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  1. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/thamer-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Do Safety Warnings Change Prescribing Among the US Dialysis Population? Principal Investigator: Thamer, Mae FINAL REPORT TITLE PAGE Title: Do Safety Warnings Change Prescribing among the US Dialysis Population? Principal Investigator and Team Members: M Thamer, PI, and other team members (…
  2. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/elder-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Patient Safety and the Primary Care Testing Process Final Report 1. Title page Patient Safety and the Primary Care Testing Process PI: Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Cincinnati PO Box 670582 3235 Eden Ave, 142 HPB Cincinnati, OH 45267…
  3. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/about-cahps/research/survey-administration-literature-review.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - CAHPS Survey Administration: What We Know and Potential Research Questions CAHPS Survey Administration: What We Know and Potential Research Questions October 2017 The content of this document may be used and reprinted without permission except for the following: Federal Government logos, items noted …
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    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/subglottic-litreview.docx
    January 01, 2017 - References Summary Continuous or frequent intermittent suctioning of subglottic secretions, via an endotracheal tube (ETT) specially designed with a dorsal lumen to accommodate this, is associated with up to a 50 percent decreased incidence of aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Guidelines support …
  5. www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapa.html
    April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix A. Teleconferences with AHRQ & CDC Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1.…
  6. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/14281-Scott-Cawiezell-draft-1.pdf
    September 29, 2007 - Although the nursing homes were early adopters, they represented both urban and rural areas, various
  7. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/coursemgmt.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - reconfiguring tables within a single space or allowing teams to move to separate breakout rooms or other areas
  8. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/essentials/coursemgmt-cx062819.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - reconfiguring tables within a single space or allowing teams to move to separate breakout rooms or other areas
  9. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hit-hie-rev.pdf
    May 01, 2024 - collectively helped to: ■ Promote the adoption of HIT and HIE across the country (e.g., in rural and urban areas
  10. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/barnes-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Two major areas were highlighted, including uncertainty around the accuracy of the tool and the speed
  11. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b4_combo_documentationcoding.pdf
    March 15, 2016 - coding accuracy can reduce variability in data, increase confidence in the QI rates, and help identify areas
  12. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hit-hie-rev-0724update.pdf
    July 01, 2024 - collectively helped to: ■ Promote the adoption of HIT and HIE across the country (e.g., in rural and urban areas
  13. www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/conflict.html
    April 01, 2013 - And it was very important for all areas. And there are numerous cases.
  14. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/CHSP-bibliography-update-091223.pdf
    September 01, 2023 - Comparison of Populations Served in Hospital Service Areas With and Without Comprehensive Primary Care
  15. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Campbell.pdf
    January 01, 2003 - “hospital discharge data may be more useful than vital records for surveillance in less-populated areas
  16. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/lacson-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Zip codes were used to identify patients coming from priority populations in our community, areas with
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/scott-cawiezell-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Although the nursing homes were early adopters, they represented both urban and rural areas, various
  18. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2022-Compendium-TechDoc.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - approach may result in underrepresentation of health systems serving patients in rural or frontier areas … fewer than 10 medical doctors and/or doctors of osteopathy practicing in the following specialty areas
  19. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2014_cg_cahps_chartbook.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - 2014 CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Database Chartbook THE CAHPS DATABASE 2014 CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey Database 2014 Chartbook: What Patients Say About Their Health Care Providers and Medical Practices AHRQ Contract No.: HHSA290201300003C Managed and prepared by: Westat, Rockville, MD …
  20. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/venous-thromboembolism-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 16. Venous Thromboembolism Venous Thromboembolism 16-1 16. Venous Thromboembolism Eleanor Fitall, M.P.H., and Kendall K. Hall, M.D., M.S. Introduction Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disorder that includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). …

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