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401. 5. Moving Toward Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement 5. Moving Toward Sustainability Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement Using This Guide 1. Backgrou…

402. Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/guide.html
     March 01, 2017 - Guide to Sustaining a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Contents Overview      How To Use This Guide          LTC Safety Toolkit Modules Sustainability Essentials      Leadership Commitment   …

403. 155. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nortriptyline (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide155.html
     October 01, 2014 - 155. Treatment Recommendations: Medications-Nortriptyline (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text version of slide presentation. Availability Nortriptyline HCl —Prescription only. Prescribing instructions Initiate— Therapy is initiated 10-28 days bef…

404. Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE C. difficile) Project: toolkit (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Resource 2B, A Comparison of Antibiotic Data Sources, can be used by facilities when considering sources … In considering these questions, reflect on the challenges you currently face and consider strategies … Instructions: Use this chart when considering sources of antibiotic data, including strengths and weaknesses … Instructions: Use when considering ways to measure antibiotic use. … Instructions: Use when considering ways to monitor processes and outcomes related to targeted interventions

405. INSTRUCTIONS: Project Charter (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2009 - INSTRUCTIONS: Project Charter AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit INSTRUCTIONS Project Charter What is this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the team will commit. Who are the target audiences? St…

406. Tool: Advocacy and Assertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2023 - Tool: Advocacy and Assertion Providing mutual support also sometimes requires the use of advocacy and assertion. Advocacy and assertion interventions are invoked when a team member's viewpoint does not coincide with that of a decision maker. In advocating by or for the patient and asserting the need for correct…

407. Project Charter (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2009 - Project Charter Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety i Tool D.2 Project Charter What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to…

408. D2 Pdi Projectcharter (doc file)
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     December 23, 2009 - Project Charter What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the team will commit. Who are the target audiences? Staff members directly involved in the improvement project. Consider adding r…

409. Project Charter (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.pdf
     December 23, 2009 - Project Charter Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety i Tool D.2 Project Charter What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the…

410. D2 Combo Projectcharter (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d2_combo_projectcharter.docx
     December 23, 2009 - Project Charter What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project charter is to describe the performance improvement rationale, goals, barriers, and anticipated resources to which the team will commit. Who are the target audiences? Staff members directly involved in the improvement project. Consider adding …

411. Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20131008_cg/1_Carla_Zema_Intro_slides_1-23.pdf
     October 08, 2013 - Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement Myth Busting: Using the CG-CAHPS 12-Month Survey for Quality Improvement A Webcast Presented by the CAHPS User Network October 8, 2013 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET • – – • – – • – Need Help? No sound from computer speakers? Join us by ph…

412. Antibiotic Stewardship FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/reduce/antibiotic-faqs.html
     July 01, 2017 - Antibiotic Stewardship FAQs AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI The frequently asked questions (FAQs) that are intended to support long-term care (LTC) facilities in the implementation of efforts to reduce the overuse of antibiotics. The answers to these commonly asked questions are…

413. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Pharyngitis – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Pharyngitis – Slides AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Pharyngitis Ambulatory Care AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 Pharyngitis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care …

414. Part One: Traditional Practice and Recommendations for Change (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript Part One: Traditional Practice and Recommendations for Change (continued) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents The Emergency Nurses Association Presents CAUTI Slides and Transcript Opening Materials: Attribution, Objectives…

415. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/sepsis-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis Acute Care Slide Title and Commen…

416. Incorporate Decision Aids Into a Healthcare Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/support/incorporate.html
     January 01, 2023 - Incorporate Decision Aids Into a Healthcare Quality Report One way to reduce the burden of decision making for users is to provide some kind of decision aid, such as: a list of steps, a worksheet, or a checklist. An alternative strategy is to provide intermediaries to help consumers use quality information .…

417. 013-Strategies-Prevent-Bcc (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - ICU & Non-ICU Optimize Patient Selection for Blood Cultures.1 Use a Blood Culture Decision Support Tool to guide ordering of blood cultures to limit inappropriate cultures. Optimizing patient selection for testing reduces false positives, facilitates accurate diagnosis, promotes antimicrobial stewardship, and reduces a…

418. 133-Clabsi-Prevention-Central-Line-Insertion (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Central Line Insertion: Ensuring Aseptic Placement · The ideal is to avoid catheter placement in the first place. We consider this Step 0 of CLABSI prevention.1 · Step 1—if a central line is necessary—is to ensure aseptic placement. Best practices should be implemented to prevent CLABSI infection during the insertion.1…

419. 035-Ss-Pre-Launch-Activities (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Preoperative Surgical Decolonization Prelaunch Activities Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Develop a CUSP Team In the AHRQ Safety Program for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Pre…

420. Meeting Minutes, July 2019 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - will seek to use existing data and analytic approaches to examine patterns in the diagnostic process, considering