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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-respiratory-infections.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Virus Infections
Diagnosis
• Most respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses, not bacteria, and do not require antibiotic therapy.1-3
• Common infectious syndromes caused by respiratory viruses include:
− Common cold3
− Uncomplicated sinus infections with symptoms present for <2 weeks4-5 …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/962.html
June 01, 2025 - Hospital Unit Lowers C. diff Infections Using AHRQ Safety Program
Issue Number
962
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 17, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Federal Insurance Spending for Diet-Related Care Among all federal health insurance providers, Medicar…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/953.html
April 01, 2025 - Two New Issue Briefs Examine Diagnosis Improvement and Healthcare Excellence
Issue Number
953
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
April 15, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Trends in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Hospital Type Overall, the rate of ventilator…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4i
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
Why focus on postoperative wound dehiscence in…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/4-ASC_Webcast_2021-Famolaro.pdf
January 01, 2021 - How to Use the AHRQ SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey to Improve Patient Safety - Famolaro
SOPS ASC Database and Resources
20
Theresa Famolaro, MPS, MS, MBA
Senior Study Director
User Network for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS)
Westat
SOPS Databases
21
Hospital Nursing
Home
Medical
Of…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6c-opennotes.html
March 01, 2020 - Strategy 6C: OpenNotes
Contents
6.C.1. The Problem
6.C.2. The Intervention
6.C.3. Benefits
6.C.4. Implementation
6.C.5. Challenges
References
Download Strategy 6C:
OpenNotes
(PDF, 273 KB)
6.C.1. The Problem
For a long time, patients have been deliberately excluded f…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4w
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PDI 11: Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
Why focus on postoperative wound dehiscence in children?…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal3.html
January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Program Impact
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report
Executive Summary
Report Organization
Program Implementation
Program Impact
What We Learned…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envptscan.pdf
June 01, 2013 - often low-base-rate events (i.e., because these events rarely occur, demonstrating that
a program helped
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/2016/nhsurv16-pt2.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 2016 AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part II
Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture:
2016 User Comparative Database Report
Part II
Appendix A—Overall Results by Nursing Home Characteristics
Appendix B—Overall Results by Respondent Characteristics
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare R…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/fielding-cancer-53.pdf
July 14, 2017 - or female 51
Highest grade level completed 52
Hispanic or Latino origin 53
Race 54
Someone helped
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/mazor-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Detecting, Assessing, and Learning from Patient-Perceived Breakdowns in Care
AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report
Mazor, Kathleen M
Grant Award Number: 5 R18 HS022757
Project Title: Detecting, Assessing, and Learning from Patient-Perceived Breakdowns in Care
Principal Investigator: Kathleen …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/concannon-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Triage and Allocation Model for Primary PCI After STEMI
Final Report
Triage and Allocation Model for Primary PCI After STEMI
Principal Investigator: Thomas W. Concannon, PhD, MA
Team Members:
1. Jason Nelson, MPH (Research Assistant)
2. Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH (Primary Mento…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/nishimi-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2006
The National Quality Forum
National Annual Policy Conference 2006
Principal Investigator: Robyn Y. Nishimi, PhD
Team Members: D. Feeney, L. Gorban, J. Lewis, M.
Stegun, L. Thompson
09/30/06 – 09/29/07
Federal Project Offi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/ereports.html
December 01, 2017 - Electronic Reports
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
On-Time Existing Pressure Ulcers Report
Table 1: Sample On-Time Existing Pressure Ulcers Report
On-Time Existing Pressure Ulcers Report
Unit: A
Date: 02/10/14
Resident Name (last, first)
Room Number
D…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/basco-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - literature
have significant overlap with the patient safety literature, so my collaboration with him has helped … Completing the
MSCR helped me advance my research methodology skills, such that I can properly mentor
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/small-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - failure to rescue, to better understand how advanced simulation in
other high-consequence industries helped … AHRQ P20 support has helped us play these collaborative and leadership roles.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/ahrq-research-summit-diagnostic-safety-biosketches.html
September 01, 2016 - Bindman helped to establish the association between access to care and preventable hospitalizations for … Bindman was a senior advisor to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, where he helped launch
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/CaseStudyPatientExperience_July2011FINAL_revised20110728.pdf
July 01, 2011 - This emphasis has
helped to support the practice manager by signaling a wider commitment to the goal … Survey
data helped to corroborate the existence of a problem.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/HIT/HIT_CAHPS_Meeting_Summary.pdf
December 01, 2006 - To learn how
the information helped, one could use specific questions such as “Did the information … Did
the information help you make a change that benefited your health or helped you manage
your health