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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202502.html
June 01, 2025 - Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®, TeamSTEPPS®
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June 2025
Kaiser Permanente (KP) School of Anesthesia in Pasadena, California, uses AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS®) to improve ambulatory care and expand docto…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/operationalizing-prevention-program.html
June 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Guides and Resources for Operationalizing Your MRSA and SSI Prevention Program
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence f…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/summary/index.html
September 01, 2017 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program: Accelerating the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections
Project Summary
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is a proven method for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and other patient harms. CUSP…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/part-3.html
February 01, 2022 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Part 3: Core Competencies for Practice Facilitators
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Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Use of Adult Education Methods in Teaching PCPF Core Competencies
Part 2: Int…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies.
Sign up: Patient Safety Email updates
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201809.html
January 01, 2019 - AHRQ Toolkit Helped NorthShore Health Track Data to Keep Infection Rates Low
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January 2019
Chicago’s NorthShore University Health System was on a mission to maintain low rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). Then NorthShore infection preventionist Mona …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/tools-resources-decolonization.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
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www.ahrq.gov/sitemap.html
August 11, 2025 - AHRQ Main Site
Topics
Priority Populations
About Priority Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents
Special Healthcare Needs
Women
Information in Spanish
Programs
Rese…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mchugh.html
May 01, 2025 - Grantee Profile
Improving Heart Health in Manufacturing Communities
Megan McHugh, Ph.D. Professor of Emergency Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University “Manufacturing workers have historically earned higher wages than similar workers in other industries and are more likely to be offered …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/index.html
August 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
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High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Case Studies
Key Findings
Conclusions
References
Table 1. Case Study Sites
Table 2. Summary of Key Informants, All Sites
Tabl…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/primary-care-research/summary.html
January 01, 2024 - Mapping AHRQ's 30-Year Investment in Primary Care Research (1990-2020)
Summary
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Mapping AHRQ's 30-Year Investment in Primary Care Research (1990-2020)
Introduction
Methods
Results
Summary
References
Appendix A. Grants Database Search Terms & Analy…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/workplace_safety_resource_list.pdf
October 01, 2021 - Workplace Safety Resource List
Improving Workplace Safety in Hospitals:
A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Workplace
Safety Supplemental Items
I. Purpose
This document includes references to websites and other publicly available resources hospitals can
use to improve the extent to which their organizational …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/kharrazi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Development of a community-wide real-time health information exchange–based hospital readmission risk prediction and notification system
Final Report
Development of a community-wide real-time
health information exchange–based hospital readmission risk
prediction and notification system for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/tanner-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Diagnostic Error in Dystonia
5R01HS018413-02 REVISED Tanner CM
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FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
Project Title:
Principal Investigator:
Team Members:
Project Dates:
Federal Project Officer:
Acknowledgment of Agency Support
and Grant Number:
DIAGNOSTIC ERROR IN DYSTONIA
Tanner, Caroline M., MD, …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/042-vap-prevention-slides.pptx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Prevention of
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia &
Non-Ventilator Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
ICU & Non-ICU
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0007
October 2024
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | ICU & Non-ICU
VAP & NV-HAP Prevention
1
Educational Objectives
Discuss the causes and ri…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication-references.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
References
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Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Appendix A. Da…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/case-studies/fillmore.html
April 01, 2022 - Case Studies of Exemplary Primary Care Practice Facilitation Training Programs
Training Program Summary: Millard Fillmore College Practice Facilitator Certificate Program
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Case Studies of Exemplary Primary Care Practice Facilitation Training Programs
Overvi…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/opt-briefings-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Optimize Briefings and Debriefings: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Optimize Briefings and Debriefings
Say:
This module is the first of two parts discussing briefings and debriefings. Teamwork and culture improvement are a big part of this project. Evidence supports that addre…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmod2.html
October 01, 2014 - Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Module 2. Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition
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Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Introduction
Module 1. Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Module 2. Communicati…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mgdod3.html
October 01, 2014 - Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Module 3. Falls Prevention
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Table of Contents
Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Introduction
Module 1. Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Module 2. Communicating Change in a Resident's Cond…