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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/next-steps.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Recommendations for AHRQ’s Next Steps
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Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Lessons Le…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/worksheet2.html
August 01, 2022 - Building the Business Case for CANDOR Worksheet
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To provide guidance to leaders and staff who are building a business case for implementing the Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) process in their organization.
Who should use this tool? …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/impguide/apa.html
August 01, 2022 - Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process: Appendix A
Building the Business Case Worksheet
Purpose: To provide guidance to leaders and staff who are building a business case for implementing the CANDOR process in their organization.
Who should use this tool? Leaders (administrators, director of nursing…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/about/evidencenow-factsheet.pdf
April 01, 2021 - Evidence Now: Bridging Research & Practice in Primary Care
BRIDGING RESEARCH & PRACTICE
IN PRIMARY CARE
What is EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health?
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) made one of its biggest investments
in primary care in 2015 with EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart H…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find2.html
December 01, 2012 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
HCBS Population
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Table of Contents
Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS
Outcome Indicators for the HCBS Population
Outc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/toolkit-overview.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit Overview
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 3 – Toolkit Overview
What Is the Targeted Decolonization Toolkit and Who Should Use It?
This toolkit is for hospital infection prevention programs or performance improvement
committees that wish to initiate targeted decolonization…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts
Shannon Davila, RN, MSN, CIC, CPQH
New Jersey Hospital Association
Slides adapted from original source:
Barbara Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
VP, Clinical Quality , Health Research & Educatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mchcare-measures.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living
Maternal and Child Health Care: Care Coordination Measures
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Healthy Living
Acknowledgments
Healthy Living
Summary
Healthy Living Measures
Maternal and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Care: Eff…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers/dartmouth.html
July 01, 2019 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Dartmouth College Center of Excellence
Principal Investigator
Ellen Meara, Ph.D.
Partners
University of California at Berkeley.
Harvard University.
High Value Healthcare Collaborative.
Overview
The Dartmouth College Center of Excellence is stud…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips90.html
October 01, 2014 - Georgia Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Allina/GMCF, the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Georgia, in conjunction with the Georgia Hos…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips98.html
October 01, 2014 - New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2012
Five New Mexico hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), the New Mexico Medical Review Ass…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/implications.html
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Implications for the Guide
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Table of Contents
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Executive Summary
Introduction
Limita…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctkittable1.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
Table 1. Intervention Steps and Implementation Tools
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tool…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/insertion-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix G. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Instructions for Use
Purpose
Use of a standardized indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) insertion checklist can ensure that residents are protected through application of nationally reco…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
AHRQ’s HCUP is the nation's most comprehensive source of hospital care data, including information on inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and ambulatory surgery and service encounters, beginning in 1988. HCUP enables researchers, insurers, policymakers, a…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dalal.html
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Using Digital Health Tools to Improve Patient Safety during Acute Care
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
“If we want to ensure safe, seamless care transitions for patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/evidencenow-factsheet.pdf
September 01, 2021 - Bridging Research & Practice in Primary Care
NATIONAL CENTER
FOR EXCELLENCE IN
PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH
BRIDGING RESEARCH & PRACTICE
IN PRIMARY CARE
What is EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health?
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Res…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/UTI-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Diagnosis
· First, ask about SYMPTOMS
· Acute cystitis: dysuria, frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain
· Pyelonephritis: fever, flank pain
· Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): subrapubic pain and fever; patients with catheters may not report dysuria, frequenc…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-4.html
June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Learning From Narratives About Diagnostic Experience
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Table of Contents
Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnosti…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/hospitals.html
December 01, 2022 - Comparative Reports on Hospitals
The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of care provided by hospitals.
Report Title: Hospital Compare
Website: https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html . Accessed July 14, 2022.
Developer: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …