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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-061014.pptx
March 07, 2014 - Appropriate Cure Failure 90 91 5 UP Appropriate Cure Failure 32 55 31
What is “Antibiotic Stewardship”
Ensuring
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/publications/pubcomguide/copyright-release.docx
July 01, 2024 - AHRQ Publishing and Communications Guidelines
Release Form for AHRQ To Use Copyrighted Material
Instructions
This form must be completed by Contractors when requesting use of copyrighted materials from publishers or authors. The resulting licensing agreement must provide AHRQ with a paid, nonexclusive, irrevocable, wor…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/formatting-questionnaires.html
August 01, 2024 - Formatting CAHPS Questionnaires for Mail, Web, and Phone Administrations
To ensure consistency across surveys, please observe the following guidelines when formatting your survey to be administered by mail, web, and/or phone. Survey users should carefully consider which mode(s) would be the most desirable and a…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/index.html
February 01, 2025 - AHRQ Grantee Profiles
These profiles highlight AHRQ grantees whose work has led to significant changes in healthcare policy and influenced research and practice. AHRQ supports a range of research, conference, and career development grant programs that help emerging health services researchers better understand,…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/safer-together.html
January 01, 2025 - Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety illuminates the collective insights of the 27 member organizations of the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC), convened in 2018 by the Institute for Healthcare Impr…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-2.html
July 01, 2019 - The nurse checks that the patient's file is ready, ensuring lab results and records from other care sites
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship6.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Stewardship in Action
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Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
Diagnostic Error in the Testing…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/ldusafety-fac-guide.html
July 01, 2023 - safety elements provide a starting point for each unit to consider as it establishes processes for ensuring
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide1.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
1. Background and Introduction
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Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
Using This Guide
1. Backgroun…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/survey-methods-research/using-multiple-modes.html
August 01, 2024 - Recommended Data Collection Procedures for CAHPS Surveys
Each survey sponsor will need to work with their survey vendor to choose the data collection modes that are most likely to reach their specific patient population and maximize the response rate at an acceptable cost. Research suggests that sequential mult…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4i_combo_psi12-dvt-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool D.4i 1
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 12: Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism (PE) or Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Why Focus on DVT/PE…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/nursing-chg-bed-bathing.docx
March 01, 2022 - Standardized Nursing Protocol: Basin Bed Bathing With 2% Liquid CHG and Showering With 4% CHG Liquid Soap
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-1 – Standardized Nursing Protocol:
Bed Bathing With 2% Chlorhexidine (CHG) No-Rinse Bathing Cloths and Showering
With 4% CHG Liquid Soap
Background: The…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/impguide1step2.html
March 01, 2019 - Step 2: Determine Whom To Engage
Implementation Guide Number 1
This Implementation Guide includes suggested steps and tips for implementing initiatives for improving child health care quality from the CMS-funded national evaluation of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving/improving-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Proper team structure can promote teamwork by including a clear leader, involving the patient, and ensuring
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/four-moments/index.html
October 01, 2022 - Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making are critical questions clinicians should be considering when deciding whether to prescribe an antibiotic.
Four Moments Questions
1. Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?
Before …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes1.html
August 01, 2022 - Module 1: An Overview of the CANDOR Process
AHRQ Communication and Optimal Resolution Toolkit
Facilitator Notes
Say:
The CANDOR Toolkit is composed of eight distinct modules that can be used to teach users about the CANDOR process. Module 1 provides an overview of the steps to implement the CANDOR…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-3.html
June 01, 2021 - Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
How Can Leaders Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety?
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Leadership To Improve Diagnosis: A Call to Action
Diagnostic Safety as a Challenge for Healthcare Leadership
Why Are Leaders Essential to Diagnosti…
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/team/tools/briefs.html
December 01, 2023 - Sharing the Care Plan: Brief
Briefs are a strategy for sharing care plans when leading a team. During a brief, which is sometimes referred to as a team meeting, the following information should be discussed:
Team membership and roles—who is on the team and who is the designated team leader. If the patient …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu2.html
October 01, 2014 - Teams may want to spend some time initially ensuring that all necessary disciplines are represented and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Implement_Hndbook_508_v2.docx
January 28, 2011 - Members of Hospital Quality and Safety Committees (on page 50)
“The single most important factor for ensuring … Prepare Hospital Leadership, Clinicians, and Staff To Work With Advisors
The most important factor for ensuring … This includes ensuring that the council is on track to meet its goals, that all members actively participate