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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-alternatives-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives Facilitator Notes
CAUTI Module:
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Alternatives
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled “Indwelling Urinary Catheter Alternatives,” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for in…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/bickell-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: ED Staffing and Patient Outcomes
ED Staffing and Patient Outcomes
Final Report
Nina A. Bickell, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator
Team Members:
Rebecca Anderson, MPH, Project Manager
Carol Barsky, MD, Co-Investigator
Mary Rojas, PhD, Co-Investigator
Department of Health Policy
Moun…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/gershon-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Safety in the Home Healthcare Sector: A Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: Gershon, RRM
Safety in the Home Healthcare Sector: A pilot study (Final Report)
Safety in the Home Healthcare Sector:
A Pilot Study
Final Report
September 30, 2010
Grant Number: R03 HS018284-01
Project Period: 10…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/cohen2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Risk-Informed Interventions in Community Pharmacy: Implementation and Evaluation
Final Report:
Risk-Informed Interventions in Community Pharmacy:
Implementation and Evaluation
Principal Investigator:
Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD (hon), DPS (hon)
Team Members:
Judy L. Smetzer, RN, BSN,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/assess-resident-RTI-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
1
Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection
Long-Term Care
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection
Long-Term Care
SAY:
Thank you for joining us. This…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0129references.pdf
October 23, 2013 - References
1. Jencks SF, Williams MV, Coleman EA. Rehospitalizations among patients in the
Medicare fee-for-service program. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(14):1418–1428.
2. Wick EC, Shore AD, Hirose K, Ibrahim AM, Gearhart SL, Efron J, Weiner JP, Makary MA.
Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery. Dis …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/022-optimizing-evc-webinar-notes_revised.docx
October 01, 2024 - Optimizing Environmental Cleaning
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Optimizing Environmental Cleaning
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Optimizing Environmental Cleaning
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on optimizing environmental cleaning and incorporating effective environme…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-236-fullreport.pdf
October 01, 2018 - Access to Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Neurodevelopmental Pediatricians, and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatricians
1
Access to Outpatient Child and Adolescent
Psychiatrists, Neurodevelopmental Pediatricians, and
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatricians
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/interimhacrate2013_0.pdf
October 27, 2014 - Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate
Page 1 of 26
Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition
Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted
From 2010 to 2013
Summary
Preliminary estimates for 2013 show a further 9 percent decline in the rate of hospital-acqu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/nursing/nursingnotes.docx
June 02, 2025 - SAY:
The Role of the Nurse Manager module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit addresses the role of nursing leaders for your quality improvement initiative. This module explains the responsibilities of the nurse manager, leadership and management roles of the nurse manager, key business and…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/higginson-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Risk Models To Improve Long-Term Care Medication Safety
Risk Models to Improve Long-term Care Medication Safety
Principal Investigator: Grant Higginson, MD, MPH
Team Members: Sharon Conrow Comden, Margaret Murphy Carley, Megan Hornby, Linda
Kirschbaum, David Marx, Misti Hale, Joel Young, Lyn…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight12.html
May 01, 2015 - How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States improving perinatal care?
Evaluation Highlight No. 12
Authors: Ellen Albritton and Dana Petersen
Contents
Key Messages
Background
Findings
Conclusion
Implications
Learn More
Endnotes
The CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
In Feb…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-207-fullreport.pdf
June 01, 2019 - Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions with Gestational Age Reported
1
Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions
with Gestational Age Reported
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions with Gestational Age Reported
1.B. Measu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/carroll-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Cultural Competency and African Women’s Health Services
Title (revised): Cultural Competency and African Women’s Health Services
Original title: Cultural Competency and Maternal Health in African Women
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Carroll, MD, MPH
Team Members: Ronald Epstein, MD; Kevin …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Karsh.pdf
April 22, 2004 - Work System Analysis: The Key to Understanding Health Care Systems
337
Work System Analysis: The Key to
Understanding Health Care Systems
Ben-Tzion Karsh, Samuel J. Alper
Abstract
Many articles in the medical literature state that medical errors are the result of
systems problems, require systems analyses, a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/025-assessing-evc-webinar-notes.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Assessing Environmental Cleaning Effectiveness
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Assessing Environmental Cleaning Effectiveness
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on Assessing Environmental Cleaning (EVC) Effectiveness and incorporating effective…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/014-ss-cleaning.pptx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Optimizing Environmental Cleaning
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Borowitz_4.pdf
January 22, 2008 - Resident Sign-Out: A Precarious Exchange of Critical Information in a Fast-Paced World
Resident Sign-Out: A Precarious Exchange of Critical
Information in a Fast-Paced World
Stephen M. Borowitz, MD, Linda A. Waggoner-Fountain, MD, Ellen J. Bass, PhD,
and Justin M. DeVoge, MS
Abstract
Background: Sign-out is a …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Graham.pdf
April 01, 2004 - Patient Safety Executive Walkarounds
223
Patient Safety Executive Walkarounds
Suzanne Graham, John Brookey, Catherine Steadman
Abstract
Since the release of the IOM report To Err Is Human in 1999, significant progress
has been made in patient safety. One of the remaining challenges is the need to
continually…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/intro.html
June 01, 2018 - Introduction and Methods
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
This document describes the contents of the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report and the methods used to compile and analyze data.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction and Methods
Background on …