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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - Standardized Nursing Protocol for Iodophor
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-4 – Standardized Nursing Protocol:
Use of Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine)
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are m…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin
Decolonization of
Non-ICU Patients With Devices
Section 9-3 – Standing Order Protocol:
Nasal Mupirocin
The following is a standing order protocol for implementing nasal decolonization in adult non-
intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are methicillin-resistant S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-ch-hospital-webcast-122223-dodson.pdf
April 12, 2024 - CAHPS Child Hospital Survey-Using Data and New Narrative Items: The Child HCAHPS Database
The Child HCAHPS Database
Teresa Dodson, MA
CAHPS Database Manager
Westat
AHRQ CAHPS Database Overview
• Databases are for selected CAHPS surveys
• Two major applications:
► Facilitates comparisons of patient experiences
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/5-2023hcbs-survey-webcast-rubin.pdf
December 31, 2023 - Participating in the 2023 CAHPS® Home and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know - Rubin
CAHPS HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED
SERVICES SURVEY DATABASE
Joshua Rubin
Lead Research Associate
HCBS CAHPS Database,
Westat
CAHPS Database Overview
• Central repository of data for selected CAHPS sur…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Final-DX-Safety-items-2022-1215-ENGLISH-508.pdf
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
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SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental
Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office
Survey
Language: English
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help
medical offices asse…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/Final-DX-Safety-items-12-15-2022.docx
January 01, 2022 - SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
SOPS® Diagnostic Safety Supplemental Item Set for the SOPS Medical Office Survey
Language: English
Purpose: This supplemental item set was designed for use with the core SOPS® Medical Office Survey to help medical offices assess the exte…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Normothermia Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Patients’ perioperative core temperatures should be maintained at normothermia to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). Normothermia enables adequate immune functioning and perfusion to surgical site tissue…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Tool: Normothermia Audit
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Normothermia Audit Tool
Introduction
Problem Statement
Patients’ perioperative core temperatures should be maintained at normothermia to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). Normothermia enables adequate immune functioning and perfusion to surgical site tissue…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/idstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Idaho State at a Glance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/utstateataglance.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Utah State at a Glance
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-walsh.html
October 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Preventing Medication Errors Among Children With Chronic Conditions in Outpatient and Home Settings
Kathleen Walsh, M.D., M.Sc.
Director, Patient Safety Research Core
Boston Children’s Hospital
Kathleen Walsh, M.D., M.Sc.
“AHRQ funding enables researchers to build a body of w…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-halamek.html
August 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Designing and Testing Novel Solutions To Make Labor and Delivery Safer for Moms and Newborns
Louis P. Halamek, M.D.
Neonatologist
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health – Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Louis P. Halamek, M.D.
“AHRQ is a unique funding agency, one that is incr…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/healthcare-costs-childhood-experiences.html
August 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Healthcare Spending 26 Percent Higher Among Adults Who Had Adverse Childhood Experiences
AUG
19
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., and Thomas M. Selden, Ph.D.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.
It is a tragic reality tha…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/fund-opps/flyer-conference-grant-program_2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - AHRQ R13 Conference Grants Program (PA-22-238)
Purpose
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites institutions and individuals
interested in health services research to apply for either single-year or multiple-year conference
grant support. The topics must support AHRQ’s mission to produce eviden…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d6_pdi_implementationplan.docx
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit
Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
Implementation Plan
What is the purpose of this tool? The purpose of the implementation plan is to provide a format in which to:
Define the tasks/actions required to implement each selected…
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www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=14
October 01, 2003 - 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…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/profile/driscoll.html
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice
Principal Investigator: David L. Driscoll, PhD, MPH, MA
Institution: University of Alaska, Anchorage
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019154
Number and Type of Practices
This project included adult and pediatric primary care practices at SCF, a tribally …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/primary-care/tpc/tpc-profile-donahue.pdf
April 01, 2015 - Transforming Primary Care Practice in North Carolina
Transforming Primary Care Practice in North Carolina
Principal Investigator: Katrina E. Donahue, MD, MPH
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AHRQ Grant Number: R18 HS019131
Overview of Transformation Efforts
The North Carolina Area…
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/design/additional-tips/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Four Tips for Designing Web-Based Health Care Quality Reports
Tip 1. Make Conservative Assumptions About the Web Skills of Report Users
Assume that some people who want to use your quality report will have limited skills and experience in visiting websites. Do your best to anticipate and address common naviga…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/chronic-care/ccrm-atlas-suppl/ccrm-atlas4.html
October 01, 2013 - Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Recommended Core Measures and Next Steps
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Table of Contents
Potential Measures for Clinical-Community Relationships
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
Introduction
Potential Measure Development Methodology
Poten…