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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/best-practices/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Best Practice Summaries
These resources are designed to help nursing homes consider best practices on topics such as infection control and prevention and the emotional well-being of both staff and residents.
Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes
Best Practices…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/902.html
February 01, 2024 - Bleeding Risks Increase When Blood Thinners and Aspirin Are Taken Together
Issue Number
902
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
February 27, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Healthcare Workforce Participation
The number of people working in ambulatory settings …
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/hsrguide/hsrguideap.html
October 01, 2014 - An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
Appendix: Evaluation Items
Previous Page
Table of Contents
An Organizational Guide to Building Health Services Research Capacity
Introduction
Step 1: Assessing Your Organization's Needs and Capabilities
Step 2: Fostering a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/understand/scisafety.pptx
March 01, 2009 - The Science of Improving Patient Safety
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Describe the historical and contemporary context of the Science of Safety
Explain how system design affects system results
List the principles of safe design and identify how they apply to technical work and teamwork
Indicate how teams make wise decisions when the…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/spread/spread.html
December 01, 2012 - CUSP Toolkit: Spread Presentation Slides
The Spread module of the CUSP Toolkit helps an organization share, tailor, and implement the components of a process that have worked well at the unit level. The other CUSP Toolkit modules focus on quality improvement projects at the unit level, where culture is local. T…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=8
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Final-DX-Safety-items-2022-1215-SPANISH-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey - Spanish
SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental
Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office
Survey
Language: Spanish
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help
medical o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/engaging-physicians.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Engaging Physicians in Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Engaging Physicians in Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
This “Making It Work” tip sheet provides additio…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=8
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html
September 01, 2024 - Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety
Final reports from research grants administered since 2000 on a variety of patient safety topics, such as measure development, medication safety, and diagnostic safety.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety subdivis…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=11
Frequently Asked Questions
Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website
feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=0
December 01, 2024 - Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety
Final reports from research grants administered since 2000 on a variety of patient safety topics, such as measure development, medication safety, and diagnostic safety.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety subdivis…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctoolkit4.html
April 01, 2018 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
IV. References
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Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. References
1.a-1 Information…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/summary.html
July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Summary
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Table of Contents
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Acknowledgments
Introduction and Purpose
Summary
Background
Methodology
Design Options for a Self-Management Support Program
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/iadapt/index.html
August 01, 2015 - Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products
In 2010, AHRQ invested $30 million of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act budget to fund 21 3-year grants to extend the reach and impact of comparative effectiveness research (CER) among hard-to-reach populations,…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata3b.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Chapter 3: Defining Categorization Needs for Race and Ethnicity Data (continued)
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/mhs/cahps-outpatient-mental-health-guidance.pdf
December 01, 2024 - Preparing a Questionnaire Using the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey
UPDATED AUGUST 2024
Guidelines for Using the CAHPS®
Outpatient Mental Health Survey
Introduction ............................................................................................ 1
Section 1: Preparing Your Organization’s Survey Instr…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2019-07-nac/nacmtg0719-minutes.html
November 01, 2019 - Meeting Minutes, July 2019
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the July 24, 2019, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of April 11, 2019, Meeting Summary
AHRQ Accomplishments
Budget Update
Director's O…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/engineering-safety-practice/healthcare-safety-competency-environmental-scan.pdf
March 27, 2025 - Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group Environmental Scan
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Healthcare Safety Competencies Affinity Group
Environmental Scan, Resources, and Strategies version 4.7.2025
Table of Contents
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/feeney-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - The chairs will be expected to communicate their councils’
concerns to the Consensus Standards Approval … support presenters and far too much policy alphabet soup: need
to think more about what they want to communicate … standards; and identify
technical and other issues that are barriers to uniform implementation and
communicate