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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-35th-anniversary.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Commemorates 35 Years as an Independent Science Agency
MAR
7
2024
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
I am thrilled to announce that 2024 represents a momentous milestone: the 35th anniversary of the Agency for Healthcare …
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/overview/index.html
October 01, 2024 - Overview of the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety
What Is the National Action Alliance? The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety is a collective effort of federal agencies and private partners to improve the safety of patients and the healthcare workforce. Working to…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/index.html
May 01, 2021 - About the Comparative Health Systems Performance (CHSP) Initiative
Overview Download this fact sheet (PDF, 103 KB) AHRQ Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Program Overview and Accomplishments, 2015-2020 (PDF, 826 KB) AHRQ created the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative to study how…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/tools/index.html
June 01, 2025 - Tools To Improve Diagnostic Safety
AHRQ tools to reduce diagnostic errors include: Calibrate Dx is a self-evaluation tool for clinicians to improve their diagnostic decision making. This resource provides structured exercises and tools to help clinicians learn from reviewing their clinical practice. Anyone who…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi2.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Methods
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention
Executive Summary
Introduction & Objectives
Methods
Data Collection and …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/making-patients-part-of-conversations.html
February 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Making Patients Part of Conversations About Their Care: Integrating Patient-Generated Health Data into Electronic Health Records
FEB
15
2022
By
Chun-Ju (Janey) Hsiao, Ph.D.,
and Chris Dymek, Ed.D.
Janey Hsiao, Ph.D.
The 63-yea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/048-talking-points-patients-chg-bathing.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Talking Points for Patients:
Chlorhexidine Bathing
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Patients may have questions regarding chlorhexidine (CHG) bathing to prevent surgical site infections (SSI). B…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship7.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Evaluation of Diagnostic Stewardship Implementation
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Table of Contents
Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
Diagnostic E…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-iodophor.pptx
March 01, 2022 - Computer-Based Training Modules: Nasal Iodophor
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-8
Nursing Protocol Training
Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine)
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
1
Targeted Decolonization Introduction
Our hospital is adopting a targeted decolonization protocol for …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-mupirocin.pptx
March 01, 2022 - Computer-Based Training Modules: Nasal Mupirocin
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 11-7
Nursing Protocol Training
Nasal Mupirocin
1
Targeted Decolonization Introduction
Our hospital is adopting a targeted decolonization protocol for adult
non-intensive …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/3_julie_susi.pdf
April 01, 2014 - Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices
Mercy Hospital
Fore River Campus
Portland, Maine
23
Breast Care Specialists of Maine
A two-surgeon practice, we take pride in offering
timely, accurate consultation and treatment for
benign and malignant …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150917/ron_hay-slides.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Introducing the New CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey 3.0
www.cahps.ahrq.gov
CAHPS Research Directions
• Impact of Shortening CG-CAHPS Survey
• Simplifying CG-CAHPS Item Wording
• Effect of Incentives on Response Rates
• Alternative Modes of Data Collection
• Differences in Extreme Response Tendencies
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/research.html
June 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research and Tools
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2006). TeamSTEPPS™ Guide to Action: Creating a Safety Net for your Healthcare Organization . AHRQ Publication No. 06-0020-4.
Castner, J. (2012). Validity and reliability of the Brief TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire. Jo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-236-section-5-table-3.pdf
June 17, 2014 - CHIPRA 236: Section 5, Table 3
Table 3. Evidence Supporting the Importance of Access to Outpatient Child and Adolescent
Psychiatrists, Neurodevelopmental Pediatricians, and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatricians
Type of
Evidence
Key Findings Level of
Evidence
(USPSTF
Ranking*)
Citation(s)
Clinical
Guide…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/appendix3.html
June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Appendix III. Advisory Group Participants
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Table of Contents
Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework
Chapter 4, Emergi…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/research-results/research/measures-specifications-sw.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Measures Specifications
Southwest Cooperative
Resource: Clinical Quality Measures—Southwest Cooperative (PDF, 426.25 KB, 4 pages)
This document outlines measure specifications for the ABCS of cardiovascular disease prevention (aspirin use, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and s…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/04f-tech-teamwork/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Principles of Safe Design Apply to Technical and Teamwork
CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/hello-black-america.html
July 01, 2021 - Hello Black America - The Conversation: Between Us, About Us
Resource: Hello Black America - The Conversation: Between Us, About Us
In this video series on YouTube, black doctors, nurses, and researchers dispel misinformation and provide accessible facts.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
Topic(s): Va…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/care-for-yourself.html
April 01, 2022 - Clinicians Care For Yourself One Small Way Each Day
Resource: Clinicians Care For Yourself One Small Way Each Day
This infographic includes tips for clinicians to encourage taking care of themselves one small way each day.
Source: CDC
Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention; Behavioral Health
Aud…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/covid-testing-basics.html
June 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Testing Basics
Resource: COVID-19 Testing Basics
This webpage provides some basic information regarding COVID-19 testing, including the different types of tests, their uses, and the types of samples needed.
Source: FDA
Topic(s): Testing
Audience(s): Managers; Clinical Leaders; Clinicians; …