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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/simulation-issue-brief3.html
July 01, 2024 - Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
Leverage Patient Safety Infrastructure
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Table of Contents
Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started
Introduction
Leverage Patient Safety Infrastructure
Use Simulation To Adopt and Adapt Best Practices
Us…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/150-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Celebrating Success and Spreading MRSA Prevention Beyond the Unit
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Recognizing success, large and small, both early on and long term is important to sustainability. Communicating success can help frontline personnel have the courage to speak …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/summit-agenda.html
November 01, 2021 - 2020 AHRQ Research Summit on Transforming Care for People Living with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Agenda
November 17-18, 2020
Day 1 – November 17, 2020
Session 1
Plenary: Welcome and Summit Description/Overview
Gopal Khanna, MBA
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Arlene S. Bierman,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/why/why.doc
January 01, 2004 - Why Child Health Measures
Why Child Health Measures?
Contents
Developmental Status and Change
Differential Epidemiology
Dependence
Demographic Patterns
Children with Chronic Health Conditions
Want More Information?
In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for chi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T5-Suspect_a_Urinary_Tract_Infection_brochure_MA_Coalition_final.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Suspect a Urinary Tract Infection?
How Taking Antibiotics
When You Don’t Need Them
Can Cause More Harm Than Good
Did You Know That…
»Up to 50 percent of all antibiotics prescribed are not
needed or are not prescribed appropriately?
»Confusion or sudden behavior changes don’t
necessarily indicate a urinary tra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - Tool 3. Resident Information Sheet: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
One of your tests showed that you have a type of bacteria that cannot be treated with the antibiotics you have been taking. [Optional: Insert specific information about the bacteria found, the culture site, and which antibiotics are not effective.] It is…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part3-nqs2.html
October 01, 2015 - Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care
National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety
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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 Priori…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/consumer-reporting/guidelines/distribution/index.html
March 01, 2016 - Distributing a CAHPS Report
The purpose of a distribution strategy is to ensure that your audience has easy access to information with CAHPS survey results at the time that they are most likely to pay attention to it and use it. The success of a CAHPS project often rides on the effectiveness of the distribution…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-i.html
May 01, 2017 - Appendix I. Checklist Observation Tool and FAQs - Implementation Guide
Why Should We Use This Tool?
Monitoring checklist use is an extremely important part of this project. Performing observations can often reveal weaknesses in checklist performance that may otherwise go unnoticed. This tool allows you to col…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/premortem-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustainability and the Premortem Tool: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: Sustainability and the Premortem Tool
Say:
This module will cover Sustainability and the Premortem Tool.
Projects can fail for many reasons, and the safe surgery project is no exception to this possibilit…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-hpwpreport/clabsi-hpwp3.html
August 01, 2015 - High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Key Findings
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Table of Contents
High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions
Case Studies
Key Findings
Conclusions
References
Table 1. Case Study Sites
Table 2. Summary of Key…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-staff-should-use-more-one-method-detect-adverse-events-and-potential-adverse-events
November 12, 2014 - Study
Hospital staff should use more than one method to detect adverse events and potential adverse events: incident reporting, pharmacist surveillance and local real-time record review may all have a place.
Citation Text:
Olsen S, Neale G, Schwab K, et al. Hospital staff should use mo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-physicians-willingness-disclose-oncology-errors-involving-multiple-providers
July 28, 2014 - Study
Primary care physicians' willingness to disclose oncology errors involving multiple providers to patients.
Citation Text:
Mazor KM, Roblin DW, Greene SM, et al. Primary care physicians' willingness to disclose oncology errors involving multiple providers to patients. BMJ Qual Saf. …
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meps.ahrq.gov/communication/meps_video/en/meps_presentation.shtml
MEPS Household Participant Video Presentation Script, English
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-dissemination/web-conferences
January 01, 2018 - Reaching the Research Community through Web Conferences
Go to the Events page to see the most recent Health IT Web Conferences.
AHRQ convenes web-based conferences to showcase recent health IT research developments and further the dialogue on future research. In 2018, AHRQ convened …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/clinical-decision-support-disseminating-and-implementing-patient-centered
September 29, 2025 - Clinical Decision Support for Disseminating and Implementing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Clinical Evidence
Project Description
Publications
Creating clinical decision support artifacts that are shareable, interoperable, and scalable may allow for wider disseminatio…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/hie-and-ambulatory-test-utilization/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test Utilization - 2012
Project Name
Health Information Exchange and Ambulatory Test Utilization
Principal Investigator
Nease, Donald
Organization
University of Colorado, Denver
Funding Mechanism
PAR: HS08-269: Exploratory …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-staff-and-patient-perspectives-hospital-safety-predict-harm-free-care-analysis-staff-and
July 21, 2017 - Study
Classic
Can staff and patient perspectives on hospital safety predict harm-free care? An analysis of staff and patient survey data and routinely collected outcomes.
Citation Text:
Lawton R, O'Hara JK, Sheard L, et al. Can staff and patient perspectives on …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/we-want-know-eliciting-hospitalized-patients-perspectives-breakdowns-care
January 12, 2022 - Study
We want to know: eliciting hospitalized patients' perspectives on breakdowns in care.
Citation Text:
Fisher K, Smith KM, Gallagher TH, et al. We want to know: eliciting hospitalized patients' perspectives on breakdowns in care. J Hosp Med. 2017;12(8):603-609. doi:10.12788/jhm.2783.…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0718-140819.pdf
March 11, 2013 - Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean
Surface Cleaning, Disinfection, and Monitoring of
Cleaning to Reduce Hospital Acquired I…