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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-cellulitis.docx
June 01, 2021 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin1-3
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, G) that are sucepti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/healthcare-team.docx
March 01, 2017 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3)
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Long-Term Care Safety Modules
Get to Know Your Health Care Team Tool
Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0003-03-EF
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-algorithm.pdf
December 14, 2015 - Heart Health Now Aspirin Algorithm
Heart Health Now Aspirin Algorithm
Adapted from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Lipid Algorithm
Men and women 50-70, and all
patients with ASCVD
Does the patient a recent ulcer,
recent bleed, or have a life
expectancy of <5 y?
Exit algorithm: discussion with
pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking-cessation-pcor.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Evidence Now Fact Sheets- Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation
Rationale for Smoking Cessation
About 42 million people in the United States (nearly 18 percent of the
population) currently smoke.1 Tobacco use is a leading cause of illness,
disa…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool2ref.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 2: How to Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation At Your Hospital (continued)
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Y…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide8.html
May 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 8. Continue To Improve, Hold the Gains, and Spread the Results
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Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chap…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-schoenthaler.html
March 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Tailoring Digital Technologies To Improve Outcomes Among Minorities With Chronic Conditions
Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D.
Associate Director of the Center for Healthful Behavior Change
New York University Langone Health
Antoinette Schoenthaler, Ed.D.
“Funding from AHRQ has b…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day-2024.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety
SEP
16
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
As the healthcar…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/environmental-cleaning.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Optimizing Environmental Cleaning
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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 for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/nasal-decolonization.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Nasal Decolonization
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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 for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization
Us…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/4-es.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
What Are the 4Es?
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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 for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization
Use o…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/integrate-cusp-approach.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
How To Integrate a CUSP Approach
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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 for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolon…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4_pdi_bestpracticescover.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introduction to the Pediatric Best Practices Tool
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool D.4
Introduction to the Pediatric Best Practices Tool
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of this tool is to provide:
• Detailed description of…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/chipra-publications.html
July 01, 2015 - CHIPRA Publications
The following Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) measure-related articles have been published.
New Academic Pediatrics Journal Supplement, September-October 2014
http://www.academicpedsjnl.net/issue/S1876-2859(14)X0008-2
All articles are freely p…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/index.html
June 01, 2020 - Why Child Health Measures?
Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for child health programs. Increasingly,…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/funding-opportunities.html
February 01, 2023 - Funding Opportunities to Address Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders
Special Emphasis Notice
Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement
On Feb. 10, 2023, AHRQ released a NOFO for the Management of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care and other Ambulatory Settings (R18). The proposed Notice of Fund…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/curriculum/front-matter.html
February 01, 2022 - Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum
Preface
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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: Introduction to Practice Facilitation
Part 3:…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/nursing-homes.html
October 01, 2022 - Comparative Reports on Nursing Homes
The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of care provided by nursing homes.
Report Title: Nursing Home Compare
Website: https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html . Accessed July 21, 2022.
Developer: Centers for Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool17.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
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Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Pati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK3_P3T5-Training_Slides_for_Nursing_Home_Nurses_Phase_3.ppt
May 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Toolkit 3. How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program
Phase 3. Implementation
Training Slides for Nursing Home Nurses
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
www.ahrq.gov/NH-ASPGuide ● May 2014
AHRQ Pub. No. 14-0023-6-EF
Today we wi…