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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Singh_69.pdf
April 04, 2008 - A Visual Computer Interface Concept for Making Error Reporting Useful at the Point of Care
A Visual Computer Interface Concept for Making
Error Reporting Useful at the Point of Care
Ranjit Singh, MA, MB, BChir (Cantab.), MBA; Wilson Pace, MD; Ashok Singh, MA, MB,
BChir (Cantab); Chester Fox, MD; Gurdev Singh, MSc…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/understand/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Data Sources for Health Care Quality Measures
Before you decide which quality measures to report, it is helpful to know what kinds of data you will need to produce the scores for the measure. Sometimes, the data you want to report already exist because somebody else collected it. But in other cases, report spon…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkitapc.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Appendix C. What Is a Diabetes Prevention Program?
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Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/why.doc
January 01, 2004 - Why Child Health Measures
Why Child Health Measures?
Contents
Developmental Status and Change
Differential Epidemiology
Dependence
Demographic Patterns
Children with Chronic Health Conditions
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In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for chi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Prologue_Grady_Vol4.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Prologue: Technology and Medication Safety
Prologue
Technology and Medication Safety
Mary L. Grady, BS
This volume comprises papers devoted to the development and use of technology—
principally health information technology (health IT)—and strategies to enhance
medication safety, both of which are critical …
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide7.html
May 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 7. Layering Interventions and Moving Toward Excellence
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Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. A…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide7.html
May 01, 2016 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Chapter 7. Layering Interventions and Moving Toward Excellence
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Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Potter.pdf
January 01, 2003 - measurements, and motion
patterns, an alternative method is needed to study the nature of clinical decision … -
making. … Thinking processes
used by nurses in clinical decision making.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/111-cusp-program-sustainability.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Program: Sustainability
ICU & Non-ICU
Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Program Sustainability
SAY:
Welcome to this presentation on optimizing CUSP Program sustainability as part of the overall approach to preventing MRSA in ICU and non-ICU settings.
Sl…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/19-perioperative-teams.docx
June 01, 2023 - A Guide to Leading Successful Perioperative TeamsAHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
Purpose of the tool: Assembling a multidisciplinary perioperative team is one of the first, and most critical, steps in your AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) journey. This do…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/dowdstudysnapshot.html
November 01, 2015 - Implementation and Impact
Of Medicare's Voluntary Ambulatory Care Quality Reporting Program
AHRQ Delivery System Research: Study Snapshot
Between 2008 and 2014, practices that voluntarily participated in Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) received financial bonuses for reporti…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/managing/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Managing a CAHPS Survey Project
By developing a comprehensive project management strategy early on, you can ensure that your survey project runs smoothly and that your team is prepared to handle any unexpected problems. This section offers tips and considerations relevant to three management objectives:
Eff…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/dowdstudysnapshot.pdf
November 01, 2015 - Implementation and Impact of Medicare’s Voluntary Ambulatory Care Quality Reporting Program
AHRQ DELIVERY SYSTEM RESEARCH: STUDY SNAPSHOT
Implementation and Impact of Medicare’s Voluntary
Ambulatory Care Quality Reporting Program*
Bryan Dowd, Tami Swenson, Shriram Parashuram, Robert Coulam, Robert Kane, John Kral…
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www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/practice-improvement.html
July 01, 2022 - Practice Improvement
AHRQ has tools and resources that can help hospitals, ambulatory care practices, nursing homes, and other healthcare institutions address the challenges of COVID-19. The Agency has invested in developing and testing tools that facilitate quality, safety, and efficiencies in improving health…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201603.html
May 01, 2016 - AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2016
Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York City uses AHRQ's Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) to help ensure that health information is present…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201502.html
March 01, 2015 - AHRQ-funded Health Literacy Tool Improves Care for COPD Patients in Spain
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March 2015
Grupo Saned, a health care and pharmaceutical marketing company in Barcelona, Spain, used an AHRQ-funded health literacy scale— Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Spanish-speaking Adults …
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/mutual/overview/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Section 1: Overview of Mutual Support Key Concepts and Tools
This section provides an overview of the key concepts and tools in the Mutual Support Module. More explanations and illustrations are provided in section 2 of this module ; methods for teaching the concepts and tools for this module are in section 3…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/appe.html
March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Appendix E. Category Definitions
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Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Executive Summary
Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/nac-meeting-july12.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ National Advisory Council to Meet Virtually on July 12 with 5 New Members
Press Release Date: July 6, 2023
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has added five new members who will convene with the Council for their next meeting on Wednesday, July 12, 1…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/McNeill.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Beyond the Dusty Shelf: Shifting Paradigms and Effecting Change
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Beyond the Dusty Shelf: Shifting
Paradigms and Effecting Change
Dwight McNeill, Howard Holland, Kerm Henriksen
Abstract
This paper addresses how to make happen the improvements in the quality of
health care that have been identified from si…