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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/index.html
November 01, 2017 - Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
The Quality Diagnostic Tools for States program consists of events and technical assistance opportunities that disseminate and encourage the use of Quality Improvement tools from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), created to support State policymakers with…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/attend.html
October 01, 2014 - Who Should Participate?
Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
All State officials and parties with an interest in improving health care quality at the State level are invited to participate. PLEASE NOTE however, that the number of spaces allotted for some of the offerings will be limited.
"We gratefully…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/spectorhudaktxt.html
December 01, 2017 - On-Time Prevention Program for Long Term Care: Clinical Decision Support
Slide Presentation
On June 17, 2013, William Spector and Sandra Hudak made a presentation at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Health IT (HIT) Summit. This is the text ve…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/asthmasumm.html
July 01, 2016 - Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide
The Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide help State leaders assess the quality of their State's asthma care and create quality improvement strategies.
What Do These Tools Do?
These tools help State leaders assess, design, and…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99c.html
October 01, 2014 - Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued 2)
Text of the Act that reauthorizes the former Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
PART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 921. ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY. (a) ESTABLISHM…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99b.html
October 01, 2014 - Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (continued)
Text of the Act that reauthorizes the former Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, now the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
PART B—HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH SEC. 911. HEALTH CARE OUTCOME IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH. (a) EVIDENCE R…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/diabsumm.html
October 01, 2014 - Diabetes Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide
The Diabetes Workbook and Resource Guide provide guidance to State leaders to shape and form their diabetes care quality improvement initiatives.
What Do These Tools Do?
State leaders can use these tools to assess and design their diabetes care q…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/implement/teamwork-notes.html
December 01, 2012 - Implement Teamwork and Communication:
Facilitator Notes
The Implement Teamwork and Communication module of the CUSP Toolkit will help you to identify barriers to communication.
Contents
Slide 1. Cover Slide
Slide 2. Learning Objectives
Slide 3. Basic Components and Process of Communication 2
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/videos/02a-assemble-team/index.html
June 01, 2018 - Assemble the Team
CUSP Toolkit
The CUSP toolkit includes training tools to make care safer by improving the foundation of how your physicians, nurses, and other clinical team members work together. These videos reinforce the material presented in each module of the CUSP toolkit.
Assemble the Team [10 mi…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/chronic-manual/index.html
February 01, 2017 - Integrating Chronic Care and Business Strategies in the Safety Net: A Practice Coaching Manual
Practice coaching can be an effective way to improve health care quality. This practice coaching manual aims to help effectively and efficiently improve clinical quality in an ambulatory setting by providi…
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www.ahrq.gov/contact/index.html
April 01, 2025 - Contact Us
Information about contacting AHRQ with questions, suggestions, or other feedback.
Your comments and concerns are important to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in helping to assess and improve our programs and products. Please send us your questions, suggestions, or other feedba…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Chan.pdf
July 01, 2004 - —the
Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project. Am J
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2015_hp-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2015 - used by policymakers and others through such
publications as the AHRQ National Healthcare Quality and Disparities
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/update/correctadd.html
October 01, 2014 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence—2008 Update
Corrections and Additions to the Public Health Service (PHS) Clinical Practice Guideline
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update , a Public Health Service-sponsored Clinical Practice Guideline, is a product of the Tobacco Use and Dependence Guideline Pa…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/meta/index.html
October 01, 2014 - Studies in Meta-analyses
This Clinical Practice Guideline used the references below in meta-analyses of research on treating tobacco use and dependence. They are listed by table in the guideline:
Contents
Table 6.4 | Table 6.5 | Table 6.7 | Table 6.8 | Table 6.9 | Table 6.10 | Table …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/meta/meta04.html
December 01, 2012 - Studies in Meta-analyses (continued, 4)
This Clinical Practice Guideline used the references below in meta-analyses of research on treating tobacco use and dependence.
Table 6.28. Meta-analysis (2008): Effectiveness and abstinence rates of medications relative to the nicotine patch (n = 86 studies)
Abelin T…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/patient-family-engagement/alt-text-tab.html
September 01, 2013 - Patient Family Engagement PowerPoint Content and Alternate Text
CUSP Toolkit
The Patient and Family Engagement module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Toolkit. The CUSP toolkit is a modular approach to patient safety, and modules presented in this toolkit are interconnected and are aimed …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/5steps.html
December 01, 2012 - Five Major Steps to Intervention (The "5 A's")
Successful intervention begins with identifying users and appropriate interventions based upon the patient's willingness to quit. The five major steps to intervention are the "5 A's": Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange.
Ask - Identify and document tobacc…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/decisionmakers/systems/index.html
December 01, 2012 - Systems Change: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Based on the Public Health Service (PHS) Clinical Practice Guideline—2008 Update
Systems change describes specific strategies that health care administrators, managed care organizations, and purchasers of health plans can implement to treat tobacco dependenc…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/meta/meta02.html
October 01, 2014 - Studies in Meta-analyses (continued, 2)
This Clinical Practice Guideline used the references below in meta-analyses of research on treating tobacco use and dependence.
Table 6.13. Meta-analysis (2000): Effectiveness of and estimated abstinence rates for various types of format (n = 58 studies)
Barbarin OA. …