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4621. Advancing Patient Safety: A Decade of Evidence, Design, and Implementation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/advancing-patient-safety.pdf
      January 01, 2010 - root causes, analyzing health care failure modes and effects, applying human factors principles, assessing

4622. Advancing Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advancing/index.html
      July 01, 2022 - analyzing root causes, analyzing health care failure modes and effects, applying human factors principles, assessing

4623. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/transfer.html
      September 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits Electronic Reports Transfer Risk Report Table 1. Sample High-Risk Transfer Report Facility Name: Unit: Report Date: Resident Name and Advance Directive Status # ED Visits Within: ED Discharg…

4624. Warm Handoff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/interventions/handoff-slides.html
      May 01, 2017 - Warm Handoff Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care Slide 1: Warm Handoff AHRQ Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Slide 2: Speaker Kelly Smith, PhD Scientific Director, Quality & Safety Co-PI, AHRQ Guide to Improve Patient Safety in …

4625. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      Digital Healthcare Research Advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness through the evolving digital healthcare ecosystem. More PSNet Discover the latest literature, news, and expert commentary on patient safety topics. More CAHPS The CAHPS program aims to advance our scientific …

4626. Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf1.html
      October 01, 2014 - Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education Introduction This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to increase the use of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations and resources in campus and communit…

4627. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More Tools The …

4628. AHRQ Expands Its Repertoire to Eliminate Diagnostic Errors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ Expands Its Repertoire to Eliminate Diagnostic Errors AUG 22 2022 By Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A. Too many Americans have experienced the health-related consequences and anxieties that f…

4629. 2021: An AHRQ Year in Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders 2021: An AHRQ Year in Review JAN 11 2022 By David Meyers, M.D. David Meyers, M.D. Turning the calendar to a new year is a time for taking stock—reflecting on our accomplishments and setting our sights on where we want to go…

4630. Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents Efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes have left many residents socially isolated. Isolation can contribute to anxiety, …

4631. Section 2: Explanation of Mutual Support Key Concepts and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/tools/index.html
      June 01, 2023 - Section 2: Explanation of Mutual Support Key Concepts and Tools This section contains explanations and illustrations to help you better understand and appreciate the importance of TeamSTEPPS mutual support concepts and tools. If you teach this content or want additional insights into how the material can be mor…

4632. About the eCare Plan for Multiple Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - About the eCare Plan for Multiple Chronic Conditions The eCare Plan project aims to build care planning tools that will improve how we do research and provide healthcare for people with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). These tools include data standards and electronic care plan applications that allow all mem…

4633. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
      March 01, 2021 - Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources About 42 million people in the United States (nearly 18 percent of the population) currently smoke. Tobacco use is a leading cause of illness, disability, and death in the United States. Cigarette smoking accounts for one out of every five deaths and is estimated to incr…

4634. Tool: Handoff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/handoff.html
      May 01, 2023 - Tool: Handoff A handoff is a standardized method for transferring information, along with authority and responsibility, during transitions in patient care. Handoffs include the transfer of knowledge and information about the degree of uncertainty (uncertainty about diagnoses, etc.), response to treatment, recen…

4635. Mod5-Disclosure-Checklist (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-disclosure-checklist.pdf
      April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations, including key disclosure communication skills. Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in disclosure conversations. How to use this tool: Use Part I of the checklist to pre…

4636. Disclosure Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/checklist5.html
      August 01, 2022 - Disclosure Checklist AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit Purpose: To provide guidance to individuals who are conducting initial or followup disclosure conversations, including key disclosure communication skills. Who should use this tool? Disclosure Lead and any staff who will be engaged in …

4637. Rationale for Improvement Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-3.html
      September 01, 2021 - The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childbirth: State of the Science Rationale for Improvement Tools Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immed…

4638. Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 13 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight13supp.pdf
      June 01, 2015 - Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 13 The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program Evaluation Highlight No.13, June 2015 Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 13: How did CHIPRA quality demonstration States employ learning collaboratives to improve children’s health care quali…

4639. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Feeding Tubes (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Feeding Tubes Feeding Tubes Types of Devices ■ Nasogastric (NG) tube: non-weighted, polyurethane tube for use more than 10 days. ■ Gastrostomy tube: tube protrudes from anterior abdominal wall; most common initial gastrostomy device. ■ Button/skin-level gastrostomy: …

4640. Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-k.pdf
      June 02, 2025 - Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix K. Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention The poster on the following page is intended to be printed with dimensions of 28 by 36 inches. This can be done by sending the PDF out to a printer for large-f…