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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/pliego-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - culture to be more 
attuned to patient safety and, ultimately, by decreasing the rate of unexpected deaths 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ferguson2-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - grantee for more information if needed):
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-l.html October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide 
 Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster 
 
 
 
 
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/getting-started/index.html April 01, 2023 - Getting Started  
 
 
 
 
 This focus area will walk you through the necessary first steps for launching a quality improvement initiative aimed at increasing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation. 
 CR has been proven to greatly improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, yet patient participation in CR r…  
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-academic-detailing-guide.pdf July 07, 2015 - Cholesterol Management in Primary Care
Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma (H20) 
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-month-tools.html February 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders 
 
 For American Heart Month, AHRQ Offers New Tools for Expanding Cardiac Rehabilitation 
 
 
 
 
 
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/effectivetreatment.html June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Effective Treatment 
 Effective Treatment 
 
 
 
 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-MI-profile.pdf September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Michigan Cooperative
Michigan Cooperative
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Healthy Hearts for Michigan
Principal Investigators: 
Anya Day, MPH and Gregory 
Makris, MD, Altarum Institute
Theresa Walunas, PhD, 
Northwestern University
Cooperative Partners: 
Altarum Institute, Health 
Inf…  
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/evidencenow-story.pdf September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW: A Model for Heart Health and Beyond
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/OConnor.pdf January 01, 2003 - errors that contribute to hundreds of 
thousands of adverse events and tens of thousands of premature deaths … billions of dollars of excess health care charges 
for these events, and tens of thousands of excess deaths … that clinical inertia contributes enormously to the burden of potentially 
preventable adverse events, deaths 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/obesity_topic-refinement.pdf May 22, 2014 - Final Topic Refinement Document - Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population
Final Topic Refinement Document 
Therapeutic Options for Obesity in the Medicare Population 
(ID: OBET0913) 
May 22, 2014 
 
AHRQ Technology Assessment Program 
Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center 
 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b2b_combo_ratesgenbywin.pdf March 01, 2016 - IQI, PSI, AND PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ WINDOWS QI SOFTWARE
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators 
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 
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IQI, PSI, AND PDI RATES GENERATED BY THE AHRQ 
WINDOWS QI SOFTWARE  
Guidance for Using the Windows QI Software and 
an Example of Output for On…  
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pptx October 01, 2015 - Numerator:  Number of deaths among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-introduction.pptx January 12, 2022 - Deaths, however, are just the “tip of the iceberg.” 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module1-presenters-notes.pdf January 12, 2022 - Deaths, however, are just the “tip of the iceberg.” 
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight12.html May 01, 2015 - Averted an estimated 18 deaths from central line infections. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-fullreport.pdf June 01, 2019 - CHIPRA 209 Report: Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes
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Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes 
Section 1. Basic Measure Information 
1.A. Measure Name
Neonatal Intensive Care Outcomes 
1.B. Measure Number
0209 
1.C. Measure Description
Please provide a non-technical description of the measure that conveys what it meas…  
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Harder.pdf May 19, 2003 - results to the 33.6 
million admissions to American hospitals in 1997 suggests that the number of 
deaths 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-intro-methods-cx061721.pdf December 01, 2020 - These included new measures for dementia, opioid prescribing, opioid-
related deaths, maternal morbidity … These measures generally represent rates of adverse events 
or deaths. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/home-mechanical-ventilators-refinement.pdf October 01, 2017 - Final Topic Refinement Document: Home Mechanical Ventilators
Final Topic Refinement Document 
Home Mechanical Ventilators 
ID: PULT0717 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality  
Technology Assessment Program  
Mayo Clinic Evidence-based Practice Center  
16 October 2017 
 
 
 
Preliminary Key Questions (KQs) …