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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/impact-case-study-stories.html
December 01, 2019 - Tell Us How You've Used AHRQ Resources!
Add your story to AHRQ's Impact Case Studies Program! It's easy.
Have you used AHRQ research, products, or tools to make changes in clinical practice or policy? Did you improve patient outcomes using an AHRQ tool or resource? If so, we want to highlight your success! Le…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/resources/videos/index.html
June 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Training Simulation Videos
Video-based simulation training is an easy-to-use method for teams to practice applying TeamSTEPPS principles to real scenarios. The goal of these trainings is for teams to be able to identify TeamSTEPPS principles/tools that promote effective teamwork and then apply these …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide61.html
October 01, 2014 - 61. For the Patient Willing To Quit
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update
Text version of slide presentation.
Strategy A1. Ask— Systematically identify all tobacco users at every visit
Action
Strategies for implementation
Implement an office wide system that ensures that, for E…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/index.html
April 01, 2024 - Other AHRQ Websites
With the support of contracting staff, AHRQ maintains several additional subsites to fulfill our mission. A list of these sites and a link to the description of their focus is provided here.
Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
AHRQuality Indicators™
AHRQ Data T…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/staff-safety-assessment.html
December 01, 2012 - Staff Safety Assessment
CUSP Toolkit
Determine what risks are present in your unit
Purpose of this form: This form is designed to tap into your experience at the front line of patient care to determine what risks are present in your unit that have jeopardized or could jeopardize patient safety.
Who shoul…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hospital-readmits.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Adult Hospital Readmissions in 2018
This Is a Sample Two Line
Infographic Arial BK - 24 PT
Source: The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point
Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Aria…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/sickle-cell-readmits.pdf
January 01, 2018 - All-Cause Readmissions for Sickle Cell Trait/Anemia
This Is a Sample Two Line
Infographic Arial BK - 24 PT
Source: The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point
Arial. The source should be in 8.5/10 point Arial. The source should be in 8…
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www.ahrq.gov/gam/summaries/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Guideline and Measure Summaries
Status
The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) websites, including the primary content of guideline and measure summaries, respectively, are no longer available.
As a courtesy to our federal partner, the Center for Medicar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_1_IDEAL_chklst_508.docx
January 01, 2010 - Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 1)
IDEAL Discharge Planning Overview, Process, and Checklist
Strategy 4: IDEAL Discharge Planning (Tool 1)
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Strategy 4: IDEAL Discharge Planning (Tool 1)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 2
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_1_IDEAL_chklst_508.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Tool 1)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
IDEAL Discharge Planning Overview, Process, and Checklist
Evidence for engaging patients
and families in discharge planning
Nearly 20 percent of patients experience an adverse
event within 30 days of discharge.1,2 R…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/qi-action-slides.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Quality Improvement in Action Slides
Quality Improvement in Action
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022
Objectives
Describe methods to identify your intensive care unit’s (ICU) focus area of improvement using quality improvement strategies
R…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section5.html
October 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
Resident Physicians as Safety Champions
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
Preamble and Summary
Epidemiology of Invasive Devices and Comp…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/CHIPRA_15-P002-EF-revised.pdf
March 01, 2015 - Measures: Family Experiences With Care Coordination Measure Set (FECC)
Measures: Family Experiences with Care
Coordination Measure Set (FECC)
Measure Developer: Center of Excellence on Quality of Care Measures for Children with
Complex Needs (COE4CCN)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
The FECC Surv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-north-carolina-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on North Carolina -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from North Carolina’s experience during the
quality demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemredesignsafetynet/systemredesign-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - System Redesign for Value in Safety-Net Hospitals and Systems: Challenges and Implications
Slide Presentation
Text version of slide presentation.
Slide 1
System Redesign for Value in Safety-Net Hospitals and Systems: Challenges and Implications
Boston University School of Public Health
prepared for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4a_combo_psi03-pressureulcer-bestpractices.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Selected …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/Child_Med_Eng_HP50_2155a.pdf
September 01, 2015 - CAHPS Health Plan Survey Child Medicaid Survey 5.0
CAHPS® Health Plan Surveys
Version: Child Medicaid Survey 5.0
Language: English
Notes
• Release of 5.0 version: The CAHPS Health Plan Surveys were updated in the Spring of
2012. The updates are limited to minor changes to the wording of several items and a …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/022-ss-mrsa-surveillance.pptx
April 01, 2025 - PowerPoint Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA Surveillance
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 | Surgical Services
MRSA Surveillance
1
Educational …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/impsteps.html
January 01, 2017 - Implementation Steps and Timeline
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
Implementation Steps and Timeline
The goal of the On-Time program is to incorporate the On-Time reports into day-to-day prevention activities and to ensure multidisciplinary input into clinical interven…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/904.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Commemorating 35 Years as an Independent Science Agency
Issue Number
904
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 12, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Electronic Nicotine Use and Mental Health
44.1 percent of young adults in fair or poor mental hea…