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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/psnet.ahrq.gov/index.html
December 01, 2024 - AHRQ Patient Safety Network
Mission AHRQ's Patient Safety Network is a national Web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety. Supported by an extensive system for organizing the site's patient safety information into categories and subcategories (i.e., a patient safety …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Optimize Your Briefings and Debriefings
Optimize Briefings and Debriefings – Facilitator Notes
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Optimize Briefings and Debriefings
SAY:
This module is the first of two parts discussing briefings and debriefings. Teamwork and culture improvement …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/opt-briefings-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Optimize Briefings and Debriefings: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Optimize Briefings and Debriefings
Say:
This module is the first of two parts discussing briefings and debriefings. Teamwork and culture improvement are a big part of this project. Evidence supports that addre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
AHRQ Safety Program …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/blumenthal-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Validation of an Innovative Approach to Error Reduction
Final Progress Report
Validation of an Innovative Approach To Error Reduction
Principal Investigator: David Blumenthal, MD, MPP
Team Members:
Carlos A. Camargo, Jr., MD, DrPH (Massachusetts General Hospital)
Paul D. Cleary, PhD (Yale…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/coaching-checklist.docx
June 02, 2025 - Appendix I. Checklist Observation Tool and FAQs
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Why Should We Use This Tool?
Monitoring checklist use is an extremely important part of this project. Performing observations can often reveal weaknesses in checklist performance that may otherwise go …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/greenes-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Automated Lab Test Followup To Reduce Medical Errors
Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, first, middle): Greenes, David S.
Automated Lab Test Follow-up to Reduce Medical Errors
Principal Investigator: David S. Greenes, MD
Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston
Team …
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/intro.html
April 01, 2017 - Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases
Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Inventory and Prioritization of Measures To Support the Growing Effort in Transparency Using All-Payer Claims Databases
Int…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4e_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 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.4e
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 06: RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality
Why focus on pediatric heart surger…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0085textdescription.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Clinical Topic
Text Description for PCPI eSpecification
Copyright 2012 American Medical Association and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. All rights reserved.
Clinical Topic Maternity Care
Measure Title Episiotomy (Overuse)
Measure # MC-7
Measure
Description
Percentage of patients, regardl…
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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/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4s_combo_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
May 16, 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.4s
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 06: RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality
Why focus on pediatric heart surgery morta…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-194-section-5-table-11-figs-1-2.pdf
April 21, 2015 - CHIPRA 194: Section 5, Table 11, Figures 1 and 2
Table 11. Evidence about Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Primary Headache
Type of Evidence
Key Findings
Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Systematic review Alexiou et al. conducted a systematic review of
the lite…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-i.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix I. Checklist Observation Tool and FAQs - Implementation Guide
Why Should We Use This Tool?
Monitoring checklist use is an extremely important part of this project. Performing observations can often reveal weaknesses in checklist performance that may otherwise go unnoticed. This tool allows you to col…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0198-tables14-17.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Overuse of Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children with a First Generalized Afebrile, Atraumatic Seizure: Tables 14-17
Table 14. Mean (Standard Deviation) Proportion in Racial Groups within Sampled ZIP Codes of Residence‡
Sampled Group
Description
American
Indian or
Alaska…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-194-section-7-tables-15-18.pdf
June 02, 2025 - CHIPRA 194: Section 7, Tables 15-18
Table 15. Mean (Standard Deviation) Proportion in Racial Groups within Sampled ZIP Codes of
Residence‡
Sampled Group
Description
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
Mean (SD) ‡
Asian
Mean (SD) ‡
Black or
African
American
Mean (SD) ‡
Native
H…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/949.html
March 01, 2025 - New Interactive Data Resource Illustrates Trends in Sepsis Hospital Care
Issue Number
949
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 11, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Trends in MRSA Rates, 2016 to 2021 While the overall rate of adult inpatient stays with a diag…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/zabar-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Safe delivery of primary care to vulnerable populations: Using simulation to assess team performance in responding to behavioral and social determinants of health
AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report
Title of Project
Safe delivery of primary care to vulnerable populations: Using simulation (Unanno…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Presentation: Optimize Your Briefings and Debriefings
Optimize
Briefings and Debriefings
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Implementation
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF
December 2017
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery – Implementation
SAY:
This module is the first of two parts discussing briefings and debriefings. Te…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/weissman-rothschild-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The Relationship Between Hospital Workload and Patient Safety
The Relationship between Hospital Workload and
Patient Safety
Final Research Report to AHRQ
Principal Investigator: Joel S. Weissman, PhD
Co- Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Rothschild, MD
Co-Investigators and Study Staff (In alphabetical order):
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