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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T2-Working_with_a_lab_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an Antibiogram
1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiogram
Identify the correct contact at the laboratory to determine if it is able to create an antibiogram report. Most labs have this capability and producing the report r…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-gray.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Gray
Overview of the SOPS Surveys
Laura Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
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What are the SOPS Surveys?
• Surveys of providers and staff about the extent to which their
organizational …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
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Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practi…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/evaluate-more/index.html
March 01, 2019 - More About the National Evaluation
This page includes additional information about the national evaluation’s objectives, research questions, and data sources.
Contents
Overview
Evaluation Objectives
Data Sources
Demonstration Projects by Grant Category
Evaluation Questions
Evaluation Design Plan…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudaktxt.html
December 01, 2017 - On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support
Slide Presentation
On June 17, 2013, William Spector and Sandra Hudak made a presentation at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT (HIT) Summit. This is the text ve…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/index.html
September 01, 2019 - Measuring the Quality of Physician Care
Consumers are very interested in information about the quality of physician care. 1 - 3 To meet that demand, researchers, medical societies, and health care experts have made a concerted effort to address the many issues encumbering physician quality measurement. As a re…
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cdsic.ahrq.gov/cdsic/2023-annual-meeting-key-themes
October 23, 2024 - :
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/8-building-core-team.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Core Team Form
Building Your Core Team
Purpose of this tool: To help you build a strong team that will champion and lead the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) in your hospital.
How t…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary5.html
September 01, 2015 - Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Applying health information technologies (IT) for QI
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Key Lessons from the National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Introduction
Report…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202503.html
March 01, 2025 - Virginia Health System Uses AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® To Improve Quality of Care
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March 2025
Riverside Health System, based in Newport News, VA, has been using the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture ® (SOPS) for nearly a decade, administering surveys annually…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/DxSafety-March2019-MeetingNotes.pdf
March 08, 2019 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic
Safety and Quality in Health Care
March Meeting Summ…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/150-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Celebrating Success and Spreading MRSA Prevention Beyond the Unit
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Recognizing success, large and small, both early on and long term is important to sustainability. Communicating success can help frontline personnel have the courage to speak …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/vaccination/index.html
September 01, 2023 - COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccines are the best tool we have to prevent people from getting seriously ill and being hospitalized from COVID-19. Following are resources to help nursing homes effectively communicate about vaccines, implement a vaccination program, and track vaccinations of residents and staff.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0504.html
October 01, 2014 - Health Plan Uses AHRQ Data and Surveys to Improve Service to Patients and Their Families
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August 2005
MetroPlus Health Plan in New York City is using CAHPS® data and surveys to improve the service it provides to patients and their families. To address some relatively poor score…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/spotlight-s8-neprash.html
May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
S8: Understanding How Nurse Practitioners Increase Access to Primary Care
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Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022
Acknowledgments and Authors
Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/nurse-role-dxsafety4.html
September 01, 2022 - Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators
Using Patient Cases for Learning
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Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Recommendations for Nurse Lea…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/dream-lab-long-desc.html
August 01, 2025 - Re-engineering for Accurate, Timely, and Communicated Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in Women (DREAM Lab)
Principal Investigator: Kristen E. Miller, Dr.P.H., CPPS, MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD Co-PI: John Yosaitis, M.D., MedStar Health, Washington, DC AHRQ Grant No.: HS027280 Pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variations-gps-decisions-investigate-suspected-lung-cancer-factorial-experiment-using
August 03, 2022 - Study
Variations in GPs' decisions to investigate suspected lung cancer: a factorial experiment using multimedia vignettes.
Citation Text:
Sheringham J, Sequeira R, Myles J, et al. Variations in GPs' decisions to investigate suspected lung cancer: a factorial experiment using multimedia …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-climate-strength-concept-requires-more-attention
March 04, 2011 - Study
Patient safety climate strength: a concept that requires more attention.
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Ginsburg LR, Oore DG. Patient safety climate strength: a concept that requires more attention. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(9):680-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004150.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/providing-feedback-following-leadership-walkrounds-associated-better-patient-safety-culture
February 01, 2023 - Study
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Providing feedback following Leadership WalkRounds is associated with better patient safety culture, higher employee engagement and lower burnout.
Citation Text:
Sexton B, Adair KC, Leonard MW, et al. Providing feedback following Leadership WalkRou…