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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/situation/tools/safe.html
June 01, 2023 - Tool: I'M SAFE Checklist
Being aware of, and honest about, your own physical, mental, and emotional health is a vital component of situation monitoring. “I’M SAFE” is a simple checklist that can be used to assess the ability of you or your team members to perform safely. While the checklist is simple, it is not…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/161-inpatient-daily-goals.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Inpatient Daily Goals
ICU & Non-ICU
Room Number: ___________________ Facilitator: _______________________________ Date: ________________________
Daily Goals
Specific Timed Goals*
Reviewed**
What needs to be done for the patient to be discharged or transferred out of hospital…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/simulation-issue-brief8.html
July 01, 2024 - Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
Resources
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Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
Introduction
Leverage Patient Safety Infrastructure
Use Simulation To Adopt and Adapt Best Practices
Use Simulation To Improve Healt…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit2-2.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 2.2. Central Hospital
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Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Case 2. Central Hospital
Ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-8.html
March 01, 2018 - Appendix 8: CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter
Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety P…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/clinical-community-relationships-measures-atlas/ccrm-atlas-ex41.html
March 01, 2013 - Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
Exhibit 4-1. Measurement profile template
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Clinical-Community Relationships Measures (CCRM) Atlas
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. Why Was the Clinical-Community Relationships Measures Atlas Develope…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/limit-info.html
November 01, 2018 - Limit Technical Information and Caveats in Quality Data Displays
It is very easy to say too much about each of your measures. Many health professionals worry that unless they provide the same level of detail in and around a graph as they would in a report for management or providers, or in an academic paper, th…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/index.html
September 01, 2013 - Content Calls for the Nationwide Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
These webinars occurred during first national CUSP implementation project where hospital teams pioneered the use of CUSP. That project focused on reducing central line-associated blood stream infections, Becaus…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/ehrformatfaq.html
October 01, 2014 - Children's EHR Format: Frequently Asked Questions
The Format is a set of child-specific requirements (and other requirements of special importance for children) that an electronic health record (EHR) should meet to perform optimally for the particular needs of children. The Format is intended to des…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/improve/six-building-blocks-about.html
November 01, 2021 - About AHRQ's Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach To Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care Program
The AHRQ Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care (6BBs or Building Blocks) program is an implementation blueprint to guide opioid management. The progr…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/multicenter-0701.html
October 01, 2014 - Commonwealth Fund Uses AHRQ Resources To Help Assess U.S. Health System Performance
Search All Impact Case Studies
February 2007
The Commonwealth Fund's scorecard report, Why Not the Best? Results from a National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, used a variety of AHRQ products, research, and t…
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/about/index.html
January 01, 2025 - About Priority Populations
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129) established an Office of Priority Populations within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to conduct and support research and evaluation, and support demonstration projects with respect to: The deliv…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/index.html
December 05, 2024 - Press Releases
Press releases issued by AHRQ
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December 5, 2024
New Dashboard to Track Progress Toward 50 Percent Reduction in Patient and Workforce Harm
November 6, 2024
National Advisory Council for the Agency for Health…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d5_pdi_gapanalysis.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Gap Analysis
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.5 i
Gap Analysis
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the gap analysis is to provide project teams
with a format in which to do the following:
• Compare the best practices with…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/care-coordination/pcmh/faq.html
August 01, 2022 - PCMH FAQ and Contact Information
Frequently Asked Questions About the PCMH Resource Center
How do I get my practice certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)?
As a Federal health systems research and health quality improvement agency, AHRQ does not provide guidance or direct support to help indivi…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/case-for-cardiac-rehab/index.html
December 01, 2022 - The Case for Cardiac Rehabilitation
Each year, over 1 million Americans have a coronary event or undergo a cardiac-related procedure that makes them eligible for cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Research shows that this medically supervised program can greatly improve patient outcomes, such as a decreased chance of…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/strategy3/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Strategy 3: Nurse Bedside Shift Report
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Qua…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/health-plan/measurement-sets.html
December 01, 2022 - Major Health Plan Quality Measurement Sets
You can use two well-established health plan measurement sets as the basis for collecting data and preparing comparative information for your audience:
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
CAHPS Health Plan Survey (CAHPS stands for Consumer A…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances/preface.html
July 01, 2022 - Advances in Patient Safety
Preface
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Advances in Patient Safety
Acknowledgments
Preface
Peer Reviewers for Volume 1. Research Findings
Peer Reviewers for Volume 2. Concepts and Methodology
Peer Reviewers for Volume 3. Implementation Issues
Peer Rev…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/learning-from-defects.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Learning From Defects
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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…