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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/027-evaluating-cleaning-data-collection.docx
October 01, 2024 - Evaluating Environmental Cleaning With Fluorescent Gel:
Data Collection Instructions and Form
ICU & Non-ICU
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING WITH FLUORESCENT GEL: DATA COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS
Fluorescent Gel Placement (DAY 1)
Step 1: Choose the first available room from your randomly ordered list of rooms.
Step 2: Perform hand …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/150-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Celebrating Success and Spreading MRSA Prevention Beyond the Unit
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Recognizing success, large and small, both early on and long term is important to sustainability. Communicating success can help frontline personnel have the courage to speak …
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/using-guide.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Background and Introduc…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/gain-trust.html
November 01, 2018 - How Will You Gain the Trust of Health Care Providers or Plans?
For some quality reports, little if any cooperation is required from the organizations whose performance is being reported. Many sponsors of reports on health plan quality, for instance, have relied on sources of publicly available data rather than …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/patient-family-engagement-ed.pptx
September 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Patient and Family Engagement in the ED
Sue Collier, RN, MSN, FABC
Clinical Content Development Lead
Health Research & Education Trust
American Hospital Association
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Learning Objectives
Define patient and family engagement.
Describe examples of engaging patients and familie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-ch-hospital-webcast-122223-dodson.pdf
April 12, 2024 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey-Using Data and New Narrative Items: The Child HCAHPS Database
The Child HCAHPS Database
Teresa Dodson, MA
CAHPS Database Manager
Westat
AHRQ CAHPS Database Overview
• Databases are for selected CAHPS surveys
• Two major applications:
► Facilitates comparisons of patient experiences
…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Final-DX-Safety-items-2022-1215-ENGLISH-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
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SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental
Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office
Survey
Language: English
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help
medical offices asse…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Final-DX-Safety-items-12-15-2022.docx
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
Language: English
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help medical offices assess the exte…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips87.html
October 01, 2014 - Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
November 2011
Between January and September 2010, AHRQ partnered with seven Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to deliver a series of onsite learning sessions and provider support calls focusing…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load2.html
August 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy
Introduction to Diagnostic Errors
Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cogniti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/implement/team-roster.docx
March 01, 2017 - BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Appendix A. Team Roster
This template provides suggestions about roles, characteristics, and responsibilities for members of your improvement team. Develop your team and documen…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/review-form.html
March 01, 2017 - Appendix K. CAUTI Case Review Form
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Purpose
The CAUTI Case Review Form is a performance improvement look-back tool that assists long-term care (LTC) facilities with identifying possible resident care issues that might have contributed to a cathet…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sustaining-antibiotic-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
Ambulatory Care
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0030
September 2022
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AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops101-3-gray-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Understanding SOPS Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Gray
Overview of the SOPS Surveys
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Laura Gray, MPH
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient
Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
What is Patient Safety Culture?
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AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
Surveys of providers and st…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation/observation.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Module 4: PowerPoint Presentation
Management Practices for Sustainability
Module 4: Observation and Integration
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0019-4-EF
May 2017
Module 4: Observation and Integration | ‹#›
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices for Sustain…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/arm-in-arm-with-academyhealth.html
June 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Arm in Arm with AcademyHealth, AHRQ is Poised to Build on Successes in Health Services Research
JUN
27
2024
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
We are halfway through AHRQ’s 35 th an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/fund-opps/flyer-conference-grant-program_2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - AHRQ R13 Conference Grants Program (PA-22-238)
Purpose
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites institutions and individuals
interested in health services research to apply for either single-year or multiple-year conference
grant support. The topics must support AHRQ’s mission to produce eviden…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/measure-questions.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Questions When Choosing Health Care Quality Measures
When selecting measures to include in your report, you need to consider two issues:
Whether the measures are "good".
Whether the measures are appropriate for your audience.
Are the Measures Good?
The easiest way to determine whether a measure …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-one-page.docx
November 01, 2019 - DiagnosisCellulitis
· Relatively sudden onset of redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling of the skin
· Nonpurulent: no evidence of abscess/phlegmon; most cases caused by beta-hemolytic streptococci (usually group A strep but also B, C, or G) that are sucepti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-donahue.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice in North Carolina
Transforming Primary Care Practice in North Carolina
Principal Investigator: Katrina E. Donahue, MD, MPH
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019131
Overview of Transformation Efforts
The North Carolina Area…