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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship5.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions To Reduce Diagnostic Error
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Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight01.html
March 01, 2019 - Four States' Approaches to Practice-Level Quality Measurement and Reporting
Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 1
The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 1 : How are CHIPRA demonstration States approaching practice-level quality me…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/partners/index.html
May 01, 2019 - Who Could Partner in a Health Care Quality Reporting Project?
In many cases, a quality reporting project is more effective when multiple organizations come together to make decisions, tackle the logistics, and combine money, talent, and other resources. This page discusses the benefits and challenges of collabo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/navigating-hierarchy-121013.pptx
January 01, 2006 - Slide 1
Navigating Hierarchy in the Clinical Setting: Working and Communicating with Others
Susan M. Hohenhaus, LPD, RN, CEN, FAEN
Executive Director
Emergency Nurses Association
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Learning Objectives
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Describe the relationship between hierarchy and patient safety
Explain communication strategies that empower …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/communication-strategies-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Communication Strategies for Sustainability: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Communication Strategies for Sustainability
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After reviewing this module, you will be…
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February 01, 2003 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case February 2003
Apnea in a Patient Under General Anesthesia
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on February 2003 Surgery–Anesthesia Spotlight Case
See full case–commentary on webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available online
Commentary by: Paul Barach,…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-factsheet.html
December 01, 2017 - Glucose Control Factsheet
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Facts About Glucose Control and the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
Definition of Tight Glucose Control
Tight glucose control refers to getting as close to a normal (nondiabetic) blood glucose level as you safely can. Ideally, th…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/safer-guides-webinar-chat.pdf
February 18, 2025 - National Action Alliance Webinar: Engineering Safety into Practice Through Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides Chat Conversations, January 21, 2025
National Action Alliance Webinar: Engineering Safety into Practice Through
Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides Chat Conversations, January 21, 2025
from Z…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0217-section-5-table-5.pdf
April 01, 2014 - Table 5. Evidence Supporting Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Q‐METRIC SCD Measure 16, ED Pain Assessment
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Submitted April 2014
Table 5: Evidence Supporting Emergency Department Pain Assessment for Children with Sickle
Cell Disease
Type of
Evi…
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May 01, 2013 - Measure: Body Mass Index (BMI) Assessment and Recommended Weight Gain for Pregnant Women
Measure: Body Mass Index (BMI) Assessment
and Recommended Weight Gain for
Pregnant Women
Measure Developer: Pediatric Measure Center of Excellence (PMCoE)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Patients who had a B…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/ushik.html
July 01, 2022 - United States Health Information Knowledgebase
The United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK) was a metadata registry of healthcare-related data standards funded and directed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with management support in partnership with the Centers for Medicare…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/945.html
February 01, 2025 - Better Nurse Staffing Levels Associated With Lower Rates of Cesarean Section
Issue Number
945
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
February 11, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Rates of Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections by Hospital Type The rate of ce…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/969.html
August 01, 2025 - Study Identifies Trends in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Misuse
Issue Number
969
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
August 5, 2025
Today’s Headlines: Study Identifies Trends in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/nyc.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: New York City Cooperative
EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices improve the heart health of their p…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/nis_stratum/nisnote.jsp
September 01, 2008 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NIS Notes
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March 01, 2007 - The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety
March 1, 2007
Gibson R. The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-improving-patient-safety
Perspective
Patients have three roles in improving patient safety: helping to ensure thei…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/mcc-summit/mcc-summit-dorr-samal.pdf
May 19, 2020 - Health IT for Multiple Chronic Conditions
Health IT for Multiple
Chronic Conditions
Lipika Samal, MD, MPH
David Dorr, MD, MS
Purpose
People with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) are especially prone to
harm from lack of coordination and communication.
Health Information Technology (HIT) solutions can bring t…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/corrections_1993.jsp
January 01, 1993 - NIS Database Documentation - Corrections 1993
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February 01, 2025 - NIS Database Documentation Archive
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