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1901. Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2022 - Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections Search All Impact Case Studies February 2022 Using AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program ( CUSP ), Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit has reduced the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream …

1902. One-Pager-Aspiration-Pneumonia (doc file)
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      June 01, 2021 - DiagnosisAspiration Pneumonitis and Aspiration Pneumonia · Aspiration pneumonitis is an abrupt chemical injury caused by inhalation of sterile gastric contents. It generally causes fever, increased oxygen requirements, and an elevated white blood cell count, and this typically resolves…

1903. About the eCare Plan for Multiple Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2024 - About the eCare Plan for Multiple Chronic Conditions The eCare Plan project aims to build care planning tools that will improve how we do research and provide healthcare for people with multiple chronic conditions (MCC). These tools include data standards and electronic care plan applications that allow all mem…

1904. Implementing Automatic Referral | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2023 - Implementing Automatic Referral This focus area will walk you through the necessary steps for implementing an automatic referral system in your hospital. Automatic referral is a proven, evidence-based strategy to increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Automatic referral is the systematic, au…

1905. Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 2 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - Hypertension Screening for Children Who Are Overweight or Obese: Table 2 Table 2: Evidence for Hypertension Screening for Children Who are Overweight or Obese Type of Evidence Key Findings Level of Evidence (USPSTF Ranking*) Citations Expert recommendation Hypertension is a risk factor for car…

1906. Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education Introduction This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to increase the use of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations and resources in campus and communit…

1907. Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2023 - Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings Press Release Date: November 7, 2023 New research examines evidence-based practice to improve clinical decision making for patients with alcohol use disorder. An updated systematic review published tod…

1908. Notice of Funding Opportunities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2025 - Notice of Funding Opportunities Grant announcements from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for supporting research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health care. Sign up: Grant Announcements Email updates Request for Applications Requests for Appli…

1909. Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2025 - Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group Background The AHRQ National Action Alliance Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group provided a forum for identifying and exploring the patient and workforce safety competencies needed by our healthcare workforce to support the safety of healthcare delivery.  …

1910. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2018 - National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports AHRQ has long collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) to develop comprehensive reports on topics that are critical to making the American health care system safer and higher quality. These reports represent the consensus reco…

1911. AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change JAN 19 2022 By Lionel Bañez, M.D., and David Meyers, M.D. Lionel Bañez, M.D. Medical research keeps advancing while clinicians are busy taking care of patients. It is a const…

1912. PowerPoint Presentation
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      June 02, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation New Resources to Help Providers Help Smokers Quit STEPHEN BABB Office on Smoking and Health July 26th, 2016 1 Table of Contents The Opportunity The Problem The Solution Advantages of a Protocol The Package Tobacco Treatment Protocol Tobacco Treatment Action Guide Implementation Guidan…

1913. Measuring What Matters: Catalyzing Conversations on the Quality of Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Measuring What Matters: Catalyzing Conversations on the Quality of Long-Term Care DEC 15 2022 By Members of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council: Catherine H. Ivory, Ph.D., R.N.; Komal Bajaj, M.D.; MS-HPEd, Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D.; and Kannan Ramar, …

1914. Foundations of Diagnosis Education | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2022 - Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes Foundations of Diagnosis Education Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Education—A Key to Better Diagnostic Outcomes Introduction Foundations of Diagnosis Education Current State of Diagnosis Education Competencies To Im…

1915. Table 1. Implications of Telediagnosis for Diagnostic Quality and Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis Table 1. Implications of Telediagnosis for Diagnostic Quality and Safety Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis Introduction Ev…

1916. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (doc file)
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      November 01, 2019 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diagnosis · Defined as pneumonia occurring more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation · Clinical symptoms include purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrate on chest imaging, worsening oxygenation (usually in association with leukocytos…

1917. Career Development (K) Awards | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2023 - Career Development (K) Awards AHRQ sponsors several career development awards intended to foster the career development of promising new investigators in the field of health services research. These programs provide salary and research support for a sustained period of time for early career clinicians and resea…

1918. UChicago Medicine Reduces Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism with AHRQ's Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2024 - UChicago Medicine Reduces Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism with AHRQ's Toolkit UChicago Medicine (UCM) reduced venous thromboembolism (VTE) incidence by 30% in the perioperative patient population with the use of AHRQ’s Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Toolkit . Using the toolkit’s Fra…

1919. Prologue: The Shift toward Performance and Tools (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Prologue: The Shift toward Performance and Tools Prologue The Shift toward Performance and Tools Margaret A. Keyes, M.A. The articles in this volume provide a number of perspectives on performance and tools used to improve the safe delivery of health care. They include a wide variety of approaches that …

1920. Puh-Factraining-Guide (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing Facilitator Training Overview of On-Time Note: This version of the On-Time introduction is for training Facilitators who have not had pressure ulcer prevention training. If they have had that training, this set of slides can be omitted or may be …