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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for […
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T1-Nursing_Home_Readiness_and_Resource_Assessment_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
This worksheet is designed to be used as a tool to evaluate your nursing home’s readiness to implement an antibiogram program successfully. “Yes” responses to items below indicate readiness in a particular area of the environment…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T3-Sample_Letter_of_Agreement_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Sample Letter of Agreement With a Laboratory
[DATE]
[NAME OF LABORATORY]
[ADDRESS OF LABORATORY]
RE: Preparing an Annual Antibiogram for [NURSING HOME NAME]
Dear [INSERT NAME]:
The [NURSING HOME NAME] is planning to use an annual antibiogram report as part of a quality initiative to improve the appropriate pre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T2-Prescribing_Clinician_Survey_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Prescribing Clinician Survey
[NURSING HOME NAME] is considering implementing an antibiogram program. The use of antibiograms is common in the hospital setting but not in nursing homes. We are interested in determining how the use of an antibiogram would be viewed by the presc…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-2.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Assembling a Medication Reconciliation Team
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-6b.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Example of Metrics on Admission: Illinois Hospital Association Medication Reconciliation Collaborative
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-11.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 11: Comparison of Audit Techniques
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Chapter 1…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix: The MATCH Work Plan
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/index.html
April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
AHRQ’s antibiotic stewardship toolkits were developed based on the experiences of clinical teams that joined the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. Participating hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices successfully applied the Four Moments o…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/cooperative.html
February 01, 2025 - State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives To Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice
Applications have closed and are being reviewed for those seeking to establish and support state-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to accelerate dissemination and implementation of patient-cent…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-164-materials-xiii.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Materials XIII
PMCoE
Dental – Attachment 13.1
Pediatric
Measurement Center of Excellence
(PMCoE) Dental Roster
EXPERT WORK GROUP
William Frese, MD, FAAP
Chairperson,
PMCoE Expert Work Group
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics
Univ of Illinois Hospital
and Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-learning-health-system.html
March 01, 2018 - AHRQ Research Summit on Learning Health Systems
Date: September 15, 2017
Introduction
AHRQ hosted a research summit on learning health systems (LHS) for a variety of external stakeholders to learn what AHRQ can do to address their needs. These stakeholders included representatives from large and small de…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/index.html
December 01, 2017 - Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery
The Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery helps perioperative and surgical units in hospitals identify opportunities to improve care and safety practices and implement evidence-based interventions to prevent surgical site infections. The toolkit has evidence-based, practical resources…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/index.html
September 01, 2021 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care
CAHPS ® Nursing Home Survey was developed by AHRQ and designed to measure patients’ experiences of their care, including communication with doctors and nurses, responsiveness of staff, and other indicators of safe, high-quality care. The su…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs.html
July 01, 2025 - Diagnostic Safety Issue Briefs
Starting in 2019, AHRQ supported the development of a series of papers on different diagnostic safety topics. The purpose of the papers was to develop, based on research conducted to date, more resources to improve diagnostic safety and quality, during a time when research to impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/index.html
August 01, 2019 - Oral, Linguistic, and Culturally Competent Services
Guides for Managed Care Plans
To address shifting demographic trends in health
care, two guides offer approaches to defining cultural needs in managed care and
developing appropriate services for them. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-2.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Assembling a Medication Reconciliation Team
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Introduction…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-6b.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Example of Metrics on Admission: Illinois Hospital Association Medication Reconciliation Collaborative
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-11.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 11: Comparison of Audit Techniques
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/fischer.pdf
December 19, 2014 - A National Academic Detailing Resource to Adapt and Disseminate CER findings
Research to Help Underserved Populations
Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness
Research Products
A National Academic Detailing Resource to Adapt and Disseminate CER findings
Description
Academic det…