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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/McColmSuccessStory2009_0.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Measuring Quality in Physicians’ Practices in Southwestern Missouri Using an Electronic Health Record
Measuring Quality in Physicians’ Practices in Southwestern
Missouri Using an Electronic Health Record
Current efforts to improve the efficiency and quality of
medical care while decreasing costs involve improving…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017031-selby-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Feedback of Intensifying Treatment (FIT) Data to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease
Grant Final Report
Grant ID: R18HS17031
Feedback of Intensifying Treatment (FIT) Data to Reduce
Cardiovascular…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/rep2.html
June 01, 2010 - Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Evaluation of Measures in the Scan
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Executive Summary
Introduction and Scan Met…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/utilizing-health-information-technology-improve-health-care-quality
January 01, 2023 - Utilizing Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality
Project Final Report ( PDF , 395.03 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent t…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement
January 01, 2023 - Using Precision Performance Measurement to Conduct Focused Quality Improvement
Project Final Report ( PDF , 195.22 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily rep…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_clinician.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent
Readmissions for People With Heart Failure
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the efficacy, comparative
effectiveness, and harms of transitional care interventions (defined in Table 1) that aim to reduce readmiss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33848/psn-pdf
December 01, 2017 - The Evolution of Patient Safety in Surgery
December 1, 2017
Wachter R. The Evolution of Patient Safety in Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/evolution-patient-safety-surgery
Perspective
In 1979, 20 years before the Institute of Medicine's To Err Is Human report (1) catalyzed the cr…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/brief-evidence-summary/bladder-cancer-screening-2004
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Brief Evidence Summary
Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004
June 07, 2004
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They sho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49409/psn-pdf
July 01, 2003 - Feeling No Pain
July 1, 2003
Bogner MS. Feeling No Pain. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/feeling-no-pain
The Case
A 33-year-old female underwent hysterectomy for refractory endometriosis. For pain post-operatively, the
patient was placed on a Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump containin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33747/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - The Literature on Health Care Simulation Education: What
Does It Show?
March 1, 2013
Cook DA. The Literature on Health Care Simulation Education: What Does It Show? PSNet [internet].
2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/literature-health-care-simulation-education-what-does-it-show
Perspective
The education o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33815/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Telemedicine and Patient Safety
September 1, 2016
Agboola SO, Kvedar JC. Telemedicine and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/telemedicine-and-patient-safety
Perspective
A paradigm shift is ongoing in the health care sector. The traditional model of episodic and hospital-base…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49701/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - An Easily Forgotten Tube
February 1, 2014
Ousey K. An Easily Forgotten Tube. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/easily-forgotten-tube
The Case
A 45-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute liver failure secondary to alcohol
abuse. His illness was complicated by acute…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.128_slideshow.ppt
July 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case July 2006
Moving Pains
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June/July 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Hildy Schell, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS, and…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/ImpactHealthITPrimaryCareWorkflow.pdf
September 19, 2011 - Impact of Health IT on Primary Care Workflow and Financial Measures
Impact of Health IT on
Primary Care Workflow and
Financial Measures
Neil S. Fleming, PhD, CQE;
Funded by AHRQ (R03HS018220-01)
Track F: Economic Analysis of Health IT
AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference
September 19, 2011
Contact: Neil.Fle…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72737/psn-pdf
February 09, 2021 - Geisinger’s Outpatient Addiction Medicine Specialty
Program Uses Data-Driven Decision Making and MAT to
Reduce Mortality Rates
February 9, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/geisingers-outpatient-addiction-medicine-specialty-program-uses-data-
driven-decision
Summary
The team at Geisinger sought to develop a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/assess-resident-UTI-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation
Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection
Long-Term Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Long-Term Care
Assessment UTI
1
Objectives
Explain the terms urinary tr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/TK2_T4_Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_To_Improve_Communication_and_Decisionmaking.docx
October 01, 2016 - Slide Title and Commentary
Slide Number and Slide
Title Slide
Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decision Making for Four Infections
Tool 4. Tools To Improve Communication and Decision Making
SAY:
Today we are introducing you to new tools to help improve communication and help prescribing clin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_fs_14-p005-1-ef.pdf
October 01, 2014 - Measure: Accurate ADHD Diagnosis
Measure: Accurate ADHD Diagnosis
Measure Developer: Pediatric Measurement Center of Excellence (PMCoE)
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
Patients whose diagnosis of ADHD was
based on a clinical exam with a physician
that includes:
– Confirmation of functional …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-retention.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Managing Urinary Retention and Catheterization in Intensive Care Unit Patients With Primary Neurologic Disorders
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Managing Urinary Retention and Catheterization in Intensive
Care …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-early-mobility-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able…