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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/sustain-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
Sustaining Stewardship Activities
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
Sustaining Stewardship
1
Objectives
Review the goals of an anti…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/maternal-health.html
January 01, 2023 - Maternal Health
AHRQ is committed to improving maternal health outcomes across the country. Our goal is to provide tools, data, research findings, and evidence-based recommendations to support clinicians, researchers, and health systems in improving maternal care. Areas of Interest
H…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hernandez-boussard.html
April 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Analyzing Big Datasets to Improve Healthcare Quality, Equity
Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean of Research
Stanford University School of Medicine
Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
“Large clinical datasets contain a goldmine of information on healthcar…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-malone.html
September 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Protecting Patients from Drug-Drug Medication Errors
Daniel C. Malone, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacotherapy
Skaggs College of Pharmacy
University of Utah
Daniel C. Malone, Ph.D.
“With funding from AHRQ, I’ve helped ensure that warnings for drug-drug interactions are appropria…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dalal.html
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Using Digital Health Tools to Improve Patient Safety during Acute Care
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
“If we want to ensure safe, seamless care transitions for patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-ref.html
October 01, 2018 - Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—References
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Health Care for Blacks
Health Care for Blacks
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Black Population
Part 2: Trends in Pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-summ.html
September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Summary Tables
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Acknowledgments
Women's Health Care
Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
2014 Chartbooks
Access to Health Care
Affordability
Communication and Care Coordination
Effective Trea…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-ptsafety.html
September 01, 2015 - Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Patient Safety
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Table of Contents
Chartbook on Women's Health Care
Acknowledgments
Women's Health Care
Key Findings of the 2014 QDR
2014 Chartbooks
Access to Health Care
Affordability
Communication and Care Coordination
Effect…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/uspstf/nominate.html
June 01, 2025 - Nominate a New U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Member
This site contains all the information you need to nominate a candidate or candidates to serve as a member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Sign up: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Email updates
What Is the U.S. Preventive Se…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/patient-workforce-safety.html
March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
In Pandemic’s Wake, We Must Recommit to Patient and Workforce Safety
DEC
13
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Nearly three years after COVID-19’s unwelcome arrival, the U.S. healthcare s…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/45-iscr-pathway-audit-tool.xlsx
June 01, 2023 - Introduction
The compliance tracking sheet is located in the other tab of this Excel file AHRQ Pub. No. 23-0052
June 2023
&G
Audit Tool
Purpose of this tool: To support your hospital’s AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) implementation, your hospital should begin r…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirement3.html
February 01, 2014 - Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set
Methods
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Table of Contents
Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set
Abstract
Background
Methods
Results
Conclusions
References
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
A…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/143-cusp-tip-sheet-engaging-staff.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Tip Sheet:
Engaging Staff in MRSA Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Surgical service–based teams are the cornerstone for CUSP work in the perioperative environment. However, to be successful, CUS…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-intro.html
May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Introduction
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Table of Contents
Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity
Acknowledgements
Support
Foreword
Oregon Rural Practice-based Research …
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
Next Page
Table of Contents
Tracking and Improving Screening for Colorectal Cancer Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Intervention Steps and Tools
IV. References
1.a-1 Information Packet for Participating Pract…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/environment.html
June 01, 2016 - What Is the Environment for Reporting on Health Care Quality?
Whether working alone or in collaboration with others, report sponsors need to understand:
The circumstances in which the reporting project will take place.
The likely implications of the project for:
The sponsoring organizations,
The org…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/respirator-fit-testing.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Respirator Fit Testing
Respirator Fit Testing
What It Is, Why You Need It, and What You Can Expect
Healthcare staff who come into contact with people who have or may
have COVID-19 are required to wear personal protective equipment
(PPE). Respirators, such as N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95
FFRs)…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp3.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Participation
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Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide
Preface
Methods
Participation
Outcomes
Adult Non-ICUs
Pedi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/toolkit-overview.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit Overview
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 3 – Toolkit Overview
What Is the Targeted Decolonization Toolkit and Who Should Use It?
This toolkit is for hospital infection prevention programs or performance improvement
committees that wish to initiate targeted decolonization…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0802.html
October 01, 2014 - Fairbanks says, "It is important to find ways to free the emergency pharmacist to concentrate on high-risk