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2861. Presentation: Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability
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      December 01, 2017 - Presentation: Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Sustainability AHRQ Pub. No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF December 2017 AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery – Sustainability SAY: The module covers how to design a scorecard for sustaining your surgical…

2862. Module-8-Slides (pdf file)
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      November 18, 2021 - Implementing Effective Care Coordination Module 8 Diann Gaalema, PhD Hicham Skali, MD, MSc TAKEheart Training and Technical Assistance Components 2 PURPOSE Training sessions guided by the Million Hearts®/AACVPR Cardiac Rehabilitation Change Package (CRCP), located in the Resource Center TAKEheart Website M…

2863. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 04, 2025 - Frequently Asked Questions Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your questions or website feedback here. We will respond to your requests based on the bes…

2864. AHRQ Seeks Input on a Strategic Framework for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Investments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ Seeks Input on a Strategic Framework for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Investments MAR 3 2022 By Karin Rhodes, M.D., M.S., and David Meyers, M.D. Karin Rhodes, M.D., M.S. AHRQ’s updated request for inform…

2865. Step 2: Form an Advisory Group | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/planning/Form-an-Advisory-Group.html
      December 01, 2019 - Step 2: Form an Advisory Group Review all steps in the process of planning a survey project: Step 1: Form a Project Team .  Step 2: Form an Advisory Group.   Step 3: Define Your Goals . Step 4: Plan a Communications Strategy . Step 5: Set the Stage for Conducting the Survey . Step 6: Develop an Ev…

2866. Talking Quality: Reporting to Consumers on Health Care Quality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      Talking Quality: Reporting to Consumers on Health Care Quality Health Care Quality Report Objectives Be clear on the aims of your report, whether consumer choice, education, or improvement. …

2867. Investigating Interventions to Reduce Unsafe Use of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile Investigating Interventions to Reduce Unsafe Use of Antibiotics Larissa Grigoryan, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Larissa Grigoryan, M.D., Ph.D. “It is wonderful that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers funding fo…

2868. What Are Patient-Reported Measures? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      February 01, 2025 - What Are Patient-Reported Measures? Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are both important tools for measuring and improving quality of care.  PREMs focus on patients’ experiences with healthcare services.  PROMs focus on patients’ self-reported health stat…

2869. Public Health and Community Integration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024 Public Health and Community Integration Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents AHRQ’s Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024 Acknowledgements and Authors Message from the Director of AHRQ’s National Center for Exc…

2870. 057-Patient-Instructions-Mupirocin (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Patient Instructions: Preoperative Nasal Decolonization With Mupirocin Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries What Is Nasal Decolonization? Some bacteria can live inside your nostrils for long periods of time. N…

2871. 077-Contact-Precautions-One-Pager (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Transmission Pathways MRSA can spread through either direct contact (from person to person) or indirect contact (by touching something in the environment that was previously contaminated by someone else). The use of transmission-based precautions, specifically contact …

2872. Advancing Heart Health Research and Results: What We've Learned | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2022 - Advancing Heart Health Research and Results: What We've Learned The goal of EvidenceNOW is to assist primary care practices in exceeding the Million Hearts ® target of 70 percent for delivery of each of the ABCS services to improve heart health— A spirin use, B lood pressure control, C holesterol management,…

2873. Tool 10. Sample Brochure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity Tool 10. Sample Brochure Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity Acknowledgements Support Foreword Oregon Rural Practice-bas…

2874. AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Yields Meaningful Results at Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey Yields Meaningful Results at Palo Alto Medical Foundation Search All Impact Case Studies November 2005 The Palo Alto Medical Foundation, a multi-specialty medical group located near San Francisco, is now using AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture . The first…

2875. Job Aid: Facilitator Fundamentals (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Job Aid: Facilitator Fundamentals Primary Care Practice Facilitator Training Series 1 Job Aid: Facilitator Fundamentals Adopt a strengths-based not deficit-based mindset Check yourself by asking:  Am I treating the individual as an "expert" on their own life and work?  Am I starting encounters and meeti…

2876. 038-What-Mrsa-Info-Sheet (doc file)
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      October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Patient Handout: What Is MRSA? ICU & Non-ICU What Is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? Staphylococcus aureus is a germ that lives on skin that can sometimes cause infections. Most strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are easily treated using regular antibi…

2877. Warm Handoffs: A Guide for Clinicians (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - Warm Handoffs: A Guide for Clinicians Why is it important? Communication breakdowns can result in medical errors. Warm handoffs can help address communication issues and: ■ Engage patients and families and encourage them to ask questions. ■ Allow patients to clarify or correct the information exchanged. ■…

2878. Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2017 - Preventing Infections in Endoscopic Procedures Appendix M. Endoscopy Infographic AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Empower patients and families to insist that all team members wash their hands before providing care; encourage patients and families to perform hand hygie…

2879. Appendix 2-B. Pre/Post-Test Questions and Answers for Module 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities Appendix 2-B. Pre/Post-Test Questions and Answers for Module 2 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities Introduction Module 1. Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition Module 2. Commu…

2880. Examples of Technical and Adaptive Solutions for Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Examples of Technical and Adaptive Solutions for Change AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Purpose: To provide senior leaders with a deeper explanation of technical and adaptive solutions for change Who should use this tool? Senior leaders (long-term care facility administrator…