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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Furmaga.pdf
January 01, 2005 - Reducing the Use of Short-acting Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using a Pharmaceutical Database
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Reducing the Use of Short-acting
Nifedipine by Hypertensives Using
a Pharmaceutical Database
Elaine M. Furmaga, Peter A. Glassman,
Francesca E. Cunningham, Chester B. Good
Abstract
Objective: In view of the wi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Browne_5.pdf
January 20, 2008 - Common Cause Analysis: Focus on Institutional Change
Common Cause Analysis:
Focus on Institutional Change
Anne Marie Browne, MSN, RN; Robert Mullen, PharmD; Jeanette Teets, MSN, CRNP, RN;
Annette Bollig, MSN, RN; James Steven, MD, SM
Abstract
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has created a mechanism …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-overview/index.html
October 01, 2014 - Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update - Overview
For public use, these slides are based on the Public Health Service (PHS)-Sponsored Clinical Practice Guideline— Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update . They include many of the evidence tables and recommendations contained in this clinical …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201530.html
November 01, 2015 - Research Medical Center Develops Video to Encourage Continued Use of TeamSTEPPS®
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November 2015
The Graduate Nurse Residency Program at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, created a video highlighting nine concepts of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS® program as a way to re-…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Preventing the Spread of COVID-19
For nursing homes to effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19, they need information about a variety of topics related to infection control and prevention and strategies for cleaning and disinfecting the environment, using personal protective equipment, and more.
Infe…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/index.html
December 01, 2022 - What is TAKEheart?
TAKEheart is an AHRQ initiative to help hospitals increase participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR). CR is a medically supervised secondary prevention program that provides patient-centric education, risk factor mitigation, supervised exercise training, and psychosocial support to improve…
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www.ahrq.gov/takeheart/about/case-for-cardiac-rehab/index.html
December 01, 2022 - The Case for Cardiac Rehabilitation
Each year, over 1 million Americans have a coronary event or undergo a cardiac-related procedure that makes them eligible for cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Research shows that this medically supervised program can greatly improve patient outcomes, such as a decreased chance of…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/anesthesiology.html
May 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Anesthesiology
Chopra, V., Bovill, J., & Spierdijk, J. (1992). Reported significant observations during aneasthesia: A prospective analysis over an 18-month period. British Medical Journal 68, 13-7. Select to access the abstract .
Fletcher, G., Flin, R., McGeorge, P., Gla…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/primary.html
May 01, 2023 - TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Primary Care
Abu, O., & Ní Riain, A. (2012). Implementation of the primary care strategy 2005: a study of the experiences of team work among members of primary care teams in County Wexford in 2011. Irish Medical Journal 105(2), 60-61. Select to access the abstract .
Adam,…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/physician/examples.html
September 01, 2019 - Examples of Physician Quality Measures for Consumers
Following are a few examples of physician quality measures that research evidence and practical experience suggest are appropriate for reporting to consumers. The list is categorized by the Institute of Medicine’s domains for a quality health care system; for…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/dotphrase.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Provider Contact Information
Smartphrase (exclusive to Epic EMR) developed by Medical University of South Carolina Children's
Hospital to ensure 24/7 phone contact for families in Written Family/Caregiver Discharge Instructions
PROVIDER CONTACT INFORMATION
• If you have a question about your child’s medical care a…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/index.html
October 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
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Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
Preamble and Summary
Epidemiology of Invasive Devices and Complications
Examples of Patient Harm Related to Invasive…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-welcome.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Introduction and Welcome
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 1 – Introduction and Welcome
This toolkit will provide hospital infection prevention programs with instructions for
implementing targeted decolonization in adult patients with medical devices in hospital units
outside of int…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/measures.html
June 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Care Affordability
Care Affordability Trends and Measures
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Care Affordability
Acknowledgments
Care Affordability
Care Affordability Trends and Measures
Measures of Access Problems Due to Health Care Costs
Measures of Inef…
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www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/asthma/overview.html
July 01, 2021 - Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use Toolkit
Overview
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Pediatric Asthma Emergency Department Use Toolkit
Introduction
Overview
About the Measure
Key Driver Diagram
Quality Improvement Strategies
Asthma affects approximately 1 in…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/outcomes/chipra-140-section-7-c.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 7C
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-3txt.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 3: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description)
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATC…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/ahcp-template-eng.html
March 01, 2025 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 3 Continued
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Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation at Your Hospital
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Rate…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-7.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Appendix, Medication Reconciliation
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Buil…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/figure-3txt.html
July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Figure 3: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description)
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATC…