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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/web/pathways/composites.html
May 01, 2019 - Let Consumers Drill Down to Components of Roll-Up Scores
Whenever you provide a composite or a summary score, you should seriously consider letting people drill down to the details. Not everyone will want to do this, but some will.
To learn more about using composites and summary scores to reduce the burden o…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/personalized-medicine
January 01, 2023 - Personalized Medicine
Precision Emergency Medicine: Setting a Research Agenda
Description
This research will use a consensus conference format during the 2023 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine conference to develop and publish an actionable research agenda for precision …
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/mares-marie-louise
October 11, 2023 - Mares, Marie-Louise
Digital Healthcare Innovations to Engage and Empower Patients in Their Care
Event Date
October 11, 2023 - 12:30pm
- October 11, 2023 - 2:00pm
AHRQ hosted a presentation highlighting how patient engagement in healthcare allows patients and their fam…
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/contact-us/index.html
April 01, 2024 - Contact CAHPS Technical Assistance
CAHPS ® Surveys
Contact the CAHPS Help Line with questions about the development, testing, and administration of CAHPS surveys or their use in public reports and quality improvement initiatives.
cahps1@westat.com
1-800-492-9261
CAHPS Database
Contact the CAHPS D…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46679/psn-pdf
December 22, 2018 - Are parents who feel the need to watch over their
children's care better patient safety partners?
December 22, 2018
Cox E, Hansen K, Rajamanickam VP, et al. Are Parents Who Feel the Need to Watch Over Their
Children's Care Better Patient Safety Partners? Hosp Pediatr. 2017;7(12):716-722.
doi:10.1542/hpeds.2017-003…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/karsh-ben-tzion
January 01, 2023 - Karsh, Ben-Tzion
Incorporating health information technology into workflow redesign.
Citation
Carayon P, Karsh B-T, Cartmill RS, et al. Incorporating health information technology into workflow redesign - summary report. (Prepared by the Center for Quality and Productivity Imp…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/share-info/index.html
November 01, 2018 - Sharing Additional Information and Resources in Quality Reports
Once people are engaged with your report, you have a valuable opportunity to introduce them to other information that may be helpful to them in a variety of ways. Don’t put this information front and center in your report, but make it easily availa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73109/psn-pdf
April 07, 2021 - Common general surgical never events: analysis of NHS
England never event data.
April 7, 2021
Omar I, Singhal R, Wilson M, et al. Common general surgical never events: analysis of NHS England never
event data. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021;33(1):mzab045. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzab045.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comm…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/teledx-5.html
August 01, 2020 - Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Telehealth and Health Disparities
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Telediagnosis for Acute Care: Implications for the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Evidence Base Supporting Telehealth
Imp…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/pbrn/pbrn-impact-profile-hamesnet.pdf
June 27, 2025 - HamesNet: Primary Care Research Network
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute,
Medical College of Georgia Foundation,
Georgia Community Foundation.
FUNDING SOURCES
Research interests include clinical and
translational science, community-engaged
research, primary care, and community health.
INTERESTS
Pu…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/technical-bundles-early-mobility.html
March 01, 2017 - Early Mobility
Early Mobility Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients ( PDF , 1 MB)
This guide provides an overview of the importance of early mobility to the mechanically ventilated patient, explains how early mobility improves patient outcomes, and assists in deve…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/overcome/engagement.html
April 01, 2022 - Team Engagement
To make sustainable quality improvements, you need to recruit an enthusiastic team and keep members engaged by providing the relevant data, inviting team feedback, and creating necessary incentives. Accomplishing this will take time and frequent evaluation. Although the nuances of your approach …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/patient-assessment-chg-showering.docx
March 01, 2022 - PATIENT Self-Showering Skills Assessment: Showering With Chlorhexidine Gluconate
Patient Name_______________________ Unit_________ Date________________
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-1 – Patient Self-Showering Skills Assessment:
Showering With Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CH…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/patient-assessment-chg-bed-bath.docx
March 01, 2022 - PATIENT Self-Bathing Skills Assessment: Bed Bath With 2% CHG Cloth
Patient Name_______________________ Unit_________ Date________________
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 12-2 – Patient Self-Bathing Skills Assessment:
Bed Bath with 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth
Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-surveillance.html
April 01, 2017 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance
National Healthcare Safety Network Data Reporting Web site
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provides long-term care facilities with a system to track CAUTI and other infections in a strea…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/quality-improvement-initiatives-toolkit.html
January 01, 2021 - Back to MUI Resources
Recruitment and Retention of Primary Care Practices in Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Toolkit
Resource
Available on the AHRQ website (PDF, 832 KB)
Summary
Effectively engaging practices in a primary care quality improvement (QI) initiative, including…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/index.html
January 01, 2024 - Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing
For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB).
Presentations
Improving antibi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/checklist-creating.docx
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Coaching Clinical Teams Module
Checklist for Creating an Observation Tool
This checklist can help you in each step of creating your observation tool.
Drafting
(Before Testing Your Tool)
Testing
(Before Using Your Tool)
Make sure that your tool:
· Is tested by those who wil…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/engaging-patients-and-families-their-health-care
January 01, 2018 - Engaging Patients and Families in Their Health Care
Research shows that patient and family engagement in healthcare leads to measureable improvements in safety, quality, and satisfaction of care. Health IT can facilitate patient engagement via the use of patient portals, social media, and…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/promis-lab-tools.html
September 01, 2025 - Tools from the Partnership in Resilience for Medication Safety Learning Lab (PROMIS Lab)
Preventable medication-related harms in ambulatory and community settings threaten patient safety. The Partnership in Resilience for Medication Safety Learning Lab (PROMIS Lab) uses a systems-engineering approach to redesig…