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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1209.html
July 01, 2012 - Cleveland Clinic Health System Facility Implements AHRQ's Emergency Severity Index
Search All Impact Case Studies
July 2012
Hillcrest Emergency Department (ED) part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System implemented AHRQ's "Emergency Severity Index" (ESI) triage system into its split-flow model when it opene…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod2concl.html
October 01, 2014 - Module 2: Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition
Conclusion
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Table of Contents
Module 2: Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition
Learning and Performance Objectives
Session 1
Session 2
Conclusion
Additional Tools and Resources
Appendix. Example of th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teams-quicken-response-medical-emergencies
November 11, 2015 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Teams quicken response in medical emergencies.
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Teams quicken response in medical emergencies. Srikameswaran A.
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December 01, 2012 - Conducting a Morning Briefing
CUSP Toolkit
Improve communication with nursing staff
Problem statement: Physicians can improve communication with nursing staff while more efficiently prioritizing patient care delivery and admissions and discharges.
What is a Morning Briefing? A morning briefing is a dial…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/projects/urinary/bladder-matters-patient.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Bladder Matters for Women
Bladder Matters for Women
Experiencing Urine Leakage? You’re not alone and you have options.
Urinary incontinence—or bladder
leakage—is common, but it doesn’t
have to be. Symptoms include:
• Leaking urine while coughing, laughing, sneezing,
exercising
• Feeling a sudden, strong need …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/stories-transcript.html
June 01, 2017 - Engaging Staff With Stories: Transcript - Sustainability Module
Carol Culbertson, Director of Nursing
Audubon Surgery Center, CO
Carol: Well, sharing stories with not only my team but with other involved facilities, such as the conference calls that we have done, has been infinitely invaluable,…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-chg-basin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay Basin Bed Bathing With Chlorhexidine (CHG) Liquid
AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
STAFF Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay
Basin Bed Bathing With Chlorhexidine (CHG) Liquid
Bathe hospital patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/iadapt/montori.pdf
September 29, 2013 - Translation of Comparative Effectiveness of Depression Medications Into Practice
Research to Help Underserved Populations
Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness
Research Products
Translation of Comparative Effectiveness of Depression Medications Into Practice
Purpose/Descripti…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/about-cahps/research/cahps-improvement-guide.pdf
January 01, 2016 - The CAHPS® Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide
PROJECT SUMMARY
The CAHPS® Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide
The Aim
The CAHPS Health Plan Survey and the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey are widely used by health care
providers, payers, and purchasers to assess patients’ experiences with ambulatory care. Many organi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/DESC-technique.pdf
June 01, 2021 - DESC Technique for Conflict With Residents and Families
DESC Script. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Armstrong Institute. Kentucky
Hospital Improvement Innovation Network. KY. July 2012.
http://www.k-
hen.com/Portals/16/Documents/PSCTCommunicationsLab.pdf.
Accessed Jun 19, 2017.
Describe the specific situation.
Expre…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit1-18.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 1.18. Major Factors that Facilitate Lean Success at LHC
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthca…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-c.docx
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3)
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Implementation Guide
Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist
Common Concern
Response
Explanation
“I'm already safe, and I don't need to use a tool like the checklist.”
“You are safe, but we …
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meps.ahrq.gov/communication/preparing_interview.pdf
September 17, 2024 - PREPARING FOR YOUR MEPS INTERVIEW
What we will ask about:
Your interviewer will ask you about visits to all different types of health care
providers, such as:
hospitals -- for inpatient, outpatient, or emergency room care
doctors' offices, clinics, or HMOs
visits for blood tests, x-rays, or other t…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-mourns-david-meyers.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Mourns the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D.
JUL
7
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
PhD., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality joins the U.S. Department of Hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/questions-are-answer
December 24, 2008 - Multi-use Website
Questions Are the Answer.
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Questions Are the Answer. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/whats-new/index.html
July 01, 2024 - Opioids and Substance Use Disorders: What's New
AHRQ's latest news on its efforts to help end the Substance Use Disorder epidemic in the United States are collected below.
EHR Integration Significantly Increases Use of the PDMP by Primary Care Providers A stepped wedge trial of 12 primary care clinics demo…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/impact-stories.html
April 01, 2025 - Impact Stories
AHRQ funds primary care research that produces actionable findings and real-world impact to improve primary care delivery and outcomes. Click on the links below to learn about just some of the recent primary care projects AHRQ has funded. The stories highlight research that demonstrates the impac…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/cepi/dpi.html
February 01, 2025 - The Division of Practice Improvement
The Division of Practice Improvement (DPI), part of the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement , promotes innovative and evidence-based healthcare and advances the science of dissemination and implementation DPI creates materials to teach healthcare professionals and…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/otherwebsites/effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.html
March 01, 2024 - The Effective Health Care Program
Mission
The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program funds individual researchers, research centers, and academic organizations to work with AHRQ to produce patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) for clinicians, consumers, and policymakers. PCOR is designed to inform health car…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-care/safe-transitions.html
December 01, 2017 - Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients In Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings
Transitions of care among ambulatory sites are vulnerable to patient safety gaps. Patients who transition from one ambulatory care facility clinician to another are especially vulnerable to patient safety errors. This is due, in…