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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/environment-and-equipment/environment-equipment.pptx
March 01, 2017 - [CLICK]
Staff also interrupt the chain by helping prevent residents from being a portal of exit.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850361/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Professional patient navigators may carry out
more advanced clinical tasks14 thereby helping to ensure
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201603.html
May 01, 2016 - AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials
Search All Impact Case Studies
May 2016
Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York City uses AHRQ's Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) to help ensure that health information is present…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T4-Be_Smart_About_Antibiotics_Final.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Be Smart
About Antibiotics
Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them is like leaving the lights on all the
time.
• The lights may burn out, leaving you in the dark when you most need them.
• If you use antibiotics when you don’t need them, they may
not work when you get sick.
Antibiotics can help the body figh…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/commitment-poster-english.docx
September 01, 2022 - Commitment Poster (English)
Signatures:
Antibiotics only fight infections caused by bacteria.
Taking antibiotics when you do not need them will NOT make you better. You will still feel sick, and the antibiotic may give you a skin rash, diarrhea, or a yeast infection.
WE COMMIT TO ONLY PRESCRIBING ANTIBIOTICS WHEN …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/diabsumm.doc
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ STATE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP:
AHRQ STATE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP:
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide
WHAT DO THESE TOOLS DO?
State leaders can use these tools to help assess and design their diabetes care quality improvement initiatives. These tools…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-welcome.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Introduction and Welcome
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 1 – Introduction and Welcome
This toolkit will provide hospital infection prevention programs with instructions for
implementing targeted decolonization in adult patients with medical devices in hospital units
outside of int…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150122/1_carla_zema_intro.pdf
January 22, 2015 - Introducing the CAHPS Child Hospital Survey
Introducing the CAHPS Child
Hospital Survey
A Webcast Presented by the AHRQ CAHPS User Network
January 22, 2015
1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
What is CAHPS?
• Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers
and Systems (CAHPS) Program
• Funded primarily by the Agency for Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/engage-checklist.html
March 01, 2017 - Resident and Family Engagement Checklist
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Purpose: To provide leaders and staff a checklist to help plan, implement, and evaluate resident and family engagement in safety projects in a long-term care facility.
Who should use this tool? Leaders …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-implicit-bias-harm-patient-care
December 04, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
How implicit bias harms patient care.
Citation Text:
How implicit bias harms patient care. Bendix J. Med Econ. November 25, 2019;96(23);10-14.
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digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/user-centered-decision-support-tools-chronic-pain
January 01, 2020 - User-Centered Decision Support Tools for Chronic Pain
By characterizing common patterns in information availability, information use, and care planning by primary care providers during patient visits for chronic pain, researchers created new electronic health record-based decision support tools to guide clinicians’…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d8_pdi_projectevaluation.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Project Evaluation and Debriefing
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
i Tool D.8
Project Evaluation and Debriefing
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the project evaluation is to:
• Identify factors that contributed to the team’s s…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/guidelines.html
September 01, 2019 - Guidelines and Other Resources To Fine-tune Your Writing
Guidelines for writing, checklists, and tip sheets give you a systematic way to help make sure you are doing all you can to produce clear, compelling text.
The guidelines and checklist tools listed below focus on writing in plain language. These tools w…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/writing/tip2.html
July 01, 2011 - Tip 2. In a Quality Report, Be Concise and Well-Organized
Generally speaking, people do not read any more than is necessary, so brevity is critical to improving the odds that people actually read a report.
Focus on the Essential Information
Readers of report cards tend to turn immediately to visual displa…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/partners/healthcare-org.html
July 01, 2011 - Considerations When Partnering with Health Care Organizations
To help decide whether and how to collaborate with providers or plans, consider your answers to the following questions.
Whose quality are you planning to report, and what kinds of measures are you planning to use?
Your need to partner depends …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140603_QI/1_dale_shaller_intro.pdf
June 03, 2014 - Public Reporting of Patients' Comments with Quality Measures: How Can We Make It Work?
Public Reporting of Patients’
Comments with Quality Measures:
How Can We Make It Work?
A Webcast Presented by the CAHPS User Network
June 3, 2014
1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT
What is CAHPS?
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T6-Using_Nursing_Home_Antibiograms_to_Choose_the_Right_Antibiotic_Data_Entry_Form.xlsx
May 01, 2014 - Antibiotic_Susceptibilities
Resident ID Birthdate Sex Floor Room Bed Laboratory Used Culture ID Collection Date Source Organism Amikacin (AMK) Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (AMC) Ampicillin (AMP) Ampicillin-Sulbactam (SAM) Aztreonam (ATM) Cefazolin (CZO) Cefepime (FEP) Cefoxitin (FOX) Ceftazidime (CAZ) Ceftriaxone (CRO) Chl…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/MtCxSYE8eYd2EzUGV8cMzH
Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Figure. Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: clinical summary of a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) recommendation statement.
Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults
Clinic…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/design-toolkit-add-electronic-clinical-data-statewide-hospital-administrative
January 01, 2023 - Design of a Toolkit to Add Electronic Clinical Data to Statewide Hospital Administrative Claims Data
Project Description
Annual Summaries
Publications
Project Details -
Completed
Contract Number
290-006-0017-5
Funding Mechanism(…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/our-partners
May 01, 2022 - Our Partners
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