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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-wyoming-state-snapshot.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Spotlight on Wyoming -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
January 2018
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned,
and outcomes from Wyoming’s experience from February
2010 to February 2016 with the quality demonstration
funded by the Centers for Medicare &…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/hhs_ed_boarding_may30.pdf
May 30, 2023 - Letter to HHS Secretary on Emergency Department Boarding
May 30, 2023
The Honorable Xavier Becerra
Secretary
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C., 20201
Dear Secretary Becerra:
We write to you today with deep concern about the growing public health …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/071-dec-patient-talking-points-bathing.docx
October 01, 2024 - Talking Points for Patients: Chlorhexidine Bathing
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Talking Points for Patients: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing
Feel free to customize this handout to your unit’s current practices. To avoid confusion, remove questions that do not apply to your unit.
Patients may have questions …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-chg-bathing.docx
March 01, 2022 - FAQs (Staff): CHG for Bathing
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 14-1 – Addressing Questions Asked by Staff:
Chlorhexidine for Bathing
Why does the hospital use special soap for bathing and showering in patients with medical devices?
This hospital is dedicated to improving medical care for our p…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/simulation-issue-brief-references.html
July 01, 2024 - Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
References
Previous Page
Table of Contents
Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
Introduction
Leverage Patient Safety Infrastructure
Use Simulation To Adopt and Adapt Best Practices
Use Simulation To Improve Healthcare D…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web1.html
December 01, 2017 - Webinar 1: Introduction & Overview: Slide Presentation
Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care: The Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid Readmissions
Text version of Webinar slide presentation.
Slide 1: Designing & Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care
The Hospital Guide to Reducing Med…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/intro.html
October 01, 2014 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
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Table of Contents
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals
Overview
Key Subject Area Index
1. Are we ready for this change?
2. How will we manage change?
3. What are the best practices in pressure ulcer prevention that…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4.html
March 01, 2019 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Part 4: Health Care of Residents of the U.S.-Mexico Border
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Table of Contents
Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
Acknowledgments
Health Care For Hispanics
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
National Quality Strategy …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/data-analysis-webcast-advancing-methods-4.pdf
March 03, 2021 - Improving Patient Experience: Data Analysis Methods webcast - Wellstar
Advancing Methods of Implementing and
Evaluating Patient Experience
Improvement Using CAHPS® Surveys
March 3, 2021
Natalie McNeal, MBA, MHA
Wellstar Community Hospice
Our state-of-the-art facilities include:
11
HOSPITALS
300+
MEDICAL
O…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b3b_combo_resultspresentation.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Results Presentation Template - The Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Tool B.3b Slide 1
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THIS TOOL –
DELETE THIS SLIDE BEFORE PRESENTATION
• Use this PowerPoint presentation as a
template for…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-terminology7.html
April 01, 2025 - Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Foundational Terminology for Diagnosis Relating to Suboptimal Processes and Outcomes
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Table of Contents
Exploration of Foundational Terminology and Paradigms for Improving Diagnosis
Introduction
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/module4-presenters-notes.pdf
January 05, 2022 - TeamSTEPPS® Diagnosis Improvement: Module 4 Leadership - Facilitator’s Notes
Slide 1
TeamSTEPPS® for Diagnosis
Improvement
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-insertion-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Facilitator Notes
CAUTI Module:
Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled “Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Bundle,” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Un…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm7.html
October 01, 2014 - Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Section 7: Measuring Value in a Care Management Program
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Table of Contents
Designing and Implementing Medicaid Disease and Care Management Programs
Introduction
Section 1: Planning a Care Management P…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/learn-from-defects-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Facilitator Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Slide 1: Learn From Defects in Care of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Say:
In this module, we will discuss the Learning From Defects tool. It is a very useful proc…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6f-ondemand.html
April 01, 2023 - Strategy 6F: On-Demand Advice, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Minor Health Conditions
Contents
6.F.1. The Problem
6.F.2. The Intervention
6.F.3. Benefits
6.F.4. Implementation
References
Download Strategy 6F:
On-Demand Advice, Diagnosis, and Treatment for Minor Health Conditions
(PDF, 350 KB…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf2.html
June 01, 2022 - Section 2. Implementing Recommendations in Academic Curricula
Implementing USPSTF Recommendations into Health Professions Education
This document was developed as part of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) initiative to increase the use of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) rec…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/state/how-to-guide/guide2.html
August 01, 2024 - Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary Care Quality Improvement
2. Developing and Running a State-Based Extension Program To Support QI in Primary Care
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Table of Contents
Developing and Sustaining State-Based Infrastructure To Support Primary C…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/workplace-safety/2022-HSOPS-WPS-database-report-appendix-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital Workplace Safety: 2022 Updated Results, Appendix C
2022 Updated Results for the AHRQ
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®)
Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for
Hospitals
Appendix C: Results by Additional Respondent
Characteristics
Prepared for:
A…