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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/media/mass-media.html
December 01, 2022 - Delivering Healthcare Quality Reports Through Mass Media
Mass media—chiefly television, radio, Internet sites, newspapers, and magazines—can be used effectively to educate and promote awareness and use of comparative quality reports.
A few sponsors have experimented with using mass media, particularly magazi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technology-has-transformed-va
October 07, 2008 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Technology has transformed the VA.
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www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/acknowledgments.html
June 01, 2020 - Acknowledgments
Health Services and Primary Care Research Study: Comprehensive Report
The authors are deeply grateful to the study’s 50 interview participants, 9 members of the HSR technical expert panel, and 11 members of the PCR technical expert panel, all of whom generously shared their time, diverse persp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-guide-patient-safety-organizations
March 11, 2015 - Book/Report
Physician's Guide to Patient Safety Organizations.
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Physician's Guide to Patient Safety Organizations. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 2009.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/diabetesnetwork/diabnet6.html
October 01, 2014 - Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers
Chapter 6. Summary
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Table of Contents
Hispanic Diabetes Disparities Learning Network in Community Health Centers
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Project Description
Chapter 3. Structure of Lear…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/jumpstart-guide.html
June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Jump Start Guide
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Table of Contents
Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination?
Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework
Chapter 4, Emerging Trends in Care Coordin…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/module-2-team-leadership-facilitator-bullet-points.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Team Leadership Facilitator Bullet Points
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/module-2-team-leadership-participant-worksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - TeamSTEPPS Team Leadership Participant Worksheet
Participant Worksheet
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Learning objectives:
1. Identify the use of briefs, huddles, and debriefs.
2. Apply debriefing checklist to identify opportunities for team improvement.
3. Recognize adjustments to observed communications to improve patient care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sdm/share-approach/index.html
October 01, 2024 - The SHARE Approach
AHRQ’s SHARE Approach is a clinician-led shared decision-making model with five essential elements for meaningful dialogue with patients exploring benefits, harms, and risks of options and what matters most to them. AHRQ offers a free workshop curriculum to train clinicians in skills and tech…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2024-child-hcahps-infographic.pdf
January 01, 2024 - 2024 Child HCAHPS Survey Database Executive Summary
2024 Child Hospital
Survey Database
The 2024 Consumer Assessment of Hea lthcare Providers
and Systems (CAHPS®) Child Hospital Survey Database
includes 7,250 survey responses voluntarily submitted by
40 hospitals.
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Measures
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/patients-families/engagingfamilies/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety
Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed a guide to help…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/sustainability.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Sustainability
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolonization
Use of P…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/teachback.html
February 01, 2023 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families
Teach-Back
“I've been doing this [primary care] for a long time and didn't realize a lot of things are not heard. Teach-back is a wonderful idea; we think we're getting our message across and obviously we are not.” …
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/PBRN/pbrn.html
September 01, 2018 - Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs)
Mission
PBRNs are groups of primary care clinicians and practices working together to answer community-based health care questions and translate research findings into practice. PBRNs engage clinicians in quality improvement activities and an evidence-based culture in …
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www.ahrq.gov/pcor/strategic-framework/stakeholder-engagement.html
July 01, 2023 - Patient-Centeredness, Diversity, and Stakeholder Engagement
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Amplifying Patient Voices
Patients are at the center of the PCORTF strategic framework. This placement signifies that AHRQ’s PCORTF work prioritizes patients and aims to amplify their voices to identify and tackl…
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Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
SCREENING FOR HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN NONPREGNANT ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS
CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION
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Asymptomatic, nonpregnant ado…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/index.html
March 01, 2022 - Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices
This toolkit can help hospital infection prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections by more than 30 percent in adult inpatients who were not in intensive care units (ICUs) and who had specifi…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/improve/six-building-blocks.html
March 01, 2022 - AHRQ Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care
Deaths from drug overdoses (PDF, 429 KB) have risen steadily over the past two decades. The misuse of opioids has become widespread across the United States. Primary care providers and their clinic staff manage …
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/r2LUvvSSCL_VgAQYyU9_-X
Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Clinical Summary
Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Clinical
Summary
Population Nonpregnant adults age ≥18 y Pregnant adult…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/index.html
July 01, 2019 - Prevention and Chronic Care
Preventing disease and helping patients maximize health and function over the life span are two essential activities of a well-functioning health care system. AHRQ’s Prevention/Care Management Portfolio works to improve the delivery of primary care services in order to meet the needs…