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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/head-bed-elevation-lit-review.html
January 01, 2017 - Head of Bed Elevation or Semirecumbent Positioning Literature Review
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Summary
The elevation of the head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees) is associated with a decreased incidence of aspiration and ventilator-ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/tools.html
February 01, 2018 - Ambulatory Care
AHRQ is committed to improving the safety and quality of ambulatory care in the United States. Ambulatory care is care provided by health care professionals in outpatient settings. These settings include medical offices and clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, hospital outpatient departments, an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-nov2023.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcarae Meeting
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
November Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established by Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested “…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-fischer.html
December 01, 2017 - Impact of Medicaid Policy on Cardiovascular Drug Use and Clinical Outcomes
Abstract
Principal Investigator: Michael A. Fischer, M.D., M.S.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Purpose
This study evaluated the prevalence and effectiveness of different policy approaches used by State Medicaid programs to manage m…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumchen08.html
October 01, 2014 - Chen, Jersey
Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards
Summaries of recently funded projects for Independent Scientist and Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K Awards.
Institution: Yale University
Grant Title: Geographic Variation in the Use of Imaging with Cardiac Stress Testing
Grant Number…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/PCOR.html
December 01, 2021 - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Career Development (K) Awards
AHRQ’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) training program provides an opportunity to build capacity in PCOR, specifically with regard to training in the methods used to conduct such research. This program provides support for a sustained p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/mader-poronsky-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Valuation of a Simple Tool for Chest Pain Patient Risk-Stratification in North America
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
1. Valuation of a simple tool for chest pain patient risk-stratification in North America
Principal Investigator and Team Members: Timothy J. Mader, MD, and Kye E. Poronsky, MA,
Bay…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/index.html
May 01, 2015 - For Clinicians
All health care providers, especially those with direct patient contact, have a unique opportunity to help tobacco users quit. Smokers cite a doctor's advice to quit as an important motivator for attempting to stop smoking.
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update—Clinical Practice …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/guise2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Grant Report: Using Military & Aviation Simulation Experience to Improve Rural Obstetric Safety
PI: Guise, J-M
FINAL GRANT REPORT
Title: Using Military & Aviation Simulation Experience to Improve Rural Obstetric Safety
Grant Award #: 5U18HS015800-02
Grantee Institution: Oregon Health & Science University…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/alarm-fatigue-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Mayo Clinic
campus in
Jacksonville,
FL. PCU (27
beds). … Mayo Clinic
campus in
Jacksonville,
FL. PCU (27
beds).
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/cost/app-b-pt2.html
October 01, 2015 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Appendix B. Example Data Collection Tools (continued)
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Pra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/cahps-strategy-6k.pdf
August 01, 2017 - Plan Survey to ask enrollees about –
• Access to interpreters when needed at a doctor’s office or clinic
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works.html
February 01, 2024 - Implementing What Works
Tools and strategies to implement what works for practice improvement and patient safety.
Once effective interventions have been identified, AHRQ projects and grants develop and test tools and strategies to implement what works for practice improvement and patient safety.
Opioid Use …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/multiple/Calibrate-Dx-AppendixB.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions - Appendix B
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Revised Safer Dx Instrument
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ITEM SCORE
The documented history was suggestive of an alternate diagnosis, which was not cons…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ehr-impact4.html
July 01, 2024 - Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safety
Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement in Diagnostic Documentation
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Table of Contents
Documenting Diagnosis: Exploring the Impact of Electronic Health Records on Diagnostic Safe…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=14
February 01, 2014 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings. 141 - 150 of 191 Publications displayed
Find Publications by Keyword or To…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy2/Strat2_Tool_3_Get_to_Know_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
Get to Know Your Health Care Team
Getting to know your health care team helps you get
the best care possible.
The members of your health care team include:
• You
• Family or friends, as you wish
• Different…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/building-bridge-to-evidence-based-medicine.html
June 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ and Clinical Decision Support: Building the Bridge to Evidence-based Medicine
JUN
6
2024
By
Edwin Lomotan, M.D.,
James Swiger, M.B.E., and
Dean F. Sittig, Ph.D.
Clinical decision support (CDS) has emerged as an important tool …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-ai-wave3.html
July 01, 2025 - Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond
Understanding AI’s Potential: Healthcare Applications of Deep Learning
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Table of Contents
Understanding the AI Wave: Foundational Knowledge for Improving Diagnosis and Beyond
Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/obesity_topic-refinement.pdf
May 22, 2014 - Final Topic Refinement Document - Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population
Final Topic Refinement Document
Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population
(ID: OBET0913)
May 22, 2014
AHRQ Technology Assessment Program
Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center
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