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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_policymaker.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure
B A C K G R O U N D
Heart failure (HF) is a major clinical and public
health problem and a leading cause of hospitalization
and health care costs in the United States. Despite a
decline in HF-related hospitalizations during the …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ambulatory-safety_research-protocol.pdf
July 24, 2015 - ambulatory-safety-protocol-150724
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov 1
Published online: July 24, 2015
Evidence-based Practice Center Protocol
Project Title: Patient Safety in Ambulatory Settings
I. Background and Objectives for the Technical Brief
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Qua…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medicinelist-procedure-final508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Procedure To Create a Medicine List
The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Procedure To Create
a Medicine List
Introduction
The strategy to Create a Safe Medicine List Together engages patients and families to actively
participate with you in developing…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-blood-please
January 14, 2011 - No Blood, Please
Citation Text:
Liang BA. No Blood, Please. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
Copy Citation
Format:
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/FL20LOINCIntroductionHammond.pdf
February 25, 2008 - Slide 1
An Introduction to LOINC
Logical Observation
Identifier Name and Codes
W. Ed Hammond
February 25, 2008
25 Feburary 2008 Hammond 2
History (1)
• The Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
developed LOINC under the sponsorship
of NLM and other government and private
organizations. It is available at …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33603/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Surgical Site Infections
September 15, 2024
Surgical Site Infections. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/evaluation/publications/supplement.html
August 01, 2018 - EvidenceNOW Supplement in Annals of Family Medicine
Early findings from the EvidenceNOW initiative are now available in a special Annals of Family Medicine journal supplement. Brief summaries of each paper are provided below.
Early findings from the EvidenceNOW initiative are now available in a special Anna…
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www.ahrq.gov/chsp/about-chsp/centers-of-excellence/rand.html
August 01, 2017 - RAND Center of Excellence
Overview
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded the RAND Corporation, in collaboration with researchers from Pennsylvania State University, UCLA, and Harvard University, to create a Center of Excellence on Health System Performance. The Center's charter is to id…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/6.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Functional Specifications
3. Specifications for Each Pressure Ulcer Prevention Report (continued)
3.6. Risk Change Report (formerly Priority Report)
3.6.1. Report Description
The On-Time Risk Change Report (formerly Priority Repo…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/exercises4.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Facilitator Training—Additional Exercises (continued)
Weight Summary Report Information Exercises
Objective: Facilitators will understand criteria and rules that determine information that displays on the Weight Summary Report.
Ex…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/exercises2.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Facilitator Training—Additional Exercises (continued)
Risk Change Report Information Exercises
Objective: Facilitators will understand the process to prioritize residents on the Risk Change Report for use in On‐Time process improvem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.33_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2003 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case October 2003
Hemivulvectomy:
Wrong Side Removed
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the Oct. 2003
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in OB/GYN
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Charles Vin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49764/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - Communication With Consultants
June 1, 2016
Cohn SL. Communication With Consultants. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-consultants
The Case
A 30-year-old pregnant woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with nausea, headaches, and
fevers. Her laboratory studies were nota…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49464/psn-pdf
December 27, 2020 - Lap Burn
October 1, 2004
Ball K. Lap Burn. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lap-burn
The Case
A woman was scheduled for an elective diagnostic laparoscopy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding. After
accessing the abdomen with the trocar without complication, the surgeon inserted the laparoscope…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/about/cooperatives/northwest.html
March 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: Northwest Cooperative
EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to transform health care delivery by building a critical infrastructure to help smaller primary care practices improve the heart health of their patie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/holtropstudysnapshot.pdf
December 01, 2016 - AHRQ DELIVERY SYSTEM RESEARCH: STUDY SNAPSHOT
Methods and Outcomes of Care Management Programs
Within Physician Organizations vs. Plan-Based Programs
Background
Americans are increasingly plagued by chronic diseases and conditions. Care
management (CM) is a team-based, patient-centered approach to helping patient…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.25_slideshow.ppt
July 01, 2003 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case July 2003
Code Status Confusion
webmm.ahrq.gov
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2003
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Bernard Lo, MD, Univers…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/ahrq-works/impact-burnout.pdf
July 01, 2017 - Physician Burnout
Physician Burnout
The health care environment—with its packed work
days, demanding pace, time pressures, and emotional
intensity—can put physicians and other clinicians at high
risk for burnout. Burnout is a long-term stress reaction
marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization,
and a la…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.290_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Delay in Treatment:
Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
Central Venous Catheter
Indications and Alternatives
Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0019
April 2022…