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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication
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Final Recommendation Statement
Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication
August 23, 2022
Recommendations made by t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/postpartum-care-one-year-protocol-amendment.pdf
April 25, 2022 - Postpartum Care for Women Up to One Year After Pregnancy
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Postpartum Care for Women Up to One Year After Pregnancy
Initial Publication Date: February 24, 2022
Amendment Date: April 25, 2022
(Amendments Details-see Section VI…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017832-dorr-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Effectiveness - Primary effectiveness of the program was assessed using quality measures, utilization
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/lung-cancer-staging_research-protocol.pdf
December 08, 2014 - The reference standard must not have been defined
by either imaging test being assessed. … Were those who assessed the patient’s outcomes blinded to the group to which the
patients were assigned
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/vaccine-administration.html
July 01, 2022 - Vaccine Administration: Rights of Medication Administration
Resource: Vaccine Administration: Rights of Medication Administration
This guidance explains a series of actions related to vaccine administration which involves: assessing patient vaccination status and determining needed vaccines, screening for co…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/additional/sbar.html
July 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Additional Video: SBAR in Inpatient Medical Teams
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nbJPAumzJrc
TeamSTEPPS: SBAR in Inpatient Medical Teams (1:36)
SBAR stands for situation, background, assessment and recommendation. It’s a proven tool to quickly summarize and com…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/odell-david-d
January 01, 2023 - Odell, David D.
Development and Implementation of the REmote Telehealth User-Reported caNcer Surveillance (RETURNS) Program for Lung Cancer
Description
This research will improve upon and evaluate a telehealth lung cancer surveillance program that combines patient-reported out…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessing-impact-patient-centered-medical-home-mn/citation/patient-medical-group
January 01, 2023 - Patient medical group continuity and healthcare utilization.
Citation
Anderson LH, Flottemesch TJ, Fontaine P, et al. Patient medical group continuity and healthcare utilization. Am J Manag Care. 2012 Aug;18(8):450-7.
Link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22928760
Principal Investigato…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessing-impact-patient-centered-medical-home-mn/citation/trends-quality-during
January 01, 2023 - Trends in quality during medical home transformation.
Citation
Solberg LI, Asche SE, Fontaine P, et al. Trends in quality during medical home transformation. Ann Fam Med. 2011 Nov-Dec;9(6):515-21.
Link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22084262
Principal Investigator
Fontaine, Patr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37085/psn-pdf
July 15, 2013 - Critical Care Safety: Essentials for ICU Patient Care and
Technology.
July 15, 2013
Plymouth Meeting PA: ECRI Institute; 2007. ISBN 9780977914258.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-care-safety-essentials-icu-patient-care-and-technology
This guide provides comprehensive tools for assessment, training, and imple…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36271/psn-pdf
September 20, 2006 - Safe Foundations: Junior Doctors and Patient Safety.
September 20, 2006
National Patient Safety Agency.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-foundations-junior-doctors-and-patient-safety
This Web site has educational modules for doctors-in-training and provides slides, trainer's notes, and
relevant case studies on hu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36677/psn-pdf
February 21, 2007 - Hospitals win safety award for simple changes.
February 21, 2007
Sipkoff M. Drug Topics. January 22, 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-win-safety-award-simple-changes
This article spotlights two Philadelphia hospitals recognized for their innovative medication safety initiatives:
use of color-coded sto…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/improving-utility-evidence-synthesis-white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Another technical brief that
assessed the available evidence regarding strategies for comprehensive … Delirium33
Treatment of delirium AGS Updating BEERS criteria inconsistent; indirect;
imprecise; assessed
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar8_pu_sustainingpractices.pdf
April 01, 2011 - Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices at Your Hospital
Sustaining Pressure Ulcer
Prevention Practices at
Your Hospital
Presented by Dan Berlowitz, M.D., M.P.H.
Bedford VA Medical Center
Boston University School of Public Health
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Welcome!
Thank you for joining this
webinar about how to
sustain pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/054-dec-guide-pre-launch-activities.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Pre-Launch Activities
ICU & Non-ICU
Develop a CUSP Team
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, is a proven patient safety and quality improvement framework that is integrated into the AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention. A core element of CUSP is the C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-webinar-jan-2017-schlesinger.pdf
January 01, 2017 - CAHPS Elicitation Protocol Webcast
Development and Testing of
the CAHPS Elicitation Protocol
Mark Schlesinger
Yale School of Public Health
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
Goals for narrative elicitation: specifics
We aspired to collect narratives that are:
• Complete: provide a full picture of the experiences that
matter…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/961.html
June 01, 2025 - Researcher Akira Nishisaki Designs Quality Improvement Processes To Reduce Harm in Pediatric ICUs
Issue Number
961
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 10, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Annual Expenditures for Diet-Related Health Conditions Treatment for m…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/930.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Summit To Address Emergency Department Boarding
Issue Number
930
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
September 24, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Prevalence of Long COVID According to Income Among adults who ever had COVID-19, those living in high-income h…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-prescribe-opioids.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Supporting Clinical Staff Who Prescribe Opioids to Older Adults: Providing Targeted Educational Sessions to Meet Needs Case Study
Focus on High Leverage Change: Opioi…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/index.html
September 01, 2025 - Engineering Safe Practices Affinity Group
Background The National Action Alliance established the Engineering Safe Practices Affinity Group to make healthcare safer by design by identifying scalable opportunities for engineering safety into key healthcare practices—one of the Alliance’s five Aims. Read more …