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8941. MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI Next Page Table of Contents MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases Importance of MRSA and SSI Prevention MRSA Surveillance The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization Na…

8942. Using Mobile Technology to Self-Manage HIV Symptoms | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2018 - Using Mobile Technology to Self-Manage HIV Symptoms Key Finding and Impact: mHealth technologies can decrease HIV-related symptoms in medically underserved populations. HIV has evolved from an acute illness to a chronic disease that requires chronic disease management. People with HIV are living longer …

8943. Using Patient-Reported Data to Reduce Opioid Use in Dental Patients | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2018 - Using Patient-Reported Data to Reduce Opioid Use in Dental Patients Significance and Potential Impact Actively tracking patient-reported symptoms should decrease the number of patients who are prescribed opioids after surgery upon discharge, as well as the strength of the opioid and length of time they are pr…

8944. Reducing Risky College Drinking Through The Use of Cutting Edge mHealth Technology | Digital Healthcare Research
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      January 01, 2018 - Reducing Risky College Drinking Through The Use of Cutting Edge mHealth Technology Key Finding and Impact Apps to address dangerous alcohol use in college age adults may be as effective, and more cost-effective, as traditional in-person interventions. Heavy alcohol use and its related consequences are maj…

8945. Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems: Implementing Decision Support in the ED to Improve Geriatric Prescribing Practices | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/creating-age-friendly-health-systems-implementing-decision
      January 01, 2019 - Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems: Implementing Decision Support in the ED to Improve Geriatric Prescribing Practices Scaling and disseminating a CDS system that provides physicians with targeted medication information may enhance safe prescribing practices for geriatric patients in the ED. …

8946. Johns Hopkins HealthCare Uses AHRQ Resources to Promote Health Literacy and Measure Patient Experience | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2016 - Johns Hopkins HealthCare Uses AHRQ Resources to Promote Health Literacy and Measure Patient Experience Search All Impact Case Studies May 2016 AHRQ's "Questions Are the Answer" patient engagement videos and brochures are used by Johns Hopkins HealthCare (JHHC) affiliated health plans—Priority Partners, Jo…

8947. 158-Dec-Targeted-Unit-Protocol (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Unit Protocol: Targeted MRSA Decolonization ICU/Non-ICU This document helps you set up a unit protocol for Targeted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Decolonization. (If you have not yet selected universal or targeted decolonization option for your unit, plea…

8948. AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2017 - AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: A Snapshot of Participating Primary Care Practices The seven EvidenceNOW regional cooperatives are working with more than 1,500 small- and medium- size…

8949. Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2022 - Culture A strong patient safety culture supports a learning environment and invites diverse input from teams to support wise decisions and system improvements. Use these tools to help your team make lowering infections part of your culture.​ Examples of common barriers that inhibit developing this culture are i…

8950. Shower Instructions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/patient-chg-showering-poster.pdf
      March 01, 2022 - Shower Instructions AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036 March 2022 Section 10-8 – Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Shower Instructions Our hospital uses chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), which works better than soap and water to remove skin germs and protect you from infection. CHG has been safely us…

8951. Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay Shower With Chlorhexidine (CHG) (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2022 - Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay Shower With Chlorhexidine (CHG) AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036 March 2022 STAFF Patients With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay Shower With Chlorhexidine (CHG) Shower hospital patients with devices every day with a spe…

8952. Patient/Family Crisis Hotline. | PSNet
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      December 02, 2020 - Multi-use Website Patient/Family Crisis Hotline. Citation Text: Patient/Family Crisis Hotline. Sorry Works!  Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL …

8953. Bladder Matters for Women - Provider Infographic (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Bladder Matters for Women - Provider Infographic Bladder Matters for Women Recommendations by clinicians for clinicians to treat patients with UI. Patient quality of life is in your hands. Urinary incontinence (UI) is common and treatable. Symptoms include: • Leaking urine while coughing, laughing, sneezing, e…

8954. Leapfrog hospital safety scores 'depressing.' | PSNet
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      November 13, 2013 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Leapfrog hospital safety scores 'depressing.' Citation Text: Leapfrog hospital safety scores 'depressing.' Clark C. HealthLeaders Media. May 9, 2013. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share …

8955. Health Services and Primary Care Research Study: Comprehensive Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Health Services and Primary Care Research Study: Comprehensive Report In 2018, Congress directed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to commission an independent assessment of federally funded health services research (HSR) and primary care research (PCR) since 2012 to identify research gaps a…

8956. Team Check-up Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/team-checkup.html
      December 01, 2012 - Team Check-up Tool CUSP Toolkit Purpose of the tool: This tool helps assess unit strengths and opportunities for improving unit processes and upgrading unit safety culture. Who should use this tool? Health care providers. Directions: Your team should collectively complete one Team Check-up Tool every m…

8957. Teamcheckup (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Team Check-up Tool Purpose of the tool: This tool helps assess unit strengths and opportunities for improving unit processes and upgrading unit safety culture. Who should use this tool? Health care providers. Directions: Your team should collectively complete one Team Check-up Tool every month and submit it to the proj…

8958. A Low Literacy Multimedia Approach to Disseminate Bilingual Diabetes CERSGs (pdf file)
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      December 19, 2014 - A Low Literacy Multimedia Approach to Disseminate Bilingual Diabetes CERSGs Research to Help Underserved Populations Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products A Low Literacy Multimedia Approach to Disseminate Bilingual Diabetes CERSGs Purpose/Description Type…

8959. Appendix 6: Central Line Maintenance Audit Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2018 - Appendix 6: Central Line Maintenance Audit Form Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections These tools will help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). When used with the CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety…

8960. Dear [NURSES NAMES]-- (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Dear [NURSES NAMES]-- CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter (Date) Dear ____________, As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs), we are performing a root cause analysis of all CLABSIs. Patient _______________ met the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention c…