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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-implementation-project-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-nursing
April 05, 2017 - Study
Classic
A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in nursing home residents.
Citation Text:
Mody L, Greene T, Meddings J, et al. A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract I…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/measurement-sets.html
February 01, 2023 - Major Hospital Quality Measurement Sets
The list of valid and reliable indicators of inpatient quality of care continues to grow and evolve as measures are refined, introduced, and retired. The National Quality Forum has endorsed nearly 200 measures in the inpatient setting , many of which are used for public …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/11a-pfe-patient-survey.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Patient Exit Survey
Patient Exit Survey
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Surveys are quick and easy to administer and in most cases can be completed immediately after
a patient finishes his or her visit. Three sample exit surveys are provided that may be completed
by patients to aid in…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/patient-family-engagement-ed.pptx
September 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Patient and Family Engagement in the ED
Sue Collier, RN, MSN, FABC
Clinical Content Development Lead
Health Research & Education Trust
American Hospital Association
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1
Learning Objectives
Define patient and family engagement.
Describe examples of engaging patients and familie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool12_collaboration.docx
June 02, 2025 - Tool 12: Cross Continuum Collaboration Tool
Tool 12: Cross-continuum collaboration tool
Purpose
This tool helps teams develop specific effective and timely linkages to services with cross-continuum clinical, behavioral, and social services providers.
Description
Hospital readmission reduction teams need to identify…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T5-Suspect_a_Urinary_Tract_Infection_brochure_MA_Coalition_final.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection?
How Taking Antibiotics
When You Don’t Need Them
Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Did You Know That…
»Up to 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed are not
needed or are not prescribed appropriately?
»Confusion or sudden behavior changes don’t
necessarily indicate a urinary tra…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/implement-monitor-sustain-program/toolkit1-start-program.html
November 01, 2024 - Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Overview of the Toolkit Why Should a Nursing Home Use This Toolkit? This toolkit provides nursing homes with a simple, step-by-step approach to starting an antimicrobial stewardship program. An antimicrobial stewardship program uses collaborative and evidenc…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips86.html
October 01, 2014 - Four New York Providers Use AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2011
Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support calls fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49480/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Objectives
Understand the biases that may contribute to overcalling medical errors
Describe the impact of considering … deemed to be diagnostic errors in journal articles
(including AHRQ WebM&M) and elsewhere, it is worth considering
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/worst-headache
July 01, 2016 - Three recurring explanations may account for this high rate of misdiagnosis: (i) not considering the … For all these reasons, not considering SAH in the differential diagnosis remains the most common reason
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-balancing-harms-benefits_research.pdf
February 01, 2014 - This is considerably lower than the
480 that would be expected without considering death as a competing … The Gail/NCI approach first estimates the number of expected events while considering
mortality (or … Relative weights for outcomes came from a small sample of
participants considering aspirin for primary … For example, considering use of information from NNT and NNH analyses in
decisionmaking contexts, weighting … For the Gail/NCI approach, we used relative weights obtained from a sample of participants
considering
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-health-information-technology-implementation-rural-health-system/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - What to Consider When You are Considering ePrescribing.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xii-summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews
July 01, 2017 - subbody of evidence for that key question, particularly when the stratified data may be the basis for considering
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/sustainability-partnerships-and-teamwork-in-health-it-implementation.pdf
December 01, 2012 - ...........A-1
Appendix B: Getting Ready: A Planning Checklist for rural and Community
Hospitals Considering … Checking a source for a product rating and carefully considering technical support when selecting
a … )
● Getting Ready: A Planning Checklist for Rural and Community Hospitals Considering
Implementing … Appendix B provides a Planning Checklist for Rural and Community Hospitals
Considering Implementing … This guidance document is designed to assist
rural and/or community-based hospitals considering the
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/forging-pathway-for-electronic-prescribing-of-controlled-substances.pdf
March 01, 2014 - However, considering the extensive
level of cooperation needed among the many parties
involved in EPCS
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-topics_methods.pdf
January 01, 2010 - utilization and
expenditures, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) prioritized data collected by
considering … present is inherently a subjective process based
on ideals (e.g., fairness) and decisions are made by considering … Recent work by the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) calls on us to focus these aims further
by particularly considering … Fourth, estimate the potential value by
considering the probable impact on health of
commissioning … systematic review by AHRQ or others)
Feasibility
Effectively utilizes existing research and knowledge by considering
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnosing-diagnostic-mistakes
April 30, 2014 - Understand the biases that may contribute to overcalling medical errors Describe the impact of considering … deemed to be diagnostic errors in journal articles (including AHRQ WebM&M) and elsewhere, it is worth considering
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49779/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - For example, Namshirin and
colleagues suggest that by involving various stakeholders and considering … lines) when programming the pump, changing
solution, and transferring patients.(15,16)
In summary, by considering
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-supplementary-app-i.xlsx
January 01, 2019 - Subgroup effect dismissed by investigators considering adjustment for multiplicity.
41436 MAGIC Mismatch … Subgroup effect dismissed by investigators considering adjustment for multiplicity.
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/76/CMSs%20Million%20Hearts%20Model%20Longitudinal%20ASCVD%20Risk%20Assessment%20Tool%20for%20Shared%20Decision%20Making.pdf
April 01, 2021 - This Implementation Guide provides information and guidance to individuals considering their
potential … ability to calculate and display the base
10-Year ASCVD risk score for an individual to help when considering … Prospective estimations of ASCVD risk in support of shared decision making while
considering the benefits … Prospective estimations of ASCVD risk in support of shared decision making while considering the benefits