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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/index.html
December 01, 2020 - Delivery System Research Initiative
ARRA Grants Initiative
Findings from a set of 10 grants on improving delivery systems and on spreading evidence-based practices through delivery systems; recommendations and methods for advancing delivery system research.
Improving the way that care is delivered is critic…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/sustainability/scorecard.html
January 01, 2017 - Sustainability Scorecard
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Instructions: This Sustainability Scorecard is a tool you can use to quickly assess your unit’s progress in applying the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to the care of mechanically ventilated patients. For e…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/sustainability/sustainability-scorecard.docx
January 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Sustainability Scorecard
Instructions: This Sustainability Scorecard is a tool you can use to quickly assess your unit’s progress in applying the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to the care of mechanically ventilated patients. For each question selec…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/ktcquips92.html
October 01, 2014 - Maryland Hospitals Revise Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2012
After participating in AHRQ-sponsored learning sessions and provider support calls, Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, the Maryland Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), worked with h…
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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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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention
MRSA Surveil…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/filling-gap-simulation-based-crisis-resource-management-training-emergency-medicine-residents
March 19, 2018 - Commentary
Filling the gap: simulation-based crisis resource management training for emergency medicine residents.
Citation Text:
Parsons JR, Crichlow A, Ponnuru S, et al. Filling the gap: simulation-based crisis resource management training for emergency medicine residents. West J Emerg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-electronic-health-record-use-requires-comprehensive-monitoring-and-evaluation-framework
May 22, 2015 - Commentary
Safe electronic health record use requires a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework.
Citation Text:
Sittig DF, Classen D. Safe electronic health record use requires a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework. JAMA. 2010;303(5):450-451. doi:10.1001/jama.20…
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cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/CHDSS/login.aspx
October 31, 2025 - Register
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ai-promise-or-peril-patient-safety
July 20, 2022 - Commentary
AI: promise or peril for patient safety.
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Ullem BD, Hatlie MJ, Lounsbury O. AI: promise or peril for patient safety. J Patient Saf. 2025;21(1):34-37. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001301.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expert-consensus-currently-accepted-measures-harm
January 25, 2023 - Commentary
Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm.
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Logan MS, Myers LC, Salmasian H, et al. Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e1726-e1731. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000754.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/complexity-incidence-and-costs-related-delayed-diagnosis-venous
September 01, 2024 - Complexity, Incidence, and Costs Related to Delayed Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism in Urban and Rural Primary and Urgent Care Settings
Project Description
Using a mixed method approach including machine learning (ML) to improve early detection of venous thromboembolism (VT…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/invisible-disability-communication-patient-safety-and-dual-sensory-impairment-older-persons
July 01, 2019 - Commentary
An invisible disability: communication, patient safety and dual sensory impairment in older persons.
Citation Text:
Dunsmore ME, Watharow A, Schneider J. An invisible disability: communication, patient safety and dual sensory impairment in older persons. J Adv Nurs. 2024;Epub …
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QbeUNAqhpWwUetvo7sQ4D5
October 01, 2022 - Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations
than evidence alone. Clinicians should understand the evidence but
individualize decision making to the specific patient or situation.
Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Scre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-administration-aged-care-facilities-mixed-methods-systematic-review-0
July 31, 2024 - Review
Medication administration in aged care facilities: a mixed-methods systematic review.
Citation Text:
Garratt S, Dowling A, Manias E. Medication administration in aged care facilities: a mixed‐methods systematic review. J Adv Nurs. 2025;81(2):621-640. doi:10.1111/jan.16318.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-adoption-and-scaling-workgroup-landscape-assessment-use-artificial
December 01, 2017 - Book/Report
Implementation, Adoption, and Scaling Workgroup: Landscape Assessment on the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Scale PC CDS.
Citation Text:
Kawamoto K, Greysen SR, Heaney-Huls K, et al. Implementation, Adoption, And Scaling Workgroup: Landscape Assessment On The Use Of Artifi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/towards-safer-transitions-curriculum-teach-and-assess-hospital-hospice-handoffs
March 20, 2024 - Commentary
Towards safer transitions: a curriculum to teach and assess hospital-to-hospice handoffs.
Citation Text:
Darrah NJ, O'Connor NR. Toward Safer Transitions: A Curriculum to Teach and Assess Hospital-to-Hospice Handoffs. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016;51(6):959-962.e2. doi:10.1016/j…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/understanding-hospitals-resilience-and-reponse-covid-19-pandemic
January 01, 2023 - Understanding Hospitals’ Resilience and Reponse to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Theme:
Optimizing Care Delivery for Clinicians
Subtheme:
Optimizing Data Visualization to Improve Care
Pandemics put extraordinary demands on healthcare capacity and studying hospital resilience can increase our prepa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-nursing-students-ethical-and-legal-consequences-medical-errors-insights-radonda
July 05, 2017 - Study
Teaching nursing students the ethical and legal consequences of medical errors: insights from the RaDonda Vaught case using the jigsaw technique.
Citation Text:
Geiselman EL, Opsahl A, Townsend C. Teaching nursing students the ethical and legal consequences of medical errors: insig…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-need-nursing-education-address-diagnostic-process
June 08, 2022 - Commentary
The critical need for nursing education to address the diagnostic process.
Citation Text:
Gleason KT, Harkless G, Stanley J, et al. The critical need for nursing education to address the diagnostic process. Nurs Outlook. 2021;69(3):362-369. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2020.12.005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-burnout-among-surgical-residents-and-surgeons-switzerland
December 21, 2014 - Study
Prevalence of burnout among surgical residents and surgeons in Switzerland.
Citation Text:
Businger A, Stefenelli U, Guller U. Prevalence of burnout among surgical residents and surgeons in Switzerland. Arch Surg. 2010;145(10):1013-6. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.188.
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