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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023626-asan-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Perception and Use of a Patient Care Window to Improve Care and Family Engagement - Final Report
Project Title: Perception and Use of a Patient Care Window to Improve Care and Family
Engagement
Program Director/Principal Investigator Information: ONUR ASAN, PhD
Team Members: Murkowski, Kathleen; Flynn, Kathryn …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module6/facilitator-notes.docx
March 01, 2017 - Facilitator Notes
SAY:
The Sustainability module of this toolkit helps an organization maintain and sustain a process that has worked well.
SLIDE 1
SAY:
In this module we will—
· Define sustainability and understand the importance of maintaining positive change
· Describe the link between sustainability and spr…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/cgcahps-webcast-brief-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - How Two Provider Groups Are Using the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey for Quality Improvement
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Issue Brief
How Two Provider Groups Are Using the CAHPS® Clinician & Group
Survey for Quality Improvement
This brief shares the experiences of two
provider groups using the 12-Month version of
the CAHPS Clinician & …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6-q.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Standards for Customer Service
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.Q. Standards for Customer Service
V…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/cgcahps-webcast-brief-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - How Two Provider Groups Are Using the CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey for Quality Improvement
1
Issue Brief
How Two Provider Groups Are Using the CAHPS® Clinician & Group
Survey for Quality Improvement
This brief shares the experiences of two
provider groups using the 12-Month version of
the CAHPS Clinician & …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/customer-service/cahps-strategy-6-q.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Standards for Customer Service
The CAHPS Ambulatory Care
Improvement Guide
Practical Strategies for Improving Patient Experience
Section 6: Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with
Ambulatory Care
6.Q. Standards for Customer Service
V…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/18-template-ISCR-pathway.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Template for Building and Implementing Your ISCR Pathway
Purpose of tool: The template below may help clinicians develop enhanced recovery pathways based on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care a…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=13
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=13
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . The Network supported the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ERYP-oE5C6JuSVZogm3Nyj
August 05, 2025 - Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults
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The Task Force is a scientifically independent, volunteer panel of national experts in
prevention and evidence-based medicine that w…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0504.html
October 01, 2014 - Health Plan Uses AHRQ Data and Surveys to Improve Service to Patients and Their Families
Search All Impact Case Studies
August 2005
MetroPlus Health Plan in New York City is using CAHPS® data and surveys to improve the service it provides to patients and their families. To address some relatively poor score…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/chronic-care/decision/research-centers/rce_profile_wretling.html
August 01, 2014 - Training the Next Generation of Leaders in Clinical Preventive Services
Profiles from the AHRQ Research Centers for Excellence
Michelle Prahl Wretling: The Center for Research in Implementation Science and Prevention (CRISP) at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
When Michelle Prahl Wretling…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/patient-and-family-engagement.html
Patient and Family Engagement
A set of behaviors by patients, family members, and health professionals and a set of organizational policies and procedures that foster both the inclusion of patients and family members as active members of the health care team and collaborative partnerships with pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45755/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors?
December 21, 2016
Shryock T. Med Econ. December 5, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-computers-help-doctors-reduce-diagnostic-errors
Computerized decision support and advanced computing are being used to augment various processes in
health care, such as med…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45370/psn-pdf
July 27, 2016 - Correct use of inhalers: help patients breathe easier.
July 27, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 14, 2016;21:1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/correct-use-inhalers-help-patients-breathe-easier
Patients and clinicians can make medication administration mistakes when new drug delivery mecha…
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/tools.html
June 01, 2021 - General Implementation Tools
These tools are designed to help support implementation of your program. The Gap Analysis helps identify activities that are fundamental to an antibiotic stewardship program as well as those that can enhance established programs. The Commitment Poster is a public display of yo…
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digital.ahrq.gov/consumer-health-information-technology-home-guide-human-factors-design-considerations-0
January 01, 2023 - Consumer Health Information Technology in the Home: A Guide for Human Factors Design Considerations
Every day, in households across the country, people engage in behavior to improve their current health states, recover from disease and injury, or cope with chronic, debilitating…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/patient-perspective.html
November 01, 2018 - Questions to Elicit Patients’ Beliefs and Social Context
Resource: Eliciting the Patient’s Perspective (PDF, 76 KB, 3 pages)
This tool introduces respectful questioning as a way to help clinicians understand their patients’ cultural health beliefs, their socioeconomic circumstances and stressors, and barri…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-guide-identifying-and-remediating-unintended-consequences/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Developing a Guide to Identifying and Remediating Unintended Consequences of Implementing Health IT - 2011
Project Name
Developing a Guide to Identifying and Remediating Unintended Consequences of Implementing Health Information Technology
Principal Investigator
Koppel, Ross
Orga…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/direct-oral-anticoagulants-new-drugs-practical-problems-how-can-nurses-help-prevent-patient
November 16, 2022 - Commentary
Direct oral anticoagulants: new drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm?
Citation Text:
Barras MA, Hughes D, Ullner M. Direct oral anticoagulants: New drugs with practical problems. How can nurses help prevent patient harm? Nurs Health Sci. 2016…