launching a …

3052. How Will You Pay for a Health Care Quality Report? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - How Will You Pay for a Health Care Quality Report? A consumer reporting project is not cheap, although there are ways to reduce costs and spread them across multiple parties (including other sponsors and participating health plans or providers). Data collection costs can range from as little as a few thousand…

3053. Foreword | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2016 - Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance Foreword Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance Foreword Introduction Part One: Physician Feedback Report Fundamentals …

3054. FAQs (Staff): Wound Cleaning (doc file)
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      March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): Wound Cleaning Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 14-5 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Wound Cleaning There are some new nurses and nursing assistants on our unit. How can I ease any concerns related to wound cleaning? Some nurses and nursing assistants feel comfortable us…

3055. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science Introduction Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science Introduction Special Considerations for Measurement of Diagnostic Safety Getting Ready for Measurement: O…

3056. Tool 10: Discharge Process Checklist (doc file)
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      November 01, 2015 - Tool 10: Discharge Process Checklist Tool 10: Discharge PROCESS Checklist Purpose Provide updated guidance to readmission reduction teams for updating discharge processes, based on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) documents. Description This tool, adapted from the CMS Conditions of Participation (CO…

3057. The SHARE Approach: Cultural Competence and Getting To Know Your Patient (pdf file)
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      October 25, 2024 - The SHARE Approach: Cultural Competence and Getting To Know Your Patient The SHARE Approach: Cultural Competence and Getting To Know Your Patient Providers striving to deliver high-quality care to all patients understand that cultural factors influence patients’ health beliefs, behaviors, and responses …

3058. Job Aid: Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycles (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycles Primary Care Practice Facilitator Training Series 1 Job Aid: Model for Improvement and PDSA Cycles Using the Model for Improvement The Model for Improvement (MFI) is a simple framework that many primary care practices use to help them organize their i…

3059. AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Used to Set Baselines for Improvements at Chicago Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Used to Set Baselines for Improvements at Chicago Hospital Search All Impact Case Studies May 2006 In December 2004, Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago administered AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to establish a baseline for assessment of cultur…

3060. Aurora Health Care Embraces AHRQ’s CUSP Method to Protect Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2015 - Aurora Health Care Embraces AHRQ’s CUSP Method to Protect Patient Safety Search All Impact Case Studies August 2015 Fourteen hospitals operated by Aurora Health Care in eastern Wisconsin reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in intensive care units by 65 percent after adopting pat…