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America's Health Literacy: Why We Need Accessible Health Information (pdf file)

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January 01, 2008 - – Consider setting guidelines about information access and design. … Guidelines that define what constitutes accessible health information could be developed and … Adherence to guidelines could be tied to funding decisions by public and private organizations
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

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January 01, 2012 - units, and representatives from quality improvement and information services to develop evidence-based guidelines
Module 5: Special Considerations (pdf file)

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September 01, 2015 - Guidelines may call for lab tests that insurers may not cover or that patients cannot afford. … For example, the practice might modify guidelines if appropriate. … Under the payment guidelines for federally qualified health centers, a BHP visit can be billed, but … Clinical practice guidelines are embedded into the registries. … Some practice guidelines were written by Clinica’s physician leaders; others are available from Colorado
Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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January 01, 2024 - Measures Creating a Health Literacy Quality Plan (includes Primary Care Health Literacy Assessment ) Guidelines … Easy-to-Understand Materials Talking Quality: Reporting to Consumers on Health Care Quality (including Guidelines
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Safe Medication Administration: Oxytocin (doc file)

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May 01, 2017 - Several professional organizations, guidelines, and evidence reviews offer examples of maternal and fetal … on rate of Cesarean section or instrumental vaginal delivery.9 Several professional organizations, guidelines … cord presentation or prolapse · Hypersensitivity to the drug In addition, professional organizations, guidelines … workshop report on electronic fetal monitoring: update on definitions, interpretation, and research guidelines … workshop report on electronic fetal monitoring: update on definitions, interpretation, and research guidelines
URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)

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April 24, 2015 - suspected urinary retention (refer to the Bladder Scan Policy, Appendix C of the Implementation Guide,for guidelines
Limit Technical Information and Caveats in Quality Data Displays | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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November 01, 2018 - National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Hospital Care 2007—Guidelines for Consumer-Focused Public
AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2021 - : prior approval, review and feedback of antibiotic prescriptions; availability of local antibiotic guidelines
New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2022 - long-term care facilities, yet up to 75 percent of them are considered inappropriate or not following guidelines
Fallpxtool3E (doc file)

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January 29, 2013 - 3E: Clinical Pathway for Safe Patient Handling Background: This tool is a clinical pathway that illustrates appropriate application of safe patient handling principles, which are part of universal fall precautions (described in more detail in section 3). Reference: Developed by VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8) P…
Participating in the SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Database | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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October 01, 2023 - submissions of survey data to the SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Database must comply with the following guidelines
AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2023 - SHARE: More topics in this section News Newsroom Blog Newsletter AHRQ News Now Events AHRQ-Funded Studies Highlight Dental Antibiotic Prescribing Trends Issue Number 877 AHRQ News Now is a weekly ne…
TO (doc file)

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May 25, 2016 - Be specific and include information such as policies, protocols, guidelines, and staffing.
Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits Acute Care Hospital Toolkit Four Moments Develop and Improve Stewardship Program Antibiotic Stewardship Program (Part 1) Antibiotic Stewardship Program (Part 2) Ef…
Six Tips for Making a Quality Report Appealing and Easy To Skim | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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October 01, 2019 - Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective , Part 5, Understanding and Using the "Toolkit Guidelines … Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective , Part 5, Understanding and using the "Toolkit Guidelines
Final Topic Refinement Document - Role of Liquid Biopsy in Detection and Management of Cancer in the Medicare Population (pdf file)

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July 29, 2021 - controlled trials (RCTs), observational studies, systematic reviews/meta-analyses (SR/MA), and clinical guidelines … citations were identified, including 8,881 RCTs and observational studies and 117 systematic reviews/guidelines … Then we conduct manual screening of RCT, observational studies, SR/MA, and guidelines. 216 studies were … population is typically asymptomatic, average risk and screening eligible as defined by screening guidelines … Four of these tumor types listed already have screening technologies that are endorsed by USPSTF guidelines
About the CAHPS Program and Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2024 - Using the CAHPS name— Guidelines for using the trademarked CAHPS name when referring to the program
Improving Workplace Safety in Hospitals: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set (pdf file)

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May 01, 2023 - Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers https://www.osha.gov … /sites/default/files/publications/osha3148.pdf This publication provides updates to OSHA’s guidelines … Employers should use these guidelines to develop appropriate workplace violence prevention programs, … These standards provide evidence-based guidelines for success, such as improvement of the overall health … Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers 4.
Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2023 - SHARE: Filter the Results Search All PS Grantee Reports Search Grantee Reports by Keyword Search Select Publication Date 2023 (2) 2022 (5) 2021 (8) 2020 (10) 2019 (13) 2018 (11) 2017 (7) 2016 …
Strategy 6R: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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March 01, 2020 - Reminder Systems for Physicians While physicians generally agree with preventive measures and guidelines … Implementing clinical guidelines: a quality management approach to reminder systems.