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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/medical-office/supplemental-items/index.html
May 01, 2021 - Supplemental Items for Medical Office SOPS
All SOPS ® surveys are composed of standardized questions—referred to as core items—that support the comparability of survey content across users. There are also optional supplemental items that users may add to assess content in areas not included in the core quest…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/key-study-outcomes.html
March 01, 2017 - Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Key Study Outcomes Across Grants
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Table of Contents
Findings From the AHRQ Transforming Primary Care Grant Initiative: A Synthesis Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Methods
Overvi…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/research-careers.html
April 01, 2025 - Advancing Primary Care Research Careers
AHRQ Impact: AHRQ supports a variety of research training grant opportunities for pre- and post-doctorate researchers and career development grants for mentored and independent grant opportunities. Below, two early career researchers reflect on the positive i…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/four-moments/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are critical questions clinicians should be considering when deciding whether to prescribe an antibiotic.
Four Moments Questions
1. Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?
Before …
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/index.html
June 01, 2021 - Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, please read the Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 328 KB).
Presentations
A resourced and functio…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/bacteremia.html
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Review recommendations for appropriate blood culture collection
Develop organism-specific management recommendations for Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteremia
Discus…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/penicillin.html
November 01, 2019 - Approach to Patients Reporting Penicillin Allergies
After viewing or presenting this presentation viewers will be able to—
Discuss the potential harm associated with the over diagnosis of penicillin allergies
Discuss the approach to evaluating penicillin allergies
Video
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership.html
July 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
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Table of Contents
Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagnostic Safety?
How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety?
Wh…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/model/profiles/valada.html
March 01, 2021 - Running a Small Practice in the Big Apple
Dr. Vidya Valada is a proud New Yorker. Born and raised in India, Vidya moved to New York City in the 1990s to complete her residency in internal medicine. She speaks briskly and enthusiastically about practicing medicine, and it quickly becomes apparent that she feels …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/132-preventing-clabsi-4-key-steps-one-pager.docx
October 01, 2024 - There Are Four Fundamental Steps For CLABSI Prevention5-6
Pathogens, including MRSA, can reach the bloodstream by entering through the central line catheter hub or at the skin exit site. These central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) cause significant harm to patients and add costs to the healthcare sys…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/2017qdr-patsafchartbook.pdf
October 01, 2018 - The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) is the product of collaboration among
agencies … Patient Safety in the Home Health Setting
• Home health agencies provide services to beneficiaries who … • Improvements among home health patients can reflect the quality of care from home health
agencies
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/02-outpt-mhs-webcast-bakdash.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Outpatient Mental Health Survey Webcast - AHRQ
AHRQ’S CAHPS PROGRAM
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D.
Social Science Analyst,
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ is:
…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/adjustment-scoring.html
January 01, 2023 - Making Adjustments to Health Care Quality Scores
One of the most thorny topics in quality measurement is the adjustment of scores across different plans or providers to account for differences in the characteristics of their patients or themselves. This page reviews key issues related to adjustments to scores…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-mourns-david-meyers.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Mourns the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D.
JUL
7
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
PhD., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality joins the U.S. Department of Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2-case-mix-mode-adjustments-webcast-bakdash.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The Rationale for Case Mix and Mode Adjustments - Bakdash
AHRQ’S CAHPS PROGRAM
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D.
Social Science Analyst,
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
AHRQ is:
► A researc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-sops-overview-webcast-bakdash.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® for New Users - Jonathan Bakdash
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®
(SOPS®) Program
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AHRQ is:
► A research and science-based agency of
t…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/part-3.html
February 01, 2022 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Part 3: Core Competencies for Practice Facilitators
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Table of Contents
Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Use of Adult Education Methods in Teaching PCPF Core Competencies
Part 2: Int…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/mui-clinician-educational-module.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Primary Care Clinician Educational Module on Urinary Incontinence
1
Primary Care Clinician Educational
Module on Urinary Incontinence
This project was funded under grant number U18HS028744 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Th…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/summit-agenda.html
November 01, 2021 - 2020 AHRQ Research Summit on Transforming Care for People Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Agenda
November 17-18, 2020
Day 1 – November 17, 2020
Session 1
Plenary: Welcome and Summit Description/Overview
Gopal Khanna, MBA
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Arlene S. Bierman,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/2-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-bakdash.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Bakdash
AHRQ’S CAHPS PROGRAM
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D.
Social Science Analyst,
Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Heal…