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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/cusp-mrsa-prevention.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for MRSA Prevention
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/emergency-dept/index.html
July 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Emergency Department
Design Guidelines for Trauma Rooms is an evidence-based set of recommendations covering 27 key design elements for trauma room and trauma center design planning. These actionable insights support architects, clinicians, and policymakers …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/healthaffairs.html
March 01, 2019 - AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Research Featured in Health Affairs
AHRQ-funded research studies focused on critical aspects of patient safety and health information technology were published in a November 2018 patient safety-themed issue of Health Affairs . As part of its commitment to lead patient-safety efforts …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll
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Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Pamela Owens, Ph.D.
The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/965.html
July 01, 2025 - New Guideline Illuminates Path for Managing Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
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965
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 8, 2025
Today’s Headlines: New Guideline Illuminates Path for Managing Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause . …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/928.html
September 01, 2024 - Applicants Sought to Establish State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives
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928
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
September 10, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Sepsis Treatment Locations 2019 to 2021 About 85 percent of sepsis cases were treated…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2020-07-nac/index.html
November 01, 2020 - National Advisory Council: Meeting Summary - July 14, 2020
Minutes and Video Webcast from the July 14, 2020, National Advisory Council meeting.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
The Toolkit for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) can help your unit implement evidence-based practices to reduce and, in many cases, eliminate CLABSI . More than 1,000 intensive care units across the count…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operationalizing-prevention-program.html
June 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Guides and Resources for Operationalizing Your MRSA and SSI Prevention Program
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for MRSA Prevention
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/index.html
June 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey on Patient Safety Culture is a staff-administered survey that helps ambulatory surgery centers assess how their staff perceive various aspects of safety culture. CAHPS ® Clinician & Group Survey was de…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources.html
August 01, 2025 - Tools and Resources to Help Improve Urinary Incontinence Care for Women
The EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) program produced an environmental scan that includes existing evidence and tools to inform nonsurgical treatment of urinary incontinence of women in primary care. In addition, MUI grantee…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/index.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
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Report Organization
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Program Impact
What We Learned: Five Key Lessons
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/933.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Taking Needed Steps To Strengthen Primary Care
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933
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 15, 2024
AHRQ Stats: In-Hospital Sepsis Mortality by Hospital Type The in-hospital mortality rate for sepsis stays that did not…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/927.html
August 01, 2024 - AHRQ-Funded Research Highlights Impact of Private Equity in Healthcare
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927
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
August 27, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Cost and Billing Trends for Sepsis-Related Stays Since 2016, aggregate hospital costs for sepsi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2020-11-nac/index.html
March 01, 2021 - National Advisory Council: Meeting Summary - November 10, 2020
Minutes and Video Webcast from the November 10, 2020, National Advisory Council meeting.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/923.html
July 01, 2024 - Study Shows Strong Link Between Smoking, Opioid Use
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923
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 30, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Postoperative Sepsis Rates In 2020, for every 1,000 elective surgical procedures, an average of 3.8 adult patients …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-learning-health-system-summary.html
October 01, 2020 - AHRQ Research Summit on Learning Health Systems: Executive Summary
September 15, 2017
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
On September 15, 2017, the Agency for Research and Quality (AHRQ) convened, in Rockville, MD, a meeting of experts to identify and discuss aspects of a learning health system (LHS). A…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/cus-words.html
July 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Video: Limited English Proficiency Safety: CUS Words
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TeamSTEPPS: Limited English Proficiency Safety: CUS Words (46 seconds)
Using plain language to describe specific procedures can help patients understand whether they…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/webinars/workforce-turnover-crisis.html
January 01, 2025 - National Action Alliance Webinar: Resolving Workforce Turnover Crisis
Summary Workforce turnover among nurses and physicians is a growing challenge. This webinar held on December 10, the final part of a series on workforce safety and well-being, discussed the key drivers of nurse turnover, such as burnout, and …