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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st39/stat39.pdf
May 01, 2004 - Statistical Brief #39: The Uninsured in America, First Half of 2002: Estimates of the Uninsured Living in Working Families for the Civilian ninstitutionalized Population under Age 65
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Agen
Res
STATISTICAL BRIEF #39
May 2004
The Uninsured in America, F…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49435/psn-pdf
February 01, 2004 - X-ray Flip
February 1, 2004
Shapiro MJ. X-ray Flip. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/x-ray-flip
The Case
A 19-year-old man presented to the emergency department with respiratory distress after blunt chest
trauma. A digital chest radiograph was labeled backwards; a "left" marker was mistakenly…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-oregon-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Oregon -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from Oregon’s experience during the quality
demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) through the…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-west-virginia-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on West Virginia -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from West Virginia’s experience during the
quality demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CM…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-idaho-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Idaho -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from Idaho’s experience during the quality
demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS) through the C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/nm-statesum.pdf
July 01, 2015 - CHIPRA - Spotlight on New Mexico
July 2015
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from New Mexico’s experience in the quality
demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/diagnosis-treatment/treatments/btpills/btpills.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely
Blood Thinner Pills:
Your Guide to Using
Them Safely
AHRQ Pub. No. 15-0047-C
Replaces AHRQ Pub. No. 09-0086-C
September 2015
The name of my blood thinner is:
_____________________________________________________________
Reminders:
Call your doctor or phar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49635/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Central, not Epidural
September 1, 2011
Simmons D. Central, not Epidural. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/central-not-epidural
The Case
A 55-year-old man with lung cancer recently had the lower lobe of his left lung removed. Post-operatively,
he was awake, alert, and oriented to time, place,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_15-p001-1-ef.pdf
January 01, 2015 - Insurance Continuity Metric Suite I: Duration of First Observed Enrollment and Duration of Newborn’s First Enrollment
Insurance Continuity Metric Suite I:
Duration of First Observed Enrollment and
Duration of Newborn’s First Enrollment
Measure Developer: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Measure Nume…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1416-p013-ef.pdf
February 01, 2016 - Measure: PROMIS Pediatric Global Health Measure (PGH-7)
Measure: PROMIS Pediatric Global Health
Measure (PGH-7)
Measure Developer: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PQMP Center of Excellence
Numerator Denominator Exclusions Data Source(s)
The sum of the measure
scores across all
individuals in the group. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.260_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
E-prescribing: E for Error?
1
2
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Elisa W. Ashton, PharmD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Departm…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/empowering-nurses.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Making It Work Tip Sheet: Empowering Nurses To Implement Nurse-Driven Protocols for Reducing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units:
Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI
Making It Work Tip Sheet
Empowering Nurses To Implement Nurse-Driven Protocols
for Reducing CAUTI in the ICU Se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49634/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Situational (Un)Awareness
September 1, 2011
Abramson EL, Kaushal R. Situational (Un)Awareness. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/situational-unawareness
The Case
A 75-year-old man was admitted on a Tuesday evening with abdominal pain, jaundice, and elevated liver
function tests, including a bi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867980/psn-pdf
March 25, 2025 - Not All Headaches are Due to Migraine: Red Flags, Don’t
Miss Diagnoses, and Diagnostic Pitfalls
March 25, 2025
Olson APJ. Not All Headaches are Due to Migraine: Red Flags, Don’t Miss Diagnoses, and Diagnostic
Pitfalls. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/not-all-headaches-are-due-migraine-red-fla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866395/psn-pdf
July 23, 2024 - Rescue Improvement Conference Innovation Summary
July 23, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/rescue-improvement-conference-innovation-summary
Summary
The Rescue Improvement Conference (RIC)1 was designed at the University of Michigan to address failure
to rescue with a particular focus on communication and com…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49428/psn-pdf
January 01, 2004 - To Resuscitate or Not?
January 1, 2004
Wu AW, Pronovost P. To Resuscitate or Not? PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/resuscitate-or-not
The Case
A critically ill end-stage AIDS patient was hospitalized for end-of-life care. Given the state of his disease,
his code status was Do Not Resuscitate/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49387/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - Patient Mix-Up
February 1, 2003
Shojania KG. Patient Mix-Up. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-mix
The Case
Joe Smith [not his real name], a 42-year-old man with nausea and vomiting for 4 days, was on the general
medical service at an academic medical center. Overnight, another man wit…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps3.html
December 01, 2009 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Background Report on request for public comment on initial, recommended core set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for voluntary…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/e1_pdi_monitorprogress.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Monitoring Progress for Sustainable Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool E.1
Monitoring Progress for Sustainable Improvement
What is the purpose of this tool? This tool provides guidance on how to monitor and report
your progres…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/03-ASC-webcast-2023-0509-hare.pdf
January 01, 2023 - SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Webcast - HARE
SOPS ASC Survey, Database and Resources
Ryan Hare, MPP
Lead Research Associate
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
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SOPS ASC Survey
• Designed specifically for ASC staff and asks for their opinions
about the culture of patie…