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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/six-domains.html
March 01, 2025 - Six Domains of Healthcare Quality
A handful of analytic frameworks for quality assessment have guided measure development initiatives in the public and private sectors. One of the most influential is the framework put forth by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which includes the following six aims for the health…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/funding-opportunities/index.html
March 01, 2025 - Funding and Implementation Opportunities
This is a curated list of active federally sponsored implementation initiatives and funding opportunities geared toward improving patient and healthcare workforce safety to contribute to a more resilient healthcare system. Implementation Opportunities AHRQ Implementatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d8_pdi_projectevaluation.docx
June 02, 2025 - TO
Project Evaluation and Debriefing
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project evaluation is to:
Identify factors that contributed to the team’s success.
Identify factors that hindered the team’s success.
Identify additional clinical areas in the organization where the best practice can be implement…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/training_professionals.pdf
October 01, 2013 - AHRQ Research Centers for Excellence in Clinical Preventative Services
ACHIEVEMENTS IN PREVENTION
Training Professionals to Implement Clinical Preventive Services
What Is Implementation Science and Why Is It N…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/measurement-sets.html
November 01, 2018 - Major Nursing Home Quality Measurement Sets
NQF-Endorsed Measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed a set of voluntary consensus standards for nursing home care. Measures reflecting these standards are among the information presented by most sponsors of nursing home reports, including the Center f…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/share-info/offer-info.html
June 01, 2019 - Offer Information on How Healthcare Costs and Quality Relate
Over the past decade, some developers of healthcare quality reports have expanded their focus on value by incorporating information about costs. Reporting about costs remains an emerging area, with great potential and great challenges. In many cases…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-emergency-dept-webinar-resources.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Introducing the CAHPS Emergency Department Survey (ED CAHPS) - Lehrman
Available ED CAHPS Survey
Resources
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William Lehrman, Ph.D.,
Social Science Research Analyst,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Benefits of Using the ED CAHPS
Survey
Collect data from your patients about your ED
Calculate …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Implement, Monitor, & Sustain a Program
Toolkit 1. Start an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as
well as to assess readiness for specific…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as well as to assess readiness for specific interventions.
Use this tool to—
· Determine whether the nursing home has the right staff
· Determine whether the nursing home has the necessary resource…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/voices-left-dial-reflections.html
July 01, 2010 - Back to MUI Resources
Voices from the Left of the Dial: Reflections of Practice-Based Researchers
Resource
Full article on PubMed
Summary
This study assessed factors motivating PBRN clinicians to participate and stay involved in practice-based research in their primary care o…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/events/webinars/unc-improvement-stories/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Event Reporting and Learning System Leads to Improvements in Patient Safety Culture (Webcast)
December 18, 2019
Summary
Speakers and Presentation Slides
Recording
Transcript
Summary
On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, AHRQ hosted a webcast that highlighted an event reporting initiative from the Uni…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/guide5/ap4.html
August 01, 2022 - Communication Assessment Guide: Appendix 4
References
O'Keefe BJ, Lambert BL, Lambert CA. Conflict and communication in a research and development unit. In: Sypher BD, ed. Case studies in organizational communication 2: Perspectives on contemporary work life . New York: Guilford; 1997:31-52.
O'Keefe BJ…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-5/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Module 5: Building and Implementing a Successful Automatic Referral System
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0kX51lMX0N0
Video: Building and Implementing a Successful Automatic Referral System (1:00:05)
Slides: Building and Implementing a Successful Automatic Cardiac Reh…
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/healthcare-extension-services/cooperative.html
February 01, 2025 - State-Based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives To Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice
Applications have closed and are being reviewed for those seeking to establish and support state-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to accelerate dissemination and implementation of patient-cent…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/cost-guide/index.html
February 01, 2017 - Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
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Table of Contents
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide and Synthesis Report
Background
A Practical Guide for Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/ideas-project/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Implementing Diagnostic Excellence Across Systems (IDEAS)
Take part in a national study to evaluate the impact of resources intended to help prevent diagnostic safety events. Diagnostic safety events are common and pervasive across all healthcare settings, contributing to preventable harm in one in 20 outpatien…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/info-quality-guidelines.html
November 01, 2020 - Information Quality Guidelines
Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies
HHS Information Quality Guidelines
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Guidelines
Customer Feedback
Section 515 of the Treasury an…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/progress.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Evaluating and Sustaining Progress
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
To…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/publications/pubcomguide/Form-Use-Previously-Recorded-Audiovisual%20Materials.docx
July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Release Form for Use of Previously Recorded Audiovisual Materials, Including Photographs
Instructions
This release is required for use of still and video stock footage, music, graphics, and photographs owned by a specific person or company. Licenses must provide AHRQ, not …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/multiple/project-echo/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Project ECHO
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), developed by Sanjeev Arora, M.D. , at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, is a collaborative model of medical education and care management that helps clinicians provide expert-level care to patients wherever they live. U…