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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=4
June 12, 2025 - Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50697/psn-pdf
November 27, 2019 - Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT
Prolongation
November 27, 2019
Kulig CE, Ebong IA. Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT Prolongation. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cardiac-arrest-woman-uti-case-qt-prolongation
The Case
A 36-year-old woman with a history of dep…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/antibiotic-time-out-tool.docx
November 01, 2019 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Antibiotic Time Out Tool
Date:
Patient Name or Identifier:
Directions: This form should be completed by frontline clinicians on a daily basis for patients receiving antibiotics.
Note: A table of commonly recommended durations of therapy can be found on the…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu6.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
6. How do we sustain the redesigned prevention practices?
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Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49845/psn-pdf
October 01, 2018 - Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug
Shortages
October 1, 2018
Plogsted S. Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-short-maintaining-safety-face-drug-shortages
The Case
A 1-month-old preterm infant in the ne…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-136-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
January 01, 2012 - CHIPRA 136: Section 2 Technical Specifications
MEASURE 1
A. Description
This measure characterizes care that precedes Emergency Department (ED)
visits with asthma for children ages 2-21 who can be identi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/combined-proactive-risk-assessment-cpra-4-step-technique-innovation-summary
February 26, 2025 - Combined Proactive Risk Assessment (CPRA) – 4-Step Technique Innovation Summary
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February 26, 2025
Innovation
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October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
6. How do we sustain the redesigned prevention practices?
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1.html
March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
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Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Rate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867845/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Combined Proactive Risk Assessment (CPRA) – 4-Step
Technique Innovation Summary
February 26, 2025
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/combined-proactive-risk-assessment-cpra-4-step-technique-innovation-
summary
Summary
This innovation describes the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) National Center for Patient Saf…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-5-modeling
July 05, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 5. Modeling
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In addition to systematic reviews, the Task Force uses modeling to inform the recommendation process. The Task Force uses modeling only w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33601/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - Electronic Health Records
December 15, 2024
Electronic Health Records. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/electronic-health-records
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33761/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved
Safety With Mindfulness
February 1, 2014
Beyea SC. Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved Safety With Mindfulness. PSNet
[internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interruptions-and-distractions-health-care-improved-safety-mindfulne…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-ASC-webcast-2023-0509-hare.pdf
January 01, 2023 - SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Webcast - HARE
SOPS ASC Survey, Database and Resources
Ryan Hare, MPP
Lead Research Associate
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
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SOPS ASC Survey
• Designed specifically for ASC staff and asks for their opinions
about the culture of patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-new_sops_diagnostic_safety-yount.pdf
October 20, 2021 - New AHRQ SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items for Medical Offices - Yount
Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items
for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
Naomi Yount, PhD
Westat
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Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Items
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• Designed as a supplemental item set that can be added to the
end of the SOPS Medical Off…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool1.html
March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Rate…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/2-why-improve/index.html
February 01, 2020 - Section 2: Why Improve Patient Experience?
Contents
2.A. Forces Driving the Need To Improve
2.B. The Clinical Case for Improving Patient Experience
2.C. The Business Case for Improving Patient Experience
References
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In the face …
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st248/stat248.pdf
July 01, 2009 - Statistical Brief #248: The Five Most Costly Conditions, 1996 and 2006: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
STATISTICAL BRIEF #248
Highlights
These five medical
conditions—heart…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/data/chsp-brief1-snapshot-of-us-health-systems-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016
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Snapshot of U.S. Health Systems, 2016
Comparative
Health System
Performance
Initiative
Note: The hospital figures represent all non-Federal general acute care hospitals in the United States.
By the end of 2016, there were 626 health systems* in the United States.
Agen…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rpe_report/rpe_report_2010.shtml
January 01, 2010 - Respondent Payment Experiment with MEPS Panel 13
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