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  1. High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsi-hpwpreport.pdf
    May 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions Final Report High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions: Executive Summary Final Report High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions: Executive Summary …

  2. Implementation Guide: MRSA and SSI Prevention (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/147-implementation-guide.pdf
    April 01, 2025 - Implementation Guide: MRSA and SSI Prevention AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Implementation Guide: MRSA and SSI Prevention Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Introduction Setting up or improving a methicillin-resistant Stap…

  3. Voluntary Adverse Event Reporting in Rural Hospitals (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Schade_63.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - Voluntary Adverse Event Reporting in Rural Hospitals Voluntary Adverse Event Reporting in Rural Hospitals Charles P. Schade, MD, MPH; Patricia Ruddick, MSN, APRN-BC; David R. Lomely, BS; Gail Bellamy, PhD Abstract Since 2004, we have managed a voluntary Web-based medical adverse event (AE) reporting system …

  4. Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care | PSNet

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    November 25, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care Citation Text: Chang R, Barnes DK. Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of…

  5. Standardizing Ambulatory Care Procedures in a Public Hospital System to Improve Patient Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Kleinpeter.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Standardizing Ambulatory Care Procedures in a Public Hospital System to Improve Patient Safety 151 Standardizing Ambulatory Care Procedures in a Public Hospital System to Improve Patient Safety Myra A. Kleinpeter Abstract The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO) provides care to primarily in…

  6. Care Transitions | PSNet

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    December 01, 2007 - Care Transitions Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc | December 1, 2007  Also Read a Conversation View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Kripalani S. Care Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Depart…

  7. Patient Safety Executive Walkarounds (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Graham.pdf
    April 01, 2004 - Patient Safety Executive Walkarounds 223 Patient Safety Executive Walkarounds Suzanne Graham, John Brookey, Catherine Steadman Abstract Since the release of the IOM report To Err Is Human in 1999, significant progress has been made in patient safety. One of the remaining challenges is the need to continually…

  8. AHRQ WebM&M—Online Medical Error Reporting and Analysis (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Wachter.pdf
    March 11, 2005 - AHRQ WebM&M—Online Medical Error Reporting and Analysis 211 AHRQ WebM&M—Online Medical Error Reporting and Analysis Robert M. Wachter, Kaveh G. Shojania, Tracy Minichiello, Scott A. Flanders, Erin E. Hartman Abstract The AHRQ WebM&M Web site represents an unprecedented effort to publish illustrative case…

  9. Characteristics of Operating Room Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 2011 - Statistical Brief #170

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb170-Operating-Room-Procedures-United-States-2011.jsp
    February 01, 2014 - Characteristics of Operating Room Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 2011 - Statistical Brief #170 An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers …

  10. Statistical Brief #131: Complicating Conditions of Vaginal Deliveries and Cesarean Sections, 2009 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb131.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - Statistical Brief #131: Complicating Conditions of Vaginal Deliveries and Cesarean Sections, 2009 1 May 2012 Complicating Conditions of Vaginal Deliveries and Cesarean Sections, 2009 Elizabeth Stranges, M.S., Lauren M. Wier, M.P.H., and Anne Elixhauser, Ph.D. Introduction In 2008, 94.1 pe…

  11. Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/future-research-prioritization-methods_research.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program Methods Future Research Needs Report Number 10 Prioritization Criteria Methodology for Future Research Needs Proposals Within the Effective Health Care Program PiCMe—Prioritization Crit…

  12. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - After 6 months of treatment, the hypoglycemic event rates in the pump-only group decreased from 28 … to 16 and in the LGS group decreased from 175 to 35.

  13. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
    July 15, 2009 - Impaired visual acuity is consistently associated with decreased functional capacity and quality of life … of 2 good-quality trials ( n = 900), we found that ranibizumab, 0.3 or 0.5 mg, was associated with decreased

  14. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_-arthritis_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High Impact Interventions Report Priority Area 01: Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither…

  15. Menopause-Protocol-130612 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause-protocol-130612.pdf
    June 12, 2013 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published online: June 12, 2013 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative Effectiveness Review of Therapies Original  Date  of  Protocol:  April  3,  2012   Amendment  Date:  June  5, …

  16. An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/instrumental-variable-methods_research.pdf
    April 01, 2010 - An analytical framework for quantifying components of variability in prescriber decisions The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of AHRQ‟s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that support the rapid development of n…

  17. S66 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s66.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE Assessment of Adherence to and Persistence on Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH,* Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH,† Patrick G. Arbogast, PhD,*‡ Charles M. Stein, MD,† Edward F. Mitchel, Jr, MS,* and Marie R. Griffin, MD, MPH*§¶…

  18. The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/pfepc-fullguide-final508.pdf
    April 01, 2018 - The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families The Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 www.ahrq.gov The Guide wa…

  19. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/references/quickref/tobaqrg.pdf
    April 01, 2009 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians FINAL Quick Reference guide NEW_FINAL Quick Reference guide 9/24/09 3:15 PM Page ii FINAL Quick Reference guide NEW_FINAL Quick Reference guide 9/24/09 3:15 PM Page a To All Clinicians The Public Health Service-sponsored Clinical …

  20. Utilization of the PHQ-9 to Monitor Depression Symptoms for Adolescents and Adults: Report (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-245-fullreport.pdf
    December 01, 2019 - Utilization of the PHQ-9 to Monitor Depression Symptoms for Adolescents and Adults: Report Utilization of the PHQ-9 to Monitor Depression Symptoms for Adolescents and Adults Section 1. Basic Measure Information 1.A. Measure Name Utilization of the PHQ-9 to Monitor Depression Symptoms for Adolescents and Adults …
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