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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/stats/NEDS_2019_ED_MaskedStats.PDF
January 01, 2019 - please refer to the section on Description of Data Elements.
For more information about the coding of HCUP data elements,
HCUP Summary Statistics Report: NEDS 2019 ED File
Means of Continuous Data Elements
Variable / Label N N Miss Min Max Mean Std Dev
CPTCCS1 : CCS: CPT 1 26,036,549 2,367,292 1.00 999.00 218.13 25…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hcfd-041825.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Improving Healthcare Safety by Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design
AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety
Project Highlights
Improving Healthcare Safety by
Enhancing Healthcare Facility Design
Overview
Research has shown that optimizing the physical, functional, and aesthetic details of healthcare facilitiesi
(e.g., units,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
October 01, 2024 - Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Implementation Guide:
Toolkit for MRSA Prevention
in ICU & Non-ICU Settings
Introduction 1
The Importance of MRSA Prevention 1
Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention 1
Decolonize Patients 2
Decontamina…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-5-table-3.pdf
August 01, 2014 - Section 5, Table 3
Table 3: Evidence for Obtaining a Blood Culture for Treatment of Children with Sepsis Syndrome
Type of
Evidence
Key Findings Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citations
Clinical
guidelines
Pediatric considerations in severe sepsis: Empiric
antibiotics should be administered with…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cardiovascular-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
December 01, 2014 - CARDIOVASCULAR
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 03: Cardiovascular Disease
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hemorrhage-postpartum_research-protocol.pdf
June 11, 2014 - hemorrhage-postpartum-protocol-140611
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Rev…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/stats/NEDS_2018_ED_MaskedStats.PDF
January 01, 2018 - please refer to the section on Description of Data Elements.
For more information about the coding of HCUP data elements,
HCUP Summary Statistics Report: NEDS 2018 ED File
Means of Continuous Data Elements
Variable / Label N N Miss Min Max Mean Std Dev
CPTCCS1 : CCS: CPT 1 28,401,492 2,315,172 1.00 244.00 218.17 24…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/stats/NEDS_2020_ED_MaskedStats.PDF
January 01, 2020 - please refer to the section on Description of Data Elements.
For more information about the coding of HCUP data elements,
HCUP Summary Statistics Report: NEDS 2020 ED File
Means of Continuous Data Elements
Variable / Label N N Miss Min Max Mean Std Dev
CPTCCS1 : CCS: CPT 1 22,074,624 1,374,294 1.00 999.00 217.29 25…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruprev/saworksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer Prevention 1
On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Self-Assessment Worksheet for Pressure Ulcer
The Self-Assessment Worksheet i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
March 01, 2017 - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Content leads for the preparation of this document were as follows:
Deb Patterson Burdsall, M.S.N., R.N.-B.C., CIC
Infection Preventionist
Lutheran Home/Lutheran Life Communities
Arlington Heights, IL
Steven J. Schweon, R.N., M.P.H., M.S.N., CIC, HEM, FSHEA
Infection Prevention Cons…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/exhibit3_3.jsp
January 01, 2007 - Facts and Figures Exhibit 3.3
An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services
Search All AHRQ Websites
Careers
Contact Us
Espanol
FAQs
Email Updates
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Hunt.pdf
July 01, 2004 - Fundamentals of Medicare Patient Safety Surveillance: Intent, Relevance, and Transparency
105
Fundamentals of Medicare Patient
Safety Surveillance: Intent, Relevance,
and Transparency
David R. Hunt, Nancy Verzier, Susan L. Abend, Courtney Lyder,
Lisa J. Jaser, Nancy Safer, Paul Davern
Abstract
The Medicar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wandering-floors-safety-and-security-risks-patient-wandering
August 21, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering
Citation Text:
Smith TA. Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Huma…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspxselfassessment.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Workshee…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mid-summer-fog
September 29, 2017 - A Mid-Summer Fog
Citation Text:
Braddock CH. A Mid-Summer Fog. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers
December 21, 2017 - High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers
Citation Text:
Staggers N. High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/module3-transcript.pdf
June 01, 2017 - Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – Implementing Strategies and Tools
AHRQ Safety Program for ICUs:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Transcript
Senior Leadership Podcast—Implementing Strategies and Tools
Hosts
TJ Lewis
Louella Hung
Interviewees
Susan DeCamp-Freeze, R.N., B.S.N., M.B.A.
Senior Dire…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/spread/notes.html
December 01, 2012 - CUSP Toolkit Spread Facilitator Notes
CUSP Toolkit
The Spread module of the CUSP Toolkit helps an organization share, tailor, and implement the components of a process that have worked well at the unit level. The other CUSP Toolkit modules focus on quality improvement projects at the unit level, where culture…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Ehringer_17.pdf
February 08, 2008 - Promoting Best Practice and Safety Through Preprinted Physician Orders
Promoting Best Practice and Safety Through
Preprinted Physician Orders
George Ehringer, MD; Barbara Duffy, RN, LHRM, MPH
Abstract
Defining how preprinted physician orders are developed within a hospital has the potential to
positi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chest-tube-complications
September 27, 2023 - Chest Tube Complications
Citation Text:
Santhosh L, Broaddus C. Chest Tube Complications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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