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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/chlorhexidine-bathing.html
October 01, 2023 - Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes
Press Release Date: October 10, 2023
A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that nursing homes using a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin and nose with over-the-counter antiseptic solutions pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-2024-proposed-budget.html
March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
With New Funds Proposed for 2024, AHRQ is Poised to Tackle Critical Healthcare Challenges
MAR
14
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
I am pleased to report that the proposed Fis…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/diagnostic-safety-tops-the-list.html
March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
When It Comes to High-Quality Healthcare, Diagnostic Safety Tops the List
MAR
12
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Stephen Raab, M.D.
As we celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week 2024 , AHRQ again places particular em…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/plain-writing/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Plain Language at AHRQ
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 requires federal agencies to write clear Government communication that the public can understand and use. This page explains what plain language is and how the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is implementing the Act.
What is Plain Language…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-1.html
July 01, 2023 - Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Reimagining Healthcare Teams: Leveraging the Patient-Clinician-AI Triad To Improve Diagnostic Safety
Introduction
The Patient-Clinician Dy…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip7.html
November 01, 2019 - Tip 7. Test a Health Care Quality Report With Your Audience
Members of your intended audience are the ones who will decide whether your report card is worth reading, and whether they can understand and use it. This means that feedback from readers is the “gold standard” of how well your report card is working…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/explain.html
March 01, 2016 - Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores
It is best to keep your actual data displays as uncluttered and simple as possible. However, evidence from cognitive testing of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) suggests that there is some information that needs t…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-creative-strategies-lee.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Creative Strategies to Improve Patient Care Experience - Part 4 Lee
What Is A Creative Idea?
Creative idea: An idea that is novel and useful
Creative
Improvement
Ideas
Process
Improvement
Promoting efficiency
by tweaking existing
routines
Patient Engagement
Enhancing patient
partnership by
knowing…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/debra-rosen-slides.pdf
March 15, 2016 - Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores
Improving CG-CAHPS
Scores in a Federally
Qualified Health Center
Presented By
Debra Rosen, RN, MPH
Director, Quality & Health Education
“Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores”
A Webcast Pres…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/perioperative-hand-hygiene.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nas…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence5.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Leadership Support
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Table of Contents
Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Introduction
Center of Excellence Operations
Alignment
Integration
Leadership Support
Windows of Opportunity
Conclusion
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/fry-administering.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Understanding CAHPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - CAHPS 101
CAHPS 101
Stephanie Fry
Senior Study Director
Westat
12
What is Patient Experience?
Patient experience refers to what happened in a health care setting. It
encompasses the range of interactions that patients have with the health care
system, inc…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Form-an-Advisory-Group.html
December 01, 2019 - Step 2: Form an Advisory Group
Review all steps in the process of planning a survey project:
Step 1: Form a Project Team .
Step 2: Form an Advisory Group.
Step 3: Define Your Goals .
Step 4: Plan a Communications Strategy .
Step 5: Set the Stage for Conducting the Survey .
Step 6: Develop an Ev…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/index.html
January 01, 2024 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care, Phase 2
Resources to help labor and delivery units reduce obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension in pregnancy
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/voice-of-women.html
May 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Working Together to Tackle Inequities—Centering the Voices of Women
MAY
13
2024
By
Kamila B. Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Emily M. Chew, M.P.H., and Kisha I. Coa, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Kamila B. Mistry, Ph.D., M.P.H.
The theme for this year'…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-tool10.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Tool 10. Sample Brochure
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Table of Contents
Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Oregon Rural Practice-bas…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/tools.html
February 01, 2018 - Ambulatory Care
AHRQ is committed to improving the safety and quality of ambulatory care in the United States. Ambulatory care is care provided by health care professionals in outpatient settings. These settings include medical offices and clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, hospital outpatient departments, an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/076-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-duration-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Duration
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Use Surgical Prophylaxis for the Shortest Effective Period1
Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis should be used for the shortest effective p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/EvidenceNOW-BSC-AL-profile.pdf
September 01, 2021 - EvidenceNOW Building State Capacity Profile: Alabama Cooperative
Alabama Cooperative
Project Name:
Alabama Cardiovascular
Cooperative
Principal Investigators:
Andrea L. Cherrington, MD, MPH
and Elizabeth Jackson, MD, MPH,
FAHA, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
Cooperative Partners:
Alabama Department …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/naa-october-2024-webinar-slides.pdf
January 01, 2024 - NAA National Webinar October 2024
Workforce Safety and Well-being Webinar Series (Session 1)
Leadership Strategies that Improve
Workforce Safety and Well-being
NATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES
October 8, 2024
Housekeeping Instructions
• This webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on the NAA website
• Pleas…