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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-2.html
July 01, 2019 - Case Example #2: The Health Center
This report is based on research conducted by Abt Associates in partnership with the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation and Bailit Health Purchasing, Cambridge, MA, under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/wears-perry-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Proactive Risk Assessment in the ED: Building the Safety Case
Proactive Risk Assessment in the ED: Building the Safety Case
Principal Investigator: Robert L. Wears, MD, MS
Co-investigator Shawna J. Perry, MD
Team Members:
John Wreathall
Rollin (Terry) Fairba…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/104-what-are-4-es.pptx
April 01, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
What Are the 4 Es?
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: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
What Are the 4 Es?
1
Educational…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-guide.docx
September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
1
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses
Acute Care
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/rapid-response/rapid-response-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Say:
The Rapid Response for Perinatal Safety bundle provides information establishing a unitwide approach, also referred to as a rapid response system, for respon…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/deliver-facilitation/modules/resources.html
July 01, 2022 - AHRQ Practice Facilitation Training Modules: Additional Resources
Below are supplemental resources for each AHRQ Practice Facilitation Training Module for learners who want to delve more into the topics taught.
Introduction to AHRQ Practice Facilitation Training Modules
Access AHRQ’ practice facilit…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_scienceofsafety_facnotes.docx
December 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Science of Safety Training & Identifying Defects
Science of Improving Safety and Identifying Defects – Facilitator Notes
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
The Science of Improving Patient Safety and Identifying Defects
SAY:
The topic of this module is the science of …
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/facilitation/dashboard.html
February 01, 2025 - A Facilitator’s Primary Care Toolkit to Improve Heart Health
Resource: ABCS Toolkit for the Practice Facilitator (PDF, 20 MB, 176 pages) This toolkit introduces the ABCS of heart health—aspirin use by high-risk individuals, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and smoking cessation—and provides ch…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/penicillin-allergy.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Approach to Residents With Reported Penicillin Allergy
Ask about the associated antibiotic, timing, and outcome of the reaction
o What antibiotic was the resident taking when he or she had the reaction?_________________
o What year was it or how old was the resident when the reaction happened? ______________…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/02-sops-hospital-survey-workplace-item-set-webcast-bakdash.pdf
December 01, 2024 - SOPS State Hospital Association Webcast - Bakdash Presentation
AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture®
(SOPS®) Program
Jonathan Bakdash, Ph.D.
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• AHRQ is:
► A research and science-based agency of
the US Depart…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Influenza
Diagnosis
• Influenza should be suspected during influenza season in patients with new fever, sore throat, cough,
myalgias, or rhinorrhea.1
o The current prevalence of influenza can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
local health department websites.
• If there is a high p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Acute Sinusitis
Diagnosis
• The diagnosis of acute sinusitis is based on the clinical presentation: nasal discharge or
congestion, facial pain or pressure, reduced or absent sense of taste or smell, headache, ear pain
or pressure, dental pain, bad breath, fatigue, or low-grade fevers.1
• Most cases of acu…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/professional-tool.html
July 01, 2023 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other discip…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-nishisaki.html
July 01, 2025 - Grantee Profile
Eliminating Preventable Harms During Pediatric Intubation
Akira Nishisaki, M.D., M.S.C.E. Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Co-Medical Director for Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Cha…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit1.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Chapter 1. Introductio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/mestateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Maine State at a Glance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-academic-detailing-guide.pdf
July 07, 2015 - Cholesterol Management in Primary Care
Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma (H20)
The Oklahoma Cooperative for AHRQ's
Evidence NOW
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Cholesterol Management in Primary Care
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Aspirin when appropriate
Blood pressure control
Cholesterol manage…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/DxSafety-March2019-MeetingNotes.pdf
March 08, 2019 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic
Safety and Quality in Health Care
March Meeting Summ…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool2_readm_review.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 2: Readmission Review Tool
Tool 2: Readmission Review tool
Purpose
Readmission reviews are designed to elicit the “story behind the story”: going well beyond chief complaint, discharge diagnosis, or other clinical parameters to understand the communication, coordination, or other logistical barriers experienc…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/shadowing.html
December 01, 2012 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
CUSP Toolkit
Learn about other disciplines to improve the coordination of patient care.
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care provide…