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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/observances/bhm/grantees.html
February 01, 2021 - Grantees Focusing on African Americans
Brian William Jack, M.D.
"Maternal health disparities begin well before a positive pregnancy test. Our work aims to offer Black women useful healthcare tools tailored specifically to their needs. Gabby is one such tool."
Implementation and Dissemination of Ga…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nqsfactsheet_2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - National Quality Strategy Fact Sheet
The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to
align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve
better health and health care for all Americans.
About the National Quality Strategy
The National Quality Strategy (NQS) was first published in March 2011 as the Na…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/deep-root-data-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Deep-Rooting Your Data: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Sustainability
Deep-Rooting Your Data
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able to–
Identify surgical site infection (SSI) data sources.
Define your audie…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/advisorycouncil/adcouncil2.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Chapter 2. Patient Safety Advisory Councils
The success of any team requires active participation from every member. The approach health care systems traditionally take neglects the most critical member of the team—the patient. Programs an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/vtstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Vermont State at a Glance
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/policies/human-subjects/index.html
June 01, 2022 - Protection of Human Subjects
Revised Common Rule
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and fifteen other Federal Departments and Agencies have issued final revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects (the Common Rule). A final rule was published in the Federal Register (F…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_13_ShortTerm_HO_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 13)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement :: 1
Working With Patient and Family Advisors on
Short-Term Projects
Are you (or is your unit) planning to work on a short-term project to improve quality and safety? Partnering with patient
and family a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_13_ShortTerm_HO_508.docx
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 13)
Strategy 1: Working With Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 13)
Working With Patient and Family Advisors on Short-Term Projects
Are you (or is your unit) planning to work on a short-term project to improve quality and safety? Partnering with patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/red/toolkit/redtool-30day.html
March 01, 2013 - Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
How CMS Measures the "30-Day All Cause Rehospitalization Rate" on the Hospital Compare Web Site
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Table of Contents
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
Tool 1: Overview
Tool 2: How To Begin the Re-engineered Discharge Implementation a…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-mazur.html
March 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Developing Innovative Simulation-Based Training to Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology
Lukasz Mazur, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
UNC School of Medicine
Lukasz Mazur, Ph.D.
“AHRQ funding enabled me and my team to develop innovative simulation-based…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index-clinical-topics.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Index of Clinical Topics
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/integrate-cusp-approach.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
How To Integrate a CUSP Approach
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolon…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/portrait-of-sepsis.html
September 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Portrait of Sepsis Reveals Its Alarming Human Toll
SEP
27
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and
Pamela Owens, Ph.D.
The human suffering caused by sepsis is shocking. New AHRQ analyses show that in 2021, more than 2 m…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp.html
October 01, 2024 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for MRSA Prevention
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Table of Contents
MRSA Prevention Toolkit: ICUs & Non-ICUs
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention
The Importance of MRSA Prevention
Decolonization
Tools…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/index.html
March 01, 2024 - Advancing Heart Health
An AHRQ Initiative
The Problem
The Nation's primary care practices have been challenged in recent decades by fragmentation of the healthcare system, a lack of resources to meet patient needs, and limited access to an infrastructure to support quality improvement (QI). As a result, m…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/communicate/reason.html
November 01, 2018 - Give People a Reason To Look at a Health Care Quality Report
Tell your audience why you are providing quality information. In particular, be specific about how they can benefit personally from using the report. Since many people are also likely to care about how comparative quality reports can help improve heat…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/framing.html
March 01, 2016 - Framing Health Care Quality Scores as Positive or Negative
Every time you make a decision on how to present an individual score or composite, you are “framing” the presentation. Framing refers to the emotional tone of the message you are communicating to consumers. For example:
A positive frame would accent…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-17.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-17. Measure 14: Patients referred to a community health educator referral liaison (CHERL)
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-19.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-19. Measure 16: CHERL referrals to community resources
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Potential Measure Development Met…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-apptabA-18.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
A-18. Measure 15: Patient engagement with CHERL
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Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Potential Measure Development Methodology …