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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): Nasal Iodophor for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-3 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Nasal Iodophor for MRSA Carriers With Devices
What is iodophor and how safe is it?
Iodophor is another name for “povidone-iodine,” which is an o…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptflow/section1.html
July 01, 2018 - Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Section 1. The Need to Address Emergency Department Crowding
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Table of Contents
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Acknowledgments
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/tint.html
October 01, 2014 - Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Introduction
Section 1: Planning a Care Management Program
Section 2: Engaging Stakeholders i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmacy/pharmwebinar/sorraslides.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Using the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture
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9
Development of the
AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on
Patient Safety Culture
Joann Sorra, PhD
Project Director
CAHPS and SOPS User Network
Westat
10
10
What is Patient Safety Culture?
“The way we do things around here”
Exists at
multiple
leve…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/mod1-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles
Slide 2: Objectives
Describe the purpose of the Long-Ter…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99a.html
October 01, 2014 - Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
Text of the Act that reauthorizes the former Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
—S.580— Select for
PDF version - 167.27 KB
One Hundred Sixth Congress of the United States of America AT THE …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/950.html
March 01, 2025 - Study Finds More Health Risks for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Issue Number
950
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 18, 2025
AHRQ Stats: MRSA Rates Among Patients From Rural Areas In rural areas, adult inpatient …
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-gurses.html
November 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Improving Healthcare Using Engineering Principles
Ayse P. Gurses, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Founding Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Care Human Factors
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Ayse P. Gurses,
Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.
“My car…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/921.html
July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Feeling Energized After Another Successful AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Issue Number
921
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 16, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Disorders Associated With Public Insurance Readmissions In 2020, adult hosp…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/about.html
September 01, 2021 - Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
About the Measure
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Table of Contents
Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Children and Adolescents Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
Key Driver Diagr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/better-approach.pdf
November 06, 2024 - A Better Approach for Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Care
A Better Approach for Screening Women for Intimate
Partner Violence in Primary Care
AHRQ Impact: New research demonstrates the
use of an electronic health record (EHR)-based
tool to improve confidential screening and risk
manag…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-gabbay.pdf
April 01, 2015 - A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania
A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in
Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD
Institution: Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019150
Overview…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-magill.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transformed Primary Care: Care by Design
Transformed Primary Care: Care by Design™
Principal Investigator: Michael K. Magill, MD
Institution: University of Utah School of Medicine
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019136
Overview of Transformation Efforts
In 2003, the 10 primary care clinics owned by the Universi…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/app-b-pt2.html
October 01, 2015 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools (continued)
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Pra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/ipe-large-org-webcast-skootsky.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Improving Patient Experience in Large Organizations webcast - Skootsky
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Ambulatory Patient
Experience Improvement
Samuel A. Skootsky, MD
Chief Medical Officer
UCLA Faculty Practice Group and Medical Group
UCLA Health
March 2021
UCLA Health Ambulatory Care Locations
Owned and operated by UCLA Health
Com…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T1-Gather_a_Team-updated.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 1. Gather a Team
1. Choose members to serve on the antimicrobial stewardship program team. Depending
on the si…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool2a2.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
2.a-2 Practice Focus Group Guide (Preintervention)
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Clinician Letter
[PRINTED ON NURSING HOME OR MEDICAL DIRECTOR’S STATIONERY]
[Date]
[Prescribing Clinician Name]
Recipient Address
City, State Zip]
Re: Change in protocol regarding urinalyses to improve quality of care and antibiotic use
Dear [insert name],
Based on clinical practice guidelines developed by nurs…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar5/aspire_webinar5.pptx
June 02, 2025 - Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 5
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Webinar 5:Reach Out to Collaborate with Partners Across Settings
Agenda
Describe the impo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Diagnosis
• Case definition: ≥3 unformed stools in a 24-hour period without an alternative explanation and a
positive stool test for C. difficile.1
• Clinical spectrum of infection ranges from watery diarrhea with lower abdominal pain, cramping, and
nausea (wit…