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1921. Patient Safety Learning Pilot: Narratives from the Frontlines (pdf file)
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      April 21, 2008 - errors to cause harm to patients.4 Therefore, a central theme in improving patient safety requires addressing

1922. Elderly | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      Topic: Elderly Owing to medical advances and healthier lifestyles, the United States has a growing number of elderly and aging adults (age 65 years or older) who are living longer than past generations. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, older Americans will make up more than 20 percent of the U.S. population start…

1923. Hospital Financial Measures Database (HFMD) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - Hospital Financial Measures Database (HFMD) The AHRQ Hospital Financial Measures Database (HFMD) contains measures that may be used to analyze and evaluate the overall financial health, efficiency, and effectiveness of hospitals. These measures may be used by hospitals, governing boards, policymakers, and polic…

1924. COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      Topic: COVID-19 AHRQ supports the Nation’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through a broad spectrum of tools, materials, and activities. This page presents information relevant to COVID-19; please also visit AHRQ’s COVID-19 web page for the newest resources to help healthcare providers, health syste…

1925. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…

1926. Appendix C. NICU Needs Assessent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home Appendix C. NICU Needs Assessent Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home A Resource Toolkit Basic Components of the Health Coach Program Family Information Packet Cover Sheet Coaching in the Hospital Append…

1927. Major Home Health Care Quality Measurement Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - Major Home Health Care Quality Measurement Sets NQF-Endorsed Measures The National Quality Forum (NQF), a multistakeholder organization established to standardize health care quality measurement and reporting, has endorsed several consensus standards for skilled home health services. It has also published …

1928. Release Form for Meeting Participants (doc file)
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      July 01, 2024 - Release Form for Meeting Participants Release Form for Meeting Participants Instructions Completion of this Release Form is required when recording speakers and participating audience members at a meeting. If audience members are not known before they speak, efforts should be made to have them sign the Release Form be…

1929. 73. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide73.html
      October 01, 2014 - 73. For the Patient Unwilling To Quit (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text version of slide presentation. The "5 Rs" Rewards The clinician should ask the patient to identify potential benefits of stopping tobacco use. The clinician may suggest and highlight those tha…

1930. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development The toolkit was developed as part of a 3-year project to help staff in intensive care units use Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) principles to reduce complications from mechanical ventilation, including ventilator-associated pneumonia. It was developed through a partn…

1931. PBRN Impact Profile: NCNet (pdf file)
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      June 27, 2025 - PBRN Impact Profile: NCNet - – - – - Dr. Jacqueline Halladay Dr. Katrina Donahue Co-Director, MD, MPH Co-Dir…

1932. The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2023 - The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript Next Page Table of Contents The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript Opening Materials: Attribution, Objectives, Introduction, and Main Menu Part One: Traditional Practice and Recommendations for Cha…

1933. Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics Know When To Order Urine Cultures Educational module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated urinary tract infection diagnoses, and provide tools to use to appropriately identify when to order a urine cul…

1934. Leadership, Management, and Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2022 - Leadership, Management, and Quality Improvement Nursing home administrators and others may benefit from the following specific resources that address leadership and quality improvement. Leadership and Management Leading By Example Learning Module This learning module offers ideas to help boost mora…

1935. Emotional and Organizational Support for Staff series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - Emotional and Organizational Support for Staff series This series of three learning modules features strategies to help nursing home teams recognize and manage stress, work together to tackle common challenges, and practice open communication. Module 1: Identifying & Overcoming Anxiety We all experience st…

1936. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form Who should use this tool? Health care teams Please indicate staff members designated as Labor and Delivery Quality Improvement Team…

1937. Exhibit 1.19. Major Factors that Inhibit Lean Success at LHC | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Exhibit 1.19. Major Factors that Inhibit Lean Success at LHC Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Introduction to the Case Studies Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare …

1938. Appendix C. NICU Needs Assessent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apc.html
      December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home Appendix C. NICU Needs Assessent Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home A Resource Toolkit Basic Components of the Health Coach Program Family Information Packet Cover Sheet Coaching in the Hospital Append…

1939. Identifying Delirium (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2021 - Identifying Delirium IDENTIFYING DELIRIUM ABCs OF IDENTIFICATION Acute/subacute • Altered mental status with change in attention Behavioral disturbance • (Restless, agitated, combative) Changes in consciousness • (Jittery, drowsy, difficult to arouse) COMMON CAUSES OF DELIRIUM COMMON…

1940. Exhibit 3. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Exhibit 3. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature review Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Executive Summary Chap…