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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/c3_pdi_staffpresentation.pptx
January 01, 2006 - Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
Use this PowerPoint presentation as a template for your presentation to hospital staff.
Replace the charts with charts that you create with your data (using the Excel workbook in Tool B.3a) and replace the red text with information relevant to your hospital.
Modify as needed to …
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/resources/type-harm.html
July 01, 2025 - Resources by Safety Topic
Contents Diagnostic Safety Emergency Preparedness Falls Healthcare-Associated Infections Maternal Safety Medication Safety Never Events Opioid Safety Pressure Ulcers Readmissions Sepsis Surgical Safety Transitions in Care Venous Thromboembolism Diagnostic Safety AHRQ Diagnostic Steward…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/resources/index.html?page=3
Topics include experiences with getting an appointment, experiences at the appointment, and smoking and blood … pressure related topics.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/warm-handoff-patient-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Here are some examples:
■ The medical assistant who takes your blood
pressure and weight and asks
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/delivery-preventive-services.html
October 01, 2024 - substantially less access to breast and cervical cancer screening; less screening for high cholesterol, high blood … pressure, and tobacco/nicotine use; and less nutrition and exercise counseling.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/assessment.html
December 01, 2017 - On-Time Pressure Ulcer Assessment
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
The On-Time Pressure Ulcer Assessment incorporates elements from the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) with additional standardized treatment and intervention descriptors. The On-Time Pressur…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa2.pdf
January 01, 2018 - births, birth weight 2,500 grams or more -1.00 0.0 0.00 NVSS_L 16 (2001-
2016)
Adults who received a blood … pressure measurement in the last 2
years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high … pressure less than 140/90
mm/Hg
-0.75 0.0 0.06 NHANES 13 (2004-
2016)
Adults age 40 and over with … P
Value
Data
Source
Number of
Years
Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes with blood … pressure
less than 130/80 mm Hg
-1.38 0.0 0.13 NHANES 13 (2004-
2016)
Adults age 40 and over with
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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-McCabe_39.pdf
March 28, 2008 - Changes in levels of blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipids are simulated in response to
actions … Blood pressure and lipid values are similarly represented.
Patient populations. … pressure, weight,
creatinine, height, depression, stress, and level of adherence to treatment regimen … pressure,
and lipid values to evidence-based goals (e.g., A1c values <7 percent). … (Blood pressure and lipid values were
treated but are not reported.)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-RTI-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - 4
Case 1: Diagnostic Evaluation
Temp 99.2° Fahrenheit
Heart rate 98 beats per minute
Blood … pressure 110/87
Oxygen saturation 95%
Respiratory rate 22 breaths per minute
WBC count 11,200 cells … antibiotic therapy
Clinical instability
Unable to maintain oxygen saturation
Hypotension (systolic blood … pressure <100)
Tachycardia (heart rate >100 beats per minute)
18
Management RTI
18
Case 2: Francisco
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6kculturalcompetence.html
March 01, 2020 - One outcome of this program was more frequent self-monitoring and better blood pressure control. 11 … Culturally Competent Disease Management Improves Self-Monitoring and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive … Culturally Competent Disease Management Improves Self-Monitoring and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Events4
9 patients had 14 adverse events (<1% of activities)
Falls to knees without injury (5)
Systolic blood … pressure <90 mmHg (4)
Oxygen saturation <80% (3)
Nasal feeding tube removal (1)
Systolic blood pressure … PT sessions (i.e., 6 per 1,000 PT treatment)
80% of events were transient physiological (heart rate, blood … pressure, blood oxygen level)
4 events required any treatment (8 per 10,000 PT treatment)
Dislodgement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-core-measures-quality.pdf
January 01, 2019 - pressure less
than 140/90 mm/Hg (NHANES)
10.6% in 2001-
2004
18.2% in 2013-
2016
-0.8 0.059 … pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg
(NHANES)
44.7% in 2001-
2004
52.1% in 2013-
2016
-1.4 0.125 … Measure Title (Data Source)
Baseline Rate
and Year
Current Rate and
Year AAPC P Value
Adult Blood … Pressure Adults who received a blood pressure
measurement in the last 2 years and can
state whether … their blood pressure was
normal or high (NHIS)
90.4% in 2003 92.8% in 2017 -1.2 0.421
Adult Pneumonia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-8-a-ehr-data-feasibility-tool.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 8-A, EHR Data Feasibility Tool
EHR Data Feasibility Tool copyright 2011 American Medical
Association. All Rights Reserved. This tool and the information
contained therein may not be reproduced or distributed and may
only be used for collecting data in connection with an agreement
with the American Medica…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/origin.html
March 01, 2021 - ABCS” of cardiovascular care: A for aspirin for those at risk of a heart attack or stroke, B for blood … pressure control, C for cholesterol management, and S for smoking cessation.
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/data/chartbook/index.html
February 01, 2025 - NPSD Chartbooks
The Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Chartbooks provide an overview of the patient safety data captured in the NPSD through the AHRQ Common Formats for Event Reporting (CFER) and highlight patterns and trends in the data. The Chartbooks represent the results of analyses designed to c…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation-shoulder-dystocia.html
July 01, 2023 - "Her most recent vital signs 15 minutes ago were as follows: BP [blood pressure] 106/62, Pulse 68, Resp … "Her most recent vital signs 15 minutes ago were as follows: BP [blood pressure] 106/62, Pulse 68, Resp
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/background.html
July 01, 2018 - probably result in clinically and statistically significant improvements in blood glucose control and blood … pressure control, although this evidence is tempered by our findings of possible publication bias for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-203-section-6-b-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - PMCoE PICU Expert Work Group and Leadership Team Roster
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-6-b-pmcoe-picu-expert-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - Section 6-B, PMCoE PICU Expert Workgroup and Leadership Team Roster
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-section-6-b-expert-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - Section 6-B, Expert Workgroup Roster and Materials
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