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digital.ahrq.gov/population/caregiver
January 01, 2025 - Caregiver
An evidence-based IT program with chatbot to support caregiving and clinical care for people with dementia: The CareHeroes development and usability pilot.
Citation
Ruggiano N, Brown EL, Clarke PJ, Hristidis V, Roberts L, Framil Suarez CV, Allala SC, Hurley S, Kopcsi…
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digital.ahrq.gov/population/surgeon
January 01, 2024 - Surgeon
A digital communication intervention to support older adults and their care partners transitioning home after major surgery: Protocol for a qualitative research study.
Citation
Campos BA, Cummins E, Sonnay Y, Brindle ME, Cauley CE. A digital communication intervention …
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www.ahrq.gov/sdoh/health-systems-research.html
December 01, 2022 - SDOH and Health Systems Research
SDOH studies and researcher resources
Current AHRQ Research Initiatives
SDOH Data Integration and Analytics Grants
In 2019, AHRQ awarded $6 million in grants for an initiative that uses data and analytics to support primary care and community interventions to improve chron…
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digital.ahrq.gov/population/elderly
January 01, 2025 - Elderly
Developing and evaluating SEE-Diabetes: A patient-centered educational decision Support System for Diabetes care.
Citation
Narindrarangkura P, Dejhansathit S, Khan U, Day M, Boren SA, Simoes EJ, Kim MS. Developing and evaluating SEE-Diabetes: A patient-centered educati…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/144-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-surgeons.docx
April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet:
Engaging Surgeons in MRSA and SSI Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Issue1-5
Surgeons play crucial roles in quality and safety, as leaders, champions, committee members, and participants in planning and executing change. Each role is …
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses3.html
August 01, 2022 - Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
Nurses' Role in Diagnosis, Through the Lens of Distributed Cognition
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Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in the Emergency Department
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/engage/engageexec.pptx
January 01, 2006 - Project Report - Lean Sigma
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Explain the role of the senior executive in addressing technical and adaptive work
Identify characteristics to search for when recruiting the senior executive
Describe the responsibilities of the senior executive
Explain how to engage the senior execut…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patient-role1.html
September 01, 2024 - The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
Introduction
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Table of Contents
The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception Toward Co-Design
Introduction
The History of Patient Roles
Imp…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/incorporating-health-information-technology-workflow-redesign
January 01, 2023 - Incorporating Health Information Technology Into Workflow Redesign
Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.37 MB)
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digital.ahrq.gov/care-setting/radiology
January 01, 2023 - Radiology
Value of Imaging-Related Information Technology
Description
Assessed the impact of Medical Imaging Informatics on health care costs and quality and developed a business case related to the acquisition and implementation of automated radiology systems; developed a fin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867527/psn-pdf
January 15, 2025 - Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an
integrative review.
January 15, 2025
Graber ML, Winters BD, Matin R, et al. Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative
review. Diagnosis (Berl). 2024;Epub Oct 18. doi:10.1515/dx-2024-0113.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46749/psn-pdf
April 04, 2018 - Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety.
April 4, 2018
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improving-perinatal-safety
Communication in labor and delivery units can be challenging. This AHRQ-funded program draws from
comprehensive unit-based safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48088/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - A safety evaluation of the impact of maternity-orientated
human factors training on safety culture in a tertiary
maternity unit.
June 19, 2019
Ansari SP, Rayfield ME, Wallis VA, et al. A Safety Evaluation of the Impact of Maternity-Orientated Human
Factors Training on Safety Culture in a Tertiary Maternity Unit. J…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43142/psn-pdf
June 15, 2014 - Development and sustainability of an inpatient-to-
outpatient discharge handoff tool: a quality improvement
project.
June 15, 2014
Moy NY, Lee SJ, Chan T, et al. Development and sustainability of an inpatient-to-outpatient discharge
handoff tool: a quality improvement project. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014;40(5…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851657/psn-pdf
July 26, 2023 - Weight stigma and barriers to effective obesity care.
July 26, 2023
Puhl RM. Weight stigma and barriers to effective obesity care. Gastroenterol Clin North Am.
2023;52(2):417-428. doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2023.02.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-stigma-and-barriers-effective-obesity-care
Implicit biases and stigm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39767/psn-pdf
August 18, 2010 - Improving safety culture on adult medical units through
multidisciplinary teamwork and communication
interventions: the TOPS Project.
August 18, 2010
Blegen MA, Sehgal NL, Alldredge BK, et al. Improving safety culture on adult medical units through
multidisciplinary teamwork and communication interventions: the TO…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44772/psn-pdf
January 13, 2016 - Post event debriefs: a commitment to learning how to
better care for patients and staff.
January 13, 2016
Campbell M, Miller K, McNicholas KW. Post Event Debriefs: A Commitment to Learning How to Better Care
for Patients and Staff. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42(1):41-47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/post-eve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863004/psn-pdf
February 21, 2024 - The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum
Announce 2023 Eisenberg Award Recipients.
February 21, 2024
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission and National Quality Forum; February 13, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-and-national-quality-forum-announce-2023-eisenberg-award-
recipients
The a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48129/psn-pdf
August 14, 2019 - When there's no one to whom an error can be disclosed,
how should an error be handled?
August 14, 2019
Chiu RG. When There's No One to Whom an Error Can Be Disclosed, How Should an Error Be Handled?
AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E553-558. doi:10.1001/amajethics.2019.553.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-theres-no-one-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45162/psn-pdf
August 15, 2016 - Partial codes—when "less" may not be "more."
August 15, 2016
Rousseau P. Partial Codes-When "Less" May Not Be "More". JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(8):1057-8.
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2522.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partial-codes-when-less-may-not-be-more
The complexity around end-of-life care increases risks…