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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/kowozer-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - is higher than the rate that would be projected for an average participant who
operated on the same case
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/098-cusp-why-choose-cusp-approach.pptx
October 01, 2024 - The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide4.html
August 01, 2024 - activities Heart Healthy Ohio Initiative developed resources for practices about how to establish a business case
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-bed-bathing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - As is the case with any medical care, patients can refuse the
protocol, but your enthusiasm and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/ornstein-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Utilize Medication Safety Practice Performance Reports
• Design and execute case management for patients
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/action-alliance-webinar-august-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Measuring Progress • Measurement
• Leveraging Data and Analytics to Improve Safety
• Create a Business Case
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/social-needs-tool.pdf
May 01, 2021 - Addressing patients’ social needs: an emerging business case for provider investment.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Clair.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Well-designed, quasi-experimental studies
Level IV Well-designed, non-experimental studies
Level V Case
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/design-environments-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Getting Alarm Sounds Into a Global Standard: A Case Study With Reflections .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/morgan-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety and Disease Management While on Contact Isolation
Final Progress Report
Improving Patient Safety and Disease Management While on Contact Isolation
Daniel Morgan (PI)
Anthony Harris (Mentor)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dates of Project: 7/01/09–6/30/14…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/162-example-completed-learning-defects-tool.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Learning From Defects Tool - Example
ICU & Non-ICU
Problem statement: Healthcare organizations can increase the extent to which they learn from defects. We define this learning as reducing the probability that future patients will be harmed.
What is a defect? A defect is any cli…
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/nm-statesum.pdf
July 01, 2015 - CHIPRA - Spotlight on New Mexico
July 2015
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from New Mexico’s experience in the quality
demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-pennsylvania-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Pennsylvania -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned, and
outcomes from Pennsylvania’s experience from February 2010
to February 2016 with the quality demonstration funded by
the Centers for Medicare & Med…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/7-things.html
March 01, 2017 - Infographic: 7 Things You Should Know About Urinary Leg Bags
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
The infographic flier on page 5 of this PDF can be printed and posted in patient care areas, meeting rooms, or nurse stations, to educate clinicians, residents, and their families on pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-2-implementation-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Module 2 Implementation Guide: System Change: Laying the Foundation and Leadership
Implementation Guide - Module 2
System Change: Laying the Foundation and Leadership
Module Purpose
Following the call to action in Module 1, the purpose of this module is to lay the foundation for
systems change. Topics i…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsrapd.html
February 01, 2014 - Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research
Appendix D: Four Suggested Key Areas
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research
Executive Summary
Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research
Conclusion
References
Appendix A: Priority Topic…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/925.html
August 01, 2024 - New Data Files Provide Comprehensive View of U.S. Healthcare
Issue Number
925
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
August 13, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Sepsis-Related Mortality Before and During COVID-19 Between 2016 and 2019, the in-hospital mortality rate…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4j_combo_psi13-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4j
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 13: Postoperative Sepsis
Why Focus on Sepsis?
• More than 750,000 cases of sepsis are…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/iowa-case-study.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Discharge Instructions Quality: How the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital Improved their Electronic Template for Family/ Caregiver Written Discharge Instructions
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