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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/debbie_cohen.docx
January 01, 2020 - Systematic Screening is Essential to Identify the Full Range of Patient Needs
Debbie Cohen Transcript AHRQ Academy Video
When you walk into your doctor’s office, your doctor can’t look at you and immediately know what you need. There are some things that are going on inside your mind and your body that may not be evid…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/types.html
July 01, 2015 - Types of Health Care Quality Measures
Measures used to assess and compare the quality of health care organizations are classified as either a structure, process, or outcome measure. Known as the Donabedian model, this classification system was named after the physician and researcher who formulated it.
Struct…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/index.html
March 01, 2023 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing to help nursing homes with electronic medical records address pressure ulcers that are slow to heal. Pressure ulcers remain a serious problem in nu…
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www.ahrq.gov/contact/index.html
April 01, 2025 - Contact Us
Information about contacting AHRQ with questions, suggestions, or other feedback.
Your comments and concerns are important to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in helping to assess and improve our programs and products. Please send us your questions, suggestions, or other feedba…
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pso.ahrq.gov/become
March 01, 2022 - SHARE:
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Work With a PSO
How To Choose a PSO
Become a PSO
Assess Eligibility to Become a PSO
Assess Compatibility of Anticipated PSO Operations with Patient Safety Rule Requirements
Establish Po…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-decolonization-non-icu-patients-devices
November 15, 2023 - Toolkit
Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients with Devices.
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October 02, 2024 - Toolkit
Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/index.html
December 01, 2024 - CAHPS Databases
What Are the CAHPS Databases? The CAHPS Databases are AHRQ's data repositories for selected CAHPS surveys. The primary purpose of the CAHPS Databases is to facilitate comparisons of CAHPS survey results by survey users. This compilation of survey results voluntarily submitted by a large pool of …
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April 23, 2019 - PSO General Information
PSO General Information
What are "patient safety activities"?
What are "patient safety activities"?
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There are eight patient safety activities that are carried out by, or on behalf of a PSO, or a healthcare provider:
Efforts to improve p…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/enhanced-recovery/index.html
June 01, 2023 - Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) Toolkit helps hospitals improve patients' surgical experience by adopting enhanced recovery practices. Enhanced recovery practices are evidence-based processes that are supported by multidisc…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/index.html
October 01, 2018 - Prevention Resources
AHRQ’s mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work with HHS and other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.
Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Im…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/enhanced-recovery/implementing/patient-booklets.html
November 01, 2023 - Patient Education Booklets
These booklets were created by experienced content experts for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR), a collaborative program to enhance the recovery of surgical patients. They help adult patients prepare for and recover from surgery both in the hospi…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/national/index.html
December 01, 2016 - National Implementation Project Reports
Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist
Checklist developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine that provides critical steps to reduce HAIs.
Ending Healthcare-Associated Infections
Fact sheet that provides an overview of CUSP and highlights AHRQ-supporte…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46959/psn-pdf
August 20, 2018 - Education outcomes from a duty-hour flexibility trial in
internal medicine.
August 20, 2018
Desai SV, Asch DA, Bellini LM, et al. Education Outcomes in a Duty-Hour Flexibility Trial in Internal
Medicine. New Engl J Med. 2018;378(16):1494-1508. doi:10.1056/nejmoa1800965.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/education-outco…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/promote/act-early/learn-about/index.html
July 01, 2011 - Researching a Quality Report's Audience for Promotional Purposes
In the planning stages of your project, it is important to gather information about the characteristics of the audience you have identified. This research helps you:
Select measures your audience will find relevant and important.
Present y…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/design-table2.html
July 01, 2018 - Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Table 2. Self-management Support Content and Prerequisites for Coaches
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Table of Contents
Patient Self-Management Support Programs: An Evaluation
Acknowledgments
Introduction and Purpose
Summary
Background
Metho…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/apcfigtxt3.html
December 01, 2017 - The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Appendix C3: Unsafe Behavior Worksheet Sample
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Table of Contents
The Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Ov…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/workflow
January 01, 2023 - What is workflow?
Read the frequently asked questions on workflow.
What is workflow?
Workflow is the sequence of physical and mental tasks performed by various people within and between work environments. It can occur at several levels (one person, between people, across organization…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/psoppc.ahrq.gov/index.html
September 01, 2018 - The PSO Privacy Protection Center
Purpose
The Patient Safety Organization Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC) was created by AHRQ to support the implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act). The PSOPPC provides technical assistance to PSOs to ensure that patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/160-dec-universal-unit-protocol.docx
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
Unit Protocol:
Universal MRSA Decolonization
ICU/Non-ICU
This document helps you set up a unit protocol for Universal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Decolonization. (If you have not yet selected universal or targeted decolonization option for your unit, pl…