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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1_combo_intro.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introduction to the Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool A.1 i
Introduction to the Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality
Indicators: How To Improve Hospital Quality a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-and-safety-older-adults
April 10, 2024 - reinforced that adequate nurse staffing, particularly registered nurses (RN) and certified nursing assistants … example, one California NH required the evacuation of residents after most of the certified nursing assistants
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-information-technology-it-improve-medication-safety-rural-elders
January 01, 2023 - Using Information Technology (IT) to Improve Medication Safety for Rural Elders
Project Final Report ( PDF , 266.5 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily rep…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/exhibit3_1.jsp
January 01, 2008 - Facts and Figures Exhibit 3.1
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man2.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 2. Fall Response
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Table of Contents
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview
Chapter 2. F…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide2/implguide2ref.html
September 01, 2014 - Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Endnotes
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Table of Contents
Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Part 1: An Introduction to Care Management Entities (CMEs)
Part 2: Assessing Stat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/workplace-safety-items-english.docx
September 01, 2024 - SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Nursing Homes
SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for the SOPS Nursing Home Survey
Language: English
Purpose: These supplemental items were designed for use with the core Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/berner-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Reducing Harm to Patients from Diagnostic Errors
Final Progress Report
Reducing Harm to Patients from Diagnostic Errors
Eta S. Berner, EdD, Principal Investigator
Team Members:
Marcie H. Battles, MS, Project Assistant
Mark L. Graber, MD, Consultant
Gordon D. Schiff, MD, Consultant
Pat …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide1.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
1. Background and Introduction
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Table of Contents
Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Backgroun…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Hueckel_27.pdf
April 01, 2008 - Beyond Rapid Response Teams: Instituting a “Rover Team” Improves the Management of At-Risk Patients, Facilitates Proactive Interventions, and Improves Outcomes
Beyond Rapid Response Teams: Instituting
a “Rover Team” Improves the Management of
At-Risk Patients, Facilitates Proactive Interventions,
and Improves Ou…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/action-plan.html
December 01, 2023 - Action Planning for the SOPS Surveys (Webcast)
January 17, 2019
Summary
Speakers and Presentation Slides
Recording
Transcript
Related Material
Summary
On Thursday, January 17, 2019, AHRQ hosted a webcast that provided an overview of the Action Planning Tool for the Surveys on Patient Safety Cu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/5-sops101-webcast-2023-kirchner.pdf
January 01, 2023 - An Overview of the SOPS® Surveys for New Users - Kirchner
SOPS Resources
Jess Kirchner, M.A.
SOPS Program Manager
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
Survey Materials
• Survey Instruments & Supplemental
Item Sets
► English and Spanish
► PDF and Word
• Survey Items and Com…
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digital.ahrq.gov/national-webinars/applying-advanced-analytics-clinical-care
January 01, 2023 - Applying Advanced Analytics in Clinical Care
Event Date:
October 14, 2020 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm ET
Event Materials:
Presentation Slides ( PDF , 3.82 MB). (Persons using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this presentation. For assistance, please …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool7.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
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Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/staff-assessment-chg-basin-bath.docx
March 01, 2022 - STAFF Skills Assessment: CHG Basin Bath Observation Checklist
Observer: ________________ Unit: _________________ Date________________
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-4 – Staff Skills Assessment:
Chlorhexidine Liquid Basin Bath Observation Checklist
Individual Giving Chlorhexidine…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/staff-assessment-chg-cloth.docx
March 01, 2022 - STAFF Skills Assessment: CHG Cloth Observation Checklist
Observer: _________________________ Unit: _________________ Date________________
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-3 – Staff Skills Assessment:
Chlorhexidine Cloth Use Observation Checklist
Individual Giving Chlorhexidine Gl…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/ahrq-support-of-the-uspstf-2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF
AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) is
a volunteer group of national experts in …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/child-hcahps-database/participate.html
March 01, 2025 - Participating in the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey Database
All children's hospitals and inpatient pediatric departments that administer CAHPS Child Hospital (Child HCAHPS) Survey are invited to submit their results to the Child Hospital Survey Database. This page explains the requirements and the steps involved …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_5-mutual-support.pptx
July 01, 2023 - Mutual Support: Severe Hypertension - PowerPoint Presentation
Mutual Support
Severe Hypertension
Module 5 of 8
SPPC-II
Toolkit
AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0046
July 2023
Hospital AIM Team
Leads
SPPC-II
SCRIPT
Welcome to Module 5 of the SPPC-II Teamwork Toolkit. In this module, we will discuss the different facets of mutual …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33597/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - Long-term Care and Patient Safety
April 10, 2024
Bakerjian D. Long-term Care and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/long-term-care-and-patient-safety
Background
For many years, the patient safety field focused on improving safety in hospital and ambulatory care
settings. More re…