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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/152-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-physicians.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Engaging Physicians in MRSA Prevention
ICU & Non-ICU
Issue1-5
Physicians play crucial roles in quality and safety, as leaders, champions, committee members, and participants in planning and executing change. Each role is vital in the success of any undertaking to…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/issues.html
August 01, 2022 - Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Evaluation Issues
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Table of Contents
Demonstration Grants Final Evaluation Report
Executive Summary
Detailed Findings
Evaluation Issues
Contributions to Patient Safety and Medical Liability
Lessons Learned From Implement…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
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Table of Contents
Preventing Hospital-Associated Venous Thromboembolism
Preface
Executive Summary
Chapter 1. The Framework for Improvement
Chapter 2. Analyze Care Delivery
Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/why.doc
January 01, 2004 - Why Child Health Measures
Why Child Health Measures?
Contents
Developmental Status and Change
Differential Epidemiology
Dependence
Demographic Patterns
Children with Chronic Health Conditions
Want More Information?
In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for chi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2024-instructions-requesting-deidentified-sops-data.pdf
January 01, 2024 - SOPS® Database Information and Instructions for Requesting De-identified SOPS Database Data
Instructions for Requesting De-identified SOPS data– April 2024 1
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
SOPS® Database
Information and Instructions for Requesting De-identified SOPS Database Data
Thi…
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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/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/professional-tool.html
July 01, 2023 - Shadowing Another Professional Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Problem Statement: Health care delivery is a multidisciplinary practice that requires coordination of care among different professions and provider types. However, health care providers often do not understand other discip…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/depression/chipra-247-section-2.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Adolescent Depression Remission/Response Measure Description
Adolescent Depression Remission/Response
Measure Description
Percentage of patients 12 to 17 years of age with the diagnosis of major depression or dysthymia and
an initial PHQ-9 or PHQ-A score greater than 9 who achieved remission or response withi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/multidiscplinary-rounding.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Multidisciplinary Rounding for Patient Safety
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Multidisciplinary Rounding for Patient Safety
This “Making It Work” tip sheet provides additional information to help intensive car…
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/cholesterol-academic-detailing-guide.pdf
July 07, 2015 - Cholesterol Management in Primary Care
Healthy Hearts for Oklahoma (H20)
The Oklahoma Cooperative for AHRQ's
Evidence NOW
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Cholesterol Management in Primary Care
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Aspirin when appropriate
Blood pressure control
Cholesterol manage…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-one-pager.pdf
September 01, 2022 - Influenza
Diagnosis
• Influenza should be suspected during influenza season in patients with new fever, sore throat, cough,
myalgias, or rhinorrhea.1
o The current prevalence of influenza can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
local health department websites.
• If there is a high p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/surgical-skin-prep-audit-tool.docx
December 01, 2017 - Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool
Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical skin preparation is an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection. Adequate surgical skin preparation reduces the burden of skin microorganisms prior to incision. Though it seems straightforwar…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataaph3.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table H-3: Written Language Codes (ISO)
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
1. Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldataaph2.html
May 01, 2018 - Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Table H-2: Spoken Language Codes (ISO)
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Table of Contents
Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
Summary
Reviewers
1. Introduction
2…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab3.html
December 01, 2012 - Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Table 3A. National Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Population by Selected Characteristics, 2005
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Table of Contents
Assessing the Health and Welfare of the HCBS Population
Introduction
HCBS Population
Avai…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/healthitwebinar/sops-hit-webcast4-yount.pdf
June 02, 2025 - New AHRQ SOPS™ Health Information Technology Patient Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals - (Yount)
Introducing the AHRQ SOPS
Health IT Patient Safety
Supplemental Items
Naomi Yount, PhD
Westat
Health IT Patient Safety
Supplemental Items
• Supplemental item set that can be added
to the end of the Hospit…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/racial-ethnic-minorities.html
March 23, 2023 - Racial and Ethnic Minorities
For decades, public health, health services research, and medical studies have continued to show evidence that racial and ethnic minority groups experience healthcare disparities that can lead to dramatic differences in health outcomes. The care they receive as patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-form.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form
AHRQ Safety Program for
Improving Antibiotic Use
Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form
The purpose of this form is to help your team incorporate the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision
Making into daily practice at your facility. It may al…