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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/index.html?page=8
January 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/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/922.html
July 01, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence Tool Shows Strong Performance in Predicting Patient Deterioration During Pandemic
Issue Number
922
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 23, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Disorders Commonly Associated With Readmission Sepsis, heart f…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsrapc.html
February 01, 2014 - Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research
Appendix C: "Long List" of Delivery System Research Areas
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research
Executive Summary
Identifying Key Areas for Delivery System Research
Conclusion
References…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-k.html
May 01, 2017 - Debrief Example - Implementation Guide
Slide 1: Debrief Example
Quality Improvement Study
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Slide 2: Problem Statement
The surgical safety checklist has been shown to reduce surgical mortality and complication rates in a variety of surgical settings. …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-j.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix J. Coaching Tool Instructions and Observation Tool With Coaching Section - Implementation Guide
After using the observation tool to collect information regarding the processes performed in the operating room or procedure room, use the coaching tool to coach the team on what it is doing well and how it …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/recruitment-packet-va.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Heart of Virginia Healthcare
Heart of Virginia
Healthcare
Restoring the joy in primary care.
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Heart of Virginia Healthcare is one of seven cooperatives in the country funded by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s EvidenceNow initiative.
Of…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/aspire_webinar1/aspire_webinar1.ppt
January 01, 2011 - Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions Webinar 1
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Webinar 1: Introduction & Overview
Agenda
Introduction to the AHRQ Reducing Medicaid Rea…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-2.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-2. Measurement framework domains and definitions
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Potential Measure Development Methodolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-fairbanks.html
December 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Improving Patient Safety in Healthcare
Rollin J. Fairbanks, M.D., M.S.
Senior Vice President and Chief Quality and Safety Officer
MedStar Health
Rollin J. Fairbanks,
M.D., M.S.
“With support from AHRQ, I’ve been able to influence the way that healthcare leaders think about s…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/qitool/pediatric.html
December 01, 2017 - Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
A stand-alone pediatric version of the QI Toolkit is available to meet the needs of hospitals that serve children, and includes a concise set of tools to facilitate efforts to improve clinical quality. The Pedia…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/952.html
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Celebrates National Public Health Week
Issue Number
952
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
April 8, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Rates of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia The rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia during inpatient stays increased by 20.…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/key-driver.html
September 01, 2021 - Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Key Driver Diagram
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) Screening Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the M…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources.html
August 01, 2025 - Tools and Resources to Help Improve Urinary Incontinence Care for Women
The EvidenceNOW: Managing Urinary Incontinence (MUI) program produced an environmental scan that includes existing evidence and tools to inform nonsurgical treatment of urinary incontinence of women in primary care. In addition, MUI grantee…
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www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/long-covid.html
February 01, 2025 - AHRQ Efforts To Address Long COVID
Sign up: Long COVID email updates
AHRQ is leading multiple efforts to better understand Long COVID and support people with Long COVID and the healthcare providers who deliver their care. What Is Long COVID? Long COVID is broadly defined as signs, symptoms, and conditions th…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/2022-national-healthcare-disparities-report.html
November 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: We Still Have Much Work to Do
NOV
22
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
What does healthcare in the United States look like?
T…
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/hospitals-clinics/10-tips/index.html
June 01, 2018 - 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Medical errors may occur in different health care settings, and those that happen in hospitals can have serious consequences. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which has sponsored hundreds of patient safety research and implementation projects, offe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/046-ss-faqs-staff-decolonization-chg-nasal.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Preoperative Decolonization
Staff – Frequently Asked Questions
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
These are frequently asked questions for staff about skin decolonization with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/job-aid-scale-improvements.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Helping Practices Scale Improvements
Primary Care Practice Facilitator
Training Series
1
Job Aid: Helping Practices Scale Improvements
Once a practice has tested and refined a change using plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles, they are
ready to implement. Strategies you and a practice can us…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/cultural-competence/oralling.html
July 01, 2019 - Providing Oral Linguistic Services
To address shifting demographic trends in health
care, this guide offers an approach to defining the needs of members with
limited English proficiency and developing strategies to meet their
communication needs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) com…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospitalsurvey2-items.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Version 2.0: Composites and Items
SOPSTM Hospital Survey
Items and Composite Measures
Version: 2.0
Language: English
Notes
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection
methods, establishing data collection procedures, co…