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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201704.html
April 01, 2017 - AHRQ Tools Help Consumers Across Pennsylvania Take an Active Role in Their Health Care
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2017
Hospitals and libraries across Pennsylvania are using AHRQ's " Questions Are the Answer " patient engagement tools and resources as a part of a consumer health literacy education …
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/index.html
August 01, 2021 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are the critical time periods of antibiotic decision making. Frontline staff and prescribing clinicians are encouraged to use the Four Moments framework for all residents whenever the need for antibiotics is being c…
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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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Table of Contents
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/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/index.html
April 01, 2023 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
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Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation
Introduction
Chapter 1. Building the Project Foundation: Gaining Leadership Supp…
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www.ahrq.gov/sdm/resources/index.html
May 01, 2023 - Resources for Shared Decision Making
AHRQ Resources for Shared Decision Making
AHRQ has a wide variety of resources related to Shared decision making (SDM). You can find them at the following locations on this site:
Professional Education and Training in SDM
Implementation Tools and Resources for SDM
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/intervention-worksheet.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change
Choosing a Stewardship Intervention and Measuring Change
• Antibiotic stewardship interventions can occur before antibiotics are prescribed (pre-prescription
interventions) and after antibiotics have been started (post-prescription interventions).
• M…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/hospital/2024-hospital-database-report-summary.pdf
January 01, 2024 - 2024 SOPS Hospital Database Report Executive Summary Overview Infographic
Findings from the 2024 Hospital 2.0 Database
445
Participating Hospitals
284,036
Provider and Staff
Respondents
52%
Average Response Rate
Across Hospitals
Highest Scoring Composite Measures
Teamwork 81% of respondents reported th…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/info-quality-guidelines.html
November 01, 2020 - Information Quality Guidelines
Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies
HHS Information Quality Guidelines
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Guidelines
Customer Feedback
Section 515 of the Treasury an…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/097-ss-normothermia-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Normothermia
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Why is maintaining normothermia during surgery important?1-4
· Mild hypothermia can increase blood loss, leading to wound hematomas or the need for transfusions, both of which can increase surgical site infection (…
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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/patient-safety/about/challenge-competition.html
February 01, 2024 - Impact of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Tools: Challenge Competition
AHRQ offers many practical tools and resources to help a variety of healthcare organizations, providers, and others make patient care safer in all healthcare settings. In an effort to better understand how using an AHRQ patient safety tool has resulte…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/interim-reports.html
August 01, 2025 - Building State Capacity Findings
In 2021, AHRQ funded four grantees to develop State-level cooperatives to improve primary care practice, focusing initially on improving heart health. You can access the final report and two interim evaluation reports of the project’s preliminary findings on this page. Final Rep…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/confid-report/app2.html
March 01, 2016 - Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
Appendix 2. Performance improvement messaging for physicians: lessons from market research*
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Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/warmhandoff.html
April 01, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Warm Handoff Plus
“ Sometimes during a warm handoff thing will come up where the provider will say something and then all of a sudden, the patient says, ‘Well, no, it is really, …’ It makes it a lot easier in that you…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-43.pdf
December 17, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-43
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MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-43
B. Measure Name: Total eligibles receiving preventive dental services (unduplicated number of children
receiving a preventive d…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/measures-PHP-6.pdf
December 14, 2010 - MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-6
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MEASURE SUMMARY
CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures
A. Control #: PHP-6
B. Measure Name: Adolescent Immunization
C. Measure Definition
a. Numerator: Number of adolescents 13 years of age who had one…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/assess.html
November 01, 2018 - How Will You Assess the Success of a Health Care Quality Report?
One of the most important strategic decisions you can make during the planning process is to determine whether, when, and how you will measure the success of your reporting project. An evaluation plan should be an integral part of your overall w…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/resident-covid-vaccine-administration-record.docx
May 01, 2022 - Resident COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Record
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Resident Name (Print): ____________________________________ Facility Name: _________________________
Unit and Room #: ___________________ Date of Birth: __/__/__ Admission Date: __/__/__ Discharge Date: __/__/__
Consent for COVID-19…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/staff-covid-vaccine-administration-record.docx
May 01, 2022 - Staff COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Record
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Staff Name (Print): __________________________ D.O.B.:___/___/___ Start Date:___/___/___ End Date:___/___/___
Facility Name: _______________________________________________ Department: __________________
Consent for COVID-19 vaccine present…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/communities/pbrn/registry/duke-primary-care-research-consortium.html
January 01, 2012 - Duke Primary Care Research Consortium
Status:
Active
Registered Date:
January 1, 2012
PBRN Acronym:
PCRC
PBRN Type:
Mixed Network (a combination of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nursing and/or other specialties)
Network Category:
Established
City:
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