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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201524.html
August 01, 2015 - Aurora Health Care Embraces AHRQ’s CUSP Method to Protect Patient Safety
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August 2015
Fourteen hospitals operated by Aurora Health Care in eastern Wisconsin reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in intensive care units by 65 percent after adopting pat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/sustainability-tool.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Module 4: Sustainability
Sustainability Tool
Background: This tool can be used to identify sustainability issues in planning and implementing your improvement efforts.
How to use this tool: The Implementation Team leader (or individual designated by the leader) should comple…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201511.html
May 01, 2015 - St. Joseph’s Hospital Improves Patient Safety Using AHRQ Tools
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May 2015
St. Joseph's Hospital, a 72-bed facility in Breese, Illinois, has improved care and increased satisfaction among patients by using three evidence-based resources from AHRQ:
The Hospital Consumer Asses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-education-program-reduce-risk-harm-caused-medication-errors
June 27, 2018 - Commentary
A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors.
Citation Text:
Dennison RD. A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2007;38(4):176-84.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-awards-safety-effectiveness-and-efficiency-web-based-virtual
September 13, 2023 - Commentary
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. Safety, effectiveness, and efficiency: a Web-based virtual anticoagulation clinic.
Citation Text:
Kelly JJ, Sweigard KW, Shields K, et al. John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. Safety, effectiveness, and efficiency: a Web-based virtu…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-webinar-jan-2017-shaller-intro.pdf
January 01, 2017 - CAHPS Elicitation Protocol Webcast
Introducing a Protocol To Obtain
Patient Comments Using the CAHPS
Clinician & Group Survey
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network
January 26, 2017
1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
www.ahrq.gov/cahps
CAHPS Webcast Series
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
System…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/creating-meaningful-decision-support-reduce-drug-drug
January 01, 2023 - Creating Meaningful Decision Support to Reduce Drug-Drug Interactions
Theme:
Optimizing Care Delivery for Clinicians
Subtheme:
Optimizing Patient Safety Using Digital Healthcare Solutions
By individualizing drug–drug interaction alerts to individual patient circumstances, providers can …
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/smart-mobile-health-app-improves-screening-for-risks-and-protective-factors
January 01, 2019 - Smart Mobile Health App Improves Screening for Risks and Protective Factors for Pregnant Women
A screening tool for risk and protective factors during pregnancy can be integrated in clinic flow and improve customized discussions with pregnant women to improve outcomes for pregnant women and their babies.
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meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/hc_clustering_faq.pdf
June 01, 2000 - Accounting for Clustering in the Analysis of MEPS Data: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Accounting for Clustering in the Analysis of MEPS Data: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1: When analyzing MEPS annual data, what needs to be done to account for intra-family clustering
that exists because all fami…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/simple-mobile-application-key-patient-engagement-reporting-and
January 01, 2018 - A Simple Mobile Application is Key to Patient Engagement in Reporting and Monitoring of Asthma Symptoms
Key Finding and Impact:
A simple app, designed with input from patients, resulted in 92 percent of patients continuing to report their asthma outcomes at the end of the study. A tool like this simple app ma…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/reduced-ltc-antibiotic-use.html
February 01, 2022 - New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program
Press Release Date: February 28, 2022
A new study published today in JAMA Network Open shows that long-term care facilities that participated in a safety program funded by the Department of Health and Human…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/ocular-prophylaxis-for-gonococcal-ophthalmia-neonatorum-preventive-medication
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Final Research Plan
Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Preventive Medication
February 08, 2018
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/research-summaries/index.html
August 01, 2025 - Patient Safety Research Summaries
As the lead federal agency for advancing patient safety, AHRQ invests in research and implementation projects that bridge the gap between research and the delivery of safer patient care. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Project Highlights reflect the work of agency grantees and contr…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/medication-safety
January 01, 2023 - Medication Safety
Identifying Sepsis Phenotypes Associated with Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Using Large Language Models and Machine Learning
Description
This research uses large language models and machine learning to retrospectively analyze electronic health records of pa…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-centered-online-care-model-follow-management-atopic-dermatitis/annual-activity/2010
January 01, 2010 - Patient-Centered Online Care Model for Followup Management - 2010
Project Name
Patient-Centered Online Care Model for Follow-Up Management of Atopic Dermatitis
Principal Investigator
Armstrong, April
Organization
University of California, Davis
Funding Mechanism
PAR…
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digital.ahrq.gov/care-setting/health-department
January 01, 2023 - Health Department
Advancing Population and Public Health Reporting and Outcomes With Vaccination Data Exchange (APPROVE)
Description
This study aimed to improve data exchange between public health and clinical care information systems, and across public health itself, to enhan…
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digital.ahrq.gov/care-setting/federally-qualified-health-center
January 01, 2023 - Federally Qualified Health Center
Guiding the Safe and Effective Integration of Ambient Digital Scribes into Primary Care
Description
This study will develop a prototype guide for the safe and effective integration of ambient digital scribes into primary care, providing insigh…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20160315/susan-edgman-levitan-intro-slides.pdf
March 15, 2016 - Strategies for Improving CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS) Survey Scores
Strategies for Improving CAHPS
Clinician & Group (CG-CAHPS)
Survey Scores
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network
March 15, 2016
12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
CAHPS Webcast Series
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Syste…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans, evaluation software, report tools, and case studies.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/index.html
April 01, 2022 - CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
The Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions is an extensive set of items that assess the experiences of this population with health plans and health care services. It allows sponsors to compare the experiences of children with special health care needs w…