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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Becker_3.pdf
January 09, 2008 - The Potential of Hand-held Assistive Technology to Improve Safety for Elder Adults Aging in Place
The Potential of Hand-held Assistive Technology to
Improve Safety for Elder Adults Aging in Place
Shirley Ann Becker, PhD, MS; Frank M. Webbe, PhD
Abstract
Objective: We report on the first in-home test of “Buddy…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-workplace-safety-resources.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Nursing Home Workplace Safety Resource List
Improving Workplace Safety in Nursing Homes:
A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Workplace
Safety Supplemental Item Set
Purpose
This document includes references to websites and other publicly available resources nursing
homes can use to improve workplace safety fo…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-comm-assessment.pdf
April 01, 2016 - Purpose: To help you identify members of your organization who are effective at delivering disclosure
communications.
Who should use this tool? Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) Implementation Team, Disclosure
Lead(s), Disclosure Communicators.
How to use this tool: Use the Communication Assessment Guid…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight12.pdf
January 01, 2020 - How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States improving perinatal care? Evaluation Highlight No. 12
The CHIPRA Quality
Demonstration Grant Program
In February 2010, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded 10 grants,
funding 18 States, to improve the quality of
health care for children enrolled …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/building-safety-program-vast-health-care-network
March 01, 2019 - Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network
Paul E. Phrampus, MD | March 1, 2019
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Citation Text:
Phrampus P. Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network. PSNet [internet].…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqr02/asthqwork.doc
April 01, 2006 - LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF THIS WORKBOOK
Asthma Care Quality Improvement:
A Workbook for State Action
Prepared by:
Karen Ho, M.H.S.
Rosanna M. Coffey, Ph.D.
DonnaRae Castillo, M.A.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Rockville, Maryland
www.ahrq.hhs.gov
AHRQ Pu…
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digital.ahrq.gov/funding-mechanism/medicaidchip-technical-assistance-contract
January 01, 2023 - Medicaid/CHIP Technical Assistance Contract
Quality Oral Health Care in Medicaid Through Health Information Technology - Final Report
Citation
Casnoff CA, Rosenberger L, Kwon N, Scherer H. Quality Oral Health Care in Medicaid Through Health Information Technology: Final Report…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/balanced-scorecard
January 01, 2023 - Balanced Scorecard
Description
A balanced scorecard provides a way to look at an organization from four perspectives by developing benchmarks and collecting and analyzing data relative to those perspectives. The four perspectives are: 1) financial, 2) customer, 3) internal business processes, an…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/asthmasumm.html
July 01, 2016 - Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide
The Asthma Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide help State leaders assess the quality of their State's asthma care and create quality improvement strategies.
What Do These Tools Do?
These tools help State leaders assess, design, and…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201519.html
July 01, 2015 - AHRQ’s Work Helps Convince Army Medical Center to Reinstate E.D. Clinical Pharmacist
Search All Impact Case Studies
July 2015
Influenced by AHRQ-sponsored research showing how clinical pharmacy services can reduce medication-related errors, the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Ft. Hood, Texas, restart…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/130-dec-patient-daily-bathing-chg-handout.docx
October 01, 2024 - Daily Bathing With Chlorhexidine Gluconate
Why Am I Getting Special Bathing?
There are some common bacteria that can live on your skin and in your nose that normally don’t cause you any problems. But when you’re in the hospital, because you’re more vulnerable, these common bacteria can end up causing a severe …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management.html
June 01, 2017 - Management Practices for Sustainability
Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Developed in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, these resources provide an in-depth look at management practices for sustainability in ambulatory surgery centers. Modules contain slide set…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46424/psn-pdf
March 20, 2018 - Electronic triggers to identify delays in follow-up of
mammography: harnessing the power of big data in
health care.
March 20, 2018
Murphy DR, Meyer AND, Vaghani V, et al. Electronic Triggers to Identify Delays in Follow-Up of
Mammography: Harnessing the Power of Big Data in Health Care. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018;15(…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/role.html
November 01, 2018 - What Role Do You Want in Developing a Health Care Quality Report?
There are many ways to go about producing and disseminating reports on health care quality. Some organizations choose to take on every component of a quality information project—the data collection, the analysis, the compiling of all content—whil…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-chg-cloth-bathing.docx
March 01, 2022 - 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloth Bathing
Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay STAFFSection 10-1
BATHE Daily With Chlorhexidine (CHG)
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Bathe hospital patients with devices every day with a special antiseptic
(CHG) to help remove germs a…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/suarezalmazor.pdf
December 19, 2014 - Adaptation of Consumer Summaries for Patients with Low Health Literacy
Research to Help Underserved Populations
Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness
Research Products
Adaptation of Consumer Summaries for Patients with Low Health Literacy
Purpose/Description
Patient decision …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/4-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-huben.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Huben
HCBS CAHPS Technical
Assistance
Amanda Huben
Consultant,
The Lewin Group
21
Helpful Resources
• AHRQ CAHPS Guidance
• AHRQ Guide to Quality Improvement
• CMS HCBS CAHPS Survey and Technical Assis…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-members-UTI.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Talking With Residents and Family Members About Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
Talking With Residents and Family Members
About Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
My father is not
himself today. His
urine is dark and
smells bad. Does
he have a urinary
tract infection?
Last time this
happened, the
do…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-RTI.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
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Talking With Residents and Family Members
About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
My mother has a
cough. She’s
bringing up yellow
phlegm. Does she
have pneumonia?
Last time this
happened, the
doctor prescribed
an …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/epic-implementation-q-a-final-deck.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Epic Q&A Session
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HOW TO ASK
QUESTIONS
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open the chat box
Set the TO: field to Everyone so
that we can all see your question
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sending a short greeting to the rest
of the…