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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/persell_cvd_disparities.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Reducing Disparities in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Research Centers for Excellence
in Clinical Preventive Services
Working to get the right services, to the right people, at the right time
Reducing Disparities in the Primary
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=4
October 01, 2024 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer. More
The SHARE Approach Five-step process for clinicians and their patients More
EvidenceNOW Tools for Change Helping practices implement evidence More
Tools
The …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/handouts2.html
December 01, 2017 - When I see decreased meal intake, I like to get more details from the nursing assistants, like is there … and the nursing assistants verified for me that several residents who were listed on the report with decreased … Jones was listed on the report with decreased meal intake.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load4.html
May 01, 2024 - As discussed above, cognitive overload is associated with decreased cognitive flexibility and more simplistic
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/study.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework - Implementation Guide
Study Elements
Element
Definition
Things To Keep in Mind
The Purpose
Define the problem and why it is important.
Avoid suggesting causes in the purpose statement. Cause determination will come later afte…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapamattabs.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010)
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/daily-goals.html
December 01, 2012 - Daily Goals Checklist
CUSP Toolkit
Effective communication is particularly important in the unit if complicated care plans are to be effectively managed by the care team
Problem statement: Clear communication among health care providers is paramount. Communication failures lead to patient harm, increased l…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/dailygoals.docx
January 01, 2003 - Daily Goals Checklist
Problem statement: Clear communication among health care providers is paramount. Communication failures lead to patient harm, increased length of stay, provider dissatisfaction, and staff turnover. Effective communication is particularly important in the unit if complicated care plans are to be …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ppc.html
March 01, 2020 - to 2012, the percentage of White women who reported poor communication with their health providers decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-fullreport.pdf
February 01, 2018 - While mortality rates for pediatric sepsis have decreased over time, 4 percent-
10 percent of hospitalized … aggressive fluid resuscitation, early antibiotics, and oxygen
administration and was associated with decreased … cool extremities, flash capillary refill, bounding peripheral pulses, or
wide pulse pressure; and (3) decreased … lactate, decreased
base deficit, and mixed venous oxygen saturation of greater than 70 percent (Dellinger … Refractory vasodilation, fluid redistribution, and decreased
myocardial function lead to shock.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt3.html
May 01, 2018 - The percentage peaked in the second quarter of 2010 at 44.9%, then significantly decreased to 33.2% for … 2012, the percentage of adults who reported poor communication with health providers significantly decreased … percentage of children whose parents reported poor communication with health providers significantly decreased … Right Graph (Shortness of Breath Decreased):
Year
Total
White
Black
Hispanic
2010 … Decreased Shortness of Breath:
Overall Rate: In 2012, 64.2% of home health patients had less shortness
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/addressing-workforce-burnout-slides.pdf
December 10, 2024 - syndrome of depersonalization, emotional
exhaustion, and low personal accomplishment leading
to decreased
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-hit-hie-rev-0724update.pdf
July 01, 2024 - they obtained
preliminary evidence that organizational changes and academic detailing significantly
decreased … The average adjusted “face-to-face” time spent per patient decreased slightly, but the
decrease (0.41 … Medication administration errors decreased, and few pump-related errors
were made.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-study-elements.docx
June 02, 2025 - Quality Improvement Study Framework
Element
Definition
Things To Keep in Mind
The Purpose
Define the problem and why it is important.
· Avoid suggesting causes in the purpose statement. Cause determination will come later after the data have been analyzed.
· Speculating about the cause of a problem before a th…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/world-patient-safety-day-2024.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
On World Patient Safety Day, AHRQ Highlights the Urgent Need to Address Diagnostic Safety
SEP
16
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Craig A. Umscheid, M.D., M.S.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
As the healthcar…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-tables-1-2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 1, Tables 1 and 2
Table 1: Definition of Sepsis Syndrome
Term Definition
Sepsis syndrome Sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock
Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in the presence of, or as a result
of, suspected or proven infection
SIRS The presence of at least two of the following f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0231-section-1-tables-1-2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 1, Tables 1 and 2
Table 1: Definition of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Term Definition
Severe sepsis Sepsis plus one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction OR acute respiratory distress
syndrome OR two or more other organ dysfunctions.
Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) i…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-1-tables-1-2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 1, Tables 1 and 2
Table 1: Definition of Sepsis Syndrome
Term Definition
Sepsis
syndrome
Sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock
Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in the presence of, or as a result of,
suspected or proven infection
SIRS The presence of at least two of the followi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/117-decolonization-agent-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Products Used for S. aureus Nasal Decolonization
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Why Focus on Nasal Decolonization To Prevent Surgical Site Infections (SSIs)?
Staphylococcus aureus is a frequently a commensal organism known to colonize skin and mucosal areas. …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-3.html
March 01, 2018 - orientation, that center's central line-associated related blood stream infection (CLABSI) rates have decreased