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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/impactiful-telehealthcare-research.html
August 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
20 Years of Impactful Telehealthcare Research from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program
AUG
22
2024
By
Kevin Chaney, M.G.S., and
Sanjeev Arora, M.D., F.A.C.G.
AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program , which this year commemo…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/pubcomguide/pcguide4.html
July 01, 2025 - Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Section 4: Media Standards and Policies
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Table of Contents
Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Section 1: Product Development
Audio and Video Products
Appendix 1-A. Release Forms
Appendix 1-B. Trademarks
Appendix 1-C. You…
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/health-systems-research.html
July 01, 2021 - Health Systems Research
Learning how to deliver better care.
AHRQ funds grants and contracts to study how the healthcare system can effectively solve the challenge of the substance use disorder epidemic, from improving management of prescription opioids in clinical care to screening and treatment for substanc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1516-p003-ef.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Measure: Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents
Measure: Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting
Among Adolescents
Measure Developer: National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement
(NCINQ) at the National Committee for Quality Assurance
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Ado…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=23
May 26, 2025 - Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-rittenhouse.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice: Lessons From the New Orleans Safety Net
Transforming Primary Care Practice: Lessons From the New Orleans
Safety Net
Principal Investigator: Diane Rittenhouse, MD
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019139
Overview of Transforma…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/categorize.html
December 01, 2022 - Categorizing High and Low Performance in Quality Reports
Some sponsors worry about creating a report which clearly signals levels of performance across plans or providers. They fear that by doing this they are “interpreting” the data rather than simply presenting it. This kind of sponsor typically just presen…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/cooley.html
August 01, 2018 - Medical Home Transformation in Pediatric Primary Care – What Drives Change?
Principal Investigator: W. Carl Cooley, MD, and Jeanne W. McAllister, BSN, MS, MHA
Institution: Center for Medical Home Improvement, Crotched Mountain Foundation, Inc.
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019157
Number …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/combine-measures.html
September 01, 2019 - Combining Healthcare Quality Measures Into Composites or Summary Scores
The more data you provide on individual measures, the more likely it is that users will be faced with information overload. Combining measures is one way to quickly reduce the number of data points included in your report. This page discuss…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-driscoll.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice
Transforming Primary Care Practice
Principal Investigator: David L. Driscoll, PhD, MPH, MA
Institution: University of Alaska, Anchorage
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019154
Overview of Transformation Efforts
In 1998, Southcentral Foundation (SCF) assumed responsibility for
p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-pcor.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Cholesterol Management
Cholesterol Management
Rationale for Cholesterol Management
People with elevated levels of cholesterol are at increased risk of having a
heart attack or stroke. Substantial PCOR evidence shows that taking a …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination.html
November 01, 2024 - Care Coordination
Care coordination involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all of the participants concerned with a patient's care to achieve safer and more effective care. This means that the patient's needs and preferences are known ahead of time and communicate…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/education-bundles.html
February 01, 2019 - Educational Bundles
Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
Educational bundles provide evidence-based prevention practices and strategies to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and other HAIs in the long-term care (LTC) setting. The bundles include slide set…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-meetings.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Running Effective Meetings
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Running Effective Meetings
5 steps to planning an effective meeting
1. Clearly define the purpose and goals of the meeting.
"What do we want to have by the end of the meeting that we don't have now?”…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses3.html
August 01, 2022 - Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
Nurses' Role in Diagnosis, Through the Lens of Distributed Cognition
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Table of Contents
Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips85.html
October 01, 2014 - Six New Jersey Hospitals Reduce Adverse Events With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2011
Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi-investigation.html
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Your team cannot always predict which patients will develop a surgical site infection, but you can learn from them when they occur. To improve, perioperative teams need a structured appr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_premortem_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Sustainability and the Premortem
Sustainability and the Premortem Tool – Facilitator Notes
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Sustainability and the Premortem Tool
SAY:
This module will cover Sustainability and the Premortem Tool.
Projects can fail for many reasons,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose_control_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Glucose Control Audit
Glucose Control Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
While debate continues about its exact numeric value, euglycemia should be maintained perioperatively to prevent surgical site infection. Research suggests an association between hyperglycemia and post-operative complications. Perio…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Glucose Control Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
While debate continues about its exact numeric value, euglycemia should be maintained perioperatively to prevent surgical site infection. Research suggests an association between hyperglycemia and post-…