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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/about/evidencenow-model.html
August 01, 2019 - The EvidenceNOW Model: Providing External Support for Primary Care
Well-functioning primary care practices deliver high-quality, evidence-based health care. Primary care clinicians and teams work hard to provide this type of care, but practices, particularly small ones, don’t always have the internal infrastruc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/6-gap-analysis-goal.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Gap Analysis and Goal-Setting Form
Creating a sense of urgency is an important strategy to gather institutional support and provide engagement in quality improvement work. One of the best approaches is to evaluate current performance and identify deficiencie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/10-tips-for-hospitals.pdf
December 01, 2009 - 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Advancing Excellence in Health Care • www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality PATIENT
SAFETY
10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Medical errors may occur in different health care settings, and those that happen in hospitals can have serious
consequences. The …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/optima-interview.html
November 01, 2024 - Interview with the OPTIMA Project Team
Project Overview: The Optimizing Primary Care Tools for Incontinence Management (OPTIMA) project, led by University of California San Diego, is implementing a four-pronged intervention to improve the quality of care for women with urinary incontinence (UI). This intervent…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-iodophor.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Iodophor for MRSA Carriers 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 “pov…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/sustainability-guideapa.html
October 01, 2015 - A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions
Appendix A. Action Plan Tool for Project Sustainability
Previous Page
Table of Contents
A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions
Appendix A. Action Plan Tool for Project Sustainability
The Purpose of This …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-mupirocin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA Carriers With Devices
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-2 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA Carriers With Devices
What is mupirocin and how safe is it?
Mupirocin is a topical antibio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/action-alliance-webinar-june-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - National Action Alliance Webinar June 18, 2024: Empowering Patient Voice in Safety Strategies
Empowering Patient Voice in Safety Strategies:
Understanding and Operationalizing the National Action
Alliance Aim #2
NATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES
June 18, 2024
Housekeeping Instructions
• This webinar will be recorded a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-maintenance.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Urinary Catheter Maintenance
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance
Maintaining Awareness and Proper Care of Catheters in Place
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
1
Disrupting the Life Cycle of a Catheter Device
Disrupting the Life Cyc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/ascwebinar/smith2slides.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Development of the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Slide Presentation
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Development of the AHRQ
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Scott Smith, PhD
Senior Study Director
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What is Patient Safety Culture?
“The way we do things around he…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module1/video-transcript-spanish.docx
June 02, 2025 - Programa de seguridad de la AHRQ para cuidados a largo plazo: HAI/CAUTIPREVENIR
HAIs
Infeccones relacionadas con los cuidados de salud
Kit de herramientas de seguridad para cuidados a largo plazo
Módulo 1: Usar el kit de herramientas de seguridad integral para cuidados a largo plazo: Aplicar principios de seguridad.…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/917.html
June 01, 2024 - AHRQ Study Highlights Caregiver Needs in Mobile Health App Adoption
Issue Number
917
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 18, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Adverse Drug Events Involving Hypoglycemic Agents In 2021, 7.5 percent of Hispanic patients, 6.6 per…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html
September 01, 2024 - Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety
Final reports from research grants administered since 2000 on a variety of patient safety topics, such as measure development, medication safety, and diagnostic safety.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety subdivis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/intramuscular-injections.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Intramuscular Injections – Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes
Intramuscular Injections
Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes
When vaccinating nursing home residents, proper intramuscular (IM) administration is important to make
sure the vaccine does …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apd.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix D. Followup Telephone Survey
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
Appendix …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/959.html
May 01, 2025 - Lab Results Improve Accuracy of AI-Generated Diagnoses
Issue Number
959
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
May 28, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Insurance Types Among High Spenders Medicare and private insurance paid for over three-quarters of expenses among …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4a_pdi01-lacerationpuncture-bestpractices.pdf
May 31, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4a
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 01: Accidental Puncture or Laceration
Why focus on accidental puncture and lacera…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/nicu/packet/apd.html
December 01, 2013 - Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
Appendix D. Followup Telephone Survey
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Transitioning Newborns from NICU to Home
A Resource Toolkit
Basic Components of the Health Coach Program
Family Information Packet Cover Sheet
Coaching in the Hospital
Appendix …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=0
December 01, 2024 - Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety
Final reports from research grants administered since 2000 on a variety of patient safety topics, such as measure development, medication safety, and diagnostic safety.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety subdivis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/impact-ks-success-story.pdf
April 01, 2015 - New Mexico IMPaCT: Catalyzing Community Health Transformation in Kansas
New Mexico IMPaCT: Catalyzing Community Health
Transformation in Kansas
A key goal of AHRQ’s IMPaCT (Infrastructure
for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation)
grants is to learn strategies for spreading successful
primary …