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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips36.html
October 01, 2014 - Iowa Hospital Integrates AHRQ TeamSTEPPS® Throughout Facility
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April 2010
In 2008, staff from Clarinda Regional Health Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Clarinda, Iowa, participated in training on Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (T…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-comm4.html
October 01, 2015 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Priority Areas Identified by the U.S.-Mexico Border Commission (continued)
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Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
National Q…
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October 01, 2014 - Two Indiana Facilities Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Medication Reconciliation
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April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Health Care Excel, the Indiana Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), worked with two providers in the St…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-2.html
June 01, 2023 - Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
Executive Summary
Introduct…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/antibiotic-stewardship.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Antibiotic Stewardship
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & Resour…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/handouts.html
September 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits
Facilitator Training—Handouts: Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Implementation
Implementation of Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Reports
Self-Assessment Scripted Exercise
Menu of Implementation…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-0138-fullreport.pdf
April 01, 2018 - Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease
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Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with
Sickle Cell Disease
Section 1. Basic Measure Information
1.A. Measure Name
Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
1.B. Measure Number
0138
1.C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/pubs/background-2012/backgrnd2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Recommendations to Improve Children’s Health Care Quality Measures: Background Report on the 2012 Process
Recommendations to Improve Children’s Health Care Quality
Measures
Background Report on the 2012 Process
Structured Abstract
Background: In 2009, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorizati…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/children/publications/2010.html
October 01, 2014 - Articles and Publications, 2010
AHRQ-Supported Research on Child and Adolescent Health
These articles and publications publicize knowledge about significant findings resulting from AHRQ-supported intramural and extramural research focusing on improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspximplsteps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementation Steps and Timeline - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention
Implementation Steps and Timeline
The goal of On-Time is that a facility staff will incorporate the On-Time reports into day-to-day
prevention…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar8_pu_sustainingpractices.pdf
April 01, 2011 - Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices at Your Hospital
Sustaining Pressure Ulcer
Prevention Practices at
Your Hospital
Presented by Dan Berlowitz, M.D., M.P.H.
Bedford VA Medical Center
Boston University School of Public Health
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Welcome!
Thank you for joining this
webinar about how to
sustain pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/rice/ceoutc.html
October 01, 2018 - Outcomes Measurement
Research Initiative in Clinical Economics
Clinical Economics Resource Links
Outcomes Measurement
U.S. Valuation of the EuroQol EQ-5D™ Health States
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2003 Report to Congress
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
U.S. Valuat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-COPD.pdf
June 02, 2021 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
Diagnosis
• A COPD exacerbation should be considered in a resident with a known history of COPD and increased
cough, shortness of breath, or sputum production from baseline.1-3
• COPD exacerbations are commonly triggered by respiratory virus infections (e.g.…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/dxsafety-knowledge-assessment.pdf
February 01, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement: Knowledge Assessment
TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis Improvement
Knowledge Assessment
This knowledge assessment tests the participants’ knowledge of the teamwork principles
demonstrated in the TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement course.
1. TeamSTEPPS provides resources to optimize…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/bozicstudysnapshot.pdf
February 01, 2015 - Snapshot: The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing Demonstration
AHRQ DELIVERY SYSTEM RESEARCH: STUDY SNAPSHOT
The IHA Bundled Episode Payment and Gainsharing
Demonstration*
M. Susan Ridgely, David De Vries, Kevin Bozic, and Peter S. Hussey
Background
Traditional fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems create…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/search.html?page=0
June 01, 2024 - Provider Resource Library
This resource library contains tools and resources intended to support recruitment and retention of primary care practices and physicians for research studies and quality improvement initiatives.
MUI provider resource topics range from budgeting and patient recruitment to practice recruitm…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_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 4. Antibiogram Formats and Instructions
Formats
The medical director must become familiar with the format of the antibiogram provided by
the lab a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-16-p002-2-ef.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Measure: Appropriateness of Red Cell Transfusions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Measure: Appropriateness of Red Cell
Transfusions in the Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit (PICU)
Measure Developer: Pediatric Measurement Center of Excellence (PMCoE)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Numbe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-maintenance-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes
CAUTI Module:
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled “Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance,” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Un…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/preface.html
March 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
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Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence …