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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T1-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Background.pdf
May 01, 2014 - www.ahrq.gov/NH-ASPGuide ● May 2014 AHRQ Pub. No. 14-0012-1-EF
Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Background
This toolkit is designed to guide nursing homes in creating their own antibiograms, an important
tool for guiding empiric antimicrobial therapy. Information about antibiograms and instructions
on how to…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T1-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Background.doc
May 01, 2014 - Concise Antibiogram Toolkit
Background
This toolkit is designed to guide nursing homes in creating their own antibiograms, an important tool for guiding empiric antimicrobial therapy. Information about antibiograms and instructions on how to create them is included.
What is an antibiogram?
· Antibiograms are impor…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/health-services-research.html
March 01, 2025 - Health Services Research at AHRQ
Health services research (HSR) is the field of study that examines the quality, safety, and affordability of healthcare delivery from the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and clinical professionals. HSR examines many facets of healthcare, including organizational structures…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/value-imaging-related-information-technology/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - Value of Imaging-Related Information Technology - 2008
Project Name
Value of Imaging-Related Information Technology
Principal Investigator
Gazelle, Scott
Organization
Massachusetts General Hospital
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS04-012: Demonstrating the Value of Health I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-clinical-aspects-call-handling-dutch-out-hours-centres-cross-sectional-national-study
October 18, 2023 - Study
Quality of clinical aspects of call handling at Dutch out of hours centres: cross sectional national study.
Citation Text:
Derkx HP, Rethans J-JE, Muijtjens AM, et al. Quality of clinical aspects of call handling at Dutch out of hours centres: cross sectional national study. BMJ.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/junior-doctors-views-reporting-concerns-about-patient-safety-qualitative-study
June 16, 2021 - Study
Junior doctors' views on reporting concerns about patient safety: a qualitative study.
Citation Text:
Hooper P, Kocman D, Carr S, et al. Junior doctors' views on reporting concerns about patient safety: a qualitative study. Postgrad Med J. 2015;91(1075):251-6. doi:10.1136/postgradm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-problem-many-hands
June 16, 2021 - Commentary
Patient safety and the problem of many hands.
Citation Text:
Dixon-Woods M, Pronovost P. Patient safety and the problem of many hands. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(7):485-488. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005232.
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Format:
DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacists-interventions-prescribing-errors-hospital-discharge-observational-study-context
October 16, 2012 - Study
Pharmacists' interventions in prescribing errors at hospital discharge: an observational study in the context of an electronic prescribing system in a UK teaching hospital.
Citation Text:
Abdel-Qader DH, Harper L, Cantrill JA, et al. Pharmacists' interventions in prescribing erro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-when-receiving-telephone-advice-primary-care-swedish-qualitative-interview
October 13, 2021 - Study
Patient safety when receiving telephone advice in primary care - a Swedish qualitative interview study.
Citation Text:
Berntsson K, Eliasson M, Beckman L. Patient safety when receiving telephone advice in primary care – a Swedish qualitative interview study. BMC Nurs. 2022;21(1):24…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide4/apd.html
August 01, 2022 - Event Investigation and Analysis Guide: Appendix D
CANDOR Tool
PROCESS
QUESTIONS TO REVIEW
Y/N
CONTRIBUTING OR CAUSAL FACTOR Y/N
FINDINGS /
COMMENTS
COMMUNICATION
Did all caregivers have access to all pertinent information needed to make the best decisions for the patient? (e.g.,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-perspectives-impact-management-approaches-blame-culture-health-care-organizations
September 02, 2020 - Study
Nurses’ perspectives on the impact of management approaches on the blame culture in health-care organizations.
Citation Text:
Okpala P. Nurses’ perspectives on the impact of management approaches on the blame culture in health-care organizations. Int J Healthc Manage. 2020;13(sup1)…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/state-and-regional-demonstrations-health-information-technology/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - State and Regional Demonstrations in Health Information Technology - 2010
Project Name
State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Tennessee
Principal Investigator
Frisse, Mark E.
Organization
Vanderbilt Center for Better Health
Contract Number …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight06.pdf
September 08, 2015 - Evaluation Highlight No. 6: How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States Working Together to Improve the Quality of Health Care for Children?
The CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program
In February 2010, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded 10 grants,
funding 18 States, to improve the qual…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/healthitresourcelist.pdf
January 01, 2019 - HIT Resource List
Improving Health Information Technology Patient
Safety: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Health
Information Technology Item Set
I. Purpose
This document provides a list of references to websites and other publicly available practical
resources that hospitals can use to implement changes …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2016-04-nac/nacmtg0416-minutes.html
August 01, 2016 - Meeting Minutes, April 2016
National Advisory Council
Minutes from the April 20, 2016, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council.
Contents
Summary
Call to Order and Approval of November 3, 2015, Summary Report
Acting Director's Update
AHRQ’S Work in Primar…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/09-10-0091-2-EF.pdf
October 01, 2009 - process view of information delivery to support a cognitive approach to evaluating medical
clinical decision … making: implications for systems technology. … Cognitive evaluation of
decision making processes and assessment of
41.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lifecycle-assessment-disposition-comments.pdf
November 20, 2024 - The statement has been revised to reflect
the few examples provided from the
broader context of decision … making within
healthcare. … The emphasis on comparative analysis to
facilitate decision-making is particularly
commendable. … The section has been revised to reflect
the need for consideration of all factors in
decision making
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-32-pharm-non-pharm-ptsd.pdf
May 14, 2019 - Peer Reviewer #4 Methods p. 13 lines 40-42: From a clinical decision-making standpoint, it
is problematic
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/kizer2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Clancy described the various healthcare decision making and research tools developed by AHRQ
that can
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit1-working-with-a-lab.html
October 01, 2016 - Toolkit 1. Working With Your Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Overview of the Toolkit
How can a lab help improve antibiotic prescribing at your nursing home?
Laboratories can use culture results from the nursing home to create a specialized annual report called an antibiogram. The antibiogram report sh…