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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/apf.html
October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide
Appendix F. Hospital Practice Insights: Challenges and Solutions
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Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide
Overview
Get Ready
Pressure Injury Prevention Program Phases
Appendix A. RACI Cha…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumkess.html
October 01, 2014 - Kesselheim, Aaron
Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards
Summaries of recently funded projects for Independent Scientist and Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K Awards.
Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Grant Title: Off-Label Prescribing: Comparative Evidence, Regulation…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/safetransitions/safetrans_checklist.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Checklist to Prepare Patients for New Appointments
Checklist to Prepare Patients for
New Appointments
Once the team knows a patient has a new health care appointment, the checklist can be used to prompt team
members to reinforce key steps that promote patient engagement and preparation. This checklist includes ref…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool8_cop_handout.docx
November 01, 2015 - Tool 8: Conditions of Participation Handout
Tool 8: Conditions of Participation Handout
Purpose
In November 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed revision to the Conditions of Participation (COPs). CMS specified new and unique elements that are particularly germane to reducing M…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-1.html
September 01, 2021 - The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childbirth: State of the Science
Introduction
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The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childb…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips94.html
October 01, 2014 - Michigan Providers Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, MPRO, the Michigan Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), worked with providers in the State to improv…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-8.html
March 01, 2018 - Appendix 8: CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter
Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety P…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/engage-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Resident and Family Engagement Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Purpose: To provide leaders and staff a checklist to help plan, implement, and evaluate resident and family engagement in safety projects in a long-term care facility.
Who should use this tool? Leaders …
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/index.html
June 01, 2019 - Explain and Motivate Use of Healthcare Quality Reports
Clear and usable data displays help consumers make sense out of a quality report, but even the best displays are not sufficient on their own. Report sponsors need to provide additional material to:
Explain what’s in the report and how to use it.
Motiv…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/hcbs-webcast-051623-woodward.pdf
June 02, 2025 - HCBS CAHPS Survey Database: What You Need to Know - WOODWARD
HCBS CAHPS Technical
Assistance
Kathleen Woodward, MSPH
Managing Director
The Lewin Group
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Helpful Resources
• AHRQ CAHPS Guidance: https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-
guidance/hcbs/index.html
• AHRQ Guide to Quality Improvement: https://www.Agency…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/limit-info.html
November 01, 2018 - Limit Technical Information and Caveats in Quality Data Displays
It is very easy to say too much about each of your measures. Many health professionals worry that unless they provide the same level of detail in and around a graph as they would in a report for management or providers, or in an academic paper, th…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/four-moments/poster-three-options.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Pocket Cards_4 Moments
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Moment 1 occurs at the time that initiation of antibiotic
therapy is being considered. Ask, “Does my patient have an
infection that requires antibiotics?”
Mome…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/training/module-7/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Module 7: Troubleshooting Your Automatic Referral System
YouTube embedded video: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dyN2Lj8LSOU
Video: Troubleshooting Your Automatic Referral System (1:00:27)
Slides: Troubleshooting Your Automatic Referral System (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Implementation Guide: Troublesho…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/perioperative-infection-prevention.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/pso.ahrq.gov/index.html
November 01, 2024 - Patient Safety Organizations Program
Sign up: Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) Email updates
Purpose Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) conduct activities to improve the safety and quality of patient care. PSOs create a legally secure environment (conferring privilege and confidentiality) where clinician…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization
Use of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Antis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/resources/asc_pilotstudy.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Pilot Study Results
Results From the 2014 AHRQ
Ambulatory Surgery Center
Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Pilot Study
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
540 Gaithe…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/workplace-safety-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - partner organizations through an online platform,
texts, and social media by challenges, health surveys, discussion
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/takeheart-executive-summary.pdf
August 01, 2023 - • Partner Hospitals focused a lot of discussion on patient retention. … Make live training and dedicated peer discussion and learning
sessions the backbone of hospital engagement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/burden-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - 1Observations missing discharge order time, 29 (1.4%) and 44 (1.9%) for row 1 and row 2, respectively
Discussion … J Am Coll Surg
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