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121. Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/index.html
     May 01, 2024 - Health Equity Primary Care Workforce Public Health and Community Integration Additional Topic Areas … Much of the report is organized into Key Topic Areas and Additional Topic Areas of interest for primary … Navigate directly to AHRQ's Recent Primary Care Grants and Resources to read about the topic areas.

122. Why Was This Guide Developed? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-why.html
     May 01, 2014 - practices and community resources, establishing such linkages may be especially challenging in rural areas … This process highlights strategies to build on the ties that often already exist in rural areas.

123. AHRQ's NICU Toolkit Used to Develop Nurse Practitioner Training Module in Texas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201531.html
     November 01, 2015 - the development of a training module for advanced practice registered nurse practitioners in rural areas … developmental health assessments and follow-up care to NICU infants in remote and rural primary care areas … Patients living in rural areas often receive care from family nurse practitioners or pediatric nurse … Health Assessment Training Module' can help deliver post-NICU services to infants and children in remote areas

124. Emotional Wellness Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/emotional-wellness-toolkit.html
     June 01, 2022 - Emotional Wellness Toolkit This toolkit provides a checklist on how to improve emotional wellness in 6 areas

125. Visualization of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/challenges/past/sdoh/index.html
     July 01, 2022 - HRSA Area Health Resources Files HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Professional Shortages Areas … SDOH are associated with health outcomes in their regions and foster collaboration between counties in areas … enables a cascade of readiness events, including: Development and deployment of heat shelters in areas … Improved readiness of hospitals, emergency departments, and emergency medical services in areas of high … Urban development to reduce heat island effects and improve canopy coverage in high HRI risk areas.

126. An Overview of the SOPS® Surveys for New Users - Kirchner (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/3-sops101-webcast-2023-kirchner.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - Home 2008 Medical Office 2009 Community Pharmacy 2012 Ambulatory Surgery Center 2015 12 Areas … Technical Expert Panel (TEP) Interview experts, providers, and staff Identify key thematic areas … patient safety culture Raise staff awareness about patient safety Identify strengths and areas … Areas of Patient Safety Culture Assessed Across SOPS Surveys Optional Supplemental Item Sets SOPS Supplemental

127. Environmental Cleaning and Disinfecting Basics for Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/environmental-cleaning-disinfecting.html
     April 01, 2022 - consultant Karl Seagren covers best practices for cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces and high touch areas

128. 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2017qdrslides110718.pptx
     January 01, 2018 - Areas categorized as medium metropolitan areas include Scott County, Kentucky; York County, Maine; and … Areas categorized as medium metropolitan areas include Scott County, Kentucky; York County, Maine; and … Areas categorized as noncore areas include Wallowa, Oregon; Bedford, Pennsylvania; and Crane, Texas. … areas (1.7). … The QDR data demonstrate significant progress in some areas and identify other areas that merit more

129. Infection Prevention and Control Core Practices for Managing COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/infection-prevention-control.html
     April 01, 2022 - for Managing COVID-19 ​This educational series includes seven action briefs that focus on five key areas

130. Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group Environmental Scan (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/healthcare-safety-competency-environmental-scan.pdf
     March 27, 2025 - the Literature Survey Thematic Analysis ........................ 7 Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas … Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas and Associated Knowledge Themes .................. 9 Strategies … The Group sought to review existing safety competencies, acknowledge areas of commonality and differences … Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas The categories identified from the thematic analysis and listed … Over-Arching Safety Competency Areas and Associated Knowledge Themes Strategies Table 5.

131. SOPS Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/sops/about/faq/index.html
     June 01, 2022 - Identify strengths and areas for patient safety culture improvement. … identify specific areas of strength and areas for improvement. … so they crosswalk back to the original survey's units/work areas or staff positions. … Revising the staff positions and units/work areas. … Revising the staff positions and units/work areas. Removing negatively worded items.

132. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find6.html
     December 01, 2012 - Furthermore, although Hispanics (and areas with a higher proportion of Hispanics) exhibit lower rates … At the county level, there is a general pattern of higher indicator rates in areas with a greater supply … Women tend to have higher rates than men and people in nonurban areas tend to have higher rates than … people in urban areas. … In order to assess hospital admissions among the HCBS population and identify areas with the greatest

133. Appendix D. Universal ICU Decolonization Nursing Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-apd.html
     September 01, 2013 - Use the six cloths for bathing all body areas below the jawline: Cloth 1: Neck, shoulders and chest … Ensure thorough cleaning, with special attention to commonly soiled areas such as the neck, skin folds … , and perineal areas. … CHG is safe to use on perineal areas, including external mucosa. … Pay special attention to cleaning skin areas surrounding lines and other devices to ensure removal of

134. New AHRQ SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Offices - Yount (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-new_sops_diagnostic_safety-yount.pdf
     October 20, 2021 - Technical Expert Panel (TEP) Interviewed experts, providers, and staff Identified key thematic areas … Panel Members Kelly Gleason Mark Graber David Newman- Toker Gordy Schiff Hardeep Singh 42 What areas … List of patient safety and quality issues • Overall ratings on quality and patient safety 43 What areas … Three composite measures, or groups of items assessing specific areas of diagnostic safety: ► Time … What areas of diagnostic safety are assessed?

135. Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/safer-together.html
     January 01, 2025 - Implementation Resource Guide , the Plan centers on four foundational and interdependent priority areas … The NSC considers these areas to be foundational because they create the fertile soil that allows broader … The resulting recommendations in these four areas build on the substantial body of experience, evidence

136. Appendix 1: Conducting a Health Literacy Assessment—Flow Chart (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/pharmacy/guide/app-1txt.html
     September 01, 2020 - An arrow points down to Interpreting Results: "Interpret results (identify areas of strength and weakness … An arrow points down to Interpreting Results: "Interpret results (identify areas of strength and weakness … An arrow points down to Interpreting Results: "Interpret results (identify areas of strength and weakness

137. Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay Shower With Chlorhexidine (CHG) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-chg-showering.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Clean All Skin Areas Pay special attention to: • Neck (front and back) • All skin folds • Skin … Massage CHG onto all skin areas. 7. … Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay Shower With Chlorhexidine (CHG) Reminders Clean All Skin Areas

138. Shower Instructions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/patient-chg-showering-poster.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Use 4% liquid CHG for all areas of the body. 2. Use CHG as shampoo. Avoid eyes and ear canals. … • Reapply CHG generously to the sponge or cloth to keep foamy, and apply to the following areas of … Lathering all body areas twice before rinsing takes about 2 minutes. 5. Rinse body well. 6.

139. Looking Forward | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/looking-forward.html
     June 01, 2018 - The QDR data demonstrate significant progress in some areas and identify other areas that merit more … Quality of health care improved in most areas but some disparities still persist, especially for poor … Human Services (HHS) agencies are working on research and conducting programs in many of the priority areas … New disease areas will continue to be included and additional resources will be incorporated as they … progress toward the goal of high-quality health care that is accessible to all Americans and identifies areas

140. Teaching Pre-Implementation Readiness | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/implement/pre-ready.html
     January 01, 2024 - a matter of “more or less,” and if an organization is unsure that they are ready, they can address areas … Alternatively, they may start the process incrementally in units or areas that seem most ready.