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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/collection.html
March 01, 2021 - s QI efforts , including: whether they were part of a larger organization’s QI, autonomous in their choice
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/index.html
March 01, 2025 - CAHPS Surgical Care Survey
The CAHPS Surgical Care Survey asks adult patients to report on surgical care, surgeons, their staff, and anesthesiologists. This standardized survey expands on the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey , which focuses on primary and specialty care, by incorporating domains that are relevan…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - guidelines and order sets for
use at the point of care to assist prescribers with
initial antibiotic choice … Stewardship teams and frontline clinicians
should develop approaches to ensure that the
choice of and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar02/spc_slides.pptx
June 04, 2013 - of interest
Identify measurable attributes
Select appropriate control chart given your variable of choice
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/sustainability/scorecard.html
January 01, 2017 - Sustainability Scorecard
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Instructions: This Sustainability Scorecard is a tool you can use to quickly assess your unit’s progress in applying the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to the care of mechanically ventilated patients. For e…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
March 01, 2021 - Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack, heart failure, stroke and chronic kidney disease. High blood pressure is very common, affecting about 30 percent of adults in the United States. In 2013, high blood pressure was the main or a contributing…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_12_WkWthAdv_HO_508.pdf
April 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 12)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
Working With Patient and Family Advisors
The benefits of working with
patient and family advisors
Bringing the perspectives of patients and families directly
into the planning, delivery, and evalu…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/understand/patient-comments.html
February 01, 2016 - The Influence and Use of Individual Patient Comments
Comments from individual patients are becoming an increasingly popular ingredient in reports on the performance of health plans and providers, particularly physicians. Its use is controversial because of its potential to unduly influence consumer decisions.
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/about/choosing-the-right-toolkit.html
October 01, 2016 - Choosing the Right Toolkit
The Guide is intended to allow nursing homes to pick and choose among toolkits, and even choose among individual tools. Each nursing home will have different needs and resources resulting in different choices. To help decide which tools may be most appropriate for a particular nursing…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_12_WkWthAdv_HO_508.docx
April 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 12)
Strategy 1: Working With Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 12)
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Working With Patient an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/share-conversation-starters.pdf
October 01, 2024 - The SHARE Approach: Conversation Starters
The SHARE Approach:
Conversation Starters
The SHARE Approach provides five elements to guide shared decision-making
discussions with patients. These can be used in any order, and you may need to use
some of the elements multiple times to reach a decision with your…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/appb.html
October 01, 2022 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. An…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part3-nqs7.html
October 01, 2015 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
National Quality Strategy Priority: Care Affordability
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
National Quality Strategy Prio…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/intro.html
November 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Introduction
On-Time Falls Prevention was developed to provide the multidisciplinary nursing home team with electronic medical record (EMR)-based tools to effectively monitor resident fall risk and implement proactive strategies to prevent fal…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-brochure.html
March 01, 2017 - When Do You Need An Antibiotic?
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Taking antibiotics when you don't need them is like leaving the lights on all the time.
Don't Take Antibiotics for Granted
It's easy to see why antibiotics are helpful, and now you know why sometimes you or a fam…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/recommended-reading.html
May 01, 2019 - Reading on Evaluation Recommended
There are dozens of textbooks on evaluation research, and many textbooks on specific research methods you could use to assess a comparative quality reporting effort. This page offers a select list of references that are particularly useful and relevant.
General Evaluation Res…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-topic-refinement.pdf
November 01, 2022 - We added: “If
a contemporaneous
comparison group is not
included, this choice must be
justified.” … If a
contemporaneous comparison
group is not included, this
choice must be justified. … If a
contemporaneous comparison
group is not included, this choice
must be justified. … If a contemporaneous comparison group is not included,
this choice must be justified.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6e.pdf
July 07, 2017 - In addition, patients unclear on the process or
disconcerted by the wait often have little choice but
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp4.html
May 01, 2014 - Clinic
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Patient Choice
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-slides.html
March 01, 2017 - 13
Autonomy—Control and choice over work:
Task, time, team, technique.