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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T2-Working_with_a_lab_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home
Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic
Toolkit 1. Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an
Antibiogram
1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiog…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T2-Working_with_a_lab_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 2. Step-by-Step Guide to Working With a Laboratory To Obtain an Antibiogram
1. Contact the nursing home’s lab to inquire about creating an antibiogram
Identify the correct contact at the laboratory to determine if it is able to create an antibiogram report. Most labs have this capability and producing the report r…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202201.html
January 01, 2022 - Maine Groups Improve Care for Patients with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Search All Impact Case Studies
January 2022
A partnership between the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) and two AHRQ-listed patient safety organizations (PSOs) is helping improve care for patients with intell…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/hospitals/red-toolkit/dischargeprep.pdf
June 02, 2025 - RED Discharge Preparation Workbook
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RED Discharge Preparation Workbook
Patient Name _________________________ MRN ________________ DOB ______________
Room # ______________
Date of admission ______________
Language preference
Interpreter/Translation
Needed (Y/N)
Spoken communication
Writt…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/distribution/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Distributing a CAHPS Report
The purpose of a distribution strategy is to ensure that your audience has easy access to information with CAHPS survey results at the time that they are most likely to pay attention to it and use it. The success of a CAHPS project often rides on the effectiveness of the distribution…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-sustainability-centers-of-excellence2.html
April 01, 2025 - Four Pillars for Sustainable Centers of Excellence
Center of Excellence Operations
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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
C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/134-translating-research-into-practice.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Translating Practice into Practice (TRiP)
Translating Research into Practice (TRiP)
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Se…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/DxSafety-March2019-MeetingNotes.pdf
March 08, 2019 - Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety--March Meeting Summary
Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic
Safety and Quality in Health Care
March Meeting Summ…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/seek-evidence.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 1: Seek, Select, and Customize the Best Evidence for Use by the Practice
Print this page to PDF
The practice of medicine evolves in response to new knowledge about what care produces the best outcomes for patients and how best to deliver that care. Because of their commitment to delivering the best…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/keydrivers/engage-patients-families.html
November 01, 2018 - Key Driver 5: Engage with Patients and Families in Evidence-Based Care and Quality Improvement
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The best evidence will not result in improved clinical outcomes unless it is put into practice. One often overlooked aspect of making care evidence-based is engaging patients and their familie…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-pharmacy-sops-database-report-appendix.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Database Report
Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety
Culture: 2019 User Database Report
Part II
Appendix A—Overall Results by Community
Pharmacy Characteristics
Appendix B—Overall Results by Respondent
Characteristics
Prepared for:
Agency fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-116-fullreport.pdf
November 01, 2016 - timing of temperature
assessment in relation to admission to a Level 2 or higher nursery, there was discussion … After discussion, the
panel strongly recommended that there not be exclusions. … See above for discussion.
11.D.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/resources/ascguide.pdf
April 01, 2015 - See Chapter 5 for a discussion of how to calculate the final official
response rate for your ASC. … See Chapter 5 for a discussion of how to calculate the final official
response rate for your ASC.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/asc-user-guide.pdf
July 01, 2018 - See Chapter 5 for a discussion of how to calculate the final official
response rate for your ASC. … See Chapter 5 for a discussion of how to calculate the final official
response rate for your ASC.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/userguide/ascguide.pdf
April 01, 2015 - See Chapter 5 for a discussion of how to calculate the final official
response rate for your ASC. … See Chapter 5 for a discussion of how to calculate the final official
response rate for your ASC.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/spread/spreadnotes.docx
June 02, 2025 - SAY:
The Spread module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit helps all or part of an organization share, tailor, and use the components of a process that have worked well at the unit level. The other CUSP Toolkit modules focus on quality improvement projects at the unit level, where culture i…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Sustainability Module
Slide 1: Sustainability Module
Sustainability Module
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Image: Define sustainability.
Understand the link between sustainability and spread.
Create and implement a sustainability plan.
Establish a sustainability measurement plan.
Learn from examples …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/building-team-040814.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Nursing Intervention to Remove Non-necessary Urinary Catheters
Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Barbara Lucas, MD, MHSA
Project Consultant
Michigan Health & Hospital Associatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool-cord-prolapse.html
July 01, 2023 - Labor and Delivery Unit Safety: Umbilical Cord Prolapse
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Purpose of the tool: This tool describes the key perinatal safety elements that support safe umbilical cord prolapse management. The key safety elements are presented within the framework of the Compreh…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6k.html
June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 12)
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Table of Contents
Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework
Chapte…