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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T1-Nursing_Home_Readiness_and_Resource_Assessment_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Nursing Home Readiness and Resource Assessment
This worksheet is designed to be used as a tool to evaluate your nursing home’s readiness to implement an antibiogram program successfully. “Yes” responses to items below indicate readiness in a particular area of the environment…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T2-Prescribing_Clinician_Survey_Phase_1.doc
May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 1
Prescribing Clinician Survey
[NURSING HOME NAME] is considering implementing an antibiogram program. The use of antibiograms is common in the hospital setting but not in nursing homes. We are interested in determining how the use of an antibiogram would be viewed by the presc…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK1_T3-Readiness_Assessment_final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Readiness Assessment
This tool can be used to assess readiness for an antimicrobial stewardship program in general as well as to assess readiness for specific interventions.
Use this tool to—
· Determine whether the nursing home has the right staff
· Determine whether the nursing home has the necessary resource…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/voices-left-dial-reflections.html
July 01, 2010 - Back to MUI Resources
Voices from the Left of the Dial: Reflections of Practice-Based Researchers
Resource
Full article on PubMed
Summary
This study assessed factors motivating PBRN clinicians to participate and stay involved in practice-based research in their primary care o…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-6b.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Example of Metrics on Admission: Illinois Hospital Association Medication Reconciliation Collaborative
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Table of Contents
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-11.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 11: Comparison of Audit Techniques
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-2.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Assembling a Medication Reconciliation Team
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/About_the_Guide_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
Information to Help Hospitals Get Started
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
About the Guide to Patient and Family Engagement
The Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital
Quality and Safety is a tested, evidence-based resource to
help hospitals work with…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/guide-surg-comp.html
December 01, 2017 - Supplemental Tools
Surgical Care Audit Tools
Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB)
This tool will help your safety program team understand lapses in infection prevention processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case. It can help your team identify practice …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/053-sample-script-iodophor.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Teaching Patients How To Decolonize With Iodophor:
Key Points & Sample Script
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Properly teaching patients the importance of preoperative decolonization and how to perform it …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/blood-culture.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Blood Culture Practices and Stewardship
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/contact-precautions.html
December 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Contact Precautions
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & Resources…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/science-safety.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Science of Safety
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
Tools & Resourc…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/progress.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Evaluating and Sustaining Progress
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolonization
To…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/decolonization-protocols.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
Tools & Resources for Decolonization: Protocols
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools & Resources for Decolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/publications/pubcomguide/Form-Use-Previously-Recorded-Audiovisual%20Materials.docx
July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Release Form for Use of Previously Recorded Audiovisual Materials, Including Photographs
Instructions
This release is required for use of still and video stock footage, music, graphics, and photographs owned by a specific person or company. Licenses must provide AHRQ, not …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/multiple/project-echo/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Project ECHO
Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), developed by Sanjeev Arora, M.D. , at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, is a collaborative model of medical education and care management that helps clinicians provide expert-level care to patients wherever they live. U…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/children-chronic/screener.html
April 01, 2022 - Screener Items for the CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions
The CAHPS Item Set for Children with Chronic Conditions includes a five-item screener that is used during the analysis of the data to determine which responses to the questionnaire reflect the experiences of children with chronic conditi…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/about/Development-AI-Care-Survey.html
April 01, 2018 - Development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey
The development of the CAHPS American Indian Survey followed the standard CAHPS process.
Meeting with the Choctaw Nation Health Services (CNHS). In February 2004, CAHPS team members from RAND and AHRQ met with CNHS staff members in order to learn about CNHS's i…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Report_ICH-QI-Project.html
March 01, 2016 - Improving the Quality of In-Center Hemodialysis Care
From the inception of this project, CMS and AHRQ intended for the In-Center Hemodialysis Survey to serve facilities and networks as a tool for quality improvement. To that end, the CAHPS grantees organized an initiative to assess the survey’s value in helpin…