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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dalal.html
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Using Digital Health Tools to Improve Patient Safety during Acute Care
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
“If we want to ensure safe, seamless care transitions for patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
AHRQ’s HCUP is the nation's most comprehensive source of hospital care data, including information on inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and ambulatory surgery and service encounters, beginning in 1988. HCUP enables researchers, insurers, policymakers, a…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/gabbay.html
October 01, 2015 - A Multipayer Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative in Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD
Institution: Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019150
Number and Type of Practices
This project included 25 adult pri…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctkittable1.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
Table 1. Intervention Steps and Implementation Tools
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tool…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/index.html
December 01, 2017 - ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Data Infrastructure
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Table of Contents
ARRA ACTION: Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery Systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives Using Enhanced Da…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/integrating-teamwork-tools-cusp-efforts-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts
Slide Presentation
Slide 1
Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts
Shannon Davila, RN, MSN, CIC, CPQH
New Jersey Hospital Association
Slides adapted from original source:
Barbara Edson, RN, MBA, MHA
VP, Clinical Quality , Health Research & Educatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/toolkit-overview.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit Overview
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 3 – Toolkit Overview
What Is the Targeted Decolonization Toolkit and Who Should Use It?
This toolkit is for hospital infection prevention programs or performance improvement
committees that wish to initiate targeted decolonization…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/find2.html
December 01, 2012 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
HCBS Population
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Table of Contents
Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Availability and Use of State Medicaid HCBS
Outcome Indicators for the HCBS Population
Outc…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/impguide/apa.html
August 01, 2022 - Implementation Guide for the CANDOR Process: Appendix A
Building the Business Case Worksheet
Purpose: To provide guidance to leaders and staff who are building a business case for implementing the CANDOR process in their organization.
Who should use this tool? Leaders (administrators, director of nursing…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/next-steps.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Recommendations for AHRQ’s Next Steps
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Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Lessons Le…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/worksheet2.html
August 01, 2022 - Building the Business Case for CANDOR Worksheet
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Purpose: To provide guidance to leaders and staff who are building a business case for implementing the Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) process in their organization.
Who should use this tool? …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/share-teachback-guide.pdf
October 09, 2024 - The SHARE Approach: Using the Teach-Back Technique
The SHARE Approach:
Using the Teach-Back
Technique
The purpose of this tool is to supplement and reinforce information presented in
the SHARE Approach Module 3.
The teach-back technique supports effective clinician-patient communication
by asking patients to …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/mui-environmental-scan-brief.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Environmental Scan - Dissemination and Implementation of Nonsurgical Urinary Incontinence (UI) Treatment for Women in Primary Care
UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN:
Dissemination and Implementation
of Nonsurgical Urinary Incontinence
(UI) Treatment for Women in
Primary Care
Background
Studies in the United States …
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers/dartmouth.html
July 01, 2019 - Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Dartmouth College Center of Excellence
Principal Investigator
Ellen Meara, Ph.D.
Partners
University of California at Berkeley.
Harvard University.
High Value Healthcare Collaborative.
Overview
The Dartmouth College Center of Excellence is stud…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mchcare-measures.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Healthy Living
Maternal and Child Health Care: Care Coordination Measures
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Healthy Living
Acknowledgments
Healthy Living
Summary
Healthy Living Measures
Maternal and Child Health Care
Maternal and Child Health Care: Eff…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips90.html
October 01, 2014 - Georgia Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit
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April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Allina/GMCF, the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Georgia, in conjunction with the Georgia Hos…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/diagnostic-safety-workgroupmeeting-notes-july2022.pdf.pdf
November 03, 2022 - Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Federal Interagency Workgroup:
Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare
July Meeting Summary
Workgroup Goal: Established in response to Senate Report 115-150. The Senate Committee on
Appropriations requested that “A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 2, Technical Specifications
Sepsis
Measure 3: Timely Blood Culture for Children with Sepsis Syndrome
Description
The proportion of hospitalized children with sepsis syndrome who had blood culture drawn within 4 hours
of meeting diagnostic criteria for sepsis syndrome. A higher proportion indic…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-section-1-tables-1-4.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 1, Tables 1-4
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Table 1: Definition of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Term Definition
Severe sepsis Sepsis plus one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction OR acute
respiratory distress syndrome OR two or more other organ dysfunctions.
Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips98.html
October 01, 2014 - New Mexico Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Protocol for Preventing Blood Clots
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May 2012
Five New Mexico hospitals revised their protocol for preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE) after their State Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), the New Mexico Medical Review Ass…