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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/cusp-mrsa-prevention.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) for MRSA Prevention
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
Importance of …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/patient-centered-care-dhr.html
September 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Patient-Centered Care Takes Center Stage in New Report from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program
SEP
29
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By
Chris
Dymek,
Ed.D.
Chris Dymek, Ed.D.
The goal of patient-centered care supported by digital health…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/sasdrelatedreports.jsp
July 01, 2016 - SASD Related Reports
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resident-and-rn-perceptions-impact-medical-emergency-team-education-and-patient-safety
September 24, 2010 - Study
Resident and RN perceptions of the impact of a medical emergency team on education and patient safety in an academic medical center.
Citation Text:
Sarani B, Sonnad SS, Bergey MR, et al. Resident and RN perceptions of the impact of a medical emergency team on education and patien…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/epc-program-evidence-reviews.html
January 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change
JAN
19
2022
By
Lionel Bañez, M.D., and
David Meyers, M.D.
Lionel Bañez, M.D.
Medical research keeps advancing while clinicians are busy taking care of patients. It is a const…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/framing.html
March 01, 2016 - Framing Health Care Quality Scores as Positive or Negative
Every time you make a decision on how to present an individual score or composite, you are “framing” the presentation. Framing refers to the emotional tone of the message you are communicating to consumers. For example:
A positive frame would accent…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/act-early/identify.html
November 01, 2018 - Defining a Quality Report's Audience for Promotional Purposes
A key step in effective reporting is to identify the primary and other audience(s) you want to reach. Everything you do in designing your report should focus on what it will take to make your report relevant, understandable, and useful to your prim…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-use-pcor.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Evidence Now Fact Sheets - Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals
Aspirin Use by High-Risk Individuals
Rationale for Aspirin Use by High-risk Individuals
Patients with heart disease or who have had a stroke in the past are at high risk
for having a heart …
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospice/index.html
August 01, 2025 - CAHPS Hospice Survey
The CAHPS Hospice Survey asks primary informal caregivers (i.e., family members or friends) of patients who died while receiving hospice care about experiences with hospice care. The purpose of the survey is to: Provide a source of information on patient and caregiver experiences that can b…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202304.html
October 01, 2023 - Online Training Enables Primary Care Providers in Rural New Mexico to Prescribe Medication for Opioid Use Disorders
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October 2023
Rural primary care practices in New Mexico have expanded on an AHRQ initiative to offer proven medication-assisted treatment to patients with opio…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/structuring-care-recommendations-clinical-decision-support
January 01, 2023 - Structuring Care Recommendations for Clinical Decision Support
Project Final Report ( PDF , 2.17 MB)
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/screening-anxiety-depression-suicide-risk-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
October 11, 2022 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statements on Screening for Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues
Final Recommendation Statements on Screening for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/051-sample-script-patient-ed-chg-shower.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Teaching Patients How To Shower With CHG:
Key Points & Sample Script
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Properly teaching patients the importance of and how to practice decolonization at home is crucial to pr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/141-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Compre…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/149-cusp-tip-sheet-assembling-team.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
CUSP Tip Sheet:
Assembling the CUSP Team
ICU & Non-ICU
Purpose
Teamwork and interprofessional collaboration are important to high-quality patient care. A culture of teamwork and learning from mistakes helps improve patient safety. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUS…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide2/implguide2pt2.html
September 01, 2014 - Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Part 2: Assessing State Readiness to Design and Implement CMEs
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Designing Care Management Entities for Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs
Part 1: An Introduction to Ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/06-pfe-planning-evaluation.pdf
August 01, 2021 - Evaluation Planning Tool
Evaluation Planning Tool
Toolkit for Engaging Patients
To Improve Diagnostic Safety
After you implement the Be The Expert On You note sheet and the 60 Seconds To Improve Diagnostic Safety,
you will need to evaluate the interventions’ impact. You can use this Evaluation Planning Worksheet…
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www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html
November 01, 2016 - Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections
Toolkit Effectiveness
When tested in six nursing homes in an intervention group and six in a comparison group, this toolkit demonstrated a small reduction in prescribing in the intervention group relative to the compa…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/surgical-skinprep-audit.html
September 01, 2024 - Surgical Skin Preparation Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction Problem Statement Surgical skin preparation is an important strategy to prevent surgical site infection. Adequate surgical skin preparation reduces the burden of skin microorganisms prior to incision. Though it seems…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/ch/suppl-narrative-items-child-hospital-survey.html
November 01, 2023 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey: Narrative Comments
Population version: Child
Learn about:
CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets
CAHPS Child Hospital Narrative Item Set
Placing the items in the survey:
Insert these supplemental items before the "About You" section of the sur…